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Quantifying the Ecosystem Services of Dung Beetles in a Restored Tallgrass Prairie
(Northern Illinois University, 2017-04-27)
Humans are highly dependent upon functional ecosystems for a wide variety of goods and services, known as ecosystem services. Through the decomposition of dung, dung beetles provide an ecosystem service valued at US$380 ...
Identifying Predictors of Congressional Incivility: An Individual-level Analysis
(Northern Illinois University, 2017-04-25)
This research explores what background characteristics are more closely associated with uncivil acts by members of Congress, while serving in Congress. Put differently, the research seeks to identify biographical attributes ...
DeKalb County Community Gardens and Food Security Project
(Northern Illinois University, 2017-05)
This project is about the food security insecurities throughout DeKalb.
Analyzing impacts of wallows on prairie plant communities
(Northern Illinois University, 2017-05)
Bison play a key role in maintaining prairies by creating natural disturbances through trampling, grazing and wallowing that shape plant communities. Wallowing can aid prairies, through seed dispersal and soil enrichment, ...
The Social Roots of Genocide: The Bosnian Genocide
(Northern Illinois University, 2017-05-05)
Genocide is often claimed as a a top down action of political violence. This report does not contest that, but moreover focuses on the social interactions at the individual level that encouraged crimes including, but not ...
Culturing Glioblastoma Cancer Stem Cells
(Northern Illinois University, 2017-05-05)
Glioblastoma multiforme is a malignant tumor that grows in the human brain. Patients diagnosed with Glioblastomas (GBM) require very extensive and invasive treatment that includes surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. ...
Gustav Klimt's Athena
(Northern Illinois University, 2015-05)
Women are the predominate subject of Gustav Klimt’s oeuvre, from his beautiful portraits of women patrons and acquaintances, to his murals for the Old Burgtheater, University, and Kunsthistorisches Museum. One woman who ...
Adding Technology Boundary Management to the Sleep Treatment Education Program for Students: Effects on Sleep, Technology Use, and Burnout
(Northern Illinois University, 2015-05)
Compared to the general population, college students have poorer sleep habits, which also tend to negatively affect their academic performance. Research suggests that part of this issue is due to technology use patterns ...
Use of Stable Isotopes in Quantifying Seabird Influence on Island Nutrient Dynamics
(Northern Illinois University, 2015-05)
Seabird colonies can have significant effects on island trophic structure by infusing massive amounts of guano fertilizer into terrestrial zones (Jones, 2010). These nutrients are important for driving soil chemical cycling ...
Visualization of latent Fingerprints using metal thin-films
(Northern Illinois University, 2015-05)
The commonly used detection and preservation of latent fingerprints methods employ dry powders or wet chemistry principles to visualize the samples in the field and also for laboratory analysis. This research examines a ...