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Sentiment Analysis of Tweets for Hate Speech Detection Using Binary Classification Algorithms and BERT
(North Dakota State University, 2023)
In the modern world, social media wields a lot of power. Twitter, particularly, has provided people a platform to express their opinions about everything under the sun from mundane everyday life to politics, race, religion ...
Off The Beaten Warpath: Native Representation and Themes in Chris Claremont’s X-Men
(North Dakota State University, 2023)
“Off the Beaten Warpath”: Native Representation and Themes in Chris Claremont’s X-Men Chris Claremont, the long-time writer on several X-Men titles, used the opportunity to develop his own cast of original and highly diverse ...
CareCompanion: A Virtual Assistant for Enhancing Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Patients
(North Dakota State University, 2023)
Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Associated Dementias (ADRD), as well as older adults, grapple with issues such as memory loss, trouble navigating, and feelings of loneliness. These challenges influence their daily ...
Evaluation of Convolutional Neural Networks Against Deepfakes Using Transfer Learning
(North Dakota State University, 2023)
The main objective of this paper is to evaluate ResNets, DenseNet, Inception and VGG, against deepfake images, to answer the question: How effectively these Convolutional Neural Network can distinguish between deepfake ...
Digital Deception and the Illusion of Choice: How Dark Patterns Undermine Informed Consent GDPR
(North Dakota State University, 2023)
Our investigation builds on prior research to examine global e-commerce data privacy, focusing on compliance with GDPR and CCPA laws introduced in 2018 and 2020. This study reveals uneven adherence to GDPR and CCPA regulations ...
Predictive Reliability Analysis and Maintenance Planning of Complex Systems Working under Dynamic Operating Conditions
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Predictive analytics has multiple facets that range from failure predictability and optimal asset management to high-level managerial insights. Predicting the failure time of assets and estimating their reliability through ...
Rangeland Forage Growth Prediction, Logistics, Energy, and Economics Analysis and Tool Development Using Open-Source Software
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Forage availability was crucial for livestock production across the United States. Rangelands occupied vast areas 31 % of land and were the primary source of forage for livestock. However, extreme climatic conditions such ...
Adolescent Mental Health: A Community Needs Assessment
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Depression among adolescents has been trending upward with approximately 3.2 million adolescents aged 12-17 having at least one major depressive episode in the United States (U.S.) in 2016. The incidence of depression also ...
Genetic Characterization and Engineering of Disease Resistance to Spot Form Net Blotch and Fusarium Head Blight in Barley
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Barley spot form net blotch (SFNB) caused by Pyrenophora teres f. maculata (Ptm) and Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused by Fusarium graminearum are devastating diseases of barley requiring advanced molecular breeding tools ...
Political Activism Through Music for Piano: A Performer’s Guide to Interpreting the Ideology in Frederic Rzewski’s (1938-2021) North American Ballads (1979) and Cornelius Cardew’s (1936-1981) Thälmann Variations (1974)
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Political music is an emerging and relevant phenomenon. These works can pose challenges to performers in terms of understanding and interpreting their nuanced historical and political ideology. This dissertation is about ...