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Perceptions of Gender in Collegiate Coaching: How Men’s and Women’s Experiences are Different
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
The number of men in collegiate coaching, in comparison to women, is overwhelmingly unbalanced. The accessibility men have to the profession of collegiate coaching at a high level in comparison to women’s’ greatly affects ...
Organizing Transit in Small Urban and Rural Communities
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
The justification of government support of rural transit on the basis of the presence of increasing returns to scale and the most efficient regional organization of transit is investigated. Returns to density, size, and ...
A Study on the Impact of Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Implementation on Nursing Work Practice
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Primary care and nursing are important components of the U.S. healthcare system and are facing challenges of quality, access, cost, time spent and inefficiencies of clinical activities. Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) ...
The Effect of Stress on Task Capacity and Situational Awareness
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
In today’s industry, many occupations require manpower resources to include both labor and cognitive resources. As the technology is rapidly changing and businesses are becoming more dependent on cognitive performance, it ...
Transparent and Crack-Free Silica Aerogels
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
The process of making silica aerogels has been studied in detail over the past two decades due to its usage in a wide range of low end applications such as thermal insulators, supercapacitors etc., as well as high end ...
Improvement of Wind Forecasting Accuracy and its Impacts on Bidding Strategy Optimization for Wind Generation Companies
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
One major issue of wind generation is its intermittence and uncertainty due to the highly volatile nature of wind resource, and it affects both the economy and the operation of the wind farms and the distribution networks. ...
Study and Analysis of Automated Order Picking Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Order picking is an essential part of order processing in warehousing and distribution operations and can be performed using manual, automated, or semi-automated systems.
This thesis analyzes two automated systems, which ...
Electrical Performance Analysis of a Novel Embedded Chip Technology
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Recently ultra-thin embedded die technology gained much attention for their reduced footprint, light weight, conformality and three-dimensional assembly capabilities. The traditional flexible circuit fabrication process ...
Impact of Integrating Zone Bypass Conveyor on the Performance of a Pick-To-Light Order Picking System
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This thesis investigates the impact of integrating Zone Bypass (ZBP) conveyor to a Pick-To-Light (PTL) order picking system. This integration results in a new system (PTL+Z), which could be helpful to achieve higher levels ...
Revitalizing Small Scale Urban Corridors
(2012)
When one visits a small town or city in the Midwest, they will probably notice a sense of pride in the community. However, when rapid change, whether it long or short term, impacts the community, it can leave the residents ...