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11-and 3-hydroxyprogesterone as a pregnancy tracking hormone-metabolite in 13-lined ground squirrels (ictimodys tridecemlineatus)
(2017-09-29)Thirteen-lined ground squirrels (13LGS; Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) are small, omnivorous, fossorial, hibernating sciurid rodents. As favored models for studies of hibernation and conebased visual function, they have ... -
2009 International Women's Day Symposium Agenda
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The Abortion Rights Struggle in Wisconsin
(2017-12)The purpose of this paper is to examine the history of the antiabortion movement in Wisconsin and place it in a broader, national context. The debate can be summarized as the fight over two conflicting personal liberties: ... -
Academic entitlement, consumerism, and professional preference
(2017-09-29)The goal of the current study was to examine whether perception of professor accommodations and trait entitlement affected student ratings of a professor’s overall likability and perceived rigor. Participants were randomly ... -
Academics and Alcohol Consumption: A Study of College Students
(2017-05-12)Alcohol consumption is a large part of the social lives of many university students. Prior research examining the relationship between alcohol use and academic performance of students has been inconclusive. This study ... -
Adult patients' perceptions of family nurse practitioners as providers of primary health care
(2009-04-13)Family nurse practitioners (FNPs) are registered nurses who complete advanced nursing education and training in diagnosing and managing acute and chronic illnesses, as well as prescribing and monitoring medications, ... -
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Virtual Learning Environments for Students with Special Needs at Risk of Academic Failure in a Traditional School Setting Students and Parents Views and Perceptions
(2013-05)The landscape of K-12 education is changing rapidly. Students have a choice regarding where and how they receive their education. One of these options is virtual education or electronic learning. While this is proving ... -
After Act 10: a Wisconsin district administrator's account of teacher compensation
(2018-01-31)The passage of Wisconsin Act 10 in 2011 ended an era. In 1959, the State of Wisconsin was the first to allow local government workers the ability to organize, which allowed employees to negotiate with employers for wages, ... -
Against the Slang Use of the Word Rape: A Langtonian-Birdian Reproach
(2014-12)A disturbing trend that has surfaced recently in slang language is to use the word rape in a joking or hyperbolic manner. An example of this is, "I raped that exam!" In this paper, I argue that such use of the term rape ... -
Ageism: Lack of Implicit Stereotypes Across Adulthood
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)This study expanded the sample populations which have been tested for ageism. An encoding task and an unexpected recall task measured ageism within these populations: 18-25 years, 25-54 years, and 55+ years. Eighty-seven ... -
AGENCY EDUCATORS' EXPECTATIONS FOR BACCALAUREATE GRADUATE NURSES
(2010-05)Today's new graduate nurses are entering a work world that is challenging and ever changing. Graduate nurses are having a difficult time transitioning into nursing careers that involve intense, fast-paced work environments; ... -
AIMESweb Progress Monitoring System
(2008-04)The purpose of this study is to determine if the progress-monitoring program, Accelerated Reader (AIMSweb), will accurately monitor students' progress over the course of eight weeks allowing the teacher to focus on the ... -
Analysis of clinical practices related to anticipatory menstrual education for adolescents
(2012-05)Aims and objectives. This study aimed to describe nurse practitioners awareness of the established guidelines for menstrual anticipatory education; to investigate practitioner?s routine use of these established guidelines; ... -
Analysis of how students learn patient advocacy.
(2008-08)ABSTRACT ANALYSIS OF HOW STUDENTS LEARN PATIENT ADVOCACY By Lori Dehnke A descriptive research design was used to explore how students learn the patient advocacy role in the bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES ASSOCIATED WITH TIF USAGE IN WISCONSIN
(2012-11)The problems associated with "urban blight" can be connected with a variety of problems associated with the ongoing decay of American inner cities. These problems include white flight, crime, obsolete (and in many cases ... -
Anti-Predator Training and Subsequent Survival of Captive-Held Juvenile Meadow Voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus)
(2012-05)Identifying a cost efficient and effective anti-predator training program for captive-held or captive-bred animals is important for developing strong reintroduction programs. Since many reintroduction programs have high ... -
Anxiety, attention, and mindfulness following focused attention and open-monitoring mindfulness meditation
(2017-07-25)Research on the effects of mindfulness meditation has been growing exponentially over the past three decades. The purpose of this present study is to explore whether different types of mindfulness meditative techniques ... -
ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN A MANIPULATED PRAIRIE AND THE IMPACT ON PLANT COMPETITION
(2009-12)The North American tallgrass prairie once stood the continent?s largest ecosystem. The magnitude of this grassland has been significantly reduced via sustained agriculture. Contemporary ecologists are striving to restore ...