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The Galapagos Islands Land Bird Conservation and Philornis downsi Projects
(2018-05)As part of the international research program through the biology department I had the opportunity to be involved with research at the Charles Darwin Research Station. Through the Charles Darwin Research Station I was ... -
Galápagos Verde 2050
(2018-05)Galápagos Verde 2050 is a large scale and widespread conservation project that began in January of 2014 through the Charles Darwin Research Station. The two goals of the project include restoring degraded ecosystems, and ... -
Galfenol Nanowires for Touch Sensors and Electroplated Thin Films
(2011-05)The goal of this project was to electroplate and characterize thin films of metal alloys that have not been previously studied. All of the desired thin films were able to be electroplated, but the compositions of the films ... -
Gambling in Pigeons.
(2009-02-10)Gambling behavior has the potential for real-life maladaptive consequences. Understanding the environment which fosters gambling behavior is a first step towards developing a possible treatment option. The purpose of the ... -
Games and Puzzles to Boggle the Mind.
(2009-02-03)This study investigated whether older adults can benefit from memory enhancement exercises involving games and puzzles. This study took place over a five week period with each session lasting one hour. Each session ... -
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 ... -
Gamma Ray Spectrometry Using a NaI(Tl) Scintillator
(2021-04)I've converted the Physics Department's single-channel scintillation gamma detector into a multi-channel spectrometer by integrating a multi-channel analyzer (MCA) into the current system. The original system could not be ... -
Gauging Spontaneous Language Gain : Spontaneous Written Language Gain in an Upper-Level College German Course
(2018-05)Reaching the Advanced level of language proficiency according to the national standards of the American Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is a high stakes target at many universities across the United ... -
Gender & Sexuality Among Anabaptists
(2018-05)In June 2014, a group of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer-identifying ex-Amish individuals rode on a float with Miss Kalamazoo Pride LaDonna Divine in Michigan’s Pride Parade. This event was the first and only ... -
Gender and Audit Score Sginificantly Interact to Effect Fluid Poured in a Simulated Alcohol Free Pour Task
(2016-10-17)College students’ alcohol consumption isexcessive creating a potential public healthconcern (Van Skike et al., in press). Research has shown that college students will over pour a standard drink when participating in a ... -
Gender and Caste in India : Marginalization of Dalit Women
(2018-03-12)This poster is based on a seminar course I attended in New Delhi in January 2017, facilitated by the Miranda House College and the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies. It aims to examine the social hierarchy of caste in ... -
Gender and Communication : Perceptions of Diffuse Status Characteristics in Workplace Email
(2019-05)Previous research has shown that perceptions of gender act as a diffuse status characteristic which impacts how interlocutors perceive the competence, ability, and value of others. However, this research was conducted prior ... -
Gender Bias in the Mass Media: Evaluating Rebellion Feminisms, Political Correctness and "The Other."
(2009-04)The purpose of this study is to examine University of Wisconsin students' perceptions of advertising through a gender rebellion feminism lens, which focuses on how men and women in the mass media are viewed differently ... -
Gender Differences in Text Messaging Usage
(2011-05)This study focuses on the disparities between males and females regarding their text message usage. -
Gender Discrimination in the Labor Market
(2018-01-24)In recent research, some economists have suggested that most of the remaining gap in wages between men and women in the U.S. can be explained by the fact that women have more family obliga ... -
Gender Inequality in Conducting
(2014-04)In professional music performance groups, membership has become more equal between the genders; however, the percentage of female conductors does not reflect this trend. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether ... -
Gendered Analysis of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Body Image Avoidant Behaviors
(2010-04)Objectification Theory states the societal objectification of the female body leads women to view their body as an object and internalize a cultural view of body standards. Such self-objectification is believed to lead to ... -
Generalization of Matching-to Sample Skills Across Novel Materials in Children with Autism
(2011-05)The purpose of this study was to conduct a discrimination assessment of changes in materials used when teaching matching-to-sample skills to children with autism. The results will contribute to the field of behavior ... -
Generalization of the Behavior Sit in Canines to Novel Trainers
(2010-04)Generalization, in the context of training dogs, refers to a command controlling a behavior in novel environments or when given by a novel person (Mills, 2005). Stokes and Baer (1977) claim that generalization does not ... -
Generating Functions and Wilf Equivalence on [Theta][subscript]k-Embeddings
(2012-04)Let a word w be comprised of letters w[subscript]1, w[subscript]2,..., w[subscript]n [is an element of] P where P is a poset. For the purpose of this study, let P=the set of positive integers, so that any word is a string ...