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DGS Newsletter, Volume 20, Number 10, December 1996 (open access)

DGS Newsletter, Volume 20, Number 10, December 1996

Newsletter of the Dallas Genealogical Society discussing membership, Society meetings, genealogical workshops and events, and other news of interest to members.
Date: December 1996
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Effects of English Immersion Mathematics Classes on the Mathematics Achievement and Aspiration of Eighth-Grade Spanish-Speaking LEP Students (open access)

The Effects of English Immersion Mathematics Classes on the Mathematics Achievement and Aspiration of Eighth-Grade Spanish-Speaking LEP Students

This research grew from concerns relative to the mathematical performance of Spanish-speaking limited English proficient (LEP) public school students. This investigation studied the effects of the sheltered mathematics class on eighth-grade Spanish-speaking LEP students with regard to mathematical achievement, attitudes toward mathematics, the dropout rate, and the number of math credits earned in high school. The enrollment of a sheltered mathematics class was limited to LEP students. The purpose was to compare Spanish-speaking LEP students enrolled in sheltered mathematics classes with Spanish-speaking LEP students enrolled in regular mathematics classes. The research hypotheses were that achievement, mathematical attitudes, the dropout rate, and high school math credits earned would favor enrollment in sheltered mathematics classes. The data for achievement, dropout information, and mathematics course work completed were drawn from student records in the school district data bank. A mathematics attitude survey was given to a sample from the 1995-96 eighth-grade advanced level Spanish-speaking LEP students. The research hypotheses were not accepted. All of the populations did show an academic deficit. However, they did have more positive attitudes than negative attitudes toward mathematics. To improve achievement, staying in school, and a higher rate of inclusion in mathematics related careers the following recommendations were …
Date: December 1996
Creator: Hunt, Beverly Thornhill
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Factors Influencing Myoelectric Wearing Patterns of Pediatric Prosthetics Patients (open access)

Factors Influencing Myoelectric Wearing Patterns of Pediatric Prosthetics Patients

Upper limb deficiencies in children may be the result of trauma, disease, or congenital problems. Although biomechanical losses are the primary problem associated with a limb deficiency, the loss of such an obvious body part has cosmetic and psychosocial implications as well. Fitting a child with a prosthesis typically is the treatment chosen by families. Presently, there are three types of prostheses available for pediatric amputees, including passive, cable-operated, and myoelectric arms, but the myoelectric appears to be the most popular choice of children and their families. However, there is growing concern among clinicians that, despite its advanced technological capabilities, the myoelectric prosthesis is chosen for aesthetic rather than functional reasons. It is difficult, then, to justify the expense of fitting a myoelectric prosthesis when a more inexpensive prosthesis, or none at all, would be a more appropriate prescription. The question of when to prescribe a myoelectric prosthesis for a pediatric patient remains one of the most controversial questions in the field of prosthetics today due to this cost/benefit issue. In this study, the researcher examined psychological factors that may influence whether or not a child will wear a prosthesis and how that prosthesis will be used. Thirty prosthetics patients …
Date: December 1996
Creator: Glenn, Shannon M. (Shannon Richardson)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
HIV-Associated Dementia: Cofactors as Predictors of Severity of Neurocoenitive Deficits (open access)

HIV-Associated Dementia: Cofactors as Predictors of Severity of Neurocoenitive Deficits

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between a set of cofactors and severity of cognitive impairment, to determine if there were any factors which significantly predicted more severe neurocognitive deficits in persons with AIDS. Twenty-four male volunteers recruited from community groups and physician referrals participated. Subjects completed several self-report questionnaires eliciting information regarding demographics and risk factor variables, in addition to a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests. A severity of cognitive impairment summary score was computed for each subject, reflecting both the number of impaired tests and their distance in the impaired direction from normative data. Neither CD4 count, number of months since diagnosis of AIDS, number of AIDS-related illnesses, number of recent stressors, history of head injury/LOC, history of substance use, current or past psychiatric disorder, history of learning disability nor history of other medical illness were found to be significantly related to severity of cognitive impairment in this sample, after controlling for the effects of age, level of education, estimated premorbid IQ and mood status. However, no reliable conclusions could be drawn from this study because the small sample size resulted in an unacceptably low level of statistical power for the desired regression …
Date: December 1996
Creator: Anderson, Deborah E. (Deborah Elaine), 1967-
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Monthly summary report] (open access)

