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Construction of a Low-Cost Wind Tunnel
(2025-04)Understanding the aerodynamics of systems is crucial in the design of vehicles and structures. Wind tunnels provide a controlled environment to analyze airflow around models that help inform the design process. Large scale ... -
Wind Tunnel Data Collection
(2025-04)The purpose of this project is to build a data collection system that can obtain pressure readings in a wind tunnel to determine the speed of the airflow. In this project, data is collected by a pressure sensor and then ... -
Utilizing wd_builder to Decipher White Dwarf Stars : A Glimpse into Modular Stellar Astrophysics
(2025-04)When we look up to the stars, we only see a brief snapshot of the universe’s life. The stars change over the course of many millions of years, making it difficult to observe their behaviors. Consequently, astrophysicists ... -
Investigating UV-and X-ray-Induced Changes in OLED Magnetoresistance and IV Curve Characteristics
(2025-04)Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays use organic compounds to emit light of many different colors on screen technologies. They can produce a wider range of colors and have higher energy efficiency than traditional ... -
Deterministic and Heuristic Analysis of Two-Dimensional Iterated Function Systems
(2025-04)Iterated function systems offer a framework for generating complex, self-similar patterns through the iterative plotting of points. An iterated function system is a family of functions that map R^2 to R^2. For each iteration ... -
Assessing the Accuracy of a Plant Identification App
(2025-04)Mobile applications like PictureThis use artificial intelligence to identify plant species, providing a convenient tool for users without botanical expertise. However, the accuracy of these applications remains uncertain, ... -
Knot Theory, Quandles, and Link Homotopy
(2025-04)Knot Theory, Link Homotopy, and QuandlesIn the 1950s Milnor defined the notion of link homotopy. Since then, its study has been central to the field of knot theory. In the 1980s, Joyce, building on the work of Takasaki, ... -
Student-Led Intergenerational Programs in Nursing Homes
(2025-04)Intergenerational programs in long term care settings, which connect older adults to younger generations, have been recognized for combating social isolation, promoting empathy and understanding across age groups, and ... -
fənɝdl : A Game to Teach Place, Manner, and Voice of Articulation
(2025-04)We have seen a noticeable lack of understanding amongst undergraduate CSD students in upper-level courses when recalling information on how speech sounds are made by mouth. We developed a game to reinforce knowledge about ... -
Mental Health First Aid Training Implementation : Building Confidence in Responding to Distress with Care and Compassion
(2025)Social work students require robust mental health crisis response skills, yet traditional coursework may not provide sufficient practical training. This study examines the effectiveness of embedding Mental Health First Aid ... -
UEM 433 Alignment with Wisconsin Act 20 : Evaluating A Middle Grades Literacy Course
(2025-04)In 2023, Wisconsin legislators passed Wisconsin Act 20. This law required schools, including higher education institutions, to evaluate their literacy programs to align with the new Act 20 standards. Several classes offered ... -
African Pedagogy in Education: A Literature Review
(2025-04)An exploration of an Afrocentric Pedagogy within Higher Education: A review of Literature of African Pedagogy in Education is an examination of an Afrocentric model of learning and teaching that could potentially enhance ... -
Therapists Willingness to Treat High Risk Patients
(2025-04)Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide are major public health concerns and represent behaviors most practitioners will encounter during their career. Unfortunately, many mental health providers lack confidence in ... -
NSSI-Disorder Differences on Suicide Risk Variables
(2025-04)Individuals meeting NSSI-Disorder (NSSI-D) criteria differ from those who do not on key psychological and behavioral factors. NSSI is strongly associated with suicide ideation and research suggests it may increase suicide ... -
A Systematic Review of Smart Recovery, LifeRing, and Women for Sobriety Mutual Help Groups for Alcohol Use Disorders : Outcomes, Moderators, and Mechanisms of Change
(2025-04)Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are a critical public health issue in the United States linked to elevated morbidity and mortality. Mutual help groups (MHGs), which provide peer advice and support, are among the most widespread ... -
Longitudinal Comparison of Models to Predict Match Outcomes in the WTA
(2025-04)Analytics have been less utilized in women’s professional tennis (WTA), compared to other professional sports. Despite unique difficulties in predicting match outcomes, there has been a spate of recent articles that utilize ... -
Dashcam Image Object Detection System with Deep Learning : YOLOv10 for Vehicle Information
(2025-04)As the use of car dashboard cameras (dashcams) has increased, the availability of dashcam imagery has also increased. In recent years, dashcam imagery has been predominantly used in conjunction with computer vision techniques ... -
A Machine Learning Approach Towards Prediction of Pancreatic Cancer Using Gene Expression and DNA Methylation
(2025-04)Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common form of pancreatic cancer, accounting for over 90% of cases, and is characterized by aggressive growth, early metastasis, and resistance to therapy. A comprehensive ... -
Exploring Machine Learning Models : For IoT Network Intrusion Detection : A Literature Review and Comparative Analysis
(2025-04)The Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses a variety of systems and devices that enable data exchange across networks. With this interleaved connectivity comes an inherent vulnerability to attacks. Traditional intrusion ... -
Classifying Enzyme Substrates using Machine Learning
(2025-04)Knowing what types of enzymes a molecule will interact with can aid drug development by minimizing side effects due to unwanted interactions. In this project, we built and interpreted models for classifying enzyme substrates. ...
