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Managerial resilience and financial reporting quality : neural network model
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2024-12)Using a Word2Vec neural network model on a large sample of firm-year text data from the question and answer section of top managers’ earnings call transcripts, this study measured top managers’ resilient tone (hereafter, ... -
Market volatility amidst political conflict and uncertainty
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2022-12)In recent decades, rising economic policy uncertainty coupled with increasing levels of political polarization have impacted financial markets and by extension, investors in those markets. Literature has mainly focused its ... -
Master's-level counseling students' perceptions of journaling as a tool for developing reflective thinking and self-awareness
(2014)Counselor educators are invested in helping students develop reflective thinking skills and increasing self-awareness, and often assign journals as a means of doing so. While much has been written about the potential ... -
McCrone Micronising Mill methods
(2007)Micronising is the process of grinding larger particles (such as sand grains) into smaller particles. This is important because large particles are too thick to allow X-rays to penetrate to the particles core, thus not ... -
Media bias? : a comparative analysis of possible gender and ideological bias in America's most widely-circulated newspapers
(2012)Media coverage is of central importance in determining how public figures are perceived by the public. This coverage, however, often betrays a bias in presentation of that public figure. This bias can come in one of two ... -
Media use and climate change skepticism
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-08)This study examines the relationship among demographic and media variables impacting individual’s climate change skepticism or belief. This study also examines the relationship among climate change skepticism or belief and ... -
Metacognition and student attitudes toward self-efficacy, ability beliefs, and learning targets
(2015)Metacognition is a key component of effective learning, yet the explicit instruction of metacognitive routines, strategies, and habits can be difficult to negotiate and incorporate into daily instruction. Donovan, Bransford, ... -
Mineral accumulation of a model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, after exposure of caffeine and ibuprofen
(2010)This study examines how caffeine and ibuprofen, common pharmaceuticals released into the environment through human action, affect growth and mineral accumulation in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. -
Mineral allignment in a northern Wisconsin shear zone
(2008)Plate tectonics causes rocks to move and change shape, sometimes they change shape without breaking, forming structures called ductile shear zone. The exact reason why certain rocks form shear zones as opposed to others ... -
Mineralogical evidence of Peoria Loess addition to soils of the Green Bay Lobe
(2007)The purpose of this study is to demostrate the mineralogical evidence of loess addition to soils on the Green Bay Lobe surface. A comparison is made between properties of a soil with an obvious loess cap and a soil interpreted ... -
Mineralogy of speleothems in Víðgelmir lava tube, Iceland
(2011)A poster containing visuals and text describing an undergraduate research project completed at the University of Wisconsin--Whitewater. The purpose of this project was to collect speleothem specimens throughout the Víðgelmir ... -
Modeling Instruction and the Nature of Science
(2005-04-28)High school students hold naïve conceptions about the nature of science (NOS),believing that scientific knowledge is absolute, that science is an objective activity without bias, creativity, or imagination, and that theories ... -
Modeling user behavior to construct counter strategies
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2019-08)We are working on the development of an adaptive learning framework addressing covariate shift, experienced in Behavioral Cloning (BC). BC user-modeling is a technique in which user-data, taken from observing a user’s ... -
A multi-tiered perspective of ethical behavior, psychological capital, and turnover intention : the mediating influence of reintegration
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2024-05)Moral leadership and ethical climates have been essential predictors of ethical behavior. This study integrates moral leadership theories and ethical climate theory into a unique context of military and law enforcement ... -
Muscular power (upper and lower body) and performance in the hammer throw
(2006-08-31)The relationship between upper body power, lower body power, and performance in the hammer throw was studied. At a late season NCAA track and field meet, nine athletes from Division III universities, with at least one ... -
Neuroeducation : do educators value neuroscience research?
(2014)Created from the Cognitive Revolution of the 1950s, the field of neurology has discovered research that suggests the way the brain best learns, stores and retrieves information. However, this knowledge is making its way ... -
Nice to meet your avatar! : role negotiation and dialectical tensions in temporary interorganizational virtual workgroups
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2016-05)This qualitative study examined the role negotiation processes that members of Temporary Interorganizational Virtual Workgroups (TIVWs) use when collaborating. Further, the study examined the dialectical tensions that ... -
Occupational mental health among nurses : a conceptual and analytical framework
(2011)A poster containing visuals and text describing an undergraduate research project completed at the University of Wisconsin--Whitewater. This study assessed stress, burnout, depression, and working conditions among nurses ... -
Of crabs and tall poppies: an exploratory study of attitudes and communicative behaviors toward women perceived as successful
(2006-11-27)This exploratory, qualitative study will examine female attitudes and communication behaviors generated in response to women who are perceived as advantaged or "successful". The current study used the Tall Poppy Syndrome ... -
Omnichannel in the digital age : a focus on the convenience store industry
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)Omnichannel for retail organizations has grown significantly over the recent decade. Retailers are challenged to find ways to connect with tech-savvy consumers and encourage repeat visits and positive word-of-mouth referrals. ...