Molecular Markers of Neuropsychological Functioning and Alzheimer's Disease (open access)

Molecular Markers of Neuropsychological Functioning and Alzheimer's Disease

Article examines molecular markers of neuropsychological functioning among elders with and without Alzheimer's disease (AD) and determine the predictive ability of combined molecular markers and select neuropsychological tests in detecting disease presence. This work provides the foundation for the generation of a point‐of‐care device that can be used to screen for AD.
Date: March 1, 2015
Creator: Edwards, Melissa; Balldin, Valerie Hobson; Hall, James R. & O'Bryant, Sid E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A secure data routing schema for WSN using Elliptic Curve Cryptography and homomorphic encryption (open access)

A secure data routing schema for WSN using Elliptic Curve Cryptography and homomorphic encryption

This article proposes a novel encryption schema based on Elliptic Curve Cyrptography (ECC) and homomorphic encryption to secure data transmission in wireless sensor networks.
Date: December 7, 2015
Creator: Elhoseny, Mohamed; Elminir, Hamdy; Riad, Alaa & Yuan, Xiaohui
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coherent District Reform: A Case Study of Two California School Districts (open access)

Coherent District Reform: A Case Study of Two California School Districts

This article argues that whole district reform is possible in ways that increased student achievement results on standardized tests across two districts.
Date: March 13, 2015
Creator: Ezzani, Miriam
System: The UNT Digital Library
(Mis)Understanding Islam in a Suburban Texas School District (open access)

(Mis)Understanding Islam in a Suburban Texas School District

This article reports a Texas suburban school district's efforts to promote cultural proficiency after leadership trainings.
Date: February 3, 2015
Creator: Ezzani, Miriam & Brooks, Melanie C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Association between Hantavirus Infection and Selenium Deficiency in Mainland China (open access)

The Association between Hantavirus Infection and Selenium Deficiency in Mainland China

This article studies the role of selenium concentration in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses, using a multidisciplinary approach combining ecological analysis with preliminary experimental data.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Fang, Liqun; Goeijenbier, Marco; Zuo, Shu-Qing; Wang, Li-Ping; Liang, Song; Klein, Sabra L. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Computational inference of the structure and regulation of the lignin pathway in Panicum virgatum (open access)

Computational inference of the structure and regulation of the lignin pathway in Panicum virgatum

This article uses a systems biological modeling approach to address the challenge of in vivo measurements to elucidate the structure and regulation of the lignin pathway through a computational characterization of alternate candidate topologies.
Date: September 17, 2015
Creator: Faraji, Mojdeh; Fonseca, Luis L.; Escamilla-Treviño, Luis; Dixon, R. A. & Voit, Eberhard O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Glyoxal Oxidation Mechanism: Implications for the Reactions HCO + O2 and OCHCHO + HO2 (open access)

Glyoxal Oxidation Mechanism: Implications for the Reactions HCO + O2 and OCHCHO + HO2

Article on glyoxal oxidation mechanism and implications for the reactions HCO + O2 and OCHCHO + HO2.
Date: January 22, 2015
Creator: Faßheber, Nancy; Friedrichs, Gernot; Marshall, Paul & Glarborg, Peter
System: The UNT Digital Library
High-Temperature Kinetics of the Reaction between Chlorine Atoms and Hydrogen Sulfide (open access)

High-Temperature Kinetics of the Reaction between Chlorine Atoms and Hydrogen Sulfide

Article on high-temperature kinetics of the reaction between chlorine atoms and hydrogen sulfide.
Date: March 16, 2015
Creator: Gao, Yide; Alecu, I. M.; Goumri, Abdellatif & Marshall, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of Biodegradable Nanocarriers Loaded with a Monoclonal Antibody (open access)

