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Alexis Ibarra, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021), 68 deaths due to the use of e-cigarettes with associated lung injury have been reported. Vaping has become a popular trend in the movement against combustible cigarettes,…
View details →Ellie Keener, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
This research paper aims to study the relationship between the total government expenditures on education and the total primary completion rate by using regression analysis. This study uses data from The World Bank database in 2016,…
View details →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…
View details →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…
View details →Mackenzie Reh, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The Chihuahuan Green Toad (CGT) is a small arid-adapted toad native to extreme western Kansas. Since its listing as a Kansas Threatened Species in 1987, there has been a lack of focused research on the extent and health of the population…
View details →Sydney Perez, null null, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The purpose of this study was to examine the history and potential of the oil and gas industry in Ireland. The research examined shows potential reservoirs are thought to have been located, but geological, political, and ideological…
View details →Rebekkah Barnett, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Simulation is a cornerstone of nursing education today because simulation allows nursing faculty the opportunity to expose students to real-life clinical scenarios of varied complexity and acuity in an environment where there is no risk of…
View details →Stephanie Felts, null null, null null et al. · 2019 · Journal of Applied and Educational Research
Reading fluency instruction takes place in schools across the nation. Fluency assesses how many correct words a student can read per minute, while also using speed, accuracy, and expression. Many schools across the nation report low…
View details →Kaitlin Moore, null null, null null et al. · 2016 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The overuse of antibiotics in both human medicine and agriculture has contributed greatly to the crisis we experience today. In the United States alone, at least 2 million people acquire resistant infections with approximately 23,000 of…
View details →Niurka Henrriques, Tamara Lynn, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Serial killers are known to experience disorders that lead them to believe killing innocent people is normal. Traits or behaviors that may reinforce this belief includes abuse as a child, torturing animals, and bizarre sexual fantasies.…
View details →Vanessa Leavitt, null null, null null et al. · 2017 · Journal of Applied and Educational Research
Achieving a high degree of mastery and success on an instrument is often a goal of band students, as well as that of their parents, band directors, and lesson teachers. The ability to practice consistently and to make lasting improvements…
View details →Kylie Jank, null null, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of moving courses online during the Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) spring 2020 semester and the Remote Hybrid Teaching (RHT) semesters [F2020 and S2021] at Fort Hays State University.…
View details →Nicole Martin, null null, null null et al. · 2016 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Toxic effects of sulfide have long been recognized. However, specific physiological effects have been investigated in few metabolic systems. Much of sulfide toxicity comes from inhibition of the enzyme cytochrome c oxidase (CytOx), which…
View details →Julie Flynn, null null, null null et al. · 2017 · Journal of Applied and Educational Research
Teachers and students nationwide are struggling to address the disparity in academic achievement between students in urban, socioeconomically underprivileged and racially segregated school districts, and their more affluent, white,…
View details →Maja Persa, null null, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant distress to many individuals and caused substantial changes in their lives. Anecdotal and statistical evidence indicates decreased job motivation and significant job burnout in most recent…
View details →Jessica Carpenter, Darin Challacombe, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Do law enforcement officers experience personality trait changes over the course of their careers? In Challacombe, Ackerman, and Stones (in press), the researchers found US-based officers had personality differences based on their lengths…
View details →Lynnae Benyshek, Ryan Lalicker, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
We investigate the relationship between winning college football games and recruiting class success. Recruiting is important, but we attempted to find statistical evidence. We combined the results and statistics from the 2019 season with…
View details →Kelci Glover, null null, null null et al. · 2016 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Siderophores are molecules produced by bacteria which bind iron so strongly they are capable of extracting iron from its insoluble forms in the environment. Ferrioxamine B is the iron(III) complex of desferrioxamine B, a hexadentate…
View details →Trevor Williams, null null, null null et al. · 2018 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Specifically addressing and refuting common misconceptions about evolution is still a relatively new approach in education; this style of learning remains largely untested in adults outside of a classroom setting. As informal places of…
View details →Larkin Feikert, Sam Schreyer, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The NBA is constantly accused of race affecting the players salary. The research conducted will be able to help determine if that is actually the case or not. Using variables such as assist ratings, rebound ratings, and field goal ratings,…
View details →Mick Harris, null null, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Treatments for mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (mTBI’s) and Persistent Post-Concussion Syndrome (PPCS) have focused on alleviating symptoms and disabilities. Researchers have seen improvements with patients who have had brain injuries due to…
View details →Alec Zaborniak, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The Western Interior Seaway (WIS) of North America is well known for its mosasaurid squamate diversity, particularly during the Campanian of the Late Cretaceous. This diversity has historically been examined at a fine scale, with many…
View details →Ray Urbina, null null, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
In recent years, heart rate has become easier to measure and collect data. Heart rate is a direct measurement of the autonomic nervous system. Therefore, it is utilized in aerobic training to determine an appropriate exercise intensity…
View details →April Terry, null null, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Criminological research has examined the role of neighborhood order in explaining perceptions of crime and official crime statistics for decades. When citizens perceive their neighborhood to be socially and/or physically disordered,…
View details →April Terry, null null, null null et al. · 2018 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Previous studies have found that neighborhoods with high crime and poverty, combined with low collective efficacy, create an environment that encourages cultural norms around gender-based violence. Categorized as coercive sexual…
View details →Karen Eikleberry, Brooke Mann, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
As a particularly venerable group to undiagnosed and untreated mental disorders, high school students require special attention. Ensuring adequate mental health resources are made available to students requires full participation of school…
View details →James Hole, Paul Adams, null null et al. · 2020 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
The upper atmosphere has drastically different conditions when compared to the surface of the earth, with heightened radiation and lowered pressures. These atmospheric conditions can mimic conditions on other planets, namely Mars. An…
View details →Valerie Scott, null null, null null et al. · 2023 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Wildfires are prevalent events in many areas throughout the world, and this study specifically focuses on wildfires in Western Kansas. The aim of this study is to determine relationships between the landscape, the Alluvial and Dakota…
View details →Brendon McCampbell, null null, null null et al. · 2016 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are soil-surface microecosystems composed of a close association of algae, cyanobacteria, fungi, lichens, and non-vascular plants with soil particles. BSCs have several ecological functions including carbon…
View details →Christopher Kingwill, null null, null null et al. · 2022 · John Heinrichs Scholarly & Creative Activities Day
Conservation efforts for native birds on the island of Guam are currently being hindered by the invasive brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) which has decimated the island’s native bird populations. Many of Guam’s endemic bird species,…
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