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Public University Student Newspapers and the First Amendment : An Overview of First Amendment Applications
(2022-04)This project on "Public University Student Newspapers and the First Amendment" aims to expand upon previous constitutional law research to understand the question of free speech and free press rights of students in public ... -
Purificatin within Islam : How the Body is used to Express Religious Ideas of Purity
(2013-05)The purpose of this study was to discover in what ways Islam uses the body to express religious ideas of purity and why it matters. -
Purification of Copper-Free Methanobactin-SB2 to Analyze its Shape-Shifting Behavior
(2015-04)We are interested in isolating the copper-free forms of methanobactin, which presents a challenge, since they are much more unstable and difficult to characterize than the copper bound forms that we and others have worked ... -
Pushing the Envelope : MP-AES Detection Limits for Pb in Drinking Water
(2018-04)An analytical chemistry investigation using a Microwave Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrophotometer (MP-AES), this project aims to improve monitoring techniques pertinent to lead (Pb) contamination in drinking water. ... -
Qualitative Assessment of Multicultural Competence Development of Pre-service Teacher Participants in Civil Rights Pilgrimage
(2018-02-14)Because UW-Eau Claire does not have a highly diverse campus to increase students' intercultural competence, students at the University in 2008 established a ten-day immersion experience entitled the Civil Rights Pilgrimage. ... -
Qualitative Experiential Outcomes of an Undergraduate Nursing Immersion Clinical Experience in El Salvador
(2015-04)The purpose of this cultural immersion study was to describe the qualitative experiential outcomes of an immersion clinical experience among UW-Eau Claire undergraduate nursing students who traveled to El Salvador. -
A Qualitative Study of Pokémon Go Players' Behaviors, Motivation, & Perception
(2018-04)The brand Pokémon has been popular among youth since it came out in the early 1990s (Tobin, 2004). Pokémon Go was released on July 6th, 2016. This study investigated Pokémon Go players to determine why some people ... -
The Quality of Teacher-Student and Home-School Relationships in Black and White Students in West-Central Wisconsin.
(2009-04)The Black-White achievement gap is a well-documented phenomenon, but factors contributing to the achievement of Black students throughout the state of Wisconsin have not been adequately researched. The purpose of the current ... -
Quandles, n-Colorability, and Cocycles
(2024-04)In the 1960s Ralph Fox introduced a tool of knot theory called colorability. Briefly, a knot is n-colorable if the diagram for that knot can be decorated with numbers 1, 2, . . . , n subject to a simple constraint at each ... -
Quantification of Molybdenum in Zebrafish Embryo Tissue Using Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
(2024-04)Molybdenum plays an important role in the human body as a cofactor for metabolic processes. An excess of molybdenum may lead to toxicity that causes gout-like symptoms, while too little molybdenum can be fatal. How increased ... -
Quantifying Agricultural Contributions to Surface Water Quality Impairment in the Lower Wisconsin River Watershed
(2021-04)Fertilizers, sediments, and animal wastes from agricultural activities causes a host of problems for aquatic ecosystems across space and time. Due to the severe threat posed by agricultural activities to our water bodies ... -
Quantifying Grain Shape Characteristics and Fragmentation in Raw and Processed Frac Sand From Western Wisconsin
(2015-04)This study addresses issues including whether sand grains are fractured during processing (crushing/washing) for use in frac sand applications. If grains are fractured, what sizes of fragments are produced? It is important ... -
Quantifying Grain Shape Characteristics and Fragmentation in Raw and Processed Frac Sand From Western Wisconsin
(2017-03-08)The purpose of this study is to collected data to contribute to a larger study that is seeking to complete a geochemical and petrographic understanding of Wisconsin's VMS deposits. -
Quantifying Magmatic Strain in Plutons Using Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility in the Coast Plutonic Complex, Bella Coola, British Columbia
(2012-04)The Coast Plutonic Complex (CPC), British Columbia, Canada, is a magmatic arc consisting of Jurassic through Eocene plutons. This study focuses on magmatic fabrics found in Mesozoic plutonic suites of the central CPC in ... -
Quantifying Mineral Fabrics in the Coast Plutonic Complex Bella Coola, British Columbia
(2011-05)The Coast Plutonic Complex (CPC) of western British Columbia, Canada consists of a long, narrow belt of Jurassic to Eocene granitic to dioritic intrusive rocks that represent more than 100 Ma of nearly continuous ... -
Quantitative Analysis of Predictors of Self-Perceived Recovery from NSSI
(2025-04)Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is the intentional injuring of one’s body without the intent to die. Efforts are needed to understand the motivation and recovery process of NSSI. Recovery can be experienced differently by ... -
Quantitative Analysis of Staffing Retention Practices in Skilled Nursing Facilities
(2020-04)Many long-term care facilities share a common issue of staffing challenges. his project focuses on finding root causes and solutions to these issues. The solution to these problems will be beneficial to management in nursing ... -
A quantitative and qualitative analysis of health care coverage and concerns in Western Wisconsin
(2007-05-01)In this project we will report on health care coverage and health care concerns of Western Wisconsin residents by collecting both quantitative and qualitative data reflecting health care experiences of individuals who ... -
Quantitative Approaches for the Student-Managed Investment Fund
(2017-02-15)We examined the performance of a total of six quantitative strategies over three, five, and ten years horizons. We are presenting the two strategies with the best results. To begin, we first define what Student Managed ... -
Quantum Chemical Studies of the Binding and Catalytic Hydride Transfer Reaction of Flavin with Aromatic Substrates
(2013-05)A large number of chemical reactions are catalyzed by flavoenzymes- a group of enzymes that utilizes flavin ring as a cofactor. The versatility arises mainly due to the ability of enzyme matrix to modulate flavin's redox ...