Math Anxiety in Fundamentals of Algebra Students (open access)

Math Anxiety in Fundamentals of Algebra Students

This paper describes the current state of research and understanding of math anxiety, expounds upon this information with independent research conducted at UNT, evaluates this research, and suggests a plan for improved results in mathematics education.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Draznin, Sara & Brand, Neal E.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preface to The Eagle Feather 2008 (open access)

Preface to The Eagle Feather 2008

Introduction to the 2008 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2008
Creator: Cox, Gloria C. & Eve, Susan Brown
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Evolution of Japan’s Foreign Policy (open access)

The Evolution of Japan’s Foreign Policy

Paper examines the effect of World War II and its aftermath on foreign policy in Japan, particularly military policy.
Date: 2008
Creator: Admire, Kristyn
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Association of Osteoporosis and Metabolic Syndrome in Older African American, Mexican American, and Non-Hispanic Caucasian Women: A Comparison (open access)

Association of Osteoporosis and Metabolic Syndrome in Older African American, Mexican American, and Non-Hispanic Caucasian Women: A Comparison

Paper examines the relationship between osteoporosis and metabolic syndrome in different racial/ethnic groups.
Date: 2008
Creator: Nwegbo, Peace
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Production of Cultural Boundaries: The Influence of Participatory Journalism on the Immigration Debate in Texas (open access)

The Production of Cultural Boundaries: The Influence of Participatory Journalism on the Immigration Debate in Texas

Paper uses a content analysis of the editorial section in a major Dallas-area newspaper to demonstrate a shift within American public discourse toward moral and cultural arguments against illegal immigration, and argues that this is due to the inclusion of participatory journalism in newspaper editorial pages.
Date: 2008
Creator: Williams, Alexander T.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Self-Identity Among African American Women (open access)

Self-Identity Among African American Women

Paper examines the impact of social environments on the development of self-identity in young African American women.
Date: 2008
Creator: Jackson, Andrina
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Market Evolution: Marketing to the Mexican American Female (open access)

Market Evolution: Marketing to the Mexican American Female

Paper examines the effectiveness of advertising techniques used in print magazines that target Mexican American consumers.
Date: 2008
Creator: Evins-Ketron, Bethany
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Look of Sound: Acoustic Cancellation in Architecture (open access)

The Look of Sound: Acoustic Cancellation in Architecture

This paper discusses research on acoustic cancellation in architecture.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: McCord, Cameron & Matteson, Samuel E.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
The First World War: American Ideals and Wilsonian Idealism in Foreign Policy (open access)

The First World War: American Ideals and Wilsonian Idealism in Foreign Policy

This paper discusses research on foreign policy during the First World War.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Durant, Karis & Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion of the Validity of a Guest Worker Program in the United States (open access)

Discussion of the Validity of a Guest Worker Program in the United States

This paper offers a discussion on research on the validity of a guest worker program in the United States.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: MacNeil, Melissa S. & Hartman, David W.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Smoking, Secondhand Smoke, And Quitting: A Cessation Program (open access)

Smoking, Secondhand Smoke, And Quitting: A Cessation Program

This paper discusses a research study that uses an education program designed to teach young women about the health effects of smoking, secondhand smoke, and the benefits of quitting.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Settegast, Brandi & Eve, Susan Brown
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
For-Profit Versus Nonprofit Microfinance: How are the poor affected? (open access)

For-Profit Versus Nonprofit Microfinance: How are the poor affected?

This paper discusses research on the microfinance industry, for-profit versus nonprofit models, and the efficacy of microfinance in alleviating poverty.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Weinberg, Brian R.; Cox, Gloria C. & McPherson, Michael
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indian Immigrants’ Experiences with Health Care (open access)

Indian Immigrants’ Experiences with Health Care

Paper examines the perspectives of Indian immigrants on health care.
Date: 2008
Creator: LaBrake, Aleina
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cubans in Texas and My Anthropological Journey (open access)

Cubans in Texas and My Anthropological Journey

Paper discusses the experience of conducting anthropological research into the Cuban diaspora to Texas as a creative writing student.
Date: 2008
Creator: Vega, Jason
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessing Knowledge on the Benefits Found in the Moringa Tree Among Cultures of India, Pacific Islands, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Caribbean (open access)

Assessing Knowledge on the Benefits Found in the Moringa Tree Among Cultures of India, Pacific Islands, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Caribbean

Paper discusses common knowledge of the benefits of the Moringa tree among cultures of India, Pacific Islands, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Caribbean.
Date: 2008
Creator: Straley, Joy
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thomas Kinkade’s Landscape of Commodity: A Critical Analysis on the Status of the Artist (open access)

Thomas Kinkade’s Landscape of Commodity: A Critical Analysis on the Status of the Artist

Paper discusses the artist Thomas Kinkade and analyzes the reasons why he is not given serious critical attention by the art community despite his popularity.
Date: 2008
Creator: Ignatchenko, Varya
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Caring for Indigent Infants in Denton County in Relation to Dallas and Tarrant Counties in Texas (open access)

Caring for Indigent Infants in Denton County in Relation to Dallas and Tarrant Counties in Texas

Paper compares care for uninsured infants in Denton County, under a County Indigent Health Care Plan (CIHCP), and in Dallas and Tarrant counties, which have hospital districts.
Date: 2008
Creator: Grant, Scott
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Writing Transformations: Mediating the Effects of High-Stakes Testing Through the National Writing Project (open access)

Writing Transformations: Mediating the Effects of High-Stakes Testing Through the National Writing Project

Paper discusses the efforts of the National Writing Project (NWP) to mitigate the effects of high-stakes testing on teachers and students.
Date: 2008
Creator: Llanes, Sharaya
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library