The Sunflower, v.129, no.16 (January 23, 2025)

Article(s): Navigating registration: Inconsistent enrollment strategies create frustration for students -- Faculty, admin struggle to agree on weather policy -- Buzzer-beater sinks Wichita State against East Carolina -- How campus is changing -- TikTok turmoil: TikTok was gone, then it was back. -- Advising from page 1 -- A not-so winter wonderland: WSU men's and women's basketball struggles over winter break, combines for 6-13 record -- 'We do it to honor him': Ulrich reflects on MLK pop-up exhibit -- 'Nosferatu' reimagines hauntingly magnificent horror classic -- TikTok ban challenges free speech, raises questions about government overreach -- Charges for canceling WSU housing contracts unfairly burden students -- A snowy start: Classes begin in-person following a 'bitterly cold' TuesdayPhotograph(s): Navigating registration illustration of person holding a "Help" sign. p. 1 -- Corey Washington reaches to gain possession of the ball in the first half. Washington led the Shockers in points, scoring 19 against the Pirates on Jan. 18. p. 1 -- Pictures of Wilkins Stadium, pickleball courts, University Stadium and Corbin Education Center. p. 2 -- TikTok turmoil illustration. p. 2 -- Student portraits for the story, "TikTok was gone, then it was back." p. 2 -- Graphic for men's basketball scores over winter break. p. 3 -- Head coach Paul Mills and senior guard Bijan Cortes talk about a play after a timeout. The Shockers played the Kansas City Roos on Dec. 14, losing 74-64. p. 3 -- Junior guard Jasmine Peaks is blocked as she tries to shoot a basket on Jan. 15. Peaks scored five points throughout the game. p. 3 -- Senior center Quincy Ballard reaches to gain possession of the ball in the first half. Ballard scored 11 points and 10 rebounds during the Jan. 18 game. p. 3 -- Junior forward Corey Washington sits during timeout against the University of Charlotte. Washington scored 16 points for the Shockers on Jan. 14. p. 3 -- Graphic of women's basketball scores over winter break. p. 3 -- An overlook of the Martin Luther King Jr. pop-up exhibit housed in the Ulrich Museum of Art. The now closed exhibit housed pieces done by artists who are from underrepresented communities and dealt with activism. p. 4 -- Portrait of Piper Pinnetti, opinion editor. p. 4 -- Portraits of Piper Pinnetti, opinion editor. p. 5 -- TikTok banned illustration. p. 5 -- Housing costs illustration. p. 5 -- A Wichita State student zips through campus on a bike during the second day back to class. Wichita State started its first day of classes remotely before resuming in person on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- An Eastern Fox Squirrel carries dead leaves in its mouth as students trickle in and out of the Rhatigan Student Center on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- Juan Barrientos and Gabriela Gomez, students at Wichita State, search for Beggs Hall on the first day back for in-person classes. Wichita State started its first day of classes remotely before resuming in person on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- The Wichita State University water tower stands on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- Coffee in hand, Claire Stewart walks around Wichita State between classes, attempting to familiarize herself with the campus. Classes resumed in-person for the 2025 spring semester on Jan. 22. p. 6 -- Ray-jhay Barnes looks for Devlin Hall on a campus map near the Rhatigan Student Center. The semester started in-person on Wednesday, Jan. 22, following Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20 and remote classes on Jan. 21. p. 6 -- Barbara Myers, an administrative specialist in the College of Engineering, bundles up while walking to the on-campus post office on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- Kyan Tenpenny, mechanical engineering major, and Damyin Allmond, aerospace engineering major, walk on campus together. Tenpenney lives near campus and often chooses to ride his bike to school. p.

Wichita State Research and Innovation News, August 2025

Book by Wichita State President Rick Muma details university's transformation, bold vision for higher education -- Wichita State joins other institutions in receiving renewed $20 million grant for generative AI R&D -- Wichita State University named the latest partner in NSF I-Corps Hub -- Groover Labs grant to boost innovation opportunities for Wichita State students -- Wichita Biomedical Campus marks massive milestone with beam signing event -- Hexcel expands partnership with Wichita State's NIAR through new application center -- (Applied learning in action): Karaline Scott -- James Wright -- Janett Lerma-Reyes -- New Athletic Training Simulation Lab now open to enhance student clinical learning and experience -- WSU in the news -- Research at Wichita State -- Innovation at Wichita Stat

Beyond the silhouette: Meanings and manifestations of femininity among Indian and Pakistani immigrant women in the United States

Click on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).Indian and Pakistani diasporas in the United States are one of the fastest growing immigrant communities, yet there is infrequent examination of the meaning immigrant women attach to their gender and the ways their femininity manifests in everyday life. Drawing from transnational feminism theory, the present study examines the meaning( s) and manifestations of femininity among Indian and Pakistani immigrant women through analyzing their (a) narratives detailing the meaning women attach to their femininity and (b) self-selected photos illustrating the ways femininity manifests in their lives. Semistructured interviews with a photo-elicitation portion were conducted with 17 participants. We used reflexive thematic analysis to analyze women’s narratives and textual–visual thematic analysis to analyze the photos participating women shared to elaborate their ideas about femininity. Our findings illustrate Indian and Pakistani immigrant women’s meaning and manifestations of femininity through four overarching themes: relationality, nurturing oneself and others, embodiment, and negotiating and creating pluralities. This study makes theoretical contributions to the literature on immigrant women’s understanding of gender and transnational feminism theory by theorizing transnational women’s femininity at the intersections of changing cultures and contexts. Methodologically, the use of the photo-elicitation component in tandem with in-depth interviews elevated the inherent meaning-making process of qualitative research by enabling opportunities to cocreate knowledge about femininity with immigrant women. © 2025 American Psychological AssociationUniversity of CincinnatiNabiha Chaudhary received financial support from two sources for the research presented in this article: the University of Cincinnati University Research Council Graduate Support Program and the Grants-in-Aids program by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Kiah Duggins, 1994-2025

