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A basic ddRADseq two‐enzyme protocol performs well with herbarium and silica‐dried tissues across four genera
(Wiley, 2020-04-23)Premise The ability to sequence genome‐scale data from herbarium specimens would allow for the economical development of data sets with broad taxonomic and geographic sampling that would otherwise not be possible. Here, ... -
Basketry awl
(Wichita State University. Dept. of Anthropology, 2009-09-17)This item is part of Wichita State University Dept. of Anthropology collection of archaeological artifacts -
Basurto, Luis, G (1921-1990) + In-Memoriam
(American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, 1992-03) -
Bayesian adaptive lasso binary quantile regression with hybrid resampling for classification of imbalanced data
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)In this data-intensive era, analyzing datasets with imbalanced binary responses is an important yet challenging task due to the common presence of outliers, heteroskedasticity, and other data anomalies. This talk introduces ... -
The BAyesian STellar algorithm (BASTA): a fitting tool for stellar studies, asteroseismology, exoplanets, and Galactic archaeology
(Oxford University Press, 2021-09-29)We introduce the public version of the BAyesian STellar Algorithm (BASTA), an open-source code written in PYTHON to determine stellar properties based on a set of astrophysical observables. BASTA has been specifically ... -
Bayesian variable selection and estimation in quantile regression using a quantile-specific prior
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022-01-19)Asymmetric Laplace (AL) specification has become one of the ideal statistical models for Bayesian quantile regression. In addition to fast convergence of Markov Chain Monte Carlo, AL specification guarantees posterior ... -
Beauty and the bran: Kellogg’s campaign to “correct faulty elimination” and conquer the cereal industry
(Routledge, 2022-10-12)Brothers John Harvey Kellogg and William Keith Kellogg understood the importance of public health concerns, particularly those relating to constipation, and of home economics and dietetics research. The Kellogg’s Corn Flake ... -
The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end-Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015-10)Here we present a phylogeny of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) based on DNA sequence data from eight nuclear genes, including six single-copy nuclear protein-coding genes, for 367 species representing 172 of 183 extant ... -
Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: a survey of the families. Scarabaeoidea
(Kansas Entomological Society, 2015-04)The 1042 species of Scarabaeoidea known to occur in Peru are listed with their taxonomic placement in families, subfamilies, and tribes. -
Beginning discovery (Chapter 1)
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)After lying buried in the ground for over 2000 years, the remains of ancient Babylon were excavated around 100 years ago. Yet, even after its discovery the city remains enveloped in a web of myth, and occupies a unique ... -
Behavior of some CMC capillary surfaces at convex corners
(Pacific Journal of Mathematics at the University of California, 2006-04)We construct examples of nonparametric surfaces z = h(x, y) of zero mean curvature which satisfy contact angle boundary conditions in a cylinder in R3 over a convex domain with corners. When the contact angles for ... -
A behavioral economic assessment of individualizing versus binding moral foundations
(Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved., 2017-07-01)The goal of the study was to determine if people's endorsement of different moral foundations influences their degree of prosocial behavior in a set of economic exchange games. Moral Foundations Theory has proven to be a ... -
Behavioral evidence analysis on Facebook: a test of cyber-profiling
(European Defendology Center (Banja Luka, Serbia), 2013)This article applies criminal profiling in a cyber-context. More precisely, a deductive profiling method, behavioral evidence analysis, is adopted to develop cyber-profiling that aims to analyze the subject’s online behaviors. ... -
Behind bars: an investigation of bartenders in Missouri-St. Louis
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Behind closed doors: sadomasochistic enactments and psychoanalytic research
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-01-06)Psychoanalytic research has flourished in recent years, yet so has animosity toward it. This curious state of affairs has led to a divergence of opinions in a professional community that is demanding more (and more rigorous) ... -
Behind the blue line: An ethnographic study of police culture in rural Kansas law enforcement
(Wichita State University, 2023-07)This thesis reports the results of a qualitative study using an ethnographic approach. The study examined rural law enforcement culture in one rural Kansas law enforcement agency. In-depth interviews and non-participant ... -
Behind the inscrutable wonder: the dramaturgy of the mask performance in traditional African society
(Indiana University Press, 1991-01)Article examines the aesthetics of traditional African mask performance. -
Being an ally in the classroom
(Wichita State University, 2023-05-15)Occasionally students will make a statement or ask a question in class that is insensitive to classmates' personal experiences. Panelists will discuss how to address such incidents in the classroom and include positive and ... -
Bene merenti: an epigraphic display of social identity and expectational difference between Roman freeborn and freed women
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)The overall concern of this thesis is to examine the difference in social identity and its formation processes and the expectations placed upon free-born and freed Roman women within specific roles using epigraphic evidence ... -
The benefits of magnetic/protein targeted drug delivery in treating skin cancer in-vivo
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2011-05-04)Skin cancer represents the most common type of cancers, and is life threatening without treatment. People with light skin, genetic diseases and high exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) are at a high risk of developing ...