Drahos-Matthews, "Does Demographic Data Play a Part in Determining Location and Customer Base For Small Restaurants/Eateries in Dubuque Iowa?" Mary E. Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2013.
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Nie, Eric T.
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Abstract: Water quality is an extremely important driver for the ecological processes that support life and influence biodiversity. Land use has a major influence on water quality, with some of the highest impact activities often associated with agriculture and waste disposal. During the past year grab and automated water samples were taken upstream (above landfill) and downstream (below the landfill) to characterize the water quality impacts of land use on the South Fork of Catfish Creek, a tributary of the Mississippi River. This stretch of Catfish Creek allows for an investigation of the impacts of land use and runoff as is adjacent to multiple land uses including both landfill and agricultural lands and was monitored during both base flow and rain-induced runoff events. Significant differences between water qualities characteristics were noted between the differing flow conditions. The samples were analyzed for suspended particulate matter (SPM), various phosphorus forms, nitrates, and heavy metals. Hydrographs showed the relation to changes in concentrations of phosphorus, metals, and sediment change with the flow levels during storm runoff events. Both our sampling sites, above and below the landfill, held levels of phosphorus that exceeded the EPA’s recommendation for ecoregion VII, likely a result of high amounts of agricultural land use in the study watershed. However the form of phosphorus varied between the sites during runoff events in that the upstream sites had more sediment bound P than downstream. This likely results from storage in the stream of sediment bound P as the velocity slows down and the sediment falls out of suspension, which holds long term implications on nutrients storage and transport in this system. Metal concentrations studied show that the holding (retention) pond have much lower concentrations of metals than does the stream – both before and after passing the ponds. As the downstream concentrations of these metals in nearly all cases are similar in concentration than the upstream water it seems very apparent that the ponds, or groundwater flow, are not contributing these potential leachate components into the stream during base flow conditions. Our results indicate that the agricultural lands are likely impacting Catfish Creek landfill with respect to nutrient loading, however the landfill is not adversely impacting the South Fork of Catfish Creek with respect to the analyses examined.
Citation:Nie, Eric T., & Hoffman, Adam R. “Monitoring the Impact of the Land Use Characteristics on the Surface Water Quality of a Mississippi River Tributary.” Poster presentation for the Chlapaty Research Fellowship Program, University of Dubuque, 2013.
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Specht, Holly
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Specht, Holly. "Dealing with Difficult Clients: An Analysis of the Effectiveness of an Andragogically Designed Training Event held at the East Central Intergovernmental Association in Dubuque, IA." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2010.
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Beck, Alex, Schultz, Paul
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Abstract::This research project entails working with a joint partnership between the City of Dubuque and IBM Research on the Smarter Discards Pilot Study. The purpose of this research has many concepts, but my main focus areas were with diversion strategies from the landfill. It was also to improve Dubuque residents’ awareness of the importance and opportunities for more effective discard management practices. There is an online portal that will allow residents to view and analyze their “behavior” with discarding materials. By increasing public awareness and further opportunities for residents to participate in curbside collection of recyclables, food scraps, yard scraps, and trash, we are trying to provide further opportunities for Dubuque to become a more sustainable and prosperous city. There will be RFID tags installed onto recycling and trash bins to collect and transmit data pertaining to physical amounts that are set out for curbside collection each week. This allowed us to analyze weekly performance for household’s trash to recyclables ratio, landfill diversion, and cost savings. Along with data collection on trash and recycling bins, we also created a Smarter Discards survey asking residents in this program seven recycling questions, seven behavior questions, and open ended questions for participants to leave any comments or suggestions they chose. Shown in these graphs are responses from these participants about the Smarter Discards Pilot Study.
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Sposato, Samantha R.
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Sposato, Samantha R., Cheryl L. Straub-Morarend, and Addy C. First. "Treatment of Hyperlipidemia Patients with Comorbid Dementia: Statin Safety Profile." Practicum, Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, University of Dubuque, 2018.
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Pope, Kimberly.
