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Restoring Heterogeneity-Based Management to Rangelands for the Benefit of Grassland Birds and Floral Resources
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Worldwide grassland loss necessitates careful consideration of management practices occurring on those grasslands that remain. Concerns with overgrazing in the early twentieth century led to overcorrection via uniform, ...
Professionalism: A New Approach to an Old Problem
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
This study examined student understanding and the ability to apply the six tenets of professionalism for pharmacy students before and after an educational intervention. The study population was third and fourth year pharmacy ...
Scrutinizing the Role of Ambipolar Units in the Donor-Acceptor Framework
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Conjugated polymers (CPs) are a class of materials that contradict what is commonly considered when people hear the terms plastics and electronics. While these two phrases are generally considered exclusive, CPs combine ...
Mycorrhizas and the Context Dependency of Mutualism: Effects of Soil Phosphorus Availability and Community Composition of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Plant Performance and Symbiosis With the Grassland Forb Gaillardia aristata Across Its Northern Range
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonize roots and provide phosphorus as well as other benefits to hosts in exchange for photosynthate. I explored how the symbiosis between AMF and the native prairie forb Gaillardia ...
Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Nanomechanical Characterization of Kenaf Microfiber and Cellulose Nanofibril
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Kenaf fiber is increasingly getting the attention of the industries due to its excellent mechanical properties, feasibility, growth rate, and ease of cultivation. On the other hand, cellulose nanofibril is one of the ...
A Comparative Multiple Simulation Study for Parametric and Nonparametric Methods in the Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
RNA-seq data simulated from a negative binomial distribution, sampled without replacement, or modified from read counts were analyzed to compare differential gene expression analysis methods in terms of false discovery ...
Systemic Analyses and Indicators for Assessing Risks to Drinking Water Resources from Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Hydraulic fracturing (HF) is a disruptive technology that has unlocked a vast amount of hydrocarbon resources, but presents risks to drinking water resources. Applying systemic risk assessment approaches to environmental ...
Improved Viability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG During Storage and Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion by Encapsulation
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Probiotics are “live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host”. However, the current techniques are still struggling with delivering enough live probiotics into the ...
Experimental Studies of Pulsatile Flow Characteristics of Aortic Models under Normal and Diseased Conditions
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Heart disease is the leading cause of death globally. Aorta is extremely important because of its critical function in blood circulation. Abnormal hemodynamics of aortic valve and arch is related to many severe diseases ...
A Study of Degradation Modeling and Lifetime Estimation of Capacitors
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
The degradation of capacitors under accelerated stress conditions occurs in a monotonic and non-linear fashion. Several efforts have been made to model the degradation behavior of capacitor considering either physics-of-failure ...