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Lithic Technological Organization At The Aztalan Site (47-Je-0001), Robert William Vander Heiden

Theses and Dissertations

Chipped stone artifacts represent just one aspect of a complex framework of behavioral adaptations to social and environmental forces, each requiring significant investments of both time and energy. This project consists of a complete lithic analysis of all chipped stone materials recovered by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee field schools during 1984, 2011, and 2013 from the Aztalan site (47JE01), located in Southeastern Wisconsin. This assemblage includes 1,202 pieces of lithic debitage and 200 chipped stone tools. Through employing individual flake analysis of all debitage, this thesis has produced a large database of information that can provide valuable insight into the technological …

Minors In The Mines: Archaeological Indicators Of Child Labor In Prehistoric Mining Contexts In Europe, Nikita K. Werner

Theses and Dissertations

Developing a theoretical and methodological framework for the study of children, childhood, and child labor in prehistory has two goals. The first is to reintegrate children into cultural narratives in light of the increased popularity of the topic among archaeologists; the second is to equip researchers with the tools to apply developing theories to prehistoric populations in which there is material and physical evidence of child labor. Using the prehistoric mining complex of Hallstatt in alpine Austria as a case study, this thesis highlights how a reevaluation of existing data can provide a more inclusive interpretation of childhood even in …

Agency At The Seams: A Posthuman Approach To Disability In Family Interactions With Communication Technologies, Mary Jean Clinkenbeard

Theses and Dissertations

“Agency at the Seams: A Posthuman Approach to Disability in Family Interactions with Communication Technologies” explores issues of agency, interdependence, and disability for children learning to use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies. In this project I use a conversation analytic methodology to examine how parents, children, and therapists interact with each other as they learn to use AAC technologies. I explore how breakdowns in communication occur and how participants work to negotiate and repair uncertainties in communication. My research findings suggest that communication through AAC is a collaborative process that is shaped by the interactions of assemblages of actors …

Culture And Code: The Evolution Of Digital Architecture And The Formation Of Networked Publics, Geoffrey Gimse

Theses and Dissertations

Culture and Code traces the construction of the modern idea of the Internet and offers a potential glimpse of how that idea may change in the near future. Developed through a theoretical framework that links Sheila Jasanoff and Sang-Hyun Kim’s theory of the sociotechnical imaginary to broader theories on publics and counterpublics, Culture and Code offers a way to reframe the evolution of Internet technology and its culture as an enmeshed part of larger socio-political shifts within society. In traveling the history of the modern Internet as detailed in its technical documentation, legal documents, user created content, and popular media …

The Waiting Room: Re-Making Adulthood Among America’S Underemployed, Susan Hill

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation takes as its starting point the problem of underemployment among young adults in the post-recession United States. Recent studies have shown that the number of college-educated Americans employed in positions not requiring a degree has reached historic highs. Such analyses are limited, however, in that they do not capture the lived effects of such trends—how underemployment insinuates itself into a person's worldview and identity. This ethnographic study delves into the intimate correlates of macroeconomic change by investigating the impact of underemployment on notions of adulthood among recent college graduates working in the Minneapolis-St. Paul restaurant industry. For the …

Buffering Of Physiological And Affective Reactivity By A Single Proactive 5-Minute Stress Management Technique, Kayla Talia Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

A plethora of recent research highlights the long-term chronic disease risks of elevated blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR) and affective and cognitive responses to mental stressors and how traditional forms of mindfulness meditation (MM) and progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) may help offset these long-term risks. On top of that, briefer forms of MM (e.g., 3-day training sessions) have shown benefits for emotional and physical health. Further, perseverative cognitions, or the tendency to worry and rumination about stressful events, is linked with heightened CV reactivity, and may impede the success of stress management techniques. The purpose of this study was …

Community Identity, Culinary Traditions And Foodways In The Western Great Lakes, Jennifer R. Haas

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation project examines for evidence of substantial differences in community and community identity, as expressed through culinary traditions and foodways, of Early and Middle Woodland populations in the western Great Lakes region from circa 100 BC to AD 400. The research compares culinary traditions and foodways of Early and Middle Woodland populations in southeastern Wisconsin using multiple lines of fined grained material data derived from the Finch site (47JE0902). As an open air Early to Middle Woodland (ca 100 BC to AD 400) domestic habitation, the Finch site serves as a case study for elucidating culinary traditions and foodways …

