Antithesis: Composition for Chamber Orchestra (open access)

Antithesis: Composition for Chamber Orchestra

Antithesis is a composition, approximately nine minutes long, for chamber orchestra (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 2 horns, 1 percussionist, prepared electronic tape and strings). Although not formally divided into movements, there are four major sections, analagous to the classical symphony. The primary thrust of the work is to juxtapose opposing timbres, rhythms, and modes of sound generation (instrumental versus electronic) in ways that lead one to another without formal harmonic or melodic logic.
Date: August 1977
Creator: Crocker, R. Dean
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Overtures of Samuel Wesley (open access)

The Overtures of Samuel Wesley

Born into one of the most distinguished families in eighteenth-century England, Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) distinguished himself as a child prodigy, an ardent devotee of the music of J. S. Bach, and as a composer, performer and music lecturer. His four extant overtures, written from the year 1778 to 1824, offer an insight into his development as a composer. This edition, drawn from the Wesley manuscripts housed in the British Library, is preceded by a commentary dealing with Wesley's life, the history of the overture as an independent for, and with Wesley's place in the history of English instrumental music.
Date: May 1978
Creator: Walker, Jeremy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The life and legend of Godfrey of Bouillon: the development of a cultural hero in art and literature (open access)

The life and legend of Godfrey of Bouillon: the development of a cultural hero in art and literature

In the fourteenth century Jacques de Longuyon popularized the theme of the nine worthies in his poem Les Voeux du Paon. Gofrey of Bouillon, Duke of Lower Lorraine and Protector of the Holy Sepulchre, was the last of the Christian Worthies in the poem. In his life and legends he exemplified the medieval world's heroic ideal. His achievement, the recovery of the Holy City for Christianity, was the pinnacle-the crowning glory-for the western world. By examining the historical fact of Godfrey's life and comparing it to legends and artistic renderings of that life, one can learn more about the time during which he lived and the people of which he was a part.
Date: August 1992
Creator: Lynass, Kathryn R. (Kathryn Rose)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development of a Model to Include art in the Individualized Education Program for Physically Handicapped and Health Impaired Students (open access)

The Development of a Model to Include art in the Individualized Education Program for Physically Handicapped and Health Impaired Students

This research effort focused on developing a process model to include art in the individualized education programs (IEPs) of physically handicapped and health impaired students which followed guidelines prescribed by Public Law 94-142. A systems approach was utilized for the development of the model. The sequence of interrelated tasks involved stating needs, identifying the problem, assessing the resources, identifying the population sample, establishing definitions of disabilities, specifying objectives, defining methodologies, developing a programmatic plan, conducting the operational phase, evaluating and refining the model.
Date: August 1981
Creator: Troeger Clifford, Betty
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Art Curriculum Guide for the Junior High Catholic School System of the Dallas Diocese (open access)

An Art Curriculum Guide for the Junior High Catholic School System of the Dallas Diocese

This study is about the development of a curriculum guide which projects flexibility, continuity, sequential framework, and to a certain extent, uniformity, around which each teacher may build an art program that will best meet the students' needs. Areas pertinent to developing the curriculum guide are presented in light of literature in this field. The guide may be used to facilitate the teaching of art in recognizing and understanding artistic development that is essential in bringing to fruition the inherent individual ability of all the Junior High Catholic School students.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Da Silva, Geraldine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiber, Fabric, Art (open access)

Fiber, Fabric, Art

The problem addressed in this paper was the appropriateness of fiber, especially in the form of fabric, as an art medium. Relevant statements by crafts makers, philosophers, art critics, and artists were investigated along with historical and contemporary art and craft works.
Date: May 1984
Creator: Dishongh, Suzanne
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development and Use of the Bass Clarinet in the Symphony Orchestra (open access)

The Development and Use of the Bass Clarinet in the Symphony Orchestra

The purpose of this study is to trace the development of a comparatively young orchestral instrument, the bass clarinet, and its use in the symphony orchestra. The first chapter concerns the development of the bass clarinet from the earliest imperfect specimen to the modern day instrument. The second chapter discusses physical characteristics that are peculiar to the bass clarinet. The third chapter deals with the particular methods of using the bass clarinet in orchestral literature by various composers, from its introduction into the orchestra by Meyerbeer through the present.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Hearn, Dan Kent
System: The UNT Digital Library
An In Vitro Study of the Effects of Methylprednisolone on Lesioned and Uninjured Mammalian Spinal Cord Neurons (open access)

An In Vitro Study of the Effects of Methylprednisolone on Lesioned and Uninjured Mammalian Spinal Cord Neurons

The studies reported in this dissertation constitute the first evidence that methylprednisolone (MP) has been shown to ameliorate specific components of secondary trauma including ischemia, lactic acidosis, and lipid peroxidation.
Date: December 1993
Creator: Rosenberg-Schaffer, Lisa (Lisa Jo)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Consultants' and Directors' Attitudes Toward Recruiting New Consultants into the Direct Sales Organization (open access)

