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Bad for business: Luther against the papacy

Cotter, Alisa S. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

This paper analyzes Martin Luther's criticism of increasingly corrupt church practices, including, the papacy's granting of indulgences, the promotion of pilgrimage, the preservation and exploitation of relics, the cult ...
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 ...
Blind carrier frequency offset estimator for discrete multi tone system

Qasaymeh, Mahmoud Mohammad; Gami, Hirenkumar; Shatnawi, Heba Awad Addad; Pendse, Ravi; Sawan, M. Edwin (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

In this paper, a new blind Carrier Frequency Offset (CFO) estimation algorithm for Discrete Multi Tone (DMT) system is obtained by introducing the Propagator Method (PM) in conjunction with the wellknown MUSIC based high ...
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 ...
Comparison of dissociation tendencies of meta- & paratrifluorotolylglycine methyl esters and meta- & paratolylglycine methyl esters in ESI-MS

Kerstetter, Dale R.; Vu, Anthony; Graichen, Adam; Vachet, Richard; Tokunboh, Idia; Van Stipdonk, Michael J. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Peptide fragmentation is an integral part of an evolving field commonly referred to as proteomics. Understanding of peptide fragmentation is vital to continued proteomic research. The frame work of this study was the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cybernetic answer to who, what, where, when and how: Comparative Analysis of online and print newspapers in Serbia, Great Britain and the United States

Petrovic, Jelena (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

In the last 8 years, the number of the Internet users worldwide increased by 305%, and the number of online newspapers has increased more than 50% since 2003. In the light of these developments, this study questions if ...
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 ...
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 ...
Depositional and structural history of the Sedgwick basin, South Central Kansas in relation to petroleum entrapment

Puyear, Jessica A.; Mazzullo, S. J. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

The Sedgwick Basin is an important hydrocarbon producing area in Kansas. Subsurface structural and isopach (thickness) maps and cross-sections illustrate the depositional and tectonic history of the area. It has undergone ...
Design and Implementation of a web service for LiteOS-based sensor networks

Takahashi, Masaaki; Hussain, Basit; Tang, Bin (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

This project presents the design and implementation of a web service for LiteOS-based wireless sensor networks (WSNs) to remotely monitor the light, temperature, magnet, and acceleration of the physical world. LiteOS is ...
Detection and quantification of ketamine HCl in alcohol/water matrices using ESI-MSn and LC-ESI-MS

Lygrisse, Justin; Lapp, Martin; Witherspoon, Kelsey; Van Stipdonk, Michael J. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Drug facilitated date rape continues to be a problem around the world. Ketamine HCl (KT) has gained popularity since it is nearly odorless, tasteless, and colorless when dissolved in water/alcohol and a typical street dose ...
Dielectric properties of MWCNTs reinforced polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers at varying temperatures

Khan, Waseem Sabir; Ceylan, Muhammet; Asmatulu, Ramazan (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Electrospinning is one of the easiest and straightforward processes of fabricating nanofibers. In this study, MWCNTs in the range of 0%, 1% and 2% up to 15% were added into polymeric solution containing PAN and dimethylformamide, ...
DNA methylation and its role in a form of hormone-dependent cancer

Simpson, Megan Odetta; Hendry, William J. III (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Diethylstilbestrol (DES), a synthetic estrogen, was widely administered to pregnant women between 1947 and 1971 on account of a misconception that it could prevent miscarriages. The offspring of these women were diagnosed ...
Dynamics of gender ideology of Hamas

Waymire, Kristen (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

The West has often approached Hamas as monolithic and static. However, careful analysis reveals that the movement is flexible and fluid. Hamas actually provides its own discourse that offers an ever-changing framework of ...
Effectiveness and Invasiveness in Patient Medical Decision Aids

Hulsey, Lukas; Shaffer, Victoria A. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

This research tested the hypothesis that including anecdotal evidence impacts treatment choice by influencing the trade-off between effectiveness and invasiveness. In addition, the role of decision-making style was examined. ...
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 ...
Effects of Lower Trapezius Muscle Strengthening Exercises

Haag, Rachel; Voegele, Barbara; Cook, Staci; Carlgren, Jennie; Manske, Robert C.; Reiman, Michael P. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

The lower trapezius (LT) muscle is important for normal shoulder function. Evidence for optimal strengthening exercises and dosage for a weak LT muscle does not exists. Our goal was to determine if purported LT strengthening ...
An efficient carrier offset estimator for multicarrier modulation system

Gami, Hirenkumar; Shatnawi, Heba Awad Addad; Qasaymeh, Mahmoud Mohammad; Pendse, Ravi; Sawan, M. Edwin (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

In this paper, we proposed a closed-form solution for blind Carrier Frequency Offset (CFO) estimation employing the Rank-Revealing QR triangular factorization Method (RRQR) for Multicarrier Modulation system. The advantage ...