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Framing And Contesting Unauthorized Work, Angela D. Morrison Jan 2022

Framing And Contesting Unauthorized Work, Angela D. Morrison

Faculty Scholarship

Unauthorized workers face precarity in the workplace and the threat of forced expulsion from their communities. Some of the reasons for that precarity result from how the law frames unauthorized workers. The law views unauthorized workers as lacking full human or civil rights, as “unauthorized,” to the exclusion of their other identities. The legal system also creates a binary that views unauthorized workers as either criminals who are complicit in their exploitation or passive victims for employers to exploit. This Article draws on social movement literature to theorize the processes that result in this framing and to explore how immigrant …

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Green-Line: Nature In An Urban Setting, Hunter Chaput Jan 2022

Green-Line: Nature In An Urban Setting, Hunter Chaput

Architecture Theses

Many cities lack one of the most beautiful and important aspects of life, nature. When people think of cities they think of traffic and concrete and congestion. It can be a big turn off to people who are used to trees and grass and the empty sounds of nature. With the ever-expanding construction of cities nature gets pushed farther and farther out. Grass turns into concrete, trees get chopped down and in their place businesses are built. Thus, the question arises: how can architecture help bring nature back into the city? For the past century cities have been designed around …

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Thinking Ahead: Preparing Young Minds For A Future World, Alecia Vogl Jan 2022

Thinking Ahead: Preparing Young Minds For A Future World, Alecia Vogl

Architecture Theses

Change occurs in a variety of ways. Sometimes overnight, sometimes silently over years. Consider the revolutions of the past forty years. Those in 2020 alone. Ponder the magnitude of changes our children will experience over the coming century. This thesis explores the relationship between future realities and our current understandings. Quantitative research, logical argumentation, and correlational research will offer a comprehensive look into the patterns of this ever-changing world. Case study analysis and qualitative research assess learning environments and understanding of building form as a key contributor to user experience. An independent learning environment, a museum of the future blended …

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Edgar Allan Poe Rare Books Library At Yale University: The Rematerialization Of Language, Luke Devries Jan 2022

Edgar Allan Poe Rare Books Library At Yale University: The Rematerialization Of Language, Luke Devries

Architecture Theses

Michel de Certeau states, “The current industrial mass production of visual imagery tends to alienate vision from emotional involvement and identification and turns imagery into a mesmerizing flow without focus or participation” (Pallasmaa). Based upon a critique of the expedient exchange of information in our modern culture, this thesis examines how creative language and the act of reading itself might open an interpretive dimension for new pathways that are more and more lost in our current cultural milieu. Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s story La Ligeia, which follows a grieving lover through the death and reemergence of his first true …

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Wellness In Educational Facilities, Carol Carpenter Jan 2022

Wellness In Educational Facilities, Carol Carpenter

Architecture Theses

Universally children are sent to attend school to gain basic knowledge in most communities. In the United States the standard is about 7 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 13 years. These educational institutions that are in place have a strong impact on the growth and development of young individuals. Many schools are historical or show strong elements that speak to the time they were built. These elements include architectural style, classroom size, amounts, and types, and systems within the building. As communities grow from the framework in which the school was originally constructed, there lies the opportunity …

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Natural Disasters, Institutions, And Economic Recovery: Effects Of Hurricane Katrina, Corbin Carl Thomas Clark Jan 2022

Natural Disasters, Institutions, And Economic Recovery: Effects Of Hurricane Katrina, Corbin Carl Thomas Clark

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

This study analyzes the effects of Hurricane Katrina on formal and informal institutions in Louisiana, Florida, and Mississippi to provide insights into the recovery trajectories of the states. I use the synthetic control method to construct counterfactual states. I find that the hurricane had large and lingering effects on population and per capita income in all three states, with differing impacts on formal and informal institutions. In Louisiana, the hurricane led to increases in labor market freedom, minimum wage freedom (i.e. deregulation), and property tax freedom (i.e. tax reduction), along with permanent increases in government spending and the government employment. …

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Mapping The Unconventional Monetary Policy Of The Fed With Financial Market, Proma Sen Gupta Jan 2022

Mapping The Unconventional Monetary Policy Of The Fed With Financial Market, Proma Sen Gupta

