Browsing ETD: Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Title
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A CAE-based study of reduction of crash aggresivity of pickup trucks
(2005-12)During the past few years, the disparity in the structural design of light trucks and vans (LTVs) and passenger cars and the number of fatalities involved in these vehicles has become a growing concern among automobile ... -
Calculation of caloric expenditure for elastic resistance training in upper and lower body exercise
(Wichita State University, 2013-05)Caloric expenditure of hundreds of activities, including conditioning exercises, occupational activities such as masonry work, self-care activities such as dressing, and lawn care activities such as mowing, have been ... -
Calculation of quantum entanglement using a genetic algorithm
(2007-05)Quantum entanglement is a multifaceted property that has attracted much attention, since it is used as the basis for such applications as quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation, and quantum computing. The calculation ... -
Campoamor as a dramatist
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Capacity analysis and data concentration for smart grid communication networks at the power distribution level
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)The "smart grid" generally refers to a class of digital technology that allows for two-way communication between the electric power utility and its customers, as well as sensing along the transmission and distribution ... -
Capacity of a modulo-sum simple relay network
(Wichita State University, 2009-12)This thesis proposes the capacity of a modulo-sum simple relay network. In previous work related to relay channels, capacity was characterized in the case where noise was transmitted to the relay, and the closed-form ... -
Carbon nanostructured based donor-acceptor conjugates for light-induced energy and electron transfer
(Wichita State University, 2010-12)The research presented in this dissertation deals with the syntheses, characterization, electrochemical, computational and photophysical studies of carbon nanostructures such fullerenes, single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) ... -
Cardiac stroke volume measurement using a non-invasive wearable electromagnetic resonator
(Wichita State University, 2019-12)The measurement of cardiac output (CO) parameters is an important tool for the detection of cardio-pathologies and monitoring critically ill patients. There are various existing invasive and non-invasive medical technologies ... -
Carleman estimates for the general second order operators and applications to inverse problems
(Wichita State University, 2010-12)We derive Carleman estimates with two large parameters for a general partial di erential operator of second order under explicit su cient global conditions of pseudo-convexity on the weight function. We use these estimates ... -
Case studies to investigate if an alternative education program is meeting students’ needs in science learning
(2007-05)This research study uses both qualitative and quantitative data to look at the effectiveness of the science program at an alternative high school in middle America. Descriptive case studies were used for the qualitative ... -
A case study of a pilot one-to-one laptop initiative in a high performing catholic high school
(Wichita State University, 2007-07)Encouraged by technology advocates outside of schools, high schools throughout the country are introducing technology initiatives, such as providing students with laptops with 24-hour access to computers and the internet, ... -
A case study of co-teaching between a regular education teacher and a special education teacher in an elementary school
(Wichita State University, 2008-12)Teacher isolation continues to be a product of a strong school culture belief system that creates a professional challenge for educators attempting inclusive educational practices, particularly co-teaching partnerships ... -
A case study of immigrant Latino parents who use a Newcomer Placement Center in an urban district
(Wichita State University, 2009-12)This qualitative study examined a Newcomer Placement Center as a promising model for effectively meeting the unique needs of immigrant families to connect with schools and other programs and agencies in the community. ... -
A case study of the annexation of schools into an urban / suburban school district: a description of organizational culture
(Wichita State University, 2011-05)This qualitative study examined the perceptions of stakeholders who lived through the annexation of Western Independence and Sugar Creek form the Kansas City Missouri School District into the Independence School District. ... -
A case study of the effects of school culture on a positive discipline program
(Wichita State University, 2012-05)This qualitative case study examined the school culture of an urban elementary school and the implementation of a school-wide positive discipline program. Focus groups, interviews, observations and document review were ... -
A case study of the impact of special education law on the retention of tenured special education teachers
(2007-05)The purpose of this study was to describe the influence of increased legal requirements on current or former Inter local tenured special education teacher attrition or retention by reporting their reasons for staying or ... -
Catanionic surfactant vesicles as a platform for probing protein-carbohydrate multivalent interactions
(Wichita State University, 2011-07)This thesis describes the work on understanding the phase behavior of mixed surfactant systems and on the surface-functionalization and modification of catanionic vesicles with an aim toward probing protein-carbohydrate ... -
Catecholamine disturbance and SH-SY5Y cell toxicity of halogenated 3-amino-2 phenylpropenes
(Wichita State University, 2009-05)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects between 1% and 2% of the population over age 65. Despite decades of research and the development of many molecular models of PD, there is ... -
Caught in the crossfire: an exploration of religiosity and emotional well-being among LGBTQ adults
(Wichita State University, 2018-05)In American society, LGBTQ issues have been a frequent topic of conversation. Almost inevitably, the discussion turns to religious or moral concerns. Previous literature has shown religious involvement to be a protective ... -
Causes of variation in damage by folivores: The roles of ecosystem productivity and habitat complexity
(Wichita State University, 2009-05)Understanding the causes of variation in herbivore damage among individual plants is important because it may lead to strategies for increasing damage to invasive weeds, thereby, reducing their population growth. My ...