We are deeply heartbroken to share with our community and friends that Kiah Duggins was aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita to Washington, D.C. Kiah was a proud alumna of the Barton School of Business and Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, graduating in the spring of 2017 with degrees in international business, economics and Spanish. A recipient of the prestigious Clay Barton Scholarship in 2013, she joined a distinguished group of exceptionally talented students. During her time at Wichita State, Kiah cofounded the Shocker Food Locker, an initiative that continues to support students facing food insecurity. Her unwavering commitment to building more equitable communities is a legacy we can all carry forward within Shocker Nation

Exercise-induced hypoalgesia following blood flow restricted exercise

Click on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).Objectives: Assess the repeatability of exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH) following low-load resistance exercise with blood flow restriction (LL + BFR) and the magnitude of EIH following LL + BFR, high-load resistance exercise, and a control intervention 1-h after exercise. Design: Crossover design. Setting: University laboratory. Participants: 15 females, 15 males. Main outcome measures: Pain pressure threshold and tolerance of the rectus femoris, gastrocnemius, and biceps brachii pre-exercise and 0-, 15-, 30-, 45-, and 60-min post-exercise. Results: There was no significant (p = 0.211–0.741) difference in pain pressure threshold or tolerance between LL + BFR1 and LL + BFR2 suggesting that EIH following LL + BFR is repeatable. LL + BFR elicited a significant (p = 0.001–0.043) increase in local pain pressure threshold (1.57 ± 1.21–0.98 ± 1.48 Δkgf) and tolerance (1.98 ± 2.65–0.83 ± 2.15 Δkgf) up to 1-h post-exercise. High-load resistance exercise elicited a significant (p = 0.003–0.034) increase in pain pressure threshold 0-min post-exercise (1.69 ± 1.74 Δkgf) and tolerance 0- and 15-min post-exercise (2.31 ± 2.44 Δkgf; 0.56 ± 1.83 Δkgf, respectively) then returned to pre-exercise levels. LL + BFR elicited a significant (p = 0.025–0.046) increase in systemic pain pressure tolerance (0.77 ± 0.88 Δkgf) of the gastrocnemius as well as pain pressure threshold (0.53 ± 0.54 Δkgf) and tolerance (0.49 ± 1.02 Δkgf) of the biceps brachii, when collapsed across Time. Conclusions: LL + BFR may be a repeatable, effective pain management intervention that can produce prolonged EIH. © 202

A computational method for multiple steady Hele-Shaw bubbles in planar domains

Click on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).We present a unified numerical method to determine the shapes of multiple Hele-Shaw bubbles in steady motion, and in the absence of surface tension, in three planar domains: free space, the upper half-plane, and an infinite channel. Our approach is based on solving the free boundary problem for the bubble boundaries using a fast and accurate boundary integral method. The main advantage of our method is that it allows for the treatment of a very high number of bubbles. The presented method is validated by recovering some existing results for steady bubbles in channels and free space. Several numerical examples are presented, many of which feature configurations of bubbles that have not appeared in the literature before. © 2025, the Author(s

Department of Dental Hygiene Class of 2018

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Quantum computing for future energy systems

Click on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).Quantum computing hardware continues to advance rapidly, becoming increasingly accessible to the public. Theoretical evidence suggests that quantum computing exhibits exponential advantages in various domains, including optimization, materials research, and drug discovery, among others. The energy sector is projected to be among the initial industry sectors to experience long-term advantages from quantum computing methods. The future energy systems domain, which includes transportation, low-carbon fuels and decarbonization, sustainable building design, smart grids, and electricity, is examined in this chapter along with possible use-cases of quantum computing technologies. © 2025 selection and editorial matter, Mohammad Hammoudeh, Clinton Firth, Harbaksh Singh, Christoph Capellaro, and Mohamed Al Kuwaiti; individual chapters, the contributors

Approaches to training speech-language pathologists to work with people with aphasia: A systematic review

Purpose: The aim of this systematic review was to analyze the published research on training approaches for preparing current and future speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to work effectively with people with aphasia (PWA). The review addresses key questions regarding the described training approaches, their key features, research quality, and efficacy. Method: The review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and registered with International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42024453742). The literature search spanned nine databases. Eligibility criteria included peer-reviewed publications in English that reported on training programs involving current or future SLPs working with PWA. Studies were assessed for research quality using the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA's) levels of evidence framework. Narrative synthesis was used to identify key features in the training programs. Results: A total of 920 citations were identified, with 50 studies meeting the inclusion criteria for analysis. Included studies represented a broad range of training approaches, research designs, and research quality. The 50 studies fell into ASHA levels of evidence Ib, IIa, IIb, III, and IV. Statistical meta-analysis was not possible because of variability in research design and outcome measures, but the studies revealed statistically significant findings relevant to the question of what makes training effective for preparing clinicians to work with people with aphasia. Conclusions: The current literature related to training of clinicians to work with PWA is heterogeneous in approach, outcome metrics, and methodological quality. There is evidence supporting several recommendations for training clinicians including integrating direct interactions with PWA during training, combining didactic and experiential learning, and incorporating reflective practices. Overall, the review highlights the need for well-described evidence-based training standards for speech-language pathology students working with PWA. Future research should aim to develop and validate comprehensive training guidelines to improve care quality for individuals with aphasia

Department of Dental Hygiene Class of 2023

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