LAS Theses and Dissertations
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Bayesian adaptive lasso binary quantile regression with hybrid resampling for classification of imbalanced data
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)In this data-intensive era, analyzing datasets with imbalanced binary responses is an important yet challenging task due to the common presence of outliers, heteroskedasticity, and other data anomalies. This talk introduces ... -
A exploratory study to create an anti-neutrino directional and ranging sensitive detector (NUDAR)
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)This research project set out to do an exploratory study to find a novel way to detect $\bar{\nu }$ for small reactor powered vessels and to analyze the potential capabilities within the realm of nuclear defense. A ... -
The temporal response of a generalist soil-borne fungal plant pathogen in native grassland communities
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)Soil-borne fungal plant pathogens (SFPP) occupy the soils of ecosystems globally, but the ecology of individual species is often not well understood. One approach to help better understand a SFPP is to examine its temporal ... -
Development of analytical protocols for rapid analysis of biological samples with flow-gated capillary electrophoresis
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)With the development and improvement of the whole society, people are paying more attention to their health and the protection of the environment, which requires researchers to consider better identification and detection ... -
Buried archives: Developing a geospatial database of maple grove cemetery
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)Cemeteries across the world provide a vast amount of information about the regional communities they were built within. While this information can be gathered and analyzed as is, adding in the geospatial element provides ... -
Behind the blue line: An ethnographic study of police culture in rural Kansas law enforcement
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)This thesis reports the results of a qualitative study using an ethnographic approach. The study examined rural law enforcement culture in one rural Kansas law enforcement agency. In-depth interviews and non-participant ... -
Representation of continuous functions
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)This thesis presents Kolmogorov’s solution to Hilbert’s thirteenth problem. This solution presents that continuous functions of arbitrarily many variables may be represented as combinations of a finite number of continuous ... -
Exploration of sulfur compounds for nonlinear optical applications
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)This thesis attempts to explore acentric inorganic sulfur or thiophosphate compounds for potential nonlinear optical (NLO) applications, and reports the synthesis, crystal growth, electronic structure studies, property ... -
Continuation from discrete sets and inverse problems
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)It is well known that every smooth surface S is at least locally generated by the Dirac equation with real potential. In this dissertation, we study the inverse problem of recovering this potential and surface based on ... -
Moral disengagement, empathy, and bidirectional intimate partner violence in young adulthood: A short-term longitudinal study
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant issue in the United States, with emerging research emphasizing its bidirectional nature. Longitudinal studies demonstrate that bidirectional intimate partner violence (BIPV) ... -
An exploration of the relationship between figurative language interpretation and cognitive abilities
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)Figurative language appears to be a viable method for examining one’s abstract reasoning abilities, as it requires one to make interpretations and inferences based on social context and prior knowledge. Deficits in figurative ... -
Anomalous Higgs boson couplings in vector boson fusion
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)The discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in 2012 marked a significant milestone in particle physics. Since then, extensive investigations have been carried out to unravel the properties of the ... -
Optimal design of complex systems with low sensitivity to time delay
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)In this dissertation, two optimal control strategies are investigated for a large-scale decentralized system in order to optimize and study the system. The main objective of the optimization and analysis is to reduce the ... -
Protest in the work of Richard Wright prior to 1956
(Wichita State University, 1957-07)It is the premise of this thesis to discuss and to evaluate the protests as revealed in the works of Richard Wright and to classify and attempt to interpret these protests on the basis of their soundness, their possible ... -
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Health Department: A case study in the establishment of a bi-governmental agency
(Wichita State University, 1957-07)It is the purpose of this study to trace the evolution of the local health agencies into a single department and to evaluate it in comparison with similar joint units in the state as to its potentiality in regard to the ... -
Theodorsen's method: A numerical conformal map applied to fluid dynamics
(Wichita State University, 2023-05)The details of Theodorsen's method for computing the conformal map from the ex- terior of the unit disk to the exterior of a simple closed curve in the complex plane are reviewed. An implementation of the method in ... -
Investigating the impacts of drought-related drying events following pond refill on the growth, survival, and postmetamorphic fitness of lithobates blairi tadpoles
(Wichita State University, 2023-05)The incomplete recovery following drying events can have long-lasting impacts on aquatic ecosystems through altered resource availability, changes to water quality and temperature, microhabitat suitability, and community ... -
Evaluating the evolution of the English language as seen in TikTok slang
(Wichita State University, 2023-05)This study will evaluate the perception of slang terminology seen on the massively popular social media site TikTok and whether said terms are appropriate in certain contexts. This is alongside some terms that have existed ... -
The persistence of bourgeois culture: Class, gender, and racial violence in the early twentieth century
(Wichita State University, 2023-05)This thesis examines the intersection of class, gender, and racial violence in the early twentieth century. Through a discussion of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, and the first United States ... -
Determining an effective replacement for cyanide in the leaching of low-grade gold ores using an emerging industry standard and similar substitutions in the form of thiosulfate
(Wichita State University, 2023-05)In the mining industry, heap leaching is the most common form of extraction for many metals, especially gold, from low-grade ores in open-pit facilities. Cyanide solutions are the most commonly used solutions for the process ...
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