Relationship Between Women's Goals And Pregnancy Risk Behaviors, Sarah Elizabeth Kienzler

Theses and Dissertations

Among adult women, ages of 18 and 24 years old, a high percentage of the pregnancies that occur are unplanned (Finer & Zolna, 2016; Guttmacher Institute, 2016) and unplanned pregnancies have been linked to a greater risk of negative health outcomes for mothers and their infants (Dott, Rasmussen, Hogue, & Reefhuis, 2010; Hellerstedt, Pirie, Lando, Curry, McBride, Grothaus, & Clark Nelson, 1998; Kost, Landry, & Darroch, 1998; Mosher, Jones, & Abma, 2012; Pulley, Klerman, Tang, & Baker, 2002; Sharma, Synkewecz, Raggio, & Mattison, 1994; Weller, Eberstein, & Bailey, 1987). Work among adolescents has found a link between adolescents’ perception of …

Bold Responses To Inhibition In Cannabis Using Adolescents And Emerging Adults, Alexander L. Wallace

Theses and Dissertations

Cannabis use has been associated with increased blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses absent of behavioral deficits during a response inhibition task compared to controls. We investigated whether gender and cannabis use result in differences in BOLD responses and behavioral performance during a Go-NoGo task. Participants included eighty-three 16-26 year olds (MJ=36, Controls=46). An emotion based Go-NoGo task required participants to inhibit their response during a “neutral” face. A whole-brain analysis looked at differences between cannabis group, gender, and their interaction. Significant increased BOLD responses were observed in cannabis users compared to controls in the left frontal cortex, left cingulate …

Memory-Based Viewing: A Potential Marker Of Pathological Aging, Jenna Blujus

Theses and Dissertations

Markers of cognitive impairment are needed to distinguish normal from pathological aging prior to the onset of clinical symptomology to improve Alzheimer’s disease (AD) treatment or prevention efforts. AD pathology is believed to develop years or even decades prior to diagnosis in medial temporal lobe subregions that provide input to the hippocampus (Braak & Braak, 1991), disrupting the ability of the hippocampus to bind individual elements of an experience to form cohesive memory representations. Eye movement behavior is a sensitive index of learning and effects of memory on eye movements have been shown to emerge rapidly (within 500-750ms of stimuli …

White Matter Integrity In Individuals At-Risk For Ptsd Development: A Longitudinal Investigation, Carissa Weis

Theses and Dissertations

Trauma exposure is prevalent and while most are resilient, some go on to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—an anxiety-related disorder that results from traumatic experience. The brain changes that result from traumatic experience and PTSD are not well understood. Further, little is known about what distinguishes those who are resilient after trauma from those at risk for developing PTSD. Previous work indicates white matter integrity may be a useful biomarker in predicting PTSD and researchers have found changes in the integrity of three white matter tracts—the cingulum bundle, corpus callosum (CC), and uncinate fasciculus (UF)—in the aftermath of trauma. However, …

Minors In The Mines: Archaeological Indicators Of Child Labor In Prehistoric Mining Contexts In Europe, Nikita K. Werner

Theses and Dissertations

Developing a theoretical and methodological framework for the study of children, childhood, and child labor in prehistory has two goals. The first is to reintegrate children into cultural narratives in light of the increased popularity of the topic among archaeologists; the second is to equip researchers with the tools to apply developing theories to prehistoric populations in which there is material and physical evidence of child labor. Using the prehistoric mining complex of Hallstatt in alpine Austria as a case study, this thesis highlights how a reevaluation of existing data can provide a more inclusive interpretation of childhood even in …

Essays On The Resource Sector, International Finance, And Environmental Policy, Alexey Yukhov

Theses and Dissertations

Possession and production of energy resources affects the host country's wealth. This dissertation considers the effects of technological and policy shocks that originate in the energy sector and the implications they create for the host country's international financial flows, environment, and wealth of population groups.

