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Identification and Comparison of Hydration Practices in Marathon Runners During Intended Training, an Intended Marathon, and Self-Reported Hydration Practices During a Marathon Event
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Title: Comparing hydration practices of long-distance runners during intended training, an intended event, and an actual event during COVID-19.
Context: Prior studies on long-distance runners have yet to compare hydration ...
Extracting Useful Information and Building Predictive Models from Medical and Health-Care Data Using Machine Learning Techniques
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
In healthcare, a large number of medical data has emerged. To effectively use these data to improve healthcare outcomes, clinicians need to identify the relevant measures and apply the correct analysis methods for the type ...
Surface and Interface Effects on the Photoexcited Process of Silver Nanoclusters, and Lead & Cadmium Chalcogenide Nanocrystals
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
The surface and interface of the metal nanoclusters and semiconducting nanomaterials play a key role in determining the electronic structure and overall photophysical properties. A single strand DNA stabilizes the metal ...
Mechanics of Surface Instabilities of Soft Nanofibers and Nonlinear Contacts of Hydrogels
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
The research of this dissertation is formulated in two fields, i.e., the theoretical and computational studies of circumferential wrinkling on soft nanofibers and the swelling mechanics study of a bi-layered spherical ...
The Quality of Mitigation Plans in Large Jurisdictions in the Upper Midwest
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
This study sought to evaluate the plan quality of Hazard Mitigation plans of 30 larger jurisdictions counties in the upper Mid-West. Better plans serve as better guidance for communities to choose better actions and inflict ...
Skin Cancer Screening in Primary Care Using Dermoscopy
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Skin cancer rates continue to rise affecting millions of individuals annually. While cutaneous malignant melanoma comprises a fraction of total skin cancers diagnosed, melanoma is associated with a poor prognosis and higher ...
The Effect of Relationship-building Programs on the Resilience of Women in Agriculture
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between participation in relationship-building programs and online social groups, and the individual resilience of women in agriculture in the United States. Women ...
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: An Exploration of Student Problem Solving and Reasoning with 1H NMR Spectral Features
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is vital to synthesis and provides rich problem-solving opportunities for organic chemistry students. However, little is known about 1H NMR spectroscopy instruction or how ...
Combining Trait and Processing Perspectives of the Individual: Toward a New Assessment Model of Interpersonal Competence
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Satisfying interpersonal relationships are an important and beneficial part of life. However, despite that fact that most people desire close interpersonal relationships, some people are less successful at forming and ...
Latching on to Information: Effects of Information-Seeking Behavior on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Recommendations on breastfeeding in the United States suggest that infants should be exclusively breastfed for six months with continued breastfeeding in conjunction with complementary foods for at least one year. However, ...