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September 25, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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September 22, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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September 18, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

No abstract provided.

September 15, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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September 11, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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An Evidence Based Education For Registered Nurses Working In A Delirium Room, Sheila M. Wiegman

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

Introducing Dinamo: A Package For Calculating Protein Circular Dichroism Using Classical Electromagnetic Theory, Igor V. Uporov, Neville Y. Forlemu, Rahul Nori, Tsvetan Aleksandrov, Boris A. Sango, Yvonne E. Bongfen Mbote, Sandeep Pothuganti, Kathryn A. Thomasson

Chemistry Faculty Publications

The dipole interaction model is a classical electromagnetic theory for calculating circular dichroism (CD) resulting from the π-π* transitions of amides. The theoretical model, pioneered by J. Applequist, is assembled into a package, DInaMo, written in Fortran allowing for treatment of proteins. DInaMo reads Protein Data Bank formatted files of structures generated by molecular mechanics or reconstructed secondary structures. Crystal structures cannot be used directly with DInaMo; they either need to be rebuilt with idealized bond angles and lengths, or they need to be energy minimized to adjust bond lengths and bond angles because it is common for crystal structure …

September 4, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

No abstract provided.

September 3, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the September 3, 2015, meeting of the University Senate. 20 pages

Volume 53, Number 3: September 02, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Global Diversification And Ipo Returns, David C. Mauer, Song Wang, Xiao Wang, Yilei Zhang

Economics & Finance Faculty Publications

A large number of newly listed firms have significant involvement in international business activity. In this paper, we examine the effect of international business activity on the pricing of initial public offerings (IPOs), post-IPO performance, and survival. In a large sample of U.S. IPOs over 1981–2012, we find that firms with exports and/or foreign sales prior to going public have significantly lower underpricing than firms without international business activity. Furthermore, firms with international business activity significantly outperform purely domestic IPO firms over 3- and 5-year periods after going public and have a significantly higher survival rate. Overall, we provide strong …

September 1, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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August 28, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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Volume 53, Number 2: August 26, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Summer Commencement: August 7, 2015, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Summer Commencement program from August 7, 2015.

Volume 52, Number 51: August 05, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Caffeine Use Within The Safety Sensitive Industry, Cory Austin Mullins

Theses and Dissertations

This study is an in-depth look at caffeine use and its effect on individuals who work within a safety and security sensitive job industry. The focus of this paper is on the current use of caffeine in our society as well as the overuse/abuse of the drug and the causes behind it. This paper will highlight the negative impacts caffeine has on the human body and its cognitive thinking skills but does not neglect the positive impacts as well. Caffeine in energy drinks and similar products is used in an attempt to retain one’s alertness and focus, with little regard …

Deixis In Shughni: Grammatical And Semantic Considerations, Katja S. Mueller

Theses and Dissertations

Shughni is one of the best documented and described languages of the Pamirs. Linguistic research so far has focused on the verbal system of Shughni grammar but no detailed study has been done on the deictic system of the language. In this thesis I will describe grammatical and semantic aspects of the deictic system in Shughni.

During the course of the project I observed natural conversations, and listened to stories and discussions, and additionally I elicited sentences or conversations in order to clarify structures or understanding of previous observations.

In this thesis I describe the grammatical structures of Shughni deixis …

Improving Screening And Outcomes For Postpartum Depression, Elizabeth Jahn

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

Computer-Assisted Vocabulary Learning For Deaf Learners Of Foreign Sign Languages, Benjamin J. Cavaletto

Theses and Dissertations

Deaf people have as great or greater need and desire to learn foreign languages as their hearing peers. Currently it is difficult for these learners to find courses and materials that are appropriate for their learning needs. Especially difficult is finding courses or learning materials for learning sign languages, which are more motivating and more accessible for Deaf learners than spoken languages. Additionally, evidence is presented that learning a foreign sign language can act as a bridge to learning a spoken language from the same region. The study presented in this thesis tested the efficacy of a computer-assisted vocabulary learning …

Reactive Motions In A Fully Autonomous Crs Catalyst 5 Robotic Arm Based On Rgbd Data, Arad Haselirad

Theses and Dissertations

This study proposes a method to perform velocity estimation using motion blur in a single image frame along x and y axes in the camera coordinate system and intercept a moving object with a robotic arm. It will be shown that velocity estimation in a single image frame improves the system's performance. The majority of previous studies in this area require at least two image frames to measure the target's velocity. In addition, they mostly employ specialized equipments which are able to generate high torques and accelerations.

The setup consists of a 5 degree of freedom robotic arm and a …

The Identification Of Maltreatment In Children With Disabilities: An Education Program, Jessica Leigh Ahmann

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

Volume 52, Number 48: July 15, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Characterization And Evaluation Of The Bakken Petroleum System For Co2 Enhanced Oil Recovery, James A. Sorensen, Jason R. Braunberger, Guoxiang (Gavin) Liu, Steven A. Smith, Steven A. Hawthorne, Edward N. Steadman, John A. Harju

EERC Publications, Papers, & Presentations

Application of the findings to the U.S. Department of Energy methodology for estimating CO₂ EOR and storage capacity suggests that 4 Bbbl (billion barrels) to 7 Bbbl of incremental oil could be produced from the Bakken, resulting in a net storage of 1.9 to 3.2 billion tons of CO₂.

Vol. 40, No. 2: Summer 2015, School Of Medicine & Health Sciences

North Dakota Medicine Archive

No abstract provided.

Some Comments On Cavenagh, Costelloe, Davis, And Howell (2015), Manish Rami

Communication Sciences & Disorders Faculty Publications

This letter addresses some concern in Cavenagh, Costelloe, Davis, and Howell (2015) titled “Characteristics of Young Children Close to the Onset of Stuttering.” Concerns include incomplete report of collected data from speech samples and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, interpretation of some data from the Child Health Questionnaire, and other issues.

Determinants Of Systemic Risk And Information Dissemination, Marcelo Bianconi, Xiaxin Hua, Chih Ming Tan

Economics & Finance Faculty Publications

We introduce a measure of information dissemination for the determination of systemic risk, print-media consumer pessimism, controlling for VIX volatility. VIX volatility has a significant direct impact upon systemic risk of financial firms under distress, and consumer pessimism does impact upon firm's financial stress via the externality of other firm's financial stress. In the internet bubble of the 1990s, pessimism predicts larger systemic risk in the whole period of exuberance while the VIX predicts a sharp larger systemic risk in the height of the bubble. Our evidence suggests that consumer pessimism might be dominated by the VIX when predicting systemic …

Giving Literacy, Learning Literacy: Service Learning And School Book Drives, Anne Walker

Education, Health & Behavior Studies Faculty Publications

Service‐learning can provide a range of literacy learning experiences for children as they work to solve real world problems and engage in inquiry, collaboration and reflection. Rather than being an extracurricular activity, service‐learning projects are designed to meet standards and align with existing curriculum. This article explores how teachers can engage their students in literacy‐based service learning using the example of a book drive that supported literacy and children's libraries in Ethiopia. The article draws on both scholarly research and personal experience and provides practical information and resources.

May 7, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the May 7, 2015, meeting of the University Senate. 34 pages

Volume 52, Number 38: May 06, 2015, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.