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An Investigation of the Relationship Between Health Care Costs and Premiums By State
(2015-04)The focus of this project was to determine how closely related health insurance costs and premiums were across the 50 states in the 2014 Individual market. Significant changes were brought to this market in 2014 with many ... -
Investigation of the Stroop Task Effect Using an Orthographic Variation of the 3/\/9[vertical bar]$[vertical bar]-[vertical bar] 14/\/9(_)493 (English Language)
(2012-04)Stroop (1932) originally contemplated the effects that two cognitive dimensions have on each other when presented as a compound stimulus. An exploratory pilot study indicated that the Stroop interference was reproduced by ... -
An Investigation of the SWAY Balance System as an Injury Prevention Tool in Intercollegiate Athletes
(2015-04)The purpose of this study was to determine whether an athlete's overall balance score had a direct correlation with one's predisposition to injury and if balance scores improve after a season of sports participation. -
Investigation of World Language Teaching Methodologies and Language Usage in the Classroom.
(2009-01-26)Language usage is a controversial topic in the field of Spanish education. Spanish language teachers have a wide range of beliefs about how and when to use English versus Spanish in the classroom. This study sought to ... -
An Investigation of World Language Teaching Methodologies and Language Usage in the Classroom. Phase 2.
(2009-04)Researchers Hlas and Hellenbrand completed a study a year ago that answered these questions: Who are the Spanish teachers in Wisconsin? When do Spanish teachers switch from Spanish to English? Why do they decide to do ... -
Involving Students in Curriculum Development : Design of a New Genetics Laboratory
(2018-05)In Fall 2017, the Biology Department introduced a new laboratory-based genetics course. To develop the course, we modified a team-based approach successfully used in the past. During the summer, I tested and revised ... -
Ion Know Which Nafion is Better
(2021-04)Part of the current theory to explain why using a Nafion film-modified platinum electrode allows for the observation of the redox behavior of lanthanide trifluoromethanesulfonate (triflate) is that Nafion solubilizes the ... -
An IR and Computational Study of Pyridine-HCI and Its Fluorinated Analogs
(2017-03-28)Condensed phase effects on structure/bonding H-bonded complexes, e.g. H[3]N-HCI, CH[3]CN-HCI. A key issue is how medium effects affect extent of proton transfer. We are exploring pyridine and its fluorinated analogs as N ... -
IR Spectroscopy of Olivine from Kimberlitic Magma
(2012-04)Olivine, the most common mineral in the upper mantle, represents a major component in most mafic magmas. Olivine crystals derived from mantle xenoliths contain hydroxyl impurities and are thought to represent the major ... -
Ireland : an Outsourcing Perspective.
(2009-07-23)Companies are choosing Ireland as their prime destination for outsourcing and offshoring due to many favorable factors such as time zone and availability of quality labor. Personnel at offshoring facilities in Ireland were ... -
Is Ending Training Sessions with a Correct Trial a Strong Predictor of Subsequent Trial Success?
(2009-04)The basic operant conditioning paradigm states that behavior is followed by consequences and when these consequences are reinforcing, the likelihood of the behavior occurring again increases. Animal trainers have been in ... -
Is it Raining Plastic? Microplastics in Lakes of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness : Tracing the Sources of Microplastics Pollution
(2021-04)Microplastics are plastic particles < 5 mm that are known to have detrimental effects on the natural environment. Microplastics have been extensively studied at locations of high human impact, but their abundance and ... -
“Is that the House of Someone Working Abroad?” : Neocolonialism, Exploitation, and Transnational Ties
(2018-05)This project focuses on the Philippines, a place with centuries of settler/colonial suffering. More specifically, I use storytelling as a method to gain a better understanding of the socioeconomic realities of Filipinos/as, ... -
Is the UWEC Footbridge Really Colder?
(2010-04)This study seeks to display the climatic spatial patterns of the UW-Eau Claire footbridge in comparison to the surrounding campus to see just how cold the footbridge is. The footbridge is widely renowned by students, ... -
Is There Space for Paternalistic Limitation with the Freedom of Speech?
(2025-04)One of the most controversial topics of conversation among scholars and a lay audience in the United States is how much protection the First Amendment should give people, specifically regarding freedom of speech. The ... -
Is This Generation Too Tired? : The Cultural Impact Of “Tang Ping” And Its Reflection in Western Culture
(2025-04)Tang Ping (躺平) and Quiet Quitting have become popular concepts embraced by many young people in China and the U.S., referring to a simple lifestyle without effort making. This research project explores the impact and ... -
Is Tolerant Good Enough? : Eau Claire and the Practice of Welcomingness
(2018-02-21)Immigrants are a vital part of community success, and many groups, such as Welcoming America, are advocates of inclusive communities. While the concept of sanctuary cities for immigrants was introduced in the 1980s and ... -
Isolation and Characterization of MRSA at UW-Eau Claire
(2013-05)The purpose of this study was to survey the UW-Eau Claire campus for the presence of MRSA. -
Isolation and Characterization of Regulators of Oxidative Stress-Induced Apoptosis in Yeast.
(2009-04)This project is a long-term project aimed at identifying possible mechanisms that connect the oxidative stress pathway to the apoptosis or cell death regulatory machinery in the budding yeast, S. cerevisiae. We have generated ... -
Isolation of Antibiotic Producing Bacteria from Soil
(2018-05)Antibiotics are produced by microorganisms to inhibit or kill other microorganisms and they can be modified to be used against human pathogens. The same few classes of antibiotics have been continuously modified, and ...