MINDS@UW Eau Claire: Recent submissions
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International Students' Challenges and Opportunities
(2018-04)In the present study, we attempted to gain insights into the particular challenges and opportunities for success for international students at UW-Eau Claire. We conducted focus groups in an effort to obtain rich information ... -
"Aphasia people, they-I trust them": The concept of neighborhood at an aphasia camp -Contributions of the built environment, natural environment, and social environment
(2018)The current study focuses on the perceptions of people with aphasia at a weekend aphasia camp retreat and examines aspects of the environment that are important to campers, and how the environment may facilitate or hinder ... -
Wisconsin's Lynching History: 1861-1875
(2018)In the span of fourteen years, between 1861 and 1875, a total of eight lynchings took place in Wisconsin. Of the eight individuals who were lynched, all were men; one African American, one Native American and the remaining ... -
Relationship Between Self-Report Heavy Alcohol Use, Fluid Poured and Internet Pornography Use in College Students
(2018-04)The purpose of this study was to see if heavy alcohol use and Internet pornography use significantly relate to one another. College students significantly over-pour a standard drink in a free-pour simulated alcohol pouring ... -
Vice and Virtue : The Dichotomy of Fact and Fiction in the Romance of Antony and Cleopatra
(2018-04)One of the most intriguing romance stories in Rome 1st century BC, Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra VII have prompted the question of whether their romance was based more in the political or in the personal realm. Plutarch ... -
An Age-based Analysis of College-to-Career Path
(2018-05)A lot of students struggle deciding on their majors and understanding the career paths a specific major is connected to. We are looking to help students make more informed decisions on their choice of major. The question ... -
Identification of Brain Regions Activated with Arousal-Induced Clock Resetting in Male and Female Mice
(2018-05)The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is a vital area of the brain involved in regulating circadian rhythms. Various important biological functions rely on this circadian rhythm to maintain a 24-hour cycle. Sleeping and waking, ... -
Searching for Flood Rings in Quercus Macrocarpa on the Lower Chippewa River
(2018-05)Dendrohydrology studies offer annually resolved flood data for paleofloods, those occurring before modern instrumentation, especially for high magnitude, low-frequency events. These events can lengthen the current flood ... -
Adventures with Fluorescent Compounds
(2018-05)4-Amino-1,8-naphthalimide derivatives1 are highly fluorescent compounds whose relatively simple synthesis and high quantum yields have led to their widespread use, for example, as fluorescent sensors for metal ions and pH, ... -
Major Element Variations in the Evolving Skaergaard Magma Chamber : A Computer Simulation to Test the Sequential Extraction Model
(2018-05)Chemical evolution within basaltic magma chambers is still the subject of intense debate. The Skaergaard Intrusion in southeast Greenland has been the subject of considerable study for nearly a century, and yet today no ... -
Perspectives of School Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and Principals on the Role of SLPs in Spelling Acquisition
(2015-05)For several decades, SLPs have engaged discussions regarding whether or not their scope of practice included the acquisition of spelling skills. Based on the connection between language and spelling, SLPs should have a ... -
Studying the Effects of Varying pH and Temperature on the Smart Polymer mPEG-block-PDMAEMA
(2018-04)“Smart polymers” change their mechanical properties in response to changes in stimuli, such as pH, temperature, and polymer concentration. We chose to focus on the viscoelastic properties when determining the effects of ... -
When Students Accept Their Corporate Overlords: Privilege and Position in Our Information Society
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Education and the Communication of Consent
(2018-05)In late 2017 and early 2018 the #MeToo movement brought attention to the issues of sexual assault and sexual harassment. With this attention can an additional focus on the meaning and application of consent in U.S. society. ... -
Are Energy Therapies Supported by Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials? : A Systematic Review
(2018-05)Therapeutic Touch and Healing Touch are complementary, energy-based treatments. They are based on the premises that (1) illness is a result of “a disruption of the flow of energy surrounding a person’s being” and (2) ... -
Color in Watermelon Tourmaline : The Role of Hydroxyl Diffusion
(2018-05)Tourmaline is a semiprecious gemstone known in the geologic community known for its complex chemical formula. This is because the crystal structure of tourmaline can incorporate and contain numerous elements from the ... -
Perceptions of Marketing : An Analysis of Differences and Commonalities Among Business and Non-Business Majors
(2018-05)There have been very limited assessments of the perceptions and beliefs about marketing. If knowledge about negative or incorrect perceptions exist, then these issues should be incorporated into the course content of the ... -
Exploring College Students’ Reports of Parental Involvement and Levels of Self-Compassion
(2018-05)While parent involvement has been linked to many positive young adult outcomes (e.g., autonomy), recent research has highlighted potential negative outcomes (e.g., anxiety) of excessive levels of parent involvement (Schiffrin ... -
What it Do : An Analysis of African American English in Hip-Hop
(2018-05)The intent of this research is to study the frequency of African American English (AAE) in hip-hop lyrics of three distinctive eras (conscious, gangsta, and contemporary rap). Scholars such as Geneva Smitherman have argued ... -
A Geospatial View of Farmland for the Karner Blue
(2018-05)In 2017, we conducted our project on farmlands enrolled in the USDA-NRCS State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) program for the Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis). In Eau Claire County, SAFE sites were ...