LAS Theses and Dissertations
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An analysis of the influence of the Quakers on Daniel Defoe
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Communication apprehension and mindfulness: Can a negative correlation help us improve?
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Communication skills are considered vital in the modern workplace, and in fact impact numerous aspects of a person’s life. In order to prepare students, many colleges and universities require an introductory-level communication ... -
Clash of civilization’s
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)This study explores the dynamic nature of Black life as it is lived in social death. Dwelling specifically on the (im)possibility of progress and reform for black people via the Breathe Act proposed by the Black Lives ... -
Amphibian larvae distribution amongst intermittent stream pools in the Flint Hills covaries with vegetation and fish colonization
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and severity of droughts and precipitation events. The connectivity and hydroperiod among stream pools are expected to change due to these climatic events, therefore ... -
Stellar modeling with low-temperature on-the-fly opacity
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Accurate stellar modeling requires using our understanding of phenomena far smaller than humans can observe to study some of the largest objects in the universe. One quantity that bridges this gap is the mean opacity, ... -
Electron reduction of chromium (VI) to chromium (III) by bacterial strains
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Chromium (Cr) is a heavy metal commonly used in industrial settings worldwide and is therefore a source of contamination in the environment due to leaks, spills, and releases. In the environment, chromium takes the highly ... -
Uprising, riot, massacre: Framing, memorialization, and the Tulsa race massacre of 1921
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)This study examines the development of two opposing narratives that took root in Tulsa in the aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, in which Whites framed the incident as a Negro uprising, while Blacks in Tulsa’s ... -
Monte Carlo simulations of a space-based dark matter detector
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)It has been well established that a large percentage of the material in the universe is in an undiscovered form; Dark Matter. Most of this material is gravitationally condensed together as galaxies and clusters of galaxies. ... -
Nationalism and postcolonial feminism: A literary approach to Palestinian women’s resistance
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)In this thesis, I examine Palestinian women writers and their contributions to resistance writing. I argue that contemporary Palestinian women's writings significantly contribute to social justice movements concerned ... -
Discrete, negative emotions as a cognitive-functional source of systematic processing, and personal relevance as a source of positive bias
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)The current study examines discrete, negative approach emotions from a cognitivefunctional perspective to test their potential as an alternate condition for heuristic processing under conditions of affirmative remedial ... -
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 ... -
Using checkerboard and time kill assays to determine the effect of antimicrobial compounds against MRSA
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Staphylococcus aureus is an important gram-positive bacteria that is commonly found in association with a number of animal hosts, but usually attracts our attention due to it being found in the mucosal cavities of ... -
Measuring perceived social risk of private label grocery brands by addressing the visibility concern
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)With over 115,857 traditional grocery stores and a $700 billion market, grocery shopping represents one of the most common shopping ventures for American consumers (Zeballos, 2020). Despite having several brands to choose ... -
The Hopf Conjecture with abelian symmetries
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)The Hopf Conjecture states that for closed, orietable, even-dimensional manifolds, the Euler characteristic is strictly positive. Results due independently to P uttmann and Searle [13] and Rong [14], and due to Rong and ... -
The investigation of possible stratospheric origin of ozone presence at the surface at night, using HYSPLIT trajectory analysis
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)IMPORTANCE: On August 2, 2012, high tropospheric ozone levels, above the EPA limit of 75 parts per billion by mass, were forecast for Wichita, Kansas. Trajectories for ozone transport were examined using two software ... -
Wheat protein-based bio-scaffold for neural regeneration
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Spinal and peripheral nerve injuries are common in both civil and military environments and are primarily the result of transection injuries or burns. In the majority of nerve injuries, the nerve ends cannot be directly ... -
Relative experimental effects of exogenous and endogenous heterogeneity on plant community composition during community assembly
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Species diversity is expected to increase with environmental heterogeneity, and this pattern has been confirmed by numerous observational studies. For plants, this spatial heterogeneity is likely driven by differences in ... -
Effects of bison, cattle, and environmental factors on grassland dung beetle abundance and community structure
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Dung beetles are crucial ecosystem providers in grassland ecosystems, and research suggests that diverse dung beetle communities are required for improved ecosystem functioning. However, the factors driving dung beetle ... -
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) foraging habits in Great Plains grasslands near wooded and agricultural habitat edges
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Effects of herbivores in Great Plains grasslands have fundamentally changed with the extirpation of native large grazing herbivores. Woody plant expansion into prairies also allows for new herbivore-plant interactions ... -
Longitudinal associations of pickleball-playing with cognitive function and balance in community-dwelling older adults
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)Physical activity has been imputed to benefit both the physical and cognitive health of older adults and has been promoted within the scientific literature as a process through which age-related cognitive decline may be ...
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