Browsing UW-Oshkosh Theses, Clinical Papers, and Field Projects by Title
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UNCOVERING THE RELATIONS AMONG RELIGIOSITY, EMPATHIC CONCERN, AND HELPING
(2013-05)Certain lines of research support the existence of positive overall relations among religiosity, empathy, and helping, whereas others observe no such relations. These discrepancies may result from inconsistent theoretical ... -
Under what beliefs and knowledge do parents answer the question not to vaccinate?
(2011-05)Many misconceptions are publicized about immunizations. The factors and influences that parents cite for not immunizing their children are important to know and understand as family practice providers in order to provide ... -
Undergraduate nursing students' experiences of humor in the classroom
(2009-02-09)The pedagogical use of humor has been shown to have both psychological and physiological effects on learners. The use of humor in teaching has been linked to learning in several quantitative studies, however qualitative ... -
Understanding recovery in older adults following cardiac surgery
(2009-03-16)An estimated 80 million American adults suffer from cardiovascular heart disease. In order to treat their heart disease, approximately 699,000 undergo cardiac surgeries annually (American Heart Association [AHA], 2008a). ... -
Underworld Journeys In Kathryn Harrison's THE KISS And Alison Townsend's PERSEPHONE IN AMERICA
(2011-06)Kathryn Harrison's memoir The Kiss and Alison Townsend's poetry collection Persephone in America both employ elements of fairy tale and mythology as a template for biographical and autobiographical narratives. The Kiss ... -
University students binge eating and its impact on work and school productivity
(2015-08)The literature suggests that people of all ages engage in risky eating patterns, with some developing eating disorders. The average age for developing eating disorders is adolescence and early adulthood, the age of the ... -
USE OF FIRST-ORDER TRIBUTARIES BY BROWN TROUT (SALMO TRUTTA) AS NURSERY HABITAT IN A CENTRAL WISCONSIN COLDWATER STREAM NETWORK
(2013-12)Many studies have examined the importance of suitable in-stream habitat and flow regime to salmonid fishes. However, few studies have examined the use of small (< 5 L/s discharge) headwater streams within a larger stream ... -
USE OF MICROARRAY HYBRIDIZATION TO IDENTIFY BRUGIA GENES INVOLVED IN MOSQUITO INFECTIVITY
(2009-05)Filarial nematodes are a family of insect-borne parasitic worms that cause a number of diseases in man and animals. The most widespread filarial disease of humans is lymphatic filariasis, caused by worms in the genera ... -
USING TRADITIONAL AND MOLERCULAR TECHNIQUES TO QUANTIFY Campylobacter jejuni IN BEACH WATER SAMPLES
(2013-08)Campylobacter jejuni is considered one of the most common causes of gastroenteritis in the world. Although, the GI illness caused by this bacterium is self-limiting, the post-infection complications that follow the ... -
The utility of callous-unemotional traits in the predition of deviation behaviors
(2017-09-29)Callous-unemotional (CU) traits are key features of psychopathy, certain personality disorders, and antisocial behaviors. However, little research has focused on whether CU traits predict less severe forms of antisocial ... -
VALIDITY EVIDENCE OF AN OCCUPATIONAL EMBEDDEDNESS MEASURE
(2009-08)What we know about the factors that leave people feeling stuck to their jobs, organizations and occupations cannot simply be explained by attitudinal constructs like involvement and commitment alone, as they are linked to ... -
Variations of the four cube problem
(2014-05)The four cube problem has been around for over a century under various names such as Katzenjammer, Great Tantalizer, and Instant Insanity. These puzzles have graph theoretic solutions that show that many of them have the ... -
VIDEO GAME VIOLENCE AND BEHAVIORAL AGGRESSION: A META-ANALYTICAL EXAMINATION OF POTENTIAL MODERATORS
(2010-06)The current study used fixed-effects and random-effects meta-analyses to test four additional potential moderators of the relation between exposure to media violence and aggression. First, fourteen relevant studies meeting ... -
Vindicating Women Through Works of Fiction
(2016-09-30)Mary Wollstonecraft’s pamphlet A Vindication of the Rights of Woman has received a vast amount of recognition since its publication in 1792. My thesis surveys how three novels – Wollstonecraft’s The Wrongs of Woman; or ... -
The Well-being of American Indians in Wisconsin
(2015-08)