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Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression Varies Throughout Development and During the Innate Immune Response of Tobacco Hornworm. Manduca sexta
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Matrix metalloproteinases (MI'v1Ps) are a family of conserved, proteolytic enzymes.
MMPs can degrade most extracellular matrix proteins. As such, they are key enzymes in
tissue remodeling processes. such as molting and ...
The Feminist Cure: Feminist Identity As a Shield from Hyper-Sexualized l'vledia Induced Self-Objectification in College Women
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This paper explores the impact of hyper-sexualized media on college women in terms of
inducing self-objectification and/or inhibiting feminist identity. The survey and resulting
analysis showed participants' feminist ...
Effects of Soybean Aphid Resistance on the Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis Mediated by the Soybean Aphid Aphis glycines
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Plants can directly and indirectly influence the natural enemies of their herbivores. Such
trophic level effects apply to plants in natural and agronomic settings as well as to plants
bred for pest resistance and biological ...
Enculturating Gender: Examining Bestselling Children's Picture Books
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This research examines gender depictions in 20 current bestselling children's picture
books. I argue that children's picture books, specifically those aimed at children 0-5 years
of age, portray gender in a way that ...
A Technique to Detect a Black Hole in Ad Hoc Networks
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) are important because they are widely used in war
zones, rescue missions and other civilian applications where it is almost impossible to use
any other networks. MANETs are temporary ...
The Power to (Re )Produce: Biological Determinism in McTeague.
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
In McTeague: A Story of San Francisco, Frank Norris explores life among the
working class of Polk Street. Through his unflattering portrayal of all the immigrant
characters in the novel, Norris demonstrates his well-documented ...
Complex Relation Discovery from the Semantic Web
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The vision or the Semantic Web undertakes an extension or the current Web, in
which machines can understand all the data. The nature of Semantic Web data is
relationship-centric and is very complex. In this study we aimed ...
Effects of Processing on Health-Promoting Attributes of Soymilk Phenolics
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This study was designed to investigate the effects of different processing
methods on the antioxidant and anti-cancer properties of soymilk crude phenolic
extract (CPE) using the human prostate cancer cell line DU 145 ...
Adaptive Production Planning and Scheduling for the Make-to-order DNA Manufacturing System
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This thesis develops an adaptive production planning and scheduling system for the
make-to-order plasmid (DNA) manufacturing system. The system, which has stochastic
nature and random demand, was represented by a ...
A Residential Construction Management Cognitive Apprenticeship Program
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Background
The U.S. Bureau of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook states that faster-thanaverage employment growth is expected in construction management with job openings
projected to exceed qualified applicants (2008). ...