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A New Idea: Ending Racial Disparity In The Identification Of Students With Emotional Disturbance, Nicole M. Oelrich

South Dakota Law Review

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Title Page, South Dakota Law Review

South Dakota Law Review

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Love Isn't All You Need: An Argument For Statutory Recognition Of Committed Heterosexual Relationships Under Intestacy Laws In South Dakota In Response To In Re Estate Of Duval, Brittany H. Hatting

South Dakota Law Review

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University And Law School Personnel, South Dakota Law Review

South Dakota Law Review

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Answering The Call: Drug Courts In South Dakota, Jerome Eckrich, Roland Loudenburg

South Dakota Law Review

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Title Page, South Dakota Law Review

South Dakota Law Review

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Government Speech In Transition, Helen Norton

South Dakota Law Review

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Masthead, South Dakota Law Review

South Dakota Law Review

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Remarks On The South Dakota Law Review Symposium: The Government Speech Doctrine March 1, 2012, Bob Burns

South Dakota Law Review

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Government May Not Speak Out-Of- Turn, Steven H. Goldberg

South Dakota Law Review

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Cattle On A Thousand Hills: Reflections On The Beef Checkoff Litigation, Ronald A. Parsons Jr.

South Dakota Law Review

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The Socio-Temporary In Architecture: Territories Of Second-Order Cybernetics, S Murrani

School of Art, Design and Architecture

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Passive Acoustic Vessel Localization, Pasang Sherpa Suwal

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis investigates the development of a low-cost passive acoustic system for localizing moving vessels to monitor areas where human activities such as fishing, snorkeling and poaching are restricted. The system uses several off-the-shelf sensors with unsynchronized clocks where the Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) or time delay is extracted by cross-correlation of the signal between paired sensors. The cross-correlation function uses phase correlation or Phase Transform (PHAT) which whitens the cross-spectrum in order to de-emphasize dominant frequency components. Using the locations of pairs of sensors as foci, hyperbolic equations can be defined using the time delay between them. With …

An Introduction To Climate Change, Geoffrey Swan

Research outputs 2012

A lecture presentation has been developed that introduces physics students to the science of climate change and its impact in society. Student feedback indicates a high level of satisfaction with the presentation.

Developing An Educational Video For Utilising An Oscilloscope In First Year Physics, Daniel Oswald, Graham Wild, Steven Hinckley

Research outputs 2012

We report the development of a multimedia resource designed to aid undergraduate engineering and physics students in learning the operation and functions of a Digital Storage Oscilloscope.

Gamma Irradiation In Fibre Bragg Gratings, Desmond Baccini, Steven Hinckley, Graham Wild, Connie Banos, Justin B. Davies

Research outputs 2012

We report a preliminary study of gamma radiation effects on the current generation of optical fibre Bragg grating sensors, and the effects of relaxation after gamma irradiation, as a function of dose.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Sco): Challenges Ahead And Potential Solutions, Stephen Grainger

Research outputs 2012

The SCO faces the challenges of improving cohesion, better managing relations with external parties, enlargement, variations of economic cooperation between member states, a slow pace of decision making and poor quality decision implementation. To mature and consolidate the organizations young and growing global status it needs to improve communications and relationships between all stakeholders, develop a legally binding framework, address economic and security issues, generate better leadership from its two largest partners and develop an enlargement program.

Optimisation Of Power Detection Interrogation Methods For Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors, Graham Wild, Steven Richardson

Research outputs 2012

We present a method to optimise the performance of power detection interrogation systems for fibre Bragg grating sensors. The performance of the different systems can be optimised in terms of their sensitivity and/or dynamic range.

The Cultural Analysis Paradigm: Women And Synagogue Ritual As A Case Study, Roberta Kwall

College of Law Faculty

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Reducibility, Degree Spectra, And Lowness In Algebraic Structures, Rebecca M. Steiner

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation addresses questions in computable structure theory, which is a branch of mathematical logic hybridizing computability theory and the study of familiar mathematical structures. We focus on algebraic structures, which are standard topics of discussion among model theorists. The structures examined here are fields, graphs, trees under a predecessor function, and Boolean algebras.

For a computable field F, the splitting set S_F of F is the set of polynomials in F[X] which factor over F, and the root set R_F of F is the set of polynomials in F[X] which have a root in F …

Common-Law Interpretation Of Appropriate Education: The Road Not Taken In Rowley, Mark Weber

College of Law Faculty

Thirty years old in 2012, Board of Education v. Rowley is the case that established a some-benefit or floor-of-opportunity standard for the services public school districts must provide to children who have disabilities. But the some-benefit approach is by no means the only one the Court could have adopted. It could have endorsed the view of the lower courts that each child with a disability must be given the opportunity to achieve his or her potential commensurate with the opportunity offered other children. Or it could have adopted a standard based on achievement of the child’s full potential or the …

Contract Breaches And The Criminal/Civil Divide: An Inter-Common Law Analysis, Monu Bedi

College of Law Faculty

Scholars have long debated why certain common law breaches in American jurisprudence receive criminal punishment (imprisonment) while others only receive civil sanctions (monetary damages). Scholars like Richard Posner and Guido Calabresi have used economic-based models and the notion of efficiency to explain why torts only receive civil sanctions but crimes receive criminal punishment. Others like John Coffee and Paul Robinson have questioned the explanatory power of these models. Instead, they have focused on the moral difference between torts and crimes. Simply put, a crime’s intentional nature makes it morally worse than the carelessness typified by tortious activity. Interestingly, scholars on …

Foundations Of Skeptical Theism: Cornea, Core, And Conditional Probabilities, Stephen J. Wykstra, Timothy Perrine

