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Y-cracking in continuously reinforced concrete pavements

Momeni, Amir Farid (Kansas State University, 2013-04-26)

When transverse cracks meander there is a high possibility for transverse cracks to meet at a point and connect to another transverse crack, creating a Y-crack. Y-cracks have been blamed for being the origin of punchouts ...
Yellowstone for all: creating an immersive, universal design experience at Mammoth Hot Springs

Cross, Rachel A. (2020-05-01)

National Parks, including Yellowstone, allow people to escape the hustle and bustle of urban life by providing opportunities for peace, restoration, and recreation within a place dedicated to the preservation of natural ...
The yield curve’s predictive power on U.S. recessions: a survey of literature

Lahman, John William (Kansas State University, 2012-04-30)

A negative-sloped Treasury curve is often cited in financial news articles and by Federal Reserve economists as a predictor of recessions. This report reviews previously published research examining the reliability of ...
Yield protection as a risk management strategy

Aizikovitz, Jacob (Kansas State University, 2018-05-01)

Risk management is critical in crop production as the challenges farmers face on a year to year basis are quite variable due to Mother Nature. There are many tools a farmer can utilize to help manage risk such as crop ...
Yield response and economic impact of variable-rate nitrogen applications in grain sorghum

Riffel, Jarrett Daniel (Kansas State University, 2012-04-27)

Variable-rate (VR) nitrogen (N) applications have the potential to improve efficiency of grain sorghum production. Field experiments were conducted in 2010 and 2011 in Stockton and Manhattan, KS. Four VR-N prescriptions ...
Yoga, singing, and the singer: a balance of effort and ease

McCornack, Heather

This report explores how the practice of yoga can support singing and the singer. Through the actions of movement, proprioception, exteroception and interoception, yoga can improve body awareness and provide accessibility ...
“You never know who’s watching”: how technology is shaping practice for social service professionals

Clary, Pamela Carlson (Kansas State University, 2014-11-19)

The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the phenomenon of social networking sites (SNSs) and its impact on practicing human service professionals. In this exploratory study, 33 interviews, comprised of family ...
The young Mozart: digital storytelling with elementary aged students

Horton, Staci (Kansas State University, 2011-05-03)

Who was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophius Mozart? He was a child prodigy who dazzled Kings, Queens, Emperors and Empresses as a young boy and lead an remarkable life in his first ten years. The facts of Mozart’s ...
Young of year largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) relative abundance and diet: role of habitat type, spatial context, and size.

Mapes, Robert L. (Kansas State University, 2016-12-01)

Habitat is a central focus of ecological research and fisheries management. For example, a Web of Science search returned over 88,000 peer-reviewed studies that examined fish habitat, the National Fish Habitat Partnership ...
Your environment and you: investigating stress triggers and characteristics of the built environment

Ruskamp, Parker (Kansas State University, 2016-05-01)

The physical environment influences mental health and inevitably well-being. While exposure to natural environments shows salubrious health benefits among those who maintain a consistent connection, little is known about ...
Youth wellness promotion for development of positive dietary and physical activity behaviors

Cull, Brooke J. (Kansas State University, 2017-08-01)

This dissertation examined the impact of wellness-promotion interventions on health-related behaviors in youth, including dietary intake and physical activity (PA) levels. Additionally, the impact of wellness-promotion ...
Youth-adult relationships within community-based programs: their impact on the development of youth empowerment

Hardman, Alisha M. (Kansas State University, 2008-08-19)

The current study focuses on qualitative data collected from youth and adults in two rural Kansas communities. The focal point of analysis was youth and adults' answers to questions about their experiences working with ...
Zen of the plains: discovering space, place and self

Olstad, Tyra A. (Kansas State University, 2012-03-06)

With their windswept ridges and wind-rent skies, prairies and plains have often been denigrated as nothing but nothing—empty, meaningless, valueless space. Mountains and forests, oceans and deserts have been praised and ...
Zero energy garage apartment

Sarangapani, Harini (Kansas State University, 2008-03-13)

Buildings account for a large part of total U.S. energy consumption and generate far more greenhouse gas emissions than any other sector of the economy. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate how buildings can be ...
Zero-energy infill housing: front and back house options in Manhattan Kansas

Pradhan, Trishna Rani (Kansas State University, 2008-10-13)

This thesis was undertaken to investigate and seek possible architectural solutions to two issues. Firstly, fragmentation of the American family structure into a variety of new household types presents new design challenges ...
A ZigBee-based wireless biomedical sensor network as a precursor to an in-suit system for monitoring astronaut state of health

Dong, Xiongjie (Kansas State University, 2014-08-27)

Networks of low-power, in-suit, wired and wireless health sensors offer the potential to track and predict the health of astronauts engaged in extra-vehicular and in-station activities in zero- or reduced- gravity ...