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Department of Dental Hygiene Class of 2021
No full textFirst row (left to right): Taylor Bittner, Ravyn Bonomini, Breann Becker, SADHA Treasurer; Journi Martin, SADHA President; Karlie Hopper, SADHA Secretary; Chelsea Ricke, SADHA Class Representative; Aarika Bright, Cassidy BrownSecond row (left to right): Adrian Carter, Kayley Cox, Falon Crawford, Kendra EnglandThird row (left to right): Lauren Fish, Sarah Frazee, Rileigh Greathouse, Sarah HeckadonFourth row (left to right): Breanna Kirkhart, Nicole Klusener, Mayra Leal, Andreana Mancia, Alexandra Mendoza, Karina Ortega, Vy Pham, Esmeralda Pineda, Logan PooleFifth row (left to right): Valeria Rodriguez, Caleigh Schneider, Rachel Sparks, Manuel Torres, Brandy Vaughn, Hayli Vogelman, Isabella Wages, Sarah WappelhorstDigitized by University Libraries' Technical Services Institutional Repository & Digitization group.Personal and non-profit use only
Validation of the Sway medical app as a neurocognitive assessment tool
No full textClick on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).Timely cognitive assessments following a sport-related concussion are essential. The Sway Medical Application offers a portable option for on-site cognitive assessment. This study evaluated Sway’s construct validity in 85 healthy college students by comparing performance with the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing and traditional neuropsychological tests. Sway demonstrated statistically significant but moderate to moderate-strong correlations (rs = −.41 to .64) with established measures across domains including executive functioning, processing speed, and memory. Findings provide preliminary support for Sway’s use as a complementary tool during multimodal sport concussion assessments. Further validation is needed in concussed and clinically diverse populations. © 2025 Human Kinetics, Inc
Preliminary results of raw material use in formal lithics
No full textPresented to the 21st Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, April 11, 2025.Research completed in the Department of Anthropology, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.Etzanoa (14CO3) represents a significant archaeological site that is associated with the Ancestral Wichita people (circa 1425-1700 CE). This research examines 139 formal lithics recovered from 2017-2019 and were categorized into expedient tools, end scrapers, projectile points, cores, awls and drills, and tool fragments. The analyses focused on tool identification, raw material type, heat treatment evidence, and detailed measurements such as length, width, thickness, weight. The study reveals that local Florence chert variants were dominant in lithic production and accounted for 85 percent of the assemblage. The less common materials suggest localized resource use with there being limited evidence of trade or specialized procurement strategies from this specific batch of artifacts. Heat treatment was associated with formal tools like projectile points and end scrapers. This indicates production techniques consistent with long-term use, whereas expedient tools showed the lowest percentage of heat treatment, reflecting their temporary and immediate utility.