Development of Biodegradable Nanocarriers Loaded with a Monoclonal Antibody

This article examines the feasibility of encapsulating monoclonal antibodies within poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles using a water/oil/water double emulsion solvent evaporation technique. This method can be used to prepare protective polymeric nanoparticles for transporting functional antibodies to the cytoplasmic compartment of cancer cells. The author's studies achieved successful formulation of antibody loaded polymeric nanoparticles, thus indicating that a PLGA-based antibody nanoformulation is a promising intracellular delivery vehicle for a large number of new intracellular antibody targets in cancer cells.
Date: February 12, 2015
Creator: Gdowski, Andrew; Ranjan, Amalendu; Mukerjee, Anindita & Vishwanatha, Jamboor
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temperature and Pressure Dependence of the Reaction S + CS (+M) → CS2 (+M) (open access)

Temperature and Pressure Dependence of the Reaction S + CS (+M) → CS2 (+M)

Article on temperature and pressure dependence of the reaction S + CS (+M) → CS2 (+M).
Date: January 27, 2015
Creator: Glarborg, Peter; Marshall, Paul & Troe, Jürgen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Harnessing Data to Assess Equity of Care by Race, Ethnicity and Language (open access)

Harnessing Data to Assess Equity of Care by Race, Ethnicity and Language

Study examines disparities in healthcare based on race, ethnicity and language (REaL) by utilizing inpatient (IP) core measures at Texas Health Resources, a large, faith-based, non-profit healthcare system located in Texas.
Date: December 22, 2015
Creator: Gracia, Amber; Cheirif, Jorge; Veliz, Juana; Reyna, Melissa; Vecchio, Mara & Aryal, Subhash
System: The UNT Digital Library
From neural and social cooperation to the global emergence of cognition (open access)

From neural and social cooperation to the global emergence of cognition

This article elaborates on a discussion of the emergence of intelligence via criticality as a consequence of locality breakdown, by using criticality for the foundation of a novel generation of game theory making the local interaction between players yield long-range effects.
Date: June 16, 2015
Creator: Grigolini, Paolo; Piccinni, Nicola; Svenkeson, Adam; Pramukkul, Pensri; Lambert, David & West, Bruce J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhancing Access to E-books (open access)

Enhancing Access to E-books

Article on a study of enhancing access to e-books.
Date: March 15, 2015
Creator: Harker, Karen & Sassen, Catherine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Revisiting (Some of) the Lasting Impacts of the Liberty Ships via a Metallurgical Analysis of Rivets from the SS "John W. Brown" (open access)

Revisiting (Some of) the Lasting Impacts of the Liberty Ships via a Metallurgical Analysis of Rivets from the SS "John W. Brown"

This article examines a rivet from the SS "John W. Brown", which was assembled in Baltimore, Maryland, and launched in September 1942. Classical metallurgical analysis of a rivet from the original 1942 vessel is compared with modern rivets used during its restoration.
Date: October 26, 2015
Creator: Harris, M. D.; Grogg, W. J.; Akoma, A.; Hayes, B. J.; Reidy, Richard F.; Imhoff, E. F. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Access to Geographical Information in Library Catalogs: a Case Study (open access)

Access to Geographical Information in Library Catalogs: a Case Study

Conference paper exploring three case studies on how methods of retrieval of geographic data offered by libraries. The online catalog (Case no. 1) includes various materials available to users. Case no. 2 is Special Collections in general, including the Portal to Texas History. Case no. 3 is a particular collection digitized by UNT: The map collection of the University of Texas at Arlington.
Date: 2015
Creator: Hartsock, Ralph & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automated Creation of Analytic Catalog Records for Born-Digital Journal Articles (open access)

Automated Creation of Analytic Catalog Records for Born-Digital Journal Articles

Article summarizing the approach to bibliographic metadata development at the University of Michigan Library for journal articles published and archived in HathiTrust.
Date: May 19, 2015
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Impact of Mental Aerobics Training on Older Adults (open access)

