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Beatrice and Francis Business Plan
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Beatrice and Francis (B&F) is a fashion design house envisioned by fashion designer Rosemary Mlekwa (RM). This business plan serves as the framework for the development of B&F. The plan highlights how the fashion house ...
Improving Diabetes Merchandising, One Shelf at a Time
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The outcome of this study is to propose more-effective ways to merchandise diabetes products, with a cross-merchandised approach that provides education and a better in-store experience for shoppers. This research aims to ...
Evidence of Climate Niche Creation in the Northern Great Plains: The History of Invasion, Population Genetics, Competitive Effect, and Long-Term Trends of Invasive Poa Pratensis L.
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Understanding the mechanisms of invasion is critical in order to control an invasive species. Poa pratensis L. (Kentucky bluegrass) is an invasive species that has been present in the northern Great Plains (NGP) for over ...
Developmental Effects on Immunity: Hormonal and Proteinase Control
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Insects are ubiquitous, diverse, and able to combat infections despite their lack of adaptive immunity. Insects have a robust innate immune system that is divided into two branches, cell-mediated and humoral. Activation ...
Ecophysiological Implications of Spring Conditions on the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee, Megachile rotundata
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Spring conditions stimulate development of many plants and animals after a period of winter dormancy. Climate change is predicted to cause earlier spring thaws, increasing temperature variability, and more frequent cold ...
On the Origin of Modern Horse Breeds from Four Distinct Subspecies of Equus Caballus
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Although the evolution and domestication of the horse has been extensively studied, many mysteries remain. No other animal has been as influential on the development of human societies and cultures as the horse. Horses ...
Aspects of Job Satisfaction in Female Millennial Generation Retail Employees
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Since young adult female employees represent a sizeable portion of the retail workplace, particularly in clothing, shoes and jewelry, this study focused on aspects of job satisfaction of female Millennial generation (born ...
Suites of Behavioral and Physiological Characteristics of Japanese Quail (Coturnix Japonica)
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The concept of personalities is used as a way to understand suites of behaviors associated with how animals cope with change. Animal personalities can be described along a continuum from bold to shy and describe suites of ...
Visual Merchandising Strategies for Small Businesses
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The sole purpose of this research was to focus specifically on visual merchandising strategies for small apparel stores since little research had been done on these types of stores. Visual merchandising literature to-date ...
Telomere Correlations during Early Life in a Long Lived Seabird
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Telomere dynamics in blood cells have been linked to aging in a variety of organisms. However, whether blood telomeres correlated with telomeres in other parts of the body is not well known, especially during early life ...