MINDS@UW: Recent submissions
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Origin of Anisotropic Molecular Packing in Vapor-Deposited Alq3 Glasses
(American Chemical Society, 2018-12-24)Anisotropic molecular packing is a key feature that makes glasses prepared by physical vapor deposition (PVD) unique materials, warranting a mechanistic understanding of how a PVD glass attains its structure. To this end, ... -
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 ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR MEASURING PERMANENT DEFORMATION OF HOT MIX ASPHALT MIXTURES
(2018)More than twenty Department of Transportations are currently using a wheel tracking test to measure rutting resistance of mixtures that already meet volumetric properties (Buchanan, 2016). With the expansion of using ... -
Wisconsin’s Central Sands Hydroclimatology: Characterization, Forecasting, and Impacts on Real Estate
(2019)Hydroclimatological variability often stresses resource and economic conditions locally and globally. The Wisconsin Central Sands, a region in the upper Midwest, has many interests with strong connections to local water ... -
AGING SUSCEPTIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF OIL MODIFIED ASPHALT BINDERS
(2018)As oils are becoming more popular additives in asphalt binders as low temperature modifiers, there has been interest in the performance, especially the long-term aging, of oil modified asphalts. Research studies have ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Physician and nurse dyad partnership and its value: the antecedents and consequences of leader-leader exchange and leader-member exchange in healthcare
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2018-12)In an effort to decrease the cost of healthcare, the United States federal government has challenged healthcare organizations to decrease their operating expenses by changing the reimbursement structure of the Center for ... -
Towards a theory of patient satisfaction: studies on the impacts of patient-technology fit and electronic patient portal use on patient satisfaction outcome
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2017-12)Recent attention upon patient satisfaction within health care has increased the complexity of organizational management in hospitals. Recent regulatory changes, such as the Medicaid value based purchasing program, no ... -
Co-infection rates of black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) in central Wisconsin
(2018-08)In the United States, reported cases of Lyme disease increased over two-fold between 2001-2016. The causative agent is the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis). ... -
Influence of the pyramid model on the social-emotional development of young children
(2018-05)The development of social-emotional skills in early childhood is associated with school readiness, academic success, and general well-being throughout one’s life. The delay or absence of the development of social-emotional ... -
Characterization by ¹⁵N-metabolic labeling and mass spectrometry of proteins for high-light adaptations in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 cyanobacteria
(2018-05)The marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 tolerates extreme highlight intensities of more than twice full sunlight (≥2000 μmol photons m-2 s-1), a stress condition that can damage cellular machinery via the ... -
The contribution of expertise on musical and phonological processing
(2018-07)The goal of the present study was twofold, it 1) sought to investigate whether musical information is processed by the phonological loop, a component of working memory, and 2) explored whether musical expertise affects the ... -
Co-infection rates of small mammal hosts in central Wisconsin
(2018-08)Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States. This disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted by Ixodes scapularis, the black-legged tick or deer tick. Small ... -
The interactive effects of sensory modalities of relating on romantic relationship outcomes
(2018-07)The concept of sensory channels of interaction (e.g., touch, hearing, sight, etc.) has been previously studied in the context of romantic relationships. Recent work (Miron, Jiang, Weisensel, Patterson, & Rizo, 2018) has ...