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Consolidated Minutes of the 105th Annual Meeting of the South
Dakota Academy of Science 1
Culture-Independent Characterization of “Cave Silver” Biofilms From the 1470 M Level of the Sanford Underground
Research Facility, Lead, SD. Ethan Thompson, Molly Erickson, Naveen Malik, Raeann Mettler, Bethany Reman, Yi
Ren, and David Bergmann 29
Cenozoic Geomorphic Evolution of Fluvial Landscapes in the Black Hills, SD. Larry D. Stetler and Kyle T. Hazelwood
57
Split Carinae on a Specimen of False Saber-Toothed Cat (Carnivora: Nimravidae) and the Implications for Analologous
Tooth Abnormality Formation in Mammals and Theropod Dinosaurs. Ed Welsh, Clint A. Boyd, and Kurt Spearing 69
Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Growth Rate Within the Black Hills of South Dakota. Zach Mergen, Carin J.
Corley, Grace Kostel and Daryl E. Mergen 83
Trends in South Dakota Fruit & Vegetable Production 1997-2017. R. L. Burrows 93
A Malaise Trap Modification for Targeted Sampling of Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Abigail P. Martens, Paul
J. Johnson,and Arvid Boe 103
Computational Astronomy: A New Way to Teach Math and Science in Middle/High Schools Across South Dakota. D.
Kliche, M. Garlick, D. Teets, P. Grieve1, T. Kowalski, M. Gregg, N. Grau, C. Olimb, L. Sun, and Judy
Vondruska 109
Perceptions and Usages of Online Teaching Resources By South Dakota Science and Agriculture Teachers. P. Troy White,
Madhav P. Nepal, Mercedes Lemke, Larry B. Browning, Matthew L. Miller, and Sharon Vestal 117
Molecular and Cellular Investigation of MRSA Acetate Kinase Inhibitor Ak072019 as a Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotic
Candidate Against Staphylococcus aureus Infection. Mitchell Lonneman, Debra Bevis, Robert Kilkuskie, and Chun
Wu 137
M2e Protein Expression in Bl21 Using the Pet32a Plasmid Expression System. Chris Wixon and Victor Huber 138
Zingerone Controls Biofilm Formation on Contact Lenses. Matthew Mayfield, Nolan Mclaughlin, Madison Leapaldt, and
Andrew R. Russell 139
Elucidating the Role of Copper on Methane Monooxygenase Using Methylosinus trichosporium Ob3b. Dipayan Samanta
and Rajesh K. Sani 140
Transport and Retention of Graphene Oxide in Engineered Media Under the Subsurface Aquatic Environment. Md
Sazadul Hasan, Mengistu Geza, Jacob B. Petersen, and Venkataramana Gadhamshetty 141
Rheological Study of Biofilm, a Review. Maryam Amouamouha and Travis W. Walker 142
Effects of Isotretinoin on Zebrafish Embryos. J. Podoll, H. Cho, and A. M. Kiesow 143
Developmental Effects of Bang© on Zebrafish Embryos. R. Engebretson, H. Hilstrom and A. M. Kiesow 144
Mark Gabel, Black Hills State University
Craig Spencer, Augustana University
Arvid Boe, South Dakota State University
Perry Rahn, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Donna Hazelwood, Dakota State University
James Martin, University of Louisiana
Michael Farney, Dakota Wesleyan University
David Bergman, Black Hills State University
Madhav Nepal, South Dakota State niversity
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