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Pope, Kimberly. "2015 Training Seminar on the Current and Future Impact of Social Media Within the Workplace Based on Andragogy Teaching Strategies." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2015.
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FitzPatrick, Angela R.
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FitzPatrick, Angela R. "An Action Research Approach to Enhancing Shared Knowledge of Public Relations Concepts at Loras College." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2007.
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Smith, Abagail R.
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Smith, Abagail R. "A 2012 Environmental Scan of Effective Practice for Business Use of Facebook by Selected Midwestern Community Banks." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2012.
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Pieper, Stephanie
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Pieper, Stephanie. "Ideal Leadership Traits." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2007.
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Gillen, Tabitha A.
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Gillen, Tabitha A. "The Role of Gardner’s Seven Levers of Change Process & Authentic Leadership Characteristics in Affecting Change Implemented by New Organizational Leaders." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2014.
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Orth, Kathrine B.
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Orth, Kathrine B. "The Spiritual Formation of Children with Autism and the Response of the Church." Poster presentation for the Chlapaty Research Fellowship Program, University of Dubuque, 2014.
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Hogan, Tom
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Hogan, Thomas P. "Fathers and Daughters: Communication Styles and Outcomes." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2007.
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Andrews, Jenna S.
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Andrews, Jenna S. "Attracting Generation Y Customers: The Digital Evolution & Casino Marketing." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2013.
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Griffin, Marlon L.
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Griffin, Marlon L. "Focusing Crisis Management Training in the Kennedy Mall, Dubuque, Iowa." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2008.
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Ali, Rabea M.
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Ali, Rabea M. "New Models of E-Training for New Saudi Aramco Employees in Safety Measures: A 2016 Adult Learning Training Design." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2016.
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Samkari, Amal
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Samkari, Amal. "A 2016 Survey of Saudi Student Experience of Culturally Different Learning-Centered Educational Practices in Two Upper-Midwest, USA, Universities." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2016.
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Roth, Lynn E.
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Roth, Lynn E. "A 2015 Analysis of Dialogic Communication Design Strategies Used By Midwestern Credit Union Websites." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2015.
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Dawson, Taylor M.
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Dawson, Taylor M., Cheryl L. Straub-Morarend, and Addy C. First. "Reduction of Statin Myopathy: Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation." Practicum, Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, University of Dubuque, 2018.
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Yarolem, Juliee
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Yarolem, Juliee. "Are You Really Ready? A Survey Comparing Crisis Preparedness for Small and Medium Size Eastern Iowa Schools." Practicum, Master of Arts in Communication, University of Dubuque, 2010.
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Bainbridge, Elizabeth L., Cruise, Chelsie E., Kieffer, Lea M., Matthews, Aaron J.
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Bainbridge, E.G., Cruise, C.E., Kieffer, L.M., Matthews, A.J., Koch, David E., & Zuercher, G.L. “Gender Differences in Home-Ranges for Southern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys volans) in Eastern Iowa.” Poster presentation for the Chlapaty Research Fellowship, 2012.
Abstract: In Iowa, southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) are considered a “Species of Special Concern”. This stems mainly from a lack of information about the ecology of southern flying squirrels within the state. Students at the University of Dubuque have been studying this species at Mines of Spain Recreation Area (MoSRA) in eastern Iowa for several years. Beginning in August, 2011 flying squirrels have been fitted with telemetry transmitters in an effort to better understand their spatial needs and movement patterns within the park. Transmitters were affixed to ten flying squirrels which were captured from different parts of the park. The goals were to: 1) determine their locations on a regular basis (usually nightly); 2) calculate home ranges and average daily movement distances; 3) compare between individuals to evaluate whether spatial needs are consistent throughout the park; and 4) determine whether or not females occupy different spatial ranges from male squirrels. While a few flying squirrels have yielded only a few locations, most flying squirrels were routinely located for several weeks each. It appears that the spatial needs of both male and female squirrels changes through time. These data hopefully will yield a better understanding of flying squirrel ecology.
