MINDS@UW Eau Claire: Recent submissions
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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) ... -
The 'Evils' of Emma: Resistance to Conformity in Jane Austen's Emma
(1999-05)This thesis identifies and analyzes the ways in which Jane Austen's character of Emma resists social conformity throughout the novel Emma. Her resistance results in her ability to maintain control of her life and destiny ... -
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 ... -
Data analysis and Optimization of WISCO-DISCO 2022 Unmanned Aerial System Observations of Ozone and Meteorology in Southeastern Wisconsin
(2024-04)Color poster with text, charts, map, photographs, and graphs. -
Characterizing the External and Internal Parasites 0f Free-Living California Ground Squirrels and their Potential for the Transmission of Zoonotic Diseases
(2024-04)A new conceptual framework recently emerged to explain zoonoses transmitted from animal hosts to humans that integrates pathogen type, life cycle, transmission direction, and ecosystem processes. We applied this framework ... -
Quantification of Molybdenum in Zebrafish Embryo Tissue Using Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
(2024-04)Molybdenum plays an important role in the human body as a cofactor for metabolic processes. An excess of molybdenum may lead to toxicity that causes gout-like symptoms, while too little molybdenum can be fatal. How increased ... -
Experience or “Extra” Education? : Employers’ Perspective on How Long-Term Care Administration Students Can Best Prepare to Lead Long-Term Care Communities
(2024-04)Baby Boomers are entering the 65+ demographic, increasing demand for long-term care services. With growing responsibilities, concerns exist about the pipeline for new administrators. Healthcare needs prepared leaders with ... -
Mechanical Properties of Organic-Inorganic Composite Films: Comparing the Impacts of Flexible vs. Rigid Organic Components
(2024-04)A series of organic-inorganic composite films composed of alkanethiol-capped gold nanoparticles and dithiol crosslinking molecules were assembled upon the air-water interface within a Langmuir trough. The mechanical ... -
"Not Nowhere:" "Walking Bridges" in an AmeRícan Utopia
(2014)"Not Nowhere:" "Walking Bridges" in an AmeRican Utopia" by Analisa DeGrave, professor of Spanish at UW-Eau Claire. -
Utilizing StarPower® Simulation for Leadership Training in Long-Term Care Administration
(2024-04)The population of the United States is rapidly aging, increasing the need for well-prepared leaders and managers in long-term care. Knowledgeable leaders can better support, understand, and empathize with both their employees ... -
Exploring Preceptor Motivations
(2024-04)The surge of baby boomers and older adults in the United States continues to grow each year with our rapidly aging population. Most long-term care administrators complete an administrative residency under the supervision ... -
Computational Analysis of the Structural and Energetic Properties of the Sulfamic Acid Zwitterion
(2024-04)The zwitterion of sulfamic acid, formed from ammonia (NH3) and sulfur trioxide (SO3), has been identified as a possible intermediate in the formation of atmospheric aerosol particles. We are interested in the degree to ... -
Studying the Electrochemical Activity of Methanol Dehydrogenase in Lanthanide-Modified Methylobacterium Extorquens
(2024-04)Recent studies have demonstrated that some enzymes in bacteria isolated from lanthanide-rich areas use lanthanides as metal cofactors in place of more common metals like calcium and that these lanthanide-enzymes have ... -
Use of Raman Spectroscopy as a Noninvasive Tool for Cancer Detection in Human Saliva
(2024-04)Cancer now tops heart disease as the number one cause of death in the United States and is the second leading cause of death globally, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. There is an urgent need for ... -
Probing the Effects of Molecular Crowding on Protein Structure Using Atomic Force Microscopy
(2024-04)Enzymes exist in crowded cellular environments. However, conventionalin vitroandin silicoenzymatic studies are conducted in dilute conditions that do not consider the molecular crowding effects on an enzyme's structure and ...