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Journal of Management & Engineering Integration, v.18, no.1 (Summer)
No full textPublished in SOAR: Shocker Open Access Repository by the Wichita State University Libraries Technical Services, August 2025.Copyright of the Journal of Management and Engineering Integration is the property of the Association of Industry, Engineering and Management Systems Inc., and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use
Senator list of the Faculty Senate, 2024-2025
No full textSenators At Large -- Applied Studies -- Business -- Engineering -- Fine Arts -- Health Professions -- Humanities -- Math/Natural Sciences/Physics -- Social Sciences -- University Librarie
Advanced Education Program in General Dentistry graduates 2015-2016
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Tactile pressure mapping for PARROT: Lingual diagnostic tool
No full textPoster and abstract presented at the FYRE in STEM Showcase, 2025.Research project completed at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Innovation and Design, and Department of Human Performance Studies.The development of this research targets tactile pressure sensor performance and manufacturing necessary for the function of PARROT – a tool currently undergoing prototype development to diagnose orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD). These disorders include tongue thrust, dysphagia, mouth breathing, speech impediments, etc. Through product review, market sampling, and lab testing, several sensing elements will become candidates for prototyping. This oral device pushes orofacial diagnostic medicine by utilizing a flexible sensor element designed to mold to a patient’s uniquely rigid and curved upper palate and record lingual measures (i.e., pressure distribution, spatial placement, spatial movement). Critical specifications of PARROT include pressure sensing range, sensitivity, spatial resolution, and response time. Such specifications cater to tongue strength and function during idle, active, and resting settings. The pressure mapping data gathered from the sensor will assist in diagnosing disorders related to the tongue, therefore the readings are required to be accurate, consistent, and detailed within reason. Analyzing the capabilities and characteristics, e.g. square resistivity in effect of variable forces, of current sensing elements on the market brings the PARROT development team closer to private experimentation and prototyping of a custom tactile sensor
Positive definite radial functions on a domain
No full textClick on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).In this paper, we studied continuous radial functions that are positive definite on a domain D in the Euclidean space Rd or a compact two-point homogeneous space Md. We showed that for D?Rd that contains d-balls of arbitrary radius, a radial function that is PD on D is PD on Rd. On the other hand, for any closed proper subset D?Md, there exists a radial function that is PD on D but not PD on Md. We derived some sufficient conditions in terms of spectral coefficients for a continuous radial function that is PD on D to be PD on Md. As an example, we explicitly constructed radial functions that are PD on the unit ball embedded in the unit sphere Sd by a distance preserving map, but not PD on Sd.The author is supported by U.S. National Science Foundation Grant DMS-2008154
Simulation of solar wind charged particle energy deposited and particle identification by ΔE-E discrimination in the SNAPPY Cubesat detector
No full textPoster project completed at the Wichita State University, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics.
Presented at the Kansas Undergraduate Student Research Day at the Capitol, Topeka, KS, February 26, 2025.Sponsored by the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Hub, Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College.The Solar Neutrino and Astro-Particle Physics (SNAPPY) Cubesat will carry into polar orbit a prototype detector for solar neutrino background studies while over the Earth's poles for the neutrino Solar Orbiting Laboratory future project (SOL). During this flight it is possible to do other science measurements, such as an improved study of the solar wind particles through better particle identification measurements. This study aims to understand how well the solar wind particles can be identified using the planned detector. Instead of using the veto array for anti-coincidence, it will be used as a ΔE energy sampling of a phoswich particle identification system. The particles used in the simulation are the most abundant particles found in Solar Energetic Particle events, with energies corresponding to the most probable ranges. Simulations indicate that electrons, protons, and alpha particles separate into distinct regions of the ΔE-E plot, suggesting that these particles can be identified via this process. Solar wind particles from the Sun can be hazardous to both energy generation and transmission systems on the ground as well as to aviation flight. Identifying particles in solar wind can help our understanding of these hazards
Isomorphic tendencies in institutional messaging: Analyzing applied learning initiatives in four U.S. public universities
No full textThesis (E.dD)-- Wichita State University, College of Applied Studies, Dept. of Intervention Services and Leadership in EducationIt is a competitive landscape for higher education, and public universities in the United States are pressured to differentiate themselves through distinctive applied learning models. However, despite claims of distinction, many institutions' applied learning messaging and strategies appear strikingly similar. This study investigates how external pressures influence this convergence and explores public universities’ adoption and promotion of applied learning models within a sector-wide environment.
Using a qualitative multi-case study design, the research examined four U.S. public universities that have adopted institution-wide applied learning strategies. Data was collected through institutional document analysis and semi-structured interviews with university leaders in applied learning. Simon Sinek's Golden Circle and DiMaggio and Powell's Institutional Isomorphism theory were used to guide data collection and analysis.
The findings reveal that significant isomorphic pressures, particularly normative, drive convergence in how applied learning was defined and communicated. Despite institutional efforts to assert distinction, shared terminology and frameworks were pervasive. This study concludes that external pressures and the desire for legitimacy, not competitive advantage, are the primary forces shaping strategy. Three concepts emerged in the analysis of this study. Vocabulary hijacking described how institutions reframe common terms in institutional meanings. Convergence denial, capturing leaders' denial of convergence despite acknowledging sector-wide sameness. Legitimacy differentiation was a goal coexistence strategy. Implications from these conclusions are presented for university leaders, marketing professionals, and policymakers navigating the tension between legitimacy and innovation
