Browsing Senior Theses by Title
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The Background of GIS and how it Works
(1999)The purpose of this paper is to discuss the creditability and desirability of GIS in corporations and businesses today. GIS is very expensive to buy and maintain, so why would a business want to invest thousands of dollars ... -
Bat Activity in Relation to Landscape Composition and Spatial Configuration in Wisconsin
(2013-09-06)With the devastating effects of White-Nose Syndrome rapidly spreading towards Wisconsin, identifying the abundance and distribution of bats within the state is becoming increasingly vital. In order to identify patterns of ... -
Breast Cancer and Access to Health Care: A Spatial and Statistical Analysis
(2013-09-20)This research examines both the spatial and non-spatial relationships between breast cancer mortality rate and percent of population living below poverty, health care facilities per 1,000 people and percent urban. The data ... -
Brewing Bigger Beer: The Rise of Midwest Breweries into Industry Leaders
(2014-09-27)This thesis examines the rise of American Midwestern breweries from 1870 to 1940, a period when these companies became the largest breweries in America. These years are important in the expansion of the breweries in the ... -
Brownfields and Their Effect on Business and Unemployment in Youngstown, Ohio
(2013-09-20)Numerous brownfields, wide open space, and a little bit of hope holds all the potential in the world for Youngstown to regain some vitality. The question is do brownfields affect unemployment and business in relation to ... -
The Capability of GLOBE Data to Correct for Atmospheric Differences in Land Surface Temperature
(2018-05)Surface temperature is a quantitative and continuous phenomenon, understood easily when using data collected remotely by satellites. Surface temperature has been studied to further investigate the warming of urban climates, ... -
A Cardiology Market Share Study in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Using Geographic Information Systems Spatial Analysis
(2010-06-04)In Wisconsin, heart disease is the number one cause of death. In order to fix this problem there needs to be an emphasis on cardiology care. It is important for health care institutions to adequately provide cardiology ... -
Central America’s Access to Clean Water and the Effects on the Child Mortality Rate
(2013-09-06)Access to clean water sources can be an important factor in a child’s health. Many infectious intestinal diseases that can lead to death are spread through contaminated water sources. Whether or not having access to clean ... -
Childhood Obesity in the Greater Chicagoland Area: A Geographical & Social Analysis
(2013-09-06)Obesity in young children is becoming a problem and it is growing rapidly. This thesis focuses on childhood obesity in greater Chicagoland, which includes Cook and Lake County, Illinois, and Kenosha County, Wisconsin. ... -
Coastal Beaches of Southeastern Wisconsin
(2003)This thesis was done using public collected from 1999-2002 by Southeastern Wisconsin Health Departments. Excel was used to analyze the data. There were two hypothesizes in mind during the analyst. The first hypothesis ... -
Comparison of the preparation for earthquakes and tsunamis by different regions and the implications for cost and casualties
(2017-05-31)Some regions are better prepared than others for seismic disasters, specifically regions that are more developed and are more experienced with them, which results in mitigation of the loss of life that is caused by these ... -
Crimes in Kenosha: What are the Trends?
(2015-09)Crime has been studied for as long as crimes have been committed. There is a solid base of information available that portrays common spatial patterns and trends when analyzing crime. Conducting hotspot analyses of five ... -
Deep Clean: The Deep Tunnel Project and Water Quality in Milwaukee
(2013-09-20)The Milwaukee Deep Tunnel Project was implemented in 1994 to take in overflow from the Metro-Milwaukee sewer system after the current sewer system was deemed incapable of holding water brought in by heavy rainfall events. ... -
Des Plaines River Watershed in Southeastern Wisconsin
(2004)The Des Plaines River Watershed is an important water resource in southeastern Wisconsin. Many streams, rivers, and tributaries contribute to the watershed and a change in the region will have an affect on how the ... -
Determining the effects the combined growth Alliaria petiolata and Rhamnus cathartica have on soil composition.
(2013-09-20)With invasive species becoming a topic of increasing concern in the scientific and economical realms, it important to understand exactly how invasive plant species are able to alter and affect an ecosystem. Invasive plants ... -
Determining the Influence of Organic Matter, Phosphorus, Potassium, and pH on Corn Yield Using Correlation, Linear Regression, and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis
(2004)The purpose of this study was to determine if organic matter, phosphorus, potassium, and pH (independent variables) affect com yield (dependent variable). Com yield was obtained with a yield monitor at the time of ... -
Developing a habitat suitability model to increase the accuracy of Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus Cathartica) and Glossy Buckthorn (Rhamnus Frangula) detection in Minnesota
(2017-05-31)Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) and Glossy Buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula) are invasive species that have become an increasing problem in Minnesota. Both R. cathartica and R. frangula degrade wildlife habitat by ... -
Direct and indirect effects of the striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma vittatum) on the reproduction of butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata)
(2010-06-04)Herbivores and pollinators can be important determinants of yield. Striped cucumber beetles are found in flowers of butternut squash and are considered to be an agricultural pest. However, the effect of cucumber beetles ... -
Direct Effects of Elevation on Tree Size and Forest Density on Maderas Volcano, Nicaragua
(2017-05-31)The forest visually changes with elevation on Maderas Volcano in Nicaragua. This study investigates the attributes of the forest that change with elevation; by taking measurements of tree’s Diameter at Breast Height and ...
