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Effect of Perceived Friend Intervention on Individual-level Bullying and Intervention
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The main aim of this study was to examine the relation between perceived friend
intervention and individual-level bullying and intervention. The mediating role of beliefs
about aggression and attitudes toward victims was ...
Image Sensor Classification System for Prosthesis Control
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This paper proposes the integration of an image sensor classification system into the
control scheme for prosthetic limbs. The goal is to minimize the mental strain experienced
by brain-computer interface (BCI) users ...
Rumination and Problem Solving: A Focus on Dispositions, Processes, and the Five-Step Framework
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Rumination is a method of responding to and coping with negative moods that involves
repetitively and passively focusing on the causes, consequences, and symptoms of negative
mood (Nolen-Hoeksema, 1991 ). Research has ...
Phasor Measurement Unit Placements for Complete Observability using Linear-Time, Quadratic-Time, and Subquadratic-Time Heuristics
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
A phasor measurement unit (PMU) is considered to have the potential to
improve the efficiency of electric power systems by monitoring, control, and protection.
Through measurements of all bus voltages, incoming and ...
Filamentous Growth in Entrapped Microbial Cell Reactor Treating Wastewater
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The overgrowth of filamentous microorganisms in wastewater treatment systems is
a common adversary condition leading to foaming, poor sludge settling problems, and
reduction in organic removal efficiency. Entrapped ...
Comparisons of Energy Dissipation in Structural Devices with Foundation Soil During Seismic Loading
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The effectiveness of structural energy dissipation mechanisms such as passive
energy dissipation devices and base isolation methods used in seismic design depends on
their capacity, ductility, energy dissipation, isolation, ...
Methods for Ethanol Production from the Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Fermentation of Sugar Beet Pulp
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Sugar beet pulp (SBP), the residue remaining after sucrose extraction, is
currently sold as an animal feed. Humans cannot digest the cellulose in the pulp
unlike ruminant animals. The pulp is primarily comprised of ...
The Effects of Arginine on Reproductive Performance in Ewes
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Reproductive performance is the largest determinant of income in the livestock
industry. In the U.S. sheep industry, embryonic and fetal deaths during pregnancy account
for almost half of the total number of fertilized ...
Parents Forever: An Assessment of a Brief Divorce Education Program
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Parents Forever: Education for Families in Divorce Transition is a four-hour
divorce education program that is directed toward educating adults about separation,
divorce, and the effects on children. While some pilot ...
Lord of the Living Souls: Dominion and the Spiritual Lives of Animals in Milton's Paradise Lost
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This paper examines Milton's views of the spiritual status of animals as presented in
Paradise lost. It discusses how Milton enters into discussion with the discourses of
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theology, philosophy, and both antique and ...