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Preliminary examination of C-130 flight loads in aerial firefighting operations
(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 2022-06-20)In-flight recorded data from two EC-130Q and two L-382G aircraft have been used to analyze their flight loads while flown as aerial firefighters. The data was collected over the calendar years 2016-2019 and consisted of ... -
A preliminary exploration of patient satisfaction and recall based on recursive frame analysis methods
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Created by Bradford Keeney, Recursive Frame Analysis allows for in-depth analysis of communicative events. Specifically, RFA has been applied to "therapeutic talk" involving various types of clinical scenarios. The goal ... -
Preliminary flight loads analysis of MD-87 as a heavy airtanker
(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 2021-01)Results of analyzing in-flight recorded data from a fleet of five MD-87 airtankers flown in support of the United States Forest Service aerial firefighting operations are reported. Data has been available from two different ... -
A preliminary investigation of eye-gaze patterns on fast-mapping abilities of children with ASD
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)Research has suggested that during storybook reading children’s eye-gaze is primarily on the picture versus the text. Further research with written fast-mapping (FM) indicates that children acquire orthographic images ... -
Preliminary investigation of flight loads of single-engine air tankers
(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 2016-03)Operational data recorded from five agricultural aircraft are used to compare their flight loads. Four of the airframes were used as single-engine air tankers, whereas the fifth was flown exclusively for agricultural ... -
A Preliminary Investigation of Performances on Phonological Awareness Tests by Beginning Readers
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2011-05-04)Phonological Awareness (PA) and Letter Knowledge skills in kindergarten are the two best predictors of literacy. A growing concern in this country regarding poor literacy skills has led to the publication of a number of ... -
Preliminary investigation of the speech productions of children with hearing loss
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)Children with severe hearing loss (HL) generally experience considerable difficulty developing intelligible speech. Most investigators have analyzed individual sound productions (e.g., /f/ as being totally correct or ... -
Preliminary mission design for proposed NuSol probe
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)A solar neutrino detector has never own in space. NuSol is a proposed mission to y a solar neutrino detector close to the Sun in order to conduct unique science experiments that cannot be realized by detectors on ... -
Preliminary psychometric properties of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II: a revised measure of psychological inflexibility and experiential avoidance
(Elsevier, 2011-12)The present research describes the development and psychometric evaluation of a second version of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II), which assesses the construct referred to as, variously, acceptance, ... -
Preliminary results for an economic exchange game designed to measure of an aspect of antisocial behavior
(Elsevier, 2016-10)This study provides preliminary evidence for an economic exchange game (Thieves' Game), to measure the effects of a lack of guilt or remorselessness on behavior. The study examined the relationship between performance in ... -
Preliminary usage analysis of md-87 flown as a heavy air tanker
(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 2021-01)Operational data from a fleet of MD-87 airtankers flown in support of the United States Forest Service aerial firefighting operations have been analyzed for airframe usage. The aircraft were equipped with two different ... -
Preliminary validation of a dynamic electrochemical biodegradation test bench in pseudo-physiological conditions
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)There is a growing interest in the development of next-generation stent materials. In vitro tests that accurately predict in vivo conditions are desired. In this manuscript, a novel approach for the design of a dynamic ... -
Preliminary wind tunnel survey results for a vortex generated by a flat plate
(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2022-06-20)Preliminary results of wingtip vortex surveys in the midfield wake of a flat plate wing of with AR = 6 at Rec between 1.7 x 105 and 2.6 x 105 are presented. Wake surveys using a conventional 7-hole probe were conducted at ... -
Preparation and characterization of drug-loaded thermosensitive hydrogels
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014)Hydrogels are the promising classes of polymeric drug delivery systems with the controlled release rates. Among them, injectable thermosensitive hydrogels with transition temperature around the body temperature have been ... -
Preparation and characterization of KOH-treated electrospun nanofiber mats as electrodes for iron-based redox-flow batteries
(Elsevier Ltd, 2020-02)A series of electrospun nanofiber mats have been fabricated from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor, followed by treatments with pyrolytic heat and KOH solutions. The heat & KOH-treated electrospun nanofiber mats were ... -
Preparation of 2,2' - bipyrazine and 5,5' - dimethyl - 2,2'‐bipyrazine
(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 ... -
Preparation of activated carbon using fruit, paper and clothing wastes for wastewater treatment
(Elsevier, 2020-06)The scarcity of clean drinking water is one of the biggest issues in the world and will be the most studied subject along with food and energy in the near future. Some freshwater sources are contaminated with sulfur, ... -
Preparation of bioscaffolds delivering stem cells for neural regeneration
(Humana, New York, NY, 2020-05-31)Bioscaffolds have been proven for their feasibility in neural repair. Neural conduits have been investigated in the repair of wounded peripheral nerve and spinal cord. These conduits support axonal growth by providing ... -
The preparation of charged anion receptors to bind anionic components of bacterial membranes
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)A receptor able to selectively bind a phosphatidylglycerol (PPG) head group is an attractive synthetic target as a modular component of an antimicrobial therapeutic. The major challenge to the preparation of such receptors, ... -
Preparation of engineering senior design course: Global learning integration
(IEEE, 2006-06)Engineering collaboration in today's interconnected global economy requires engineers who can understand, respect, and work collaboratively with different cultures around the world. Companies no longer design and build ...