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I Demand the Right to Destroy My Church! The Relationship Between the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act and the Religious Right to Demolish Historic Churches
Full text linkProhibitions and restrictions on land use by Historic Preservation Committees via landmark laws are common and hinder an owner’s right to control the land. Religious institutions possess an important piece of federal legislation to combat landmark laws, known as the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). Even with this advantage in their pocket, churches continue to face local opposition on the ability to renovate and demolish their churches due to the overly regulatory nature of landmark laws. Federal courts vary on the criteria in determining whether a landmark designation can withstand the right to religious exercise via land use as designated in the RLUIPA. This Comment will analyze the relationship between landmark laws and the RLUIPA through case summaries with an emphasis on the RLUIPA’s substantial burden on religious exercise test in landmark law religious institution cases only. The cases included in this Comment are solely Christian churches in America due to the fluctuating level of Christian religious affiliation in the United States
ILDS Progress Update: April 2025
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Development of Predictive Maintenance for Centrifugal Pumps
Full text linkOver prolonged periods of time, mechanical machinery requires regular maintenance to ensure optimal performance. Conventionally this maintenance is done on a regular schedule with predefined procedures to repair all aspects of the machine. As machine learning models become more applicable in everyday life, these algorithms can be leveraged to predict failures in mechanical devices. This project worked toward creating a predictive maintenance machine learning model for centrifugal pumps that can identify and predict discrete failure modes. As a result of the project, a pump loop setup was constructed. The purpose of this report is to provide a guide for how the setup can be run in its current form. Additionally, information on changes that could be made to the setup to be used as an instructional tool for lab experiments is present. The framework for such a lab experiment that has been drafted is also included, providing a starting point for a future fluid mechanics lab