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Characteristics of employee-initiated complaint inspections occurring in Wisconsin
(2009-05-20)To ensure that U.S. employers protect employees from occupational hazards, OSHA is authorized to conduct workplace inspections. Employees have the legal right to initiate an OSHA inspection predicated on occupational ... -
Characterization of circadian gene expression in Xenopus laevis
(2007)Examines when circadian gene expression is first observed in developing Xenopus laevis eyes. -
Characterization of the developmental stage at which the eye develops a mature circadian rhythm
(2010)Real time PCR is used to quantitatively measure the amount of RNA corresponding to our clock and output (clock-controlled) genes present at various times of the day. These amounts tell us the level of expression of specific ... -
City climate disclosures and municipal bond ratings
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2023-12)Do voluntary climate disclosures affect municipal bond ratings? Cities play a critical role in determining the trajectory of climate change. The major rating agencies have affirmed their use of climate information in their ... -
Cognitive dissonance theory and alcohol awareness messages : college student reactions
(2008-09-02)College students spend more money on alcohol than they do on books, coffee, tea, juice and soda, combined (Wechsler & Wuerthrich, 2002). Recent studies have shown that binge drinking rates range from 34 to 44% of college ... -
Cohort racial composition: the impact on student achievement
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2018-04)I examine the effect racial composition of a classroom has on student achievement. Utilizing a first differencing approach to perform adjacent cohort-to-cohort comparisons, I can allow for randomness of births within a ... -
College choices among African American students
(2012)Since the Brown vs. Board of Education case of 1954, college and university choices for African American students have expanded from just historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to that of predominately white ... -
College choices among African American students
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2012-06)Since the Brown v. Board of education case of 1954, college and university choices for African American students have expanded from just historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to that of predominately white ... -
College students' perception of self-disclosure in the student-instructor relationship
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2007-12-10)A communication construct that relates to student-instructor interaction, both inside and outside of the classroom environment, is self-disclosure. Self-disclosure occurs when an individual tells another individual about ... -
Combining traditional face-to-face classroom strategies with online teaching methods
(2012)This study is a small scale study in which 41 students in two classes were subjected to two different teaching methods. During the research process, students were enrolled in an advanced junior level English class at a ... -
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) curriculum alignment : emphasis on formative assessment and metacognitive strategies
(2015)The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) were published in 2010 by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The 2014-2015 school year was ... -
A cost efficiency analysis of local commercial banks in Taiwan
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2015-12-20)This study uses a Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model to evaluate the relative cost efficiency of each local commercial bank in Taiwan. The data was available through the website of Taiwan’s Banking Bureau and Financial ... -
Creatine and other nutritional supplements : issues for young athletes
(2011)Never before in the history of American sport has there been such a demand to win and such an expectation to excel. This demand has led many young athletes to experiment with creatine and other nutritional supplements. ... -
Creatine and other nutritional supplements: issues for young athletes
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2011-11-30)Never before in the history of American sport has there been such a demand to win and such an expectation to excel. This demand has led many young athletes to experiment with creatine and other nutritional supplements. ... -
Creating a historically literate classroom : teaching students to think like a historian
(2011)This action research project examines the effect of the Thinking Like a Historian framework on student understanding and historical literacy in the secondary classroom. The project implemented the core TLH ideas of inquiry, ... -
Creating a more engaging employee stock ownership plan through literature and physics
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are federally governed tax-incentivized plans that distribute equity shares of the business to its employees. These plans are growing in popularity, and the academic literature currently ... -
Creating engaging and effective eLearning experiences for art and design courses that enhance students' learning experiences
(2011)Design students are required to learn both soft design skills like--design principles, complexity, and change--and hard design skills or technical skills. Given the limited amount of contact hours during a semester, design ... -
Cross cultural interactions of international students
(2012)The purpose of this study was to explore the cross cultural interactions of international students in college, and how those cross cultural interactions affect them as students. Specifically, this study focused on the ways ... -
Cross cultural interactions of international students
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2012-05-08)The purpose of this study was to explore the cross cultural interactions of international students in college, and how those cross cultural interactions affect them as students. Specifically, this study focused on the ways ... -
Curriculum revision for customer relations course
(2012)The purpose of this capstone project is to re-design a course that is currently taught at Madison College for students from the machinist program. The Customer Relations course is required for program completion and it ...