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PROCEEDINGS 2nd Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects GRASP BUSINESS EDUCATION ENGINEERING FINE ARTS HEALTH PROFESSIONS LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES April 28, 2006 Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University Symposium Chair David M. Eichhorn 1 Editorial Board Memebers for 2006 GRASP Symposium Editors Ted Adler, Assistant Professor, Ceramics (Fine Arts) Sriram Beldona, Assistant Professor, Management (Business) George Bousfield, Associate Professor, Biology (LAS_Natural Sciences) Pat Dooley, Associate Professor, Communications (LAS_Social Sciences) Kathy Downes, Associate Dean, University Libraries Dennis Kear, Professor, C&I (Education) Kathleen Lewis, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy (Health Professions) Abu Masud, Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Engineering) Edwin Sawan, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering (Engineering) Bill Woods, Professor, English (LAS_Humanities) Editors-in-chief David M. Eichhorn, Associate Dean, Graduate School Susan Kovar, Dean, Graduate School Sponsors of 2006 GRASP Symposium Graduate School Office of Research Administration University Libraries Award Winners for 2006 GRASP Symposium Oral Division Winner Faculty Advisor 1st place Sandra McGehee Kay Gibson 2nd place Kateri Grillot Jeffrey Jarman 3rd place (tie) Winnie Chien Michael VanStipdonk Preethika Gagnebin Steven Skinner Poster Division 1st place Raghu Chitta Francis D’Souza 2nd place Linda Kliment Kamran Rokhsaz 3rd place Karen Blackburn Ladonna Hale People’s Choice Satish Dandayudhapani Krishna Krishnan 2 2006 GRASP Symposium Program 8:00 – 8:30 Registration 8:30 – 8:45 Opening Remarks David Eichhorn, Associate Dean, Graduate School and GRASP Chair Susan Kovar, Dean, Graduate School John Hutchinson, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research Francis D’Souza, Professor of Chemistry and URCAF Chair 8:45 – 9:15 Keynote Address, George Wilson, Associate Vice Provost for Research, University of Kansas “Flattening” the University: Fostering Multidisciplinary Research 9:15 – 9:30 Break/Poster Viewing 9:30 – 10:30 Oral Session 1, David Eichhorn, moderator presenters: R.B. Naidu, N.D. Ford, J.R. Zimmerman, J.L. Ceciliano, J.N. Howard, A. Gumm 10:30 – 10:45 Break/Poster Viewing 10:45 – 12:15 Oral Session 2, Kamran Rokhsaz, moderator presenters: D. Aralumallige, D. Williams, S.B. McGehee, C. Patel, I.R. Santos-Pinzon, K. Dansel, K. Grillot, P. Tippayagosai, S. Wilson 12:15 – 1:00 Lunch/Poster Viewing 1:00 – 2:30 Oral Session 3, Ladonna Hale, moderator presenters: M. Hanief, C. Hall, S. Srikanthan, B. Summers, R. Chandramohan, W. Chien, N. Maxwell, C. Cabrales-Clawson, D. Kalla 2:30 – 2:45 Break/Poster Viewing 2:45 – 3:45 Oral Session 4, Twyla Hill, moderator presenters: A. Kolachalama, A. Weaver, K. Reuter, C. Feuille, P.K. Gagnebin 3:45 – 4:15 Break/Poster Viewing 4:15 – 5:00 Awards Ceremony, Donald Beggs, President of WSU Judges for 2006 GRASP Symposium Ted Adler, Waldemar Axmann, James Bann, Alex Chaparro, Pat Dooley, Kathy Downes, Brian Driessen, Randall Ellsworth, Barbara Hodson, Mike Jorgenson, Dennis Kear, Joanne Levine, Kathy Lewis, Abu Masud, Sue Enns Nyberg, Chris Rogers, John Watkins, Bill Woods, David Wright, Eva Yao 1 2006 GRASP Symposium Proceedings R.B. Naidu, S.S. Bhargavi, C.K. Thorbole, and K.A. Soschinske, Pg. 8 “Simulation of Hypervelocity