Browsing Proceedings 2017: 13th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects by Issue Date
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The massacre vs the peacekeepers: an analysis of news coverage surrounding the 2016 Hesston, Kansas shooting and subsequent community response
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Intro: The sleepy Mennonite town of Hesston, Kansas was suddenly disrupted on February 25th, 2016 when an employee of Excel Industries entered the company plant with an AK-47 and a Glock 22 semi-automatic pistol and opened ... -
White women for Trump: an analysis of political commentaries
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Donald Trump's Presidential Candidacy produced widespread controversy, particularly concerning discussions of race and gender relations. Despite these controversies, 53% of white women voters voted for Trump. White women ... -
New input schemes for new devices
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Novel input devices can potentially increase the bandwidth between users and their devices.Traditional desktop computing uses windows, icons, menus, and pointers-an interface schemebuilt for the computer mouse and very ... -
An exploration of health impacts of hydraulic fracturing: a scoping review
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Hydraulic fracturing is a controversial oil and gas extraction method used in the US. Many believe hydraulic fracturing has negative environmental and human health impacts. A scoping study was performed to identify ... -
Young adult's performance of unipedal dynamic balance with various footwear conditions
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)The study investigated how going barefoot, wearing Vibram Five Finger shoes (VFF), and wearing athletic shoes affect dynamic balance. A modified Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) was used to measure distance reached in ... -
Building a better gluteal bridge: electromyographic analysis of hip muscle activity during modified single-leg bridges
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)The purpose of this study was to determine a position for the single-leg bridge that maximizes activation of the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius while simultaneously limiting activation of surrounding muscles. An ... -
Establishing a stylometric baseline for micro-attributions of Shakespeare's apocrypha with 'On a day, alack the day'
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)With the digitization of the Early Modern dramatic canon nearly complete, the contemporary understanding of authorship is rapidly changing. Utilizing digital databases such as LION (Literature Online), which makes ... -
"Caution! Falling may occur": Sociocultural traditions, nonverbal communication, and social interaction at the Wichita Ice Arena
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)September 2, 2016 was a busy day for the Wichita Ice Center; the afternoon open-skate was filled with children and adults of varying ages. As both children and adults attempted to skate around the oval ice rink, many either ... -
Education techniques for effective counseling regarding prevention of unintended pregnancies
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)While ample resources exist detailing the variety of available contraceptive options for patients who desire to prevent an unintended pregnancy, there are limited resources concerning how a provider might approach this ... -
The life and times of highland cemetery
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)A reconstruction of the history of Highland Cemetery, the city's first cemetery, which was first used in 1868. The City of Wichita assumed responsibility for the cemetery in 1982. Indications are that the cemetery is ... -
Identification of preliminary context-based policies for short-term inpatient care work planning
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)The short-term inpatient care work planning problem consists of assigning daily tasks to hourly rounds. This problem is solved by healthcare workers at the start and throughout their workday. Due to the fast pace of ... -
Optimal placement of police body-worn cameras
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)As a growing technology, body-worn cameras are gaining considerable popularity with police departments and increased attention from the media. These cameras allow transparency between officers and civilians, as well as ... -
Investigation on welding residual stress effects on modal parameters on AA5056 samples: an experimental and numerical study
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Most manufacturing processes introduce some type of residual stress. Unlike some types of residual stress measurement tests that are mostly time-consuming and expensive, modal analysis is a suitable substitute that can ... -
Suicidality through a rural lens
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)The project purpose was to assess risk factors for evaluating suicidality in the rural population. There was an increase in completed suicides from 2011 to 2014 compared to 2015 and 2016 in one rural county. Associated ... -
Laplace-based predictive estimation of loss-of-control boundaries on a transport aircraft
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Loss-of-control events are the greatest contributing factor to accidents amongst commercial aircraft. In this research, an approach to predicting the onset of loss of-control events is developed using a Laplace-based method, ... -
Impact of distributed directories on performance of wireless network-on-chip architectures
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Multicore architectures are expected to integrate hundreds of processing cores in the near future. Dynamic cache behavior is a major drawback in improving scalability and performance of multicore network-on-chip (NoC) ... -
Real-time predictive estimation of loss-of-control events on transport aircraft
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Loss-of-Control events are the most significant contributing factor to accidents amongst commercial aircraft, and systems capable of warning pilots of impending entry into a control-loss event are crucial. To this extent, ... -
The influence of monetary policy shock on large-cap and small-cap indexes and index funds: an incorporation of the Taylor rule
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Empirical theory suggests that interest rates often have a negative correlation with investments, and in some cases the price variability of securities. This study incorporates an adjusted Taylor rule interest rate as the ... -
An adaptive flight controller for a bird-like flapping wing aircraft
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)In the present age of increased demand for unmanned aerial vehicles, flapping wing unmanned aerial vehicle applications have become of interest. While a lot of research has been focused on conventional UAV configurations, ... -
Guidebeacon beacon-based indoor wayfinding for the blind, visually impaired and disoriented
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)There are currently few options for navigational aids for the blind and visually impaired (BVI) in large indoor spaces. Such indoor spaces can be difficult to navigate even for the general sighted population if they are ...