NDSU Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Athlete Exit and Role Transitions
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)The aim of this paper is to research and determine the factors of communication that leaders within organizations use that affect the exit process of collegiate athletes. The research focuses on former NCAA Division I ... -
Population diversity, virulence mechanisms of wheat bacterial leaf streak pathogen Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa and development of disease management tools for canola clubroot
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)Bacterial Leaf streak (BLS), caused by X. translucens pv. undulosa (Xtu) is a major disease of wheat in North Dakota and surrounding areas and little is known about its local population diversity and virulence mechanisms. ... -
Working with white wheat: impacts on agronomic and quality traits from bulk breeding and color sorting
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)Though the NDSU spring wheat breeding program developed some adapted HWSW germplasm in the last 30 years, significant improvement in baking quality is needed to meet the milling and baking industry’s needs. To make ... -
Classification of herbicide-resistant and susceptible kochia in sugarbeet using hyperspectral and machine learning techniques
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)The effective identification of herbicide-resistant kochia in sugar beet fields is crucial for adopting sustainable weed management strategies. A study was conducted in a greenhouse and in field to record hyperspectral ... -
Genetic Difference of Salinity Tolerance in Dry Pea
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)This study aimed to establish a sulfate-salinity screening protocol for dry pea (Pisum sativum L.) and assess salinity responses from two North American pea germplasms. 'Agassiz' grown in cone-containers (410 or 556 ml) ... -
Role of WRKY transcription factors in quantitative resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a necrotrophic fungal pathogen, infects more than 400 plant species globally, resulting in significant yield loss in the US annually. Challenges in controlling these diseases arise from the ... -
Utilizing remote controlled-sensors and high tunnels use for season extension in tomato and bell pepper productions
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)High tunnels are used to modify the environment by trapping solar energy, offer protection for unfavorable weather events and extend the growing season. This study evaluated yield and quality of eight paste tomatoes (Solanum ... -
Improved Monte Carlo Simulation in the Presence of Outliers Using Labeling and Bayesian Averaging
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)The problem of outliers is an old phenomenon in statistics, and it appears with surprising frequency in many datasets in both the natural and social sciences and can have both positive and negative effects on statistical ... -
Natural disasters and gender norms
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)This empirical study investigates the effect of natural disasters on gender norms on the time allocation for market and non-market (household) labor. Using county-level natural hazards data in conjunction with the American ... -
Analysis of yield and genetic diversity within North Dakota State University soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr] cultivars
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] has historically been subject to extensive breeding efforts aimed at enhancing yield and other agronomic traits. Relatively new to North Dakota, breeding efforts began at North Dakota State ... -
Marker assisted backcross introgression of a race non-specific QTL to develop durum wheat lines with improved tan spot resistance
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)Tan spot is a foliar disease caused by the fungus Pyreniphora tritici-repentis affecting durum wheat cultivation and production worldwide. Developing tan spot resistant varieties is an environmentally friendly way to control ... -
Ramped nursery housing of pigs and its effects on behavior during the nursery phase and during trailer loading and unloading at marketing
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)Transportation, including semi-trailer loading and unloading, is known to stress pigs in commercial production. Therefore, strategies for reducing stress experienced by pigs during transportation are needed to reduce poor ... -
On Your Side? The Effects of Good Samaritan Laws, Drug-Induced Homicide Laws, and Naloxone Access Laws on Opioid-Related Deaths
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)I examine the effects of Good Samaritan laws (GSLs), drug-induced homicide laws (DIH laws), and naloxone access laws (NALs) on opioid-related deaths. Using a fixed effects OLS and Poisson approach similar to Rees et al. ... -
Developing micropropagation protocol for Rhamnus frangula cultivars and evaluating oryzalin treatments for polyploid development
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)Rhamnus frangula is a commonly used landscape plant. The most pressing concern of R. frangula is its invasive and destructive nature if left unchecked. Many plants that are classified as invasive have restricted use in ... -
Integrating alfalfa and winter camelina into wheat-sunflower-soybean rotations enhances biodiversity and cropping system resilience
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)Annual cropping systems offer many challenges in terms of biodiversity and environmental impact, especially with respect to shifting climate and the increased demand for food and fuel. This study was conducted to determine ... -
Predictions using hidden Markov models and stochastic context-free grammars
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)In systems where certain qualities are not directly observable, hidden Markov models provide a way to represent both the observable and hidden data. For systems behaving as Markov chains, the observable data can be analyzed ... -
Which tests to modify? A history-based test recommender
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)Regression testing is critical for maintaining software quality. Therefore, developers must maintain efficient and effective regression test suites. However, the task can be tedious and challenging, especially in Continuous ... -
The Extra-Musical Elements Involved in Achieving A Successful Public Piano Recital
(North Dakota State University, 2024-07)The purpose of this thesis is to help piano players achieve a successful recital by analyzing extra-musical elements. By combining my live piano performance experience with an analysis of popular pianists’ live performance ... -
On the Feasibility of Machine Learning Algorithms Towards Low-Cost Flow Cytometry
(North Dakota State University, 2023-08-01)Utilization low cost, scalable architectures for detection of specific cells for both mass flow and minute incidence analysis is something that is attractive for the clinical researcher, in order to expand access to otherwise ... -
Curriculum design and assessment: the development of a nonmajor biology course-based undergraduate research experiences and its effects on students and instructors
(North Dakota State University, 2024)The goals of nonmajor science education are to improve scientific literacy and produce pro-science attitudes. Together, these goals are expected to improve an individual’s ability to make evidence-based decisions based on ...