A collection of published articles from members of the Department of Mathematics at Kennesaw State University.
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Submissions from 2013
Students' Perceived Utility of Precision Taught Calculus, Rebecca-Anne Dibbs, David Glassmeyer, and Wafa Yacoub
A Data Generating Review That Bops, Twists and Pulls at Misconceptions, Kimberly Gardner
Uniqueness and Parameter Dependence of Positive Solutions of a Discrete Fourth-order Problem, John R. Graef, Lingju Kong, Min Wang, and Bo Yang
Exploring Mathematics Methods Courses and Impacts for Prospective Teachers, Signe Kastberg, Wendy B. Sanchez, Andrew Tyminski, Alyson Lischka, and Woong Lim
Multicenter Study of Pectus Excavatum, Final Report: Complications, Static/Exercise Pulmonary Function, and Anatomic Outcomes, Robert E. Kelly, Robert Mellins, Robert C. Shamberger, Karen K. Mitchell, M. Louise Lawson, Keith T. Oldham, Richard G. Azizkhan, Andre V. Hebra, Donald Huss, Michael J. Goretsky, Ronald J. Sharp, George W. Holcomb, Walton K. T. Shim, Stephen M. Megison, R. Lawrence Moss, Annie H. Fecteau, Paul M. Colombani, Dan Cooper, Tracy Bagli, and Amy Quinn
Phospholipid Scramblase-1-Induced Lipid Reorganization Regulates Compensatory Endocytosis in Neuroendocrine Cells, Stéphane Ory, Mara Ceridono, Fanny Momboisse, Sébastien Houy, Sylvette Chasserot-Golaz, Dimitri Heintz, Valérie Calco, Anna-Marie Haeberlé, Flor A. Espinoza, Peter J. Sims, Yannick Bailly, Marie-France Bader, and Stéphane Gasman
Flexible Bivariate Phase II Clinical Trial Design Incorporating Toxicity and Response on Different Schedules, Herman E. Ray and Shesh N. Rai
Prospective Study of an Ultra-lightweight Polypropylene Y Mesh for Robotic Sacrocolpopexy, Charbel Salamon, Christa Lewis, Jennifer L. Priestley, Emil Gurshumov, and Patrick Culligan
Open-Ended Questions and the Process Standards, Wendy B. Sanchez
A Krawiec-Szydlowski Model of Business Cycles with a Time Delay in Capital Stock, Xiaoqin P. Wu and Liancheng Wang
Submissions from 2012
The Kolmogorov and Stechkin Problems for Classes of Functions Whose Second Derivative Belongs to the Orlicz Space, Yuliya Babenko and Dmitry Skorokhodov
Robust Airfoil Optimization Using Maximum Expected Value and Expected Maximum Value Approaches, Ana-Maria Croicu, Mohammed Yousuff Hussaini, Antony Jameson, and Goetz Klopfer
Counting Triangles to Sum Squares, Joseph DeMaio
The Common Core and Inverse Functions, Kelly W. Edenfield
A Condensed Cramer’s Rule for the Minimum-norm Least-squares Solution of Linear Equations, Jun Ji
Gauss–Jordan Elimination Methods for the Moore–Penrose Inverse of a Matrix, Jun Ji
Eigenvalue Comparisons for a Class of Boundary Value Problems of Discrete Beam Equation, Jun Ji and Bo Yang
Linguistic Discrimination in Writing Assessment: How Raters React to African American “Errors,” ESL Errors, and Standard English Errors on a State-Mandated Writing Exam, David M. Johnson and Lewis VanBrackle
What is the Content of Methods? Building an Understanding of Frameworks for Mathematics Methods Courses, Signe Kastberg, Wendy B. Sanchez, Kelly Edenfield, Andrew Tyminski, and Sheryl Stump
A Surprisingly Radical Problem, Sarah D. Ledford, Mary Garner, and Angela L. Teachey