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Some skeptical theists use Wykstra's CORNEA constraint to undercut Rowestyle inductive arguments from evil. Many critics of skeptical theism accept CORNEA, but argue that Rowe-style arguments meet its constraint. But Justin McBrayer argues that CORNEA is itself mistaken. It is, he claims, akin to "sensitivity" or "truth-tracking" constraints like those of Robert Nozick; but counterexamples show that inductive evidence is often insensitive. We here defend CORNEA against McBrayer's chief counterexample. We first clarify CORNEA, distinguishing it from a deeper underlying principle that we dub "CORE." We then give both principles a probabilistic construal, and show how, on this construal, the …

Saté-Ii: Very Fast And Accurate Simultaneous Estimation Of Multiple Sequence Alignments And Phylogenetic Trees, Kevin Liu, Tandy J. Warnow, Mark T. Holder, Serita M. Nelesen

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Highly accurate estimation of phylogenetic trees for large data sets is difficult, in part because multiple sequence alignments must be accurate for phylogeny estimation methods to be accurate. Coestimation of alignments and trees has been attempted but currently only SATé estimates reasonably accurate trees and alignments for large data sets in practical time frames (Liu K., Raghavan S., Nelesen S., Linder C.R., Warnow T. 2009b. Rapid and accurate large-scale coestimation of sequence alignments and phylogenetic trees. Science. 324:1561-1564). Here, we present a modification to the original SATé algorithm that improves upon SATé (which we now call SATé-I) in terms of …

The Role Of The Congregation In Community Service: A Philanthropic Case Study, Mark T. Mulder, Kristen Napp, Neil E. Carlson, Zig Ingraffia

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

The authors discuss the Family Leadership Initiative, a collaboratively designed program to strengthen families and improve children's education in Grand Rapids, Mich. Monthly meetings were held for parents and children that included bonding time, parent education and homework support for students, and time for ministry. Initial evaluation shows high levels of satisfaction, with students reporting some academic improvements. In addition, the program provided a rare opportunity for congregations to collaborate with each other. Future success depends on whether modifications to the program strike a delicate balance that nurtures sustainability, collaboration, and responsiveness.

Genomic And Physiological Characterization Of The Verrucomicrobia Isolate Diplosphaera Colitermitum Gen. Nov., Sp. Nov., Reveals Microaerophily And Nitrogen Fixation Genes, John T. Wertz, Eunji Kim, John A. Breznak, Thomas M. Schmidt

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Previously we reported the cultivation of novel verrucomicrobia, including strain TAV2 (93% 16S rRNA gene identity to its nearest cultivated representative, Opitutus terreae PB90-1) from the gut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes. To gain better insight into the Verrucomicrobia as a whole and understand the role of verrucomicrobia within the termite gut ecosystem, we analyzed a draft genome and undertook a physiological characterization of TAV2. Strain TAV2 is an autochthonous member of the R. flavipes gut microbiota and groups phylogenetically among diverse Verrucomicrobia from R. flavipes and other termites that are represented by 16S rRNA gene sequences alone. TAV2 is …

Are We Having Fun Yet? Savoring, Type A Behavior, And Vacation Enjoyment, Jennifer L. Smith, Fred B. Bryant

Psychology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Although studies of Type A behavior ceased in the early 1990s because of failures to replicate its connections with heart disease, the Type A behavior pattern of speed, impatience, perfectionism, drivenness, and hostility may nevertheless be important in understanding individual differences in the subjective quality of life. The present study tested the hypothesis that Type A behavior undermines the enjoyment of leisure time and that this detrimental effect is mediated by savoring responses that hamper enjoyment. Confirming hypotheses, analysis of self-report survey data (N = 764) revealed that: (a) higher levels of Type A impatience in social situations predicted …

Serum Protein Fractions In Brazilian-Breed Donkeys Using Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, Paulo Henrique Cavalcante, Andrea Cristina Silva, Sidnei Sakamoto, Benito Soto-Blanco

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The values for the serum protein profiles of horses are available in many studies. However, only one study has characterized the electrophoretic migration profile of plasma protein in donkeys. The present study aimed to determine by agarose gel electrophoresis the normal values for serum protein fractions in erratic Brazilian-breed donkeys and to compare these values with those of the serum proteins of horses. Serum samples were collected from 26 donkeys of the Brazilian-breed and from 10 healthy horses. The serum levels of the total proteins were determined by the biuret method. The separation and determination of the values of serum …

Performance Analysis Of A Two Stage Pad Cooling System In Broiler Houses, Meti̇n Petek, Serdal Di̇kmen, Mehmet Mustafa Oğan

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The cooling performance of a traditional (control) and two stage evaporative pad cooling system (experiment), including pad and fan with tunnel ventilation, for poultry houses and the growth performance of broilers reared in these systems was compared in a study performed during extreme summer temperatures. The experimental unit had a two stage pad cooling system, which consisted of underground tubes and a box, followed by a pad cooling system with tunnel ventilation. The control unit had a traditional evaporative cooling system, including pad and fan with tunnel ventilation. Air temperature, relative humidity, and saturation efficiency were used to determine the …

Thermography In The Assessment Of Equine Lameness, Mehmet Alper Çeti̇nkaya, Alper Demi̇rutku

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Infrared thermography pictorially represents the surface temperature of an object. It is a noninvasive method for detecting superficial inflammation and thus can be used in lameness diagnosis. Thermography is prone to artifacts, and, consequently, this has led some people to doubt its clinical applicability. With experience and care in interpretation, thermography can be a useful method for lameness evaluation. The aim of this study was to present further clinical information about infrared thermal cameras and to compare the diagnostic yields of thermography, radiography, and ultrasonography. Forming the animal material of this study were 47 horses with lameness. The extremities of …