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Transformations of the Red River Valley of the North: An Environmental History
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This environmental history of the Red River Valley from the mid 1850s – 2000 encompasses those who lived in this tallgrass prairie region and asks how did they live within this environment? In addition, it seeks to understand ...
The Role of Women’s Friendships in Later Life: Implications for Married and Widowed Women
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Increasingly, aging research demonstrates the importance of social support for well-being in later life, particularly among women. Women often rely on their spouse as a source of social support; however, it is unclear how ...
Properties of Block-Copolymer Interfaces
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
There is considerable interest in the fabrication and mechanism of soft spheres and capsules because of their use in a large number of applications ranging from targeted drug delivery systems to cosmetically active agents. ...
The Role of Music Among Healthy Older Performance Musicians
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This qualitative study explored the role of music in the lives of 18 healthy older performance musicians (PMs). PMs began music education in early childhood and developed music competencies of advanced, expert, and virtuoso ...
The Effect of Parental Warmth on Girls' Drive for Thinness: Do Both Parents Matter?
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Recent research has suggested that both maternal and paternal warmth may play a role in the development of drive for thinness in girls. This study used 115 adolescent girls’ self-reports to examine the impact of the combined ...
Effects of the Early Risers Program on Children's Social Skills and Parents' Emotion and Cognition
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
The Early Risers Skills for Success Program provides comprehensive skills training to children with adjustment problems and offers parent training to their parents. The present study expects parenting training contributes ...
Impact of Recycling on the Mechanical and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Wood Flour/High Density Polyethylene and Wood Flour/Poly Lactic Acid Composites
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This research concentrates on the recyclability of two wood plastic composites (WPCs) - wood flour/HDPE and wood flour/PLA composites. Two different filler loadings (30 and 50 wt%) were considered for each polymer composite. ...
Experience Needed: Recruitment of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients in Coamfte-Accredited Training Programs
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This study explored the efforts that faculty at accredited Couple and Family Therapy
(CFT) training programs made to recruit lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients, and to what
extent these reflected the LGB-affirmative ...
Resource Directory for Mid-Life and Older Women in the Fargo – Moorhead – West Fargo – Dilworth Metro
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
The purpose of this project is to identify and compile information on public/private resources, services, and supports that will assist a vulnerable population of women, aged 50 years and older, living in the Fargo/Moorhead ...
Media Use, Body Image and Sexual Satisfaction in Emerging Adults
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Emerging adults in America are avid users of media, including magazines and pornographic film. Use of this media is associated with body dissatisfaction and reduced sexual satisfaction. However, existing research has not ...