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Deflating Rural North Dakota: Mechanization, Industrialization, And Depopulation In The Small Community, Alyson Leas Jan 2014

Deflating Rural North Dakota: Mechanization, Industrialization, And Depopulation In The Small Community, Alyson Leas

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis serves to examine the continued decline of population in rural North Dakota. In the face of a large oil boom in the state's western third, agricultural communities in the central third of the state continue to struggle. Through an examination of United States Department of Agriculture yearly agricultural censuses, experiment station notes, personal correspondence, local histories, and the United States decennial census from the first fifty years of the twentieth century, information regarding the rise and fall of communities in northern Towner County, North Dakota, has been tabulated. Results show that the better agriculture did in terms of …


Climate Change Detection And Attribution Using Gps Radio Occultation And Cmip5 Gcm Data, Sergey Molodtsov Jan 2014

Climate Change Detection And Attribution Using Gps Radio Occultation And Cmip5 Gcm Data, Sergey Molodtsov

Theses and Dissertations

General circulation models (GCMs) show a distinct anthropogenic fingerprint - the thermal expansion of Hadley Cell. This response to the increase of atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) is evident under a variety of forcing scenarios. However the investigation of the anthropogenic signal in the real climate system is challenging because anthropogenic signal is immersed in the natural variability and it requires highly quality data to separate signal from background variability. GPS Radio Occultation (GPS RO) technique becomes close to meeting all of the quality requirements, enabling it to become the benchmark for the climate data. The analysis was implemented …


A Comparison Of Food Accessibility From 2002 To 2012 In St. Paul, Minnesota, Brett Sergenian Jan 2014

A Comparison Of Food Accessibility From 2002 To 2012 In St. Paul, Minnesota, Brett Sergenian

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This study compared the changes in the healthy food accessibility landscape of St. Paul from 2002 to 2012. Food deserts are areas of limited or no accessibility to healthy food options. Local food landscapes in the U.S. and Canada have changed significantly over the past 50 years as many supermarkets have relocated out of the inner cities and into the suburbs. As a result, many inner city neighborhoods no longer have adequate access to healthy food. Despite supermarkets relocating out of the inner city, small and mid-sized grocers could stock healthy food options. The research questions answered are: Where are …


Preparing Administrators For Leadership In The Rural Context, Michael David Mcneff Jan 2014

Preparing Administrators For Leadership In The Rural Context, Michael David Mcneff

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The purpose of this study was to identify advantages and disadvantages, such as scarcity of resources, of the rural principalship in North Dakota. The study and review of literature explored availability and lack of resources that impact North Dakota rural principals' leadership. The unique challenges of a rural principalship had an impact and influenced instructional leadership of rural principals. An era of accountability has forced a shift in the principal's role, duties, and expectations (Rice, 2010). This shift has been difficult on both rural and urban principals. This study included a sampling of six rural principals in North Dakota. The …


A Possible Solution To The Problem Of Diminishing Tribal Sovereignty, Hope Babcock Jan 2014

A Possible Solution To The Problem Of Diminishing Tribal Sovereignty, Hope Babcock

North Dakota Law Review

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Gangs And Guns : Media Framing Of Youth And Criminality In Guatemala, Andrea Taborsky Jan 2014

Gangs And Guns : Media Framing Of Youth And Criminality In Guatemala, Andrea Taborsky

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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Impact Of The Afford Care Act On Demand For Pediatric Dental Care In North Dakota, Abigail Neff Jan 2014

Impact Of The Afford Care Act On Demand For Pediatric Dental Care In North Dakota, Abigail Neff

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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Winter Commencement: December 20, 2013, University Of North Dakota Dec 2013

Winter Commencement: December 20, 2013, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Winter Commencement program from December 20, 2013.