Examining Beliefs and Practices of Self and Others: Pivotal Points for Change and Growth for Mathematics Teacher Educators, LouAnn H. Lovin, Wendy B. Sanchez, Keith R. Leatham, Jennifer B. Chauvot, Signe E. Kastberg, and Anderson H. Norton
Operating Characteristics of a Simon Two-Stage Phase II Clinical Trial Design Incorporating Continuous Toxicity Monitoring, Herman E. Ray and Shesh N. Rai
An Evaluation of a Sitter Reduction Program Intervention, LeeAnna Spiva, Theresa Feiner, Darcia Jones, Donna Hunter, Jayne Petefish, and Lewis VanBrackle
Hamilton Decompositions of 6-Regular Cayley Graphs on Even Abelian Groups with Involution-Free Connections Sets, Erik E. Westlund
Hamilton Decompositions of Certain 6-regular Cayley Graphs on Abelian Groups with a Cyclic Subgroup of Index Two, Erik E. Westlund
Comparison of an In-Helmet Temperature Monitor System to Rectal Temperature during Exercise, P. Jason Wickwire, Robert Buresh, Laurie L. Tis, Mitchell A. Collins, Robert D. Jacobs, and Marla M. Bell
Upper Estimate for Positive Solutions of the (p,n−p) Conjugate Boundary Value Problem, Bo Yang
Submissions from 2011
Sharp Asymptotics of the Lp Approximation Error for Interpolation on Block Partitions, Yuliya Babenko, Tatyana Leskevich, and Jean-Marie Mirebeau
Effect of Education on a Chest Pain Mnemonic on Door-to-ECG Time, Nancy Ballard, Annette Bairan, Lorraine Newberry, Lewis VanBrackle, and Gwen Barnett
An Integration of Vibration and Cold Relieves Venipuncture Pain in a Pediatric Emergency Department, Amy L. Baxter, Lindsey L. Cohen, Heather L. McElvery, M. Louise Lawson, and Carl L. von Baeyer
Listening Responsively, Kadian M. Callahan
Pólya’s Theorem with Zeros, Mari Castle, Victoria Powers, and Bruce Reznick
The Minimum-Norm Least-Squares Solution of a Linear System and Symmetric Rank-One Updates, Xuzhou Chen and Jun Ji
Impact of a Content and Methods Course Sequence on Prospective Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs, AnnaMarie Conner, Kelly W. Edenfield, Brian W. Gleason, and Filyet Asli Ersoz
Which Chessboards have a Closed Knight's Tour within the Rectangular Prism?, Joseph DeMaio and Mathew Bindia
A Size-structured Model of Bacterial Growth and Reproduction, Sean F. Ellermeyer and Sergei S. Pilyugin
Drift and the Risk-free Rate, Anda Gadidov and M. C. Spruill
Positive Solutions to a Fourth Order Boundary Value Problem, John R. Graef, Lingju Kong, Qinkai Kong, and Bo Yang
Existence, Nonexistence, and Uniqueness of Positive Solutions to a Three Point Fourth Order Boundary Value Problem, John R. Graef, Lingju Kong, and Bo Yang
Positive Solutions of a Higher Order Boundary Value Problem, John R. Graef and Bo Yang
Effect of MRI Strength and Propofol Sedation on Pediatric Core Temperature Change, Diane L. Isaacson, Daniel J. Yanosky, Richard A. Jones, Nancy Dennehy, Philip Spandorfer, and Amy L. Baxter
Increasing Severity of Pectus Excavatum Is Associated with Reduced Pulmonary Function, M. Louise Lawson, Robert B. Mellins, James F. Paulson, Robert C. Shamberger, Keith Oldham, Richard G. Azizkhan, Andre V. Hebra, Donald Nuss, Michael J. Goretsky, Ronald J. Sharp, George W. Holcomb III, Walton K. T. Shim, Stephen M. Megison, R. Lawrence Moss, Annie H. Fecteau, Paul M. Colombani, Alan B. Moskowitz, Joshua Hill, and Robert E. Kelly Jr.
