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Identification of MiRNAs expressed in arabidopsis pollen using MiRNA array technology

Chambers, Carrie Anne (Wichita State University, 2008-04-25)

Pollen plays an important role in plant production. During pollen development, each grain is developed in the anther from pollen mother cells through a combination of meiosis and mitosis. Pollen grains contain the genes ...
Impact of domestic violence on the length of homelessness

Capps, Jaclyn; Crusinbery, Stephanie (Wichita State University, 2009-05-01)

There are many factors that contribute to one’s homelessness. Studies have been completed examining many of these aspects; however, this study will specifically examine the relationship between domestic violence and the ...
Improvement of mobile unit loading at American Red Cross

Marshall, Jennifer; Tobon, Fabio; Collins, Gladys (Wichita State University, 2008-04-25)

Wichita Red Cross currently has a supply warehouse that stocks and dispatches all of the donation vehicles that are used for collections in the Kansas and northern Oklahoma region. In order to meet the increased blood ...
The ineffectiveness of habitual DUI offender laws in the state of Kansas

Rucker, Adella (Wichita State University, 2009-05-01)

This study will examine the current driving under the influence (DUI) policies in the state of Kansas. State government agencies have provided legislative oversight which challenges the effectiveness of these policies. ...
Isolation and characterization of anaerobes from Hot Lake, WA

Bista, Bishal; Shrestha, Namrata Bhoomi; Woltersdorf, Karen (Wichita State University, 2012-04-03)

The presence of sulfate salts and limited subsurface water (ice) on Mars suggests that any liquid water on Mars today will occur as (magnesium) sulfate-rich brines. It is not clear whether terrestrial organisms would be ...
Lower lip and jaw speed capacity of young, middle-aged, and older adults

Sanderson, Ali (Wichita State University, 2012-04-03)

Although it is well documented that speech and swallowing function decline with age, the underlying reasons are only poorly understood. Motor performance decline has been commonly discussed as a contributing factor; however, ...
Measurements with the MIPP experiment at Fermilab

Ray, Shannon (Wichita State University, 2010-04-23)

The purpose of this experiment is to determine cross sections and charged kaon and pion production ratios of various targets. Thin targets include liquid hydrogen, beryllium, carbon, aluminum, copper, silver, bismuth, and ...
Nanosensor for detecting trace pesticides in water

Pichetsurnthorn, Pie (Wichita State University, 2011-04-05)

Atrazine is a pesticide commonly used in agricultural crops. Its runoff into local water systems and later into larger water systems raises environmental and health concerns. Some studies show Atrazine may cause impaired ...
NORDAM: part tracking and data collectors

Oney, Brian (Wichita State University, 2009-05-01)

The NORDAM Group Inc.’s Wichita facility produces business jet interiors and they expect eighty percent growth in demand over the next two years. NORDAM uses tracking cards to track individual parts and collect data ...
Our infinite capabilities

Pflumm, A. J. (Wichita State University, 2010-04-23)

This abstract is a solo dance. We struggle constantly with no gain and with no end in sight. The reason for this is that all we see of ourselves is our body. We ignore that which gives us substance, life, vitality, and ...
Petrographic comparison and contrast of 290–million-year-old fluvial and deltaic

Obrist, Jonathan (Wichita State University, 2010-04-23)

Microscopic petrography of fluvial and deltaic sandstones in the Oread Cyclothem, NE Oklahoma, links their characteristics to depositional environments. Texture and composition of 50 framework grains in each sandstone ...
Polymer-coated carbon nanotubes for enhanced detection of biomarkers

Kellerman, Mary Beth (Wichita State University, 2011-04-05)

The objective of our study is to identify the role in arraying in creating nanostructures with nanospaces that can be leveraged for enhanced detection. The idea behind the experiment is that the nanoweb of polystyrene-coated ...
Preparation of 2,2’‐bipyrazine and 5,5’‐dimethyl‐2,2’‐bipyrazine

Liyanage, Pithma (Wichita State University, 2008-04-25)

Procedures to maximize the product yields in the preparation of the title compounds were investigated. The general preparative procedures for 2,2’‐bipyrazine (bpz) and 5,5’‐dimethyl‐2,2’‐bipyrazine (Me2bpz)was as follows: ...
Proposal to include infertility information in the state of Kansas' human health and sexuality curricula

Fowler, Amy (Wichita State University, 2009-05-01)

Although education on human health and sexuality is a compulsory part of Kansas public high school curricula, at least one component is missing: instruction on abnormal reproductive system processes. Some of the more common ...
Quality of life, nutrition, and respiratory health in older adults

Hess, Sean (Wichita State University, 2011-04-05)

Whether aging in a healthy manner or experiencing disease, all older adults (65+years) are at risk for swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) and thus disrupted hydration, nutrition, and lung function. Such disruptions can ...
The relationship between breast cancer treatment choice & decisional difficulty

Jacobelli, Jillian (Wichita State University, 2010-04-23)

A study of 200 Wichita women was conducted to see if the addition of testimonials to a video decision aid would affect their treatment choice for breast cancer. Participants were asked to imagine that they had just been ...
Role-focused instruction and the participation level of English language learners in collaborative environments

Nightingale, Elena (Wichita State University, 2012-04-03)

Research Question: What is the effect of role-focused instruction on the participation level of English Language Learners in collaborative environments? Methods: This correlational study took place in a 12th grade classroom. ...
Scale implications for confidence elicitation

Schultz, Tara (Wichita State University, 2008-04-25)

Confidence judgments are important in applications such as medical diagnosis and eyewitness identification, where we are interested in a person’s certainty of making the correct choice. A common finding in confidence ...
Signs and wonders: evangelist symbols and the development of early Christian orthodoxy

Harries, Ruth (Wichita State University, 2008-04-25)

The early development of evangelist symbols is a subject that raises interesting points about the maturation of Christian iconography in the late antique and early medieval periods. Regarding this topic, it is important ...
Spirituality/Religiousness and the general well-being of older adults

McCoy, Susan P. (Wichita State University, 2009-05-01)

Spirituality is an important resource for older adults in terms of an intra-psychic means of coping and adaptation with issues of daily life, loss, and death. However, little is known about impact of spirituality/religiousness ...