Browsing The Capitol Graduate Research Summit in Topeka by Title
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Peer reviews of teaching: are they useful?
(2009-03-12)Peer reviews of teachers consist of formal evaluations of faculty members performed by colleagues and peers in their college or university. They are frequently used for promotion, tenure, and salary adjustments. According ... -
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, ... -
Planning For implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for substance use prevention at a Wichita Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Clinic
(Wichita State University, 2020-02-26)Sedgwick County, home to 17.6% of Kansas' population, had 22.4% of all opioid-use related deaths in 2017. While opioid misuse in Kansas has not reached the same level of concern as other states, prevention strategies are ... -
Prevalence of urinary incontinence in high school and middle school-aged female athletes
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in middle school and high school female athletes in order to investigate the need for preventative education in the future. Additional ... -
Produced water treatment for agricultural use in Kansas oil, and gas production fields
(Wichita State University, 2019-02-26)Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes used by oil and gas companies in the State of Kansas and the Midwest region generate a large amount of water (up to 90%) as byproduct. Water or steam injection into oil reservoirs is ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Quantum gates using a pulsed bias scheme
(2006-03-08)We present here a novel scheme to realize quantum gates by means of a pulsed bias. We show how a NOT gate (one qubit), a C-NOT gate (two qubits) and a Toffoli gate (three qubits) can be realized by clocking the bias on one ... -
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 ... -
Relationship between psychosocial health and self-reported oral health among senior center participants in Wichita, Kansas
(Wichita State University, 2020-02-26)Poor mental health days are defined as, "mean number of days in the past 30 days adults reported their mental health was not good." According to America's Mental Health Rankings, the poor mental health days for women above ... -
Report Rainbow United Inc, Autism Project: Spring 2004-2005
(2006-03-08)A paucity of studies exist that examines the effects of the behavior modification approach for the treatment of autism using the following therapeutic treatments: Discrete Trial Training; Picture Exchange Communication ... -
Reserving genetic diversity in dominant Great Plains grasses: Investigating the geographic distribution of buffalograss cytotypes
(Wichita State University, 2016-02-02)Buchloë dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. (buffalograss) is a major component of mixed- and shortgrass prairies of Kansas and the Great Plains, and is of economic importance both as a forage grass and as a native turf grass ... -
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. ... -
The role of palladin in metastatic cancer as it affects actin binding, bundling, and polymerization
(Wichita State University, 2013-02-14)The phosphorylation of palladin, a recently discovered actin binding protein, has been shown to play a role in the regulation of cancerous cell motility. The initial discovery of palladin came when it was seen to be ... -
S.N.A.P. gap
(Wichita State University, 2015-02-15)Childhood hunger is a health issue prevalent among children throughout the United States. Many families who live at or below the poverty level enroll and participate in programs to reduce the effects of hunger. The ... -
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 ... -
A school districts’ perceptions: necessary skills in the 21st century
(2009-03-12)Secondary students are graduating into a world that is increasingly interconnected, interdependent and culturally diverse. This dynamic environment requires a level of intercultural and information literacy that is presently ... -
Sedgwick County Archaeology GIS
(2007-03-12)This multifaceted project primarily concerns the establishment of a Geographical Information System (GIS) database for the archaeology of Sedgwick County, Kansas. The database documents archaeological sites and surveys ... -
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 ... -
Small scale energy devices using vortex induced vibration
(Wichita State University, 3/29/2022)Small-scale off-grid energy devices are an increasingly important part of the energy mix today, as seen in small solar panels and micro wind turbines that power road signs or heat livestock water troughs. Solar panels are ...