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Guidelines for Annex Employees on Accessing the All-Gender Restroom
Guidelines created to support the University of North Texas Libraries' all-gender restroom in the Annex building.
Date:
2022
Creator:
Peebles, Emily; Ross, Alyssa; Ericson, Lora & Brannon, Sian
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appendix To What We Can Learn From Each Other: International Archival Pedagogy Conversations and Collaborations
This is an appendix to “What We Can Learn From Each Other: International Archival Pedagogy Conversations and Collaborations,” a manuscript that was inspired by a collaborative workshop at the 2023 institute of the Archival Education and Research Initiative (AERI). The lively workshop discussion revealed both how much the participants all had in common, and how much they had to learn from each other. Their discussion highlighted how disconnected and geographically siloed archival education programs still continue to be, despite opportunities for international collaboration between archival educators. With this issue in mind, workshop participants decided to continue their conversations past the AERI 2023 meeting as part of an investigation of current pedagogical practices, teaching needs, and future goals of archival educators in a variety of settings. They met on Zoom and then corresponded asynchronously for a discussion of the structures of their archival education programs, their students’ needs, their teaching goals, how they respond to challenges in their virtual and physical classrooms, and how they can leverage this and future collaborations to benefit both their students and the archival education field as a whole. Using the transcripts of their conversations as a data set, they then used a grounded theory analysis …
Date:
2023
Creator:
Christina-Lamb, Caitlin; Roeschley, Ana; Saurombe, Nampombe; Mojapelo, Makutla; Lee, Jamie A.; Chaterera-Zambuko, Forget et al.
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Editor's Foreword [Fall 2022]
Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes.
Date:
Autumn 2022
Creator:
Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Empirically-Based Best Estimates of After-Death Communication (ADC) Phenomena: A Systematic Review of Research
Article discussing and ranking 35 studies on after-death communication (ADC) related phenomena.
Date:
Autumn 2022
Creator:
Streit-Horn, Jenny; Holden, Janice Miner & Smith, Julia E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Why Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) Matter to Psychology: An Exploration of Aotearoa New Zealand Psychologists' Knowledge off NDEs and Implications for Professional Practice
Study on how NDEs are perceived and understood within psychology.
Date:
Autumn 2022
Creator:
Tassell-Matamua, Natasha A.; Lindsay, Nicole & Winterbottom, Johnathon P.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Why an Afterlife Obviously Exists: A Thought Experiment and Realer than Real Near-Death Experiences
Review of a book titled "Why an Afterlife Obviously Exists: A Thought Experiment and Realer than Real Near-Death Experiences" written by Jens Amberts, discussing near-death experiences and the afterlife with a focus on appealing to skeptics.
Date:
Autumn 2022
Creator:
Klaunig, Norman
Object Type:
Review
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Future
Review of a book titled "Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Future" written by Merlin Sheldrake about fungi, connections, memory, how fungi is still not understood well, among other things. The review also contains discussion on how the content in Sheldrake's book relates to concepts found in near-death experiences.
Date:
Autumn 2022
Creator:
Punzak, Dan
Object Type:
Review
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Letter to the Editor: Historical and Current Investigations of Instrumental Transcommunication
Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies regarding communication from the deceased through electricity and technology.
Date:
Autumn 2022
Creator:
Cardoso, Anabela
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Letter to the Editor: Did Dostoevsky Have a Near-Death Experience?
Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing a short story titled "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" by Fyodor Dostoevsky and connecting the main character to characteristics of near-death experiences then proposing that Dostoevsky might've based the story on his own life.
Date:
Autumn 2022
Creator:
Cozzette, Don
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
OA usage reporting: Understanding stakeholder needs and advancing trust through shared infrastructure
Article describes how the complexity of usage reporting for open access content continues to grow, particularly with content syndication to organizations such as ScienceDirect and ResearchGate, which deliver content across multiple platforms at an unprecedented scale. This paper brings together four different perspectives and walk through what is known, then start to unpack the questions for which they do not have answers.
