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Reconsidering the need for technical standards: Embracing competency-based education in nursing
No full textClick on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).The use of technical standards has been common in nursing education for 40 years, originating to clarify nonacademic criteria for admission to and completion of nursing programs. However, these standards have a narrow focus, emphasizing physical and sensory abilities, that serves as a gatekeeper and hinders inclusivity. In recent years, competency-based education (CBE) has emerged as the predominant model for determining student competency in nursing education, prompting a reevaluation of technical standards. This commentary examines the continued use of technical standards in nursing education, questioning both their perceived value and necessity. The authors argue that CBE offers a more precise and less biased means of assessing readiness for practice. By replacing outdated, ableist, technical standards with outcomes-based frameworks nursing education is better positioned to cultivate a diverse workforce
The Sunflower, v.129, no.17 (January 30, 2025)
No full textArticle(s): 'It hurts my heart': University employee considers legal action after falling in unmarked hole -- Student body president race opens, SGA elections will be in April -- A year in review with Wichita Mayor Lily Wu -- Knights ride in: New fraternity joins Wichita State's Greek life -- Employee from page 1 -- New business center director brings broad experience -- Men's tennis wins regular season home debuts -- Slug fest: Men's basketball downed by late UNT push -- Women's basketball loses two close games against UAB, East Carolina -- Shockappella goes to outer space -- Here are some cuter than cupid Galentine's and Valentine's Day events -- 'Looking at art in a ritualistic sense': Ulrich unveils four exhibits in 50-year celebration -- Restricting press access is a step away from transparency. The rule against the media hurts journalists and the public -- The Crown Uptown deserves better than petty ultimatums -- Revolutions in Wichita: More than 180 athletes traveled to Wichita for the 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships.Photograph(s): The parking spot in front of the hole caused by the water pipe bursting. Neshia Greene fractured her wrist after falling into the hole. p. 1 -- Photo of sinkhole in the ground. p. 1 -- Sinkhole story illustration. p. 1 -- Portrait of Wichita Mayor Lily Wu. p. 1 -- Photo of Omega Delta Phi logo. p. 2 -- Denise Sherman works in her office at Woolsey Hall on Jan. 23. p. 2 -- Junior Kristof Minarik sends the ball to a Drake University opponent during a Jan. 26 tennis match. p. 3 -- Harlond Beverly celebrates after dunking the ball in the first half. Beverly scored two points in the Jan. 29 loss to North Texas. p. 3 -- Both teams fight for the rebound during the second half of Wichita State's game against UAB. The Shockers were defeated by the Blazers in overtime, 76-73. p. 3 -- Singers surround alternate Madelyn Jeantrout. The Shockapellas hosted an open dress rehearsal to prepare for their Nebraska competition. p. 4 -- Jamie Clark (left) and Jemma Rumbaugh (right) hold each other tight while singing "Die With A Smile." The Shockappella performance in Nebraska has a theme of outer space. p. 4 -- On Jan. 28, the Shockappella sing "Mary Magdalene." They will head to Nebraska to compete in International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA). p. 4 -- The Shockappellas sing "Saturn" by SZA. Singers hit their "Pitch Perfect" moment in their final dress rehearsal. p. 4 -- David De Buck reads the accompanying material for the “Devan Shimoyama Rituals” exhibit. Shimoyama focuses primarily in painting but uses a variety of medium and material. p. 4 --Valentine's Day illustrations. p. 4 -- Restricting press access illustration. p. 5 -- Portraits of Piper Pinnetti, opinion editor. p. 5 -- Illustration of The Crown Uptown being removed by construction truck. p. 5 -- Championship women competitor Sherry Zhang twists mid-air during her Short Program performance. Zhang placed fifth with a score of 67.42. p. 6 -- Danny O'Shea lifts skating partner Ellie Kam during the pair's Short Program performance. The duo came in first place with a score of 77.19. p. 6 -- Linzy Fitzpatrick and Keyton Bearinger strikes a dramatic pose during the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships hosted in Wichita last week. The duo placed 12th with a final score of 44.25 in the Championships Pairs competition. p. 6 -- Bradie Tennell leaps during her Championship Women / Short Program performance on Jan. 23. Tennell was awarded second place with a score of 71.23. p. 6 -- Nica Digerness reaches for her skating partner Mark Sadusky during the pair's Championship Pairs / Short Program performance. Digerness and Sadusky placed ninth with a score of 57.02 at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. p. 6 -- Alysa Liu glides on the ice at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships to compete for a spot in the 2025 Olympics. Liu placed first in the Championship Women / Short Program with a score of 76.36. p. 6 -- Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea await their results after competing in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships' pairs event. The pair received a score of 77.19, securing them the first place win. p.