In Chapter 1, I model how the decisions made upon an oil discovery by the country's firms and households impact the current account. I use a small open economy DSGE model with an oil sector to express the current account as a function of oil discoveries. In this model, an oil discovery creates a realistic …

"Fotografia Si Kanal Komunikimi I Mediave Me Publikun", Anisa Rada

Theses and Dissertations

Ky punim trajton mënyrat e komunikimit të mediave me audiencat e tyre, përmes fotografisë. Si mjet dhe formë shprehëse e komunikimit, fotografia arrin që të tërheqë vëmendjen dhe të ndikojë në krijimin e opinionit për ngjarjet për të cilat raportojnë mediat e shkruara. Ajo nuk është vetëm mjet shoqërues i tekstit, por njëri nga elementët kryesorë përbërës të strukturës së mesazhit që përcjellë përmbajtja mediatike tek qytetarët. Në këtë kontekst, fokusi specifikisht do të jetë tek shtjellimi i aspektit teorik, që nga sqarimi i nocionit të fotografisë në media dhe historikut të saj, deri tek analizimi i rasteve konkrete të …

Censura Dhe Autocensura Në Mediat Online Kosovare Dhe Si Manifestohet Ajo, Egzon Hyseni

Theses and Dissertations

Tema e titulluar : “Censura dhe autocensura në mediat online kosovare dhe si manifestohet ajo” , mendoj se ka një dobi të pritshme për faktin se zhvillimi i medieve online nuk mund të mendohet pa këto dy elemente profesionale. Punimi im andaj e rritë nivelin e dijes për të kuptuar më qartë, më saktë dhe më me kompetencë fenomenin e censurës dhe autocensurës në mediet online. Përmes këtij punimi të diplomës do të njohim më mirë dhe më afër esencën e censurës, si shfaqet ajo, kush ndikon që censura të jetë e pranishme në mediet online. A janë shkrimet e …

Gjuha E Urrejtjes Në Portalet Kosovare, Fortesa Krasniqi

Theses and Dissertations

Duke u nisur nga fakti që sot ndikimi i rrjeteve sociale dhe medieve online është rritur si objekt studimi në këtë punim diplome është marrë gjuha e urrejtjes në disa nga portalet që konsiderohen si më të klikuarat në vend dhe që kanë ndikim në opinionin publik. Nga ana tjetër edhe gjuha e urrejtjes është një nga format më të shprehura dhe më të diskutuara në komentimet dhe në raportimet e disa lajmeve apo artikujve që publikohen në mediet online dhe që kthehen në temë diskutimi për shumicën e audiencës që i përcjell çdo ditë dhe informohen nga to. Fakti …

Karakteristikat E Intervistave Në Radio, Ulpiana Emra

Theses and Dissertations

Intervista vlerësohet gjerësisht si njëri ndër zhanret më të besueshme gazetareske. E realizuar bazuar në komunikimin ndërmjet intervistuesit (gazetarit) dhe të intervistuarit, ajo ka rol të rëndësishëm në zbardhjen e e shumë fakteve dhe argumenteve. Intervista në radio ka specifikat e saj krahasuar me mediat tjera. Karakteri i saj informativ, analitik dhe përshkrues (deskriptiv), gjenden edhe në radio, pavarësisht nga programet ku përdoret. Natyra, lloji, frekuenca dhe faktorët që ndikojnë në vlerën dhe ndikimin e intervistës në përgjithësi dhe intervistës në radio në veçanti, kanë tërhequr vëmendjen e shumë studiuesve dhe gazetarëve.

Qëllimi kryesor i këtij punimi është të kontribuojë …

Bashkimi Europian Dhe Turqia, Donjeta Elshani

Theses and Dissertations

Ky punim ka për qëllim të shtjelloj politikën e Bashkimit Europian karshi Turqisë dhe aftësinë apo paaftësinë e Turqisë për ti përmbushur kriteret e kërkuara. Fillimisht do paraqitet një vështrim i përgjithshëm hitorik ndërmjet BE-së dhe Turqisë, rruga e kësaj të fundit drejt plotësimit të kritereve. Së dyti, do të paraqes “rolin e religjionit dhe ndikimin e tij”. Përkatësisht ndikimin e religjionit në plotësimin e kritereve të parapara për të gjitha vendet që synojnë anëtarësimin në BE. Në veçanti do të shtjellohen kriteret e Kopenhagenit dhe raporti se sa është përpjekur Turqia ti plotësojë apo të përafërohet me to si …