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

The value of currency in circulation and the value of the assets side of the balance sheet has become a choice variable for implementing policy under the monetary policy framework introduced by Ben Bernanke during the 2008 financial crisis. While policy responses to changing economic conditions are obvious, the macroeconomy's response to these policy changes requires more thought. To evaluate, directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) have been used to analyze the monetary policy's reaction to shifting economic indicators. I am also interested in mapping the effects of changes as well as to find out the interdependencies among the policy variables along …

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Impacts Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Housing Markets, Tuhinur Rahman Chowdhury Jan 2022

Impacts Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Housing Markets, Tuhinur Rahman Chowdhury

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

Efficient housing markets are critical for economic stability in the United States. Over one million people died in the United States from COVID-19. One method employed to halt the spread of the virus were stay-at-home orders. The effects of stay-at-home orders on different distributions of housing prices in 101 housing markets were investigated in this study. To estimate the effects of executive orders on house prices, an unconditional quantile regression model was employed for analysis. Results suggest that lower-priced houses experienced a larger price increase while the executive order was in effect. Following the expiration of the executive order, larger …

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A Field Study On Lidar Sensor For Unmanned Ground Vehicle Navigation Application In Precision Agriculture, Breeya Pederson Jan 2022

A Field Study On Lidar Sensor For Unmanned Ground Vehicle Navigation Application In Precision Agriculture, Breeya Pederson

Agribusiness and Biosystems Engineering

LiDAR sensor’s mapping and detection abilities make these sensors an important tool for research on navigation and object detection for robots and vehicles. This study used a ground robot and LiDAR sensor to collect navigational data sets from North Dakota State University Research Extension Center agricultural test plots in Carrington, ND. Three different height and angle combinations were used to study the factors that could potentially affect object detection. Three trials were run for each sensor placement and recorded the distance the laser pulse traveled and the intensity of the laser. The analysis results showed that the data did not …

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Rangeland Forage Growth Prediction, Logistics, Energy, And Economics Analysis And Tool Development Using Open-Source Software, Subhashree Navaneetha Srinivasagan Jan 2022

Rangeland Forage Growth Prediction, Logistics, Energy, And Economics Analysis And Tool Development Using Open-Source Software, Subhashree Navaneetha Srinivasagan

Agribusiness and Biosystems Engineering

Forage availability was crucial for livestock production across the United States. Rangelands occupied vast areas 31 % of land and were the primary source of forage for livestock. However, extreme climatic conditions such as drought affect rangeland forage production and pose a serious threat to the rangeland enterprise. This increases the need to monitor forage in vast rangelands and adapt to other measures such as cultivating or buying forage to balance demand and supply. Despite this need, resources (studies and tools) on rangeland forage monitoring and existing forage production, handling, and economics were scattered and scarce. Therefore, a comprehensive systematic …

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Using Uas Imagery And Computer Vision To Support Site-Specific Weed Control In Corn, Ranjan Sapkota Jan 2022

Using Uas Imagery And Computer Vision To Support Site-Specific Weed Control In Corn, Ranjan Sapkota

Agribusiness and Biosystems Engineering

Currently, a blanket application of herbicides across the field without considering the spatial distribution of weeds is the most used method to control weeds in corn. Unmanned aerial systems (UASs) can provide high spatial resolution imagery, which can be used to map weeds across a field with a high spatial and temporal resolution during early growing season to support site-specific weed control (SSWC). The proposed approach assumes that plants growing outside the corn rows are weeds that need to be controlled. For that, we are proposing the use of “Pixel Intensity Projection” (PIP) algorithm for the detection of corn rows …

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Evaluation Of Beef Cattle Temperament Using Infrared Thermography And Computer Vison Imaging Technologies, William Ogdahl Jan 2022

Evaluation Of Beef Cattle Temperament Using Infrared Thermography And Computer Vison Imaging Technologies, William Ogdahl

Animal Sciences

The aim of these studies are two-fold. The first, was to evaluate the use of infrared thermography (IRT) maximum, average, and minimum eye temperature (IRTMIN, IRTAVG, and IRTMAX, respectively) and percentage of eye white area (EW) to predict beef cattle temperament by assessing the relationship between IRT and EW traits with 4 established subjective and objective temperament scoring methods (n = 16 traits total). The second was to verify the feasibility of Video Technology (VT) as a measure of beef cattle temperament with minimal equipment and personnel and assess the accuracy and reliability of the VT measurements by comparing those …