The impact of humanoid robot's presence on human's cognitive control in a stop-signal task
No full textClick on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).Motor inhibition-a key aspect of cognitive control-is crucial in interactive contexts, where partners must suppress and adjust actions for optimal coordination. Previous findings have shown that the presence of a human partner impairs motor inhibition in joint action tasks. This study investigated whether a similar effect would occur when replacing the human partner with a humanoid robot. To do so, we conducted four experiments using a Stop-Signal Task: (a) a non-engaging robot condition, (b) an engaging robot condition, (c) an engaging robot with disabled cameras, and (d) a human partner condition. Results showed that a humanoid robot does not impair motor inhibition, in contrast to human partners. Instead of increasing cognitive demands, the presence of a humanoid robot appeared to enhance attentional focus when perceived as monitoring, leading to improved motor inhibition. These findings suggest that humanoid robots can be integrated into joint action tasks without compromising cognitive control. Thus, we conclude that, if implemented ethically, robots could offer advantages in collaborative tasks where humans cannot, highlighting their potential for enhancing human performance in shared activities
Node criticality assessment in interdependent networks via decoupled function graphs
No full textThe conference's program can be found here: https://icoin.org/program_finalDate of Conference: 15-17 January 2025
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 14 May 2025Conference Location: Chiang Mai, ThailandFunding Agency:
10.13039/100000001-National Science FoundationThe traditional topology-based metrics for assessing node criticality may fall short in highly heterogeneous multilayer networks. This work introduces a novel modeling framework that incorporates both function and topology to effectively measure node criticality. The framework is applied to the State of Kansas' transportation network as a practical example of an infrastructure network, identifying the most critical nodes under various operating load conditions. The findings reveal, among other insights, a significant rise in an adversary's success rate when targeting the most critical nodes rather than a random set of nodes
Effects of pH, denaturants, and salts on the refolding and aggregation of lethal factor in anthrax toxin
No full textPresented to the 24th Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) held in Woolsey Hall, Wichita State University, April 25, 2025.Our studies revolve around the anthrax which is a rare but serious infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis bacterium. The anthrax toxin is composed of protective antigen (PA), edema factor (EF), and lethal factor (LF). LFn corresponds to the N-terminal domain at which LF binds to PA, allowing for the formation of lethal toxin (LT). LT binding to dendritic cells leads to a defective immune response and ultimately host death. Earlier studies that investigated the native to unfolded state of LFn using Guanidine HCl as a denaturant found that a decrease in pH (7.5-4) led to a drop in initial fluorescence intensity. Our research investigates an alternate state of LFn in which it becomes aggregated at low pH. To further understand the factors that prevent or promote aggregation in LFn, we have completed an array of experiments which utilize elastic light scattering to measure aggregation of LFn when refolding using denaturant solutions. Analyzing the kinetics of light scattering can provide insight on the rate of aggregation, where we were able to make a conclusion about the promotion or prevention of aggregation considering varying pHs of urea, different denaturants (guanidine HCl (GdnHCl)), and the salts NaCl and choline chloride. Our findings indicate that a higher degree of aggregation is observed at pH 5 rather than pH 8 when refolding in urea. When using GdnHCl as a denaturant, the data showed little to no aggregation at pH 5. We hypothesized that this could be due to the salt effects of guanidine HCl, but when using urea with salts such as NaCl and choline chloride (0.9 M) no decrease in aggregation was observed. This affirms our conclusion that guanidine is an exceptional denaturant when considering preventing further aggregation. Our future studies will focus on measuring refolding of LFn at low pH using guanidine HCl
Prediction of voluntary load reduction based on human behaviours during grid emergencies
No full textPoster project completed at Wichita State University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Economics.
