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Exploring the relationship between social-emotional risk and literacy outcomes: Evidence from a collective impact, targeted mentoring initiative
No full textThis study was reviewed and approved by the Wichita State University's Institutional Review Board (IRB) (Approval Number: [5501]). All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study (via signed parent permission slips and verbal assent by each child)Purpose
This study examines the relationship between social-emotional behavior (SEB) risk and literacy outcomes among marginalized youth attending Title I elementary schools. It evaluates the impact of a targeted mentoring initiative using a collective impact framework and explores how SEB risk influences academic achievement, particularly English Language Arts (ELA) performance.
Design/methodology/approach
The study analyzed data from 396 mentees in grades K-6 using the Social, Academic and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS) and FastBridge ELA benchmark assessments. Descriptive statistics, correlation analyses, and regression models were used to assess changes in student outcomes and examine the relationship between SEB risk and literacy achievement. The mentoring program, implemented in partnership with a nonprofit, a university and a school district, provided tiered SEL and academic supports.
Findings
The mentoring program significantly improved school connectedness, self-efficacy, self-regulation and reduced absenteeism and disciplinary incidents. Significant correlations were observed between lower SEB risk and higher ELA performance. Regression analysis revealed that Fall SEB risk significantly predicted Spring ELA scores, highlighting the importance of addressing SEB challenges to support literacy development.
Research limitations/implications
The study was limited to a single urban district, and causal relationships cannot be established. Future research should explore long-term outcomes and scalability across diverse settings.
Practical implications
Findings emphasize the value of collective impact frameworks in integrating SEL and academic supports. Schools can leverage SEB risk as an early indicator to inform targeted interventions.
Social implications
This study highlights the critical role of addressing SEB risk in promoting academic success for marginalized youth. By demonstrating the effectiveness of mentoring interventions delivered through a collective impact framework, the findings emphasize the need for systemic approaches to reduce educational disparities in underserved communities. Addressing SEB risk through relationship-driven, tiered supports not only improves academic outcomes but also fosters emotional resilience, self-regulation and school connectedness, essential for long-term success. These results suggest that policymakers and educators should prioritize investments in SEL-focused programs to create equitable learning environments that empower at-risk students to thrive academically and socially.
Originality/value
This research contributes original insights into the interplay between SEB risk and literacy outcomes, specifically within the context of a collective impact mentoring initiative for marginalized youth in Title 1 schools. By integrating SEL frameworks into academic interventions, this study highlights how addressing SEB risk can significantly enhance both social-emotional and academic outcomes. The use of a composite SEB variable provides a novel approach to capturing the interconnected nature of social, academic and emotional domains. The study's collective impact framework, uniting a nonprofit, university and school district, offers a replicable model for addressing educational inequities holistically
Significant progress in stem cell treatment for alzheimer's disease
No full textClick on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a significant health problem and the most common cause of dementia. The crucial pathological change of AD is the deposition of beta-amyloid (ßA) in the extracellular matrix in the central nervous system and the intracellular accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau protein in neurons. Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress result in neuron death and, therefore, cause a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The removal of toxic deposits and the replacement of lost neurons have been the target of AD therapy. However, the current drug treatment of AD using cholinesterase inhibitors and N-methyl-D aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists has achieved limited clinical outcomes. Stem cell therapy for AD has attracted significant attention because stem cells can potentially replace neuron loss and reduce inflammation in the neural tissue. In this chapter, we will review the advancements in the investigation of stem cells for AD treatment at tissue, cellular, and molecular levels. © 2025 Karina Petkova, Prabriti Neupane, Sarah Schmitt, Nischal Neupane, Rajprasad Loganathan, Li Yao. All rights reserved
International Conference on Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems 2025
No full textPublished in SOAR: Shocker Open Access Repository by Wichita State University Libraries Technical Services, November 2025. 2025 IEMS Officers: Gamal Weheba (Conference Chair); Hesham Mahgoub (Program Chair); Dalia Mahgoub (Technical Director); Ed Sawan (Publications Editor); Wilfredo Moscoso (Proceedings Editor); Abdulaziz G. Abdulaziz (Associate Editor)It is with pleasure that we present to you the Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Industry, Engineering and Management Systems (IEMS). The papers presented this year consistently represented high quality scholarship in the authors' respective fields. The papers covered a wide range of topics in the business and engineering disciplines, integrating concepts that further the mission of the IEMS Conference.