Impact of Space Debris on a Spacecraft” N.D. Ford and L.S. Hale, “Measuring the Effectiveness of an In-Patient, Pg. 10 Pharmacist-Managed Anticoagulation Service” J.R. Zimmerman and D.M. Eichhorn, “Model Complexes for the A-Cluster of Pg. 12 CODH/ACS” J.L. Ceciliano, “A Multiobjective Generation Expansion Model” Pg. 14 J.N. Howard, “Visual Spatial Frequency and Color Association with Pg. 16 Differential Waveform Driven Force-Feedback Vibration Periodicities” A. Gumm, “A Bunch of Garbage?: How Sedgwick County’s Trash Came to be Pg. 18 Exported and its Innovator Ignored” D. Aralumallige, “Increased Stability of Solutions to the Helmholtz Equation” Pg.20 D. Williams, J. Chau, J. Staib, B. Taylor, J. Trosper, and J. Wilson, “Effects of Pg. 22 Cryotherapy on Quadriceps Concentric Peak Torque” S.B. McGehee, “Vocabulary Strategies to Help Students to Remember Pg. 24 Definitions” C. Patel, S. Rao, and B. Driessen, “A Testbed for Mini Quad-Rotor Unmanned Pg. 26 Aerial Vehicle with Protective Shroud” I.R. Santos-Pinzon and M.A. Schneegurt, “Abundance of NifH Genes in Pg. 28 Urban, Agricultural, and Pristine Prairie Streams Exposed to Different Levels of Nitrogen Loading” K. Dansel and A. Griffin, “Are Primary Care Providers Identifying and Pg. 30 Addressing the Use of Performance Supplements in Adolescent Athletes?” K. Grillot, “Las Vegas, Capitalist Sin City to New Capital of American Pg. 32 Freedom: A Case Study of the Use of Branding and Metaphor in Image Restoration” P. Tippayagosai, “Feedback Quantum Control” Pg. 34 2 S. Wilson, “Towards an Artistic Synthesis of Audio/Video Composition” Pg. 36 M. Hanief and T.S. Raviigururajan, “Bio-Thermal Battery for ICD's” Pg. 38 C. Hall and S. Nyberg, “Feeding Strategies of Premature Infants: Is Breast Milk Pg. 40 Sufficient in Minimizing Growth and Neurodevelopmental Deficits?” S. Srikanthan, J.L. Bowser, and J.V. May, “Expression of Germ Cell Nuclear Pg. 42 Factor (GCNF) by Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines" B. Summers and L. Bakken, “The Effects of Family Structure and Parenting Pg. 44 Style on the Overt Aggressive Behavior of Adolescents in High School” R. Chandramohan and J.E.Steck, “Adaptive Critic Flight Control” Pg. 46 W. Chien, Q. Wu, D.A. Hanna, M.V. VanStipdonk, and G.S. Groenewold, Pg. 48 “Gas-Phase H2O and O2 Addition to UO2 Complexes Containg Single Nitrile, Ketone or Amide Ligands” N. Maxwell, L. Parsons, C.M. Elniff, N. Heersche, and M. Jacka, “Static vs. Pg. 50 Dynamic Stretching on Vertical Jump and Standing Long Jump” C. Cabrales-Clawson, “Moving Beyond a Stereotype: Male/Female Income Pg. 52 Differences among the Largest U.S. Hispanic Population” D. Kalla and P. Lodhia, “Committee Network (CN) Force Prediction Model in Pg. 54 Milling of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers” A. Kolachalama and K.S. Raju, “Viscoelastic Clamp-up Relaxation of Blind Pg. 56 Fasteners in Composites” A. Weaver and T. Quigley, “Attitudes and Practices of Physician Assistants in Pg. 58 the State of Kansas with Regards to Opiod Management in Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Patients” K. Reuter, “Inferior Vena Cava Filter Blockage: A Study of the Pressure Pg. 60 Gradient across a Greenfield Filter which has Captured Emboli” C. Feuille, “A Structural Decomposition of the Marriage Premium” Pg. 62 P.K. Gagnebin and S.R. Skinner, “Shift Register Using Quantum Bits” Pg. 64 J. Bowser, S. Srikanthan, W.J. Hendry, and J.V. May, “Expression of Growth Pg. 