Browsing Undergraduate Student Research by Title

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    • High times in the USA: A look at sociodemographic factors connected to legalizing marijuana 

      Blair, Derek (Wichita State University, 2014-04-08)
      Marijuana has long been considered a fringe policy issue, with most individuals historically being against any sort of legalization. Recent pushes for legalization in states such as Colorado and Washington merit wondering ...

    • How university students continue to live in a bilingual society in Puerto Rico 

      Williams, Chandler (Wichita State University, 2013-04-09)
      One of the most critical questions for Puerto Ricans today is whether or not to become the 51st state of the United States of America. In a recent interview with Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rican commissioner to the U.S. ...

    • Hyacinth Days: A short poetry collection 

      White, Madison (Wichita State University, 2017-04-04)
      This short poetry collection, roughly titled “Hyacinth Days” follows my own navigation through womanhood and search for an adult identity. Embedded within images, the symbolic process of growing takes place through other ...

    • Hydrocarbons and conflict: Evaluating natural gas and militarized interstate disputes 

      Lett, Dominik David (Wichita State University, 2022-04-15)
      To what extent does dependence on fossil fuels affect the likelihood of militarized interstate disputes? Existing literature evaluating the relationship between hydrocarbons and conflict primarily focus on the impact of ...

    • I know who holds tomorrow: Choral arrangement for SATB choir 

      Spaulding, Nelson (Wichita State University, 2014-04-08)
      The purpose of this activity, is to rearrange a previously written song in a twenty-first century style for an SATB (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) choir. This song was originally written by Christian composer Ira Stanphil, ...

    • 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 ...

    • IL-6 levels during BFR exercise in older adults 

      Carlgren, Madison; Bradley, Laik; Mattison, Jett; Goodwin, Andrew (Wichita State University, 2022-04-15)
      One method to reduce the risk of falls and fall-related hospitalizations among older adults is to increase strength and muscular health. Heavy-weight resistance training is the standard exercise to build skeletal muscle ...

    • 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 ...

    • Implementation of artificial neural networks to classify human forearm muscle signals for individual finger movement of a robotic hand 

      Dowling, Anne (Wichita State University, 2019-04-19)
      Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) have been utilized in the engineering field to identify patterns from a given dataset. Powered prosthetics have specifically implemented them to detect muscle patterns; however, this has ...

    • 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 ...

    • Improving oral health for individuals with autism spectrum disorder 

      Shuaib, Maya; Moyer, Madeline; DeVous, Alyssa; Vazquez, Marianna (Wichita State University, 2022-04-15)
      Problem Statement: Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience heightened sensory input resulting in difficulties when performing daily oral hygiene care. Most children and adults with ASD are less likely ...

    • Improving the efficiency of solar cells 

      Peterson, Grace; Rashidi, Soheil; Mathur, Saket Chand; Wei, Wei (Wichita State University, 2021)
      Solar energy is important to the search for viable renewable energy sources. Improving the efficiency, affordability, and stability of solar cells is critical to implementing them practically on a large scale. Currently, ...

    • The ineffectiveness of habitual DUI offender laws in the state of Kansas 

      Rucker, Adella Christine (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. ...

    • Inkjet-printed ultrathin stretchable electronics for real-time ambulatory ECG monitoring 

      Tri, Anna; Nguyen, Khoa (Wichita State University, 2022-04-15)
      In medical applications, there is a great interest in using wearable health monitoring systems to obtain physiological information because they are non-invasive and easy to use. Furthermore, the advancement of technology ...

    • Innovations in 3D printing: Fibrous structures and mobile app development 

      Johnston, William (Wichita State University, 2021-04-09)
      Grass, feathers, and hair: these items are found frequently in nature, but it remains difficult to replicate them within the growing realm of 3D printing. Additive manufacturing - especially Fused Deposition Modeling - has ...

    • Innovator: the newsletter of Wichita State's Honors College, v.1 

      Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College (Wichita State University. Honors College, 2003-09)
      The first volume of the newsletter includes four issues published in fall 2013 and spring 2014. Each issue includes the column of the Honors College Dean and the "Looking Ahead" column announcing upcoming events. The ...

    • Innovator: the newsletter of Wichita State's Honors College, v.2 

      Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College (Wichita State University. Honors College, 2014-09)
      The second volume of the newsletter will include four issues published in fall 2014 and spring 2015. Each issue includes the column of the Honors College Dean and the "Looking Ahead" column announcing upcoming events. The ...

    • Insect response to precipitation and grassland restoration in Kansas 

      Huffman, Jake; Morphew, Alexandra (Wichita State University, 2022-04-15)
      Flowering plants and grasses play an important role in providing resources for insects, which in turn feed birds and other animals that prey on insects. The precipitous reduction in US grassland habitats (70% since ...

    • Interaction robot action planning on omni-surface through visualization and touching 

      Pethkar, Varun; Yan, Fujian; Chavez, Edgar; He, Hongsheng (Wichita State University, 2022)
      With growing industries adopting new systems and interactive machinery to execute their projects, there is another growing industry to supply these demands using artificial intelligence and structures that implement augmented ...

    • Investigating infrared nonlinear optical chalcohalides with distorted Ge3S9 clusters 

      Cicirello, Gary (Wichita State University, 2022-04-15)
      Nonlinear optical (NLO) materials in the infrared range are an essential part of the harmonic conversion process to expand the wavelength range of solid state lasers. Current IR NLO materials possess certain drawbacks ...