First-principles investigations of the dielectric properties of polypropylene/metal-oxide interfaces (open access)

First-principles investigations of the dielectric properties of polypropylene/metal-oxide interfaces

Article on first-principles investigations of the dielectric properties of polypropylene/metal-oxide interfaces. Nanoscale-resolved dielectric properties of polypropylene/metal-oxide (alumina, PbTiO₃) interfaces and of the corresponding surfaces are investigated via first-principles calculations.
Date: October 30, 2009
Creator: Yu, Liping; Ranjan, Vivek; Buongiorno Nardelli, Marco & Bernholc, Jerry
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Optically Selected BL Lacertae Candidates from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release Seven (open access)

Optically Selected BL Lacertae Candidates from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release Seven

This article presents a sample of 723 optically selected BL Lac candidates from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 spectroscopic database.
Date: October 30, 2009
Creator: Plotkin, Richard M.; Anderson, Scott F.; Brandt, William Nielsen; Diamond-Stanic, Aleksandar M.; Fan, Xiaohui; Hall, Patrick B. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Auditory Measures in Normal Hearing Young Male Adult Cigarette Smokers Using Multiple Variable Selection Methods with Predictive Validation Assessments (open access)

Analysis of Auditory Measures in Normal Hearing Young Male Adult Cigarette Smokers Using Multiple Variable Selection Methods with Predictive Validation Assessments

Article on an analysis of auditory measures in normal hearing young male adult cigarette smokers using multiple variable selection methods with predictive validation assessments.
Date: October 25, 2009
Creator: Gopal, Kamakshi V.; Herrington, Richard & Pearce, Jacquelin
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

My InfoQuest and the Handheld Librarian

This presentation discusses My InfoQuest, a service that lets you text a question to a librarian and receive a quick response on your mobile device.
Date: October 24, 2009
Creator: Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Portal to Texas History

This presentation presents information about The Portal to Texas History, a digital gateway to cultural heritage collections in Texas. This presentation discusses the IOGENE project, the research processes involved in developing The Portal to Texas History, the research with genealogists, and shows illustrations of the contents of The Portal to Texas History.
Date: October 24, 2009
Creator: Murray, Kathleen R.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Solubility of 5-(2-Chlorophenyl)-7-nitro-1,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, 7-Chloro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, and 6-(2,3-Dichlorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazine-3,5-diamine in the Mixtures of Poly(ethylene glycol) 600, Ethanol, and Water at a Temperature of 298.2 K (open access)

Solubility of 5-(2-Chlorophenyl)-7-nitro-1,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, 7-Chloro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, and 6-(2,3-Dichlorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazine-3,5-diamine in the Mixtures of Poly(ethylene glycol) 600, Ethanol, and Water at a Temperature of 298.2 K

Article on the solubility of 5-(2-chlorophenyl)-7-nitro-1, 3-dihydro-1, 4-benzodiazepin-2-one, 7-chloro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-3H-1, 4-benzodiazepin-2-one, and 6-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1, 2, 4,-triazine-3, 5-diamine in the mixtures of poly(ethylene glycol) 600, ethanol, and water at temperature of 298.2 K.
Date: October 23, 2009
Creator: Soltanpour, Shahla; Acree, William E. (William Eugene) & Jouyban, Abolghasem
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Activation of Carbon-Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Hydrogen Bonds by Copper-Nitrenes: A Comparison of Density Functionality Theory with Single- and Multireference Correlation Consistent Composite Approaches (open access)

Activation of Carbon-Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Hydrogen Bonds by Copper-Nitrenes: A Comparison of Density Functionality Theory with Single- and Multireference Correlation Consistent Composite Approaches

Article on a comparison of density functional theory with single- and multireference correlation consistent composite approaches (ccCA).
Date: October 19, 2009
Creator: Tekarli, Sammer M.; Williams, T. Gavin & Cundari, Thomas R., 1964-
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Solubility of Pioglitazone Hydrochloride in Aqueous Solutions of Ethanol, Propylene Glycol, and N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone at 298.2°K (open access)

