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Constitution Day Lecture 2023: Can the Constitution Survive? [Video]

Description: Video recording of UNT's 2023 Constitution Day lecture that looks at the political philosophy behind the Constitution before turning to contemporary Constitutional controversies. The lecture was given by Dr. Steven Forde, Emeritus Professor at the University of North Texas Department of Political Science and Visiting Tutor at St. John's College.
Date: September 18, 2023
Duration: 58 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Forde, Steven
Partner: University of North Texas
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Shared metadata for data-centric materials science

Description: Article describes how the expansive production of data in materials science, their widespread sharing and repurposing requires educated support and stewardship. The authors mainly focus on computational materials-science data and propose a constructive approach for the FAIRification of the (meta)data related to ground-state and excited-states calculations, potential-energy sampling, and generalized workflows.
Date: September 14, 2023
Creator: Ghiringhelli, Luca M.; Baldauf, Carsten; Bereau, Tristan; Brockhauser, Sandor; Carbogno, Chistian; Chamanara, Javad et al.
Partner: UNT College of Science
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Gene-Level Analysis of Anthracycline-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Cancer Survivors

Description: Article describes how anthracyclines are highly effective in treating cancer, despite increased risk of cardiomyopathy. This study examined gene-level associations with cardiomyopathy among cancer survivors using whole-exome sequencing data.
Date: September 12, 2023
Creator: Sharafeldin, Noha; Zhou, Liting; Singh, Purnima; Crossman, David K.; Wang, Xuexia; Hagerman, Lindsey et al.
Partner: UNT College of Science
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Functional Carbon Capsules Supporting Ruthenium Nanoclusters for Efficient Electrocatalytic 99TcO4-/ReO4 Removal from Acidic and Alkaline Nuclear Wastes

Description: Article describes how the selective removal of the β-emitting pertechnetate ion (99TcO4−) from nuclear waste streams is technically challenging. In this article, a practical approach is proposed for the selective removal of 99TcO4− (or its surrogate ReO4−) under extreme conditions of high acidity, alkalinity, ionic strength, and radiation field.
Date: September 10, 2023
Creator: Liu, Xiaolu; Xie, Yinghui; Li, Yang; Hao, Mengjie; Chen, Zhongshan; Yang, Hui et al.
Partner: UNT College of Science
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Phrasal Proper Names in German and Norwegian

Description: Article discusses the morpho-syntax of phrasal proper names like Deutsche Bahn 'German Railway' and Norske Skog 'Norwegian Forest' in German and Norwegian. The authors document that phrasal proper names may show features of recursivity evidenced most clearly in Norwegian.
Date: September 9, 2023
Creator: Julien, Marit & Roehrs, Dorian
Partner: UNT College of Information

Collection Evaluation for Enhancements: Reproductive Rights

Description: Presentation used to report the evaluation of UNT Libraries’ holdings supporting the curriculum and research in the area of reproductive rights. The Reproductive Rights collection focuses on resources about specific health issues related to the female reproductive system, the social questions around human reproduction, and the public health implications.
Date: September 6, 2023
Creator: Harker, Karen; Byrne, Sephra & Irhamni, Irhamni
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Keep it Local: Retain More Teachers of Color By Helping Them Work Close to Where They Grew Up

Description: Policy brief sharing results from a study that looked at how new teacher retention patterns are predicted by the distance between the high school the teacher graduated from and the school where they were first employed.
Date: September 6, 2023
Creator: Edwards, Wesley L.; Kirksey, Jacob J.; Burden, Kafarra Q. L. & Miller, Alexis
Partner: UNT College of Education
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Duals of Tirilman spaces have unique subsymmetric basic sequences

Description: Article describes how the Tirilman spaces were introduced by Casazza and Shura as variations of the spaces constructed by Tzafriri. We prove that all subsymmetric basic sequences in the dual space are equivalent to its canonical subsymmetic but not symmetric basis.
Date: September 5, 2023
Creator: Dilworth, Steven J.; Kutzarova, Denka; Sari, Bünyamin & Stankov, Svetozar
Partner: UNT College of Science
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UNT Students' Guide to Voting & Civic Engagement

