Browsing UW-Oshkosh Theses, Clinical Papers, and Field Projects by Title
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A COMPARISON OF VITAMIN D PRACTICE HABITS TO BONE MINERAL DENSITY SCORES
(2010-04)Vitamin D deficiency and bone metabolism are related. Vitamin D research has shown that greater than 50% of adults over age 65 in the United States (U.S.) are vitamin D deficient and as the aging population rises, osteoporosis ... -
Comprehensive sanitary survey evaluation of high risk beaches in northern Wisconsin
(2014-06)In 2008 13% of Great Lakes beaches exceeded health standards; approximately 90% of those exceedances were attributed to unknown pollution sources. In this project, sanitary surveys were conducted at all impaired beaches ... -
CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND ATTITUDES OF MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS
(2010-09)Young adults in the United States have a high rate of unintended pregnancies. Specifically, this is a problem in the college setting, because this population has the highest rates of unintended pregnancies due to lack ... -
The contribution of expertise on musical and phonological processing
(2018-07)The goal of the present study was twofold, it 1) sought to investigate whether musical information is processed by the phonological loop, a component of working memory, and 2) explored whether musical expertise affects the ... -
Critical Thinking: Student Dispositions
(2009-07-15)The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has identified critical thinking as an essential element of baccalaureate nursing framework and curriculum (2008). The expectation of baccalaureate-prepared nurses ... -
Cry of curs : language, class and the mob in Sidney, Spenser and Shakespeare
(2009-04-10)According to Stephen Greenblatt, "the Renaissance displays a markedly increased sensitivity, nourished by classicism, to theoretical implications of genre differentiation." In the works of Sidney, Spenser, and Shakespeare, ... -
CUES TO WORD SEGMENTATION FOR ADULT LEARNERS
(2009-05)An important step in acquiring a language is the ability to segment words from speech streams. Typical speech contains many cues to word segmentation, but cues are not always consistent. In studying the efficacy of ... -
Culturability of potential pathogenic bacteria in a co-digestion anaerobic digester system
(2018-01-31)Anaerobic digestion (AD) has the potential to reduce organic wastes and produce renewable energy from the degradation of organic materials to produce biogas. However, mixed substrate anaerobic digesters may create a ... -
Cyclic electron transfer pathways in SYNECHOCOCCUS Sp. PCC 7002 cyanobacteria during photosynthesis at high light intensity
(2012-01)With current global warming, there is growing interest in coupling carbon dioxide (CO2) capture to chemical synthesis via photosynthesis. Cyanobacteria convert up to 10% of the sun's energy into biomass compared to 1% by ... -
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 ...