An Analysis of the Medical Costs of Obesity for Fifth Graders in California and Texas (open access)

An Analysis of the Medical Costs of Obesity for Fifth Graders in California and Texas

This article uses data from FitnessGram® and previous studies to estimate the lifetime economic impact of childhood obesity for a single age cohort in the two most populous states: California and Texas.
Date: January 15, 2016
Creator: Levitt, Danielle E.; Jackson, Allen W. & Morrow, James R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Charting New Territory: Mapping the UNT Libraries Collections

Presentation given at the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC) Conference on July 22, 2016. This presentation describes the components and creation of the Collection Map, a collection assessment tool developed by the University of North Texas.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Harker, Karen & Klein, Janette
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electrodeposition of Cu-Ni Composite Coatings (open access)

Electrodeposition of Cu-Ni Composite Coatings

This book chapter reviews the electrodeposition of Cu-Ni incorporated with nano- to microparticles to produce metal matrix composites.
Date: March 23, 2016
Creator: Thurber, Casey; Mohamed, Adel M. A. & Golden, Teresa
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library

An Interactive Model for Vector Borne Diseases: A Simulation for Zika in French Polynesia

Post presented at Contagion 2016, a satellite meeting at the 2016 Conference on Complex Systems. This poster presents a stochastic agent-based model that simulates the transmission of ZIKA via mosquitoes in 11 islands in the French Polynesia.
Date: September 21, 2016
Creator: Gwalani, Harsha; Alshammari, Sultanah M. & Mikler, Armin R.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Making MINES for Libraries Work for Your Library

This presentation provides an overview of the use of MINES for Libraries® at the University of North Texas Libraries.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Harker, Karen & Parwani, Priya B.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mouse fat storage-inducing transmembrance protein 2 (FIT2) promotes lipid droplet accumulation in plants (open access)

Mouse fat storage-inducing transmembrance protein 2 (FIT2) promotes lipid droplet accumulation in plants

This article discusses the test of the function of FIT2 in plant cells by ectopically expressing mouse (Mus musculus) FIT2 in Nicotiana tabacum suspension-cultured cells, Nicotiana benthamiana leaves and Arabidopsis thaliana plants.
Date: December 2, 2016
Creator: Cai, Yingqi; McClinchie, Elizabeth; Price, Ann; Nguyen, Thuy N.; Gidda, Satinder K.; Watt, Samantha C. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Power of Images + Text as Survey Responses

This presentation discusses how the authors created a survey and incorporated feedback through submitted images regarding a graduate student space in the library.
Date: August 15, 2016
Creator: Barham, Rebecca & Hallman, Caroline
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reduced Inflammatory and muscle damage biomarkers following oral supplementation with bioavailable curcumin (open access)

Reduced Inflammatory and muscle damage biomarkers following oral supplementation with bioavailable curcumin

This article seeks to determine the effects of oral curcumin supplementation on muscle and activities of daily living soreness, creatine kinase, and inflammatory cytokines following exercise-induced muscle damage.
Date: February 18, 2016
Creator: McFarlin, Brian K.; Venable, Adam S.; Henning, Andrea L.; Best Sampson, Jill N.; Pennel, Kathryn; Vingren, Jakob L. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library