UWEC Office of Research and Sponsored Programs: Recent submissions
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Social Support and NSSI : The Impact of COVID-19 Stress Eau Claire
(2022-04)Recent research reports an increase in the prevalence of self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents during the pandemic, jumping from 17% to 28% in 2021. The reasons for this needed exploration. Social support acts as a protective ... -
Mapping WHO-ICF Domains to Student-Identified Twitter Content in an Online Aphasia Course
(2022-04)Twitter has become a popular social media platform known for its quick information sharing and 280-character limit. With social media holding a more prominent place in the classroom, Ansari and Khan (2020), stated, “67% ... -
Examining the Utilization of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Market Match Incentive Program at the Eau Claire Farmers’ Market Before and During the COVID Pandemic : Part I & 2
(2022-04)Food insecurity, including low fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption is a significant issue facing many American families. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides benefits to help low-income families ... -
When is a Bug a Feature? : Enzymatic Activity in the Beer Brewing Process
(2022-04)The beer brewing industry has grown rapidly over the past several years. Because of this, the number of hop varieties has greatly expanded, making them a very valuable resource. To alleviate the financial strain, a ... -
Synthesis of PCN Asymmetric Tridentate Ligand and Derivatives for Organometallic Catalysis
(2022-04)Catalysis plays a great role in the world today with one of the most prominent industries being the polymers industry. Linear alpha olefins (LAO’s) are short to long chain carbon molecules whose uses range from plastics ... -
Ceramic Firing Alternatives to Electric Kilns
(2022-04)This project is intended to experience traditional ceramic firing methods. Most ceramic artists today rely on electric kilns that are able to self-regulate and provide more predictable, consistent results. This research ... -
Gamma Ray Spectrometry : Analyzing the Response of a Gamma Ray Spectrometer
(2022-04)We experimentally analyzed the internal components of an old gamma ray spectrometer. The NaI(TI) spectrometer was manufactured in 1979 and all of its internal components are original. We were unable to open the device to ... -
The All-American Witch Hunt : Examining the Constitutionality of Venereal Disease Control From 1918 to the 1970’s
(2022-04)Beginning in 1918, women across the United States became the government-endorsed target of suspicion as potential carriers of what is now referred to as Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s), especially syphilis and ... -
Integrating Data Mining Methods Across All Domains of a Smart City : A Comprehensive Survey of Existing Research
(2022-04)As modern cities continue to develop, smart devices are being used to improve citizens’ lives. As these devices become more sophisticated, the amount of information that they collect increases. A Smart City is a city that ... -
Creating an Inclusive Syllabus to Engage International Students and Local Students
(2021-04)As study abroad programs increase in popularity, the population of foreign exchange students increases across universities around the world. The main topic of this research project is peer-scaffolding in Chinese-English ... -
Ion Know Which Nafion is Better
(2021-04)Part of the current theory to explain why using a Nafion film-modified platinum electrode allows for the observation of the redox behavior of lanthanide trifluoromethanesulfonate (triflate) is that Nafion solubilizes the ... -
Art & Design Adobe Tutorials : Tutorials for Adobe Bridge, Photoshop, and Premiere
(2021)The aim of this project was to research content and develop instructional videos for using Adobe software in photography and video classes that are more connected to course content than generic tutorials. Art & Design ... -
Examining Speech Assessment Tools for Bilingual Latinx Students : Combatting Misdiagnosis Within a Lingual Supremacy System
(2021)Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) serve culturally and linguistically diverse clients across the lifespan. Therefore, the evaluation of a client’s speech cannot be carried out utilizing the same assessment materials. ... -
Modeling Diffusion in Accreting White Dwarf Stars : The Life of a Dead Star
(2021-04)A white dwarf star is a very small, very dense star. They are usually about the size of the Earth, but have about the same mass as the Sun. A single teaspoon of material from a white dwarf may weigh more than a large dump ... -
Vote : The 19th Amendment and the Chippewa Valley Faculty Mentors : Curating a Virtual Exhibit
(2021-04)The Chippewa Valley is filled with stories of women who fought for their right to vote in the early 1900s. Through diaries, newspapers, oral histories, and letters, our research team created a virtual exhibit. This exhibit ... -
Toward an Opinion Mining System in Software Engineering
(2021-04)Discussions of experienced software engineers in various social forums (e.g., Stack Overflow) become valuable information for other software engineers to perform software development activities. These discussions ... -
Petrography of the Suflide Ore Zones in the Lynne Zn-Cu-Pb Deposit, Oneida Co., Wisconsin
(2021-04)This study examines the sulfide mineralization of three of the ore zones within in the Lynne Zn-Cu-Pb deposit to determine how the mineralizing hydrothermal system formed and evolved over time. These sulfide mineral ores ... -
Role of a Conserved Disulfide on the Interactions Between Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
(2021-04)Coronaviruses are large, enveloped, positive strand RNA viruses capable of infecting a large array of mammalian and avian species that possess densely glycosylated spike-shaped proteins on their surfaces giving them the ... -
Educating the Educators : Through the Peer-to-Peer Feedback (P2PFB) Exercise
(2021-04)Simulation is a series of structured activities that reflect potential situations one may encounter in education, practice, and research. These simulation activities allow students to develop and enhance their knowledge ... -
Japanese 302, What To Do? : An Evaluation of Curriculum Changes in Japanese 302 at UWEC
(2021-04)This student-faculty collaborative research project involves the examination of existing literature about various topics in foreign language acquisition including extensive and intensive reading, goal-setting, student ...