Browsing GRASP: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects by Type "Abstract"
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A case report of uterine carcinosarcoma, a rare malignancy
(Wichita State University, 2020-05-01)INTRODUCTION: Uterine cancer is the fourth most common cancer among North American women and its incidence has been steadily increasing since 1999. A majority of these malignancies invade the innermost layer of the uterus, ... -
A case study on teacher burn-out: On the edge, to stay or to leave
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)INTRODUCTION: The burnout syndrome is conceived as an individual's emotional exhaustion, dissatisfaction with personal accomplishments, and feeling depersonalization and work detachment (Maslach, 2003). Burnout can be ... -
A combination of classical and multi-modal approaches to teaching human anatomy
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)The model for teaching human anatomy through traditional lecture and lab must be re-examined. Cadaver lab maintenance is costly and although medical knowledge grows exponentially, allotted lecture time is declining. A ... -
A comparative study of electroweak Higgs boson production at future hadron colliders
(Wichita State University, 2019-04-26)The discovery of the Higgs boson has opened the door to the next phase of exploration in particle physics. Since the Higgs boson was found in July 2012 at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC), many researches and experiments ... -
A comparative study of time and energy savings due to near field communication technology
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)The popularity and demand for the Near Field Communication (NFC) applications are rapidly growing in the recent years. NFC technology helps transfer data by bringing two smart devices closer (5-10 cm). Many important ... -
A comparison between cervical spine manipulation to cervical spine exercise and their effects on headaches
(Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)PURPOSE: The purpose for this research study was to evaluate the effects of an upper cervical spine manipulation versus cervical spine exercises for tension type headaches in a young adult population. METHODS: Our study ... -
A comparison between hip internal rotation mobilization to posterior glide and their effects on hip internal rotation
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Our purpose for this research is to compare the current manual therapy standard to a new technique to increase internal rotation of the hip. The current manual therapy standard is used to facilitate the hip joint into a ... -
A comparison of gaze-based and gesture-based input for a point-and-click task
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2015-04-24)Alternative input devices to the computer mouse are becoming more affordable and accessible. With greater availability, they have the potential to provide greater access to information for more users in more environments. ... -
A directory based hybrid cache update strategy to reduce memory latency of shared memory multiprocessors
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)Multiple cores with a shared memory on a single-chip provide an excellent architecture to achieve fast computation. However, shared memory multiprocessors with typical write update and write invalidate strategies suffer ... -
A dynamic heads-up air traffic locator & collision advisory display using Google Glass
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)A heads-up display designed to assist pilots in the rapid location and identification of air traffic is developed and evaluated on Google Glass. The display is conceived as a proposed addition to a Traffic Collision Avoidance ... -
A framework for pediatrics clinic no-show prediction using elastic net and Bayesian Belief Network
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)No-Shows not only creates additional cost for healthcare facilities but also affect the quality of care for the patients. This study predicts the no-show probability of the patient with using demographic, social and ... -
A graphical approach for designing a unified PID controller with a Smith predictor
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)Classical and modern control systems separate design techniques into two camps, one designated for continuous-time systems, while the other handles systems that exhibits discrete response behavior. A unified approach offers, ... -
A laryngeal attack of hereditary angioedema: A case report
(Wichita State University, 2020-05-01)INTRODUCTION: Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is an immunodeficiency disease involving potentially life-threatening bradykinin-mediated attacks of cutaneous, gastrointestinal, or laryngeal swelling. Attacks may be spontaneous ... -
A line-by-line data accountability framework to enhance security of cloud
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)Cloud technology provides the convenience of access to data from anywhere in a time- and cost-effective manner. Due to the recent security breaches, users' fear of losing control of their own data has increased. Data-security ... -
A multidisciplinary fall prevention program for community-dwelling older adults: a pilot study
(Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)INTRODUCTION: Falls in older adults are a costly, common, yet preventable public health concern. Falls are the leading reason for injury among for older adults, and each fall threatens physical and emotional health and ... -
A novel approach to program assessment
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)Effective academic program review and quality improvement initiatives begin with a robust, systematic evaluation process. Integrating qualitative and quantitative data in program evaluation can yield insights that neither ... -
A promising MALAB assisted image segmentation for detecting breast cancer
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women; about 1 in 8 (12%) women in the U.S. will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime; and more dangerously, breast cancer is the second leading cause ... -
A semantic knowledge engine using automated knowledge extraction from World Wide Web
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)It becomes extremely difficult for the existing search engines (such as Google) to crawl, index, rank, and manage huge amount of data and locate information while answering questions. Semantic web technology (such as Google ... -
A support vector machine approach to identification of proteins relevant to learning in a mouse model of Down Syndrome
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)The drug memantine has been shown to improve learning ability in a Down Syndrome model of mice (Ts65Dn) exposed to Context Fear Conditioning (CFC), an existing technique for measuring the learning ability of normal mice ... -
A systematic literature review on supply chain operational disruption management for resilience
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)In the recent years, supply chain has become longer, larger, more complex, and more vulnerable to disruption. As a result, practitioners and researchers are paying more attention to supply chain risk management. COVID-19 ...