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We look forward to seeing you at the IEMS 2026 Conference!Sponsor: Wichita State University, College of EngineeringInvestigation of optical and mechanical properties of gold-coated polycarbonate and cast acrylic transparent composites for aerospace applications / Enes Makaraci, Farzana Yeasmin, Purva Todmal, Ali Gungor, Eylem Asmatulu, Halil Burak Kaybal, Ersin Bahceci, Mete Bakir and Ramazan Asmatulu -- Key uncertainties in Jira meetings and their implications for organizational structuring / Paul Nugent -- Economic evaluation of an electromechanical facility / Sivaganeshwar Subramaniam, Adam Carlton Lynch -- Improving post-sale support and customer satisfaction with additive manufacturing / Qiushuang Guan, Abdelhakim A. Al Turk -- Investigating mechanical behaviours of fire-retardant fiber composites in aggressive aviation fluids / Abdulhammed K. Hamzat, Md Shafinur Murad, Eylem Asmatulu, Ersin Bahceci, Mete Bakir and Ramazan Asmatulu -- Reducing return rates and improving product fit through additive manufacturing / Asantha Dissanayake, Akshar Patel, Kaustav Kesher, Abdelhakim A. Al Turk -- Next Generation In-Situ Resource Utilization pilot excavator control room and facility design / Deborah Sater Carstens, Jason M. Schuler -- Investigating the relationship between population density surrounding an airport and the number of wildlife strikes per operation / Alexandra Rowe, Daniel Alves, Evan Park, Vivek Sharma, Brooke E. Wheeler -- A comprehensive workflow for 3D reconstruction of the female knee from CT data / Jake Allan, Alexandra Schonning -- Applying model-based systems engineering models for enhancing operational excellence / Sandra L. Furterer -- Instructional lean manufacturing lab design using SMED / Hao Phap, Wyatt Bright, Sura Alqudah -- Investigating corrosion properties of aluminum alloys in various saltwater solutions via electrochemical analysis / Md Shafinur Murad, Chiranjeet Hira, Abdulhammed K. Hamzat, Ersin Bahceci, Eylem Asmatulu, Mete Bakir, Ramazan Asmatulu -- Higher education student success: A system to evaluate degree completion / Tatiana Cardona, Elizabeth A. Cudney, Sandra L. Furterer, Ahmad K. Elshennawy -- Aircraft spar production: Materials, methods, and production management using linear programming / Karen Erondu, Matthew Neelagandan, Saurabh Sanjay Singh, Deepak Gupta -- Reducing occupational hazards in manufacturing through additive manufacturing: A safety centric approach / Wyatt Burke, Kartik Modi, Abdelhakim A. Al Turk -- Measuring calibration of internal food safety auditors in a food manufacturing plant / Rita Baeza -- Additive manufacturing supercharging automotive parts for maximum reliability / Ethan Wenk, Anthony Giancola, Abdelhakim A. Al Tur
The Dyn-Farkhi conjecture and the convex hull of a sumset in two dimensions
No full textClick on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).We study the Hausdorff distance to convex hull, which for a compact set A ? Rn is defined by d(A):= dH(A, conv(A)), where dH is the Hausdorff metric. In 2004, Dyn and Farkhi [Numer. Funct. Anal. Optim. 25 (2004), pp. 363-377] conjectured that d2 is subadditive on compact sets in Rn. In 2018, Fradelizi, Madiman, Marsiglietti, and Zvavitch [EMS Surv. Math. Sci. 5 (2018), pp. 1-64] found a counterexample to this conjecture when n ? 3. In this paper, we resolve the Dyn-Farkhi conjecture when n = 2. In doing so, we prove a new representation of the sumset conv(A)+conv(B) for compact sets A,B ? R2.Funding text 1
The author of this paper was supported in part by the National Science Foundation LEAPS - Division of Mathematical Sciences Grant No. 2316659.
Funding text 2
Received by the editors July 16, 2024, and, in revised form, April 3, 2025, and April 7, 2025. 2020 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary 52A40; Secondary 52A10. Key words and phrases. Minkowski sum, Hausdorff metric, convex hull, subadditive. The author of this paper was supported in part by the National Science Foundation LEAPS - Division of Mathematical Sciences Grant No. 2316659
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No full textPersonal and not-profit use only. Contact [email protected] if you have any questions.On photo: left to right - top row: Joanne Smith, Susan Ott, Cindy Carlton, Charlotte McKee, Michael Withrow, Teresa Hess, Vicki Barackman, Diane Whitaker, Sharon Kline, Dawn Marchant, Michelle Elliott, Janet PeaceSecond row (left to right): Tona Veh, Laura O'Donnell, Amy Nishimura, Carol Van Gundy, Valorie Borders, Debra Schuler, Tauni Moorman, Jacintha MuellerThird row (left to right): Shirley Roe, Ann Whitmore, Sara Wendler, Gwen Davies, Pat De Vos, Harold Hogan, Candace Kounovsky, Sherry HubmanFourth row (left to right): Kandi Hudson, Elnora Unruh, SR. Cheryl Sylvester, Susan Springer, Carol Reisig, Roxann Cassity, Pamela Albers, Lynn Brasfield, Betty Baker, Susan Krehbiel, Eleanor Howell, Susan Hopkins, Mary Kuhnel, Kent BabcockFifth row (left to right): Elaine Jones, Eileen Dodge, Kathy Love, Gary Milan, Susie Deardorff, Sharon Sanderson, Kerry Barnes, Julie Schreiner, Iris Gladd, Tamara Dorsett, Susan Shellenberger, Nancy Wright, Kim Turner, Cindie GaedeSixth row (left to right): Diane Robson, Lori Hodnefield, Linda Neal, Sharon Wycoff, Toni Lindley, Sara Gates, Brigitte Wiesendanger, Carla Steinbuchel, Cinda Stiffler, Margaret Schmidt, Donna Spare, Patricia Jones, Sara Holland, Ruth WettaSeventh row (left to right): Esther Jones, Kathy Lamb, Karen Mohn, Deborah Mathison, Patritia (last name unknown), Sharon Crabtree, Penny Walker, Lisa Worl, Mary Wilde, LuAnne Faubion, Paula Patton, Bernice De Forest, Mary Patzel, Cynthia BoyleBottom row (left to right): Judy C. Miller, Jenni Edwards, Sarah Lamb, Dana Lucas, Nancy Roop, Margaret Bales, Ginny O'Brian, Lisa Winchester, Diane Nutter, Catherine Loger, Susan Trepoy, Joy Myers, Marcy Shutt, Lynda SchlenderDigitized by University Libraries' Technical Services Institutional Repository & Digitization group
