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Organizing a Successful Workload Analysis Project

Description: 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
Partner: UNT Libraries

Organizing a Successful Workload Analysis Project

Description: 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
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Planar shock compression of spark plasma sintered B4C and B4C-TiB2 ceramic composites

Description: Article describes how blending of ceramic constituent phases enhances sinterability and performance in high strength ceramics. The authors describe how a near fully dense blended boron carbide (B4C)-titanium diboride (TiB2) composite produced through spark plasma sintering (SPS) is probed to understand the mechanical performance under dynamic uniaxial strain, or shock compression.
Date: January 24, 2024
Creator: Turnage, Scott A.; Clayton, John D.; Rodriguez, Jonathan; Scharf, Thomas W. & Williams, Cyril L.
Partner: UNT College of Engineering

Welcoming Families to the Academic Library: Lessons Learned Supporting Student-Parents

Description: Presentation discussing the development of an inclusive and supportive environment for student-parents by Access Services at the University of North Texas Libraries. This presentation will discuss the challenges encountered during the implementation of these initiatives, including the lack of attendance and engagement with the target audience.
Date: January 20, 2024
Creator: Brents, Madison & Akers, Emily
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Development and Utilization of Bridge Data of the United States for Predicting Deck Condition Rating Using Random Forest, XGBoost, and Artificial Neural Network

Description: Article describes how accurately predicting the condition rating of a bridge deck is crucial for effective maintenance and repair planning. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of these algorithms for deck condition rating prediction at the national level.
Date: January 16, 2024
Creator: Fard, Fariba & Fard, Fereshteh Sadeghi Naieni
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Hedgehog signaling is involved in acquired resistance to KRASG12C inhibitors in lung cancer cells

Description: Article states that although KRASG12C inhibitors have shown promising activity in lung adenocarcinomas harboring KRASG12C, acquired resistance to these therapies eventually occurs in most patients. The authors report that the hedgehog signal is induced by KRASG12C inhibitors and mediates KRAS re-expression in cancer cells treated with a KRASG12C inhibitor.
Date: January 16, 2024
Creator: Lee, Chaeyoung; Yi, Jawoon; Park, Jihwan; Ahn, Byungyong; Won, Young-Wook; Jeon, JiHeung et al.
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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Applying Rasch Methodology to Examine and Enhance Precision of the Baby Care Questionnaire

Description: Article describes how the Baby Care Questionnaire (BCQ) is an established ordinal measure of parenting beliefs about infant care, which includes structure and attunement scales. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties and improve precision of the structure and attunement scales of the BCQ using Rasch methodology.
Date: January 12, 2024
Creator: Truong, Quoc Cuong; Gattis, Merideth; Barber, Carol Cornsweet; Middlemess, Wendy; Au, Terry & Medvedev, Oleg N.
Partner: University of North Texas

Collection Evaluation for Enhancements: Computer Science & Computer Engineering

Description: Presentation used to report the evaluation of UNT Libraries’ holdings supporting the curriculum and research in the area of computer science and computer engineering. This collection analysis was focused on the use, age, growth, and gaps of the material relevant to these programs.
Date: January 12, 2024
Creator: Harker, Karen; Byrne, Sephra & Irhamni
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Terahertz spectroscopy of MOFs reveals dynamic structure and contact free ultrafast photoconductivity

Description: Article describes how metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous crystalline materials, and their large pores make them particularly interesting for membranes, gas separation, and gas storage. The authors discuss how gas-MOF interactions alter the MOFs' spectral fingerprints.
Date: January 10, 2024
Creator: Hamilton, Kendra & Neu, Jens
Partner: UNT College of Science
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Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Pilot Study on Supported Planning Using a Toolkit

Description: Article describes how when emergencies or disasters arise, individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication are particularly vulnerable. This study highlights the need for preparedness activities that are person-centered and account for the communication support needs of individuals who use AAC if faced with an emergency/disaster.
Date: January 3, 2024
Creator: Barton-Hulsey, Andrea; Boesch, Miriam C.; Chung, Yoosun; Caswell, Tina; Sonntag, Amy M. & Quach, Wendy
Partner: UNT College of Education
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and pregnancy complications and birth outcomes: A population-based cohort study in Denmark

Description: Article describes how alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is related to developing lung and liver disease, but no large-scale studies examine its association with birth outcomes. The authors investigated the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes in mothers and children with AATD.
Date: January 2, 2024
Creator: Orimoloye, Helen T.; He, Di; Li, Tong; Janzen, Carla; Barjaktarevic, Igor; Wang, Xuexia et al.
Partner: UNT College of Health and Public Service
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Effect of Cu and Ni Inclusion on Tribological Performance of Tribocatalytically Active Coatings in Hydrocarbon Environments

Description: Article describes how protective coatings are important for enhancing tribological behavior, preventing surface degradation, and reducing friction-induced energy losses during the operation of mechanical systems. The authors study the effect of catalytic metals, specifically their compositions and amount, on the tribocatalysis process.
Date: December 31, 2023
Creator: Sulaimi, Rawan Al; Eskandari, Mohammad; Shirani, Asghar; Macknojia, Ali Zayaan; Miller, Wesley & Berman, Diana
Partner: UNT College of Science
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Multimodal and multiscale strengthening mechanisms in Al-Ni-Zr-Ti-Mn alloy processed by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