Solubility of Pioglitazone Hydrochloride in Aqueous Solutions of Ethanol, Propylene Glycol, and N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone at 298.2°K

Article on the solubility of pioglitazone hydrochloride in aqueous solutions of ethanol, propylene glycol, and n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone at 298°K.
Date: October 16, 2009
Creator: Soltanpour, Shahla; Acree, William E. (William Eugene) & Jouyban, Abolghasem
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Calculations Predict a Large Inverse H/D Kinetic Isotope Effect on the Rate of Tunneling in the Ring Opening of Cyclopropylcarbinyl Radical (open access)

Calculations Predict a Large Inverse H/D Kinetic Isotope Effect on the Rate of Tunneling in the Ring Opening of Cyclopropylcarbinyl Radical

Article on calculations predicting a large inverse H/D kinetic isotope effect on the rate of tunneling in the ring opening of cyclopropylcarbinyl radical.
Date: October 15, 2009
Creator: Zhang, Xue; Datta, Ayan; Hrovat, David A. & Borden, Weston T.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of Strategies and Policies for Building Distributed Digital Preservation Infrastructure: Initial Findings from the MetaArchive Cooperative (open access)

Comparison of Strategies and Policies for Building Distributed Digital Preservation Infrastructure: Initial Findings from the MetaArchive Cooperative

This article offers a comparison of strategies and policies for building distributed digital preservation infrastructure.
Date: October 15, 2009
Creator: Halbert, Martin
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Videophones for Patient and Family Participation in Hospice Interdisciplinary Team Meetings: A Promising Approach (open access)

The Use of Videophones for Patient and Family Participation in Hospice Interdisciplinary Team Meetings: A Promising Approach

Article on the use of videophones for patient and family participation in hospice interdisciplinary team meetings.
Date: October 14, 2009
Creator: Oliver, Debra Parker; Demiris, George; Wittenberg-Lyles, Elaine & Porock, Davina, Ph. D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Process for Synthesizing Oil and Surfactant-free Hyaluronic Acid Nanoparticles and Microparticles (open access)

Process for Synthesizing Oil and Surfactant-free Hyaluronic Acid Nanoparticles and Microparticles

Patent relating to a process for synthesizing oil and surfactant-free hyaluronic acid nanoparticles and microparticles.
Date: November 3, 2004
Creator: Hu, Zhibing; Xia, Xiaohu & Tang, Liping
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
It's not too Late for the Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja): High Levels of Genetic Diversity and Differentiation Can Fuel Conservation Programs (open access)

It's not too Late for the Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja): High Levels of Genetic Diversity and Differentiation Can Fuel Conservation Programs

Article on the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) and how high levels of genetic diversity and differentiation can fuel conservation programs.
Date: October 5, 2009
Creator: Lerner, Heather R. L.; Johnson, Jeff A.; Lindsay, Alec R.; Kiff, Lloyd F. & Mindell, David P.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quality Assurance Tests: Release 2 Summary Test Results, October 2009 (open access)

Quality Assurance Tests: Release 2 Summary Test Results, October 2009

This report discusses the key findings of the quality assurance testing conducted by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries. These tests are part of a two-year project to identify the user interface requirements of genealogists interacting with the Libraries' Portal to Texas History. This report discusses tests conducted by 22 members of the ITS and DPU staff between September 28 through October 1, 2009.
Date: October 2009
Creator: Murray, Kathleen R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quality Health Information on the Internet: Developing a Diabetes Pathfinder for the Chinese Population (open access)

Quality Health Information on the Internet: Developing a Diabetes Pathfinder for the Chinese Population

A Web-based bilingual diabetes information pathfinder was created to help the Chinese population access quality health information on the Internet as part of a collaborative outreach project in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Date: October 1, 2009
Creator: Cleveland, Ana D., 1943-; Philbrick, Jodi; Pan, Xuequn (Della); Yu, Xinyu; Chen, Jiangping; O'Neill, Marty et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Resource and Resource Sharing in Intelligent Information Access

