Browsing Undergraduate Research & Honors Papers--UW-Whitewater by Title
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Language barriers in a classroom of first generation English language learners
(2010)This poster summarizes the methods used to examine language barriers that exist between secondary education teachers in Milwaukee public schools and their English as a second language students. -
Lesson study, word problems with systems of linear equations
(2010)This lesson study is designed to teach an Intermediate Algebra course with realistic applications. These applications will be based on the typical college and local lifestyle. The study is designed to teach students how ... -
The lost vision of Syrian Protestant College : origins of American University in Beirut
(2008)The founders of the Syrian Protestant College in Beirut, in their desire to proceed without delay in the establishment of the college, organized the institution with an American charter, an American Board of Directors and ... -
McCrone Micronising Mill methods
(2007)Micronising is the process of grinding larger particles (such as sand grains) into smaller particles. This is important because large particles are too thick to allow X-rays to penetrate to the particles core, thus not ... -
Media bias? : a comparative analysis of possible gender and ideological bias in America's most widely-circulated newspapers
(2012)Media coverage is of central importance in determining how public figures are perceived by the public. This coverage, however, often betrays a bias in presentation of that public figure. This bias can come in one of two ... -
Mineral accumulation of a model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, after exposure of caffeine and ibuprofen
(2010)This study examines how caffeine and ibuprofen, common pharmaceuticals released into the environment through human action, affect growth and mineral accumulation in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. -
Mineral allignment in a northern Wisconsin shear zone
(2008)Plate tectonics causes rocks to move and change shape, sometimes they change shape without breaking, forming structures called ductile shear zone. The exact reason why certain rocks form shear zones as opposed to others ... -
Mineralogical evidence of Peoria Loess addition to soils of the Green Bay Lobe
(2007)The purpose of this study is to demostrate the mineralogical evidence of loess addition to soils on the Green Bay Lobe surface. A comparison is made between properties of a soil with an obvious loess cap and a soil interpreted ... -
Mineralogy of speleothems in Víðgelmir lava tube, Iceland
(2011)A poster containing visuals and text describing an undergraduate research project completed at the University of Wisconsin--Whitewater. The purpose of this project was to collect speleothem specimens throughout the Víðgelmir ... -
Occupational mental health among nurses : a conceptual and analytical framework
(2011)A poster containing visuals and text describing an undergraduate research project completed at the University of Wisconsin--Whitewater. This study assessed stress, burnout, depression, and working conditions among nurses ... -
Over-the-counter supplements to improve human performance
(2010)This study examines whether athletes can improve their performance if they consume an alkalinizing supplement (Alka-Seltzer) before participating in a sport. -
Parallel combinatorial reductive amination reactions: an expedient synthesis of tertiary amines
(2007)Describes an expedient access to N-alkylated tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQ) by reductive alkylation reactions in the presence of Ti(OiPr)4 and NaBH4. The N-alkylated THIQs were conveniently isolated by "catch and release" ... -
The portrait of Kharijism in the modern Islamic media
(2011)A poster containing visuals and text describing an undergraduate research project completed at the University of Wisconsin--Whitewater. This poster is intended to convey the context in which the Kharijites are depicted in ... -
Public art : process and community differences
(2010)A poster describing an undergraduate research project completed at the University of Wisconsin--Whitewater. Through interviews with professional neighborhood planners in three Wisconsin cities that have sculpture walkways ... -
The role of cytochrome P450 enzymes in caenorhabditis elegans dauer recovery
(2010)The purpose of this experiment is to determine if cytochromeP450 (cyp450) enzymes play a role in dauerrecovery of Caenorhabditiselegans.The life cycle of this free-living nematode is divided into several larval stages. ... -
The role of mindfulness in savoring beliefs and positive & negative affect
(2009)In the present study we investigated self-reported levels of mindfulness and its relation to both emotion regulation and mood. It was hypothesized that higher levels of mindfulness would be associated with reports of more ... -
Silver-coated insects, concept and perception
(2010)A poster describing the artist's exhibit that explored the transition between life and death by coating organic insect carcasses with a thin film of metal, displaying them in a darkened room with shadows, and asking viewers ... -
Spatial and temporal variation in diversity of pleurocerid gastropoda and other benthic macroinvertebrate fauna, Mukwonago River, Wisconsin
(2012)Benthic macroinvertebrate taxa were sampled using Hess and coring samplers in two locations of the Mukwonago River in Waukesha County gravel substrates immediately downstream from the Phantom Lake dam, and sand ... -
Studies in fluorescence resonance energy transfer in a FAM/Iowa black labeled thrombin-binding aptamer
(2010)Describes a study with the hypotheses: using a dual labeled thrombin-binding aptamer (TBA), as ions are added to the solution total fluorescence will decrease when using FAM and Iowa black-FQ as a result of fluorescence ... -
Testing D1 dopamine receptors and glutamate combined effects on brain stimulation reward in the extended amygdala
(2012)Purpose: To further understand the neural mechanisms underlying evaluation of rewarding stimuli in the mammalian brain. More specifically, to examine the effects of dopamine and glutamate manipulations in the central aspect ...