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2016 WSU Annual CGRS Abstracts
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SkyNet: A swarming drone system for smart disaster management
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)Communication technologies play an important role in the case of disaster management to propagate and convey information to the concerned authorities. In October 2015, Southern Kansas suffered forty two earthquakes of ... -
Autism speaks: Giving a voice to the social constructs of adolescents with ASD
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)Many protocols used for assessing social skills of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are based on behavioral observations. It has been suggested, however, that social cognition encompasses processes underlying ... -
Making the leap from traditional input devices: An evaluation of Leap Motion
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)The Leap Motion is a recently developed, touch-free gesture device that allows for natural interaction between a computer and a user. Currently, many research projects have explored the usability of Leap Motion compared ... -
Cost-effective surveillance and control strategies against the emerald ash borer threat in North America
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)The emerald ash borer (EAB), a pest of ash trees native to Asia, has been a threat to North America. More than 20 million ash trees have been killed since the beginning of the infestation, and thousands of them have been ... -
Prevalence of urinary incontinence in high school and middle school-aged female athletes
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in middle school and high school female athletes in order to investigate the need for preventative education in the future. Additional ... -
Exploring allicin from garlic as a method of wound control in soft tissue infections
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)The antimicrobial properties of allicin, while long known, require further investigation in order to evaluate this garlic-derived chemical as an anti-infective agent against Staphylococcus aureus wound infection. S. aureus ... -
A year of pediatric prevention
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)Unintentional injury remains the leading cause of death in children under 18 years of age in the United States. From 2003 to 2013, 93,941 unintentional deaths occurred in the pediatric population, not including the additional ... -
Mobile text input on a smartwatch QWERTY keyboard
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)As smartwatches continue to grow in popularity the demand for a smartwatch with efficient texting capabilities continues to increase. Conventional opinion states texting on a smartwatch is too difficult and inefficient due ... -
Reserving genetic diversity in dominant Great Plains grasses: Investigating the geographic distribution of buffalograss cytotypes
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)Buchloë dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. (buffalograss) is a major component of mixed- and shortgrass prairies of Kansas and the Great Plains, and is of economic importance both as a forage grass and as a native turf grass ...
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