The Phases of Disaster as a Relationship Between Structure and Meaning: A Narrative Analysis of the 1947 Texas City Explosion (open access)

The Phases of Disaster as a Relationship Between Structure and Meaning: A Narrative Analysis of the 1947 Texas City Explosion

This article examines phases of disaster response and recovery as a sociological problem.
Date: November 2005
Creator: Richardson, Brian K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Industrial Geography of Toxic Chemical Generation, Release and Management in Texas (open access)

The Industrial Geography of Toxic Chemical Generation, Release and Management in Texas

This article examines overall trends in toxic chemical generation, releases and management in Texas from 1995 to 1999 within the broad context of sustainable industrial production.
Date: 2001
Creator: Lyons, Donald
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A History of Geography at the University of North Texas (open access)

A History of Geography at the University of North Texas

This article provides a history of the Geography Department at the University of North Texas.
Date: 2004
Creator: Lyons, Donald & Forbes, Bill
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Controlling Gully Erosion with Earth Dams in North-Central Texas (open access)

Controlling Gully Erosion with Earth Dams in North-Central Texas

This article describes the use of earth dams for controlling gully erosion in part of the Eastern Cross Timbers of North-Central Texas.
Date: January 2001
Creator: Hudak, Paul F. & Chadbourne, John
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lightning, Downed Power Line Form Intriguing Rock Structure in Denton, Texas (open access)

Lightning, Downed Power Line Form Intriguing Rock Structure in Denton, Texas

This article describes a vitrified soil structure, formed by atmospheric and human activity, possessing characteristics of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Date: March 2003
Creator: Hudak, Paul F. & Maxey, George
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A White Paper on Outcomes Evaluation: Concepts, Strategies, and Practical Applications (open access)

A White Paper on Outcomes Evaluation: Concepts, Strategies, and Practical Applications

This white paper introduces evaluation concepts and describes outcome-based evaluation. The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) logic model is described in the context of developing a program evaluation plan. Four case studies illustrate how outputs, outcomes and indicators can be used to produce programs results.
Date: December 10, 2002
Creator: Moen, William E.; Simpson, Carol; Mason, Florence & Wetherbee, Louella
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Needs Assessment Study of Texas Academic, Public, and School Libraries: Final Report (open access)

Needs Assessment Study of Texas Academic, Public, and School Libraries: Final Report

This document is the final report with the summary of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations for consideration by the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board (TIFB) Library Working Group as part of the Needs Assessment Study of Texas Academic, Public and School Libraries. The report is the work of the Needs Assessment Study Team, Texas Center for Digital Knowledge at the University of North Texas. The study was conducted during the period of February through September 15, 2002. Funding for the study was provided by Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board
Date: October 2002
Creator: Moen, William E.; Simpson, Carol; Mason, Florence & Wetherbee, Louella
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Needs Assessment Study of Texas Academic, Public, and School Libraries: Project Plan (open access)

Needs Assessment Study of Texas Academic, Public, and School Libraries: Project Plan

This document outlines the project plan for the Needs Assessment Study of Texas Academic, Public, and School Libraries.
Date: April 1, 2002
Creator: Moen, William E.; Simpson, Carol; Mason, Florence & Wetherbee, Louella
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electromagnetic Aftereffects of Near-Death Experiences (open access)

Electromagnetic Aftereffects of Near-Death Experiences

Study investigating electromagnetic effects among near-death experiencers (NDErs), people who reported a close brush with death without an NDE, and people who reported never having been close to death but who used their most life-changing event as a past reference point.
Date: Winter 2008
Creator: Mouri, Farnoosh M. & Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Does the Arousal System Contribute to Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences? A Summary and Response (open access)

Does the Arousal System Contribute to Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences? A Summary and Response

Article acknowledging the viability and potential value of the hypothesis underlying articles suggesting a relationship between near-death experiences (NDEs) and the body's arousal system, but also identifying substantial weaknesses in both the presented lines of evidence and the studies.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Long, Jeffrey & Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
More Things in Heaven and Earth: A Response to "Near-Death Experiences with Hallucinatory Features" (open access)

More Things in Heaven and Earth: A Response to "Near-Death Experiences with Hallucinatory Features"

Article offering alternative arguments and conclusions to those Keith Augustine offered regarding discrepancies between some near-death experiencers' (NDErs') reports of events they perceived during their NDEs and objective information available about those events.
Date: Autumn 2007
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Field of Near-Death Studies Through 2001: An Analysis of the Periodical Literature (open access)

The Field of Near-Death Studies Through 2001: An Analysis of the Periodical Literature

Article analyzing literature of the first quarter century of the field of near-death studies.
Date: Autumn 2005
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner & Christian, Rozan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Failure to Elicit Near-Death Experiences in Induced Cardiac Arrest (open access)

Failure to Elicit Near-Death Experiences in Induced Cardiac Arrest

Article exploring the reasons why near-death experiences may not occur during induced cardiac arrest.
Date: Winter 2006
Creator: Greyson, Bruce; Holden, Janice Miner & Mounsey, J. Paul
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Out-of-Body Experiences: All in the Brain? (open access)

Out-of-Body Experiences: All in the Brain?

