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Processing and Manufacture of Soybean and Wheat Straw Medium Density Fiberboard Utilizing Epoxidized Sucrose Soyate Resin
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Soybean straw and wheat straw show promise as annually renewable alternative to traditional wood sources for fiberboard. Epoxidized sucrose soyate has shown high performance as a thermosetting resin and could be adapted ...
Minimum Favorable Conditions for Hydrogen-Diesel Combustion
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
A test apparatus was designed and fabricated that allowed very small amounts of diesel fuel to be injected into a hydrogen-air mixture. This apparatus was designed to be able to operate near the limits of diesel fuel ...
Composer, Conductor, Cornetist: A Biography of Jean-Baptiste Schiltz (fl.1831-1868) and a Survey of his Works for Cornet and Piano
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
In its heyday, the cornet was a popular instrument and the brass instrument of choice for virtuosi worldwide. Cornet soloists such as Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825–1889) and Herbert Lincoln Clarke (1867–1945) impressed audiences ...
The Inception of Trumpet Performance in Brazil and Four Selected Solos for Trumpet and Piano, Including Modern Performance Editions: Fantasia for Trumpet (1854) by Henrique Alves de Mesquita (1830-1906); Vocalise-Etude (1929) by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959); Invocation and Point (1968) by Osvalda
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This disquisition provides a modern performance edition of four Brazilian compositions
for trumpet and piano by Henrique Alves de Mesquita’ (1830–1906) Fantasia para Piston
[Fantasy for trumpet, 1854], Heitor Villa-Lobos’s ...
Design and Development of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive PEGylated Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery to Cancerous Solid Tumors
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Rapid growth of cancerous cells creates a biochemically distinct microenvironment in solid tumors. Leaky vasculature, lower pH, increased levels of proteolytic enzymes, hypoxia serve as hallmarks of tumor tissues. These ...
Role of Large Conductance, Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels (BKCa) in Vasorelaxation of Nitrate Tolerant Mesenteric Arteries
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Video summarizing Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience.
Interactions of the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (Rage) with Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) and S100B
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
RAGE is a multi-ligand pattern recognition receptor. RAGE can bind several damage associated molecular pattern proteins. RAGE- ligand interaction is pathophysiologically relevant to several major diseases including diabetes ...
Sensitivity of Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum Isolates From North Central US to Azoxystrobin and Boscalid
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Azoxystrobin and boscalid are fungicides frequently used to manage diseases caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary in many broadleaf crops in North Central US. . Continued use of these compounds can induce ...
Properties of Reinfoced Carbon Nanotube and Laser-Crystallized Silicon Films
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Flexible electronics are anticipated to be one of the next technological advancements of electronic devices. The enhanced durability, light-weight nature, and conformity of flexible electronics are desired properties in a ...
Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Thin Films: Processing Measurement and Methodology
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
As society advances to desire smaller, faster, and cheaper electronics along with
stronger materials, the search for novel materials continues. Thin films made from single
wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) offer a possible ...