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An Affective Computing in Virtual Reality Environments for Managing Surgical Pain and Anxiety
(2019-12)Pain and anxiety are common accompaniments of surgery. About 90% of people indicate elevated levels of anxiety during pre-operative care, and 66% of the people report moderate to high levels of pain immediately after ... -
An Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatile From Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) Is Repellent to Diorhabda carinulata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
(2020-10)The leaf beetle Diorhabda carinulata Desbrochers (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) was introduced into the United States in 1999 for classical biological control of the exotic woody invader saltcedar (Tamarix spp. L. [Caryophyllales: ... -
Xylan Is Critical for Proper Bundling and Alignment of Cellulose Microfibrils in Plant Secondary Cell Walls
(2021-09)Plant biomass represents an abundant and increasingly important natural resource and it mainly consists of a number of cell types that have undergone extensive secondary cell wall (SCW) formation. These cell types are ... -
Envisioning the Rural Practicum: A Means to Positively Affect Recruitment and Retention in Rural Schools
(2020)Recruitment and retention of teachers in rural areas continue to dominate educational narratives across the country. School districts, state agencies, and university schools of education have instituted strategies including ... -
Dominance Effects and Functional Enrichments Improve Prediction of Agronomic Traits in Hybrid Maize
(2020-05)Single-cross hybrids have been critical to the improvement of maize (Zea mays L.), but the characterization of their genetic architectures remains challenging. Previous studies of hybrid maize have shown the contribution ... -
Vegetation Distribution and Production in Rocky Mountain Climates—with Emphasis on Whitebark Pine
(International Workshop on Subalpine Stone Pines and Their Environment: the Status of Our Knowledge, 1992)The distribution and production of vegetation on the altitudinal J gradient (grassland-forest-alpine) was plotted against climatic parameters to evaluate hypothetical controlling factors. (1) Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) ... -
Climates Where Stone Pines Grow, A Comparison
(International Workshop on Subalpine Stone Pines and Their Environment: the Status of Our Knowledge, 1992)------ Abstract-While stone pine climates are similar adapted to relatively moderate climates may be excluded from, species the ranges of congeners by more severe climates, and species with longer warm-moiBt growing ... -
Improving transport in hydrogels for 3D bioprinting applications
(Montana State University - Bozeman, Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering, 2021)Hydrogels are soft, water-based gels with widespread applications in medicine, tissue engineering, and biotechnology. Many of these applications require structuring hydrogels in three-dimensional space. Light-based 3D ... -
Comparing network models of gap gene interaction during Drosophila melanogaster development
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2021)Early development of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) facilitated by the gap gene network has been shown to be incredibly robust, and the same patterns emerge even when the process is seriously disrupted. In this thesis ... -
Impacts of a non-native forb, Alyssum desertorum Stapf., and non-target effects of Indaziflam in the sagebrush steppe of Yellowstone National Park
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2021)Non-native plants can reduce biodiversity and disrupt essential ecosystem services and functions. For most non-native plant species however, quantitative evidence of negative effects is lacking, as are fundamental demographic ... -
Vaginal dilation after pelvic radiotherapy
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2021)This quality improvement project addressed the inequity between assessment of female versus male sexual health in patients undergoing pelvic radiotherapy. Women undergoing pelvic radiotherapy suffer from the long-term side ... -
Common ground: finding an American aesthetic in ceramics through the history of wilderness and ceramic art in America
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2021)My quest to find a unifying principle that constitutes 'American ceramics' has led me to survey the histories of studio ceramics in America and Wilderness and Nature in America. I've discovered resounding similarities ... -
Investigating the impacts of agricultural land use change on regional climate processes in the northern North American Great Plains
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2021)The northern North American Great Plains (NNAGP) is the area defined by the Upper Missouri River Basin and the Canadian Prairies. It is a semi-arid region categorized by large stretches of grassland, pasture, and crops. ... -
Fish assemblage response to habitat restoration in Elk Springs Creek, Montana: implications for arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) restoration
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2021)The abundance and distribution of Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus in Montana have declined substantially during the past century as a result of habitat degradation and loss. Biologists tasked with conserving Arctic ... -
The horses with no names: lessons from the U.S. Civil War
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2021)Historians have paid insufficient attention to horses in the study of military history. The US Civil War is no exception. Horses were central to the conduct and outcome of the Civil War. They provided the essential motive ... -
A timeline of how Native Americans/indigenous peoples have decolonized & indigenized: opera, jazz, & blues
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2021)At the beginning of the assimilation era, Indigenous Tribes in North America were suppressed into western civilization. Suppression of Native American culture was rampant and still is. The art of music has come back with ... -
Investigation of crack arrest fracture toughness of laboratory-manufactured polycrystalline ice
(Montana State University - Bozeman, Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering, 2021)Approximately 50% of ice mass loss from ice sheets is due to icebergs breaking off in a process called calving. Icebergs are created through the incremental growth of crevasses, which are large fractures in the ice. Crevasse ... -
Evaluating provider opinion of telepsychiatry
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2021)Telepsychiatry, or two-way video conferencing for psychiatric purposes, has been around for the last 60 years. However, full implementation of its usage has stalled. Research has shown that clinical outcomes and patient ... -
The use of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and measures of cattle temperament to predict feedlot perfromance of commercial beef cattle
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2021)The objective of this study was to identify small molecule metabolites in a serum sample taken at entry into the feedlot that can predict performance, and animal health. One-hundred and thirty-one Angus x Simmental steers ... -
Assessment of variation in the detection and prevalence of blood parasites among sympatrically breeding geese in western Alaska
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2021)Haemosporidian parasites may impact avian health and are subject to shifts in distribution and abundance with changing ecological conditions. Therefore, understanding variation in parasite prevalence is important for ...
