Browsing LAS Theses and Dissertations by Title

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Human follicle-stimulating hormone glycoform abundance during the normal menstrual cycle in women

Rueda Santos, Monica A. (Wichita State University, 2009-05)

Human FSH exists as two major glycoforms, tetra-glycosylated and di-glycosylated hFSH. Tetra-glycosylated FSH possesses both α and β subunit carbohydrates while di-glycosylated hFSH possesses only α subunit carbohydrates. ...
Immigration and its impact on the wage gap in the United States

Hossain, Mahmood (Wichita State University, 2009-05)

The aim of this thesis is to examine the effect that immigrants have on the wagegap in the United States. Immigrants have been defined in this research as individuals who have been born outside the United States whereas ...
The impact of mental health dimensions on the prediction of juvenile reentry recidivism

Harshbarger, Jenni L. (2005-08)
The importance of Charles Dickens in Victorian social reform

Teachout, Jeffrey Frank (2006-05)

Of the works of all the great British authors of the 19th century who wrote either consciously, or unconsciously, on the social ills of the time few can reach the same level of eloquence as the novel, Hard Times, by Charles ...
Impressive numbers on the court and in the classroom: evaluating athletic participation and test scores

Malcom, Breanne (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

Every student goes to school; every student takes standardized tests. This research project addresses whether or not being involved in high school athletics can affect test scores. The data is from the Educational Longitudinal ...
Income inequality:the cost of being a single woman

Mikal, Darcy J. (2005-12)

Using secondary data analysis of the 2003 American Time Use Survey (ATUS), this thesis examines why and how the pay gap exists between married and never-married women using an income determination model. The income ...
Increased stability of solutions to the Helmholtz equation

Aralumallige, Deepak (2005-12)

Study of the Cauchy problem for Helmholtz equation is stimulated by the inverse scattering theory and more generally by remote sensing. This thesis explains the increased stability of the Cauchy problem for Helmholtz ...
Indirect, plant mediated interactions of meristem miners on flower head feeders, a case for non-independence?

Jones, Matthew D. (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

A long standing, dominant paradigm in the biological control of weeds is the independence of insect herbivore guilds' effects on their host plant. Recent work has shown stronger interactions among insect herbivore guilds ...
Infectious nonviolence: a comparative study of African American and Palestinian struggle for rights in the 20th century

Hasan, Aziza (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

Nonviolent mass movements have played a significant role in bringing about change in the 20th century. They stood up to the very powers that oppressed them and helped those forces see a reality they were once blind to. ...
Influence of 2 fluorohistidine on pore formation in the anthrax protective antigen

Zhou, Haiying (2006-07)

Bacillus anthracis secretes a toxin which consists of three proteins that is the cause of the anthrax disease symptoms leading to death. They are called the protective antigen (PA), edema factor (EF) and lethal factor (LF). ...
The influence of aesthetics on website user perceptions

Phillips, Christine Michelle (Wichita State University, 2007-12)

As Internet users become more sophisticated, so do their requirements for the websites they utilize. Two major factions in the field of website design have argued over the importance of site usability vs. site appeal. ...
The influence of cation and “alternative” amino acids on the fragmentation pathways of metal cationized and protonated peptides

Ochola, Sila O. (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

Tandem mass spectrometry and collision-induced dissociation (CID) are the “workhorse” methods for protein identification in proteomics investigations. Recent studies have demonstrated significant differences in the CID ...
The influence of family structure on the test scores of students

Subba, Rita (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

This study examined the effect of being raised in one-parent and two parent family structures on the academic achievement of students by looking at the test scores of their standardized composite math/reading tests. The ...
The influence of testimonials on decision-making of general aviation pilots

Miller, Cindy Ann (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

Patients often solicit the advice of friends, or receive second-hand reports of ‘friends of a friend,’ about treatments for medical conditions. These testimonials can play an influential role in a patient’s selection of ...
In her voice: The destruction of the Cathars in Languedoc

Morton, Diana Jane (Wichita State University, 2009-12)

The following thesis is a narrative history of the persecution and ultimate elimination of a Christian heresy called Catharism. Their destruction was brought about by the Roman Catholic Church which saw the Cathar's ...
Intergenerational socioeconomic mobility: A comparison of sons and daughters

Hansen, Erin M. (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

Studies agree that fathers influence the socioeconomic statuses of their children. However, not many studies address whether fathers influence their sons and daughters similarly. Four groups of factors - family background, ...
The interplay of politics and piety: Christian pilgrimage to Rome and the basilica of San Paolo fuori le mura

Cotter, Alisa S. (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

This thesis delves into three different fields of study: religion, history, and art history. The purpose is to highlight the impact that religious pilgrimage had on Rome and on the city’s church dedicated to St. Paul. ...
In the case of Jane v. John: the gender pay-gap in the government professions

Simon, Dana M. (2006-12)

The gender pay-gap in the government sector was investigated in this paper using the March 2006 Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASES). The data was analyzed using statistical ...
In the shadows of the big houses: excavations at a non-elite residential group at Uxbenká, Belize

Schrag, Amber C. (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

Households inform us about social relationships in ways public-centered research might exclude. Studies of non-elite settlements also bring attention to the rich diversity that characterized pre-Columbian society. Surprisingly ...
Invasive success of Lespedeza cuneata: allelopathy and competition

Coykendall, Katherine (Wichita State University, 2011-12)

Lespedeza cuneata is an Asian legume introduced to the U.S. in the 1930s as erosion control and forage, but it can also have strong negative effects on native species and in some cases form dense monocultures. One proposed ...