Browsing UW-Oshkosh Theses, Clinical Papers, and Field Projects by Issue Date
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"Moral Law Within": The Morality of the Enslaved in Three American Novels
(2008-05)Scholarly work on slave literature has often focused on the immorality of white slaveholders, but slavery presented its most profound challenge, perhaps, to those who were actually enslaved. As a step toward recognizing ... -
Are plant beds in streams hot spots of macroinvertebrate diversity, abundance and biomass?
(2008-05)ARE PLANT BEDS IN STREAMS HOT SPOTS OF MACROINVERTEBRATE DIVERSITY, ABUNDANCE AND BIOMASS? By Michael P. Shupryt Macroinvertebrates are known to exhibit habitat preferences for macrophytes in lakes and large rivers ... -
Neospora caninum exposure in Wisconsin wildlife
(2008-06)ABSTRACT NEOSPORA CANINUM EXPOSURE IN WISCONSIN WILDLIFE By Todd C. Anderson The parasitic protozoan Neospora caninum is a major cause of abortion in cattle worldwide. Transmission occurs by fecal-oral contamination ... -
Effect of pH on cadmium toxicity and associated gene expression in Escherichia Coli
(2008-08)Metals can exert toxic effects on microorganisms. It has been widely reported that lowering environmental pH reduces cadmium toxicity in bacteria. Understanding mechanisms by which pH mediates cadmium toxicity would be ... -
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) ... -
Seeking solace: confessional poetry as therapy
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The effects of framing and goal orientation on upward goal revision
(2009)Goal setting and goal revision have a long history in both the fields of Industrial and Organizational Psychology as well as Education. Research in these unique fields has identified several relationships involving goal ... -
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 ... -
Comparison of narratives: American veterans of the Vietnam war and operation Iraqi freedom
(2009-02-09)At the heart of every person is a story, an account of a significant life event that is often hidden within the memory. When memories are written down, the past becomes a story, a style, a piece of literature. In this ... -
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 ... -
Does outreach matter? Examining the relationship between outreach efforts and recycling amounts
(2009-02-09)This research project seeks to determine the extent to which outreach and enforcement activities impact the per capita recycling tonnage of municipalities in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) ... -
CB1 receptor antagonist AM251 differentially affects attention and impulsivity in rats
(2009-03-16)Recent studies suggest that the cannabinoid system may mediate attention and impulsive behavior (Arguello & Jentsch, 2004; Pattij et al., 2007). CB1 receptor antagonist SR141416A (SR) was found to dose dependently reduce ... -
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). ... -
The effects of exercise on exploratory behavior in the male spontaneously hypertensive rat
(2009-04-10)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is diagnosed in up to 12% of the grade-school population, and that number is continuing to increase. Symptoms of ADHD include impulsivity, hyperactivity and inattention. ... -
The role of emotional regulation in the relationship between abusive supervision and outcomes
(2009-04-10)Occupational stress is a significant workplace health hazard. There are a variety of workplace factors, called stressors, which lead to negative outcomes for both individuals as well as organizations. Interpersonal ... -
The lived experience of young adults with chronic illness
(2009-04-10)Young adulthood is traditionally a time of self-discovery, career establishment, and developing relationships and family. It is this time in life that some specific chronic and debilitating illnesses are diagnosed. ... -
Experiences of oncology nurses in end-of-life care: a phenomenological study
(2009-04-10)The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of oncology nurses (ONs) in end-of-life (EOl) care. Oncology nurses often have an intimate role in assisting patients psychologically, physically and ... -
Knowledge of sexually-transmitted infections and the relationship to sexual behaviors in young adult females
(2009-04-10)Sexually-transmitted infections (STls) continue to affect millions of Americans each year. If left untreated, STls can cause long-term health effects, such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infertility or even death. ... -
Lived experiences of women prior to the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome
(2009-04-10)Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women and the primary cause of women's disability in the U.S. today. Acute coronary syndrome is inadequate blood flow through the coronary arteries that supply blood ... -
Knowledge of human Papillomavirus among male college students
(2009-04-10)Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection of the genital tract is the most common sexually-transmitted infection (STI) in the U.S. Over one-half of sexually active men and women are infected with HPV at some point in their ...