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Browsing Proceedings: 5th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects by Issue Date

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Correlation and predictability of science prerequisites and GPA/PANCE scores among five cohorts of Physician assistant students.

Gifford, Jason C.; Haun, Randi D.; Muma, Richard D. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether a correlation existed or a prediction could be made regarding PA graduates who had taken advanced undergraduate science coursework along with the required science ...
Physical Therapist Clinical Instructor perceived benefits and reservations of the clinical instructor role.

Greenwood, Debra; Ha, Hy-Vong; Harris, Danette; Knabe, Toni; Bahner, Candace (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

During clinical internships, physical therapy students must be supervised by clinical instructors (CIs) who are practicing physical therapists (PTs). The willingness of CIs to take on student PTs is imperative, as approximately ...
An examination of becoming a certified peer specialist

Grant, Emily A.; Reinhart, Crystal; Keele-Lien, Ashlee; Swink, Nathan; Wituk, Scott A.; Meissen, Gregory J. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Peer support between mental health consumers in the mental health system is not a new concept. However, the position of Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) is a recent addition to the mental health system. CPSs are people in ...
Shoulder muscle EMG activity in women during push up on varying surfaces

Bair, Christina; Buckley, Brandi; Pralle, Rayanne; Schroeter, Melanie; Smith, Barbara S.; Jorgensen, Michael J. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

The unstable surfaces of a BOSU® ball and Swiss ball typically have a greater impact on EMG muscle activity during a push up compared to a normal push up done on a flat stable surface. This study's purpose was to determine ...
First Step to Active Health - Online Plus: Pilot Study

Amini, Sahar B.; Slimmer, Mindy Lynn; Park, Eun Young; Rogers, Nicole L. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

The aim of this project is to implement, and demonstrate the efficacy of, a blended delivery multi-component physical activity program. The experimental group (FSAH-O) consisted of 24 male and females (age = 68.7 ± 5.5 ...
Impact of the first step to active aging on older adult's functional fitness, balance and daily activity

Slimmer, Mindy Lynn; Park, Eun Young; Rogers, Nicole L. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

To determine how the First Step to Active Aging (FSAH) program impacts functional fitness (FF), balance, and daily physical activity (DPA) in older adults. The FSAH group consisted of 18 women. FSAH group met at a senior ...
Risk factors and interventions with sexually exploited HRTY.

Countryman-Roswurm, Karen; Bolin, Brien (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

This evaluative study sought to answer the questions: "What are the precursors and/or risk factors that make certain youth more likely to become involved in domestic teen sexual exploitation (TSE)? And, if such high risk ...
A Bayesian approach for verifying process improvement

Safaie, Nasser (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

This research is an effort to introduce the Bayesian approach as a tool for evaluating process adjustments aimed at causing a shift to the process average. This is usually encountered in scenarios where the process is found ...
Effects of dynamic warm-up with and without a weighted vest on lower extremity power performance of high school male athletes

Carter, John W.; Boehner, Amber; Cameron, Cori N.; Murphy, Jessica; Peintner, Ashley (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

The purpose of this study was to compare lower extremity power performance utilizing the Margaria-Kalamen Power Test after a dynamic warm-up with and without a weighted vest. Sixteen (n = 16) high school male football ...
Evaluating a community health center's diabetes project: A strategy to reduce health disparities

Wernick, Shoshana; Lewis-Moss, Rhonda K. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Diabetes poses a serious health problem in the African American community who experience significantly higher rates of diabetes and diabetes complications when compared to Caucasians. The current study evaluated a Diabetes ...
Commitment communication and length of marriage: Scratching the seven-year itch

Booth, Lisa M. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Previous research indicates that marriage has been shown to be a relationship based in serious investment, which requires maintenance behaviors in order to remain satisfying. With this in mind I wanted to determine why the ...
Potential relationships between learning styles and memory strategies

Coiner, Christina Pearl; Scherz, Julie W. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Memory strategies are often taught by speech language pathologists to individuals with memory impairments. Information about the relationship between memory strategies and individual differences could provide better direction ...
Statistical presentation of the flight environment of the propellers on commuter aircraft

Dorfling, Johann; Kliment, Linda K.; Rokhsaz, Kamran (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Data obtained from digital flight data recorders installed on a fleet of 27 Beech 1900D airliners are used to assess the actual operational environment of propellers on commuter aircraft. The data consists of 910 complete ...
Crack arrest capabilities in adhesively bonded skin and stiffener

Habeeb, Shamsuzuha; Raju, Keshavanarayana Suresh (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

The crack arrest capabilities and the load bearing characteristic of a stiffened and unstiffened panel subjected to uniform remote displacement field is examined in this paper. A four stringer stiffened wide panel is ...
Postmodern places

Lightner, Jodi (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Art is able to communicate and transport the viewer to a different place in their mind's eye. The representation of places also connects the artist and viewer in a shared experience and understanding of space. The challenge ...
A preliminary exploration of patient satisfaction and recall based on recursive frame analysis methods

Sechtem, Phillip R.; Scherz, Julie W.; DiLollo, Anthony (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Created by Bradford Keeney, Recursive Frame Analysis allows for in-depth analysis of communicative events. Specifically, RFA has been applied to "therapeutic talk" involving various types of clinical scenarios. The goal ...
Data caching in ad hoc networks using Bloom filters

Taylor, Julinda (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Data caching provides efficient data access by maintaining replicas of data in strategic parts of the network. However, current research in this area does not manage memory space of each node efficiently. We propose an ...
The study of the effect of long term water cover on the mill tailings of the Silver Lake Mill # 1, near Silverton, Colorado.

Vardy, Renee L. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Mining and milling of metals were the primary industries in the study area for most of the late 1800's into theearly 1900's. Wastes from the mining and milling processes are abundant in the area and present significant ...
Sexual Dimorphism of the Iliac Crest: A Quantitative Approach

Vetter, Joy H.; Moore-Jansen, Peer H. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

This study examines indicators of male-female differences in the os Coxa, specifically in the shape of the iliac crest for the purpose of skeletal sex estimation. The iliac crest is a curved, or "S-shaped", epiphysis which ...
Damage detection in metal structures using acoustic emission

Zachary Kral; Horn, Walter J.; Steck, James E. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

The structural components of many machines remain in service far beyond their designed lifetimes. This is especially true in the field of aerospace structures, where aircraft, wind turbines, satellites, and other components ...