Diversity at Kaizen Motors: Gender, Race, Age and Insecurity in a Japanese Auto Transplant, Darina Lepadatu and Thomas Janoski
Emergency Physician–Administered Propofol Sedation: A Report on 25,433 Sedations From the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium, Michael D. Mallory, Amy L. Baxter, Daniel J. Yanosky, Joseph P. Cravero, and Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium
Counting the Impossible: Sampling and Modeling to Achieve a Large State Homeless Count, Jennifer L. Priestley and Jane Massey
Algebra: A Challenge at the Crossroads of Policy and Practice, Mary Kay Stein, Julia Heath Kaufman, Milan Sherman, and Amy F. Hillen
Response to Part III: Challenges and Promises of Unchartered Water—Lesson Study and Institutes of Higher Education, Tad Watanabe
Shiki: A Critical Foundation for School Algebra in Japanese Elementary School Mathematics, Tad Watanabe
Zero-Hopf Bifurcation for van der Pol’s Oscillator with Delayed Feedback, Xiaoqin Wu and Liancheng Wang
Upper and Lower Estimates for Positive Solutions of the Higher Order Lidstone Boundary Value Problem, Bo Yang
Multiple Hopf Bifurcations of Three Coupled van der Pol Oscillators with Delay, Chunrui Zhang, Baodong Zheng, and Liancheng Wang
Submissions from 2010
Can Urethral Retroresistance Pressures Predict Midurethral Sling Outcomes?, Patrick J. Culligan, Jennifer Lewis-Priestley, Linda Blackwell, and Susan B. Tate
Evaluation of a Transvaginal Mesh Delivery System for the Correction of Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Subjective and Objective Findings at least 1 Year after Surgery, Patrick J. Culligan, Paul M. Littman, Charbel G. Salamon, Jennifer L. Priestley, and Amir Shariati
A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Pelvic Floor Muscle Training to a Pilates Exercise Program for Improving Pelvic Muscle Strength, Patrick J. Culligan, Janet Scherer, Keisha Dyer, Jennifer L. Priestley, Geri Guingon-White, Donna Delvecchio, and Margi Vangeli
Proof without Words: Decomposing (N over 2) and N-Squared, Joseph DeMaio
The Story of the Trojan Octagon, Josip Derado, Mary Garner, Belinda P. Edwards, and Violette L. Garrett
Positive Solutions for Third Order Multi-Point Singular Boundary Value Problems, John R. Graef, Lingju Kong, and Bo Yang
Positive Solutions for Boundary Value Problems of Second Order Difference Equations and Their Computation, Jun Ji and Bo Yang
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Attitudes and Use among Health Educators in the United States, Ping Hu Johnson, Jennifer L. Priestley, Kandice Johnson Porter, and Jane Petrillo
Modeling and Forecasting by Manifold Learning, Xuelei (Sherry) Ni
Culturally-Adapted and Audio-Technology Assisted HIV/AIDS Awareness and Education Program in Rural Nigeria: A Cohort Study, Ighovwerha Ofotokun, Jose Nilo G. Binongo, Eli S. Rosenberg, Michael Kane, Rick Ifland, Jeffrey L. Lennox, and Kirk A. Easley
New Intrauterine Growth Curves Based on United States Data, Irene E. Olsen, Sue A. Groveman, M. Louise Lawson, Reese H. Clark, and Babette S. Zemel
Measurement Informs Understanding, Dwight Schuster and Tad Watanabe
A Developing Approach to Studying Students' Learning through Their Mathematical Activity, Martin Simon, Luis Saldanha, Evan McClintock, Gulseren Karagoz Akar, Tad Watanabe, and Ismail Ozgur Zembat
Developing Mathematical Content Knowledge for Teaching Elementary School Mathematics, Eva Thanheiser, Christine A. Browning, Meg Moss, Tad Watanabe, and Gina Garza-Kling
"What Was Really Accomplished Today?" Mathematics Content Specialists Observe a Class for Prospective K-8 Teachers, Andrew M. Tyminski, Sarah D. Ledford, and Dennis Hembree
The SOR-k Method for Linear Systems with P-Cyclic Matrices, Liancheng Wang, Jiehua Zhu, and Xiezhang Li
Let's Practice What We Preach, Tad Watanabe
Hopf Bifurcation of a Class of Two Coupled Relaxation Oscillators of the van der Pol Type with Delay, Xiaoqin Wu and Liancheng Wang
Multi-Parameter Bifurcations of the Kaldor–Kalecki Model of Business Cycles with Delay, Xiaoqin Wu and Liancheng Wang
Positive Solutions of the (n-1, 1) Conjugate Boundary Value Problem, Bo Yang
Submissions from 2009
Academic-Centered Peer Interactions and Retention in Undergraduate Mathematics Programs, Kadian M. Callahan
Closed Knight's Tours with Minimal Square Removal for All Rectangular Boards, Joseph DeMaio and Thomas Hippchen
A Graph Theoretic Summation of the Cubes of the First n Integers, Joseph DeMaio and Andy Lightcap
On the Estimation of Averages Over Infinite Intervals with an Application to Average Persistence in Population Models, Sean F. Ellermeyer
Using Paired Comparison Matrices to Estimate Parameters of the Partial Credit Rasch Measurement Model for Rater-Mediated Assessments, Mary Garner and George Engelhard Jr.
