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11-and 3-hydroxyprogesterone as a pregnancy tracking hormone-metabolite in 13-lined ground squirrels (ictimodys tridecemlineatus)
(2017-09-29)Thirteen-lined ground squirrels (13LGS; Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) are small, omnivorous, fossorial, hibernating sciurid rodents. As favored models for studies of hibernation and conebased visual function, they have ... -
Academic entitlement, consumerism, and professional preference
(2017-09-29)The goal of the current study was to examine whether perception of professor accommodations and trait entitlement affected student ratings of a professor’s overall likability and perceived rigor. Participants were randomly ... -
Adult patients' perceptions of family nurse practitioners as providers of primary health care
(2009-04-13)Family nurse practitioners (FNPs) are registered nurses who complete advanced nursing education and training in diagnosing and managing acute and chronic illnesses, as well as prescribing and monitoring medications, ... -
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Virtual Learning Environments for Students with Special Needs at Risk of Academic Failure in a Traditional School Setting Students and Parents Views and Perceptions
(2013-05)The landscape of K-12 education is changing rapidly. Students have a choice regarding where and how they receive their education. One of these options is virtual education or electronic learning. While this is proving ... -
After Act 10: a Wisconsin district administrator's account of teacher compensation
(2018-01-31)The passage of Wisconsin Act 10 in 2011 ended an era. In 1959, the State of Wisconsin was the first to allow local government workers the ability to organize, which allowed employees to negotiate with employers for wages, ... -
AGENCY EDUCATORS' EXPECTATIONS FOR BACCALAUREATE GRADUATE NURSES
(2010-05)Today's new graduate nurses are entering a work world that is challenging and ever changing. Graduate nurses are having a difficult time transitioning into nursing careers that involve intense, fast-paced work environments; ... -
AIMESweb Progress Monitoring System
(2008-04)The purpose of this study is to determine if the progress-monitoring program, Accelerated Reader (AIMSweb), will accurately monitor students' progress over the course of eight weeks allowing the teacher to focus on the ... -
Analysis of clinical practices related to anticipatory menstrual education for adolescents
(2012-05)Aims and objectives. This study aimed to describe nurse practitioners awareness of the established guidelines for menstrual anticipatory education; to investigate practitioner?s routine use of these established guidelines; ... -
Analysis of how students learn patient advocacy.
(2008-08)ABSTRACT ANALYSIS OF HOW STUDENTS LEARN PATIENT ADVOCACY By Lori Dehnke A descriptive research design was used to explore how students learn the patient advocacy role in the bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES ASSOCIATED WITH TIF USAGE IN WISCONSIN
(2012-11)The problems associated with "urban blight" can be connected with a variety of problems associated with the ongoing decay of American inner cities. These problems include white flight, crime, obsolete (and in many cases ... -
Anti-Predator Training and Subsequent Survival of Captive-Held Juvenile Meadow Voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus)
(2012-05)Identifying a cost efficient and effective anti-predator training program for captive-held or captive-bred animals is important for developing strong reintroduction programs. Since many reintroduction programs have high ... -
Anxiety, attention, and mindfulness following focused attention and open-monitoring mindfulness meditation
(2017-07-25)Research on the effects of mindfulness meditation has been growing exponentially over the past three decades. The purpose of this present study is to explore whether different types of mindfulness meditative techniques ... -
ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN A MANIPULATED PRAIRIE AND THE IMPACT ON PLANT COMPETITION
(2009-12)The North American tallgrass prairie once stood the continent?s largest ecosystem. The magnitude of this grassland has been significantly reduced via sustained agriculture. Contemporary ecologists are striving to restore ... -
Are plant beds in streams hot spots of macroinvertebrate diversity, abundance and biomass?
(2008-05)ARE PLANT BEDS IN STREAMS HOT SPOTS OF MACROINVERTEBRATE DIVERSITY, ABUNDANCE AND BIOMASS? By Michael P. Shupryt Macroinvertebrates are known to exhibit habitat preferences for macrophytes in lakes and large rivers ... -
Assessing a Rubric: Evaluating a Rubric's Ability to Provide Functional Data to Critique Curriculum and Improve Instruction
(2007-12)This study was a response to the mandates of Public Law 107-110, commonly known as The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and its emphasis on the use of assessments to monitor student achievement, critique curriculum, and ... -
Assessing levels of mercury in the endangered whooping crane
(2019-04)Whooping cranes (Grus americana) are one of the most charismatic and endangered birds in North America. Currently, there are 594 wild individuals found in four populations, one of which is the eastern migratory population ... -
Assessment of the Clinical Relevance of Fungal Genotype in Blastomycosis Infections
(2019-11)While blastomycosis is a relatively rare disease throughout the United States at an annual incidence of 1-2/100,000 in humans, it is hyperendemic to Wisconsin. Some counties have reported an annual incidence as high as ...