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Assessing death anxiety in employees in a hospice setting: a correlational study
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2012-07-23)To measure hospice employees’ perceptions of their own death, I implemented the Revised Death Anxiety Scale (RDAS) with a sample of 128 hospice employees. Participants were asked to include other information including age, ... -
Assessment of Leadership Involvement Team Training : residence hall leaders at University of Wisconsin--Whitewater
(2012)The purpose of this study was to assess Leadership Involvement Team (LIT) Training at UW-Whitewater. LIT is a group of student volunteers in the residence halls who meet as a programming body for the residence halls. This ... -
Assessment of Leadership Involvement Team Training: residence hall leaders at University of Wisconsin--Whitewater
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2012-05-04)The purpose of this study was to assess Leadership Involvement Team (LIT) Training at UW-Whitewater. LIT is a group of student volunteers in the residence halls who meet as a programming body for the residence halls. This ... -
Audio generation from a single sample using deep convolutional generative adversarial networks
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)Training neural networks require sizeable datasets for meaningful output. It is difficult to acquire large datasets for many types of data. This is especially challenging for individuals and small organizations. We have ... -
Auditors' certified fraud examiner designation and its impact on financial reporting quality and internal control weaknesses
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2022-12)This study investigates the effects of auditors' certified fraud examiner (CFE) designation on internal control weaknesses (ICW) and financial reporting quality (FRQ), represented by discretionary accruals and real earnings ... -
Autism in the workplace : testing the self-efficacy of adults with autism spectrum disorder when using new media as a mediated training stimuli
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2017-12)This study examined the effects of a multimedia training stimuli, which included one of the newest interactive medias – virtual reality. The main purpose of the study was to test the impact of multimedia on the self-efficacy ... -
Autonomy, proactiveness, and firm performance in the entrepreneurial small and medium-sized enterprises of the United States
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2018-12)How and in what situations do autonomy and proactiveness influence the financial performance of entrepreneurial small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? This dissertation includes two studies to answer such inquiries ... -
The benefits children and families gain by involvement in community gardens
(2010)This study will explore the significance of encouraging children and families to participate in outdoor activities such as joining a community garden. Gardening could be a beneficial approach to teaching children to become ... -
Best practices in emergent literacy
(2011)A unique aspect of kindergarten is that it is often a child's first experience with formal education. Because of this, students come to kindergarten with a huge range of experiences and abilities. Teachers of other grade ... -
A bird can not set my agenda : the role of source types on credibility in agenda setting on Twitter
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2017-12)The literature on McCombs and Shaw's 1972 theory of agenda setting has a robust history with over 425 empirical studies as of McCombs and Reynolds 2009 review. The rise of social media has allowed scholarship on agenda ... -
The blending of standard English with African American ebonics : accommodating to each other
(2011)This study investigates the perception of speaking Ebonics in situations in a classroom, at work and at an informal social event. Using communication accommodation theory, this investigation into African American communication ... -
The block schedule : personal perceptions and feelings of success
(2011)Research on the block schedule versus the traditional schedule in high school classrooms suggests that there are benefits and negatives to both schedules, without a majority of conclusive evidence to readily support one ... -
Bring your own device programs within the enterprise : the antecedent effects on bring your own device adoption and use
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)Traditionally, organizations have provided the necessary task-related devices (e.g., laptops, smartphones, tablets) for employees. However, recent years have seen alternative devices belonging to employees or other sources ... -
Building a diversified portfolio : the impact of diversity on U.S. mutual fund manager performance : an examination of differences in risk and return
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-12)Using hand-collected fund manager race data, I examined the current status of minority managers in the mutual fund industry. I investigated manager characteristics and performance differences between minority (Asian, Black, ... -
Building an intuitive and friendly data collection framework to analyze human factors involved in software development
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-04-30)Despite the most important aspect of software products being the people who design them, the research literature concerning the people in question is somewhat sparse and limited. The research that currently exists, while ... -
Building classroom community in a first grade classroom
(2015)In today's ever-changing world, teachers come across a variety of different challenges. With so much pressure being put on test scores, being held accountable for what and how skills are to be taught, and documentation of ... -
Calcium's effects on an Arabidopsis thaliana mutant
(2007)Examines the growth of CNGC2 mutant plants affected by calcium levels in environment. -
Casino establishment, effects on income and unemployment : evidence from New York State
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2018-02)Using New York State Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) data from 2005 through 2011, I estimate the effects of casino establishment, and having casinos in surrounding PUMAs on per capita income and percentage unemployed. ... -
Censoring the Filthy Fifteen : the rise of the music rating system in America
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2021-05)This research paper will analyze lyrics used as examples for justification of a music rating system in the 1985 Record Labeling U.S. Senate Hearing. The study contributes an important component to the field of censorship ... -
Certified public accountants' attitudes towards the public interest and the factors that impact those attitudes
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2019-12)A core professional value of the accounting profession is the dedication to the public interest. The purpose of this study was to examine factors that impact attitudes towards the core professional value of public interest ...