NDSU Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The Landing Park of the Mid-American Steel: Bridging the Past and Future Through Soundscape Analysis
(North Dakota State University, 2024)Good soundscape quality in parks can only be provided with a thorough understanding of the complex relationships among sound, environment, and individuals. This study explores visitors' perceptions of the urban park ... -
Growing with the Roots: Re-Connecting Youth with Nature Through Nature-Based Learning and Play
(North Dakota State University, 2024)Children today are becoming increasingly disconnected from the natural world. This is directly related to the increased amount of time spent indoors which is likely caused by limited access to natural green spaces, time ... -
Enhancing Walkability in Medora: Analyzing Mobile Phone Data to Improve Walkability and Identify Critical Infrastructure Needs for Rapid Growth in Medora, ND
(North Dakota State University, 2024)Medora, North Dakota, nestled in the heart of the Badlands. The town of Medora has grown to be a favorite among travelers looking for a genuine experience because of its distinctive combination of scenic natural beauty ... -
Antisocial and Prosocial Peer Experiences and Social Cognitions as Predictors of Children's Responses to Harassment from Peers.
(North Dakota State University, 2009)The current study examined whether prosocial and antisocial peer experiences and cognitions are predictive of changes in children's coping behaviors in response to peer victimization. Longitudinal data spanning two time ... -
Gaze Cuing, Familiarity, and the Self
(North Dakota State University, 2009)Attention researchers have known for over a decade that people have a tendency to shift their attention automatically to a location gazed at by another person (e.g., Friesen & Kingstone, 1998). This social orienting ... -
Are Rural North Dakota Hospitals Prepared for a Disaster? An Exploratory Study
(North Dakota State University, 2009)This study examined the disaster preparedness plans within selected rural North Dakota hospitals. The ultimate goal was to explore rural North Dakota hospitals' disaster preparedness plans, gathering information that ... -
Communication Strategies for DPRCA and Other Non-profit Arts Organizations
(North Dakota State University, 2009)The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the sojourn, or overseas travel, and the development of traveler intercultural communication self-efficacy. Self-efficacy, an individual's perception of ... -
The Sojourn and Communication Self-Efficacy Enhancement: A Study of Travelers' Perspectives
(North Dakota State University, 2009)The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the sojourn, or overseas travel, and the development of traveler intercultural communication self-efficacy. Self-efficacy, an individual's perception of ... -
A Survey of Certified Athletic Trainers: The Report of Skin Infections Incidence
(North Dakota State University, 2009)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the common types of skin infections occurring in United States athletes within the past year and the types of athletes that are most likely to contract them. Surveys were constructed ... -
N-gram-based Search Procedure
(North Dakota State University, 2009)Efficient querying and discovery of meaningful patterns in data becomes more and more important with accelerating growth of data published every day on the Internet. Tree pruning-based algorithms used in most popular ... -
A Graphical Tool for Test Generation from State Models
(North Dakota State University, 2009)This paper presented a graphical tool for generating test cases based on state models. The tool provides users with a user-friendly model editor to create their state model in a tree view structure. The tree based state ... -
Characterizing Chromosomes for Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in a Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivar, 'Frontana'
(North Dakota State University, 2009)Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by the fungus Fusarium graminearum, is a major fungal disease of wheat and other cereal crops that causes both yield and quality losses due to shriveled kernels and accumulation of ... -
Case Study: Implementation of the Top Five Freedom of Information Act Cases into Media Law of the Republic of Tajikistan
(North Dakota State University, 2009)The purpose of this study is to explore and study the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in five cases. The study will analyze the importance of FOIA for the growth of media for developing countries like Tajikistan. The ... -
Mobile Sensor movement using Simulated Annealing
(North Dakota State University, 2009)Movement of mobile sensor nodes is an important aspect in wireless sensor networks, and there is considerable research underway into the design of mobile sensor movement algorithms for wireless sensor networks. Various ... -
Intelligent Cold Supply Chain Management System with Radio Frequency Identification, Global Positioning System, and Wireless Sensor Network
(North Dakota State University, 2009)This thesis establishes an intelligent cold supply chain management system which consists of two parts: one is the intelligent tracking system integrated with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Global Positioning ... -
Diastereoselective Conjugate Radical Additions to ~-Pyrones
(North Dakota State University, 2009)A convenient protocol for functionalization of ~-pyrones has been developed. Conjugate radical addition and tandem addition-trapping protocols allowed accessing highly substituted pyrones in a single operation with high ... -
The Association Among Social Support, Binge Eating, and Binge Drinking in NDSU College Students
(North Dakota State University, 2009)The purpose of this thesis was to determine the association between bingeing behaviors and social support in college students. Participants were 216 male (57%) and female students, between 18-25 years, who were enrolled ... -
Dc'sign of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Supercnpacitor Charging Circuits Using Optimized Duty-Cycle of Buck Converter
(North Dakota State University, 2009)Energy harvesting has been proved to be an innovative solution to replace the batteries in remote power supply applications. Unfortunately, the limited capacity aucl low efficiency of power conversion restrict the practical ... -
Effect of polyaccharides and proteins on refrigerated dough quality
(North Dakota State University, 2009)Refrigerated dough is considered one of the most popular dough products in the food industry. Consumers appreciate the convenience, storage stability, and good organoleptic properties of refrigerated dough products. ... -
Comparing Tests for a Mixed Design with Block Effect
(North Dakota State University, 2009)Tests Comb and Comb II are used to test the equality of means in a mixed design which is a combination of randomized complete block design and completely randomized design. The powers of Comb and Comb II for a mixed ...