Description: Paper sharing resources for voting and civic engagement for UNT students created by the UNT Libraries. At UNT Libraries, we believe in the voices of our students. Your ability to make informed voting decisions while in college affects your voting behavior in the future. We want you to be empowered to use your vote to raise your voice about what matters to you. This packet will walk you through the registration process, provide tips and recommendations for preparing to vote, inform you about wha… more
Date: September 4, 2023
Creator: Henson, Brea
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Using Digitized Historical Newspapers to Engage Sociology Students in Local History [Paper]

Description: Conference paper highlighting a course developed by Dr. William Scarborough at the University of North Texas (UNT) on intersectionality for undergraduate students. Partnering with the UNT Libraries to engage with primary sources, particularly newspaper collections, to conduct archival analysis related to the history of power, domination and resistance in Texas communities.
Date: September 4, 2023
Creator: Krahmer, Ana; Scarborough, William & Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Nonlinear frequency analysis of porous Bi directional functionally graded beams utilizing reddy shear deformation theory

Description: Article describes how the nonlinear frequency response of bi-directional functionally graded porous beams experienced range of various end conditions is investigated in this work. The findings are presented to aid in future research into the effects of various gradient indices, vibration amplitude ratios, porosity coefficients, shear and elastic substrate parameters, boundary conditions, and vibration frequencies on the bi-directional functionally graded beams.
Date: September 3, 2023
Creator: Forghani, Mohammadamin; Bazarganlari, Yousef; Zahedinejad, Parham & Kazemzadeh-Parsi, Mohammad Javad
Partner: UNT College of Science
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Content-Based Characterization of the End of Term Web Archive

Description: Article describes how, since 2008, the End of Term Web Archive has been gathering snapshots of the federal web, consisting of the publicly accessible .gov and .mil websites. This paper describes the decisions made in the creation of these derivatives, the technologies used, and introduces the WARC Metadata Sidecar, which presents a useful approach for creating and storing auxiliary metadata for web archives.
Date: September 2023
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward; Phillips, Kristy & Alam, Sawood
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Transgender Workplace Belonging in Libraries Survey

Description: Survey developed as part of a research study related to transgender and gender non-conforming people's experience of workplace belonging in U.S. libraries. The survey was open for responses between September 1, 2023 and November 30, 2023. Results are not included in this document.
Date: September 2023
Creator: Keralis, Spencer D. C.; Knox, Briana; Leuzinger, Julie & Peebles, Emily
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Creating greater accessibility to special collections materials for patrons with vision disabilities

Description: Report asserts that the project aimed to create greater accessibility to archival and rare materials in UNT Special Collections for patrons with reduced or low vision disabilities through the purchase of Freedom Scientific's TOPAX XL HD desktop video magnifier and the creation of an accessibility station for the Judge Sarah T. Hughes Reading Room.
Date: August 31, 2023
Creator: May, Meagan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Enhanced Photoluminescence and Prolonged Carrier Lifetime through Laser Radiation Hardening and Self-Healing in Aged MAPbBr3 Perovskites Encapsulated in NiO Nanotubes

Description: Article describes how organic-inorganic perovskites hold great promise as optoelectronic semiconductors for pure color light emitting and photovoltaic devices. This paper investigates the laser radiation hardening and self-healing-induced properties of aged MAPbBr3 perovskites encapsulated in NiO nanotubes (MAPbBr3@NiO) using photoluminescence (PL) and fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM). After deliberately subjecting the MAPbBr3@ NiO to atmospheric conditions for two years, the sample remains… more
Date: August 31, 2023
Creator: Kamau, Steve; Rodriguez, Roberto Gonzalez; Jiang, Yan; Mondragon, Araceli Herrera; Varghese, Sinto; Hurley, Noah et al.
Partner: UNT College of Science

Breaking Down the Book: Literature Review and Practice of Book Digitization Methods [VRA 2023]

Description: Presentation exploring book digitization practices and standards and share how they are implemented by the UNT Digital Projects Lab. With a large number of books flowing into their department, the authors decided to conduct research on the methods of scanning using the equipment and software available to them. This presentation reports on their findings and what factors went into deciding what type of books get scanned where and how. Results include changes to local digitizing standards and cla… more
Date: August 26, 2023
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia & Kellum, Christina
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit

