Our research looks at a Christian movement called the "Emergent" or "Emerging" Church and the identity they construct of themselves through books and online writings such as blogs. In the spirit of post-modernism, the ...

NRH:quinone oxidoreductase is a flavoenzyme that catalyzes the one-step reduction of quinones to hydroquinones using its cofactor, FAD. The enzyme kinetics goes through a "ping-pong" mechanism, in which changes in the ...

Usability testing is a procedure that tests the functionality of a document or website by asking subjects to complete tasks typically performed by users of the site. This study evaluated the NatureMapping website's intended ...

This project collected and analyzed data and trends on employment and unemployment for the Eau Claire Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as Wisconsin and the United States as a whole.

With the Hispanic population rising in the United States, advertisers' interest in this market is rapidly increasing, and advertisements depicting Hispanic models are becoming common. However, it is not known whether ...

The Lower Chippewa River Valley (LCRV) extends south-southwest ~100 km from Eau Claire, Wisconsin to its confluence with the Mississippi River near Wabasha, Minnesota. A sequence of seven paired alluvial terraces were ...

These experiments were designed as a first step toward developing more cost efficient solar cells. To realize this goal, low cost fabrication techniques to deposit thin polycrystalline films of materials necessary to create ...

Identifying preferred stimuli that function as reinforcers is extremely important when teaching skills to young children diagnosed with autism. Preference assessments can be conducted to identify a range of high to low ...

This project focused on the development of a tool, combining research and practice, that could improve self-management for teens and young adults with diabetes.

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) has regulations reflecting a "Leave No Trace" philosophy for its campers. Despite these regulations, and efforts to abide by them, human impacts are apparent in and around ...