66 Differentation Factor-9 in the Developing Ovary and in Nonovarian Tissues” 3 G. Duncan, O. Garcia, and J. Straka, “Comfort Suit for Formula 1 Racing” Pg. 68 L. Hein and R. Muma, “C-Reactive Protein in the Detection of Inflammation Pg. 70 and It's Role in Coronary Artery Disease” J. Jaganathan, V. Narayana, and S. Krishna, “Virtual Reality System with Pg. 72 Haptic/Auditory Devices for Assembly and Maintenance Training” L.K. Kliment and K. Rokhaz, “Experimental Study of Aircraft Wake Vortices Pg. 74 in Ground Effect” L. Lohoefener and D. Cochran-Black, “Pregnancy Outcomes Comparing Low Pg. 76 Molecular Weight Heparin vs. Unfractioned Heparin in Treating Thrombotic Conditions in Pregnancy” T. Shagott, M. Shepherd, and S. Wituk, “Trends among Consumer Run Pg. 78 Organizations” L. Stiner, “Report Rainbow United Inc, Autism Project: Spring 2004-Spring Pg. 80 2005” P. Vang and D. Day, “Advantages and Disadvantages between Allograft versus Pg. 82 Autograft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Replacement” P. Wilson, “Job Satisfaction of School Psychologists in Kansas” Pg. 84 S. Arnold and T. Quigley, “A Comparison of Psychotherapy to No Therapy in Pg. 86 the Treatment of Patients with Personality Disorders” J.A. Dunlap, “The Effects of Self-Questioning on Comprehension of Pg. 88 Expository Text and Development of Content Writing with Second Grade Students” S.S. Gowda and J.D. McDonald, “Effect of Large Neutral Amino Acids on the Pg. 90 Maternal Phenylketonuria Offspring” S. Holman and S. Nyberg, “Determining Attitudes of Kansas Chiropractors Pg. 92 Regarding Immunization Practices” S. Lacey, S. Nyberg, and R. Muma, “Factors that Influence the Hiring of Pg. 94 Physician Assistants by Specialist Physicians: A Pilot Study” A.B. Lakkundi and K. Soschinske, “Developing Design Skills in a Global Pg. 96 Learning Environment” 4 M. Runnion and W. Yang, “Fluvial and Lacustrine Depositional Systems and Pg. 98 Cyclostratigraphy of Upper Permian Wutonggou Formation, Southern Bogda Mountains, NW China” K.D. Satish and K.S. Raju, “In Plane Shear Response of Laminated Composites Pg. 100 at High Strain Rates” J. Vestle and J. Carter, “Evaluation of Primary versus Secondary Prevention of Pg. 102 Cervical Cancer: An Evidence Based Literature Review” C.C. Vu, M.D. Sheperd, S.A. Wituk, and G.J. Meissen, “Hand in Hand: Pg. 104 Supporting the Development of Organizations Run by People with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness” D. Benning and A. Griffin, “Is Atomoxetine as Effective as Methylphenidate in Pg. 106 Controlling Behavioral Problems in Children with Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?” R. Chitta, G. Suresh, M.E. Zandler, A.L. McCarty, A. Sandanayaka, A. Pg. 108 Yasuyaki, I. Osamu, and F. D’Souza, “Design and Physico-Chemical Studies of “Two-Point” Bound Supramolecular Porphyrin-Fullerene Conjugates Formed by Cation-Crown Ether Complextion and Axial Co- ordination or π-π Interactions” L. Humphries and R. Muma, “A Comparison of Interviewed and Non- Pg. 110 Interviewed Student Cohorts for the PA Program of Study and National Physician Assistant Certification Exam Scores” L. Harvell and E. Lamm, “Desperate Culture: An Analysis of ‘I Love Lucy’ Pg. 112 and ‘Desperate Housewives’” K. Marlow and R. Muma, “Evidence of Psychopharmacological Treatment Pg. 114 Causing Suicidal Ideation or Suicide among Adolescents and Children” R. Prezas, “Determining Optimal Spanish Speech/Language Words for Testing Pg.