Documenting Times of Difficulty and Crisis: Case Study of Leveraging an App to Gather University Community Memories

Description: Presentation examining the deployment of The Keeper App, developed at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries, to help students document their daily lives as members of the UNT campus community. Deployed one year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, the Keeper App soon became a means for students and other members of the UNT community to share their experiences from isolation during the time of crisis.
Date: August 23, 2023
Creator: Krahmer, Ana; Gieringer, Morgan Davis & Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Highly Pseudocapacitive Storage Design Principles of Heteroatom-Doped Graphene anode in Calcium-Ion Batteries

Description: Article describes how pseudocapacitive storage of multivalent ions, especially Ca2+, in heteroatom-doped carbon nanomaterials is promising to achieve both high energy and power densities, but there is the lack of pseudocapacitive theories that enable rational design of the materials for calcium-ion batteries.
Date: August 22, 2023
Creator: Gao, Yong; Li, Zhenglong; Weng, Pan; Cui, Wengang; Wang, Xiaowei; Yang, Yaxiong et al.
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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The psychosocial burden of women seeking treatment for breast and cervical cancers in Ghana’s major cancer hospitals

Description: Article discusses how breast and cervical cancers remain the most common cancers and the leading cause of cancer deaths in Ghana. Authors state that there is a need for liaison psychiatrists and health psychologists to assist oncologists to provide psychological support such as free and routine counselling services for cancer patients and their caregivers.
Date: August 22, 2023
Creator: Okyere Asante, Patience Gyamenah; Owusu, Adobea Yaa; Oppong, Joseph R.; Amegah, Kingsley E. & Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward
Partner: UNT College of Science
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Analysis of Pectin-derived Monosaccharides from Arabidopsis Using GC–MS

Description: Article describes how pectin is a complex polysaccharide present in the plant cell wall, whose composition is constantly remodeled to adapt to environmental or developmental changes. Here, authors describe a quick and efficient gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS)-based method that allows the differential analysis of pectin monosaccharide composition in plants under different conditions or between mutant plants and their respective wild types.
Date: August 20, 2023
Creator: Scholz, Patricia; Chapman, Kent Dean; Ischebeck, Till & Guzha, Athanas
Partner: UNT College of Science
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Quantification of Botrytis cinerea Growth in Arabidopsis thaliana

Description: Article describes how yield losses attributed to plant pathogens pose a serious threat to plant productivity and food security. Here, the authors describe two methods to quantify B. cinerea development in Arabidopsis thaliana genotypes through measurements of lesion development and quantification of fungal genomic DNA in infected tissues.
Date: August 20, 2023
Creator: Scholz, Patricia; Chapman, Kent Dean; Ischebeck, Till & Guzha, Athanas
Partner: UNT College of Science
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DEVO: an ontology to assist with dermoscopic feature standardization

Description: Article describes how the utilization of dermoscopic analysis is becoming increasingly critical for diagnosing skin diseases by physicians and even artificial intelligence. The authors aimed to develop a domain-specific ontology to formally represent knowledge for certain dermoscopic features.
Date: August 18, 2023
Creator: Zhang, Xinyuan; Lin, Rebecca Z.; Amith, Muhammad "Tuan"; Wang, Cynthia; Light, Jeremy; Strickley, John et al.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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First-principles property assessment of hybrid formate perovskites

Description: Article discusses how hybrid organic–inorganic formate perovskites, AB(HCOO)3, are a large family of compounds that exhibit a variety of phase transitions and diverse properties, such as (anti)ferroelectricity, ferroelasticity, (anti)ferromagnetism, and multiferroism. While many properties of these materials have already been characterized, the authors seek to focus on the comprehensive property assessment of a large number of formate perovskites.
Date: August 17, 2023
Creator: Popoola, Abduljelili; Ghosh, P. S.; Kingsland, Maggie; Kashikar, Ravi; DeTellem, D.; Xu, Yixuan et al.
Partner: UNT College of Science
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