Report for the NGFA-5 project. (open access)

Report for the NGFA-5 project.

The objective of this project is to provide DHS a comprehensive evaluation of the current genomic technologies including genotyping, TaqMan PCR, multiple locus variable tandem repeat analysis (MLVA), microarray and high-throughput DNA sequencing in the analysis of biothreat agents from complex environmental samples. To effectively compare the sensitivity and specificity of the different genomic technologies, we used SNP TaqMan PCR, MLVA, microarray and high-throughput illumine and 454 sequencing to test various strains from B. anthracis, B. thuringiensis, BioWatch aerosol filter extracts or soil samples that were spiked with B. anthracis, and samples that were previously collected during DHS and EPA environmental release exercises that were known to contain B. thuringiensis spores. The results of all the samples against the various assays are discussed in this report.
Date: November 15, 2011
Creator: Jaing, C; Jackson, P; Thissen, J; Wollard, J; Gardner, S & McLoughlin, K
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ultra Low Density and Highly Crosslinked Biocompatible Shape Memory Polyurethane Foams (open access)

Ultra Low Density and Highly Crosslinked Biocompatible Shape Memory Polyurethane Foams

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Date: September 15, 2011
Creator: Singhal, P.; Rodriguez, J. N.; Small, W., IV; Eagleaston, S.; De Water, J. V.; Maitland, D. J. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Limit of detection of Bacillus anthracis in complex soil and air samples using next-generation sequencing (open access)

Limit of detection of Bacillus anthracis in complex soil and air samples using next-generation sequencing

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Date: March 15, 2012
Creator: Be, Nicholas A.; Thissen, James B.; Gardner, Shea; McLoughlin, Kevin; Fofanov, Viacheslav; Koshinsky, Heather et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Civil War General and Indian Fighter James M. Williams: Leader of the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry and the 8th U.S. Cavalry

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The military career of General James Monroe Williams spanned both the Civil War and the Indian Wars in the West, yet no biography has been published to date on his important accomplishments, until now. From his birth on the northern frontier, westward movement in the Great Migration, rush into the violence of antebellum Kansas Territory, Civil War commands in the Trans-Mississippi, and as a cavalry officer in the Indian Wars, Williams was involved in key moments of American history. Like many who make a difference, Williams was a leader of strong convictions, sometimes impatient with heavy-handed and sluggish authority. Building upon his political opinions and experience as a Jayhawker, Williams raised and commanded the ground-breaking 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1862. His new regiment of black soldiers was the first such organization to engage Confederate troops, and the first to win. He enjoyed victories in Missouri, Indian Territory (Oklahoma), and Arkansas, but also fought in the abortive Red River Campaign and endured defeat and the massacre of his captured black troops at Poison Spring. In 1865, as a brigadier general, Williams led his troops in consolidating control of northern Arkansas. Williams played a key role in taking Indian …
Date: May 15, 2013
Creator: Lull, Robert W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 56, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 15, 2016 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 56, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 15, 2016
Creator: Armstrong, Mark J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Still the Arena of Civil War: Violence and Turmoil in Reconstruction Texas, 1865/1874

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Following the Civil War, the United States was fully engaged in a bloody conflict with ex-Confederates, conservative Democrats, and members of organized terrorist groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, for control of the southern states. Texas became one of the earliest battleground states in the War of Reconstruction. Throughout this era, white Texans claimed that Radical Republicans in Congress were attempting to dominate their state through “Negro-Carpetbag-Scalawag rule.” In response to these perceived threats, whites initiated a violent guerilla war that was designed to limit support for the Republican Party. They targeted loyal Unionists throughout the South, especially African Americans who represented the largest block of Republican voters in the region. Was the Reconstruction era in the Lone Star State simply a continuation of the Civil War? Evidence presented by sixteen contributors in this new anthology, edited by Kenneth W. Howell, argues that this indeed was the case. Topics include the role of the Freedmen’s Bureau and the occupying army, focusing on both sides of the violence. Several contributors analyze the origins of the Ku Klux Klan and its operations in Texas, how the Texas State Police attempted to quell the violence, and Tejano adjustment to Reconstruction. Other chapters …
Date: March 15, 2012
Creator: Howell, Kenneth W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 204, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 15, 2017 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 204, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 15, 2017

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 15, 2017
Creator: Armstrong, Mark J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 180, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 180, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 15, 2018
Creator: Armstrong, Mark J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Smart Grid: An Estimation of the Energy and CO2 Benefits (open access)

