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On the Network to Damascus: Emerging Adulthood, Social Networks, and Conversion in American Religion
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Competing social networks are central to the process of conversion from one religious or spiritual orientation to another. Although numerous sociological, psychological, quasi-economic, and theological forces have been ...
Breaking Bad: Breaking Television's Limited Representations of Addiction
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
As a communication device, television helps cultivate a culture’s social reality. Yet,
television sometimes advances flawed concepts in a social reality, particularly concerning
addiction. Television appears to have ...
pH Responsive Capsules Containing Composite Coatings for Corrosion Inhibition in Metal Alloys
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Hexavalent chromes have be used as effective corrosion inhibitors due to their high inhibitor efficiency and low cost for the protection of several metal alloys. However, owing to their toxicity federal legislations restrict ...
Adults’ Perceptions of their Childhood Media Role Models
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The media’s effects on children have been frequently discussed, but the effects that childhood media has when individuals reach adulthood is not fully understood. Current research in this area has mostly focused on present ...
A Historical Perspective Framed Content Analysis Investigation of Persuasive Shifts in Interstate Oratorical Association Final Round Speeches
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This thesis explores the historical trends of persuasion as it functions in the competitive forensic setting, looking at the structures used as well as the topics of the speeches. Persuasion plays a large role in our ...
Development of Operational Strategies to Minimize Bromate Formation in the Moorhead Water Treatment Plant
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
A recent study at the Moorhead water treatment plant (MWTP) determined that bromate formed during ozone disinfection and, at times, exceeded the maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 parts per billion (ppb) in the summer ...
Identification of Delamination Defects in CFRP Materials through Lamb Wave Responses
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Delamination is currently a largely undetectable form of damage in composite laminate materials. This thesis will develop a method to more easily detect delamination damage within composite materials. Using finite element ...
Microtopography-Dominated Discontinuous Overland Flow Modeling and Hydrologic Connectivity Analysis
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Surface microtopography affects a series of complex and dynamic hydrologic and environmental processes that are associated with both surface and subsurface systems, such as overland flow generation, infiltration, soil ...
Hydrologic Experiments and Analysis: The Effect of Microtopography on Runoff Generation
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Microtopography is an important factor in hydrologic processes. The purpose of this research was to study the effects of microtopography on runoff generation. Specifically, this was performed through an array of physical ...
Responsive Polymer-Based Colliods for Drug Delivery and Bioconversion
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Responsive polymer-based colloids (RPBC) are the colloidal structures containing responsive polymeric component which is able to adapt its physico-chemical properties to the environment by undergoing chemical and/or ...