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Game of Sofas: Furniture Sales in Menomonie, WI
(University of Wisconsin--Stout. Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, 2019-04)In December of 2016, Slumberland opened its doors in Menomonie, WI thereby increasing the level of competition in a relatively small market. In this paper, the furniture market of Menomonie, Wisconsin is analyzed. Local ... -
Gender Differences in Guilt and Shame Proneness from Moral Dilemmas
(University of Wisconsin--Stout. Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, 2021)Decision-making is a common daily task that people experience and can sometimes lead to moral dilemmas. Moral dilemmas may lead to consequential emotions, both negative and positive, and previous research suggests that ... -
Gender disparities among Tanzanian public schools
(University of Wisconsin--Stout. Research Services, 2016-04)This research analyzed Tanzania’s education system and sought to find if there were a disproportionate number of males to females who continued on from primary school to secondary school. In order to gather data on this ... -
Gender stereotypes associated with altruistic acts
(2008)Possible gender stereotypes associated with altruistic acts presented in two types of vignettes were investigated. A sample of 72 General Psychology students were recruited to participate. The researchers had three main ... -
Gendered factors influencing college students to tan
(2011)Tanning has become a social problem because the societal pressure to tan as a means to achieve beauty outweighs the health risks involved in the decision whether or not to tan (Bagdasarov, Banarjee, Greene, & Campo, 2008). ... -
Gift giving characteristics of recipients and function of gifting anxieties
(2009)Previous research suggests that gift giving is a form of identity presentation that enables givers to create a desired image of themselves for gift recipients. Sometimes, however, individuals experience anxiety when selecting ... -
Glove Tips & Chimp Pits
(University of Wisconsin--Stout. Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, 2023)"Picture the flaccid tips of a disposable rubber glove, laboriously and unsuccessfully applied to a hand damp with perspiration. Those tips could be cut off and given to a very small man to be used as swim caps. The glove ... -
Guided reading, fluency, accuracy, and comprehension
(2011)The purpose of this study was to determine if the implementation of the Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading System would have an effect on student levels of fluency, accuracy, and comprehension. A total of 40 second and ... -
Hegemonic masculinity as a predictor of body satisfaction
(University of Wisconsin--Stout. Research Services, 2016-04)The relationship between men and body satisfaction is a topic with increased traction within the academic community. However, there is currently no model in place that measures body satisfaction, and without a complete ... -
High school counselors' influence
(2007)Many college freshmen feel they are inadequately prepared to enter college due to a lack of guidance from their high school counselors. This study investigated comparative attitudes about the influence of school counselors ... -
Higher education and student debt: how structural flaws affect rational investment
(University of Wisconsin--Stout. Research Services, 2016-04)Overwhelming debt for college students is an increasing phenomenon. When one plans to make a rational investment into their future through higher education, one simultaneously plans for the unavoidable debt load that ... -
Holme Next to Sea
(University of Wisconsin--Stout. Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, 2021)In my work, I use pathos as a means to connect with my audience. I create mixed media objects and images that embody visual characteristics of fragmentation, emotional numbness, and a paradoxical beauty in both tension and ... -
Homer in contemporary warfare
(University of Wisconsin--Stout. Research Services, 2014-04)This article explores the concept of honor in the Homeric expression of battle presented in the Iliad and in contemporary warfare. Through the use of literary analysis and contemplation of social evolution, honor is ... -
Hostage
(2006)Society has an obligation to acknowledge social injustice in order to motivate action. In my drawings, I subtly portray domestic abuse showing how the action affects the victim's psychological state. Through the process ... -
Immune mechanism in lung prevents fungal infection
(2011)Aspergillus fumigatus is a filamentous fungus that can cause fatal infections in people with defective immunity. Healthy individuals have a strong resistance to this fungus, even when exposed to high concentrations of the ... -
Impact of a citation on underage drinking behaviors: gendered differences
(University of Wisconsin--Stout. Research Services, 2015-04)Underage drinking is integrated into the college culture and carries negative consequences such as underage drinking citations. A more critical look into this topic is important as the frequency of underage drinking remains ... -
Impact of depression and anxiety on college transition stress
(University of Wisconsin--Stout. Research Services, 2014-04)This study investigated whether students who had a previous diagnosis of depression and/or anxiety would have higher levels of stress related to the college transition than students who did not have such diagnoses. ... -
Impact of guardian relationships on committed relationships and college students
(2008)Over the past couple of decades, America's divorce rate has sky rocketed to almost half of all marriages ending in divorce. This study investigated the attitudes of male and female college students from a Midwestern college ... -
The impact of health insurance on college students' lives
(2010)Researchers have found evidence that college students who had inadequate health insurance tended to have difficulties focusing on their academics and work (Cook & Holahan, 2008; Arnold & Nicoteri, 2005; D'Heilly, Ehlinger, & ...