A Study of Consultants' and Directors' Attitudes Toward Recruiting New Consultants into the Direct Sales Organization

The problem considered was that many direct sales personnel do not recruit others into the sales force even though monetary rewards and recognition for achievement can be earned for successful recruitment. The purpose of this study was to identify attitudes that were characteristic of consultants who were successful recruiters within a direct sales organization.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Sharp, Patsy Lenelle Horn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electromyographic Analysis of the Pectoralis Major During Six Selected Antigravity Calisthenics (open access)

Electromyographic Analysis of the Pectoralis Major During Six Selected Antigravity Calisthenics

The problem of this study was the analysis of the pectoralis major during six antigravity exercises using electromyographc techniques. Thirty male subjects were used for the investigation from physical education classes at North Texas State University during the spring of 1976.
Date: August 1976
Creator: Fischer, Russell D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
In Vitro Studies of the Effects of Hypothermia on Lesioned and Uninjured Mammalian Spinal Cord Neurons (open access)

In Vitro Studies of the Effects of Hypothermia on Lesioned and Uninjured Mammalian Spinal Cord Neurons

The effects of hypothermia on cultured mammalian (mouse) spinal cord neurons which had been subjected to a defined physical trauma (amputation of a primary dendrite 100μM from the perikaryon) were investigated.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Wang, Guofang
System: The UNT Digital Library
Humanism and the Artist Raphael: a View of Renaissance History Through his Humanist Accomplishments (open access)

Humanism and the Artist Raphael: a View of Renaissance History Through his Humanist Accomplishments

The thesis advances the name of Raphael Santi, the High Renaissance artist, to be included among the famous and highly esteemed Humanists of the Renaissance period. While the artistic creativity of the Renaissance is widely recognized, the creators have traditionally been viewed as mere craftsmen. In the case of Raphael Santi, his skills as a painter have proven to be a timeless medium for the immortalizing of the elevated thinking and turbulent challenges of the time period. His interests outside of painting, including archaeology and architecture, also offer strong testimony of his Humanist background and pursuits.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Miller, Douglas W. (Douglas William)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of Immune Responses and Cytological Changes in Lumbricus Terrestris and Eisenia Foetida as Assays for Xenobiotics (open access)

Evaluation of Immune Responses and Cytological Changes in Lumbricus Terrestris and Eisenia Foetida as Assays for Xenobiotics

The earthworms, Lubricus terrestris and Eisenia foetida, were used as non mammalian surrogate models to assess the immunotoxicpotential of xenobiotic to mammals. Assays were developed and optimized for detecting spreading activity and phagocytosis of rabbit red blood cell (RRBC), bacteria, and yeasts by macrophage-like coelomocytes of L. terrestris.
Date: December 1992
Creator: Hariri, Abdolrahman Sadeghi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Hypervigilance in Abused Children (open access)

Social Hypervigilance in Abused Children

One characteristic of abused children that is often observed but not yet empirically examined is social hypervigilance. In this study, 20 abused and 20 distressed children were compared using WISC-R subtests, two measures of locus of control and need for attention.
Date: August 1985
Creator: Harrison, James Ray
System: The UNT Digital Library
Modelling Land Use Change and Nonpoint Source Pollution Potential Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Technology (open access)

Modelling Land Use Change and Nonpoint Source Pollution Potential Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Technology

In this study Geographic Information System (GIS) technology was integrated with remote sensing techniques in order to determine the potential for nonpoint source pollution in the Lake Palestine and Cedar Creek Reservoir watersheds of North Central Texas. The Universal Soil Loss Equation was used to determine soil erosion potential from the watersheds, and export coefficients were used to estimate nutrient loadings into the reservoirs.
Date: August 1990
Creator: Walker, Scott William
System: The UNT Digital Library
Physiology of L-asparaginase Synthesis by Escherichia Coli (open access)

Physiology of L-asparaginase Synthesis by Escherichia Coli

A mating between Escherichia coli 4318 (thi-leu-Las-Hfr) and E. coli A-1 (Met-Las+ F-) resulted in the formation of phototrophic recombinantshaving L-asparaginase activities at three distinct levels. The physiology of L-asparaginase synthesis in these recombinants is described.
Date: December 1979
Creator: Barnes, Wayne Riley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determination of Neuronal Morphology in Spinal Monolayer Cultures (open access)

Determination of Neuronal Morphology in Spinal Monolayer Cultures

The objective of the completed research was to characterize the morphology of individual neurons within monolayer networks of fetal mouse spinal tissue via intraperikaryal injections of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Thirty labelled neurons were reconstructed via camera lucida drawings and morphometrically analyzed.
Date: May 1989
Creator: De La Garza, Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Visual Works of Art as a Stimulus for Linguistic References and Historical Time Conceptions in Third Grade Students (open access)

