• An analysis of the influence of the Quakers on Daniel Defoe 

  Reeve, Juliet (Wichita State University, 1943-03)

• Communication apprehension and mindfulness: Can a negative correlation help us improve? 

  Willett, Brandy (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 ...

• Amphibian larvae distribution amongst intermittent stream pools in the Flint Hills covaries with vegetation and fish colonization 

  Wright, Jake (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 ...

• Clash of civilization’s 

  Wyche, Chaz J. (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 ...

• Stellar modeling with low-temperature on-the-fly opacity 

  Buchele, Lynn (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, ...

• Boolean algebra based interdependency modeling for reliability evaluation of a cyber enabled power system 

  Murali, Vigneesh (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  The development of new technology and changes in the climatic conditions brought some new methods in the generation of power. Along with these came the advancements of communication and control infrastructure of cyber which ...

• Artificial neural network based prediction of solar array degradation during electric orbit-raising 

  Farabi, Tanzimul Hasan (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  In recent years there have been some major developments in the space industry with the introduction of fully electrically propelled satellites. All-electric propulsion enables smaller and lighter satellite design that ...

• Preliminary mission design for proposed NuSol probe 

  Messick, Kyle (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  A solar neutrino detector has never own in space. NuSol is a proposed mission to y a solar neutrino detector close to the Sun in order to conduct unique science experiments that cannot be realized by detectors on ...

• Electron reduction of chromium (VI) to chromium (III) by bacterial strains 

  Steen, Noelle (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 

  Mackey, Joshua D. (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 

  Tripathi, Shrey (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. ...

• Auto-normalization of robot end-effector 

  Veeraraghavan, Vinoth Kumar (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  An automatic system for a generic approach to detecting the normal vector of an unknown three-dimensional surface using a sensor mounted on the wrist of a collaborative robot is described. As this method proceeds, the ...

• Wheat protein-based bio-scaffold for neural regeneration 

  Brice, Ryan (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 ...

• Using decoy documents to detect masquerade attacks 

  Berdychowski, Maciej (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  Privacy, security and integrity of data are becoming ever more important in a connected world. While every effort is being made to keep cyber criminals away from sensitive information, sometimes they succeed in bypassing ...

• In-hospital mortality prediction for patients with congestive heart failure using long short-term memory and gated recurrent units 

  Silva Ferreira, Brenno William (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  Mortality prediction is a determinant factor in Intensive Care Units (ICU). The high costs associated with a patient’s stay in an ICU can place a burden on any health care system around the world. The ability to accurately ...

• Effects of bison, cattle, and environmental factors on grassland dung beetle abundance and community structure 

  Trible, Morgan L. (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 ...

• Mask - aware face recognition system 

  Dharanesh, Shreyas (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  This work presents a novel approach to face recognition that recognizes faces both with and without facial masks worn during the Covid-19 pandemic. The two-fold contribution of this study are: evaluation of the hand-crafted ...

• Relative experimental effects of exogenous and endogenous heterogeneity on plant community composition during community assembly 

  Kjaer, Esben (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 ...

• Modeling criminal prediction schemes on smart contracts 

  McConnell, Michael (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  Criminals are increasingly using the blockchain to commit fraud and fund physical-world crimes. The blockchain is particularly advantageous for criminals due to its trustless, decentralized, and pseudonymous properties. ...

• Nationalism and postcolonial feminism: A literary approach to Palestinian women’s resistance 

  Curry, Brianna N. (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 ...

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