NDSU Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of Feedlot Cattle Health Relative to Carcass Quality
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) and liver condemnation on beef carcass traits. Health treatment records for 2534 animals from a North Dakota feedlot were ... -
Parents' Relationship, Differing Parenting Styles and the Effects on their Children
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of parenting practices, the impact of differing parenting practices, and how gender of the parent and child impact child outcomes. The sample for this study was taken ... -
Winter Road Maintenance System Design for Snow Plowing
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Winter road maintenance is critical to ensuring safety and mobility of transportation systems in regions with heavy snowfall. Winter road maintenance system design involves several inter-related decision making problems ... -
Finding a Home for Spirituality in Couple and Family Therapy Training: An Analysis of CFT Educators' Strategies and Methods For Integrating Spirituality Into the CFT Curriculum
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The purpose of this study was to analyze the specific ways that couple and family therapy (CFT) faculty members integrate content on spirituality into the courses they teach. The study used an existing data set consisting ... -
Stretching: Type and Timing for Optimal Benefits
(North Dakota State University, 2010)It is known that stretching is able to increase the compliance of human tendons and as a result increase the capacity of the tendon to absorb energy. Sports involving "explosive" type skills, with many maximal ... -
Fire Safety Skills Training for Individuals with Severe and Profound Mental Retardation
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The statistics surrounding fire injury and death in the United States are staggering. Literature concerning fire safety has focused largely on children, but persons with mental retardation also are in need of fire safety ... -
An In-vitro Co-Culture Model to Study the Disruption of the Blood Brain Barrier by Cronobacter sakazakii. (formerly Enterobacter sakazakii)
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Cronobacter spp. (formerly Enterobacter sakazakii) is an opportunistic pathogen associated with contaminated powdered infant formula. It causes necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and sepsis, which can develop into severe ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility: A Roadmap for Georgia
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Today, more than ever, business companies are held accountable and judged for their business practices. They are expected to work in ways that make a positive impact on the environment and the society. Corporate social ... -
The Effects of Cultural Dispositions on Behavior in Social Dilemmas: Examining the Impact of Expectations on Cooperation and Competition
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Many groups require cooperation in order to efficiently complete tasks in a manner that benefits all group members. The antecedents of cooperative and competitive behavior have been well studied using a particular class ... -
Women's Sexual Attitudes, Body Image, and Sexual Activity: A Mediation Analysis
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Currently, an increasing number of women report sexual difficulties, and previous research has shown that both sexual attitudes and body image have a significant impact on women's sexual activity. While previous studies ... -
Paleopathological Conditions Presenting in a Collection of Juveniles from a Merovingian Site in Central Germany
(North Dakota State University, 2010)This thesis explores the pathological conditions that affected a juvenile skeletal population dating to the Merovingian ages in what is now central Germany. The goal of this research is to gain an understanding of the ... -
Rapid Evaluation of Canola Lines for Cold Soak Filterability in Biodiesel
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Worldwide concerns about fossil fuel depletion and energy security have recently triggered a research interest in biodiesel, which is renewable, biodegradable, and has several other advantages as an alternative to petro ... -
Post-Deployment Key Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Many wireless sensor network applications require secure communication between nodes in the network. However, establishing pair-wise keys between nodes to provide security is challenging due to the limited resources in ... -
The Effects of 'Crucial Conversations' Training on Roommate Satisfaction and Roommate Friendship
(North Dakota State University, 2010)This study examined the impact of a communication skills workshop called 'Crucial Conversations' on the satisfaction and friendship levels of first-year roommate dyads. Roommate satisfaction and roommate friendship were ... -
Virtual-Experiment-Driven Process Model (VEDPM)
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Computer simulations are the last resort for many complex problems such as swarm applications. However, to the best of the author's knowledge, there is no convincing work in proving ''What You Simulate ls What You See'' ... -
Antimicrobial Resistance and Presence of Integrons in Salmonella Isolated from Animals and Humans in the United States of America and Uganda
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Salmonella has been cited as one of the leading causes of food borne illness world wide and in the United States (US), as well as an indicator organism for studying antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends. The objective ... -
Smart Robotic Arm Control through Autonomous Object Detection and Retrieval
(North Dakota State University, 2010)This paper outlines the design and development of a robotic arm that can automatically detect and locate an object within its working envelope, reach to the object, grab the object with the aid of force feedback, bring ... -
Effect of Amylase Content and Gluten on Gelatinization and Retrogradation of Starch Blends and Starch/Gluten Blends and on Bread Staling
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Effect of amylase content and gluten on starch gelatinization and retrogradation properties, and consequently bread staling, still is not clear. In the case of starch and starch/gluten blends, information on the relationship ... -
Electronic Payment System Decision Support with Bloom's Taxonomy
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The primary goal of this paper is to develop an online course that enables students to learn about electronic payment systems by applying Bloom's taxonomy. There are six levels in Bloom's taxonomy, with knowledge ... -
Life Coaching and VISTA Members: What is the Nature of Impact?
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Research related specifically to coaching has increased gradually over the past few years. Most of the research has revolved around executive coaching, and there are limited research studies about certified coaches. To ...