Description: Article describes how the unique thermokinetics of laser-powder bed fusion additive manufacturing has been exploited for development of a novel high strength Al-Ni-Ti-Zr-Mn alloy. The authors say that the addition of 0.5 wt% Mn leads to extraordinary improvement in ultimate tensile strength (502 MPa) and work hardening due to the activation of two Mn-induced strengthening mechanisms
Date: December 29, 2023
Creator: Dhal, Abhijeet; Thapliyal, Saket; Agrawal, Priyanka; Roy, Ankita; Sharma, Aishani; Mishra, R. S. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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Light Confinement in Twisted Single-Layer 2D+ Moiré Photonic Crystals and Bilayer Moiré Photonic Crystals

Description: Article reporting optical properties of twisted single-layer 2D+ moiré photonic crystals where there is a weak modulation in z direction, and bilayer moiré-overlapping-moiré photonic crystals. This study leads to a potential application of 2D+ moiré photonic crystal in future on-chip optoelectronic integration.
Date: December 25, 2023
Creator: Kamau, Steve; Hurley, Noah; Kaul, Anupama; Cui, Jingbiao & Lin, Yuankun
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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Mesenchymal stem cells aligned and stretched in self-assembling peptide hydrogels

Description: Article describes how the presented research highlights a novel approach using fmoc-protected peptide hydrogels for the encapsulation and stretching of mesenchymal stem cells. This study utilized a custom mechanical stretching device with a PDMS chamber to stretch human mesenchymal stem cells encapsulated in Fmoc hydrogels.
Date: December 19, 2023
Creator: Fouladgar, Farzaneh; Moslabeh, Forough G. Z.; Kasani, Yashesh V.; Rogozinski, Nick; Torres, Marc; Ecker, Melanie et al.
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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Influence of Tools and Cutting Strategy on Milling Conditions and Quality of Horizontal Thin-Wall Structures of Titanium Alloy Ti6Al4V

Description: Article describes how titanium and nickel alloys are used in the creation of components exposed to harsh and variable operating conditions. The authors state that a search is underway for cutting parameters that will minimize the vibration while meeting the quality requirements.
Date: December 18, 2023
Creator: Kurpiel, Szymon; Cudok, Bartosz; Zagórski, Krzysztof; Cieślik, Jacek; Skrzypkowski, Krzysztof & Brostow, Witold, 1934-
Partner: UNT College of Science
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OA usage reporting: Understanding stakeholder needs and advancing trust through shared infrastructure

Description: 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
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Symmetry breaking charge transfer leading to charge separation in a far-red absorbing bisstyryl-BODIPY dimer

Description: Article describes how symmetry breaking charge transfer is one of the important photo-events occurring in photosynthetic reaction centers that is responsible for initiating electron transfer leading to a long-lived charge-separated state and has been successfully employed in light-to-electricity converting optoelectronic devices. In this study, the authors report a newly synthesized, far-red absorbing and emitting BODIPY-dimer to undergo symmetry-breaking charge transfer leading to charge-separ… more
Date: December 15, 2023
Creator: Yahagh, Aida; Kaswan, Ram R.; Kazemi, Shahrzad; Karr, Paul A. & D'Souza, Francis
Partner: UNT College of Science
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Surface Nanostructures Enhanced Biocompatibility and Osteoinductivity of laser-Additively Manufactured CoCrMo Alloys

Description: Article describes how cobalt–chromium–molybdenum (CoCrMo) alloys are widely used in orthopedic implants due to their excellent corrosion and wear resistance and superior mechanical properties. In this study, the authors prepared CoCrMo alloys with surface nanostructures of various aspect ratios (AR) using laser-directed energy deposition (L-DED) and biocorrosion.
Date: December 6, 2023
Creator: Man, Kun; Mazumder, Sangram; Dahotre, Narendra B. & Yang, Yong
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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Teacher-Principal Ethnoracial Matching, Geography, and Novice Teacher Career Outcomes

Description: Article describes how, nationally, many school districts are facing a teacher workforce sustainability crisis, and job retention for novice teachers of color is a key area of focus for educational leaders and policymakers. In this study, the authors draw on nine years of administrative data from Texas K-12 public schools to better understand how teacher-principal ethnoracial matching is associated with patterns of teacher retention and system-exit.
Date: December 5, 2023
Creator: Edwards, Wesley L. & Anderson, Cornelius Q.
Partner: UNT College of Education

Collection Evaluation for Enhancements: Languages and Literatures

Description: Presentation used to report the evaluation of UNT Libraries’ holdings supporting the curriculum and research in the area of languages and literatures. This collection analysis was focused on the four languages which undergraduates and graduate degrees are offered, including literatures and cultures.
Date: December 4, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen; Byrne, Sephra & Irhamni, Irhamni
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Phase-Specific Damage Tolerance of a Eutectic High Entropy Alloy

Description: Article describes how phase-specific damage tolerance was investigated for the AlCoCrFeNi2.1 high entropy alloy with a lamellar microstructure of L12 and B2 phases. Distinct differences in micro-scale deformation mechanisms were reflected in post-compression fractography, with L12-phase cantilevers showing typical characteristics of ductile failure, including the activation of multiple slip lanes, shear lips at the notch edge, and tearing inside the notch versus quasi-cleavage fracture with cle… more
Date: November 30, 2023
Creator: Jha, Shristy; Mishra, R. S. & Mukherjee, Sundeep
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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