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Wage differentials between males and females in the information and technology sector
(Wichita State University, 2010-05)This research was conducted to examine the different factors that attribute to the wage gap between men and women in the information and technology sector. Three type of factors were included in the analysis: individual ... -
The wage gap: Gender differences in the teaching profession
(Wichita State University, 2009-12)This thesis examines the wage gap between male and female teachers by analyzing data drawn from the 2006-08 Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS data set is composed of 72,000 households and the civilian noninstitutional ... -
Waiting for Bobos: displacement and impeded gentrification in a midwestern city
(Wiley, 2017-06)The degree to which lower-income residents are displaced by the process of gentrification has been the subject of considerable debate. Displacement is generally framed as a possible, and potentially remediable, outcome of ... -
Walden and A New Home, Who'll Follow?: Recovering Eve in nineteenth-century nature writing
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)Canonization of nineteenth-century American authors often separates Caroline Kirkland's A New Home, Who'll Follow? and Henry David Thoreau's Walden into diverse literary genres. Although the authors wrote in different but ... -
Wallet or gun? Evaluating factors that affect anticipation ability in a use-of-force scenario
(Springer New York LLC, 2019-05-20)Despite widespread media coverage of police use-of-force incidents resulting in serious injury or death, there has been relatively little research conducted on how those decisions are made. The current study is a first ... -
Wanna buy a basket?: Kekchi Maya women and cash economy in San Miguel, Belize
(Wichita State University, 2008-07)Global economy has had a tremendous effect on subsistence societies. A need for cash seems to touch people even in remote places. San Miguel is a poverty-stricken Kekchi Maya village in the Toledo District of southern ... -
Wanna hit?: Sensation seeking and themes present in anti-marijuana messages
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2013-05-08)Sensation seeking has been linked to drug use and risky behavior. Therefore, drug prevention efforts use sensation seeking as a targeting variable for drug prevention campaigns by creating a desired level of stimulation ... -
War as a Perpetuator of Death
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Warzones, peacekeeping and police: using modern day policing strategies to strengthen UNPOL and peacekeeping operations
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)The purpose of this collective qualitative case study was to compare the training protocols of UNPOL officers from different countries over the course of three different missions. Five United Nations Police Officers ... -
Waste not, want not: Household sentiment on food waste and the role of sustainable technologies
(Wichita State University, 2021-12)Researchers from the multidisciplinary field of human-computer-interaction (HCI) created a sub-field known as sustainable HCI to address environmental problems through technological interventions. The HCI community has ... -
Watch your mouth: Swearing and credibility in the classroom
(Wichita State University, 2020-05)Swearing and credibility are directly related, as credibility is the perception of an individual derived from their verbal and nonverbal communication. Credibility has a fundamental impact in the realm of education, ... -
Water jar
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Water Soluble Porphyrin based Solar Cell
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2011-05-04)Porphyrins are organic chromophores with structure very close to naturally occurring pigment in leaves Chlorophyll. In addition, blood cells are red due to iron porphyrins. These versatile porphyrins are simple to synthesize ... -
We have trust issues
(Wichita State University, 2022-04-29)Automation undoubtedly will have a continued presence in our everyday lives. The incorporation of automation in applications such as self-driving vehicles, vehicle assembly lines, assisted surgery, and autopilot in ... -
We're all belchers: finding a new American family in the animated world of Bob's burgers
(Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)Bob's Burgers, an animated television show airing on FOX, tells the story of the Belcher family. The Belcher's own a burger restaurant and the show explores all of the day-to-day mishaps that tend to occur. While the show ... -
Weaning across primates: A hominid blueprint for weaning
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2016)To determine a possible "natural" weaning age for humans I will statistically examine four life-history parameters as discussed by Dettwyler 1995: 1) Birth weight to weaning weight ratio, 2) Percentage of adult weight, 3) ... -
Weary travel’s end
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Weaving a tangled web: divergent and reticulate speciation in Boechera fendleri sensu lato (Brassicaceae: Boechereae)
(American Society of Plant Taxonomists, 2015-08)Hybrid speciation is relatively common in plants compared to other well-studied groups. Polyploidy and apomixis are strongly associated with hybrid speciation, presumably due to the opportunities they provide for both ... -
Wedding vase
(Wichita State University. Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology, 1997-07-06)