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Asian American Masculinity in White Hegemonic Masculine Society : Hmong Men Perspectives
(2018-05)This research examines Hmong American men perspectives on Asian American masculinity in White hegemonic masculine society. Prior research on Asian American masculinity has generally been focused on Korean Americans, Japanese ... -
Assemblage of Lichen Communities on Rocky Shorelines of the North Woods
(2011-05)Two classic ecological models exist that attempt to explain how communites assemble: Gleason's Individualistic model and Colments' Organismic model. To test these theories, we examined lichen communities along rocky ... -
Assembling Algebraic Surfaces
(2022-04)Algebraic surfaces are beautiful objects that describe sets of space where a system of polynomials vanishes. Their surface is smooth, but can have corners, cusps, self-intersections, and sharp points. When 3D printing ... -
Assess, Inform & Measure (AIM) court : an evaluation of an alternative to incarceration.
(2008-10-03)An examination of a recently established alternative to incarceration, the Assess, Inform & Measure or AIM Court. AIM is a pilot project of the District IV Wisconsin Court lead by Judge Benjamin Proctor. -
Assessing American and Chinese Citizen Support for Joining An International Climate Change Treaty
(2015-04)Because meaningful climate change action will require the cooperation and participation of both China and the United States, it is increasingly important to understand what Chinese and American citizens think about this ... -
Assessing Community Needs From the Non-Profit Sector in Eau Claire, WI
(2021-04)The City of Eau Claire faces a diverse set of issues that affect the quality of life of residents. Problems like poverty, hunger, and ecosystem damage represent just a few of these challenges. Critical to improving community ... -
Assessing Different Models for Determining the Effect of Birth Date on Fish
(2010-04)Many models have been used to examine how natural selection acts on phenotypic traits. In this study we assessed different mathematical approaches for measuring selection on birth date in juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus ... -
Assessing Efficiency of qPCR primers for Neuronal Marker Genes in Zebrafish
(2021-04)Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is used to measure mRNA levels and has been broadly used to measure gene expression in zebrafish. Previous studies have shown the value of qPCR in time-course experiments for tracking the expression ... -
Assessing Generalization Between Tact and Receptive Verbal Operants in Young Children Diagnosed with Autism
(2011-05)The present study examined generalization between tact and receptive skills by teaching picture cards to 3 children diagnosed with autism. Results indicated that teaching one skill (i.e., tact or receptive) generalized to ... -
Assessing In-Kennel Behavior of Dogs as a Predictor of Length of Shelter Stay
(2017-11-17)Approximately 3.9 million canines reside in animal shelters in the United States. Close to a fifth of these dogs will be euthanized due to a variety of reasons; some of these reasons are related to the dog’s behavior (e.g., ... -
Assessing Landscape Disturbance and Ecological Recovery of Khe Sanh, Vietnam
(2010-04)Landscape disturbance, ranging from forest fires to landslides, is a topic that receives a considerable amount of attention within the scientific community. However, humans often ignore, or fail to recognize, one of the ... -
Assessing Pollinator and Vegetation Response to the USDA State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) program in Eau Claire County, WI
(2011-05)In 2009, a 10-year study of the effectiveness of State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE), a new program managed by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) was ... -
Assessing Preference for Attention in a Child Diagnosed with Autism.
(2009-02-06)Identifying preferred stimuli that function as reinforcers is extremely important when teaching skills to young children diagnosed with autism. Preference assessments can be conducted to identify a range of high to low ... -
Assessing Public Support for an International Climate Treaty Including Willingness-to-Pay in the United States, China and Vietnam
(2018-02-08)Climate change is the most important environmental/societal issue facing our world today. Because of the global causes/consequences of climate change, international cooperation is essential in developing, implementing and ... -
Assessing Restoration along the Escalante River: Does Removal of an Invasive Tree Benefit the Arthropod Community?
(2016-10-14)The Escalante River is the last remaining free-flowing river of its size in the western United States, and it faces environmental threats from the invasive Russian olive tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia (Reynolds and Cooper ... -
Assessing Students' Perceptions of the University Counseling Center : Through Video Presentation
(2019-05)The present study investigated if student perceptions of university counseling services became more positive after viewing a video where fellow students shared their experiences with counseling services and if the associated ... -
Assessing the Factors Influencing Water Use in Austin, TX
(2018-03-06)Water plays an important role in domestic, agricultural and industrial domains and therefore its supply and quality are crucial to maintain. Water supply can be influenced by a number of factors with potential implications ... -
Assessing the Impacts of Urban Road Salting on Tributaries of the Chippewa River near Eau Claire, Wisconsin
(2012-04)Road salting is a necessary means of regulating road conditions in cold weather regions where winter precipitation is prolific. In Wisconsin, over 1 billion pounds of salt are applied to roadways during each winter season ... -
Assessing the Relationship between Pandemic Concerns and Devaluing Delayed Consequences
(2022-04)Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. citizens have largely made personal risk-benefit decisions for themselves. People’s everyday decisions about life activities now include a cost-benefit analysis involving probabilistic ... -
Assessing the Reliability of a Novel Procedure to Measure Impulsivity and Self-Control in Rats
(2019-05)Choice outcomes are discounted by imposed delays. This effect, termed delay discounting, is often demonstrated by a higher choice preference for a smaller reinforcer amount delivered sooner, rather than a larger amount ...