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Examination Of The Depositional History Of The Lower Tyler Formation (Pennsylvanian) And Source Rock Analysis In Mckenzie County, North Dakota, Dilyn Stevenson

Theses and Dissertations

Results from source rock analysis and sequence stratigraphy techniques suggest the lower Tyler Formation in McKenzie County, North Dakota is a deltaic dominated environmental system. There is a complex relationship between marine and terrestrial deposition. The source rock analysis performed on seven key wells showed a majority of the samples consist of type III terrestrial kerogen. Five of those wells also indicated a type II marine kerogen. The sequence stratigraphy techniques applied showed the three high gamma ray shales marked high stand system tracts. The two paleosol facies present in the lower Tyler Formation overlie marine shales suggesting rapid sea …

3d Global Acceleration Estimation Using Inertial Measurement Unit For Biomechanical Research, Revanth Raghuram Konda

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The effects of mechanical vibrations on the body of a driver in off-road vehicles such as mining vehicles have become one of the intriguing research topics. To reduce the injuries of the operator of an off-road vehicle where vibrations of high magnitude occur, an indepth study of the nature of these vibrations must be done. The first step towards this objective is the correct estimation of acceleration of the vehicle by taking into consideration all the translational and rotational motion. The main goal of this study is the estimation of acceleration of an off-road vehicle in 3D space using an …

Language Learning In The Virtual Wild: The Influence Of Emotions On Learning Another Language In Informal Virtual Environments, Iwona Barbara Lech

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This study investigates learning a foreign language in informal virtual environments (the “virtual wild”) and learners’ emotions connected to the process. Evidence suggests that incidental foreign language contact in unstructured, virtual environments can enhance second language (L2) learning, and that the use of online informal learning of language activities with students learning English as an L2 results in higher fluency, lower error rates, and greater engagement compared to learning that occurs in a traditional classroom setting. The research on online informal learning of English (OILE) aligns with the newest research in linguistics asserting that language is learned through experience with …

Quantitation Without Calibration: Response Profile As An Indicator Of Target Amount, Mrittika Debnath

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Quantitative assessment of biomarkers is essential in numerous contexts from decision-making in clinical situations to food quality monitoring to the interpretation of life-science research findings. However, appropriate quantitation techniques are not as widely addressed as detection methods. One of the major challenges in biomarker’s quantitation is the need to have a calibration for correlating a measured signal to a target amount. The step complicates the methodologies and makes them less sustainable. In this work, we addressed the issue via a new strategy: relying on the position of response profile rather than absolute signal for assessment of a target nucleic acid’s …

The Role Of "Because" In Mechanistic And Teleological Explanations In Science, Lillian K.E. Asiala

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

In science, mechanistic and teleological explanations differ in their account for why a phenomenon occurs. A mechanistic explanation presents events within the phenomenon’s causal history, while a teleological explanation presents the function or benefit of the phenomenon. These explanation types present two different types of causal coherence relations; a cause- consequence relation for mechanistic explanations, and an enabling relationship for teleological explanations. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of the causal connective “because” in inference generation for the relations present in each explanation type. Two first experiments show that readers accept “because” as an appropriate causal …

The Use Of An Antisense Oligonucleotide (Aso) Therapy To Restore Vestibular Function In The Mouse Model Of Usher Syndrome, Tia Nicole Donaldson

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Usher syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder that results in impaired visual, auditory and vestibular function. In mouse models, Usher syndrome manifests itself through abnormal behaviors such as circling, poor auditory brainstem responses, and a decline in harmonin expression. Animals utilize several sources of information to guide spatial navigation (e.g., visual cues, vestibular input). Usher syndrome disrupts these essential sensory modalities. Recent work has demonstrated that an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapy can attenuate the auditory deficit of Usher syndrome through an increase in harmonin production and correct splicing. However, it has yet to be determined if this therapy can also …

Electroencephalogram Signal Processing For Hybrid Brain Computer Interface Systems, Md. Ali Haider

Theses and Dissertations

The goal of this research was to evaluate and compare three types of brain computer interface (BCI) systems, P300, steady state visually evoked potentials (SSVEP) and Hybrid as virtual spelling paradigms. Hybrid BCI is an innovative approach to combine the P300 and SSVEP. However, it is challenging to process the resulting hybrid signals to extract both information simultaneously and effectively. The major step executed toward the advancement to modern BCI system was to move the BCI techniques from traditional LED system to electronic LCD monitor. Such a transition allows not only to develop the graphics of interest but also to …

Throwing, Catching, And Balancing Of A Disk With A Disk-Shaped End Effector By Using A Two-Link Manipulator, Sandeep Reddy Erumalla

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Robots are specially designed to do our needs in every field, mainly in manufacturing, automation, pharmaceuticals, and aerospace. Typically, robots are equipped with a gripper to grasp objects easily. While they function well, they can be very complex and require extensive linkages and computational power for them to operate with ease. Handling an object without a gripper is known as non-prehensile manipulation. Among non-prehensile manipulation methods, throwing, presumably followed by catching, can be used to transport objects at higher heights or longer distances than is achievable for manipulator arm with a traditional grasping manipulation method. In this thesis, throwing, catching, …

