Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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An integrative process: acupressure to prevent and treat postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing abdominal surgery
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2017)Problem Statement: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) continues to be problematic for surgical patients despite use of new-generation antiemetics. Purpose: This project was designed to bridge a knowledge gap for ... -
Fungal production of biofuel and flavor compounds in liquid and solid state
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Engineering, 2017)Oil reserves are limited, so new sources of fuels and petroleum byproducts must be found. Some endophytic, filamentous fungi produce fuel and flavor relevant compounds from minimally pretreated cellulosic materials. ... -
Modeling mass balance at Robertson Glacier, Alberta, Canada 1912-2012
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2017)Glacier mass balance is important to study due to the role of glaciers in the hydrological cycle. Glacier mass balance is typically difficult to measure without numerous in situ measurements and monitoring over the course ... -
Cultivating genius: an exploratory case study of the genius hour instructional technique and its effect on the identity and self-efficacy of high school science students
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 2017)Genius Hour, a project-based instructional technique that promotes learner autonomy, has developed a dedicated following among teachers. However, despite the widespread enthusiasm about Genius Hour in the K-12 classroom, ... -
Effect of agronomic practices on disease incidence, severity, and impacts in Montana cropping systems
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2017)Integrated pest management is at the foundation of sustainable cropping systems. This thesis investigated 1) the influence of alternative host plants and agronomic practices on Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) risk, and ... -
American Zion: Mormon perspectives on landscape from Zion National Park to the Bundy family war
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2017)This dissertation is about Mormon views on landscape and resource use from Euro-American settlement in what is today southern Utah and southeastern Nevada, to the current range battles over public lands. In journals, ... -
On the usability of continuous time bayesian networks: improving scalability and expressiveness
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Engineering, 2017)The Continuous Time Bayesian Network (CTBN) is a model capable of compactly representing the behavior of discrete state systems that evolve in continuous time. This is achieved by factoring a Continuous Time Markov Process ... -
Design and implementation of a real-time system to characterize functional connectivity between cortical areas
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Engineering, 2017)Despite a thorough mapping of the anatomical connectivity between brain regions and decades of neurophysiological studies of neuronal activity within the various areas, our understanding of the nature of the neural signals ... -
Factored evolutionary algorithms: cooperative coevolutionary optimization with overlap
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Engineering, 2017)Factored Evolutionary Algorithms (FEA) define a relatively new class of evolutionary-based optimization algorithms that have been successfully applied to various problems, such as training neural networks and performing ... -
Paleofire patterns in Tasmania: postglacial and Holocene record of fire and vegetation from Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2017)On centennial to millennial timescales fire regimes are driven by climate changes, vegetation composition, and human activities. In this study, I reconstructed the vegetation and fire history of Cradle Mountain-Lake St ... -
Understanding the role of social values in ranchland management decision-making: collaborative research with Montana ranchers
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2017)Montana's ranching communities are considered socio-ecological systems (SES), a term which recognizes the role of the social component within a land-based whole. This component includes the decision-making process of ... -
Development of non-proprietary ultra high performance concrete
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Engineering, 2017)Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) has mechanical and durability properties that far exceed those of conventional concrete. Particularly, UHPC has compressive and post-cracking tensile strengths of around 20 ksi and ... -
Male migration and family-related outcomes
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2017)The income benefits of out-migrant work in developing countries are well established. However, much less is known about changes in women's empowerment that might occur during spousal migration spells. Two main questions ... -
Surgency: a holistic model
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2017)Previous examinations of the temperamental trait surgency have largely focused on single facets of the global construct rather than attempting to identify how- or if- individual facets truly converge to comprise a global ... -
Development of a smart camera system using a system on module FPGA
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Engineering, 2017)Imaging systems can now produce more data than conventional PCs with frame grabbers can process in real-time. Moving real-time custom computation as close as possible to the image sensor will alleviate the bandwidth ... -
Implementation of culturally sensitive and informed health education as a part of the 'wash approach' to controlling soil-transmitted helminth infections in the rural village of Bati Kelo, east Shewa Zone, Adama Wereda, Ethiopia
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2017)Problem Statement: A lack of population-specific approaches and interventions exist with regards to soil-transmitted helminth control measures, thus resulting in significantly reduced effectiveness and lasting impact. ... -
Summer camp's color line: racialized landscapes and the struggle for integration, 1890-1950
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2017)Though seldom discussed in the larger struggle for African American equality, the ideological and physical exclusion of people of color from outdoor spaces reveals the pervasive, and insidiously widespread nature of white ... -
Monitoring physical activity in persons living with fibromyalgia: a healthcare delivery innovations project
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2017)Physical activity is an important component of symptom management in patients with fibromyalgia. A means to aid fibromyalgia patients in developing, monitoring and achieving physical activity goals may be useful in fostering ... -
The synthesis and study of TF antigen functionalized dendrimers and dendrimer end group characterization and indium(III) promoted glycosylation
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2017)Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers were functionalized with the Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF) antigen to study the multivalent effects on the galectin-3 mediated homotypic aggregation of A549 cells. TF antigen functionalized ... -
Preschool food waste and nutrition behavior
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 2017)While fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption is a key component of healthy diets, evidence demonstrates that preschool-aged children in the USA do not meet dietary recommendations for FVs. Preliminary research has shown ...
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