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The Effect Of Hemp Byproduct Supplementation On Beef Quality, Kiersten Gundersen Jan 2022

The Effect Of Hemp Byproduct Supplementation On Beef Quality, Kiersten Gundersen

Animal Sciences

The supplementation of hempseed cake (hemp byproduct) could be considered an alternative protein and fiber source for ruminants such as cattle. Hempseed cake might be a successful alternative feed source due to cattle’s digestive abilities. Yet, the physiological effects caused by cannabinoids in hemp (cannabidiol [CBD] and (-)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinaol [THC]) are of concern. However, hemp with much less than 0.3% THC on a dry matter basis can remain a potential alternative feed ingredient. The objective of this study was to evaluate the significance of hempseed cake inclusion in a late finishing ration on carcass characteristics, meat quality characteristics, retail shelf-life, proximate …

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Understanding Consumer Acceptance Of Multiple Red Meat Products And Perceptions Of The American Meat Science Association’S Intercollegiate Meat Judging Program Benefits From Participants, Michaella Fevold Jan 2022

Understanding Consumer Acceptance Of Multiple Red Meat Products And Perceptions Of The American Meat Science Association’S Intercollegiate Meat Judging Program Benefits From Participants, Michaella Fevold

Animal Sciences

Per capita consumption of red meat products totaled 67 kg in 2017. Given the popularity of meat, it is important for meat scientists to monitor consumers acceptance of red meat products. Consumer acceptance of red meat products is driven by meat quality characteristics such as tenderness. The objectives of the second and third chapter was to investigate the influence of beef ribeye steak weight and thickness on purchasing behaviors of consumers and to better understand the effects of frozen storage on protein degradation, lipid oxidation, meat quality, and sensory characteristics of lamb. As beef carcasses have grown over the time …

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Evaluation Of The Relationship Between Size, Feeding Behavior, And Feed Efficency In Beef Cattle, Macie Mosher Jan 2022

Evaluation Of The Relationship Between Size, Feeding Behavior, And Feed Efficency In Beef Cattle, Macie Mosher

Animal Sciences

Feed efficiency in cow-calf operations can be influenced by multiple environmental and physiological factors. The current study examined the association between body size (weight, frame score, and volume), linear body measurements, and feeding behavior with different measures of feed efficiency in multiparous lactating beef cows. Prediction models for dry matter intake in cows using linear body measurements were also developed. Our findings indicate that body size measurements and feeding behavior may influence measures of efficiency. The inclusion of body measurements in prediction models of intake may serve as accurate and feasible methods for estimating intake of cows on farm. The …

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Pieces Of The Whole: Using The Research Process To Integrate Data Management And Information Literacy Skills, Patricia Condon, Megan Bresnahan, Eugenia Opuda Jan 2022

Pieces Of The Whole: Using The Research Process To Integrate Data Management And Information Literacy Skills, Patricia Condon, Megan Bresnahan, Eugenia Opuda

Faculty Publications

The research process is naturally embraced as part of the academic curriculum in higher education. Graduate students write theses and dissertations based on their original scholarships, undergraduate stu­dents produce papers for courses and work in labs or in the field, and both participate in faculty-led research projects. The research process is tack­led holistically through coursework, yet when library instructors are invited to teach students about information literacy and research data management topics, these may be presented as tangential to or mistimed with other course content and learning activities. In this chapter, the authors present a com­prehensive, student-centered model for teaching …

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On Fatigue Detection For Air Traffic Controllers Based On Fuzzy Fusion Of Multiple Features, Yi Hu, Zhuo Liu, Aiqin Hou, Chase Wu, Wenbin Wei, Yanjun Wang, Min Liu Jan 2022

On Fatigue Detection For Air Traffic Controllers Based On Fuzzy Fusion Of Multiple Features, Yi Hu, Zhuo Liu, Aiqin Hou, Chase Wu, Wenbin Wei, Yanjun Wang, Min Liu

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Fatigue detection for air traffic controllers is an important yet challenging problem in aviation safety research. Most of the existing methods for this problem are based on facial features. In this paper, we propose an ensemble learning model that combines both facial features and voice features and design a fatigue detection method through multifeature fusion, referred to as Facial and Voice Stacking (FV-Stacking). Specifically, for facial features, we first use OpenCV and Dlib libraries to extract mouth and eye areas and then employ a combination of M-Convolutional Neural Network (M-CNN) and E-Convolutional Neural Network (E-CNN) to determine the state of …

