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Use of Force Policy Adequacy in Rural and Urban Agencies
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Police use of force has become one of the most widely covered topics in the media today. Especially in the past year, police use of force incidents have been heavily scrutinized and reviewed, and it was one of the most ...
Biochemical and Cellular Characterization of Replication Factor A (RFA) During Meiosis and The DNA Damage Response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Replication Factor A (RFA) is an essential heterotrimeric single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) binding complex, comprised of Rfa1, Rfa2, and Rfa3 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. RFA is required for DNA replication, repair, recombination, ...
GLUT-1 Targeted Gene Delivery to Brain for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder resulting in debilitating dementia with progressive loss of motor functions. Genetic modulation of neurotrophic factors and apolipoprotein E (ApoE) have emerged as ...
Soil Moisture Prediction Using Meteorological Data, Satellite Imagery, and Machine Learning in the Red River Valley of the North
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Weather stations provide key information related to soil moisture and have been used by farmers to decide various field operations. We first evaluated the discrepancies in soil moisture between a weather stations and nearby ...
Assessment of Engineering Methodologies for Increasing CubeSat Mission Success Rates
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
In the last twenty years, CubeSat Systems have gained popularity in educational institutions and commercial industries. CubeSats have attracted educators and manufacturers due to their ability to be quickly produced and ...
School Counselors Promoting Self-Care: An Action Based Research Project
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Now, more than ever, teachers are experiencing many daily demands, sometimes with limited resources or support. Teachers and school staff are expected to play a significant role in modeling positive social and emotional ...
Measuring Infant Emotion Regulation within the Still Face Procedure: A Novel Approach to Assessing Regulation Development in the Context of Prenatal Maternal Stress
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
A growing body of literature demonstrates that prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) can influence infant and child outcomes across developmental domains. The timing of PNMS exposure may be particularly important, and late PNMS ...
Mapping and Characterization of Yield Component Traits and Septoria Nodorum Blotch Susceptibility in Wheat
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Wheat, a major global economic crop and food source, is currently threatened by climate change and the cascading effects, including increased disease pressure. Additionally, wheat yields have not increased significantly ...
Managing Economically Important Diseases of Sunflower and Oilseed Rape in North Dakota, California, and Schleswig-Holstein
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Rust, caused by Puccinia helianthi, and blackleg, caused by Leptosphaeria maculans, are economically important diseases on sunflower and oilseed rape, respectively. In order to recommend the most effective disease management ...
Implementation of Provider Education: Breast Density as an Independent Risk Factor for Breast Cancer
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
A woman living in the United States has a 12.4%, or one in eight lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the United States (U.S). The risk ...