The Capitol Graduate Research Summit in Topeka
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The Capitol Graduate Research Summit (CGRS) in Topeka is an annual poster competition organized through collaborative efforts between three state universities – The University of Kansas, Wichita State University, Kansas State University, and the University of Kansas Medical Center. The main purpose of the summit is to provide an opportunity for selected graduate students to expose the State government and education officials, as well as the general public, to the quality of graduate research performed in the State of Kansas.
The SOAR collection includes abstracts of the projects submitted to CGRS by Wichita State University graduate students.
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Physician assistant students supporting the integration of oral health now (passion)
(Wichita State University, 2018-02-20)Oral health is a vital component of preventive medicine. Routine oral health care is associated with decreases in both systemic infection and heart disease. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends children, ... -
Proposed method for clean water by addressing nitrogen contribution to surface water contamination
(Wichita State University, 2018-02-20)Kansas has serious issues as the result of bio-waste generated by livestock feedlots. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has documented the situation as early as 2004. Action on these issues has languished due to a ... -
Retrofit winglets for wind turbines
(Wichita State University, 2018-02-20)Wind power is becoming increasingly important as a source of renewable energy. This is even more so in Kansas, which has the second-largest wind resources in the country. In 2016, 29.6% of the state's energy came from wind. ... -
Safeguarding patients data for reasonable health care cost
(Wichita State University, 2018-02-20)Health care providers including hospitals are required by law to publicly release their patient data, removing explicitly identifiable attributes, such as name, social security number, and address. The release of this data ... -
Comparison of tongue muscle performance in singers and non-singers
(Wichita State University, 2018-02-20)Healthy tongue muscle performance is necessary for performing daily tasks such as speaking, swallowing, and maintaining upper airway patency. With age, tongue muscle performance begins to decline and leads to an increased ... -
Quantifying potential therapeutic benefit of spatiotemporal dose modulation for cancer treatment
(Wichita State University, 2018-02-20)It is estimated to have 14,400 new cancer cases in Kansas in 2017 and radiotherapy remains one of the main modalities to treat them. The goal of radiotherapy is to deliver sufficient radiation dose to the tumor region to ... -
Linguistic discrimination against Latino residents of Garden City, Kansas
(Wichita State University, 2018-02-20)Previous studies laud the cultural integration of immigrant and established Latino communities in Garden City, Kansas, but substantial anecdotal evidence and a well-documented history of discrimination suggest that some ... -
The great debate of college achievement: which nonacademic factors contribute most to college readiness and success?
(Wichita State University, 2018-02-20)Today, graduating from high school, enrolling in college, and obtaining a bachelor's degree are the primary means of increasing one's cultural capital and subsequent upward social mobility. In fact, many scholars explain ... -
Improving transit in Wichita: Marrying the old and the new
(Wichita State University, 2017-03-07)The transportation system in Wichita has served a diverse customer base over the years with its traditional system of large buses on fixed routes and smaller buses for specialized transportation (such as for the physically ... -
Determining an effective treatment plan for breast cancer: A multi-criteria decision model and algorithm
(Wichita State University, 2017-03-07)Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in U.S. women. For 2017, the American Cancer Society estimates that 255,180 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and 40,610 will die. Selection of ... -
Cubesat platform for research, education and business in Kansas
(Wichita State University, 2017-03-07)A CubeSat is a miniaturized satellite weighing 1-10 kg, has a short lifecycle, uses commercial-off- the-shelf components, and is carried as a secondary payload. CubeSats provide low-cost access to space for scientific ... -
Nutrition guidelines in Kansas elementary schools
(Wichita State University, 2017-03-07)Childhood obesity is a nation-wide epidemic. Although the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) guidelines are designed to regulate students' caloric intake and nutritional needs, ambiguous snack guidelines may be counteracting ... -
Differential regulatory gene expression at the proteomic level in subtypes of human ovarian cancer cell-lines
(Wichita State University, 2017-03-07)Ovarian carcinoma is the most lethal neoplasm and the fifth leading cause of mortality in women. Among the different subtypes, widely heterogeneous high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) poses a great challenge to modern ... -
Solar energy harvesting using ionic polymer- metal enhanced water electrolysis
(Wichita State University, 2017-03-07)In 2015, Kansas invested six million dollars on 4.7 megawatts of solar energy installation, capable of powering 630 homes. However, the energy supplied by solar often does not coincide with consumer demand; a system is ... -
"If It Bleeds, It Leads" vs. #Hesstonstrong: A fantasy-theme analysis of local and national news coverage of the 2016 Hesston, Kansas Shooting
(Wichita State University, 2017-03-07)The sleepy Mennonite town of Hesston, Kansas was suddenly disrupted on February 25th, 2016 when an employee of Excel Industries entered the company plant with an AK-47 and a Glock 22 semi-automatic pistol and opened fire. ... -
Reducing PTSD for veterans and emergency service providers
(Wichita State University, 2017-03-07)Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health diagnosis that can result from exposure to both stress and trauma. PTSD negatively impacts a disproportionate number of veterans and first responders and is related ... -
Femtosecond Laser Nano Texturing of Drug-Eluting Stents
(Wichita State University, 2017-03-07)Stents have been used for over a decade to treat coronary arteries affected by stenosis, a state in which the arteries are narrowed by the deposition of plaque. However, studies have shown that a few years after placement ... -
Exploring allicin from garlic as a method of wound control in soft tissue infections
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)The antimicrobial properties of allicin, while long known, require further investigation in order to evaluate this garlic-derived chemical as an anti-infective agent against Staphylococcus aureus wound infection. S. aureus ... -
SkyNet: A swarming drone system for smart disaster management
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)Communication technologies play an important role in the case of disaster management to propagate and convey information to the concerned authorities. In October 2015, Southern Kansas suffered forty two earthquakes of ... -
Making the leap from traditional input devices: An evaluation of Leap Motion
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)The Leap Motion is a recently developed, touch-free gesture device that allows for natural interaction between a computer and a user. Currently, many research projects have explored the usability of Leap Motion compared ...
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