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WASTE indexes published research — it does not host or republish full papers. Each entry is a metadata record compiled from open scholarly databases; the abstract is shown in full only where the paper is openly licensed, otherwise a short excerpt under fair use. Classifications are automated and approximate.

Negative / Null Result Report

A Gender- Based and Trauma-Informed Approach to Incarceration

Megan Shepard, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

For decades, women's imprisonment rate has grown twice as high as men's. Enforcement of low-level drug charges and low-level, nonviolent offenses is one of the contributing factors to the increase. Literature indicates that incarcerated…

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Make the Change: Using Disinfection Caps on Catheter Ports

Erika Balint, null null, null null et al. · 2016 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

Every year patients admitted to hospitals all over the nation develop healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) when receiving care. This number decreases with each passing year, but these infections have not been totally eliminated. HAIs…

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Maternal Mortality Rates and The Presence of Skilled Healthcare at Birth

Corinne Baier, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

In this study, the maternal mortality rate across the world was examined from an external viewpoint. The rate was analyzed against births attended by skilled workers, GDP per capita, secondary school enrollment, and income levels. The…

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Population Growth and Municipal Water Insecurity in Mesa County, Colorado

William Wallace, null null, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

The purpose of this project was to utilize GIS software to develop a population and daily domestic water resource requirement analysis for Mesa County, Colorado by answering the question of what municipalities within the county have the…

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Implementing Virutal Reality (VR) Simulation into Nursing Programs

Kelly Foudray, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

During COVID-19 there was a need for consistent and meaningful experiential learning opportunities for students (Pardue et al., 2022). Due to the shortage of nursing faculty, competitive clinical sites, patient safety concerns among other…

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The Effects of Bisphenol A on Plant A

Michelle Storey, null null, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a ubiquitous raw material used in the production of many everyday things such as food packaging and baby bottles. While there have been many studies about the effect that this can have on water and animals, there are…

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Double Stigma: The Influence of Race & Mental Health

Bobbie Call, null null, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

Mental health stigma is prevalent and many people are affected all around the world (Watson, 2002). Stigma often prevents individuals with a mental illness from engaging in typical life routines (Corrigan, 2004). Individuals of ethnic…

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HighAltitude ballooning

Seojoon Park, Paul Adams, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

Every person would have thought of this idea of launching aballoon high up in the sky in their youth, and that is exactlywhat we did. We filled a large elastic balloon filled withhelium and flew it high up into the sky until it popped…

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Analysis of the Prairie Dog Creek Alluvial Aquifer in Northwest Kansas

Jenna Howard, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

The geosciences department at Fort Hays State University and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) determined the extent of mineral contamination in three aquifers in northwest Kansas. The contaminant results from the…

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How Does Average Precipitation by Depth Affect the Crop Production Index?

Kobryn Mann, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

This study examines the relationship between the average precipitation by depth measured in millimeters (mm) per year, and the crop production index for the years 2015 through 2020. The crop production index measures the total agricultural…

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Effects of nitrogen fertilizer on drought-affected corn (Zea mays)

Nathan Smith, null null, null null et al. · 2018 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

This project explored the effects of nitrogen fertilizer on droughted corn plants. It aimed to investigate whether the amount of fertilizer would affect the rate at which the plant underwent photosynthesis. The hypothesis was that nitrogen…

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Critical Habitat Assessment of the State Threatened Broad-Headed Skink

Allison Hullinger, null null, null null et al. · 2017 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

The Broad-Headed Skink is a semi-arboreal species that inhabits deciduous forests of the southeastern United States. Eastern Kansas makes up the northwestern periphery of their range and thus serves as an important area for studying the…

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Examining Self-Esteem as a Moderator of Attachment Styles and Sexual Partners

Dezerae Kinderknecht, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

The purpose of this study was to examine self-esteem as a moderator of attachment styles and the number of sexual partners an individual has had in their lifetime. Previous literature has found that an individual’s level of self-esteem…

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Bat activity at McConnell Air Force Base versus nearby parks in Wichita, KS.

Michaela Sielaff, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

Bats are bioindicators of the communities to which they belong, giving researchers insight into the overall health of those ecosystems. Bats are also very adaptable and are capable of tolerating urbanization. Some species, such as Lasiurus…

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The Effects of a Token Reward System on Reading Comprehension

Sarah Boyer, null null, null null et al. · 2017 · Journal of Applied and Educational Research

In our educational system today, a student's academic success is the result of good classroom management and self-reinforcement. While some students can achieve success in school due to intrinsic motivation, others may need more. Reading…

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Development of a scanning algorithm

Yinuo Zhao, Hongbiao Zeng, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

The purpose of our research was the process of trying to develop an algorithm that scanned for quantity of a type of object uploaded to a website. The potential algorithm itself was thought of as an instrumental part of a website that…

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Effects of Monthly Simulation Experiences on Neonatal Resuscitation Confidence and Competency Levels in Nurses

Jayden Rudzik, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

Neonatal resuscitation program (NRP) is a set of interventions that may be performed to assist a newborn after delivery with airway, breathing, and circulation. It is crucial for all members of the healthcare team caring for a newborn to…

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Reduction of Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries

Joshua Walker, David Fitzhugh, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day

Participation in football has skyrocketed in the last two decades. With this influx of participation, there is increased research going into sports-related mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) or sports-related concussions. The use of…

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