The meticulous recording of artifact characteristics helps in facilitating possible future comparisons across other Great Bend Aspect sites. The presence of more specialized or distant materials hints at potential connections with neighboring communities. This research demonstrates Ancestral Wichita's reliance on readily available raw materials while emphasizing their adaptive production techniques and the cultural and economic significance of lithic technology within their settlement. These findings contribute to a broader understanding of the Great Bend Aspect and the Ancestral Wichita's interactions with their environment and surrounding groups.Graduate School, Academic Affairs, University Librarie
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No full textSelected chapters from the WSU Policies and Procedures Manual, current as of November 5, 2025.See the official current copy of the WSU Policies and Procedures Manual at: https://www.wichita.edu/about/policy/index.phpChapter 1. University structure -- Chapter 2. Academic policies -- Chapter 3. General employment policies -- Chapter 4. Faculty Policies -- Chapter 5. Time, pay, and leave -- Chapter 6. Unclassified professional employee policies -- Chapter 7. University support staff policies -- Chapter 8. Student policies and procedures -- Chapter 9. Research and sponsored programs -- Chapter 10. Environmental health and safety -- Chapter 11. Facilities -- Chapter 12. Budget -- Chapter 13. Financial Operations -- Chapter 14. Purchasing -- Chapter 19. Technology -- Chapter 20. Miscellaneous policies -- Chapter 21. Emergency and temporary policies -- Polic
Stratigraphy and geochemistry of a new section of the Ninnescah Shale (Lower Permian), Kingman County, Kansas
No full textPresented to the 21st Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, April 11, 2025.Research completed in the Department of Geology, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.The Ninnescah Shale is one of the most distinctive rock units in south-central Kansas. Deposited in a mix of marginal marine and coastal nonmarine environments during the Lower Permian, from approximately 280-270 million years ago, the Ninnescah can be recognized by its abundant beds of red shales and siltstones. At some localities, these red beds are interlayered with thin horizons of blue-gray shale. In this study, a new exposure of the Ninnescah Shale is reported in which thin beds of red shales and occasional siltstones are interlayered with thicker beds of blue-gray shale. Lithologic traits of these beds indicate that the section belongs to the lower unnamed member of the Ninnescah Shale, underlying the upper Runnymede Sandstone. Field observations have indicated that the alternating coloration of the shale beds is primarily the result of oxidation from the downwards movement of meteoric fluids. Additionally, chemical analysis with a pXRF has indicated that some of these fluids may have caused minor silicification of the red shales. Red shales from the Ninnescah have long been used as construction materials for unpaved roads in Kingman and western Sedgwick Counties, and so a refined understanding of the unit's stratigraphy and geochemistry can more accurately pinpoint further sources of the valuable material.Graduate School, Academic Affairs, University Librarie
The chemical functionalization advantages of carbon nano heli-coil reinforcements for multifunctional polymeric nanocomposites
No full textSupplemental material for this article is available online.Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have demonstrated superior mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. Our previous studies have shown that the Heli-coil CNTs (HCNTs) perform better than the straight CNTs as nanoscale reinforcements, primarily due to their heli-coil structural configurations that can additionally provide mechanical-interlocking-mechanisms between the microfibers and resin. Pristine CNTs are inert and do not disperse well in polymers and form weak bonds with resin molecules. One of the techniques to improve the dispersion of CNTs and their bonding effectiveness is to chemically functionalize them. In this research, HCNTs that were covalently functionalized using a mixture of nitric, sulfuric, and hydrochloric acids following 16 different procedures, varying the process parameters (i.e., sonication time, acid molarity, and mixing sequence) were used. The pristine and functionalized HCNTs (FHCNTs) were incorporated into epoxy resin at very low weight percentages (i.e., 0.02, 0.04, and 0.06 wt%), processed, used to fabricate nanocomposite test specimens, and then tested according to ASTM standards. The main objective of this research was to investigate the effects of chemical functionalization process parameters and wt% of FHCNTs on the mechanical performance of polymeric nanocomposites. The test results showed improvements of up to 5.7%, 35.1%, 11.1%, 49.5%, and 60% for the tensile strength, fracture toughness, modulus, strain-to-failure, and hardness, respectively, that were mostly related to 0.02 wt% of FHCNTs reinforcements for the functionalization procedures 2, 4, and 10. Additionally, the fractured specimens were inspected and analyzed using 3D scanning-laser-confocal-microscopy and SEM imaging, and the most effective functionalization processes were recommended for structural nanocomposite applications
Pourable and destroyable spacecraft material and cosmic ray radiation shield
No full textWSU inventors: Nickolas Solomey, Jarred C. Novak, Dept. of Physics, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and SciencesApplication No: 18/885,069 filed September 13, 2024. Patent No: US 20250091735 A1 granted March 20, 2025.Spacecraft materials comprising a polymer and a shielding material are described. The spacecraft material may form a radiation shield, to shield a spacecraft from cosmic rays. In certain configurations, the spacecraft material may be poured onto, and cured, directly on the individual components of the spacecraft to form a radiation shield
