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Breast Cancer Screening in Native American Women at an Urban Minnesota Community Clinic
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The Native American Community Clinic (NACC) in Minneapolis, MN, expressed a need for a breast cancer screening patient education brochure and a policy regarding breast cancer screening, due to the absence of these in their ...
Computational Biomechanics of Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury: Role of Loading Directionality, Head Protection, and Blast Flow Mechanics
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
In this dissertation, blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) is studied with respect to
the blast wave directionality, mitigation capability of helmet/faceshield, and blast flow
mechanics using finite element (FE) ...
Brain Tissue Mechanical Characterization and Determination of Brain Response under Confined Blasts Explosions
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Mechanical experimental tests including stress relaxation, simple monotonic ramps, and impact loads were performed on porcine brain tissues to investigate the response of the brain under different loading scenarios. Linear ...
Microwave Torrefaction of Natural Fibers for Incorporation into Engineering Thermoplastic Biocomposites
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Little work has been done in the area of engineering thermoplastic biocomposites due to the increased processing temperatures which induce degradation of biomass. Torrefaction has been identified as an effective means of ...
Optimized Evaluation of Bone Tissue Material Properties by Inverse Finite Element Analysis and Femur Fracture Testing
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The main objective of this research is to characterize bone inhomogeneous elastic, yield, and post-yield behaviors, using a computational-experimental approach. The current study uses the force-displacement results of one ...
Examination of the Impact of Helmets on the Level of Transferred Loads to the Head Under Ballistic and Blast Loads
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The main causes of human Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) in war zones are ballistic impacts and blast waves. While understanding the mechanism of TBI and the brain injury thresholds are in urgent needs, efficiency of helmets ...
Experimental and Micromechanical Analysis of Flax and Glass Reinforced Bio-Based Composites
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Two different novel high-functional bio-based resins from Methoxylated Sucrose Soyate Polyol (MSSP) and methacrylated epoxidized sucrose soyate (MAESS) were used as matrices for composites. Vinyl ester reinforced with flax ...