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The impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Student Success: A Four-Year Study

Poster presented at the 2018 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference. This poster describes a study to determine if library instruction has a positive impact on undergraduate student success.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: Hargis, Carol; Rowe, Jennifer & Leuzinger, Julie
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corrosion, Erosion andWear Behavior of Complex Concentrated Alloys: A Review (open access)

Corrosion, Erosion andWear Behavior of Complex Concentrated Alloys: A Review

This article presents a comprehensive view on corrosion, erosion, and wear behavior of complex concentrated alloys.
Date: August 3, 2018
Creator: Ayyagari, Aditya; Hasannaeimi, Vahid; Singh Grewal, Harpeet; Singh Arora, Harpreet & Mukherjee, Sundeep
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Allaying Terror: Domesticating Vietnamese Refugee Artisans as Subjects of American Diplomacy (open access)

Allaying Terror: Domesticating Vietnamese Refugee Artisans as Subjects of American Diplomacy

This article explores how the photographs of a basketmaker, as well as photographs of other refugee artisans published in the August 1956 issue of Interior magazine, served the American State Department agenda by characterizing its subject in terms of pathos and need.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Way, Jennifer
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 32, Pages 5117-5316, August 10, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 32, Pages 5117-5316, August 10, 2018

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 33, Pages 5317-5442, August 17, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 33, Pages 5317-5442, August 17, 2018

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: August 17, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 31, Pages 5025-5116, August 3, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 31, Pages 5025-5116, August 3, 2018

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: August 3, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexico's Immigration Control Efforts (open access)

Mexico's Immigration Control Efforts

This report discusses the surge in unauthorized migration from Central America into Mexico and the U.S that began in 2014. Topics covered include Mexico's southern border plan, human rights concerns, and U.S. policy and developments under the Trump Administration.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-China Trade Issues (open access)

U.S.-China Trade Issues

This report provides a summary of U.S.-China commercial ties, including history, trends, issues, and outlook.
Date: August 2, 2018
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Statistics (open access)

Wildfire Statistics

This report briefly covers statistics about wildfires, such as annual wildfires and acres burned and top five years with largest wildfires.
Date: August 2, 2018
Creator: Hoover, Katie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Education (open access)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Education

This report discusses artificial intelligence in education, including current applications, benefits and drawbacks, and policy considerations.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Joyce, J. Lu. & Harris, Laurie A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual and Directory OCR Text Dataset

Dataset of OCR text from N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual and Directory. This dataset includes volumes covering the years 1910 to 1922. In all there are 25 volumes comprised of 16,669 pages of text.
Date: August 22, 2018
Creator: Andrews, Pamela
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Synthesis of Amorphous InSb Nanowires and a Study of the Effects of Laser Radiation and Thermal Annealing on Nanowire Crystallinity (open access)

Synthesis of Amorphous InSb Nanowires and a Study of the Effects of Laser Radiation and Thermal Annealing on Nanowire Crystallinity

This article presents a strategy to grow amorphous InSb (a-InSb) nanowires (NWs) in a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system.
Date: August 9, 2018
Creator: Algarni, Zaina; Singh, Abhay & Philipose, Usha
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Complex Adaptive Systems: Adapting and Managing Teams and Team Conflict (open access)

Complex Adaptive Systems: Adapting and Managing Teams and Team Conflict

This book chapter provides an overview of teams, complex adaptive systems, conflict stages, and conflict models, while also presenting adaptive leadership as a style that offers organizations with the capabilities of reacting to changing environments quickly.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Turner, John; Baker, Rose M. & Morris, Mark
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library

The OA2020 Expression of Interest

Presentation for the 2018 Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference. OA2020 is an international initiative that supports institutions committed to a large-scale shift toward open access to the scholarly journal literature. Institutions that sign the Expression of Interest commit to making a good-faith effort to devise and implement practical strategies and actions for transitioning their funding for subscribing to journals to supporting open access. This lightning talk provides and overview of the OA2020 initiative and related resources to help guide decision-making on how to redirect library funding.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insights Into the Factors Influencing Student Motivation in Augmented Reality Learning Experiences in Vocational Education and Training (open access)

Insights Into the Factors Influencing Student Motivation in Augmented Reality Learning Experiences in Vocational Education and Training

This article attempts to identify some of the components that positively affect student motivation in mobile augmented reality (AR) learning experiences to contribute to the design and development of motivational AR learning experiences for the Vocational Education and Training (VET) level of education.
Date: August 21, 2018
Creator: Bacca, Jorge; Baldiris, Silvia; Fabregat, Ramon & Kinshuk
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0211 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0211

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether city council members also employed by an independent school district may receive compensation for their service on the city council (RQ-0213-KP).
Date: August 13, 2018
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0209 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0209

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a right of reverter on property owned by Texas State Technical College is enforceable ,against it as a state agency (RQ-0210-KP).
Date: August 9, 2018
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0210 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0210

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the contractual assessments imposed by local governments under the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act in chapter 399 of the Local Government Code are "special assessments by the local government and treated in a similar manner as the real estate taxes on the property" (RQ-0211-KP).
Date: August 13, 2018
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0212 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0212

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether sections 46.02 and 46.03 of the Penal Code apply to presiding election judges licensed to carry a handgun under chapter 411 of the Government Code (RQ-0214-KP).
Date: August 27, 2018
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Navy LPD-17 Flight II (LX[R]) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy LPD-17 Flight II (LX[R]) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the LPD-17 Flight II amphibious ship program, previously known as the LX(R) program. The Navy had planned to procure the first LPD-17 Flight II ship in FY2020. Congress, as part of its action on the Navy's proposed FY2018 budget, accelerated the procurement of the first LPD17 Flight II ship to FY2018. The Navy's FY2019 budget submission programs the procurement of the second LPD17 Flight II ship for FY2020. Decisions Congress makes on the LPD-17 FLIGHT II program will affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The War in Yemen: A Compilation of Legislation in the 115th Congress (open access)

The War in Yemen: A Compilation of Legislation in the 115th Congress

This report provides a summary of all legislative proposals that the 115th Congress has considered to date regarding the conflict in Yemen. Proposed stand-alone legislation, resolutions, and amendments to wider bills [National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2810; P.L. 115-91) and Defense appropriations (H.R. 3219/Division I, H.R. 3354)] reflect a range of congressional perspectives and priorities.
Date: August 13, 2018
Creator: Sharp, Jeremy M. & Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues (open access)

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues

This report examines debates over what constitutes an unfunded federal mandate and UMRA's implementation. It focuses on UMRA's requirement that CBO issue written cost estimate statements for federal mandates in legislation, its procedures for raising points of order in the House and Senate concerning unfunded federal mandates in legislation, and its requirement that federal agencies prepare written cost estimate statements for federal mandates in rules.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Can the President Pardon Contempt of Court? Probably Yes. (open access)

Can the President Pardon Contempt of Court? Probably Yes.

This report provides a brief background of contempt of court, explores the various arguments regarding whether a pardon can relieve an individual of criminal liability for contempt, and discusses potential congressional responses to the perceived abuse of the pardon power.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: Thompson, Richard M., II
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (open access)

The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

This report discusses the structure and role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and recent legislation in the 115th Congress regarding the FCC.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library