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Behavioral Applications Regarding Canines : Training Efforts to Increase the Adoptability of Canines
(2017-04-10)Behavioral Applications Regarding Canines (B.A.R.C.) is a competitive internship program run through UWEC’s Psychology Department. Our focus is to use positive behavioral interventions to increase adoptability. Of these ... -
Behavioral applications regarding canines.
(2008-08-26)BARC is a UW-Eau Claire collaborative faculty/student, community-based (Eau Claire Humane Association) program, where students are able to gain firsthand experience teaching dogs socially appropriatge behaviors using a ... -
Behavioral Biometrics Based User Authentication Schemes Using Machine Learning
(2022-04)In recent years, the amount of secure information being stored on mobile devices has grown exponentially. However, current security schemas for mobile devices such as physiological biometrics and passwords are not secure ... -
Behavioral Responses of Zebrafish to Selected Chemical Constituents of the Skin
(2015-04)The purpose of this study was to develop a behavioral assay to characterize the "alarm response" in Zebrafish and to describe their behavior following exposure to chondroitin, and chemical components of cultured skin cells. ... -
Behind the Bar : Simplifying Beer Headspace Analysis
(2019-05)As the popularity of microbreweries grows in Wisconsin, young breweries such as Modicum Brewery found in the Eau Claire area are encountering obstacles not faced by larger, more established facilities. Chemical analysis ... -
Being Strategic about Strategies
(2012-04)The purpose of this study involved three objectives: 1. to determine if there is a real difference in understanding between K-12 educators and teacher trainers when it comes to the concept of "strategies;" 2. to identify ... -
Belief, Social Identity, and Sexually Transmitted Infection Risks Among UWEC Students
(2012-04)This study assesessed student knowledge of and social norms about the risks of various sexual practices. -
Beloit, Wisconsin and the Great Migration
(2010-04)The Great Migration of southern Blacks to northern cities in the first half of the twentieth century is a well documented historical topic. Southern Blacks who had grown restive of the Jim Crow South headed north to urban ... -
Benefit of Burden? : Attraction in Emerging and Middle-Aged Adults' Cross-Sex Friendships
(2010-04)The degree to which romantic and sexual attraction manifest in cross-sex friendships varies, as do the proffered explanations for the existence of attraction. We propose that, because cross-sex friendships may be ... -
Benefits of an Underwater Treadmill Exercise Program for Non-Exercisers
(2010-04)Lack of physical activity is a growing problem and continues to affect the health and well-being of all Americans. Water exercise with an underwater treadmill is a great alternative to land exercise, by reducing impact ... -
Benthic Invertebrate Distribution in Relation to Current Velocity in Little Niagara Creek
(2015-04)The distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates is an important factor underlying stream function and health. Invertebrates are a critical component of aquatic food webs and provide food for aquatic and terrestrial organisms ... -
"The Best Poet Always Loses" : the Influence of African American English Discourse Styles on the Slam Poetry of Non-AAE Speaking Performers
(2010-04)In its short 30-year history, slam poetry, a performative art with roots in hip-hop, has been dominated by African-American (and other minority) slammers. Interestingly, despite the primary audience of slams being middle-class ... -
Better Preparing Undergraduates By Asking and Listening ; Making a Liberal Education a Personally Relevant Education
(2017-12-07)The purpose of this study was to survey 120 students about what they want to learn and what they think would improve the undergraduate experience. Student comments and diversity in interests indicate the desire and need ... -
Between Fences in Northwest Wisconsin : From Left to Right and Deep to Center.
(2009-01-13)Coming from northwest Wisconsin are three individuals that have emerged from this area and made a significant impact on the game of baseball. Burleigh Grimes, Andy Pafko, and Jarrod Washburn have all used their athletic ... -
Beyond the Numbers : Exploring More Completely the Cyberbullying Experiences of Adolescents
(2018-04)The current project seeks to evaluate qualitative responses to questions about the nature of cyberbullying experiences among a national sample of 5,500 middle and high school students. Consistent with thematic analysis, ... -
A Bibliographic Overview of Colorectal Cancer Detection and Prevention Using Machine Learning Techniques
(2022-04)The idea of using machine learning techniques to identify colorectal cancer is a relatively new one, with most of the research being done in the last ten years. To determine the current state of research in this field, an ... -
Big Band Jazz and 20th C. Art Music : the Historical Relationship Documented
(2011-05)The art music tradition (music stemming from the European Classical tradition) and the jazz tradition have had major impacts on one another throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. This project was designed to lay out ... -
Biking for the Masses : Investment and Education for a More Equitable Infrastructure in Portland, Oregon
(2015-04)This project utilizes GIS (geographic information systems) to map the gender of cyclists at over 200 intersections, which shows a substantial gender gap across the entire city. Portland needs to address gender inequalities ... -
Billboards and Farmland : Semiotic Analysis of Western Wisconsin’s Landscape in Terms of Welcoming Values
(2019-05)A Semiotic Landscape refers to “any (public) space with visible inscription made through deliberate human intervention and meaning making”. Therefore, any landscape where humans have created some sort of meaningful image ... -
Binge Drinking and Electrophysiology of Attention to Alcohol Stimuli
(2013-05)In 2010, 18-24 year olds were the age group with the highest prevalence of binge drinking and Wisconsin was the state with the highest rate of binge drinking in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...