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Fundamental Surface Properties and Gas-Surface Interactions of Two-Dimensional Materials
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Heterogeneous model catalysis with supported nanomaterials on ultra-thin two-dimensional films has contributed significantly to improve the existing industrial catalytic processes, as well as to discover novel ways to ...
Exploitation of Biomass for Applications in Sustainable Materials Science
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Biorefinery may be defined as the process of accessing chemical commodities from living systems; consequently, biomass becomes the antecedent for renewable resources through biorefinery. Advantages to this process over ...
Apoptosis-Inducing Factor Mediates Metabolism and Oxidative Stress Signaling through Functionally Uncoupled Mechanisms to the Benefit of Tumorigenesis
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world, arising when cells accumulate genomic mutations that render them incapable of controlling their own proliferation and survival. While substantial improvements in ...
Understanding the Interaction Between Enzymes and Nanomaterials
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
The rapid development of nanoparticles (NPs) has impacted many fields including energy efficiency, material science, biosensing, and medical therapeutics. Recently, NPs have been utilized to immobilize enzymes. The so-formed ...
Nesting Cavity Temperature Impacts Nesting Choice and Development of the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee (Megachile rotundata)
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Megachile rotundata is an agriculturally important pollinator of alfalfa and is not doing well in the U.S due to a 50% return rate (Pitts-Singer and Bosch, 2011). Nesting boxes can reach temperatures between 35˚C-48˚C (see ...
Environmental Impacts on Behavior and Personality in the Caviomorph Rodent, Octodon degus
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Environmental factors can have large impacts in shaping the way that animals behave. Biotic elements, such as predators and conspecifics that individuals interact with, are two environmental factors that animals may encounter ...
Physiological Mechanisms Underpinning Growth and Aging in Wild Birds
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Life-history trade-offs have been well-documented within the literature through correlational and experimental studies. However, the physiological mechanisms underlying these trade-offs are less understood. Currently, there ...
Telomere Length and Senescence in a Long-lived Fish (Ictiobus cyprinellus)
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
The pattern of shorter telomere lengths in older individuals has been observed across many vertebrates, but has not been well-documented in bony fishes. Bony fish (i.e., Class Osteichthyes) represent the most speciose and ...
Peripheral Hormone Interactions with the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor (GH-IGF) System in Rainbow Trout
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
The growth of vertebrates is primarily regulated by the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor (GH-IGF) system, but not in isolation. The central question of this dissertation was how do other hormones peripheral to the ...
Fabrication and Characterization of Antifungal Essential Oil-In-Water Nanoemulsion Delivery System Targeting Fusarium Graminearum In Vitro and During the Malting Process
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Fusarium mycotoxins represent the most food safety concern for the malting industry. The complete prevention of Fusarium mycotoxins in the grains by limiting toxigenic fungi in the field and during storage is not practical. ...