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Validation of balance assessment measures of an accelerometric mobile device application versus a balance platform

Rohleder, Peter Alexander (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

Recent technological advancements in electronics and telecommunications have provided more accessible quantitative methods of assessing balance. The latest smartphones have built-in motion sensors called tri-axial ...
Vesting women with the vote: The timing of the federal amendment for woman suffrage

Farrell, Christine Ann (Wichita State University, 2007-12)

The purpose of this research was to determine the catalyst for the enactment of the Nineteenth Amendment. A ‘top-down’ approach to women’s political history – an unconventional interpretation of woman suffrage from the ...
Vibroacoustic parametric analysis of honeycomb composite fuselage for improved transmission loss

Arjunan, Rajesh (Wichita State University, 2007-12)

Much research has been done on reducing the noise level within a honeycomb composite fuselage used in aircraft. The honeycomb composite fuselage has shown much promise for structural rigidity, but to reduce cabin noise, ...
Vignettes of Bollywood 1990-present: a scholarly approach to Indian cinema

Williams, Jennifer Ashley (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

This project highlights the importance of the Indian film industry as a legitimate field of scholarly and academic research. Through interdisciplinary eyes, the Indian film industry and its byproducts are examined through ...
Viscoelastic relaxation in bolted thermoplastic composite joints

Schmitt, Ron R. (Wichita State University, 1991-12)

Results from a research program to investigate the long term effects of through-the-thickness fastener clamp-up force (preload) relaxation on the strength of mechanically fastened joints for two graphite/thermoplastic composite ...
VOD and live TV channels for aircraft broadband networks

Arumugam, Murali (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

Broadband aircraft communications have come long way from web surfing to the very recent live TV channels by the Qatar airways. This thesis has gone one step further by analyzing the possibility of video on demand and ...
Voice network for aviation data networks

Bhatia, Anuj (Wichita State University, 2007-07)

Airline companies are always looking for various services they can offer to differentiate them from others and increase there market share. On the other hand passengers in the aircraft always want to be in touch with the ...
Voltage control with shunt capacitance on radial distribution line with high R/X factor

Vu, Hong-Tuan Nguyen (2005-12)

As a previous study showed, the voltage on a distribution line with high R/X ratio will actually decrease as shunt capacitance is added. This thesis develops a new distribution feeder model and confirms this unexpected ...
Wage differentials between males and females in the information and technology sector

Ely, Danielle (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

This research was conducted to examine the different factors that attribute to the wage gap between men and women in the information and technology sector. Three type of factors were included in the analysis: individual ...
The wage gap: Gender differences in the teaching profession

Tinch, Elizabeth (Wichita State University, 2009-12)

This thesis examines the wage gap between male and female teachers by analyzing data drawn from the 2006-08 Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS data set is composed of 72,000 households and the civilian noninstitutional ...
Ways of knowing :their association with gender and higher order thinking

Anderson, Candice Marie (2005-12)

Research examining women’s personal epistemology found two beliefs that tend to be gender related, connected knowing and separate knowing. Connected knowing is characterized by empathizing and placing oneself within another ...
Weary travel’s end

Nicholes, Justin (2007-05)
West Nile virus and wild bird populations

Shelite, Thomas R. (Wichita State University, 2006-05)

West Nile Virus (WNV) first appeared in the western hemisphere in 1999, and has since spread across the United States and into Mexico and the Caribbean. It has been hypothesized that WNV has spread rapidly via migratory ...
What are the effects of eReaders vs. print text on struggling eighth grade readers in the language arts classroom?

Poage, Cheryl Lynn (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

The purpose of this four-week study was to determine if the use of eReaders vs. traditional print novels in the eighth grade classroom would increase the comprehension scores, engagement, and comprehension strategy usage ...
What happened in Vegas? The use of destination branding to influence place attachments

Grillot, Kateri M. (2007-05)

In 2000, the city of Las Vegas broke away from traditional tourism marketing and started using the destination brand of “adult freedom” in their promotional campaigns. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitor’s Authority not ...
What is a nation: The micronationalist challenge to traditional concepts of the nation-state

Ferguson, Bennie Lee (Wichita State University, 2009-05)

While primarily concerned with questions of legitimacy, particularly in regard to issues such as sovereignty, recognition, and autonomy as they relate to diminutive nationalistic entities (otherwise known as “micronations”), ...
"What is it?" Exploring the roles of women throughout Raymond Carver’s short fiction

Seemann, Brian Charles (2006-05)

A majority of critics examine Raymond Carver’s fiction in terms of minimalism, but in this thesis, I highlight the themes in Carver’s work rather than emphasize the format. Many women in Carver’s work contrast the futility ...
Where is Mr. Clean? Household division of labor and the pay gap between men and women

Yeilding, Rosemary (2006-05)

The household division of labor and the pay gap between men and women is examined using the 2003 American Time Use Survey. There are three components to an income determination model: individual, structural and gender level ...
Where the two kingdoms merge: the struggle for balance between national and religious identity among Mennonites in Wilhelmine Germany

Regier, James (2006-05)

When the German Reich was created in 1871, it was an artificial construct born of Hohenzollern power projection and not of nationalism. Otto von Bismarck’s Realpolitik used the power of nationalism to unite Germans behind ...
Who can predict the future?: Central Kansas and the boom of 1887

Chennell, Charles Luke (Wichita State University, 2008-08)

Kansas experienced a period of rapid construction in the late 1880’s that marked both the urban and rural environments. The growth was the result of an unparalleled atmosphere of opportunity brought about by a collusion ...