2007 WSU Annual CGRS Abstracts

 

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  • Modified PM Generator for Low RPM Wind Turbine 

    Basnet, Saurav Man Singh; Sharma, R.; Ghimire, Pramod; Freere, P.; Jewell, Ward T. (2007-03-12)
    A modified tractor alternator is designed and constructed to suit a 300 Watt low speed, high altitude wind turbine. The tractor alternator does not produce the required power output for the given speed of the turbine. A ...

  • No "white" child left behind: The academic achievement gap between blacks and whites 

    Rowley, Rochelle; Wright, David W. (2007-03-12)
    The issue of racial inequality in education has consistently been addressed through government policy in an attempt to solve the problem of discrimination rampant in the American school system. The latest government stab ...

  • Improving assessments for Spanish-speaking children with communication disorders in Kansas 

    Prezas, Raúl Francisco; Hodson, Barbara Williams, 1937- (2007-03-12)
    A critical need exists for unbiased speech/language assessment instruments for all children, but especially for children who speak a language other than English (e.g., Spanish). According to the National Clearinghouse for ...

  • Harvesting solar energy via artificial photosynthesis 

    Chitta, Raghu; Gadde, Suresh; Zandler, Melvin E.; Schumacher, Amy Lea; D’Souza, Francis (2007-03-12)
    Photosynthesis is nature’s efficient way of converting available solar energy into usable chemical energy. In photosynthesis, cascades of short-range energy transfer, between well-organized pigments, followed by electron ...

  • “Hitch your wagon to a star:” The Kansas Boom of 1887 

    Chennell, Charles Luke; Miner, H. Craig (2007-03-12)
    Kansas experienced a major boom in the late 1880s that touched nearly every aspect of life in the state. Wichita, for instance, was the fastest growing city in the nation barring none. Other Kansas towns across the state ...

  • Experimental study of aircraft wake vortices in ground effect 

    Kliment, Linda K.; Rokhsaz, Kamran (2007-03-12)
    Aircraft wake vortices pose a great threat in airport terminal areas, where heavy transport vehicles operate along the same flight paths as lighter aircraft. Flying an aircraft into a vortical wake can cause large changes ...

  • Destination branding in Sin City: A communication case study of Las Vegas’ rhetorical gamble 

    Grillot, Kateri M.; Huxman, Susan Schultz (2007-03-12)
    Destination branding warrants more attention from rhetorical scholars than it has already received due to the economical, political and rhetorical significance of locations packaging themselves as products. The Las Vegas ...

  • Fast Language Token Recognition Algorithm applied to increase performance of Internet HTTP Web Servers 

    Myers, Joseph Kenneth; Isakov, Victor; Chopra, Dharam V. (2007-03-12)
    We present a paper, computer programs, and source code which enable fast recognition of a finite set of language tokens. The recognition algorithm can write the source code for a computer program which provides a recognition ...

  • Are SH-SY5Y and MN9D cell lines adequate neurological models? 

    Balasooriya, Inoka S.; Wimalasena, Kandatege (2007-03-12)
    SH-SY5Y and MN9D cell lines are commonly used cell models in researching neurotoxicity, oxidative stress, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. Early studies suggested that SH-SY5Y ...

  • Sedgwick County Archaeology GIS 

    Merkel, Errol D.; Hughes, David T. (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 ...