Poster project also completed at Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, Transmission Planning & Policy.Presented at the 22nd Annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit, Topeka, KS, March 25, 2025.In February 2021, the winter storm Uri swept across several U.S. regions, including Kansas, leaving communities struggling to stay warm as the power grid came under immense strain. To prevent the entire electricity system from collapsing, the system operators overseeing Kansas and 13 other states made a difficult decision: cutting power to consumers as the last resort. Before resorting to outages, they turned to the public with a heartfelt plea: lower your thermostat, turn off unnecessary appliances, and conserve energy in any way possible. The goal was simple, if enough people reduced their electricity use, widespread power cuts could be avoided. And many did to help their neighbors and communities. But despite this collective effort, there was a critical gap in the system: there was no way to measure how much energy people actually saved. Without a mechanism to account for these voluntary reductions, their contributions went unrecognized. Therefore, this research aims to change that. We've developed a way to predict how much electricity people voluntarily save during extreme events. Using census data from 1,000 households in Wichita, Kansas, the model factors in human behavior, motivations, and responses to financial incentives. The findings reveal that households with backup generators and those more informed about financial rewards are more likely to reduce their energy use. This study is about valuing the strength of collective action, ensuring that every small sacrifice made by individuals is acknowledged and to build a system that genuinely supports communities like Kansas during their most challenging moments
Department of Dental Hygiene Class of 2019
No full textFirst row (left to right): Cynthia Martinez, SADHA President; Julie Kou, SADHA Treasurer; Hannah Frey, SADHA Secretary; Bailey Barker, SADHA Class Representative; Jennifer Dinh, SADHA Class RepresentativeSecond row (left to right): Sarah Andrews; Ashton Barlow, Maggie Benignus, Tori Billings, Megan CourtoisThird row (left to right): Sarah Crigler, Taylor Denney, Megan Engels, Nadia Garcia, Julia Gorges, Audra Henne, Hannah Jones, Amy LangoverFourth row (left to right): McKenzie McClenahan, Alyssa Nelson, Lyly Nguyen, Allison Nichols, Tori Pierce, Kylie Rahe, Rachel Rives, Nicole RodgersFifth row (left to right): Kristin Ryan, Mansi Shah, Brooke Shellhammer, Savannah Vogel, Ali Walker, Taylor WrightDigitized by University Libraries' Technical Services Institutional Repository & Digitization group.Personal and non-profit use only
Method to reduce noise for measurement of 7Be and 8B solar neutrinos on gallium-71
No full textClick on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).Gallium solar neutrino experiments have historically used radiochemical counting to determine the event rate. A detector which directly measures the ejected electron and a nuclear de-excitation gamma could reduce background counting rates by way of a double-pulse technique. We find this reduction could be as large as 6 orders of magnitude in a 1.5 ton detector when compared with experiments that allow ground-state transitions. In our process, the detector measures the excited nuclear final state of the germanium after an electron neutrino interacts with gallium nucleus through the charged-current interaction. This results in a loss of approximately 90% of the total neutrino signal, but higher energy processes are less suppressed. The neutrinos resulting from this higher energy selection are predominantly from the 8B and 7Be solar neutrino fluxes. © 2024National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA: 80NSSC21K1900; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASAThis work was supported in part by the NASA NIAC Program [grant number 80NSSC21K1900
What’s working and what isn’t: An exploratory study of current reference models in large academic libraries
No full textThis qualitative research study explored current reference models in academic libraries to determine what’s working well and what isn’t. Researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with 15 participants overseeing reference services at large, land-grant universities. The findings suggest that there is still perceived value in point-of-need, face-to-face research assistance provided by a librarian or professional staff member at a designated location, although most participating libraries are using a combination of approaches rather than relying solely on this traditional model. The data indicate that there is no one-size-fits-all solution; rather, solutions are context-dependent and develop through incremental changes, often in response to internal and/or external pressures
Book–tax differences and earnings persistence: The moderating role of sales decline
No full textThis is an open access article under the CC BY license.This study investigates why firms with large book–tax differences (BTDs) exhibit lower earnings persistence, particularly during periods of revenue declines. While prior literature has linked BTDs, especially large positive BTDs (LPBTDs), to earnings management, we propose an alternative explanation rooted in operational disruptions. Using a large panel of U.S. firms from 1995 to 2016, we examine whether short-term earnings persistence is affected by sales trends and the direction of BTDs. Our findings reveal that both large positive and large negative BTDs are significantly associated with reduced earnings persistence when sales decline. The effect is pronounced in both accrual and cash flow components of earnings. We develop and test a framework based on “operations theory,” which attributes this reduction to real business shocks, such as asset write-downs, facility closures, and reserve adjustments, that arise during sales decline periods. These results highlight the importance of distinguishing operationally driven BTDs from those arising through discretionary accruals. Our findings have implications for investors, regulators, and researchers seeking to interpret BTDs more accurately in volatile economic environments. © 2025 by the authors