The Effects Of 27-Hydroxycholesterol And Palmitic Acid On Parkinson's Disease-Like Pathology, Jared Schommer

Theses and Dissertations

Synucleinopathies is the overarching term used to describe a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by aggregates of α-synuclein (α-syn) protein in the cytoplasm of neurons, nerve fibers, and glial cells. The cause(s) for synucleinopathies are likely multi-factorial with genetic predisposition and environmental factors participating in the pathogenesis of the diseases. Dietary factors including dyslipidemia of cholesterol, its metabolites, and fatty acids have shown conflicting results as risk factors in recent years. Our overarching hypothesis is that dietary factors including 27-Hydroxycholesterol (27-OHC) and Palmitic Acid (PA) can affect key proteins involved in synucleinopathies.

Findings regarding risk related specifically to dietary cholesterol …

Modeling Threats To Honey Bees In North Dakota From Land-Use Change And Pesticide Applications, Daniel Dixon

Theses and Dissertations

North Dakota supports the highest number of honey bee colonies in the US due to its abundance of floral resources, but threats from land-use change and pesticide applications have altered the quantity and quality of those resources in recent years. This thesis explored landscape scale pesticide use trends from both spray applied and seed treated insecticides on lands within 1.6km of ~13,000 registered apiaries North Dakota from 2001 to 2015. The regional application of five spray applied insecticides was collectively modeled using InVEST’s Habitat Quality Model during years of heightened land-use change. In these models, regional application rates were converted …

Measuring The Influence Of Bedding On Soil Nitrogen Losses And Corn Crop Nitrogen Characteristics For Fall Applied Solid Beef Cattle Manure In Eastern South Dakota, Mukesh Mehata

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Nitrogen (N) is a major component of chlorophyll which plays a key role in the photosynthesis process in crops. The N is one of the highest demanded nutrients by all plants for their growth and reproduction. Manure or inorganic fertilizer is often applied to fulfill the crops’ N demand. However, the applied N sources have the potential of N losses in different forms from the soil volume in many ways such as ammonia (NH₃) volatilization, aerial nitrous oxide (N₂O) loss, nitrate (NO₃ --N) leaching, and runoff and/or erosion. Soil fertility, crop yield, water quality, and …

Evaluating E. Coli Particle Attachment And The Impact On Transport During High Flows, Louis Amegbletor

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Fecal indicator bacteria, including E. coli, are the leading cause of water quality impairments within assessed waters in the United States. The source of E. coli includes WWTP, leaking sewers, animal manure, wildlife, livestock, and stream bed sediment. Storm events contribute to bacteria loading within waters through wash-in of land sources of bacteria and resuspension of bacteria within sediments. Bacteria introduced into the water column are either attached to particles or are unattached (or free-living). The goal of this study was to examine the attachment of E. coli to different particle sizes, including their impact on contributing to water …

Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Ii Activity And Expression In The Aged Mouse Hippocampus, James Mitchum

Honors Theses

CaM Kinase II (Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II) is a serine/threonine-specific protein kinase enzyme that acts as a critical regulator of learning and memory. It has previously been shown that the inability of CaMKII to maintain activation is connected to memory deficits within the aging brain. While the connection between CaMKII dysfunction and learning and memory impairments is well established, little is known about the changes that cause CaMKII dysfunction. Our research set out to investigate if CaMKII is altered during the process of aging. Specifically, we looked at activity, regulation, and stability by conducting experiments to quantify CaMKII levels of …

Food Federalism: States, Local Governments, And The Fight For Food Sovereignty, Sarah B. Schindler

Faculty Publications

Recently, a number of states have sought to withdraw or restrain local power. In this Article, which is part of the “Re-Thinking State Relevance” symposium hosted by the Ohio State Law Journal, I write about a state taking the opposite approach, and attempting to affirmatively endow its local governments with additional powers. The state is Maine, and the context is control over local food production and sales. This Article begins by addressing the emergence of the sustainable local foods movement broadly, and reasons for the growth of this movement. It then focuses more pointedly on the food sovereignty movement, considering …

She's Nobody's Child/The Law Can't Touch Her At All': Seeking To Bring Dignity To Legal Proceedings Involving Juveniles, Michael L. Perlin, Alison Lynch

Articles & Chapters

Recent Supreme Court decisions declaring unconstitutional both capital punishment (Roper v. Simmons, 2005) and life without parole (Graham v. Florida, 2010) in cases involving juveniles might lead a casual observer to think that we are now in an era in which dignity of juveniles is privileged in the legal system and in which humiliation and shame are subordinated. This observation, sadly, would be wrong.

