Browsing Proceedings 2009: 5th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects by Issue Date
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A survey of pharmacist participation in trauma resuscitation
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Pharmacists are increasingly being used on hospital medical response teams. An estimated one in five US level I and II trauma centers offer pharmacy services during trauma resuscitation, however, these services are not ... -
Molecular interactions between medicago truncatula and macrophomina phaseolina
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Macrophomina phaseolina is a soil-borne fungal pathogen that causes a disease commonly known as charcoal rot. Currently, there is not an effective method for controlling the disease, because knowledge about the pathogen, ... -
Measuring the physical activity level of two children with combined cerebral palsy and intellectual disability.
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Current guidelines recommend that school-age children accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on most days of the week. Research has established a valid methodology in measuring the ... -
The relationship of plantar flexor strength to functional balance in older adults
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)The incidence of falls in older adults increases with a decline in lower extremity strength, functional balance, and multi-tasking while walking. This study examined the relationship between plantar flexor muscle strength ... -
Attitudes of United States physician assistants toward persons with HIV/AIDS
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Several studies have shown that a large number of healthcare workers have negative attitudes toward persons infected with HIV early in the epidemic, but a more positive shift has occurred in these attitudes over the last ... -
Electropolymerization of Triphenylamine appended Zinc Porphyrin to form Porphyrin-Fullerene dyads at the electrode surface for photochemical studies
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Porphyrins with their attractive chemical properties qualify to seek potential technological applications including solar energy conversion, sensors, catalysts, biomedicine, molecular electronics, and photonics. Many of ... -
Static and dynamic warm-up in upper extremity functional activities.
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Considerable research has explored stretching the lower extremity prior to activities; limited literature examined the upper extremity (UE). The purpose of this study is to determine whether a static or dynamic stretch ... -
Facies characterization and mechanism of termination of a tertiary carbonate platform: Rajamandala Fm., West Java
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)The objective is to better understand an Oligocene coral reef ecosystem, exposed in SW Java as a scenic ridge of karst towers. Extensive mining threatens to destroy the spectacular scenery and important geological history. ... -
The anatomy of teenage cliques: Communication behavior at the 2008 Kansas State Fair and in popular media
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Assumptions are often made about teenagers, and how they interact with one another within groups. These stereotypes are influenced largely by how teenagers are portrayed in the media and popular culture, and are indicative ... -
Paleoenvironmental interpretation of the bandera shale formation, marmaton group, desmoinesian stage, middle Pennsylvanian in southeastern Kansas.
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)In southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma the Bandera Shale Formation (BSF) (Middle Pennsylvanian) crops out from Linn to Labette Counties in Kansas and in Nowata County, Oklahoma in units ranging from 12 cm to 20 ... -
Energy transfer followed by electron transfer in a supramolecular Boron Dipyrrin-Zinc Porphyrin-Fullerene
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Photosynthesis, the process of converting light energy into chemical energy, involves two major steps, absorption and transportation of light energy of appropriate wavelength by the antenna light harvesting molecules to ... -
Nitrofurantoin-Induced pulmonary toxicity.
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Background: Nitrofurantoin is commonly prescribed to treat and prevent uncomplicated urinary tract infections. Although generally considered safe, one rare but serious side effect is chronic pulmonary toxicity. Purpose: ... -
Cybernetic answer to who, what, where, when and how: Comparative Analysis of online and print newspapers in Serbia, Great Britain and the United States
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)In the last 8 years, the number of the Internet users worldwide increased by 305%, and the number of online newspapers has increased more than 50% since 2003. In the light of these developments, this study questions if ... -
Tympanometric measures in human ears with negative middle-ear pressure.
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Tympanometry is a physiological measurement of the acoustic admittance in sound transmission through the ear canal and middle ear and has been widely used in audiology as an objective and non-invasive means to determine ... -
Free-time leisure activities
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)While literacy continues to be important during the secondary school years, motivation to read in middle school declines [1, 2, 3, 4]. There is little research on adolescents free-time activities that could include reading ... -
Effectiveness and Invasiveness in Patient Medical Decision Aids
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)This research tested the hypothesis that including anecdotal evidence impacts treatment choice by influencing the trade-off between effectiveness and invasiveness. In addition, the role of decision-making style was examined. ... -
Risk factors and interventions with sexually exploited HRTY
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)This evaluative study sought to answer the questions: "What are the precursors and/or risk factors that make certain youth more likely to become involved in domestic teen sexual exploitation (TSE)? And, if such high risk ... -
Effects of dynamic warm-up with and without a weighted vest on lower extremity power performance of high school male athletes
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)The purpose of this study was to compare lower extremity power performance utilizing the Margaria-Kalamen Power Test after a dynamic warm-up with and without a weighted vest. Sixteen (n = 16) high school male football ... -
Dynamics of gender ideology of Hamas
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)The West has often approached Hamas as monolithic and static. However, careful analysis reveals that the movement is flexible and fluid. Hamas actually provides its own discourse that offers an ever-changing framework of ... -
Sexual Dimorphism of the Iliac Crest: A Quantitative Approach
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)This study examines indicators of male-female differences in the os Coxa, specifically in the shape of the iliac crest for the purpose of skeletal sex estimation. The iliac crest is a curved, or "S-shaped", epiphysis which ...