Wichita State University

About: Wichita State University is a education organization based out in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 4988 authors who have published 9563 publications receiving 253824 citations. The organization is also known as: WSU & Fairmount College.

Physical fitness predicts functional tasks in individuals with Down syndrome.

Abstract: UNLABELLED Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) exhibit reduced strength and aerobic capacity, which may limit their ability to perform functional tasks of daily living. PURPOSE This study was conducted to examine the relationship between timed performance on functional tasks of daily living and age, knee isometric strength, and peak aerobic capacity in a group of individuals with DS. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study involving 35 individuals (27 +/- 7.5 yr) with DS. Participants completed an isometric test of knee extensor and flexor strength, an individualized exercise test to measure peak aerobic capacity, and three timed functional tasks of daily living, which included chair rise, gait speed, and stair ascent and descent. Multiple regression analyses were performed to examine the relationship between timed task performance and age, knee isometric strength, and peak aerobic capacity. RESULTS The multiple regression models explained 11-29% of the variance in timed task performance. Knee extensor strength was the most influential variable in predicting timed task performance (squared semipartial correlation coefficient [sr2] = 0.11-0.20), followed by aerobic capacity (sr2 = 0.10-0.14). Age was not a significant predictor of timed task performance. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that physical fitness (defined here as aerobic capacity and knee extensor strength) limits the ability of adults with DS to perform functional tasks of daily living. Randomized controlled trials should be performed to test the probable causal relationship between exercises designed to improve physical fitness and functional tasks of daily living.

The Influence of CEO Gender on Market Orientation and Performance in Service Small and Medium‐Sized Service Businesses

Abstract: This study examines the effects of CEO gender on market orientation and performance (growth and profitability) among a sample of small and medium-sized service businesses. Gender was found to have significant indirect effects (via market orientation) on both market performance (growth) and financial performance (profitability). That is, female-led service SMEs perform significantly better due to their stronger market orientation relative those led by males. The findings further suggest that female-led firms were slightly better than their male-led counterparts in transmitting market performance into financial performance, although the differences were not statistically significant.

Auditory Fusion among Learning Disabled, Reading Disabled, and Normal Children

Abstract: One hundred thirty-five children aged 7 through 9 years were asked to indicate whether they heard one or two sounds when presented with 270 separate pairs of tones Each pair consisted of two tones separated by a silent interval that varied from 0 through 40msec The frequencies of the tones that comprised the pairs were 250 through 4,000 Hz at one-octave intervals These stimuli were presented at three sensation levels: 20, 40, and 60dB All sensation levels and frequencies were rotated to control for order and practice effects The results indicate that normal children experience auditory fusion at shorter time intervals than is true for reading disordered or learning disabled children, that signal intensity affects auditory fusion for allgroups, and that only the learning disabled children are differentially affected by the frequency (hertz) of the stimulus tones