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Synthesis Of Novel Biomass-Derived Diol And Epoxide Monomers For Coatings Applications, Catherine Sutton Jan 2022

Synthesis Of Novel Biomass-Derived Diol And Epoxide Monomers For Coatings Applications, Catherine Sutton

Chemistry and Biochemistry

There are few monomers or precursors in the polymer industry that are more ubiquitous than bisphenol A (BPA). According to the CDC, about 5-6 billion pounds of BPA are produced worldwide annually. For the synthesis of coatings and polymeric materials, BPA is polymerized directly as a diol into polycarbonates or, to a lesser extent, glycidated into an epoxy monomer or resin. For coatings applications, BPA epoxy resins are utilized in protecting metal cans from acidic foods and beverages to heavy machinery like farm equipment from weather-related corrosion. In part, this popularity has led to scrutiny of the popular monomer from …

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The Planetary Rift: Awakening The Senses To The Necessity Of Nature, Trevor Guck Jan 2022

The Planetary Rift: Awakening The Senses To The Necessity Of Nature, Trevor Guck

Architecture Theses

Around the world, confirmation of the deterioration of our planet’s ecosystem is evident. It’s become so common that we are no longer disturbed by the incineration of ancient rainforests and depletion of drinkable water and breathable air. History shows that ancient humankind always saw themselves as fundamentally intertwined with Nature and understood that a balanced co-existence was vital for survival. However, as humankind advanced, we have severed ourselves from this life-giving force perceived in the rituals and symbols in the traditional world, pursuing instead an intellectualized agenda of productivity which has had a tremendous impact on our treatment of “Nature.” …

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Empowering Youth: The Potential Of Athletics, Jeanna Miller Jan 2022

Empowering Youth: The Potential Of Athletics, Jeanna Miller

Architecture Theses

My thesis focuses on designing a sports complex geared towards mentoring and encouraging young kids in athletics and opening their eyes to future opportunities. Many children today enjoy participation in sports, but society puts so much pressure on performance that the fun of learning and competing is lost. The goal of this project is to create a space that builds character by supporting relationships between athletes, parents, and coaches. In order to succeed in these goals, this project asks the question: how can intentional design influence the people interacting with the built environment? Can a building help foster relationships? This …

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Computational Community: An Aggregation Based Modular Housing Development, James Iii Thomson Jan 2022

Computational Community: An Aggregation Based Modular Housing Development, James Iii Thomson

Architecture Theses

How can computation and aggregation-based design tools be utilized in the creation of a modular housing development? Using existing computer modelling and computational programming tools, such as Rhinoceros and its plugin Grasshopper, a set of architectural objects can be created. Geometric data will be derived from these architectural objects and a set of spatial relationship rules will be developed. By using aggregation based and genetic solver Grasshopper plugins such as WASP and GALAPAGOS the arrangement of these architectural objects will organize themselves, based on set spatial relationship rules as well as a controlled set of testing constraints. The development of …

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Church Of The New And The Old, Greta Vogeler Jan 2022

Church Of The New And The Old, Greta Vogeler

Architecture Theses

Churches undoubtedly serve as an inspiration for many architects. Their emotional and physical presence to move people is undeniable. However, we can see a shift in their design and meaning through time. As the world changes so does the physical church building and our understanding of their light and material. From the Gothic cathedral to American sprawl, the desire for beauty has more and more turned into rational practicality. This problem not only affected the aesthetics of these buildings but can also has high probability of affecting the spiritual encounter that can happen through their design. The beginning church serves …

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Play And The Public Realm, Gabriella Toquam Jan 2022

Play And The Public Realm, Gabriella Toquam

Architecture Theses

Play is what makes us human. Play provides new perspectives which are required. Play promotes relationship, of those close to us and those in public, both needed relationships. We are more connected than ever in the modern day, yet we feel distant from our fellow man, especially when we meet him on the street. Symptoms of isolation include an unbalanced personal life and an empty social life. The comfort one feels at home, even with other people, is rarely or never experienced in public. The modern city can function as a creative space, but rediscovering the power of the public …

