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Identification and Functional Characterization of Necrotrophic Effectors in Parastagonospora Nodorum
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The necrotrophic fungus Parastagonospora nodorum (teleomorph; Phaeosphaeria
nodorum), is the causal agent of Septoria nodorum blotch (SNB) on common wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.) and durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L.). ...
Characterization and Identification of Genetic Resistance to Puccinia Graminis F. Sp. Tritici in Triticum Aestivum and Hordeum Vulgare
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Wheat stem rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt), is a major threat to wheat (Triticum aestivum) and barley (Hordeum vulgare) production. The emergence of the highly virulent Ug99-lineage stem rust races ...
Estimating Return on Initial Public Offering Using Mixtures of Regressions
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Financial advisors working in a stock exchange market are often faced with a situation to convince a client of merits of investing in a company that just entered the market. To predict company's return based on its revenue, ...
DT-Optimal Designs for Probit Models in Clinical Trials
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The Optimal designs used in a clinical trial depends on the goals of the study. Common goals are estimating model parameters and choosing between models. D-optimal designs are used when the goal is to estimate the model ...
Modeling Loss Severity With Lognormal Mixtures
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Property and Casualty insurance companies set premium rates by evaluating both loss fre-
quency and loss severity data. Insurance companies often model severity using a well-known single
distribution such as Lognormal ...
Impact of the Panama Canal Expansion in Global Supply Chain: Optimization Model for U.S. Container Shipment
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The transportation of containerized shipments will continue to be a topic of interest in the world because it is the primary method for shipping cargo globally. The primary objective of this study is to analyze the impact ...
Transportation Sustainability on Economic and Environmental Aspects in the United States: Statistical and Quantitative Approaches
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The dissertation consists of three essays: 1) Productivity growth in the transportation industries in the United States: An application of the DEA Malmquist productivity index; 2) how does a carbon dioxide emissions change ...
Pavement Performance Evaluation Using Connected Vehicles
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Roads deteriorate at different rates from weathering and use. Hence, transportation agencies must assess the ride quality of a facility regularly to determine its maintenance needs. Existing models to characterize ride ...
Glandular Trichome Evaluation through Scanning Electron Microscopy and the Modified Enzymic Browning Assay
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) ranks fifth in the USA in comparison with other countries regarding potato production. Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) is a devastating insect pest affecting potato in ...
Comparative Classification of Prostate Cancer Data using the Support Vector Machine, Random Forest, Dualks and k-Nearest Neighbours
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
This paper compares four classifications tools, Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random
Forest (RF), DualKS and the k-Nearest Neighbors (kNN) that are based on different statistical
learning theories. The dataset used is a ...