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Assessing wind and mammals as seed dispersal vectors in an invasive legume
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017-02)While some plants have modified seed structures to facilitate dispersal, many lack such specialised adaptations, making their mode of dispersal unclear. This can be particularly problematic for predicting shifts in species ... -
Assessment and interpreting services in discharge of Latino patients in Kansas
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Case managers consist of social workers and nurses who plan dismissals. No known social workers or nurse case managers speak Spanish at Via Christi St. Francis and St. Joseph in Wichita, KS, which can contribute to the ... -
Assessment of ecological risks in weed biocontrol: input from retrospective ecological analyses
(Elsevier, 2005-11)Prediction of the outcomes of natural enemy introductions remains the most fundamental challenge in biological control. Quantitative retrospective analyses of ongoing biocontrol projects provide a systematic strategy to ... -
An assessment of homogeneity among Central European and recent U.S. skeletal samples
(Wichita State University, 2008-08)This thesis examines the effects of secular trends in stature between temporally and spatially different populations and assesses levels of homogeneity between historic and modern Central European populations and recent ... -
An assessment of the needs of mutual-help groups
(Springer New York LLC, 1991-06)Assessed the needs of mutual-help groups in relation to how self-help clearinghouses can best assist. Most important problems centered on member involvement, attendance and recruitment, lack of public awareness, and finances. ... -
Assessment of water quality in Wichita, Kansas, using an index of biotic integrity and analysis of bed sediment and fish tissue for organochlorine insecticides
(Springer New York, 2000-11)This study investigated water quality of the Arkansas River and its tributaries in the Wichita, Kansas, area. Water quality assessment included an evaluation of urban versus agricultural areas using a twofold approach: (1) ... -
An assessment of water quality, physical habitat, and biological integrity of an urban stream in Wichita, Kansas, prior to restoration improvements (phase I)
(Springer New York, 2003-04)Urban development alters the natural hydrological conditions of many streams and rivers often resulting in the degradation of water quality, physical habitat, and biotic integrity of lotic systems. Restoration projects ... -
Assessment of wind and mammal mediated seed dispersal of sericea (Lespedeza cuneata)
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2014-04-25)The invasive legume Lespedeza cuneata threatens native grasslands due to its strong competitive ability and high seed production. Seed size and shape suggest that wind and attachment to animals is not important for dispersal, ... -
Assessment strategies for global learning: I theory
(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2003)Global Learning is best achieved through project-based or other active approaches to learning by teams of people living in countries with vastly different cultures. The definition of "global learning" used here is the ... -
Assessment strategies for global learning: II case studies
(EdItLib, 2003)The processes of assessment have begun to take pride of place in considerations of online teaching and learning. As the technological means become more robust for bringing students together online, designs of various kinds ... -
Assets and needs of local food producers in Sedgwick County: An exploratory analysis
(Wichita State University, 2020-12)The current agricultural food system has been criticized for its economic, social, and environmental consequences. Alternative and local food systems have been proposed to be movements reacting against current agricultural ... -
Associational effects, landscape context, and plant height affect white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browse selectivity in oak woodlands
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2022-07-01)Questions Large spatial variation in damage intensity is a pervasive, but poorly explained, feature of herbivore?plant interactions. To predict herbivore effects on plant communities, ecologists need greater understanding ... -
Associations between HIV-related stigma, self-esteem, social support, and depressive symptoms in Namibia
(Routledge Journals, 2018-12-02)Objective: The current study sought to investigate the association between HIV-related stigma, self-esteem, social support, and depression of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Namibia. Method: Purposive sampling ... -
Associations of pickleball-playing with cognition among older adults: A six and 18-month longitudinal study
(Wichita State University, 2020-05-01)INTRODUCTION: Inevitably, physical and cognitive abilities decline with age. The population of those over the age of 65 is currently doubling, so care of this population needs to increase (Passel & Cohn, 2008). Cognitive ... -
Astrocytes migration and their molecular role in the recuperation of damaged nervous tissue
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Asynchrony among local communities stabilises ecosystem function of metacommunities
(Wiley, 2017-12)Temporal stability of ecosystem functioning increases the predictability and reliability of ecosystem services, and understanding the drivers of stability across spatial scales is important for land management and policy ... -
At war with memory: national versus local interpretations of Vietnam Veterans Memorials
(Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2012-04-18)Much of the literature surrounding the public memory of the Vietnam War focuses exclusively on the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., creating the impression that all Vietnam memorials carry the same ... -
Attachment style of children in foster care and its relationship to interpersonal cognitive complexity
(Wichita State University, 2008-12)Attachment, originally postulated by John Bowlby, is the deep and long lasting emotional connection established between a child and caregiver in the first several years of life. It is the result of the interactive ... -
Attainment of higher states of consciousness by natural means: North America: The vision quest of the Sioux; Indian: Transcendental meditation of the Vedic tradition
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1989)The mind is able to transcend so-called ordinary or gross perception to come to the Sacred or inner perception by natural means, and furthermore, this experience is an actual change in one's consciousness--hence the ... -
Attentional demands of balance in older adults
(2002-05)