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Electrodynamic Suspension: The Future Of Rail Travel In The United States, Samuel Klun Jan 2022

Electrodynamic Suspension: The Future Of Rail Travel In The United States, Samuel Klun

Architecture Theses

With the steady increase in population throughout the United States, the issue of transportation is becoming more of a problem. With how prevalent personal car ownership is American culture, the number of vehicles on the road are drastically increasing, contributing to a rise in pollution. Aircraft flying overhead also have a large impact on the environment with the sheer amount of people that need to travel long distance for either work or pleasure. The incorporation of electrodynamic suspension rail systems spanning across the United States will allow a substitute for both automotive and airplane travel by reintroducing a third option …

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Found In Translation: Language And The Built Reality, Kiara Groth Jan 2022

Found In Translation: Language And The Built Reality, Kiara Groth

Architecture Theses

Language acts as the primary way humans understand themselves and the world, and through the learning of languages, we are able to mediate and enrich this exchange. As humans reach for understanding of the world they inhabit, how can language be used to influence the design and experience of architecture, and can it be used to bring together communities with cultural and linguistic differences? How do these parallel yet contrasting stories impact worldviews, imaginations, and behaviors? Minnesota has over 300 languages woven into its history. The people who speak these languages use them to give life to their own art, …

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Community Bridge, Emily Olson Jan 2022

Community Bridge, Emily Olson

Architecture Theses

The traumatizing effects of homelessness on families can have long lasting consequences, especially for children who often miss considerable amounts of school due to their newly disrupted life. Without a solid education, these children may struggle in the future to secure stable jobs which then places them at risk of entering back into homelessness. Additionally, homelessness in the United States comes with an attached stigma of being lazy, amoral, or even delinquent, so for parents or single mothers, the shame of being homeless can prevent them from seeking assistance and creates a barrier between them and the surrounding community. This …

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Changing And Adapting, Jordan Magistad Jan 2022

Changing And Adapting, Jordan Magistad

Architecture Theses

Sustainable architecture is growing in popularity and necessity all around the world. More and more people and governments are recognizing the need for sustainability to improve the health of the planet and the people that call it home. The problem is usually these projects are disconnected and just focus on one element, being green. This thesis focuses on how net-zero architecture, connections to nature and all-around interconnectivity can improve the health, wellbeing, and happiness of an entire community. Through a major mixed-use development on the bank of the St. Croix River, and exploration of how different architectural elements can have …

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Healthy Building, Healthy Living, Ryan Friesen Jan 2022

Healthy Building, Healthy Living, Ryan Friesen

Architecture Theses

In a world experiencing a pandemic with unhealthy global challenges; public spaces, businesses and people are struggling to stay ‘afloat’ as the world struggles to help. What most people do not realize is how much effect the built environment has on its surroundings and the users. The purpose of this thesis is to propose a solution in los Angeles, California, to create a high rise building that will make a strong and healthy impact on not just the users of the building, but of those in the city. By conducting research on the technological advances on sustainability, flexible space, and …

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The Other Side Of Paradise: How Architectural Design Can Impact The Recovery Of Suicidal Individuals, Survivors, And Bereaved Families, Mary Nyaronga Jan 2022

The Other Side Of Paradise: How Architectural Design Can Impact The Recovery Of Suicidal Individuals, Survivors, And Bereaved Families, Mary Nyaronga

Architecture Theses

This thesis explores how architectural design can impact the recovery process in individuals with suicidal thoughts, survivors of suicide, and the bereaved. Research on precedents, writings, and studies on psychological and biophilic elements will guide in creating a design that bridges the disconnect between human beings and nature. This disconnect has been created by mental illness and isolation despite networking and digital connection through social media.

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Regenerating Space For Community Enhancement, Emily Kreil Jan 2022

Regenerating Space For Community Enhancement, Emily Kreil

Architecture Theses

Urban development and master planning of a large site that lies within a growing city can unify and influence expansion in a community, if done so in a strategic and deliberate way. My thesis project will analyze the community benefits, best methods for urban regeneration, and eco-friendly improvements that can be made when transforming a vacant site into an innovation district. Innovation districts adjacent to university campuses are becoming more and more prominent throughout the United States, allowing for the sharing of facilities and resources needed to discover and create new ideas. Research of other large regeneration projects, as well …

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