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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 ...
Reshape and Rebuild: a model for constructive change

Miller, Gary L. (Wichita State University. Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, 2009-07-10)

Provost Gary L. Miller's report describes a one-year plan of restructuring the University at the time of severe budget cut, which includes: commitment to the ideals of learning and human capical; commitment to shared ...
Reshaping 2.0

Miller, Gary L. (Wichita State University. Office of Provost and VPAAR, 2010-09-23)
Reshaping and rebuilding WSU: Urban legacy -- Liberal Arts challenge

Miller, Gary L. (Wichita State University. Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, 2009-04-02)

Provost Gary L. Miller's memorandum to the University Faculty Senate Planning and Budget Committee describes the needs to discuss the role of liberal arts and sciences in the urban serving research university as an effort ...
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 ...
SPH -- Lagrangian study of bird impact on leading edge wing

Guida, M.; Marulo, F.; Meo, M.; Grimaldi, A.; Olivares, G. (Elsevier, 2011-02)

Results from the experimental tests are given so that they can be used to validate numerical models and promote the use of the numerical tools in aircraft design and certification process. The explicit finite element ...
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 ...
Structure and fragmentation behavior of metal-cationized phosphopeptides

Young, Sarah; Molesworth, Samuel; Dain, Ryan P.; Oomens, Jos; Steill, Jeffrey D.; Groenewold, Gary S.; Van Stipdonk, Michael J. (Wichita State University, 2009-05-01)

In this study the metal-binding tendency and fragmentation patterns of phosphoserine and a series of model phosphopeptides was investigated. The goal was to elucidate the fragmentation patterns for the phosphopeptides, and ...
Students’ use of an objective protocol to measure swallowing: accuracy and implications

Bragg, Cliff (Wichita State University, 2012-04-03)

Inter-rater reliability remains disappointingly low when clinicians evaluate filmed evaluations of persons with swallowing disorders. To address this concern, investigators have developed two protocols - one which measures ...
Supramolecular Mg phthalocyanine – fullerene and Mg naphthalocyanine – fullerene

Jacobs, Rachel (Wichita State University, 2010-04-23)

Photosynthesis, the process of converting light energy into chemical energy, involves two major steps, viz., absorption and transportation of light energy of appropriate wavelength by the antenna light harvesting molecules ...
Synthesis of a new class of cationic water soluble porphyrins

Reine, Nola (Wichita State University, 2009-05-01)

In recent years water soluble cationic porphyrins have gained increased attention based on their wide range of applications that include telomerase inhibition, DNA binding, and cleavage, photodynamic therapy of cancer, ...
The true “Solomon”: the ecclesiastical and political personas of Saint‐King Louis IX

Kramer, Sean (Wichita State University, 2008-04-25)

In this project, I proposed to ascertain the relationship between the ecclesiastical nature of Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France) and his role as a political figure in history. I accomplished this through in depth ...
Urban higher education -- Investing in Kansas: Strategic report to the Kansas Board of Regents

Miller, Gary L. (Wichita State University. Office of the Provost and VPAAR, 2007-08)
Velocities

Mikelait, Joe (Wichita State University, 2010-04-23)

Velocities is a solo marimba piece written by Joseph Schwantner. It will be me playing a four mallet solo for marimba, expressing the thoughts and emotions Schwantner wrote. It has a variety of different musical themes ...
Virtuosity and beauty

Chippeaux, Elizabeth (Wichita State University, 2012-04-03)

Instrumental music is a form of communication that can communicate with all people no matter what their language. But just like learning a new language, mastering the skill of an instrument takes years of practice to gain ...
Will depreciation of the dollar decrease the US trade deficit with China?

Freeman, Robert (Wichita State University, 2011-04-05)

Using data on exchange rates, Chinese imports and exports, Chinese income, and relative price between the US and China, I applied regression analysis to determine whether there is a connection between a weakening of the ...
A world apart: bullying in a middle school culture

Rodriguez, Rebecca (Wichita State University, 2012-04-03)

As adolescents have peer-to-peer contacts, the perceptions and lived experiences of healthy inter-personal relationships vary between adults, including parents and educators, and the youths themselves. Relational discrepancy ...