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The impact agenda and the search for a good life
This article is published as part of a collection on the future of research assessment. It explores the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle concerning the impact agenda and how philosophy can assist policy questions. Together, their work suggests that policy-sensitive philosophers can help decision makers be more self-conscious about the assumptions underlying their work.
Date:
February 14, 2017
Creator:
Frodeman, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Durable, High Conductivity, Superhydrophobicity Bamboo Timber Surface for Nanoimprint Stamps
This article discusses the fabrication of superhydrophobic bamboo timber by magnetron sputtering and nanoimprint stamps. It was expected that this work could promote the applications of superhydrophobic and conductive bamboo products.
Date:
December 6, 2017
Creator:
Bao, Wenhui; Liang, Daxin; Zhang, Ming; Jiao, Yue; Wang, Lijuan; Cai, Liping et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A gene based approach to test genetic association based on an optimally weighted combination of multiple traits
In this article, the authors propose a statistical method by Testing an Optimally Weighted Combination of Multiple traits (TOW-CM) to test the association between multiple traits and multiple variants in a genomic region (a gene or pathway). They investigate the performance of the proposed method through extensive simulation studies. Their simulation studies show that the proposed method has correct type I error rates and is either the most powerful test or comparable with the most powerful tests. Additionally, they illustrate the usefulness of TOW-CM based on a COPDGene study.
Date:
August 9, 2019
Creator:
Zhang, Jianjun; Sha, Qiuying; Liu, Guanfu & Wang, Xuexia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Who Are we Measuring and Modeling for? Supporting Multilevel Decision‐Making in Watershed Management
Article describes survey identifying opportunities for hydrologic modeling and monitoring to support overlapping management contexts.
Date:
January 10, 2020
Creator:
Bremer, Leah L.; Hamel, Perrine; Ponette-González, Alexandra G.; Pompeu, Patricia V.; Saad, Sandra I. & Brauman, Kate A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Julia M. Esparza, AHIP, Medical Library Association President, 2019–2020
Article features a profile of Julia M. Esparza, AHIP, Medical Library Association President, 2019–2020.
Date:
October 2019
Creator:
Philbrick, Jodi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sculpted grain boundaries in soft crystals
Article describes study in which "soft heteroepitaxy” is used to exert precise control over the lattice orientation of three-dimensional liquid crystalline soft crystals, thereby granting the ability to sculpt the grain boundaries between them.
Date:
November 29, 2019
Creator:
Li, Xaio; Martínez-González, José A.; Guzmán, Orlando; Ma, Xuedan; Park, Kangho; Zhou, Chun et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Simultaneous electrophysiological and morphological assessment of functional damage to neural networks in vitro after 30–300 g impacts
Article describes studying aiming to investigate and quantify network activity changes after simulated concussions in vitro and therewith develop a platform for simultaneous and direct observations of morphological and electrophysiological changes in neural networks.
Date:
October 18, 2019
Creator:
Rogers, Edmond A. & Gross, Guenter W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A geospatial method for estimating soil moisture variability in prehistoric agricultural landscapes
Article describes study which develops a static geospatial soil moisture model, the Soil Moisture Proxy Model, which uses soil and topographic variables to estimate soil moisture potential across a watershed in order to better understand the quality of farmland in terms of soil moisture.
Date:
August 21, 2019
Creator:
Gillreath-Brown, Andrew; Nagaoka, Lisa & Wolverton, Steven J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Absolute band alignment at semiconductor-water interfaces using explicit and implicit descriptions for liquid water
Article presents a rigorous and systematic study of the band alignment of semiconductors in aqueous solutions by contrasting a range of hybrid explicit/implicit models against explicit atomistic simulations based on density-functional theory.
Date:
October 11, 2019
Creator:
Hörmann, Nicolas; Guo, Zhendong; Ambrosio, Francesco; Andreussi, Oliviero; Pasquarello, Alfredo & Marzari, Nicola
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chemical exfoliation efficacy of semiconducting WS2 and its use in an additively manufactured heterostructure graphene–WS2–graphene photodiode
Article describes an experiment where various chemical exfoliation routes for semiconducting two-dimensional (2D) layered material WS2 were explored, including magnetic stirring (MS), shear mixing (SM), and horn-tip (HT) sonication.
Date:
August 6, 2019
Creator:
Desai, Jay A.; Adhikari, Nirmal & Kaul, Anupama
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The genome of jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis): A taxonomically isolated species that directs wax ester accumulation in its seeds
Article describes the high-quality, 887-Mb genome of jojoba assembled into 26 chromosomes with 23,490 protein-coding genes.
Date:
March 11, 2020
Creator:
Sturtevant, Drew; Lu, Shaoping; Zhou, Zhi-Wei; Shen, Yin; Wang, Shuo; Song, Jia-Ming et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Understanding Near-Death Experiences: A Response to Mays and Mays's Review
Article discussing Robert and Suzanne Mays' critique of "Near Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife" by Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin and John Martin Fischer. The article addresses each of Mays' points and states that they misattributed claims to Mitchell-Yellin and Fischer.
Date:
Winter 2017
Creator:
Mitchell-Yellin, Benjamin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"My heart sang within me, and I was glad to be dead": The Reception of Near-Death Experiences Across the Cultures of Oceania
Abstract: A comparative survey of how near-death experiences (NDEs) intersected with afterlife myths and shamanic practices, as reported in the mid-19th to mid-20th century by missionaries, explorers, and ethnographers of Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Australia, reveals various culturally distinct patterns. In Polynesia and Melanesia, documentary accounts of NDEs are found alongside myths and beliefs that directly refer to the phenomenon. In contrast, in Australia and Micronesia NDEs are almost entirely absent, and afterlife journey myths instead typically have shamanic contexts. I argue that these dynamics can be explained by reference to certain religious and cultural particularities, including differences in burial practices, variations in attitudes towards the dead, and diversity of shamanic traditions.