Roli I Be-Së Në Shtet-Ndërtimin E Kosovës, Mergim Rrecaj

Theses and Dissertations

Kosova është një prej shteteve që i takon gjeografikisht Ballkanit Perëndimor, dhe njëkohësisht është shteti i fundit që ka shpallur pavarësinë e saj në kontinentin e Evropës. Rasti i Kosovës konsiderohet të jetë sui generis, për shkak të rrethanave dhe formës se si është krijuar subjektiviteti i saj shtetëror. Duke kuptuar kompleksitetin e çështjes së Kosovës që nga aspekti historik e deri të rrethanat aktuale, çështja shtet-ndërtuese për Kosovën konsiderohet shumë e veçantë për t’u trajtuar. Procesi i shtet-ndërtimit të Kosovës është i ndërlidhur jashtëzakonisht shumë me rolin e Bashkimit Evropian në të, madje mund të konstatohet se nuk ka …

Etika Në Menaxhimin Publik, Rast Studimi - Kompania Regjionale Për Mbeturina “Pastërtia”, Gresa Neziri

Theses and Dissertations

Etika në menaxhimin publik, rasti Kompania Regjionale për mbeturina “Pastërtia” është një përpjekje për të analizuar dhe trajtuar një fushë të re në studimet kosovare. Nga një vëzhgim i shpejtë, vërehet lehtë se aspekte të veçanta të komponentëve përbërës të administratës publike, kanë filluar të ceken në studimet e ndryshme, por ende mungon një trajtim gjithpërfshirës dhe i fokusuar drejtpërdrejt në etikën e menaxhimit të kësaj strukture shumë të rëndësishme shtetërore. Megjithëse janë trajtuar në artikuj të botuar në media apo janë kryer disa prezantime në konferenca shkencore, ato ende nuk përbëjnë një studim të thelluar e të plotë.

Studimi …

Comparing Autumn Phenology Derived From Field Observations, Satellite Data, And Carbon Flux Measurements In A Northern Mixed Forest, Bailu Zhao

Theses and Dissertations

In this project, autumn phenological transition dates and senescence rate (derived from field observation, satellite data and carbon flux measurements) are compared in a northern Wisconsin deciduous forest. Field data cover 2010 and 2012 for the northern site and 2010, 2012 and 2013 for the southern site, with leaf coloration and leaf fall recorded. Satellite indices are EVI and NDVI obtained from the MODIS V006 product via Google Earth Engine platform, covering 2000 to 2017. Carbon flux indices are NEE and GPP covering 1997 to 2017. Field data and normalized satellite data are fitted by a two-section logistic model while …

How Chess Relates To Theory Of Mind, Noemi Trevino

Theses and Dissertations

This study aims to investigate the how playing chess relates to Theory of Mind. By design, the study will call for 160 participants recruited through social media, email, and SONA system. 60 of the participants are USCF rated players. The other 100 participants are not be USCF rated. Pending the results, the hypothesis being tested are that chess players would have a higher ToM score and that higher rated players would have a higher ToM score.

Face. Off. Faceoff: Mapping African Representations In Western Art Institutions, Samantha Lyn Goral Maloney

Theses and Dissertations

In this project, I analyze the influential perceptions of African art objects, cultures, and histories formed through audience interactions with museum representations of Africa. In the Western world, curiosity cabinets and natural history museums first presented African objects as cultural artifacts aimed to intrigue and educate viewers about distant, exotic lands. Later, art museums reclassified African objects as art and some displays highlighted this shift, but African art exhibitions largely conformed to the anthropological models previously established. Scholars have analyzed these distinct display techniques while considering the visual environment from which these works were historically significant. Despite this critical scholarship, …

The Acquisition Of Morphology In Moroccan Heritage Speakers In France, Amal El Haimeur

Theses and Dissertations

There are two major perspectives regarding heritage speakers’ (henceforth HS) ultimate attainment. Some researchers on HS in the U.S. conclude that HS have incomplete grammars (Benmamoun, Montrul & Polinsky, 2013). It is argued that heritage languages (henceforth HL) do not fully develop (Montrul, 2016), and they are not completely acquired because of shifting to a dominant language (Benmamoun et al., 2013). Other researchers argue that HS’ grammars are complete, but simply different as monolingual and HS experience different linguistic realities (Pascual y Cabo & Rothman, 2012). While there is abundant research on Arabic as a HL in the U.S., research …