Date:
December 15, 2023
Creator:
Tim, Lloyd; Miller, Tricia; Drummond, Christina & Kemp, Jennifer
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Organizing a Successful Workload Analysis Project
Presentation sharing the process for developing and executing a workload analysis project at the University of North Texas Libraries for the Cataloging and Metadata Services department. It was presented at the Creative Solutions in Cataloging, Acquisitions, and Resources Management Conference held by Amigos Library Services on February 15, 2024.
Date:
February 15, 2024
Creator:
Yanowski, Kevin; Sassen, Catherine & Brannon, Sian
Object Type:
Presentation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Journal of One's Own: Developing an Innovative, Values-Driven Open Journal
Book chapter sharing the authors' experiences with establishing a values-driven open journal and look at ways these values can be incorporated into the bones of a journal.
Date:
2023
Creator:
Keralis, Spencer D. C. & Martin, John Edward
Object Type:
Book Chapter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Discriminative Control of Behavioral Variability in Video Game Play
Creativity can be a useful skill in today's classrooms and workplaces. When individuals talk about creativity, it's unclear what the controlling variables are when we tact behavior as "creative." Research in understanding the processes behind behaviors that are considered "creative" would assist in identifying functional relations and provide insight on how to teach creativity. Since creativity is often described as doing something different from the norm, behavioral variability may be a potential aspect of creativity. This study aimed to replicate previous findings by investigating the effects of discrimination training in a multiple schedule of varied and repetitive responding in the context of a video game. Participants played through a 2D online video game made in Bloxels. Different alternating-colored platforms served as the discriminative stimuli for the vary and repeat components. Three parameters of variability were measured (e.g., left jumps, right jumps, and double jumps). The results of the study indicate that participants were able to learn the discrimination of when to repeat and vary their responses depending on which colored platform they encountered.
Date:
May 2023
Creator:
Arias, Gabriela Isabel
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Panorama, Volume 29, Number 1, Fall 2020
Magazine of the International Association of Panoramic Photographers containing photographs taken by members as well as articles about related topics, personal ads and organizational updates, and advertising.
Date:
Autumn 2020
Creator:
International Association of Panoramic Photographers
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cost-to-hire Template
Spreadsheet template developed for the UNT Libraries to calculate the cost to hire individuals.
Date:
January 24, 2024
Creator:
Brannon, Sian & Park, Shaureece
Object Type:
Interactive Resource
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Working Towards an Index of Music Printed in American Newspapers: 1900-1920
Presentation highlighting a project to create an index of music printed and shared via newspapers in the United States from 1900 to 1920. It also shares some results of the project so far. It was presented at the Texas Music Library Association's fall meeting held October 20-21, 2023 in Denton, Texas.
Date:
October 20, 2023
Creator:
Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Object Type:
Presentation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Additive Friction Stir Deposition of Al-Ce Alloys for Improved Strength and Ductility
Additive friction stir deposition (AFSD) is a solid-state additive manufacturing (AM) technique that breaks down large constituent particles into more refined and uniformly disturbed microstructure. AFSD was used to print Al-Ce alloys. Current commercial Al-alloys upon elevated temperatures go through dissolution and coarsening of strengthening precipitates causing mechanical degradation of these alloys. Al-Ce alloys do not have this issue as cerium's low solubility restricts dissolution into the aluminum matrix at elevated temperatures, thus giving great thermal stability to the microstructure. Al-Ce alloys lack solid solubility that affects the solid solution strengthening and precipitation strengthening. Al-Ce alloys have limitation at room temperature as they can only reach a maximum of ~65 MPa yield strength. Elements like magnesium have been added to alloy to enable solid solution strengthening, and scandium to enable precipitation strengthening to improve strength before going through the AFSD process. By adding new elements to the Al-Ce alloys, an increase in the yield strength from ~60 MPa to ~200 MPa was achieved before AFSD. The casted alloys form coarse particles that reach 300 µm in size; resulting in stress concentration that causes material fracture before necking, giving >10% ductility. AFSD breaks down these coarse particles to increase strength and …
Date:
December 2023
Creator:
Davis, Devin Fredric
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Utility Trombone Playing: A Practical Method for Students to Achieve Mastery of Alto, Tenor and Bass Trombone