Visual Works of Art as a Stimulus for Linguistic References and Historical Time Conceptions in Third Grade Students

This study investigated the relationship between visual cues in art reproductions, simple linguistic time vocabulary and children's temporal understandings. During interview sessions, 33 third-grade students attending two suburban schools were asked to place three art postcard reproductions sets in chronological order. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded for analysis. Linguistic references used to represent historical time and visual cues within the art postcards which caused students to place art works in a particular time sequence were documented.
Date: May 1992
Creator: Broadus, Cassandra Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bacterial Flora of the Intestine of Ascaris Suum and Serotonin Production (open access)

The Bacterial Flora of the Intestine of Ascaris Suum and Serotonin Production

Efforts were made to (1) enumerate and isolate the intestinal bacteria of Ascaris suum; (2) identify those bacteria isolated; and (3) assess the ability of intestinal bacteria to produce serotonin.
Date: May 1986
Creator: Hsu, Shing-Chien
System: The UNT Digital Library
Characterization and Immune Inactivation of Cytotoxicity of Mycoplasma Species (open access)

Characterization and Immune Inactivation of Cytotoxicity of Mycoplasma Species

Polyacrymalide gel isoelectric focusing (PAGIF) in thin-layer was used to resolve proteins of Mycoplasma spp., Acholeplasma spp. and of eight strains of Ureaplasma urealyticum (T-Strain). A mixture of urea, Triton X-100, and dithioerythritol was used to solubilize sonically disrupted cells.
Date: December 1976
Creator: Sayed, Iftikhar Ali
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of Heinrich Baermann on the Performance of the Clarinet Works of Carl Maria Von Weber: a Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Music by Poulenc, Rivier, Brahms, Weber, Finzi, Mozart, Bernstein, Busoni, Bozza, and Milhaud (open access)

The Influence of Heinrich Baermann on the Performance of the Clarinet Works of Carl Maria Von Weber: a Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Music by Poulenc, Rivier, Brahms, Weber, Finzi, Mozart, Bernstein, Busoni, Bozza, and Milhaud

The dissertation consists of four recitals: one chamber music recital, two solo recitals, and one lecture recital. The repertoire of these programs was chosen with the intention of demonstrating the capability of the performer to deal with problems arising in works of varying types and of different historical periods.
Date: December 1981
Creator: Pickthorn, David A. (David Allen)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of a Methylcholanthrene-Induced Lymphosarcoma on the Blood of DBA/1J and Swiss White Mice (open access)

Effects of a Methylcholanthrene-Induced Lymphosarcoma on the Blood of DBA/1J and Swiss White Mice

The investigation was concerned with characterizing effects of this tumor line on lipid metabolism in DBA/1J mice and serum protein levels and cellular changes in DBA/1J and Swiss white mice. Total lipids, lipid phosphorus, neutral lipids, and changes in fatty acids were determined in liver, spleen, skin and tumor of DBA/1J mice bearing the lymphosarcoma at various days after injection of tumor cells.
Date: May 1973
Creator: Lindsey, Jerri Kay
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Description of Altered Visual Perceptual Differentiation as Affected by Instructional Procedures Upon the Responses of Individuals to Visual Data (open access)

A Description of Altered Visual Perceptual Differentiation as Affected by Instructional Procedures Upon the Responses of Individuals to Visual Data

The purpose of this study was to analyze, evaluate, expand, and implement instructional procedures designed in order to increase visual perceptual differentiation. The literature revealed visual perceptual differentiation to be pervasive and stable across situational variables.
Date: August 1976
Creator: McCarter, Samuel Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Words, Music, and Ethnic Elements in Srul-Irving Glick's I Never Saw Another Butterfly, a Lecture Recital, Together with Three [i.e. four] Recitals of Selected Works of J.S. Bach, S. Barber, J. Brahms, A. Vivaldi, G. Fauré, G. Finzi, H. Duparc, M. Mussorgsky and Others (open access)

Words, Music, and Ethnic Elements in Srul-Irving Glick's I Never Saw Another Butterfly, a Lecture Recital, Together with Three [i.e. four] Recitals of Selected Works of J.S. Bach, S. Barber, J. Brahms, A. Vivaldi, G. Fauré, G. Finzi, H. Duparc, M. Mussorgsky and Others

The lecture recital was given on August 12, 1981. The discussion of Glick's i never saw another butterfly consisted of an analysis of the four songs followed by their performance. In addition to the lecture recital, four other public recitals were given; three of solo literature for voice and piano and one of vocal chamber literature.
Date: December 1981
Creator: Evelyn, George E. (George Elbert)
System: The UNT Digital Library