How well does the general public understand the current recycling process in the United States? Does Eau Claire County recycle a significant amount of waste? Where does it go? This study hopes to answer these questions and more by surveying Eau Claire County residents on their recycling habits, as well as interviewing employees at the top recycling companies operating in Eau Claire county to determine the level of public disconnect from the material reality of recycling and waste management.Many people assume the recycling system functions well and serves to reintroduce waste back into production of new consumer products and packaging, but in reality only a small amount of material is recovered. The rest takes up space in landfills or becomes incinerated to produce electrical energy. Recycling materials comes with several costs: Time, money, and energy. Often, the costs of recycling outweigh the benefits, and without the profit incentive there are no companies willing to recycle materials. Previously, the United States shipped most of its recyclable waste overseas to China, but following a 2017 Chinese decision to halt waste imports, American companies were forced to find alternate methods for waste disposal and material recovery. This research focuses specifically on waste management and material recovery in Eau Claire County, but it has broader implications for the rest of the United States.
The design of skateparks plays an important role in promoting positive mental health benefits within communities. Public Spaces like skateparks are created to be used for physical recreation and provides a place for social interaction and community. Skateparks have been shown to reduce stress and yield as an outlet for self-expression. Because of this, skateparks not only create a place for community and physical activity, but also can be a space for individuals to feel a sense of individuality and belonging. This paper explores the connection between skatepark designs and mental health and how that plays a significant role in city space planning with the intent of harboring community cohesion and individual wellbeing.
Economic insecurity is a critical but often overlooked determinant of public health. This study investigates how financial instability contributes to poor health outcomes. Financial instability is characterized by unpredictability of income, employment insecurity, and limited access to basic needs like food, clothing, housing and access to healthcare, all which affect physical and mental health outcomes. By analyzing the intersectionality of economic insecurity, healthcare access, and the role of social systems including healthcare policies and safety nets, this research aims to identify key factors that negatively impact health and wellbeing and exacerbate these effects. This research primarily relies on quantitative data from closed ended survey questions, supplemented by qualitative data from the addition of three open ended survey questions. The survey explores an individual’s economic position, experience with healthcare accessibility and the perceptions of the effectiveness of social programs. The objective of the research is to discover in what ways economics affect health and to highlight systemic shortcomings in addressing these issues. The findings from this research can provide insight to those dedicated to developing more effective interventions that would mitigate negative health consequences and improve healthcare accessibility.
This study explores how apology videos differ across platforms and speaker statuses, and how these factors shape their perception by an audience. Linguistic coding on a dataset of publicly available apologies from the past five years is used to identify several linguistic markers that influence the perception of apology videos. In addition to these linguistic markers, videos are analyzed based on speaker type (celebrities, online influencers, private individuals, and brands) and format (long-form pre-recorded videos, short social media clips, and traditional live media statements). A survey measures audience reactions, including emotions elicited, perceived sincerity, and perceived effectiveness. A qualitative analysis then compares apology strategies to these audience perceptions in order to identify patterns.
As modern thought has transitioned from religious to scientific research, there has been a hard line driven down the middle of the two branches suggesting that the two cannot exist with one another. In the 21st century, the idea that science is the only accurate way to perceive the world is one of the most dominant views, relegating mysticism and religion to a separate corner, unrelated to science, but this is contrary to a very long human tradition of mystical practices. Even though science is the dominant school of thought, there are still millions to billions of people globally who participate in faith practices across religions and spiritualities, so what continues to draw people to faith? The researchers conduct interviews across faith practices and beliefs to gain a deeper understanding of what compels people to follow ideas inconsistent with modern thought. Through a mixture of answers from positive psychology, natural expression, and human connection, the beginnings of an answer may be found.
In media, or what we consume for entertainment, like movies, music, books, etc.... a motif is a form of repetition in some form. Whether that be a song, song title, a theme, or literally anything else, these motifs act as a way for one piece of media to connect to another. There are certain psychological effects that come with these motifs as well, like a sudden noise in a scary movie is associated with fear, or a happy go-lucky tune is associated with being happy. In video games, there are certain sounds that are synonymous with good things like a bell ringing or an upbeat tune. Instruments can also be included in this, with pianos or violins being associated with sadder songs or drums and electric guitars with heavy metal, head banger music. Symbols can also be a staple of motifs, like the symbol of death or God/heaven. Even if you don’t notice it, motifs are everywhere, and if you listen or look closely, you can notice them.
The purpose of this study is to measure the effectiveness of a student-led art session with college students. Participants are randomly selected by volunteer. Participants will be given a pre- and post-session survey. The survey will assess demographics and then stress levels pre- and post-session. The post-session survey will also assess likelihood to continue the use of art therapy in professional as well as non-professional settings.
