Browsing UW-Oshkosh Theses, Clinical Papers, and Field Projects by Title
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The Things that Create and Sustain
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THINGS WE DO ALONE: POETRY, PROSE, AND MEMOIR
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Threat level midnight: stereotype threat's negative impact on women's career and major choices
(2017-09-29)While women have closed the gender gap in many science and engineering fields, math-intensive fields continue to lack representation of women. One potential cause is stereotype threat. Previous research has shown that ... -
The time course of attentional selection : an ERP investigation
(2015-12)The N2pc ERP component has been associated with the deployment of visual attention to regions in visual space (Luck & Hillyard, 1994a, Luck & Hillyard, 1994b). Several hypotheses have been advanced regarding what specific ... -
TIME FLEW -- I MUST BE HAVING FUN: THE EFFECT OF TIME PERCEPTION ON TASK ENJOYMENT
(2010-08)It is well known that when people are engaged in an enjoyable task, time seems to pass quickly. This study explored the converse of this phenomenon by examining the effect of an accelerated sense of time, created using ... -
TRANSITIONAL TALK: MANAGING THE FLOOR IN AN ADULT-LEARNER CLASSROOM
(2009-07)This study explores the management of conversational floor in adult-learner classrooms by describing topic transitions in recorded data from six instructors at one technical college in the Midwest. The analyzed data shows ... -
Transmission of trypanosoma species and the host role of proechimys semispinosus in Panama
(2017-09-29)Parasites, particularly those that utilize a vector, play an important role throughout tropical forests. Their prevalence and distribution depend on the distribution of their vectors. Wherever these vectors are found, ... -
TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS BELIEFS AND EXPERIENCES
(2010-01)The aim of this study was to determine if there are specific factors that positively influence the beliefs, behaviors, experiences, and self-management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in adult patients. A qualitative study was ... -
UNCOVERING THE RELATIONS AMONG RELIGIOSITY, EMPATHIC CONCERN, AND HELPING
(2013-05)Certain lines of research support the existence of positive overall relations among religiosity, empathy, and helping, whereas others observe no such relations. These discrepancies may result from inconsistent theoretical ... -
Under what beliefs and knowledge do parents answer the question not to vaccinate?
(2011-05)Many misconceptions are publicized about immunizations. The factors and influences that parents cite for not immunizing their children are important to know and understand as family practice providers in order to provide ... -
Undergraduate nursing students' experiences of humor in the classroom
(2009-02-09)The pedagogical use of humor has been shown to have both psychological and physiological effects on learners. The use of humor in teaching has been linked to learning in several quantitative studies, however qualitative ... -
Understanding recovery in older adults following cardiac surgery
(2009-03-16)An estimated 80 million American adults suffer from cardiovascular heart disease. In order to treat their heart disease, approximately 699,000 undergo cardiac surgeries annually (American Heart Association [AHA], 2008a). ... -
Underworld Journeys In Kathryn Harrison's THE KISS And Alison Townsend's PERSEPHONE IN AMERICA
(2011-06)Kathryn Harrison's memoir The Kiss and Alison Townsend's poetry collection Persephone in America both employ elements of fairy tale and mythology as a template for biographical and autobiographical narratives. The Kiss ... -
University students binge eating and its impact on work and school productivity
(2015-08)The literature suggests that people of all ages engage in risky eating patterns, with some developing eating disorders. The average age for developing eating disorders is adolescence and early adulthood, the age of the ... -
Upward Body Comparisons, Body Appreciation, and Intentions to Use Body-Changing Behaviors
(2025-05)The current standard of female beauty encompasses ideals of unattainable thinness that bombard women with ample opportunity to engage in upward body comparison. These comparisons have been shown to impede on women’s body ... -
USE OF FIRST-ORDER TRIBUTARIES BY BROWN TROUT (SALMO TRUTTA) AS NURSERY HABITAT IN A CENTRAL WISCONSIN COLDWATER STREAM NETWORK
(2013-12)Many studies have examined the importance of suitable in-stream habitat and flow regime to salmonid fishes. However, few studies have examined the use of small (< 5 L/s discharge) headwater streams within a larger stream ...