Browsing ETD: Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Title

I need a hero: a study of the power of the myth and yellow journalism newspaper coverage of the events prior to the Spanish-American war

Sipes, Sandra C. (2006-07)

Like most wars, the Spanish-American War had its heroes: the heroes who rescued Cuban prisoner Evangelina Cisneros, the heroes who gave aid to starving, suffering Cubans, and the heroes who investigated the possibility of ...

I'll show you mine if you show me yours: Refuting TERF rhetoric with vagina art

Carter, Samantha (Wichita State University, 2022-12)

What follows is an examination of a biological body part, the vulva, represented in art and how people of differing sex and gender identities can protest society’s notions of normal and abnormal with the same imagery. With ...

I-ALOHA: intelligent ALOHA protocol for efficient RFID tag reading

Alavi, Khubaib Ahmad (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) has made a revolutionary mark in identifying and tracking number of different industry objects, which has reduced the manual tracking to much higher extent. The key problem which is ...

I-broadcast: broadcasting scheme for vehicular ad-hoc networks

Srikumar, Aravind (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

With the rapid development of wireless technology and the wide availability of low cost wireless devices, the domain of mobile computer networks has expanded in the recent past. Mobile ad-hoc networks promise to be the ...

Ice particle trajectory simulation

Suares, Ian Greg (Wichita State University, 2005-12)

Large ice particles shed from an airframe can cause damage to downstream aerodynamic surfaces and aft mounted engines. A simulation tool was developed to compute the trajectories of shed ice particles and determine the ...

An IDEF0 model for a terrorist resistant Global Supply Chain (GSC)

Tay, Choon Ling (Bobby) (Wichita State University, 2009-05)

After the infamous terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001 in the United States, the world has become increasingly vulnerable to terrorist activities. International businesses that function through Global Supply Chain ...

Identification and mitigation of bottlenecks in complex production system

Narayanasamy, Pradeesh (Wichita State University, 2010-12)

A production system is a system where the raw materials are converted to finished products. A production system is classified in to two types based on the products processed namely single product production system and ...

Identifying optimal educational parameters for augmentative and alternative communication users: Stakeholders' perspectives

Almutairi, Mohammed A. (Wichita State University, 2021-12)

Research involving parameters for designing and developing an appropriate educational program for students who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in school settings is considered a relatively recent ...

Ideological diversions: Two sentimental one-act comédies at the Salle Favart, ca. 1790-99

Herrington, Danielle L. (Wichita State University, 2015-07)

If you like our sound, stick around: Buskers of the French Quarter

Sebastian, Rachael (Wichita State University, 2015-07)

New Orleans has long been associated with uninhibited revelry, historically unique attractions and architecture, and the rich musical tapestry woven by its inhabitants; all of which converge on the French Quarter. Of the ...

Image change detection using wireless sensor networks

Yelisetty, Sree Ramya (2007-05)

Change detection in images is of great interest because of its relevance in many applications such as video surveillance. This thesis presents the underlying theoretical problem of distributed image change detection using ...

Image registration in low resolution visual sensor networks

Balasubramanian, Harini (Wichita State University, 2007-12)

Image registration is the process of integrating data from different coordinate systems into one coordinate system. It is of great interest in video surveillance because of its capability to combine images and generate a ...

Immigration and its impact on the wage gap in the United States

Hossain, Mahmood (Wichita State University, 2009-05)

The aim of this thesis is to examine the effect that immigrants have on the wagegap in the United States. Immigrants have been defined in this research as individuals who have been born outside the United States whereas ...

Impact assessment of the Dr. Jerry Hamm early learning center: A formal program evaluation study of the program’s impact on child outcomes

Barbour, Randy J. (Wichita State University, 2020-05)

This evaluation study investigated the impact of the Dr. Jerry Hamm Early Learning Center (JHELC), a district prekindergarten program located in southeast Kansas. A quasi-experimental comparative design was used to examine ...

Impact assessment: The relationship between incivility, sense of belonging, sense of community, and well-being amongst graduate students

Parker, Tasha (Wichita State University, 2022-05)

Faculty incivility experienced by graduate students poses a severe threat to universities. Top-down incivility experienced by graduate students impacts students in various individual ways and extends across micro, meso, ...

Impact dynamics of mechanical systems and structures, and applications in crash energy management, impulse mitigation, and impact injury biomechanics

Moradi, Rasoul (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

Among the different load conditions on a mechanical system, impact loading and its contribution to the design process require special consideration. The static methods of stress, strain, and deflection analyses are ...