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Reflections of milestones associated with the transition to adulthood during COVID-19 pandemic
(Wichita State University, 2023-04-14)In response to the novel COVID-19 virus, many state governments imposed stay at home orders that dramatically altered the ways in which institutions operate, forcing college students to adapt to different modes of ... -
Investigating experiences of joy among LGBTQ young adults
(Wichita State University, 2023-04-14)As social sciences tend to gravitate towards studying discrimination, stigma and other negative experiences faced by marginalized groups, scholarly studying of joy is vital to foster positivity in our communities. While ... -
Distance and direction of internal residential movements of the aged in Wichita from 1949 to 1954
(Wichita State University, 1956-08)The American population is aging. A larger proportion of our population is living in the later years of life than ever before, and it is going to increase. The present study represents the attempt to expand what is ... -
Rethinking the city and the community for a post-pandemic world
(Wichita State University, 9/10/2020)Cities are places characterized by constant activity, dense social interaction, and innovation fostered in collaborative working environments. With the widespread adoption of social distancing, bans on large gatherings, ... -
Patterns of internal residential movement of population in Wichita, Kansas, 1920-1950
(Wichita State University, 1955-05)Our society is an urban society. As a nation, we have made the transition from rural to urban in less than fifty years. Perhaps no other trend has had such a profound effect on our way of life as the trend toward ... -
“As a clinician, you have to be passionately involved”: Advocacy and professional responsibility in gender-affirming healthcare
(Elsevier Ltd., 2023-03-01)Previous research has studied how clinicians such as physicians, nurses, social workers, and nutritionists understand advocacy as a professional responsibility. Analyses have typically focused on individual healthcare ... -
An examination of bias of facial analysis based BMI prediction models
(IEEE, 2022-06-19)Obesity is one of the most important public health problems that the world is facing today. A recent trend is in the development of intervention tools that predict BMI using facial images for weight monitoring and management ... -
Witnessing violence between parents and children’s bullying behavior: The mediating influences of parental characteristics
(Routledge, 2022-05-04)Purpose The study examines how parenting characteristics of caregivers, such as low levels of parent-child communication, difficulty meeting parenting demands, and parenting frustration might mediate the association between ... -
The effects of parental involvement and home resources on student standardized test scores
(Wichita State University, 1997-05)This thesis studies the effects of parental involvement and home resources on students' standardized test scores. The National Educatipnal Longitudinal Study (NELS:88) has been employed using a holistic approach that ... -
Trends in organized service groups for rural youth, Sedgwick County, Kansas, 1920-1940
(Wichita State University, 1941-05)Purpose of the study. The purpose of this study is to survey the situations and trends of the organized groups among rural and small town young people, and to find answers to such questions as: What activities and ... -
Toward on-device weight monitoring from selfie face images using smartphones
(Springer, 2022-02-24)Obesity is a serious health problem that is on the rise at the global level. Recent studies suggest that BMI can be inferred from facial images using deep learning-based convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for obesity ... -
An historical survey of social service in Wichita, Kansas from 1870 to 1934
(Wichita State University, 1934-05)The purpose of this study is to present a brief and general historical survey of social services , of social welfare measures , and of the simultaneous development of selected public and private social agencies in ... -
A study of 4-H club work in the United States, in Kansas, and in Sedgwick County, Kansas
(Wichita State University, 1934-05)The purpose of this study is to present, as a general background, a short history of the 4-H club movement in the United States and Kansas, and then present a more detailed history of the 4-H club development in Sedgwick ... -
Educational outcomes of gender-diverse youth: A national population-based study
(Sage Publications, 2021-08-16)Despite the growing population of youth identifying with a transgender or nonbinary gender identity, research on gender-diverse individuals’ educational outcomes is limited. This study takes advantage of the first nationally ... -
Excluding whom? Race, gender, and suspension in high school
(SAGE Publications, 2021-06-24)Students of color are more apt to face exclusionary discipline in school, such as suspension or expulsion, than their white counterparts, and once suspended students may be more likely to drop out of school altogether. ... -
Art as a means of urban revitalization? An examination of creative placemaking, artist perspective, gentrification, and neighborhood change in Wichita, Kansas
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Whether situated on public or privately-owned property, murals, art installments, and art-centered events often serve as a source of cultural development in their communities. The arts have been found to play a vital role ... -
Obesity classification from facial images using deep learning
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a serious health problem that is on the rise both in the United States and globally. Obesity is frequently defined using the clinical Body Mass Index (BMI) ratio of height and weight. Overweight ... -
Reddit discussions of compassion fatigue
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)Compassion fatigue is a serious concern for those expressing compassion chronically (Vu & Bodenmann, 2017). It occurs when the stress of expressing compassion leaves a person unable to continue to care for others (Ledoux, ... -
Understanding the prevalence of gestational diabetes in urban and rural communities in Kansas
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)INTRODUCTION: Gestational diabetes is one of the most common medical conditions women encounter during pregnancy and is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, perinatal and neonatal morbidity, and long-term ... -
Generation Z: A study of its workplace communication behaviors and future preferences
(Wichita State University, 2020-05-01)Research shows that Generation Z is the largest generation in the U.S. and will soon represent the majority of America's economy and its workplace. Generation Z is joining the staffs of more and more companies each year ...
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