Browsing UW-Madison Open Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Elevated Anti-Mullerian Hormone, Inhibitor of Oocyte Maturation?
(2025-06-13)Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) is a dimeric glycoprotein and a member of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β super family. AMH comprises a 110 kDa disulfide linked N-terminal dimer and a 25kDa biologically active C-terminal ... -
Embryonic development and molecular mechanisms of land snail appendage patterning
(2025-05-06)Mollusks are a deeply divergent and morphologically diverse metazoan clade, offering a valuable yet underutilized framework for studying the evolution of developmental gene networks. While aquatic gastropods have served ... -
Empirical research on social dating
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Endolysosomal Pathways and Exosome Secretion in Pancreatic Acinar Cells: Mechanisms of Secretory Polarity and Vesicle Trafficking
(2025-12-18)Pancreatic acinar cells are essential for digestive processes, synthesizing and secreting enzyme-rich zymogen granules (ZGs) via highly regulated exocytosis. Maintaining apical-basolateral polarity is essential to prevent ... -
Endurance Performance As Queer Tactic
(2024)This thesis examines endurance performance in the context of three contemporary artists whose durational works serve to embody, question, and reconstitute the constraints of their marginalized social position. The artists ... -
Enhancing the Stability in Clay Mixtures for 3D-Printing via Additive Incorporation
(2025-09-02)This report presents the results of additive testing in clay formulations aimed at improving processing stability and performance for Kohler Co. Formulations were developed in three stages — single additive, dual additive, ... -
ENTERIC METHANE EMISSIONS IN DAIRY COWS: MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL EFFECTS, PREDICTION MODELS, AND FARM-LEVEL STRATEGIES
(2025-10-20)This thesis addresses two complementary strategies to support enteric methane mitigation in dairy cattle: maternal nutritional programming and milk mid-infrared (MIR) spectral prediction. Chapter One provides the biological ... -
EQUAL ON PAPER, BUT WHAT ABOUT PRACTICE?: RELATIONAL INEQUALITIES AND LOCAL CATEGORIES OF WORTH AT AN EQUALITY-FOCUSED ORGANIZATION
(2025-11-06)Do equitable workplace conditions translate into equitable outcomes for workers? This study examines whether a workplace that implements inclusive practices, collective decision- making, and alternative governance structures ... -
EQUITY ANALYSIS OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE EXPOSURE DISPARITIES USING TROPOMI SATELLITE DATA IN THE 50 MOST POPULOUS U.S. CITIES
(2025-05-28)In the United States (U.S.), environmental justice (EJ) assessments have traditionally used race/ethnicity and income metrics to measure disparities. Research consistently shows that racial and ethnic minorities, regardless ... -
ESTABLISHING STRATEGIES FOR SPECIES PRESERVATION: NONINVASIVE SAMPLING AND BIOINSPIRED STORAGE TECHNIQUES
(2024-06-14)Conservation biology fundamentally aims to sustain global biodiversity. This dissertation evaluates innovative biobanking strategies aimed at enhancing this goal, focusing primarily on critical aspects of sample collection ... -
Estimating Asphalt Binder Fatigue Resistance Using an Accelerated Test Method
(2010)The main contribution of this study is the introduction of a method to quantify fatigue damage accumulation of asphalt binders using a short-duration test procedure that can be easily implemented into current practice. ... -
ESTIMATING THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF WILD BEES IN THE POLLINATION OF APPLE, CRANBERRY, AND SQUASH IN WISCONSIN (USA)
(2025-08-22)Farmers growing pollinator-dependent crops such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and oilseeds traditionally rely on managed bees for pollination. However, managed bee populations have suffered significant colony losses due to ... -
ETHICAL DISCORDANCE AND STRATEGIES OF RECONCILIATION: HOW CRITICS OF CAPITALISM RATIONALIZE THEIR FINANCIALIZATION
(2025-06-13)How do individuals justify self-interested behaviors within systems they openly critique as unequal? To answer this question, I investigate how members of the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement, who express ... -
EVALUATING APPLICATION TIMING OF A DSRNA-BASED BIOPESTICIDE FOR CONTROL OF THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE
(2025-08-20)The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata, CPB) remains a major pest of potato crops globally due to its rapid evolution of resistance to all major classes of insecticides. In response to the urgent need for ... -
EVALUATING NO₂ COLUMN VARIATIONS OVER UPPER NORTHERN THAILAND AND PARTICULARLY LAMPANG PROVINCE TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF AIR QUALITY USING SATELLITE AND GROUND DATA
(2025-12-08)This study assesses NO₂ column variations over upper northern Thailand using satellite data. The study examined seasonal variable and spatial distribution, both horizontally and vertically, by tracking satellite-based ...