Inquiries into a range of issues involving juveniles – commitment to psychiatric institutions; trials in juvenile courts; aspects of criminal procedure that, in many jurisdictions, bar juveniles from raising the incompetency status or the insanity defense; …

The New Mexico National Guard Before And During World War I, David V. Holtby

New Mexico Historical Review

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Billy The Kid Among The Novelists, Richard W. Etulain

New Mexico Historical Review

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Full Issue, New Mexico Historical Review

New Mexico Historical Review

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Book Reviews

New Mexico Historical Review

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The Curious Case Of Wendell V. Glaxosmithkline Llc, David L. Faigman, Jennifer Mnookin

Seton Hall Law Review

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The Five Functions Of Forensic Science And The Validation Issues They Raise: A Piece To Incite Discussion On Validation, D. Michael Risinger

Seton Hall Law Review

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The Science And Law Underlying Post-Conviction Challenges To Shaken Baby Syndrome Convictions: A Response To Professor Imwinkelried, Keith A. Findley, D. Michael Risinger

Seton Hall Law Review

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A Brief Comment On The Response By Professors Findley And Risinger To My Original Contribution To Professor Risinger’S Symposium, Edward J. Imwinkelried

Seton Hall Law Review

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Defining Effective Teaching In Environmental Education: A Georgia 4-H Case Study, Lillian G. Meighan, Nicholas E. Fuhrman

Journal of Research in Technical Careers

Many studies have examined the positive learning outcomes of environmental education (EE), yet few have questioned the means for achieving such outcomes through non-formal teaching methods. Six interviews and four observations were conducted with 4-H environmental educators in Georgia. Study participants defined effective instruction in Georgia 4-H EE as novel and student-centered, where the educator utilizes their own distinct teaching styles, management of the learning environment, and extra resources while capitalizing on teachable moments. Educators worked to create both personal and environmental connections to inspire students to pursue science and environmental careers. EE trainings should prepare educators with either natural …

Safe Drinking Water In The U.S.: A Prediction Of When The Entire U.S. Population Will Have Access To Safe Drinking Water, Blossom Hamika, Haley Merrill, Zoyla Orellana

Math 365 Class Projects

This research is to show when all of the U.S. will have access to safe drinking water.

Ethical Considerations Of Ovarian And Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation In Pre-Pubertal Children Who Cannot Assent, Katarina Lee

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

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In Vitro Susceptibility Of Seven Antifungal Agents Againstdermatophytes Isolated In İstanbul, Rabi̇ye Altinbaş, Fatma Özakkaş, Ayşe Bariş, Deni̇z Turan, Sümeyye Şen

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Dermatophytes are the causative agents of dermatophytosis, which is a common disease worldwide that affects the hair, skin, and nails. Dermatophytes comprise more than 40 species in 3 genera: Microsporum, Trichophyton, and Epidermaphyton. In this study, we aimed to determine the effectiveness of seven antifungal agents: amphotericin B, terbinafine, itraconazole, voriconazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, and fluconazole. Materials and methods: A sensitivity study was performed using a microdilution method in accordance with the CLSI M38-A2 standards using isolates of Trichophyton rubrum (n = 55), Microsporum canis (n = 9), and Trichophyton interdigitale (n = 2), which were identified by sequencing the …

The Role Of Melatonin In Preventing Ovarian Tissue Damage In Rats Exposed To Magnetic Fields, Zahi̇de Küçük, Uğurkan Erkayiran, Muzaffer Çaydere, Damla Kayalp, Deni̇z Karçaaltincaba

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Objectives: We observed the efficacy of melatonin in preventing ovarian tissue damage in rats exposed to magnetic fields. Materials and methods: Forty rats were divided into four treatment groups: Group 1, control group (n = 10); Group 2, melatonin administration only (n = 10); Group 3, magnetic field exposure only (n = 10); Group 4, magnetic field exposure with melatonin administration (n = 10). The magnetic field was applied at a dose of 20 μT for 30 min/day for 10 days. Melatonin was orally administered at a dose of 10 mg/kg. We evaluated follicle count, degree of fibrosis, amount of …

The Histopathological Effects Of Calcium Triglyceride Bone Cement Andchitosan On The Healing Of Experimental Bone Defects, Levent Uslucan, Berkem Atalay, Cüneyt Korhan Oral, Mustafa Sami̇ Yildirim, Abdulkadi̇r Burak Çankaya

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: This study evaluated the histopathological effects of two different bone grafts, calcium triglyceride bone cement (CTBC) and chitosan, on the healing of experimental bone defects. Materials and methods: Ninety-two Sprague Dawley male rats, with a weight of 240 ± 20 g, were used. Two experimental groups that consisted of 64 rats were divided into four subgroups due to the sacrification days, which were 7, 14, 30, and 60. After creating an 8-mm- long and 1-mm-wide cortico-cancellous bone defect in the right tibia of each rat, CTBC and chitosan were applied to the bone defects. In the main group, after …

A Study Of The Factors Influencing Algebraic Problem Solving By Individuals With Visual Impairments, Sean Richards Tikkun

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This study investigated the cognitive factors that impact the completion of mathematics problems, specifically algebraic-reasoning, by individuals who use tactile materials (i.e., braille) compared to those who use print materials. The inquiry investigated working memory, task time, cognitive load, efficiency, and the predictive quality of cognitive and noncognitive factors regarding task time. Research was conducted on college students enrolled at two midwestern universities. Participants completed an algebraic-reasoning task with cognitive load ratings, an operational span assessment, and a demographic survey that included a 12-item grit scale. Participants using tactile materials also completed a Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science …