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Can Soil Microbial Activity Be Improved With the Use of Amendments?
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Low microbial activity and associated nutrient cycling are concerns in agricultural problem soils. The objectives of this study were to investigate microbial response on problem soils to amendments, drying-wetting cycles, ...
Investigating the Mechanism Driving Near-Tool Visual Biases
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Previous research has shown that when observers hold a tool, they experience action-oriented visual biases in the area around this tool that are similar to visual biases that exist around the hands. Some researchers have ...
Opioids: Implementation of Opioid Prescribing Education and Policy in a Primary Care Center
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Many healthcare providers report not feeling confident when prescribing opioids, which represents an educational gap in the clinical setting that must be addressed to improve patient care and outcomes (Dowell, Haegerich, ...
Lung Cancer Screening: Identification of High-Risk Patients and Shared Decision-Making
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Prevention and early detection of lung cancer are imperative in decreasing lung cancer mortality. Screening for lung cancer with low-dose ...
Formal Verification Methodologies for NULL Convention Logic Circuits
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
NULL Convention Logic (NCL) is a Quasi-Delay Insensitive (QDI) asynchronous design paradigm that aims to tackle some of the major problems synchronous designs are facing as the industry trend of increased clock rates and ...
Three Essays on Urban Public Transit Systems in the U.S.
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Public transportation is a critical component of urban communities and plays an important role in facilitating mobility which is integral to economic development and the quality of life of urban residents. In recent years, ...
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Butterflies and Their Floral Resources
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Butterflies fulfill a unique role among insect pollinators as long-distance flyers. This makes butterflies particularly valuable as vectors of genetic diversity among spatially isolated plant populations. Like many insects, ...
Examining the Relationship Between Elementary School Teachers' Multicultural Attitudes and Self-Efficacy for Teaching English Language Learners
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
An increase in English Language Learners (ELLs) in public schools across the nation is forcing stakeholders to reexamine how teachers are being prepared to effectively teach culturally and linguistically diverse students. ...
A Collaborative Hypertension Clinic Pilot Program in a Rural Primary Care
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
In 2019, there were about seventy-million Americans with uncontrolled high blood pressure (BP) or hypertension (HTN) (Kitt, Fox, Tucker & McManus, 2019). Hypertension is the leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide ...
Gamebird Management in Southwestern North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Grassland biodiversity is threatened by habitat loss associated with human expansion. In response, land managers need to collect wildlife data more efficiently and implement management practices that promote wildlife ...