• An evaluation of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy in promoting physical activity in a hospital-based weight management program 

  Staats, Sarah (Wichita State University, 2017-12)

  One effective method of addressing obesity as a serious public health problem in the United States and worldwide has been through behavioral weight management programs. However, these programs have prototypically led to ...

• Beyond legalities: an inquiry into the ethical dimension of principals' decision-making for special education 

  Skelton, Christy L. (Wichita State University, 2017-12)

  Given the evolution of the principal's role and the current accountability system, principals are expected act in primary oversight of programming for student with disabilities. However, such expectations assume principals ...

• Texting on a smartwatch versus a smartphone: a comparison of their effects on driving performance 

  Persinger, Joel (Wichita State University, 2017-12)

  The National Safety Council reports that 6 percent or more car crashes involved text messaging from a smartphone. In addition, many studies have found that cell phone while driving increases crash risk by 2.8 - 5 times ...

• Large-scale online environmental mapping: from theory to implementation 

  Rabanimotlagh, Ahmad (Wichita State University, 2017-12)

  Within the context of environmental studies, environmental mapping addresses the monitoring and analysis of physical processes appearing in the nature, such as atmospheric or oceanic transformations. In such studies, often ...

• Evaluation of the Whitlarkian method of consumer decision map creation 

  Wood, Robert L. (Wichita State University, 2017-12)

  This research investigated the reliability and efficacy of a new method of building consumer decision maps first proposed in the literature by David Whitlark of the Marriott School of Management. Current approaches necessitate ...

• Mental health in a campus context: a mixed methods approach to stigma and mental health knowledge 

  Turosak, Anna K. (Wichita State University, 2017-12)

  The Jed Campus Framework presents a multi-faceted approach to how colleges and universities can provide quality mental health services to their students and enhance the support of the campus community. However, research ...

• Life cycle and energy analysis of products and hospital systems 

  Alshqaqeeq, Fadhel Y. (Wichita State University, 2017-12)

  There is a relationship between the healthcare sector and treatment of the patient in the delivery of service. During the process of this relationship, waste and CO2 are generated, which increases over time. Compared to ...

• Advanced fusion diagnosis with evolving data streams for health management of complex engineered systems 

  Abdolsamadi, Amirmahyar (Wichita State University, 2017-12)

  Effective health diagnostics for engineered systems provide tremendous benefits such as improved safety, reliability, and reduced costs of operation and maintenance. Extensive literature review on health diagnostics and ...

• Adsorption and capillary transition-controlled thermal diodes and switches using heterogeneous nanostructures 

  Avanessian, Tadeh (Wichita State University, 2017-12)

  Thermal diodes and switches are systems that enable us to control thermal transport, preferentially in one direction, and switch "on"/"off" on demand. The main challenges of existing thermal diodes and switches are poor ...

• Enabling smart cities through data management in mobile devices and smart grids 

  Cherusola Dev, Vishnu (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  Smart city is an emerging concept which encompasses technological, human and institu- tional factors. It harnesses a lot of information from different sources and bring it to people through information and communication ...

• Fabrication and characterization of electrospun polyacrylonitrile carbonized fibers as strain gauges in composites for structural health monitoring applications 

  Alarifi, Ibrahim M. (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  This dissertation is aimed at developing new materials to be used as strain gauges in structural health monitoring (SHM) of composite aircraft structures. The unabated growth in air traffic has spurred increased demand in ...

• Structure-guided design, synthesis and evaluation of macrocyclic and peptidomimetic inhibitors of viral proteases 

  Damalanka, Vishnu C. (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  Human noroviruses are the primary cause of non-bacterial acute gastroenteritis worldwide and are associated with high morbidity and a heavy economic burden. In the U.S. alone noroviruses account for ~21 million cases, ...

• Numerical simulation of the leaflet designs to improve hemodynamics of mechanical heart valves 

  Sirous, Omid (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  Mechanical heart valves (MHVs) are widely implanted due to their reliability and long life span. However, patients who receive MHV implants are required and prescribed anticoagulant medication to reduce the high risk of ...

• Searching for demoralization in three measures of personality disorder: linking the MMPI-2 RCd and JBW 72 with MCMI-III, Morey and Ben-Porath personality disorder scales 

  Herren, Rayna K. (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  This study sought to determine if the construct of demoralization can be identified in three established measures of personality disorder, the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III, 2006), and personality ...

• Nickel amine/imine and amine/amide bisthiolate complexes as models for the active site of nickel superoxide dismutase 

  Senaratne, Nilmini K. (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  Nickel Superoxide Dismutase (NiSOD) catalyzes disproportionation of cytotoxic superoxide radical to H2O2 and molecular O2. The mononuclear nickel center in the active site undergoes alternate oxidation and reduction ...

• Structure-guided design, synthesis, x-ray crystallography, and biochemical and in vivo evaluation of novel series of viral 3cl protease inhibitors of norovirus (NV) and Middle East Respiratory Distress Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) 

  Galasiti Kankanamalage, Anushka Chathuranga (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  Norovirus infection constitutes the primary cause of acute viral gastroenteritis. There are currently no vaccines or norovirus-specific antiviral therapeutics available for the management of norovirus infection. Norovirus ...

• Investigating the role of actin-binding protein palladin in actin regulation 

  Vattepu, Ravi (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  Palladin, an actin-binding and bundling protein, plays an important role in normal cell adhesion and motility via organizing the actin cytoskeleton. Palladin exists in multiple isoforms in humans and its canonical isoform ...

• Non-linear redundant mapping of contrast in multivariate glyph displays 

  Sivagnanasundaram, Navaneethan (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  Although capable of independent action for standard tasks, automated systems still need monitoring and support from human managers. In order for a single observer to effectively monitor large groups of these systems a ...

• Design of resilient and sustainable complex engineered systems 

  Yodo, Nita (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  With the development of new complex engineered systems or retrofitting the old ones, new types of safety issues and unforeseen failure modes may have arisen. Traditional probabilistic risk assessment framework falls short ...

• Fabrication, modeling, and control of dielectric elastomer actuator: a systematic view 

  Ye, Zhihang (Wichita State University, 2017-07)

  Dielectric elastomer (DE) is an important kind of electro active polymer. Its softness and unique movement generating mechanism make people recognize it as artificial muscle. Existing studies focusing on it have revealed ...

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