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Star Trek and the Non-Binary Gender Individual (open access)

Star Trek and the Non-Binary Gender Individual

Paper investigates the symbolic function of non-binary individuals in Star Trek, positing that characters with easily gendered qualities are portrayed as more benevolent and relatable, while more ambiguous characters are portrayed as more dangerous.
Date: 2016
Creator: Kajihara, Meghan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Women’s Rights, Education, and the Uncollected Letters of William Ellery Channing in the Christian Inquirer (open access)

Women’s Rights, Education, and the Uncollected Letters of William Ellery Channing in the Christian Inquirer

Paper discusses the content and implications of three previously uncollected letters written by minister William Ellery Channing, a progressive nineteenth century thinker.
Date: 2016
Creator: Riddell, Molly
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Le Château de Vincennes: The Outlying Society (open access)

Le Château de Vincennes: The Outlying Society

Paper presents an in-depth analysis of the ivory panel "Hunting Scenes", a narrative 5 x 12 x 3 panel housed in the Metropolitan Museum Cloister Collection.
Date: 2015
Creator: Wilson, Hannah Joan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Consequences of Coming Out: The Societal Implications of Being Gay (open access)

The Consequences of Coming Out: The Societal Implications of Being Gay

Paper discusses a study investigating the social obstacles faced by gay men and women.
Date: 2015
Creator: Fessenden, Deborah
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Morning Meetings on Students’ Communication (open access)

The Effect of Morning Meetings on Students’ Communication

Paper describes a study designed to determine if the Morning Meeting technique promoted positive communication abilities in a second grade classroom in which many students exhibited inadequate social communication skills.
Date: 2015
Creator: Marquez, Noel
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fourth Grade Students’ Perceptions of Reading Counts® (open access)

Fourth Grade Students’ Perceptions of Reading Counts®

Paper discusses the results of a study that questions if the Scholastic Reading Counts (SRC) program encourages students to read independently.
Date: 2015
Creator: Edwards, Evyn
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Healthcare/Healthscare: A Study of the U.S. Veterans Administration (open access)

Healthcare/Healthscare: A Study of the U.S. Veterans Administration

Paper analyzes inadequacies in the veteran's healthcare system in the United States.
Date: 2015
Creator: Coco, Maria M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
How La Tapisserie Des Cerfs Ailés Inspired French Patriotism (open access)

How La Tapisserie Des Cerfs Ailés Inspired French Patriotism

Paper explores the origins of the Winged Stags Tapestry, hypothesizing that it was created as a form of French propaganda after the Hundred Years' war.
Date: 2015
Creator: Rice, Dylan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kanji Acquisition by an American Student: An Exploratory Case Study (open access)

Kanji Acquisition by an American Student: An Exploratory Case Study

Paper describes a study testing the impact of the “Kanji Box” application on recognition of kanji characters in Japanese language students of Western origin.
Date: 2015
Creator: Posey, Eric
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measuring Student Success: The Effectiveness of Scholastic Reading Counts! (open access)

Measuring Student Success: The Effectiveness of Scholastic Reading Counts!

This study examines the Matthew Effect in children's reading ability development through an analysis of reading progress measured in a fifth grade classroom using the Scholastic Reading Counts! program.
Date: 2015
Creator: Krastin, Ashleigh
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A New Way of Thinking in the Medieval Ages: The Deposition from the Cross Proves to be An Advanced Piece of Its Time (open access)

A New Way of Thinking in the Medieval Ages: The Deposition from the Cross Proves to be An Advanced Piece of Its Time

Paper analyzes the ivory artwork Descent from the Cross, carved in the thirteenth century and held today at the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France.
Date: 2015
Creator: Cole, Erika
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pillars of Society? How Religion May Propagate Male Rape Myths (open access)

Pillars of Society? How Religion May Propagate Male Rape Myths

Paper examines the societal factors that contribute to myths about male rape, as well as the experiences of victims.
Date: 2015
Creator: Hackman, Mark
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Semitic & Indo-European: Loaves & Labials (open access)