Existence of Solutions for a Higher Order Multi-Point Boundary Value Problem, John R. Graef, Lingju Kong, and Bo Yang
An Examination of Research Methods in Mathematics Education (1995-2005), Lynn C. Hart, Stephanie Z. Smith, Susan L. Swars, and Marvin E. Smith
Detectability of Convex-Shaped Objects in Digital Images, Its Fundamental Limit and Multiscale Analysis, Xiaoming Huo and Xuelei (Sherry) Ni
Positive Solutions of Discrete Third-Order Three-Point Right Focal Boundary Value Problems, Jun Ji and Bo Yang
Another Look at Huber's Estimator: A New Minimax Estimator in Regression with Stochastically Bounded Noise, Xuelei (Sherry) Ni and Xiaoming Huo
Use of a Body Proportionality Index for Growth Assessment of Preterm Infants, Irene E. Olsen, M. Louise Lawson, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Amy L. Sapsford, Kurt R. Schibler, Edward F. Donovan, and Ardythe L. Morrow
Educational Leadership Preparation: What Supervisors, Candidates, and Mentors Said, J. Eric Tubbs and H. Earl Holliday
Differences in Learning Geometry Among High and Low Spatial Ability Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers, Hasan Unal, Elizabeth Jakubowski, and Darryl Corey
Bifurcation Analysis of a Kaldor-Kalecki Model of Business Cycle with Time Delay, Liancheng Wang and Xiaoqin P. Wu
Positive Solutions for the (n, p) Boundary Value Problem, Bo Yang
Positive Solutions to a Two-Point Higher Order Boundary Value Problem, Bo Yang
Multiple Hopf Bifurcations of Symmetric BAM Neural Network Model with Delay, Chunrui Zhang, Baodong Zheng, and Liancheng Wang
Submissions from 2008
Mighty Molecule Models, Tom Brown, Gregory T. Rushton, and Marie Bencomo
Foreign Language Learning and SAT Verbal Scores Revisited, Thomas C. Cooper, Daniel J. Yanosky, Joseph M. Wisenbaker, David Jahner, Elizabeth Webb, and Marcia L. Wilbur
Multiobjective Stochastic Control in Fluid Dynamics via Game Theory Approach: Application to the Periodic Burgers Equation, Ana-Maria Croicu and Mohammed Yousuff Hussaini
A Closer Look at the Crease Length Problem, Sean F. Ellermeyer
Three Solutions of an Nth Order Three-Point Focal Type Boundary Value Problem, John R. Graef, Johnny Henderson, Patricia J. Y. Wong, and Bo Yang
On the Probabilistic Complexity of Finding an Approximate Solution for Linear Programming, Jun Ji and Florian A. Potra
Eigenvalue Comparisons for Boundary Value Problems of the Discrete Elliptic Equation, Jun Ji and Bo Yang
Eigenvalue Comparisons for Second Order Difference Equations with Periodic and Antiperiodic Boundary Conditions, Jun Ji and Bo Yang
A Survey of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Knowledge among Health Educators in the United States, Ping Johnson, Jennifer L. Priestley, and Roy D. Johnson
Surgical Repair of Pectus Excavatum Markedly Improves Body Image and Perceived Ability for Physical Activity: Multicenter Study, Robert E. Kelly Jr., Thomas F. Cash, Robert C. Shamberger, Karen K. Mitchell, Robert B. Mellins, M. Louise Lawson, Keith Oldham, Richard G. Azizkhan, Andre V. Hebra, Michael J. Goretsky, Ronald J. Sharp, George W. Holcomb III, Walton K. T. Shim, Stephen M. Megison, R. Lawrence Moss, Annie H. Fecteau, Paul M. Colombani, Traci Bagley, Amy Quinn, and Alan B. Moskowitz
The Impact of School Climate on School Outcomes, J. Eric Tubbs and Mary Garner
Kyozaikenkyu: A Critical Step for Conducting Effective Lesson Study and Beyond, Tad Watanabe, Akihiko Takahashi, and Makoto Yoshida