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Wage Effect of Adverse Health Indicators
(2011-05)In the employment market many factors can contribute to and detract from not only an individual's success in finding and maintaining employment but also advancement and wage. The purpose of this research is to assess the ... -
Wage Penalties in Majority-Female Occupations
(2010-04)Some economic researchers have concluded that labor market discrimination against women in the U.S. has been declining since the 1970s. However, Dr. Schaffer's previous research suggested otherwise. Our research, using a ... -
Wages and the Influence of Job Characteristics
(2019-05)One of the most well-trafficked areas in labor economics is the identification and measurement of the determinants of wages. Economists and non-economists alike are both interested in why some jobs pay higher wages than ... -
War and Peace : Relationships between Hmong and Chinese
(2013-05)The purpose of this study was to learn about the relationship between the Hmong and the Chinese. Specifically, the relationship between the Han and Hmong and use of the term Miao. -
Waste Disposal Behaviors of University Students : Measuring the Impact of Intervention Efforts
(2018-04)Keeping recyclables and compostables out of the landfill is a major step toward nurturing a sustainably-minded community. This research focused on collecting data for student and faculty waste-disposal habits. Using ... -
Watching Life and Death at a Cellular Level
(2017-04-07)The purpose of this study was to show that the poorly-tolerated antifungal drug Amphotericin B (AmB) causes collateral damage in human cells in part by depolarizing (short-circuiting) mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell. -
Watching Your Drink: How the Use of Preventative Measures Relates to the Consequences of Drinking.
(2009-04)The purpose of this study is to analyze practices and attitudes towards alcohol use among University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students. The objectives of this project include determining why students drink, identifying ... -
Water in Hydrothermal Feldspar
(2015-04)Feldspar is the most common mineral in the Earth's crust, and although water is present in only trace amounts (~ hundreds of ppm), this quantity is sufficient to make crustal feldspar one of, if not the, largest reservoir ... -
Water Privatization as a Social Problem : How is the Problem of Water Privatization Socially Constructed?
(2015-04)We investigated water privatization as a social problem from the social constructionist perspective. Much research has been done on the economic and social effects of water privatization, but little has been done to explain ... -
Water Quality Concerns Among Rural Indigenous Communities in Ecuador
(2018-04)According to the Pan American Health Association, Ecuador has one of the highest rates of disease associated with poor drinking water in Latin America. This is especially acute among indigenous rural communities where ... -
Water Speciation Around Vesicles within Obsidian Fragments from Mono Craters, CA : Testing the 'Bubble Geobarometer'
(2013-05)Obsidian glasses preserve textural evidence that multiple cycles of fragmentation and annealing occurred within magmatic conduits prior to eruption. The nature and timescales of these processes are poorly understood. ... -
Water Speciation in Anatolian Obsidian : Quenched Magmatic Water vs. Low Temperature Hydration
(2009-07-22)Supervolcano eruptions represent some of the most dramatic events in the geologic history of our planet. They form as a result of volatile exsolution from a viscous silica-rich melt structure. As water is the dominant ... -
We the Citizens : Citizen Participation to Address Poverty
(2018-04)Democracy means the rule and voice of the people. The Clear Vision Eau Claire (CVEC) Poverty Summit was meant to offer community members a mechanism of inclusion in the democratic process. From October 2016 to April ... -
A Web Portal for an Animation Render Farm dSabr (Distributed System for Automated Blender Rendering)
(2014-04)The primary goal of our collaborative animation rendering system, dSabr, was to make it possible for art students to produce longer and more detailed 3D animated movies. They generally require large amounts of compute time ... -
Wellbeing Status and Demographic Socioeconomic Characteristics of The Chinese Elderly
(2024-04)Using a national survey data, this study is intended to examine the wellbeing status of the Chinese elderly and to investigate the links between the wellbeing and its social economic and demographic characteristics. Based ... -
Wellness Programs & Job Satisfaction : the Role of Employer Intent
(2011-05)With an over 60% increase in per capita healthcare expenses in less than a decade, companies are seeking ways to lower company cost by implementing insurance wellness programs. However, studies have failed to examine the ... -
Wellness Programs and the Effects on Job Satisfaction
(2013-05)Research has shown there is an association between existence of wellness programs and job satisfaction, because worksite wellness programs create positive attitudes and make employees happier (Parks & Steelman, 2008). ... -
Were They Kitchen Patriots? : The American Woman and World War II Food Rationing
(2018-05)During World War II, the United States Government implemented a widespread, successful rationing program on the home front which enabled it to have ample supplies to send to American troops overseas. The marketing of this ... -
Western and Traditional Religious Responses to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in South Africa.
(2009-04)This research project looks at current trends in the HIV/AIDS epidemic, specifically in South Africa. It compares several religious organizations and their responses to the response of traditional healers. -
Western Wisconsin Local Foods Project small region "gap" analysis.
(2008-08-20)This project documents local food production and consumption in Western Wisconsin. Researchers developed a comprehensive database of food outlets in Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties including restaurants, grocery and ...