Logical Form In The Second Language: An Investigation Into Quantification In Interlanguage, Abdel-Rahman Abu Helal

Theses and Dissertations

In coping with variability in morphological production in L2 acquisition, which represents a

challenge for the parameter (re-)setting theories, Lardiere (2008) proposed the feature reassembly hypothesis in which sequential difficulty in L2 acquisition of morpho-syntactic features

is captured by the processes of (re-)assembly and mapping of features onto their morphological

realizations. Slabakova (2009, 2013) incorporated Lardiere’s proposal in establishing a scale of

difficulty in learning semantic properties (e.g. definiteness) which is based on whether

reassembly is needed and whether the universal meaning is obtained by overt morphology or

context (See also Ramchand & Svenonius, 2008). In considering the truth-conditional aspect …

Socio-Spatial Disparities In Dementia Mortality In The United States, Wei Xu

Theses and Dissertations

Mainly due to the expansion of the geriatric population, the number of deaths attributable to dementia in the United States is likely to increase rapidly in the coming decades. In the hope of offering some valuable insights into discovering disease risk factors linked to geography, advocating place-based prevention and intervention strategies and supporting equitable access to end-of-life care, this study examines three aspects of socio-spatial disparities in dementia mortality in the U.S.: (i) small area spatial and temporal variations in dementia mortality risk; (ii) “place effects” on the differentials in individual dementia mortality risk; and (iii) disparities in place of …

A Conceptual Modeling Framework For Hydrological Ecosystem Services And Its Application To The Impacts Of Climate Change And Urban Expansion, Feng Pan

Theses and Dissertations

Ecosystem services (ESs) are used as intermediates for researchers, stakeholders, and the public to understand and deal with the current environmental situation and problems, and ESs-related studies have drawn increasing attention. The quantitative assessments of ESs to calculate how much the ecosystem can benefit human beings and society, are still under development. Hydrological ESs, a subset of ESs that is related to water bodies and the surrounding environment, carry several challenges and opportunities for both hydrological and ESs modeling. Specifically, new quantitative tools with the capability to simulate explicit spatial and temporal scales are desired, and such tools should be …

Transit-Oriented Development And The Implications For Equitable Development: A Case Study Of The Milwaukee Streetcar, Joshua Diciaula

Theses and Dissertations

Many cities across the US have reintroduced the streetcar as an economic development tool, or as an image-branding and tourism-promoting amenity, while public transportation benefits are largely afterthoughts. The purpose of this research is to investigate the Milwaukee Streetcar as a transit-oriented development strategy, the distribution of benefits and burdens, and its implications for equitable development. Guided by semi-structured interviews and content/discourse analysis of planning/policy documents through an equity lens, this study analyzed Milwaukee’s initial downtown streetcar routes against the potential extension lines into the more transit-dependent communities of Bronzeville and Walker’s Point. The findings suggest that the initial routes …

Y-Bocs Factor Structure Analysis And Calculation Of Measurement And Structural Invariance Between Genders, Sean B. Vanhille

Theses and Dissertations

The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) is considered the “gold standard” for measuring symptoms for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) due to the high reliability and validity of the measure. Originally, the Y-BOCS was divided into Obsessive and Compulsive factors; however, literature on the factor structure of the Y-BOCS is inconsistent. Models range from one global factor to different interpretations of bi-factor models to three-factor models. Inconsistencies between models may be attributed to sampling error, including participants with subclinical OCD in some samples, and measurement error. In addition, many researchers treat the Y-BOCS measurement as an interval or ratio scale when it likely …

Training Caregivers To Implement A Structured Meal Protocol To Decrease Food Selectivity Among Young Children With Autism, Ronald Joseph Clark

Theses and Dissertations

This study evaluated a method of training caregivers to implement the Structured Meal protocol to treat children with autism who exhibit food selectivity. A treatment package consisting of written instructions and video modeling as well as in-vivo prompting and feedback (when necessary) was used to teach participants to conduct the protocol. A multiple baseline design across participants was used to evaluate the effects of training. In addition to the primary dependent variable (i.e., correct caregiver implementation of the Structured Meal protocol), data on three secondary dependent variables (i.e., child bite acceptance, mouth cleans, and inappropriate mealtime behavior) were collected. Results …