The Effect Of Public Debt On Growth In Multiple Regimes, Andros Kourtellos, Thanasis Stengos, Chih Ming Tan Dec 2013

The Effect Of Public Debt On Growth In Multiple Regimes, Andros Kourtellos, Thanasis Stengos, Chih Ming Tan

Economics & Finance Faculty Publications

We employ a structural threshold regression methodology to investigate the heterogeneous effects of debt on growth using public debt as a threshold variable as well as several other plausible variables. Our methodology allows us to address parameter heterogeneity that characterizes cross-country growth data and at the same time account for endogeneity. We find strong evidence for threshold effects based on democracy, which implies that higher public debt results in lower growth for countries in the Low-Democracy regime. Our results are consistent with the presence of parameter heterogeneity in the cross-country growth process due to fundamental determinants of economic growth proposed …


Volume 51, Number 14: November 20, 2013, University Of North Dakota Nov 2013

Volume 51, Number 14: November 20, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 51, Number 13: November 13, 2013, University Of North Dakota Nov 2013

Volume 51, Number 13: November 13, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 51, Number 12: November 06, 2013, University Of North Dakota Nov 2013

Volume 51, Number 12: November 06, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 51, Number 11: October 30, 2013, University Of North Dakota Oct 2013

Volume 51, Number 11: October 30, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 51, Number 8: October 09, 2013, University Of North Dakota Oct 2013

Volume 51, Number 8: October 09, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 51, Number 7: October 02, 2013, University Of North Dakota Oct 2013

Volume 51, Number 7: October 02, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 51, Number 5: September 18, 2013, University Of North Dakota Sep 2013

Volume 51, Number 5: September 18, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 51, Number 4: September 11, 2013, University Of North Dakota Sep 2013

Volume 51, Number 4: September 11, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 50, Number 52: August 14, 2013, University Of North Dakota Aug 2013

Volume 50, Number 52: August 14, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.


Volume 50, Number 51: August 07, 2013, University Of North Dakota Aug 2013

Volume 50, Number 51: August 07, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Summer Commencement: August 2, 2013, University Of North Dakota Aug 2013

Summer Commencement: August 2, 2013, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Summer Commencement program from August 2, 2013.


Failure To Launch? The Role Of Land Inequality In Transition Delays, Andros Kourtellos, Ioanna Stylianou, Chih Ming Tan Aug 2013

Failure To Launch? The Role Of Land Inequality In Transition Delays, Andros Kourtellos, Ioanna Stylianou, Chih Ming Tan

Economics & Finance Faculty Publications

This paper provides empirical support for one theory of transition delays: initial land inequality. Using a new historical data set for land inequality (Frankema (2009)) we employ duration analysis to investigate whether higher levels of land inequality lead to longer delays in the extension of primary schooling. Our findings suggest that land inequality is a key determinant of delays in schooling.


On The Cusp: A School District And Two Communities Respond To An Oil Pre-Boom, Vincent Roman Genareo Aug 2013

On The Cusp: A School District And Two Communities Respond To An Oil Pre-Boom, Vincent Roman Genareo

Theses and Dissertations

This case study is an investigation of the attitudes, perceptions, and reactions of school staff and community members in a rural pre-boom school district. In the early stage of an oil boom, real and perceived disruptions commonly occur in the schools and communities that are affected. The preparations and responses that residents make to the changes may determine the community’s future success, so understanding the impacts in the initial pre-boom growth stage is vital. Using qualitative methods of interviews, participant observations, and document analyses, this study researched 41 participants in a rural school district and two communities. The literature review …


Volume 50, Number 41: May 29, 2013, University Of North Dakota May 2013

Volume 50, Number 41: May 29, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Spring Commencement: May 11, 2013, University Of North Dakota May 2013

Spring Commencement: May 11, 2013, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Spring Commencement program from May 11, 2013.


Volume 50, Number 35: April 17, 2013, University Of North Dakota Apr 2013

Volume 50, Number 35: April 17, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 50, Number 32: March 27, 2013, University Of North Dakota Mar 2013

Volume 50, Number 32: March 27, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 50, Number 30: March 13, 2013, University Of North Dakota Mar 2013

Volume 50, Number 30: March 13, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 50, Number 25: February 06, 2013, University Of North Dakota Feb 2013

Volume 50, Number 25: February 06, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 50, Number 23: January 23, 2013, University Of North Dakota Jan 2013

Volume 50, Number 23: January 23, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 50, Number 21: January 09, 2013, University Of North Dakota Jan 2013

Volume 50, Number 21: January 09, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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