This presentation discusses an exploratory study on resources and resource sharing among researchers in Intelligent Information Access (IIA). The investigation consists of two stages. In Stage One, the authors conducted a content analysis to identify resources used in 145 research papers and reports in two subfields of IIA; and in Stage Two, the authors carried out an online survey of IIA researchers to understand resource-sharing channels and the researchers' perspectives on resource sharing.
Date: October 23, 2008
Creator: Chen, Jiangping
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

2008 DOT GOV Harvest Preserving Access

Presentation for the 2008 Depository Library Council Annual Meeting. This presentation outlines the history, tool building, partner activities and future work for a collaborative project between the University of North Texas, the Library of Congress, the Internet Archive, the California Digital Library, and the U.S. Government Printing Office.
Date: October 21, 2008
Creator: Hartman, Cathy Nelson & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Four-Coordinate Mo(II) as (silox)2Mo(PMe3)2 and Its W(IV) Congener (silox)2HW(ɳ2-CH2PMe2) (silox = tBu3SiO) (open access)

Four-Coordinate Mo(II) as (silox)2Mo(PMe3)2 and Its W(IV) Congener (silox)2HW(ɳ2-CH2PMe2) (silox = tBu3SiO)

Article discussing four-coordinate Mo(II) as (silox)₂Mo(PMe₃)₂ and its W(IV) Congener (silox)₂HW(ɳ²-CH₂PMe₂)(PMe₃) (silox = ᵗBu₃SiO).
Date: October 21, 2008
Creator: Kuiper, David S.; Wolczanski, Peter T.; Lobkovsky, Emil B. & Cundari, Thomas R., 1964-
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

User-Centered Design for Humanities Collections within a Digital Library

This presentation discusses the infrastructure of the Digital Projects Unit at the University of North Texas (UNT) and the IOGENE project. There are illustrated examples and discussion about the challenges faced with the IOGENE user studies.
Date: October 17, 2008
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Murray, Kathleen R.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Developing Collections of Web-Published Materials (open access)

Developing Collections of Web-Published Materials

This article discusses collection development practices to meet the unique characteristics of Web-published materials.
Date: October 12, 2008
Creator: Hsieh, Inga K.; Murray, Kathleen R. & Hartman, Cathy Nelson
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bonding and Structure of Copper Nitrenes (open access)

Bonding and Structure of Copper Nitrenes

Article discussing research on the bonding and structure of copper nitrenes.
Date: October 4, 2008
Creator: Cundari, Thomas R., 1964- & Dinescu, Adriana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adaptive Control Optimization of Cutting Parameters for High Quality Machining Operations based on Neural Networks and Search Algorithms (open access)

Adaptive Control Optimization of Cutting Parameters for High Quality Machining Operations based on Neural Networks and Search Algorithms

This book chapter presents an Adaptive Control with Optimization (ACO) system for optimising a multi-objective function based on material removal rate, quality loss function related to surface roughness, and cutting-tool life subjected to surface roughness specifications constraint.
Date: October 1, 2008
Creator: Abellan, J. V.; Romero, F.; Siller Carrillo, Héctor Rafael; Estruch, A. & Vila, C.
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automatic Keyword Extraction for Learning Object Repositories (open access)

Automatic Keyword Extraction for Learning Object Repositories

This article discusses automatic keyword extraction for learning object repositories.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Coursey, Kino High; Mihalcea, Rada, 1974- & Moen, William E.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biosynthesis and genetic engineering of proanthocyanidins and (iso)flavonoids (open access)

Biosynthesis and genetic engineering of proanthocyanidins and (iso)flavonoids

Article on biosynthesis and genetic engineering of proanthocyanidins and (iso)flavonoids.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Tian, Li; Pang, Yongzhen & Dixon, R. A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library