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D2/D3 RECEPTOR AGONIST, QUINPIROLE, AND HIGH FAT DIET DECREASE FAT PREFERENCE IN RATS
(2011-01)Long term exposure to a high fat diet can cause a persistent preference for a high fat diet even after a switch to a low fat diet (Teegarden, Scott, & Bale, 2009). High fat foods stimulate the release of the neurotransmitter ... -
DECONSTRUCTING AND RECONSTRUCTING THE TOWERS: ALLEGORICAL FIGURES OF 9/11
(2013)In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Americans grasped for ways to understand and represent the incomprehensible trauma, in part because, as many philosophers and cultural critics acknowledged, ... -
DECONSTRUCTING SIGNALING THEORY: THE ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL, REFERENT OTHER, AND SELF-REFERENTIAL INFERENCES IN RECRUITMENT
(2010-05)Understanding recruitment is crucial for organizations to generate a qualified applicant pool from which they can select employees. Past research on recruitment has looked at applicant willingness to apply for a position ... -
Dehumanization of people with dementia: perception of uniquely human nature characteristics
(2018-07)This study assessed how Human Nature (HN) and Uniquely Human (UH) characteristics affected moral status, attitudes toward, and willingness to interact with a female target with dementia. A short narrative described six ... -
Designing nature : a memoir
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Detection of escherichia coli in northern Lake Michigan waters using qpcr method c
(2018-09-17)The defined substrate method, Colilert® (IDEXX, Westbrook, ME), is currently the most widely used method approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) to detect Escherichia coli and total coliforms ... -
DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT SYSTEM TO ASSESS FINANCIAL PENALTIES FOR PESTICIDE LAW VIOLATIONS
(2015-05)Pesticides are highly regulated by state and federal agencies, with states having primary enforcement authority over pesticide use violations within their state. Federal regulations provide the basis for state regulation, ... -
DEVELOPING MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR PREDICTING Escherichia coli CONCENTRATIONS AT WISCONSIN BEACHES USING REGRESSIONS
(2009-08)The traditional methods to quantitatively determine Escherichia coli concentrations in beach water are the membrane filtration and defined substrate methods. These methods take 18-24 hours for enumeration of E. coli ... -
Development of a Caregiver Mindset Scale in Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
(2019-07)A growth mindset is defined as the belief that one’s basic traits and abilities can be improved upon through continuing effort and learning. In contrast, a fixed mindset is the belief that one’s qualities are inborn and ... -
Difference in postpartum depression between primiparous women who have single births versus multiple births
(2011-05)Postpartum depression is a medical condition that affects 13% of mothers at some point during the first year following childbirth. This illness can be devastating and may lead to a loss of one's self identity. The purpose ... -
Digital image processing : homomorphic image enhancement, image restoration and phase-only image processing
(2009-01-27)Homomorphic image processing is of interest in contrast enhancement and controlling dynamic range. A simple scatter model was established and a homomorphic filter was discussed in the different cases of contrast enhancement ... -
(Dis)honesty, psychopathy, and their relation to empathic concern
(2012-09)The goal of the present research was to examine the relation between honesty-humility and psychopathy, along with their relationship to empathic concern and helping behavior by manipulating perspective taking and measuring ... -
Disintegration and Reunification of Political Bodies in Shakespeare's Second History Tetralogy
(2013-05)In Shakespeare's Second English History Tetralogy the body functions as metaphor for the kingdom. In The King's Two Bodies Ernst Kantorowicz argues that a medieval king exists in two ontological phases, two bodies. Shakespeare ... -
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF CODH GENES WITHIN PHYLOGENETICALLY HIGHER TERMITE GUT MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
(2013-08)Termites embody a highly efficient bioreactor for converting cellulose and hemicellulose into acetate, a chemical that fuels insect energy metabolism. A highly complex nutritional mutualism between termites and their gut ... -
Does outreach matter? Examining the relationship between outreach efforts and recycling amounts
(2009-02-09)This research project seeks to determine the extent to which outreach and enforcement activities impact the per capita recycling tonnage of municipalities in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) ... -
The Dumb jock: how stereotype threats impact student-athletes' standards of academic competence
(2012-08)College student-athletes are susceptible to a unique stereotype threat known as the "dumb jock" stereotype, according to which student-athletes are supposedly less engaged in academics and less competent academically. ... -
DYSLEXIA AND MUSICAL APTITUDE
(2010-09)Some researchers believe music instruction may prove a beneficial intervention for dyslexia. The idea is bolstered by the existence of overlapping neural networks for music and language, studies in which musical training ... -
Educational Kinesiology: Will the Connected Brain Please Stand Up?
(2006-05)Educational Kinesiology, specifically a program called Brain Gym®, advocated the use of specific exercises to assist individuals in overcoming disabilities. Their website also claimed that Brain Gym helped anyone perform ...