Semitic & Indo-European: Loaves & Labials

Paper investigates commonalities in the words for bread and/or loaf in many Semitic and Indo-European language families.
Date: 2015
Creator: Figueroa, Jacob
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sex Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates in the United States: A Study of California Public Schools (open access)

Sex Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates in the United States: A Study of California Public Schools

Paper examines teen pregnancy rates across states in the United States and proposes a study that correlates the types of sex education utilized in individual counties or independent school districts and teen pregnancy rates across a sufficiently diverse state, such as California.
Date: 2015
Creator: Horton, Hannah
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shoe Fit for a Lady (open access)

Shoe Fit for a Lady

Paper is an in-depth analysis of a leather "Shoe Reliquary" embossed with images of women, made in the late medieval period.
Date: 2015
Creator: Parsons, Blithe
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
All Terrorism is Local? A Quantitative Analysis of Al Qaeda Affiliation and Rebel Group Behavior (open access)

All Terrorism is Local? A Quantitative Analysis of Al Qaeda Affiliation and Rebel Group Behavior

Paper examines the effects of affiliation, focusing on Al Qaeda, on the behavior of rebel groups.
Date: 2014
Creator: Robbins, Arianna
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Anachronistic Anarchy: A Linguistic Character Analysis of Shinichiro Watanabe’s Samurai Champloo (open access)

Anachronistic Anarchy: A Linguistic Character Analysis of Shinichiro Watanabe’s Samurai Champloo

Paper analyzes how linguistic tokens contribute to character design, personality, and development in the Japanese anime Samurai Champloo.
Date: 2014
Creator: Park, Macy
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Antimicrobial and Synergistic Efficiency of Antibiotic and Bacteriophage for the Treatment of Tuberculosis (open access)

The Antimicrobial and Synergistic Efficiency of Antibiotic and Bacteriophage for the Treatment of Tuberculosis

Paper describes a study exploring bacteriophages and antibiotics as a potential treatment for tuberculosis.
Date: 2014
Creator: Cai, Lucy
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Communication through Mathematics: The Effects on Mathematic Reasonableness (open access)

Communication through Mathematics: The Effects on Mathematic Reasonableness

Paper describes a study focused on the efficiency of using prescribed tools to aid in justification and reasonableness in solving mathematical problems.
Date: 2014
Creator: Lopez, Lorraine
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contemporary Family Structures and Sexual Victimization (open access)

Contemporary Family Structures and Sexual Victimization

Paper examines the link between contemporary family structures and verbal and forced sexual victimization.
Date: 2014
Creator: Beach, Katie & Jackson, Madison
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Does Family Matter? Exploring the Relationship between ADHD and Substance Abuse (open access)

Does Family Matter? Exploring the Relationship between ADHD and Substance Abuse

Paper examines the relationship of family structure to alcohol and drug use among people diagnosed with ADHD.
Date: 2014
Creator: Palmer, Renée & Peters, Jessica
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of Electronic Books in the Primary Classroom (open access)

The Effectiveness of Electronic Books in the Primary Classroom

Paper describes study exploring the effectiveness of using electronic books in an elementary school classroom to teach reading skills.
Date: 2014
Creator: Hendrickson, Bethany
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enjoying Vocabulary (open access)

Enjoying Vocabulary

Paper discusses study seeking to determine whether deliberate and consistent vocabulary practice and exposure through interactive games and intentional dialogue increase the oral story-retelling skills in English in low reading-level bilingual students.
Date: 2014
Creator: Soto-Vazquez, Adriana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Awareness: A Survey of UNT Students’ Knowledge and Opinions (open access)

Environmental Awareness: A Survey of UNT Students’ Knowledge and Opinions

Paper discusses study examining awareness and opinions of environmental issues among students at the University of North Texas.
Date: 2014
Creator: McClinchie, Elizabeth
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library