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A Continuing Examination of Food Purchasing through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) : A Case Study of Grocery Stores and Farmers’ Markets with an Emphasis on Fruits and Vegetables I
(2020-04)Research suggests that food insecurity is a significant issue facing many American families with nearly one in five children living in a food insecure household. Many Americans also suffer from poor nutrition and specifically ... -
Identifying Opportunities for Wisconsin to Participate in Advanced Energy Manufacturing : An investigation into the State’s Real Capacity for Green Manufacturing
(2020-04)We sought to answer this question: What is the capacity of the Wisconsin economy to be able to convert into the production of green energy technology. This project originated through a grant from the Tommy Thomson center ... -
Unmanned Aerial System Utilized to Characterize Low Altitude Ozone Measurements in a Northern Wisconsin Forest
(2020-04)The CHEESEHEAD19 campaign studied measurements of ozone depositions that were taken at a very tall tower at two different heights (30 meters and 120 meters) and compared to measurements from an unmanned aerial system, UAS, ... -
On-water Bathymetric Survey of the 1,237-Acre Old Abe Flowage in Chippewa County Utilizing a Lowrance Integrated GPS/HD-Sonar
(2020-04)Bathymetric mapping employs a diverse set of cartographic skills proceeding from the survey of lake depths to the interpolation of depth contours, and the design and printing of maps that meet DNR standards. Over the past ... -
Spider Functional Biodiversity is Positively Correlated with Plant Functional Biodiversity
(2020-04)Community assembly is the result of ecological selection processes, dispersal processes, and random drift processes. Selection processes can cause coexisting species to be more similar or more different in traits, depending ... -
Measuring Stream Baseflow Conditions in West-Central Wisconsin
(2020-04)This study seeks to measure baseflow conditions in West-Central Wisconsin to aid in determining the impacts of groundwater withdrawals on local streams. Streamflow is measured monthly at fifteen (15) sites across eleven ... -
A Large Scale Study Characterizing the Diversity, Abundance and Depth of Deep-Water Mosses in Northern Wisconsin
(2020-04)In a small number of freshwater lakes around the world, bryophytes have been documented in deep-waters well below the depths of other plant life. However, because of their isolation, very little is known about their ecology, ... -
Lessons Learned when Implementing Electronic Health Record-based Referrals to Diabetes Prevention Program Classes in a Rural County
(2020-04)One in three Americans has prediabetes, yet 90% are unaware they have this condition which increases risk of type 2 diabetes (CDC, 2018). The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is a lifestyle change intervention ... -
Home and Homebuilding : Queer and Trans People of Color in Predominantly White Institutions
(2020-04)This research documents the violence towards Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC) in Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). Through interviews with QTPOC, this research reveals the institutional and neoliberal violence ... -
Advanced Energy Manufacturing in Wisconsin
(2020-04)Two advanced sources of clean energy that are being deployed around the world are solar power and wind power. In both cases, the source of power, the sun, and the wind, are renewable and available worldwide. In the United ... -
“The Spiritualist & Her Discovery” and Other Queer Historical Fiction
(2020-12)My creative thesis explores queerness, uncertainty, and growth in a collection of three short stories. Each protagonist faces a central conflict that is not queerness itself but in which queerness and queer people are part ... -
Toward Trauma Sensitive Practices in the Classroom: A Compassionate Teacher's Responsibility
(2018-12)Findings on the high prevalence of childhood trauma, the detrimental effects relating traumatic stress can have on school functioning, and resulting negative potential adult life outcomes presents a tremendously dire vision ... -
Hmong Oral History Project : Documenting the Work Experiences of Hmong Refugees
(2020-04)A team of Hmong students interviewed Hmong elders to record their stories about their early years in the U.S., with a focus on the elders’ labor‐market experiences. It was difficult for many Hmong refugees to find jobs ... -
Process of Implementing Sensors into an Unmanned Aerial System
(2020-04)The goal of this project was to integrate multiple sensors onto an unmanned aerial system (UAS) to profile meteorology and composition of the atmosphere. These sensors include a POM, a five-hole probe, and an iMet. These ... -
An Assessment of Nutrient Loading through Lacustrine Groundwater Discharge in Mud Lake, Wisconsin
(2020-04)Mud Lake experiences severe lake eutrophication throughout the summer months. Although anthropogenic nutrient sources have been identified as a contributing factor, an ongoing investigation at UW-Eau Claire has demonstrated ... -
Investigating Gene-Environment Interactions of Methylmercury Using Zebrafish
(2020-04)Methylmercury (MeHg) is an environmental pollutant found in the Great Lakes and a known danger to prenatal health. The upper limit considered to be safe is 5.8 ppb for newborns in a blood spot taken at birth. In the Lake ... -
The Power of Nostalgia : An Exploration of Wisconsin’s Romanticized Logging Industry
(2020-04)The years between the 1830s and 1920s are vital years in the history of Wisconsin and its extensive logging industry. The logging industry shaped Wisconsin’s history, geographical makeup, and reputation globally. Yet most ... -
Integrative Therapy Use among Registered Nurses in an Acute Care Setting
(2020-04)Alternatives are needed to help patients manage pain and discomfort in acute care settings. Integrative therapies (IT) involve complementary/alternative medicine practices assimilated into conventional care. The degree to ... -
Floating vs Headspace SPME for Beer Volatile Analysis
(2020-04)Ever since Meilgaard’s classic papers attempting to unite the art and science of brewing, researchers have developed and employed a wide variety of chromatographic methods to identify and quantitate volatile organic compounds ... -
Ceasing Usage of American Indian Mascots : Factors in the Retirement or Retainment of American Indian Folks as Mascots Within Four Wisconsin K-12 Schools
(2020-04)The use of Indigenous Peoples as team names and mascots within K-12 school districts in the United States has been contested by both individuals and organizations for decades. Recent studies have concluded that exposure ...
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