[Monthly summary report]

A monthly summary report with a demographics breakdown of clients who requested services.
Date: December 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Monthly summary report] (open access)

[Monthly summary report]

A monthly summary report of clients' demographics and questions.
Date: December 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Monthly summary report] (open access)

[Monthly summary report]

A monthly report concerning client demographics and questions.
Date: December 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Aaron Michaels Trial] captions transcript

[News Clip: Aaron Michaels Trial]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 1996
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: Struttin': A Christmas and Kwanzaa Concert] (open access)

[Program: Struttin': A Christmas and Kwanzaa Concert]

Flyer advertising a holiday concert featuring high school choirs hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 13, 1996 at the Naomi Bruton Theater.
Date: December 1996
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Southwest Retort, Volume 50, Number 4, December 1996 (open access)

Southwest Retort, Volume 50, Number 4, December 1996

This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community.
Date: December 1996
Creator: American Chemical Society. Dallas/Fort Worth Section.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Volunteer activity report] (open access)

[Volunteer activity report]

A monthly volunteer report for December 1996 for Ryan White Planning Council.
Date: December 1996
Creator: Ryan White Planning Council
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Young Children's Attitudes Regarding Ethnicity and Disability (open access)

Young Children's Attitudes Regarding Ethnicity and Disability

The purpose of this study was to examine the social perceptions of young children with disabilities and young children of color. Further, an attempt was made to determine whether differential rates of acceptance were experienced by either group, or by the group of children who were of color and also had a disability within integrated classrooms. Young children (age 5.0 through 6.11) were studied in intact groups (N=120) from child care centers in the Texas counties of Denton and Dallas. Three measures of social perceptions were implemented: (a) a forced choice (multiple alternative) technique using dolls of a variety of ethnicities and ability statuses in which children must select dolls they feel represent a list of positive and negative attributes; (b) social distance theory as measured by children's artwork; (c) a sociometric rating. The results of this study showed significant areas (p< 05) of stereotype and bias in the perceptions of young children toward ethnicity, disability and gender. Implications for further research into the efficacy of multicultural and anti-bias education programs is recommended.
Date: December 1996
Creator: Zionts, Laura T.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, November 29, 1996 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, November 29, 1996

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: November 29, 1996
Creator: Vercher, Dennis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Peavy] captions transcript

[News Clip: Peavy]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. Story aired at 5pm.
Date: November 26, 1996, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Peavy] captions transcript

[News Clip: Peavy]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. Story aired at 6pm.
Date: November 25, 1996, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: South Dallas pkg] captions transcript

[News Clip: South Dallas pkg]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10 P.M.
Date: November 25, 1996
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Gonzales] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gonzales]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 23, 1996, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Rhonda Ross in concert at Clarence Muse] captions transcript

[Rhonda Ross in concert at Clarence Muse]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Rhonda Ross concert held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on November 23, 1996. The VHS footage shows the concert until the 50:00 minute mark where it switches to unrelated footage of a choir member in rehearsal.
Date: November 23, 1996
Creator: Ross, Rhonda
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1996 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1996

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: November 22, 1996
Creator: Vercher, Dennis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Sign Trial] captions transcript

[News Clip: Sign Trial]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 22, 1996, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Sign Trial] captions transcript

[News Clip: Sign Trial]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 22, 1996, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Sign Trial] captions transcript

[News Clip: Sign Trial]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 22, 1996, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Cotton Bowl] captions transcript

[News Clip: Cotton Bowl]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. Story aired at 5pm.
Date: November 21, 1996, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Cotton Bowl] captions transcript

[News Clip: Cotton Bowl]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 21, 1996
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library