Browsing ETD: Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Title
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E.M. Forster: “Only connect”
(2007-05)E.M. Forster's fiction, conservative in form, is in the English tradition of the novel of manners. He explores the emotional and sensual deficiencies of the English middle class, developing his themes by means of irony, ... -
Early childhood education: It's long-term impact on social competence
(Wichita State University, 2009-12)A majority of support for early childhood interventions comes from the strong evidence of the positive impact of rigorous evaluations of three comprehensive programs: the Abecedarian project, High Scope Perry Preschool, ... -
Early immigration to Kansas
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Earnings inequality among women: does marriage matter?
(Wichita State University, 2012-05)This study aims to investigate the effect of marriage on women’s earnings. Using Current Population Survey (CPS) 2010 data, three sets of hypotheses are tested to address the effect of individual level factors, structure ... -
Eastborough oil field, Sedgwick County, Kansas
(Wichita State University, 1932- 05)The Eastborough Oil Field was discovered in 1929 and since that time has developed into one of the important fields of Sedgwick County. Its production comes from the top of the "Mississippi Lime", Misener Sand and Viola ... -
Ecological succession of the microbial community of a spacecraft assembly facility in enriched brines relevant to mars
(Wichita State University, 2020-12)Life detection missions to Mars should be as free of microbial organisms as possible to avoid transporting contaminants on spacecraft surfaces. Any microbes that make the trip to Mars or the round-trip back to Earth may ... -
Economic analysis of electric energy storage
(2006-05)This thesis presents a cost analysis of grid-connected electric energy storage. Various battery energy storage technologies are considered in the analysis. Life-cycle cost analysis is used. The results are presented in ... -
Economic analysis of lithium-ion battery energy storage systems
(Wichita State University, 2018-12)Shifts in consumer behaviors in the power sector coupled with social and environmental policies have created a higher demand for reliable power and a desire to generate that power from less reliable sources. To bridge the ... -
Economic applications for energy storage
(Wichita State University, 2014-07)There are several specific applications that offer potential ways in which energy storage may be able to produce revenue and/or provide savings for system operators. The most obvious is simple energy arbitrage where low-cost ... -
Economic approach for determining the size of the time buffer in the theory of constrainst
(Wichita State University, 2016-12)There is a growing need for models that can determine the time buffer (TB) in applications of the theory of constraints (TOC) for production control, in particular the drum-buffer-rope (DBR) and the simplified drum-buffer-rope ... -
Economics of grandparents raising grandchildren after the 2008 recession-analyzing ACS datasets for the years 2007 and 2011
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)The current cross sectional quantitative study examined the structural and historical trends of social and economic effects on grandparents who raised grandchildren before and after the Great Recession of 2008. The study ... -
Edgar Allan Poe and the politics of perception
(2007-05)Many Edgar Allan Poe biographers reference his stories in terms of when they were published and their success; however, they have not drawn a connection between how his life and his work parallel each other. Some critics ... -
Educational facilities for cerebral palsied children
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Educational risk factors for students in single and dual parent households
(Wichita State University, 2008-05)The demonization of single parents by media and government sources has been a persistent problem in our society. In order to examine the validity of the claims made against single parents, this study examines the relationship ... -
Educational trends of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita, Kansas, 1888-1938
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Effect of aircraft seat belt modeling techniques on the crash dynamics and injury criteria for a hybrid III 50th percentile FAA dummy
(2006-12)This research attempts to develop and to study the effects of the change in the same type of belt models on the injury criteria. To study the effects, total of six MADYMO models with three different belt models are ... -
The effect of arm posture and descent height on landing forces
(2006-12)Operators of mobile construction equipment (e.g., bulldozers, scrapers, etc.) often opt to descend out of the cabin in an irregular fashion without using proper egress methods, despite being trained on proper egress methods. ... -
Effect of aspect ratio and bifurcation angle on single phase flow through branched structure microchannel
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)The introduction of microchannel heat exchangers (MCHE) has revolutionized the cooling technology which has led to the miniaturization of devices. MCHEs are highly preferred in many applications because of their characteristic ... -
Effect of authentic research experiences on nature of science beliefs
(Wichita State University, 2012-12)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between authentic research experiences and the nature of science (NOS) beliefs of graduate students. Fifty graduate students employed as assistants at a large ... -
Effect of conditioners on Cu-Cu and Al-Cu high current density sliding electrical contacts
(Wichita State University, 2009-12)This study was aimed at evaluating the performance of contact conditioners in sliding electrical contacts. Cu-Cu and Al-Cu sliding contacts have been tested at current densities up to 933 A/mm2 and 733 A/mm2 respectively. A ...