Article presenting arguments supporting the conclusion that the subtitle claims of an article published in "Nature" were not well-founded and that much research remains to be conducted to unravel the mystery of out-of-body experiences.
Date: Winter 2006
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner; Long, Jeffrey & MacLurg, Jason
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improved Process and Apparatus for Energy Storage and Release (open access)

Improved Process and Apparatus for Energy Storage and Release

Patent relating to an improved process and apparatus for energy storage and release.
Date: May 14, 2004
Creator: Imholt, Timothy; Allara, David L., 1937-; Gnade, Bruce & Roberts, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Apparatus and Method for Implementation of Elements, Species and Compositions in Nanostructured Materials (open access)

Apparatus and Method for Implementation of Elements, Species and Compositions in Nanostructured Materials

Patent relating to an apparatus and method for implantation of elements, species and compositions in nanostructured materials.
Date: December 16, 2004
Creator: Imholt, Timothy
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Aqueous Dispersion of Hydrogel Nanoparticles with Inverse Thermoreversible Gelation (open access)

An Aqueous Dispersion of Hydrogel Nanoparticles with Inverse Thermoreversible Gelation

Patent relating to an aqueous dispersion of hydrogel nanoparticles with inverse thermoreversible gelation.
Date: December 9, 2004
Creator: Hu, Zhibing & Xia, Xiaohu
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Novel Metal Hydroxide Derivatives Containing Chemically Bound Organophosphorus or Polyphosphate Species as Flame Retardants (open access)

Novel Metal Hydroxide Derivatives Containing Chemically Bound Organophosphorus or Polyphosphate Species as Flame Retardants

Patent relating to novel metal hydroxide derivatives containing chemically bound organophosphorus or polyphosphate species as flame retardants.
Date: March 29, 2006
Creator: Braterman, Paul S.; D'Souza, Nandika & Dharia, Amit
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Toxic Agent Sensor and Detector Method, Apparatus, and System (open access)

Toxic Agent Sensor and Detector Method, Apparatus, and System

Patent relating to a toxic agent sensor and detector method, apparatus, and system.
Date: May 25, 2006
Creator: Henley, Donald E.; Anand, Aman; Imholt, Timothy & Roberts, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clutch Driven Reaction Wheel Steering Unit (open access)

Clutch Driven Reaction Wheel Steering Unit

Patent relating to a clutch driven reaction wheel steering unit.
Date: April 5, 2005
Creator: Smith, Monty J. & Maestas, Jeffrey E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Process and Apparatus for Microwave Desorption of Elements of Species from Carbon Nanotubes (open access)

Process and Apparatus for Microwave Desorption of Elements of Species from Carbon Nanotubes

Patent relating to the process and apparatus for microwave desorption of elements or species from carbon nanotubes.
Date: January 23, 2004
Creator: Tour, James M.; Roberts, James A. & Imholt, Timothy
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Apparatus and Method for Inducing Electrical Property Changes in Carbon Nanotubes (open access)

Apparatus and Method for Inducing Electrical Property Changes in Carbon Nanotubes

Patent relating to an apparatus and method for inducing electrical property changes in carbon nanotubes.
Date: September 21, 2004
Creator: Allara, David L., 1937-; Chen, Min; Henley, Donald E.; Imholt, Timothy & Roberts, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Process and Apparatus for Energy Storage and Release (open access)

Process and Apparatus for Energy Storage and Release

Patent regarding a process and apparatus for energy storage and release.
Date: May 14, 2004
Creator: Imholt, Timothy; Allara, David L., 1937-; Gnade, Bruce & Roberts, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of Microwaves to Crosslink Carbon Nanotubes (open access)

Use of Microwaves to Crosslink Carbon Nanotubes

Patent relating to the use of microwaves to crosslink carbon nanotubes.
Date: December 17, 2003
Creator: Tour, James M.; Stephenson, Jason J.; Imholt, Timothy; Dyke, Christopher A.; Yakobson, Boris I. & Roberts, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library