The reason that we are looking into the relationship that stress had on our mental and physical health is that we are all college students so it is important to us to understand our stress, and to control it to help our health. We look to our peers and see significant levels of stress that seem to make people less happy overall. This made us question why people get stressed in the first place? Is it their class load, their workload, or anything else that they go through day to day? To answer these questions, we have looked into several different people's perspectives to see what they have discovered on the issue. Along with this we also conducted our own research to figure out our own conclusions.
The internet was created in 1983. After this social media had a boom in the early 2000s with the rise of MySpace and Facebook. Many platforms surfaced from this including Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter as known as X. Social media has changed the way we communicate and interact with people. Additionally, social media has significantly impacted relationships through instant messaging and video calls. However, it introduced challenges such as jealousy, trust issues, and unrealistic expectations set by influencers and content creators. This paper examines excessive social media use can lead to digital dependency, where people prioritize online interactions over their relationships whether it be friendships or romantic relationships. Additionally, it can lead to division in relationships and the feeling of exclusion. Also, it can lead to feelings of jealousy and comparison because of social media.
The University of Maine states that 4.8 Billion people all across the world who use social media. That is 68.57% of people in the world. Social media is built to keep people coming back to the app. As a result of this, several people find themselves addicted to their phones. As a result it’s beneficial to find out how many people are addicted to social media and their phones while also figuring out why people keep using social media despite it’s proven mental health impacts. Everyone always says how bad social media is for people and yet no one ever wants to quit using social media. I’m going to survey people of all age groups to see why they keep using social media, what benefits people get out of social media, and why they refuse to leave social media. I’d like to give a report based on the age group and the way they use social media.
University support services are an integral function in helping students thrive in an academic environment and have helped thousands reach their goals on the path to earning their degrees. That being said it’s important that students are fully aware of the services that are offered to them, and for them to have a positive view of said services, if we expect them to utilize these important resources. For that reason, a university’s ability to properly communicate to students the services available to them is imperative for the success of their students – this is especially true for demographics that are otherwise disadvantaged in some way, such as first-generation or disabled students. This study was primarily conducted to measure what methods may be most effective in advertising support services for students across campus, particularly focusing on Chippewa Valley Technical College and University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire students and their perceptions of various services offered by their institutions. To do this, a survey was conducted asking students about their knowledge of, opinions on, and the frequency in which they use services, as well as how they learned about them. In understanding the outcomes of different methods of advertising, universities can broaden the number of students that are able to use their services, potentially increasing rates for graduation, student retention, and academic standing, as well as generally improving the overall experience of their students.
This study explores the relationship and impact of digital media—such as social media, video games, and television—on early childhood mental development in children ages 1 to 18 years. It recognizes both the potential benefits and risks associated with moderate or excessive screen time. Data was collected through a survey that included a series of questions regarding children's digital media usage patterns, in conjunction with standardized measures of emotional and social skills. This research aims to examine the influence of digital media on cognitive, socioemotional, and behavioral development in children, while also analyzing the role of parental mediation in this context.
This research will examine the positives and negatives of management styles and their influences on employee motivation. Everyone has opinions on their workplace, whether good or bad. Those opinions are largely based on how much work they are required to do and how much appreciation they receive for completing their workload. The significance of this research is important as it helps identify ways to make the workplace a better, positive environment while improving the amount and quality of work completed. The research paper aims to identify which management style best impacts employee motivation. Information has been gathered through a survey to help provide more informed and first-hand accounts of the effects of management on motivation.
Parental relationships play a crucial role in shaping the emotional, psychological, and social development of a child. We are conducting this research to better understand the development of children directly correlated to the parents' relationship with the child. Our research heavily focuses on the direct effect of the parent's marital status and the development of a child. We discuss multiple different branches of the topic such as how a parent-child relationship between self-concept and career maturity in children and adolescents. As well as, the link between later parental conflict and adolescents adjustment in divorced and intact families. Another topic is, the value of children of divorced and non-divorced parents. Lastly, the parental impact of the child is the main topic of what we researched.
Muscle growth is a complex topic, with many influencing and detracting factors, many of which vary in effectiveness from person to person. In order to better understand these factors in the context of strength training, research was performed on contributors to an individual’s perceived muscle stimulus, which likely correlates with the amount of actual muscle growth detected. A survey was distributed to multiple individuals of varying levels of experience in strength training, focusing on variables such as contraction type, range of motion, volume, repetition amount, and amount of effort in each exercise. Other contributors like diet, growth supplements, age, sex, experience level, and build were also monitored.