With the importance of versatility in freelance work in the world of trombone performance, along with increased competition for that work, the need for players to play alto, tenor, and bass trombones to a high level of proficiency has become more and more crucial. This, coupled with the growing number of orchestras looking to hire musicians who are highly competent on all three instruments means that university professors need to be able to teach all three instruments. This evolution of the job market is driving a need for pedagogical material that is specifically designed to address the unique challenges of practicing and performing at a professional level on the main three instruments in the trombone family. As of the time of writing, this material simply does not exist. This project aims to fill that instructional gap. It gives students and teachers a resource that outlines an approach for a four-year undergraduate course of study that allows for the development of the playing of each of the trombones individually and collectively, utilizing the strengths of one instrument to develop the other two. It will also allow for the exploration of the technical challenges that arise when playing and changing between instruments. …
Date:
December 2023
Creator:
Owner, Timothy Michael
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of a Novel Cold-Formed Steel Long Span Truss
This thesis describes the experimental and numerical investigation of a novel cold-formed steel 48ft and 54ft long span truss. The truss we designed was to be used as the roofs of large buildings, such as warehouses, hangars, sports arenas. The investigation includes both experimental and numerical testing, the experimental testing of the truss under uniform loads (increasing loads) to determine its deflection and load carrying capacity. The numerical test included developing a finite element model of the truss in SolidWorks and using a finite element model of the truss in ABAQUS to simulate the experimental tests. The findings of this study can be used to improve the design of cold-formed steel long span trusses. The study also provides valuable information for future studies on the modeling of trusses with different cold-formed steel members and the behavior of trusses under load.
Date:
December 2023
Creator:
Nalla, Sai Kumar
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Exploring the ROI of 1:1 Computing Programs at the High School Level
This dissertation explored the cost and value of 1:1 computing programs in high schools in Texas. The study examines whether the total cost of ownership of these programs can be justified by the student testing gains and graduation rates. It investigates whether student learning outcomes show a definable correlation between positive gains and the implementation of 1:1 computing programs. The study also explores whether there is a measurable return on investment of 1:1 programs based on testing gains and graduation rates. The research used the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness exam scores to validate assumptions and test the hypothesis. The study found no clear link between the addition of 1:1 computing programs and the realms of student success. While there is marginal improvement in student outcomes, there is only circumstantial evidence that laptops and devices are the catalysts for the change. The dissertation also found that the total cost of ownership (TCO) is a significant portion of the district's spending, costing millions of dollars, and that the financial disclosure and budget information data was either missing, incomplete, or over-generalized, causing an issue for assessing program effectiveness or ROI. Despite this lack of transparency, there is a slight positive …
Date:
December 2023
Creator:
Kissel, Tara Michelle
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Magnetoresponsive Layer-by-Layer (LBL) Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules Exposed to Low Frequency Alternating Magnetic Field for Drug Delivery to Breast Cancer Cells
Layer-by-layer (LBL) polyelectrolyte capsules can be modified to incorporate stimuli such as superparamagnetic nanoparticles which respond to a magnetic field only when it is turned on. Thus, they can act as a switch to load or unload their drug cargo on demand. Specifically, magnetite is incorporated into bilayer capsules made of alternating poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) and poly(sodium-p-styrenesulfonate) (PSS) which surrounds calcium carbonate core. The core is then dissolved using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). These capsules are loaded with at FITC-BSA conjugate and examined with fluorescence to show the unloading of the FITC-BSA from capsules as it brightens the entire field of view of the microscope. The results suggest that we can next load and unload an anticancer drug such as doxorubicin using the combination of microcapsule and alternating magnetic field (AMF) to treat the cancer cells. Preliminary data interprets that the low frequency AMF we use has little to no adverse effect cells viability. This coincides with the general thought that low frequency AMF signals are not harmful to humans. Therefore, as an alternative to hyperthermia methods which use heat, it may be possible to deliver the anticancer drugs specifically to the cells when and where it is needed.
