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The magnetic vector potential, Klein-Gordon equation and Klein’s paradox in relativistic quantum mechanics

Schaffer, David L. (2007-05)

This thesis evaluates solutions to the Klein-Gordon equation with scalar and vector potentials in the Symmetric and Landau gauges. The solution for the Klein-Gordon equation in the Symmetric gauge does reproduce elements ...
Making it sane :the participation benefits of consumer run organizations

Brown, Louis D. (2005-12)

The goal of this study is to develop a robust theory that explains how participation in a Consumer-Run Organization (CRO) can lead to positive individual outcomes. To accomplish this goal, existing theoretical explanations ...
Mammalian and viral protease inhibitors

Dou, Dengfeng (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the US. COPD is a multi-factorial disorder characterized by an oxidant/antioxidant imbalance, inflammation, a protease/antiprotease ...
McLafferty rearrangement of peptides and substituent effects on peptide fragmentation: Theoretical and experimental investigation

Kerstetter, Dale R. (Wichita State University, 2009-12)

The research presented here details two studies that utilized theoretical analysis and experimentation to further the understading of peptide fragmentation. The first study was the McLafferty rearrangement, which involves ...
Measurement of interpersonal cognitive complexity as a tool for discerning between exemplary and adequate caregiver quality

Grosch, Kerry K. (Wichita State University, 2008-12)

This study tests the usefulness of a measurement of interpersonal cognitive complexity, the Role Category Questionnaire (RCQ, Crockett, 1965), for differentiating between home health aides who demonstrate exemplary versus ...
Measuring worker expectations of information technology at the organizational level: identifying how end-user expectations influence productivity-enhancing behavior

Gilmore, Candace Nicole (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

The ultimate goal of Information Technology (IT) organizations is to provide tools and services which enhance the performance of the end-user. In order for IT to create business value, the technology it provides must be ...
Mechanical generation of concrete syntax rules for the Schütz semantic editor

Johnson, Christopher Wayne (2007-05)

Schütz is a programmer's editor designed by Dr. Rodney Bates. Through its language definition language, users may adapt Schütz to any programming language. Describing a programming language in the language definition ...
Mechanism-based inactivation of humam neutrophil elastase

Li, Yi (Wichita State University, 2008-12)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major health problem that affects 16 million people in the US, and is currently the fourth most common cause of death. Although the pathogenesis of COPD is poorly understood, ...
Mechanism of ovarian disruption by neonatal DES exposure: A further investigation into ovarian function in the hamster cheek pouch

Alwis, Imala D. (Wichita State University, 2007-07)

Treatment of hamsters on the day of birth with the synthetic estrogen and prototypical endocrine disruptor, diethylstilbestrol (DES), induces severe anomalies throughout the female reproductive tract. The disruption ...
Midwife at the rebirth of the great goddess: an organic inquiry

Winterbone, Elizabeth Wilson (Wichita State University, 2012-07)

In this thesis I use organic inquiry as a method to understand the transformative process when studying the collective history of the Great Goddess. The study shines a light on the history of the ancient Great Goddess, the ...
Millenium development goals: Kenyan perspective

Nyangau, Boniface (Wichita State University, 2012-07)

In this paper all the eight Millennium development goals will be evaluated and then mapped to the success they have achieved in Kenya. Our evaluation will be based on each goal and the impact each goal has had in Kenya. ...
Mirrors and witnesses: Gabrielle Roy, Margaret Atwood, and Le Deuxième Sexe

Thompson, Robert Mac (Wichita State University, 2009-07)

An intertexual, cross-cultural study of the Canadian woman's experience from the Second War and Post-War era through examination of the existential crisis of the feminine situation as addressed by the fiction of Mme. ...
Misogyny in Cormac McCarthy’s Suttree

Tucker, John W. (2007-05)

American novelist Cormac McCarthy has recently begun to gain long-overdue recognition in the academy. Following the publication of his novel All the Pretty Horses, a National Book Award winner, the production of critical ...
Model complexes for nickel containing enzymes: Carbon monoxide dehydrogenase/ acetyl coenzyme a synthase and nickel superoxide dismutase

Zimmerman, Joshua R. (Wichita State University, 2009-12)

Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase / Acetyl CoA Synthase (CODH/ACS) is a bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of CO₂ to CO and the assembly of Acetyl CoA. The A-cluster active site, which catalyzes the Acetyl CoA ...
Modeling the active sites of metalloenzymes with thiolate coordination

Moore, Curtis E. (Wichita State University, 2007-12)

Nitrile Hydratase (NHase) is a bacterial enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of organic nitriles to their corresponding amides. The active site of NHase contains Fe (III) or Co(III) ions in an unusual coordination sphere ...
Molecular interactions between the pathogenic fungus Macrophomina phaseolina and its plant host Medicago truncatula

Reyes Gaige, Andres (Wichita State University, 2010-08)

Macrophomina phaseolina is a necrotrophic soil-borne fungal pathogen that causes a disease commonly known as charcoal rot. This fungus has the potential to infect over 500 different plant species worldwide including many ...
Moms in the middle: Parenting magazines, motherhood texts and the “mommy wars.”

Eaves, Katherine L. (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

This research examines the role of parenting magazines and popular texts about motherhood in the social construction of the “mommy wars,” or the cultural tug-of-war between women who work for pay and women who stay home ...
Morphological variation in the human tibia and its potential for profile estimation in human skeletal remains

Arney, Christle Shannon (Wichita State University, 2011-12)

This study evaluates the existence and degree of human variation as it is represented by the morphology of the tibia. Specifically, this research is undertaken in order to quantitatively address the morphological variation ...
Morphological variation of the proximal femur in selected skeletal remains

Brown, Jessica Lynn (Wichita State University. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences., 2006-05)

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the structural variation of the proximal femur in human skeletal samples. The goal was to investigate and further describe the morphology of the proximal femur through quantitative ...
Morphometric assessment of orbital aperture shape

Trask, Willa Rachel (Wichita State University, 2007-12)

The shape of the orbital aperture has long been a method for assessing both sex and group affiliation in human skeletal remains. Very few studies have been undertaken to test the validity of this observation. The present ...