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Biochemical and Epidemiological Analysis of Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis and Investigation of its Relationship to Crohn's Disease in Humans
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Background: Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine in humans, with no known cause. Johne's disease is a chronic intestinal disease of ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium suhspecies ...
The Optimization of Whole Genome Amplification and Molecular Crowding for Use in Forensic Low Copy Number Samples
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Whole genome amplification has been used as a powerful tool to increase the amount of DNA template used for microarrays, STR and SNP assays in clinical and forensic settings. Our laboratory observed that multiple displacement ...
Bounding Surface Approach to the Fatigue Modeling of Engineering Materials with Applications to Woven Fabric Composites and Concrete
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
It has been known that the nucleation and growth of cracks and defects dominate the fatigue damage process in brittle or quasi-brittle materials, such as woven fabric composites and concrete. The behaviors of these materials ...
Experimental Studies on Infiltration/Soil-Water Movement Processes and Green-AMPT Modeling
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Experimental studies on infiltration/soil-water movement processes are vital to
better understanding movement of soil-water in the vadose zone. The objective of this
experimental research was to investigate infiltratio ...
Identification Inducement Strategies used by North Dakota State University to Recruit and Retain Multicultural Graduate Students
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
The desire to attract an increasing number of minorities is pushing institutions of higher learning to brand themselves and communicate with students in ways that ensure their identification with the institution. Students' ...
Fate and Transformation of a Conjugated Natural Hormone 17β-Estradiol-3-Glucuronide in Soil-Water Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
The objectives of the study were to investigate the sorption and degradation of a glucuronide conjugated natural hormone, 17β-estradio1-3-glucuronide (E2-3G), and its estrogenic metabolites in soil-water systems. Radiolabeled ...
Siloxane-Polyurethane Fouling-Release Coatings Based On PDMS Macromers
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Marine biofouling is the accumulation of organisms onto surfaces immersed
in sea water. Fouling of ships causes an increase in hydrodynamic drag which
leads to performance issues such as increased fuel consumption and ...
Novel Biobased Resins using Sucrose Esters of Plant Oils
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Interest in using renewable raw materials to prepare biobased monomers, polymers, and materials is rapidly increasing. The goal of the research described is to develop branched polyesters of plant oil fatty acids, using ...
Magnesium Alloy Particulates used as Pigments in Metal-Rich Primer System for AA2024 T3 Corrosion Protection
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
As an alternative to the present toxic chromate-based coating system now in use, the Mg-rich primer technology has been designed to protect Al alloys (in particular Al 2024 T3) and developed in analogy to Zn-rich primers ...
An Examination of the Coverage of HIV/AIDS in Uganda's Top Newspapers
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
The following thesis examined the coverage of HIV/AIDS in Uganda's top newspapers. Both evidence from previous literature and this study shows that HIV/ AIDS is a dangerous social, health, and demographic problem which has ...