Deuteronomy, the Deuteronomistic history, and the books of Joshua through Kings
No full textThis book chapter was initially published as a journal article.Abstract for chapter: Martin Noth’s Deuteronomistic History hypothesis built on earlier source criticism that saw some form of Deuteronomy as one of the sources of the Pentateuch or Hexateuch. Source critics had argued for the presence of the D-source also in other biblical books. According to Noth the Deuteronomistic historian wrote a unified history in the exilic period comprising Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. Following Noth, this hypothesis was developed in two main directions: the double redaction hypothesis and the concept of successive redactions. This chapter charts these developments and ends by exploring ways of reading Deuteronomy in relation to the books of Joshua through Kings using a literary approach, independently of the Deuteronomistic History hypothesis.Abstract for overall book: The Oxford Handbook of Deuteronomy is a gateway to what legal traditions teach about the cultural identity and social world of the people of YHWH -- how they thought about themselves, and about their world and how they faced and resolved the challenges of daily life. More than a record of values of a by-gone era, Deuteronomy continues to inspire audiences to take on the challenges of living their values with confidence. The Oxford Handbook of Deuteronomy introduces readers to significant topics in the thriving conversation and the rich diversity in the academic community studying Deuteronomy. An international collection of scholars, the contributors are specialists in a variety of critical methods for understanding and appreciating legal traditions. Considering the literary development, motifs, social world, intertextuality, and reception history of Deuteronomy this Handbook offers a ready reference to anyone wishing to learn more about one of the most formative books of the Hebrew Bible
Advanced Education Program in General Dentistry graduates 2024-2025
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Group photo: from left to right: Elizabeth Kiefner, Claire Freeman, Emma King, Nick Desch, Brad Miller, Dr. Elledge.Digitized by University Libraries' Technical Services Institutional Repository & Digitization group.Personal and non-profit use only. Contact [email protected] if you have any questions
Thiophosphate compounds: Discovery of optical properties and precursors for two-dimensional materials
No full textThesis (M.S.)-- Wichita State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Chemistry and BiochemistryThiophosphates are an important component in inorganic compounds for optical properties. Metal thiophosphates are composed of phosphorus-sulfur binaries with flexible structural motifs ranging from etc., with one or more metals to balance the charge. Metal thiophosphates have the potential for great nonlinear optical (NLO) properties due to high second harmonic generation (SHG) coefficients. The chemical flexibility of thiophosphates results in a noncentrosymmetric (NCS) structure while creating a great balance between NLO properties through structural distortion. A thiophosphate family consisting of with a parent compound of is presented. The three compounds show great middle-infrared (MIR) NLO properties with SHG coefficients greater than The synthesis, crystal and electronic structures, linear and nonlinear optical properties of and are summarized in Chapter III.
In addition to practical applications such as NLO materials, transition metal thiophosphates can be used as precursors to form transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) such as MoS2. Conventional methods, such as epitaxial methods, are used to synthesize TMDCs that form thermodynamically stable polymorphs. These bottom-up methods are complex and expensive while also resulting in poor crystallinity in the TMDC. Top-down methods for synthesizing metastable TMDCs by mechanical exfoliation of bulk crystal produce higher quality crystals compared to bottom-up methods. Few studies of metastable polymorphs of TMDCs exist due to the challenge of their creation. The aim of using ternary transition metal thiophosphates as a precursor for TMDCs is to thermally decompose into metastable TMDC polymorphs by a simple, cost-effective, and indirect synthesis. In Chapter IV, synthesis of TMDCs by thermal decomposition (TD) of various ternary compounds and crystal growth procedures are described