Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU): Recent submissions
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Freeze foaming: a novel process for the synthesis of foam ceramics
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Engineering, 2018)Foam is a class of materials that was developed only after World War II and ceramic foams are still in development. Many of the processes for synthesizing ceramic foam require the burning out of a polymer scaffold or the ... -
Exploring the role of water in tree growth and what trees can tell us about the hydroclimate of the past
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2018)Here, we revisit the role of water potential in tree growth control using a field-based approach to exploring the role of soil moisture supply and atmospheric moisture demand on tree water potential and subsequently, growth. ... -
Nurse willingness to implement iPad-based education in the care of heart-failure patients
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2018)The aim of this Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) scholarly project was to investigate nurse willingness to accept the use of technology for implementation of standardized heart-failure self-care education in an acute-care ... -
Gas-surface interactions with sp 2 carbon in extreme environments
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2018)Molecular beam scattering experiments can determine the relative importance of reactive and non-reactive processes that occur when a surface is bombarded with high energy atoms and molecules. The mechanisms by which these ... -
Analysis of hadrosaur teeth from Egg Mountain Quarry, a diffuse microsite locality, upper Cretaceous, Two Medicine Formation, northwest Montana
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2018)Egg Mountain locality as part of the Willow Creek Anticline in the Upper Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of northwest Montana has become well known for its preservation of dinosaur eggs, eggshell, nesting traces, insect ... -
The progression from acute to chronic low back pain: a systematic review of risk factors and practice recommendations
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2018)Acute low back pain (LBP) is common and can lead to chronic LBP. Chronic LBP carries the risk of significant financial burden and reduced quality of life. If low back pain persists beyond six weeks, the likelihood of ... -
The Staphylococcus aureus two component system, SaeR/S, modulates monocyte production of TNF-alpha to influence neutrophil functions
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters and Science, 2018)Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a commensal organism that colonizes the anterior nares of more than half the population. Although most individuals colonized with S. aureus remain asymptomatic, showing no signs of ... -
Impacts of dryland farming systems on biodiversity, plant-insect interactions, and ecosystem services
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2018)Farming system impacts the structure and functioning of associated biodiversity and plant-insect interactions. However, the extent of these impacts is largely unknown in drylands of the Northern Great Plains, an important ... -
The potential of sugar resources in the reproductive biology of wheat stem sawfly parasitoids
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2018)The wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus, is the most destructive insect pest of wheat, Triticum aestivum, in the Northern Great Plains of North America. Biological control by Bracon cephi and Bracon lissogaster is an important ... -
Increasing health literacy in adolescents
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2018)Nearly half of American adults have difficulty understanding and using health information. Despite numerous efforts to address health literacy, measurable improvements have been limited. Measures and improvements in the ... -
Identification of barriers and facilitators to the implementation of an opioid-alternative protocol to treat patients with migraine in the emergency department
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2018)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention list prescription medication (opioid) overdoses as the leading cause of death because of injury in the United States. This overwhelming statistic has led to what is now being ... -
Long-term impacts of childhood Medicaid expansions on crime
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2018)This paper examines the effects of public health insurance expansions among children in the 1980s and 1990s on their criminal activity later in life. Using a panel of the states' 1980-1990 birth cohorts and a simulated ... -
Improving quality through the development of a benzodiazapine sparing protocol for treating alcohol withdrawal in a community correctional setting
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2018)Alcohol detoxification within community correctional environments poses significant challenges to local jurisdictions that are called to manage rising rates of incarceration among citizens with complex health needs including ... -
Travel behavior and decision-making biases of lift access backcountry skiers on Saddle Peak, Bridger Mountains, Montana, USA
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters and Science, 2018)Backcountry skiers recreate in a complex environment, with the goal of minimizing the risk of avalanche hazard and maximizing recreational opportunities. Traditional backcountry outings start and end in uncontrolled ... -
Snowshoe hare habitat use and silvicultural influences in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2019)Snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) are the main prey base of the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) and are an important food source for many forest carnivores. Snowshoe hare research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is ... -
Assessment of non-lethal tools to assign sex, stage of maturity, and reproductive condition in Burbot Lota lota
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2019)Non-lethal tools (plasma sex steroid concentrations and ultrasound) were assessed to assign sex, stage of maturity, and reproductive condition (non-reproductive and reproductive) in Burbot Lota lota from Lake Roosevelt, ... -
Policy development: practice improvement, blind sweep fetal fibronectin collection
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2019)Recognizing preterm labor can help guide the management of care of the mother and fetus between the obstetrician and registered nurse. A simple test called the rapid fetal fibronectin (fFN) can detect proteins that are ... -
Insights into the molecular mechanisms of sensing and responding to the host by Staphylococcus aureus
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2019)Two-component systems (TCSs) are highly conserved across bacteria and are used to rapidly sense and respond to changing environmental conditions. The human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus uses the S. aureus exoprotein ... -
Evaluation of embryo suppression methods for nonnative lake trout in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2019)Introduced Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush threaten native Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park. Gill nets have been used to suppress subadult and adult ... -
Weed and crop discrimination with hyperspectral imaging and machine learning
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Engineering, 2019)Herbicide-resistant weed biotypes are spreading across crop fields nationally and internationally and mapping them with traditional crop science methods - cloning plants and testing their resistance levels in a lab - are ...
