NDSU Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Verification of Synchronous Elastic Pipelined Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The constant shrinking of technology has lead to several design challenges that the synchronous design paradigm is unable to cope with. Elastic design is a novel and promising design paradigm that overcomes many of these ... -
Filamentous Growth in Entrapped Microbial Cell Reactor Treating Wastewater
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The overgrowth of filamentous microorganisms in wastewater treatment systems is a common adversary condition leading to foaming, poor sludge settling problems, and reduction in organic removal efficiency. Entrapped ... -
Parents Forever: An Assessment of a Brief Divorce Education Program
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Parents Forever: Education for Families in Divorce Transition is a four-hour divorce education program that is directed toward educating adults about separation, divorce, and the effects on children. While some pilot ... -
Rumination and Problem Solving: A Focus on Dispositions, Processes, and the Five-Step Framework
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Rumination is a method of responding to and coping with negative moods that involves repetitively and passively focusing on the causes, consequences, and symptoms of negative mood (Nolen-Hoeksema, 1991 ). Research has ... -
Cumulative-Anticipative Car-Following Model for Enhanced Safety in Autonomous Vehicles
(North Dakota State University, 2020)As the rapid development of smart cities, autonomous vehicles are considered to be the future ground transportation measure which provides many benefits over traditional human-driving vehicles. However, there will be decades ... -
Improvement of Organoleptic Attributes of Yellow Pea Flour Through An Emerging Green Technology: Supercritical Carbon Dioxide + Ethanol Extraction
(North Dakota State University, 2020)An increasing demand for following healthier eating pattern has created a rapidly growing food market, including more nutrient dense and healthier plant-based foods. Nutrient-dense yellow pea flour is ideal for addressing ... -
Use Agreements and Economic Performance of U.S. Airports
(North Dakota State University, 2020)In the U.S., airport use agreements are developed based on three common rate-setting approaches: the residual, compensatory, and hybrid methods. Under a residual agreement, the financial risk of the host airport is borne ... -
Power-Efficient Adaptive Memory Design and Optimization for Video and Deep Learning
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Memory devices such as Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM) and Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM) are dominating members of today’s semiconductor industry. Most of the silicon area in a digital system is occupied by memory ... -
Blockchain-Based Trust Model: Alleviating the Threat of Malicious Cyber-Attacks
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Online communities provide a unique environment where interactions performed among its subscribers who have shared interest. Members of these virtual communities are typically classified as trustworthy and untrustworthy. ... -
Detection of Two-Dimensional Internal Cracks in Concrete Using Point Strain Sensors
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Tensile cracking in the concrete can destroy the structural frame since it induces water penetration in structure and foundation. For instance, in concrete pavements, cracking increases the potential for pavement distress, ... -
Evaluating the Safety and Mobility of the Cumulative-Anticipative Car-Following Model for Connected Autonomous Vehicles
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The advancements of vehicle automation are progressively improving resulting in safer driving environments in addition to more efficient mobility and fuel cost savings. However, autonomous and connected autonomous vehicles ... -
Influence of Paste Quality Constituents on Drying Shrinkage
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The paste system of concrete materials often holds the “DNA” to understanding their potential mechanical properties. As drying shrinkage and related cracking remains a top concern for the service life of concrete, this ... -
Experimental Study of Effects of Leading-Edge Structures on the Dynamic Stall of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Airfoil
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Vertical axis wind turbine, developed as one of the main methods to utilize the wind energy, has a promising future; however, the major issue to limit its performance is the uneven loading on the blade during operation. ... -
Soybean Water Stress Development and Mitigation in West-Central North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2020)In recent years, soybean [Glycine max. (L.) Merr.] production has moved into west-central North Dakota, an area known for common deficits between potential plant water use and annual rainfall. Soybean seed yield reductions ... -
The Role of the County Emergency Manager in Disaster Mitigation
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Scholarship on disasters in the United States would suggest that emergency managers should play a role in hazard mitigation. Yet, little empirical research has investigated precisely what role or roles emergency managers ... -
Using Conditional and Unconditional Process Approaches to Determine the Effectiveness and Comprehensiveness of Instructional Risk and Crisis Communication Messages
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Many individuals willingly or unknowingly consume food products that have been implicated in recall announcements. Exposure to potentially contaminated food products puts people at risk for contracting foodborne disease. ... -
Perspectives on Adoption of Research and Education Network Technologies: A Q Methodological Study
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The critical need for access to network technology resources supporting advanced tools of academics and research is evident across disciplines and locations around the world. As research conducted by and in partnership ... -
The Development and Dissemination of the Collaborative Piano Program from the United States to China
(North Dakota State University, 2021)For over 71 years, the collaborative piano major has been one of the most important music performance programs at American universities and conservatories, such as the University of Southern California, the Julliard School ... -
Glutathione S-Transferase Pi-1 in Pancreatic Cancer Pathogenesis: Mechanistic Insights Into Its Role in Oxidative Stress, Cell Signaling, and Metabolic Pathways
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is currently the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US. Although surgery remains the most effective treatment option, only a few PDACs are resectable at diagnosis. ... -
Study of New Functionalized Nanomaterials for Non-Invasive Point-of-Care Biosensor Devices
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Early disease detection and in-time health monitoring via novel sensing systems is highly demanded for modern medicine and health management. Recent development in nanotechnology and nanomaterials such as functionalized ...