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UW-Eau Claire's Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity (CERCA) is designed to give UW-Eau Claire students the opportunity to display the results of collaborative research conducted with faculty mentors as well as the results of independent research. The event highlights student research accomplishments and the important role faculty and academic staff play as mentors in the scholarly activity process. Website: https://www.uwec.edu/orsp/students/cerca/
CERCA (formerly known as Student Research Day) encourages dissemination of research results from all disciplines represented in the UW-Eau Claire academic community.
Copyright for the materials in this collection is owned by the authors. This digital version is published by McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire with the consent of the author.
Recent Submissions
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Locating a Mass Execution Trench From The Holocaust (Shoah): Subsurface Imaging Within a Coastal Dune System, Šķēde, Latvia
(2024-04)The Shoah, commonly referred to as the Holocaust, was the organized mass execution of Jewish civilians incongruent with Nazi Germany's political agenda. From December 15-17th 1941, a massacre of ~2,700 Latvian Jewish ... -
Estimating Soil Variability using GIS and Deep Learning
(2024-04)This study explores the creative integration of Feature Selection, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Variable Rate Technology (VRT), and Soil Sensors to improve precision fertilization strategies within arid agricultural ... -
Analyzing the Impact of Geospatial Derivatives on Domain Adaptation with CycleGAN
(2024-04)In scenarios when you have two sets of satellite images from distinct domains, CycleGAN provides image-to-image translation for automatic land-cover mapping. Style transfer and domain adaptation are two areas that heavily ... -
Evaluating Cleanliness of Swimmer Equipment
(2024-04)Public swimming pools as well as surfaces surrounding pools are disinfected thoroughly due to their potential to harbor and spread dangerous pathogens. However, swim equipment, such as snorkels, paddles, kickboards, and ... -
Enhancing Surgical Training and Patient Outcomes Using Customizable 3D Printed Surgical Models for the WATCHMAN Device Insertion Procedure
(2024-04)In atrial fibrillation, the vast majority of stroke-causing clots originate in the left atrial appendage. The WATCHMAN Procedure takes a minimally invasive approach by threading a catheter through the left femoral vein and ... -
Mindfulness Interventions for Vaping Management : Department of Nursing and Department of Kinesiology
(2024-04)This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of practicing mindfulness techniques and weekly positive framed short message services (SMS) on vaping behaviors of UW-Eau Claire students. 50 participants who vape as a ... -
Professional Advancement Through Collaboration and Knowledge Between Nursing and Packaging Students : The PACK Initiative
(2024-04)This project aims to enhance learning and foster collaboration between undergraduate prelicensure nursing students and undergraduate packaging students to advance communication skills and professional development in an ... -
Association Between Mental Health and Bone Health Among Division III Student-Athletes
(2024-04)This study examines the relationship between mental health and bone mineral density (BMD) among Division III student-athletes. Previous literature demonstrates that psychological stress may negatively impact BMD (Hahn, ... -
An Oral Contraceptive Workflow for Female Psychiatry and Psychology Inpatients : A Quality Improvement Initiative
(2024-04)The aim of this quality improvement project is to create an oral contraceptive workflow that is available to the healthcare team at a local healthcare institution in order to promote access of these medications for patients ... -
Geochemical Characterization of the Felsic Component of the Mineral Lake Intrusive Comeplex, Part I : Magmatic Evolution
(2024-04)The Mineral Lake Intrusive Complex (MLIC) is a large mafic plutonic body associated with the Proterozoic mid-continent rift in northern Wisconsin. Much debate surrounds the evolution of large mafic magma chambers, especially ... -
When and Why Do They Alarm Call? : Insights From Naturalistic & Automated Monitoring
(2024-04)Anti-predator signals are common for animals living in social groups, for they act as a warning to conspecifics. Vocalizations, such as alarm calls, are common signals produced when social animals are faced with potential ... -
The Impact of Political Instability on Exchange Rates in Developing Countries
(2024-04)This study explores the complex relationship between political instability and the volatility of exchange rates in developing countries. We have utilized an extensive dataset from the World Bank and the International Country ... -
The Great Retirement Challenges : Predicting the Next Generation of Organizational Leaders Through Personalities Traits and Egalitarian Gender Ideals
(2024-04)According to the US Census Bureau, by 2030, one in five Americans will reach retirement age, marking a significant societal shift known as The Great Retirement. A change of this magnitude has the capacity to cripple ... -
Leadership and Staff Perceptions on Long- Term Care Staffing Challenges Related to Certified Nursing Assistant Retention
(2024-04)With retention of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) becoming more difficult, an aging population, and a workforce crisis in long-term care (LTC), LTC facilities are faced with the struggle of not enough staff. Previous ... -
Embracing the Future : Identification of Sustainability Market Segments, a Quantitative Study
(2024-04)A quantitative study was conducted to identify distinct sustainability segments and provide insights that could be used to target marketing efforts more effectively for creating a more sustainable society. Respondents (n ... -
Embracing the Future : A Qualitative Examination of Gen Z and Sustainability
(2024-04)This research sought to gain a better understanding of GEN Z college student perspectives and behaviors regarding sustainability. Sustainability encompasses environmental, social, and economic aspects focused on meeting ... -
Evaluation of Deicing Salt Impacts on Water Quality in Putnam Park
(2024-04)Deicing salts, widely utilized for snow and ice management, are recognized for their potential adverse environmental consequences, primarily associated with elevated chloride levels. These excessive chlorides in freshwater ... -
A Chippewa River Point Bar, Eau Claire, WI: A Three-Dimensional Geomorphic Analysis
(2024-04)The Chippewa River in west central Wisconsin provides a unique opportunity to study point bars. Point bars are depositional fluvial features that are formed on the inside bend of rivers. The goal of the project is to provide ... -
Effects of Anthropogenic Activity on Stress Physiology and its Consequences for Habitat Selection : Long-Term Study on California Ground Squirrels
(2024-04)Human activity represents a novel environmental challenge for wildlife, even for human-tolerant species that reside in human-dominated landscapes. Our long-term study of California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi) ... -
Analysis of Ozone Levels in Lower Atmosphere of Kenosha, Wisconsin
(2024-04)Air quality is something many of us take for granted. Poor air quality events are becoming more and more common with wildfires occurring more frequently in past summers. This is especially important for many communities ...
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