Date:
Spring 2018
Creator:
Shushan, Gregory
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Spontaneous Mediumship Experiences Among Near-Death Experiencers: A Qualitative Study
Abstract: We describe results of a qualitative study investigating spontaneous mediumship experiences (SMEs) of near-death experiencers (NDErs). Using archival data from a prior survey (Holden, Foster & Kinsey, 2014), we used cross-comparison qualitative analysis to examine emerged themes of participants' descriptions of SME characteristics, challenges of SMEs, and strategies to cope with SMEs. We identified 19 themes across 3 research questions. We discuss implications, including our urge to NDE researchers to continue investigating SMEs among NDErs to provide deeper clarity and understanding of this NDE aftereffect.
Date:
Spring 2018
Creator:
Foster, Ryan D.; Kahoe, Bethany M. & Nardelli, Danijela H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Near-Death Experience Features During Various Phases Related to the Unconsciousness: An Exploratory Study of Norwegian Hospital Patients [Brief Report]
Abstract: The objective of this study was to explore the states of consciousness associated with various features of near-death experience (NDE). The sample comprised 23 Norwegian adult survivors of unconsciousness associated with life threatening medical conditions, either cardiac arrest (CA; n=19) or surgery to address another type of trauma (OT; n=4). Of these, 11 CA and 4 OT patients endorsed at least one item on the Near-Death Experience Scale--Norwegian translation. We individually interviewed each of the 23 patients to ascertain their perception of the phase of unconsciousness in which each endorsed item on the NDE Scale occurred. Although most features reportedly occurred during unconsciousness, at least one item was endorsed for four other phases related to unconsciousness: before, while awakening from, after (conscious), and after (asleep/dream). Our results indicate that healthcare providers need to be prepared that ND experiencers may report clinically significant NDE features during both unconsciousness itself and that more research into this topic is warranted.
Date:
Summer 2018
Creator:
Buer, Øystein; Kalfoss, Mary; Weisaeth, Lars; Stifoss-Hanssen, Hans & Bendz, Bjørn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Significance of Autoscopies as a Time Marker for the Occurrence of Near-Death Experiences
Abstract: The physiological and psychological underpinnings of near-death experiences (NDEs) are not yet understood. In this article, we show that for "critical" NDEs reported after cardiac arrest, two different neurophysiological models have been proposed that, in the literature so far, have not been adequately distinguished from each other. In the real-time model, it is postulated that during critical NDEs, residual activities in the cerebrum were sufficient to generate NDEs in real time. In the reconstruction model, it is assumed that due to severe oxygen deficiency, critical NDEs could not have occurred at the time in question but were reconstructed later during the regeneration phase of the brain. To assess the plausibility of these two models, we analyzed the phenomenology of the view of one's own body from above (autoscopy) that frequently occurs in the beginnings of NDEs. In addition to the available literature, we used original descriptions of autoscopies obtained in an online survey conducted in 2015. We found that the reconstruction model is not supported by empirical findings and that some findings even speak against it. We therefore conclude that future discussions of explanatory models of NDEs should focus primarily on the neurophysiological real-time model and a third alternative …
Date:
Spring 2020
Creator:
Nahm, Michael & Weibel, Adrian
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coping with Cancer: Case Studies on the Effects of Learning About Near-Death Experiences
Abstract: People diagnosed with cancer frequently report deleterious psychological experiences because of their diagnosis and subsequent medical treatment. One particularly helpful coping strategy reported by cancer patients is psychoeducational on spiritual topics. Anecdotally, cancer survivors reported that psychoeducation about near-death experiences (NDEs) has been a source of great comfort. In this article, we present two case studies on cancer survivors who reported that learning about NDEs helped them cope with cancer successfully by enabling them to face with greater peace both ongoing medical treatment and a potential for death.
Date:
Summer 2020
Creator:
Foster, Ryan D.; Maxwell, Lauren & Butler, William E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Modalities of Power and Peace: The Implications of the Nature of the State
Paper examines the impact of personalized and institutionalized power on the potential for lasting peace in post-conflict states.
Date:
2012
Creator:
Haberstock, Kara
System:
The UNT Digital Library
“Beast-Hunts” in Roman Amphitheaters: The Impact of the Venationes on Animal Populations in the Ancient Roman World
Paper explores the impact of ancient Roman venationes, or wild beast hunts, on animal populations around the world.
Date:
2012
Creator:
Kidd, Elliott
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Explanations for Mass Provincial Protest in China
Paper explores the evolution of mass local protests in China and the factors that contribute to the likelihood of mass protest in a province.
Date:
2010
Creator:
Chan, Victor Cheung Yin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Freedman’s Town: One Community’s Preservation Within a Gentrified Environment
Paper discusses the effects of gentrification on communities by focusing on Dallas Freedman’s Town/North Dallas—established by freed slaves in the 1860’s—and the Saint Paul United Methodist Church congregation.
Date:
2010
Creator:
Velin, Gabriel
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Resource Access in Multiethnic States: The Role of Economic Discrimination in Conflict Onset
Paper analyzes the relationship between economic opportunity across groups and ethnic conflict.
Date:
2012
Creator:
Tjaden, Benjamin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Pursuit of Answers: An Investigation of Twenty-First Century Theatre
Paper analyzes the impact of live theatre on society in the twenty-first century.
Date:
2011
Creator:
Fox, Bradley
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Counterterrorist Policy on Terrorist Success in Western Europe
Paper examines the effectiveness of post-9/11 counterterrorism policies in Western Europe.
Date:
2010
Creator:
McGee, Daniel
System:
The UNT Digital Library