The Impact of Mental Aerobics Training on Older Adults

This article investigates the impact of mental aerobics on older adults. Findings support the conclusion that MA can be an effective intervention in improving older adults’ affectivity, everyday task self-efficacy, and self-rated health.
Date: May 1, 2015
Creator: Hayslip, Bert; Paggi, Kay & Caballero, Daniela
System: The UNT Digital Library
Artificially Structured Boundary as a Charged Particle Beam Deflector Shield (open access)

Artificially Structured Boundary as a Charged Particle Beam Deflector Shield

This paper from the 23rd Conference on Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry conference proceedings studies the possibility of using a planar artificially structured boundary as a charged particle beam deflector shield via classical trajectory Monte Carlo simulation.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Hedlof, R. M. & Ordonez, Carlos A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The South Africa World Cup: The Ability of Small and Medium Firms to Profit From Increased Tourism Surrounding Mega-Events (open access)

The South Africa World Cup: The Ability of Small and Medium Firms to Profit From Increased Tourism Surrounding Mega-Events

This article examines how a mega-sport event affects small and medium businesses (SMEs) that hope to profit from the increased tourism associated with the event.
Date: March 2, 2015
Creator: Heere, Bob; Van Der Manden, Pieter & Van Hemert, Patricia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Questioning the Validity of Race as a Social Construct: Examining Race and Ethnicity in the ‘Rainbow Nation’ (open access)

Questioning the Validity of Race as a Social Construct: Examining Race and Ethnicity in the ‘Rainbow Nation’

This article uses South Africa as a the research context to examine whether within each race group ethnic differences exist on national identity and social capital measures.
Date: January 2015
Creator: Heere, Bob; Walker, Matthew; Gibson, Heather; Thapa, Brijesh; Geldenhuys, Sue & Coetzee, Willie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multiple Comorbidities and Interest in Research Participation Among Clients of a Nonprofit Food Distribution Site (open access)

Multiple Comorbidities and Interest in Research Participation Among Clients of a Nonprofit Food Distribution Site

This article seeks to better understand the health needs of a nonclinical population to inform future research and interventions.
Date: August 17, 2015
Creator: Higashi, Robin T.; Craddock Lee, Simon J.; Leonard, Tammy; Cuate, Erica L.; Cole, Jay & Pruitt, Sandi L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comprehensive Analysis of Groundwater Quality in the Barnett Shale Region (open access)

A Comprehensive Analysis of Groundwater Quality in the Barnett Shale Region

This article presents an analysis of 550 groundwater samples collected from private and public supply water wells drawing from aquifers overlying the Barnett shale formation of Texas.
Date: June 16, 2015
Creator: Hildenbrand, Zacariah Louis; Carlton Jr., Doug D.; Fontenot, Brian; Meik, Jesse M.; Walton, Jayme; Taylor, Josh et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of laboratory-based terrestrial bioaccumulation assessment approaches for organic chemicals: Current status and future possibilities (open access)

Review of laboratory-based terrestrial bioaccumulation assessment approaches for organic chemicals: Current status and future possibilities

Article discusses the state of the science and existing shortcomings in terrestrial bioaccumulation assessment of neutral organic chemicals.
Date: August 13, 2015
Creator: Hoke, Robert; Huggett, Duane B.; Brasfield, Sandra; Brown, Becky; Embry, Michelle; Fairbrother, Anne et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shedding Light on the Tunnel and Light in Near-Death Experiences: A Case Study

Partial abstract: In this article, we present a case study of an adult male who experienced both gravity induced loss of consciousness (G-LOC) as a Korean War aviation cadet, including narrowing of his visual field to a point of light and also two subsequent transpersonal experiences -- a near-death experience (NDE) and an after-death communication (ADC) -- that both included a tunnel-and-light feature. His Near-Death Experience Scale scores for each experience and his comparison of the qualia of these experiences provide unique evidence in the debate about the nature and likely origins of such experiences. These data place more weight on the argument that the tunnel and light in transpersonal experiences cannot reasonably be attributed to loss of oxygen in the brain.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner & Loseu, Saharnaz
System: The UNT Digital Library