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Nutritional Insecurity Among College Students on a Midwest Campus
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
College students experience nutritional insecurity at higher rates when compared to the general public. Compounding social, financial, community, and policy barriers limit the ability of college students to access healthy, ...
Foraging Strategies and Morphometric Characteristics of Bats in North and South Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Insectivorous bats are an important group for studying links between dietary flexibility and associated impacts on foraging and morphology of individuals from different populations. Since different habitats generally have ...
Decision-Making for Self-Replicating 3D Printed Robot Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
This work addresses decision-making for robot systems that can self-replicate. With the advent of 3D printing technology, the development of self-replicating robot systems is more feasible to implement than it was previously. ...
Assessment of Prairie Pothole Conditions and Plant Community Composition on FWS Fee-Title Lands
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Conditions of wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region have been severely degraded due to anthropogenic disturbances, such as cultivation and climate change. To maintain or restore the diversity and integrity of these ...
Influence of Habitat Characteristics on Amphibian Stress and Reproductive Success in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
As amphibians continue to decline, conservation efforts are a necessity in management plans. It is essential to determine the correlation between water characteristics, stress, and habitat alteration with anuran losses. ...
Adverse Childhood Experiences Among College Students: Best-Practice Recommendations for Student Health Clinicians
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are highly prevalent and considered a global public health crisis (Forgash, 2015). ACEs are associated with toxic stress resulting in severe impairment of the cardiovascular, endocrine, ...
Does Mattering Really Matter to Graduate Students?
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
As graduate student attrition hovers around 50%, scholars are beginning to study what is leading to these high attrition rates (Wao, 2010). As there has been little theoretical work done on graduate student retention, a ...
Impacts of Invasive Plant Species on the Plant Community in the Northern Great Plains
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Invasive species are encroaching rangelands in the U.S. and altering community composition and plant diversity. In the Northern Great Plains, exotic cool-season perennial grasses (Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis; crested ...
Building Envelope Containing Phase Change Materials for Energy-Efficient Buildings
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Energy consumption in the building sector has increased dramatically over the past two decades. The incorporation of phase change materials (PCMs) into building envelopes is considered as effective thermal energy storage ...
An Analysis of Muscle Activity During Load Carriage, ACFT Scores, and Back Pain in Army ROTC Cadets
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Context: Low back pain (LBP) is a leading musculoskeletal complaint among the military population. Load carriage tasks are a frequently reported mechanism of injury for low back pain (LBP) in the Army. Furthermore, researchers ...