The Logic of Uncertainty and Executive Discretion in Decision Making: The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Ebola Response (open access)

The Logic of Uncertainty and Executive Discretion in Decision Making: The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Ebola Response

This article addresses what a highly complex public health situation such as the Dallas-Fort Worth Ebola outbreak tell about the use of discretion by executive level public administrators.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Benavides, Abraham David; Keyes, Laura; McEntire, David & Carlson, Erin K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sanctuary Cities: A Discussion About Senate Bill 4 captions transcript

Sanctuary Cities: A Discussion About Senate Bill 4

Video of the 2017 Constitution Day: Sanctuary Cities event. This is a forum style discussion featuring Texas House Representative Ramon Romero, who argued vigorously against SB4, and Texas House Representative Lynn Stucky, who is a strong supporter of the new law. Students will also ask the speakers questions via Twitter using hashtags #UNT #Constitution Day.
Date: September 14, 2017
Creator: Evans-Cowley, Jennifer; Major, Rafael; Romero, Ramon & Stucky, Lynn
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Direct Graphene Growth on Metal Oxides by Molecular Epitaxy (open access)

Direct Graphene Growth on Metal Oxides by Molecular Epitaxy

Patent relating to the controlled, layer-by-layer growth of graphene on a useful, magnetizable/and or insulating substrate using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE).
Date: June 13, 2013
Creator: Kelber, Jeffry A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Graphene Magnetic Tunnel Junction Spin Filters and Methods of Making (open access)

Graphene Magnetic Tunnel Junction Spin Filters and Methods of Making

Patent relating to methods of forming a few molecule thick graphene layer on a ferromagnetic layer, at temperatures and conditions consistent with integration with silicon-based complementary metal oxide semiconductors (Si CMOS).
Date: May 25, 2012
Creator: Kelber, Jeffry A. & Zhou, Mi
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library

Time Travel Classroom: Historic Newspapers Online [Fall 2017]

Presentation providing an overview of The Portal to Texas History, with examples of resources available within the repository. It specifically focuses on newspapers and how to use them for historical context and primary source information.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Krahmer, Ana
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Neighborhood Price Externalities of Foreclosure Rehabilitation: An Examination of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program

This article examines the neighborhood price impacts of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funded foreclosure rehabilitation undertaken by Habitat for Humanity in Dallas County, Texas using a difference-in-difference framework.
Date: January 12, 2017
Creator: Leonard, Tammy; Jha, Nikhil & Zhang, Lei
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Impact of an Online Education Program on Counselors' Knowledge and Attitudes About Near-Death Experiences

Results of a study to test knowledge and attitudes among licensed U.S. counselors regarding near-death experiences (NDEs) through surveys administered before and after the counselors completed an online course.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Loseu, Saharnaz & Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retention and Efficacy of Citizen Scientist Volunteers of the Texas Quail Index (open access)

Retention and Efficacy of Citizen Scientist Volunteers of the Texas Quail Index

This paper discusses volunteer retention and efficacy for the Texas Quail Index.
Date: July 25, 2017
Creator: Reyna, Kelly S. & Rollins, Dale
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Porositization Process of Carbon or Carbonaceous Materials (open access)

Porositization Process of Carbon or Carbonaceous Materials

Patent relating to porositized carbon processed from carbon or carbonaceous materials.
Date: March 14, 2014
Creator: Shi, Sheldon Q. & Xia, Changlei
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Predicting Northern Bobwhite Habitat in Semiarid Rangeland Using LANDSAT Imagery (open access)

Predicting Northern Bobwhite Habitat in Semiarid Rangeland Using LANDSAT Imagery

This paper discusses a classification on 4 LANDSAT scenes of Clay County, Texas, from July and December 2015 to identify bobwhite habitat in subhumid and semiarid rangeland.
Date: July 25, 2017
Creator: Whitt, Jeffrey G. & Reyna, Kelly S.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library