Date:
December 2023
Creator:
Powell, Robert Darrel
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Idiomatic Techniques and Procedures of Composer Kevin Walczyk (b. 1964) that Define a Unique Musical Language
Award winning composer Kevin Walczyk's describes himself as a "musical storyteller," using all musical elements of structure, melody, harmony, and counterpoint to convey programmatic content. A variety of subjects are conveyed that include historical events, people, physical objects or locations, and literary texts. Deeper matters, such as spiritual themes, are also often incorporated in his music that enhance the musical program. The technical procedures employed—pertaining particularly to the expression of programmatic content—has produced a unique musical language that stands out in the modern compositional landscape. What are these inherent idiomatic features, and how are they exhibited? The purpose of this dissertation is to provide a detailed examination of Walczyk's distinct musical language. A critical analysis of the technical procedures used to convey his programmatic content, as well as insights into his influences and writing process, illuminate the attributes of this a posteriori musical language. The two works selected for this study to demonstrate this are Symphony No. 2: Epitaphs Unwritten and Talking Winds, both written for wind band.
Date:
December 2023
Creator:
Wollam, Seth Frederick
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"To Swim In Air Forever Tooloud Laughcrying"
This thesis' focal presentable object – to swim in air – is a mythosystem comprising six iteratively malleable experiential systems of intermedial musical and visual performance works composed by myself between the years 2018 and 2023. Conceived through the lens of Jennifer Walshe's New Discipline, created within my practice cycle's nodal context, and connected by a sub/conscious structure of perceptual timbre, the mythosystem and its parts form the centerpiece of this discussion of context, process, and method. As described in this document, the creative practice of nodal context and the adaptive intermedial methods used in the conceptualization and composition of to swim in air were developed through a personal and pragmatic application of feminist writer and independent scholar Sarah Ahmed's Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others, and composer, musicologist and trombonist George Lewis' curatorial decolonization guidelines as outlined in his "8 Difficult Steps to Decolonizing Music" towards the creation of presentable cultural objects which invite variable and continuous interaction from their participants through the exploration of the reciprocity of community, multi-practice creative strategy and malleable forms. Throughout this document I discuss how through the exploration of the reciprocity of community, multi-practice creative strategy and malleable forms I have addressed concerns of …
Date:
December 2023
Creator:
Fristensky, Louise Anne
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Mechanical Behavior of Model Metallic Glasses
The thermophysical properties and deformation behavior of a systematic series of model metallic glasses was investigated. For Zr-based metallic glasses with all metallic constituents, the activation energy of glass transition was determined to be in the range of 74-173 kJ/mol while the activation energy of crystallization was in the range of 155-170 kJ/mol. The reduced glass transition temperature was roughly the same for all the alloys (~ 0.6) while the supercooled liquid region was in the range of 100-150 K, indicating varying degree of thermal stability. In contrast, the metal-metalloid systems (such as Ni-Pd-P-B) showed relatively higher activation energy of crystallization from short range ordering in the form of triagonal prism clusters with strongly bonded metal-metalloid atomic pairs. Deformation mechanisms of all the alloys were investigated by uniaxial compression tests, strain rate sensitivity (SRS) measurements, and detailed characterization of the fracture surface morphology. For the metal-metal systems, plasticity was found to be directly correlated with shear transformation zone (STZ) size, with systems of larger STZ size showing better plasticity. In metal-metalloid amorphous alloys, plasticity was limited by the distribution of STZ units, with lower activation energy leading to more STZ units and better plasticity. The alloys with relatively higher plasticity …
Date:
December 2023
Creator:
Akhtar, Mst Alpona
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library