Browsing ETD: Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Kiwi, Kereru, and Kapu: The culture of community conservation in rural New Zealand-with a comparison to Hawai`i
(Wichita State University, 2008-05)The Māori and Pākehā (non-Māori New Zealander-European descent) bicultural society in a rural community around Mount Maungatautari, New Zealand, seems to have overcome some significant culturally-embedded differences as ... -
Kraus operator formalism using a reduced Hamiltonian approach on controlled-unitary operations
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)Quantum systems are extremely fragile, and as such, are difficult to isolate from interactions with their environment. Such "open" quantum systems that interact with their environment do not follow the unitary dynamics of ... -
Kwame Nkrumah’s quest for Pan Africanism: from independence leader to deposed despot
(Wichita State University, 2010-12)On February 12, 1951, Francis Nwia-Kofi “Kwame” Nkrumah walked out of James Fort Prison to become the first Prime Minister of the Gold Coast. After a landslide election, Nkrumah and his Convention People’s Party (CPP) ... -
Label-free electrical immunoassay biosensors for early disease diagnosis
(Wichita State University, 2012-05)This thesis focused on developing an inexpensive and user friendly “point- of- care” (POC) device for early disease diagnosis. Proteomics research has elucidated many new proteins as biomarkers that have the potential to ... -
Labeled individuals: The influence of stereotypes on interpersonal communication between American and Non-American students
(Wichita State University, 2013-05)This study aims to dig the negative influences of stereotypes on interpersonal communication, and to give public awareness to reduce the number of the victims of isms, labels and negative stereotypes. The arguments are ... -
Langdon, Kansas: the aging of a rural town
(Wichita State University, 1978-05)A historical analysis of the development of Langdon, a rural Kansas town, from its beginnings in early XX century to the time of its highest degree of prosperity from 1912 through 1920, and its decline from 1920 until 1950. ... -
Large-scale online environmental mapping: from theory to implementation
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)Within the context of environmental studies, environmental mapping addresses the monitoring and analysis of physical processes appearing in the nature, such as atmospheric or oceanic transformations. In such studies, ... -
Laser ablation based on-orbit debris removal
(Wichita State University, 2019-07)Space debris are defunct man-made satellites orbiting in the low-earth orbit (LEO) and Geo-synchronous orbit (GEO) orbiting around earth with high velocities posing a serious threat for current and future missions. ... -
Late Atokan siliciclastic cave-fill deposits within preAbsarokan paleokarst in the Burlington-Keokuk limestone, Dade county, Missouri
(Wichita State University, 2011-12)Two siliciclastic-filled paleocaverns within the Mississippian (Osagean) Burlington- Keokuk Limestone, which were formed in pre-Desmoinesian (Middle Pennsylvanian) time, are described from exposures in Dade County, ... -
LDPC encoded pilots for iterative receiver improvement
(2005-12)Turbo and low density parity check (LDPC) codes show performances approaching Shannon capacity. This thesis proposes a novel iterative channel estimation and LDPC decoding scheme where the pilot symbols are encoded and can ... -
LDPC-like approach for distributed detection in Wireless Sensor Networks
(Wichita State University, 2007-12)LDPC codes have many applications in channel and source coding. In this thesis, we apply LDPC-like belief propagation algorithm to address distributed detection problem in Wireless Sensor Network. The objective is to achieve ... -
Leadership and persuasion through social media to generate positive community change
(Wichita State University, 2012-07)In the last decade, social media platforms have emerged to provide individuals and organizations with unprecedented access to each other and the rest of the world. The potential for influencing positive community change ... -
Leadership in full-service community schools: a driving force for change
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) are designed to increase access to holistic support services for historically underserved children and families. To do so, FSCS have developed local, community partnerships with health ... -
Lean Six-Sigma applications in aircraft assembly
(2007-05)To improve the performance of a process and ensure on time delivery there are numerous different approaches available nowadays. Lean offers a unique method that helps identify possible improvement areas on a production ... -
Learning from the ads: A triangulated examination of the assault on the last bastion of hegemonic masculinity: the super bowl 2003-2007
(2007-05)This study was a thematic analysis that attempted to understand what messages television commercials send to the viewing audience concerning appropriate gender roles. Specifically, this study examined the Super Bowl ... -
Lebanese immigration into Wichita, Kansas : 1890s to 1940
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Let's see the facts: The effects of text mapping on comprehension and visual representation of expository text with fourth-grade students
(Wichita State University, 2013-05)Despite the importance of expository text in the daily lives of students and adults, the amount of time actually devoted to explicit comprehension instruction of nonfiction text is often not enough for students to gain an ... -
Let's talk about (selling) sex, baby: a phenomenological approach to understanding how romantic couple communication is impacted by sexualized advertising
(Wichita State University, 2017-05)Sexualized advertising invokes gender-sensitive responses. While it has been proven to be an effective sales strategy, research indicates that it can have detrimental effects for women's body image and self-esteem, and ... -
Level-up! Identifying ways to make video games more accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals
(Wichita State University, 2021-07)This study examines the impact of using tactile, directional cues in a 3D, third-person shooter video game. Depending on the condition, the game used audio, visual, and haptic cues to provide information about when and ... -
Life cycle and energy analysis of products and hospital systems
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)There is a relationship between the healthcare sector and treatment of the patient in the delivery of service. During the process of this relationship, waste and CO2 are generated, which increases over time. Compared to ...