The Smart Grid: An Estimation of the Energy and CO2 Benefits

This report articulates nine mechanisms by which the smart grid can reduce energy use and carbon impacts associated with electricity generation and delivery. The quantitative estimates of potential reductions in electricity sector energy and associated CO2 emissions presented are based on a survey of published results and simple analyses. This report does not attempt to justify the cost effectiveness of the smart grid, which to date has been based primarily upon the twin pillars of cost-effective operation and improved reliability. Rather, it attempts to quantify the additional energy and CO2 emission benefits inherent in the smart grid’s potential contribution to the nation’s goal of mitigating climate change by reducing the carbon footprint of the electric power system.
Date: January 15, 2010
Creator: Pratt, Robert G.; Balducci, Patrick J.; Gerkensmeyer, Clint; Katipamula, Srinivas; Kintner-Meyer, Michael CW; Sanquist, Thomas F. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Promoting Workforce Development for the Transportation Profession Through a Multi-University/Agency Partnership: Final Report (open access)

Promoting Workforce Development for the Transportation Profession Through a Multi-University/Agency Partnership: Final Report

"The objective of this multi-university/agency partnership between Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), and Texas A&M University (TAMU) is to build on the progress made through the UTCM seed funding to produce high-quality transportation professionals from underrepresented groups through research and other real-world experiences."
Date: December 15, 2010
Creator: Kommalapati, Raghava; Perkins, Judy; Jasek, Deborah; Stockton, William & Benz, Robert J. (Robert Joseph)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
First Timers and Old Timers: the Texas Folklore Society Fire Burns On (open access)

First Timers and Old Timers: the Texas Folklore Society Fire Burns On

The Texas Folklore Society has been alive and kicking for over one hundred years now, and I don’t really think there’s any mystery as to what keeps the organization going strong. The secret to our longevity is simply the constant replenishment of our body of contributors. We are especially fortunate in recent years to have had papers given at our annual meetings by new members—young members, many of whom are college or even high school students. These presentations are oftentimes given during sessions right alongside some of our oldest members. We’ve also had long-time members who’ve been around for years but had never yet given papers; thankfully, they finally took the opportunity to present their research, fulfilling the mission of the TFS: to collect, preserve, and present the lore of Texas and the Southwest. You’ll find in this book some of the best articles from those presentations. The first fruits of our youngest or newest members include Acayla Haile on the folklore of plants. Familiar and well-respected names like J. Rhett Rushing and Kenneth W. Davis discuss folklore about monsters and the classic “widow’s revenge” tale. These works—and the people who produced them—represent the secret behind the history of the …
Date: December 15, 2012
Creator: Untiedt, Kenneth L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Chicano Education in the Era of Segregation

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Chicano Education in the Era of Segregation analyzes the socioeconomic origins of the theory and practice of segregated schooling for Mexican-Americans from 1910 to 1950. Gilbert G. Gonzalez links the various aspects of the segregated school experience, discussing Americanization, testing, tracking, industrial education, and migrant education as parts of a single system designed for the processing of the Mexican child as a source of cheap labor. The movement for integration began slowly, reaching a peak in the 1940s and 1950s. The 1947 Mendez v. Westminster case was the first federal court decision and the first application of the Fourteenth Amendment to overturn segregation based on the “separate but equal” doctrine. This paperback features an extensive new Preface by the author discussing new developments in the history of segregated schooling. “[Gonzalez] successfully identifies the socioeconomic and political roots of the inequality of education of Chicanos. . . . It is an important historical and policy source for understanding current and future issues affecting the education of Chicanos.”—Dennis J. Bixler-Marquez, International Migration Review
Date: March 15, 2013
Creator: Gonzalez, Gilbert G.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 258, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 258, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 15, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 182, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 15, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 182, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 15, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Jessie Williams, May 15, 2013] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Jessie Williams, May 15, 2013]

Funeral program for Jessie Williams, born September 19, 1921 and died May 4, 2013. The funeral was held May 15, 2013 at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, officiated by Reverend Dr. W. Raymond Bryant. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: May 15, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 207, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 15, 2014 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 207, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 15, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 15, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 310, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 15, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 310, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 15, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 232, Ed. 1 Monday, August 15, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 232, Ed. 1 Monday, August 15, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 79, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 15, 2014 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 79, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 15, 2014
Creator: Hanrahan, Thom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 180, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 15, 2010 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 180, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 15, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 181, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 2014 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 181, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 15, 2014
Creator: Hanrahan, Thom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 156, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 15, 2014 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 156, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 15, 2014
Creator: Hanrahan, Thom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 106, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 15, 2014 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 106, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 15, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 2014
Creator: Hanrahan, Thom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 359, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 15, 2012 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 359, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 15, 2012

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 15, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History