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U.S. Mexico Migration

This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on Unauthorized Immigration. This presentation discusses immigration, specifically between the United States and Mexico.

Date: April 13, 2011

Creator: Molina, David J.

Item Type: Presentation

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Are Net Discount Ratios Stationary?: The Implications For Present Value Calculations

Article discussing research analyzing the relationship between real interest rates and real growth rates in wages.

Date: September 1991

Creator: Haslag, Joseph H.; Nieswiadomy, Michael L. & Slottje, Daniel J.

Item Type: Article

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Calculating Changes in Worklife Expectancies and Lost Earnings in Personal Injury Cases

Article discussing research on the estimated effect of an injury on a worker's life expectancy, worklife expectancy and discounted expected income.

Date: September 1988

Creator: Nieswiadomy, Michael L. & Silberberg, Eugene

Item Type: Article

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Are Net Discount Rates Stationary?: Some Further Evidence

Article discussing research suggesting that the net discount ration experienced a level shift in the mean between 1977 and 1981 and the resulting possible affects.

Date: September 1994

Creator: Haslag, Joseph H.; Nieswiadomy, Michael L. & Slottje, Daniel J.

Item Type: Article

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Urban Water Demand Estimates Under Increasing Block Rates

This article discusses urban water demand estimates under increasing block rates.

Date: January 1988

Creator: Nieswiadomy, Michael L. & Molina, David J.

Item Type: Article

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Input Substitution in Irrigated Agriculture in the High Plains of Texas, 1970-80

This article discusses input substitution in irrigated agriculture in the high plains of Texas.

Date: July 1988

Creator: Nieswiadomy, Michael L.

Item Type: Article

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The Cognitive Limits to Economic Cluster

This article highlights human limits in cluster formation.

Date: July 2012

Creator: Carroll, Michael C. & Zeller, Mark C.

Item Type: Article

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Defining Neighborhood Boundaries in Studies of Spatial Dependence in Child Behavior Problems

This article extends an analysis of neighborhood effects on child behavioral outcomes.

Date: May 3, 2013

Creator: O'Brien Caughy, Margaret; Leonard, Tammy; Beron, Kurt & Murdoch, James

Item Type: Article

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Multiple Comorbidities and Interest in Research Participation Among Clients of a Nonprofit Food Distribution Site

This article seeks to better understand the health needs of a nonclinical population to inform future research and interventions.

Date: August 17, 2015

Creator: Higashi, Robin T.; Craddock Lee, Simon J.; Leonard, Tammy; Cuate, Erica L.; Cole, Jay & Pruitt, Sandi L.

Item Type: Article

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Who is Food Insecure? Implications for Targeted Recruitment and Outreach, National health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2010

This article characterizes differences in health among people receiving different types of food assistance and summarizes strategies for targeted recruitment and outreach of various food insecure populations.

Date: October 2016

Creator: Pruitt, Sandi L.; Leonard, Tammy; Xuan, Lei; Amory, Richard; Higashi, Robin T.; Nguyen, Oanh Kieu et al.

Item Type: Article

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TV Viewing and BMI by Race/Ethnicity and Socio-Economic Status

This article assesses the association between TV viewing and obesity by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.

Date: May 15, 2013

Creator: Shuval, Kerem; Gabriel, Kelley Pettee & Leonard, Tammy

Item Type: Article

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Geospatial and Contextual Approaches to Energy Balance and Health

This article examines associations between geographic and contextual features of the environment and elements of human energy balance, with a particular focus on research and opportunities in the United States.

Date: March 13, 2015

Creator: Berrigan, David; Hipp, J. Aaron; Hurvitz, Philip M.; James, Peter; Jankowska, Marta M.; Kerr, Jacqueline et al.

Item Type: Article

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Systematic Neighborhood Observations at High Spatial Resolution: Methodology and Assessment of Potential Benefits

This article describes a systematic neighborhood observation instrument for collecting data at very high spatial resolution to collect data in a low-income minority neighborhood in Dallas, TX.

Date: June 3, 2011

Creator: Leonard, Tammy; O'Brien Caughy, Margaret; Mays, Judith K. & Murdoch, James

Item Type: Article

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Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Deprivation Predicts Weight Gain in a Multi-Ethnic Population: Longitudinal Data from the Dallas Heart Study

This article examines the relationship between neighborhood-level socioeconomic deprivation and weight change in a multi-ethnic cohort from Dallas County, Texas, and whether behavioral/psychosocial factors attenuate the relationship.

Date: May 27, 2014

Creator: Powell-Wiley, Tiffany M.; Ayers, Colby; Agyemang, Priscilla; Leonard, Tammy; Berrigan, David; Ballard Barbash, Rachel et al.

Item Type: Article

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Sedentary Behaviors and Obesity in a Low-Income, Ethnic-Minority Population

This article examines sedentary pastimes specifically in low-income, minority communities in the United States.

Date: January 2013

Creator: Shuval, Kerem; Leonard, Tammy; Murdoch, James; O'Brien Caughy, Margaret; Kohl, Harold W. & Sugg Skinner, Celette

Item Type: Article

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Impediments and Facilitators to Physical Activity and Perceptions of Sedentary Behavior Among Urban Community Residents: The Fair Park Study

This article describes a preliminary investigation into urban adults' perceptions of sedentary behavior alongside perceived barriers and enablers to physical activity.

Date: October 31, 2013

Creator: Shuval, Kerem; Hébert, Emily T.; Siddiqi, Zoveen; Leonard, Tammy; Craddock Lee, Simon J.; Tiro, Jasmin A. et al.

Item Type: Article

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Pathways to Financial Advancement: A Case Study

This article describes a research project conducted in a South Dallas neighborhood to study how gateways and stepping stones can put households on a path to financial security.

Date: 2012

Creator: Di, Wenhua; Leonard, Tammy & Ryder, Emily

Item Type: Article

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Physicians, Clinics, and Neighborhoods: Multiple Levels of Influence on Colorectal Cancer Screening

This article describes variability in colorectal cancer (CRC) test use and compares the performance of novel cross-classified and traditional hierarchical models.

Date: April 14, 2014

Creator: Pruitt, Sandi L.; Leonard, Tammy; Zhang, Song; Schootman, Mario; Halm, Ethan A. & Gupta, Samir

Item Type: Article

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Change in Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Weight Gain: Dallas Heart Study

This article examines the longitudinal relationship between moving to more socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods and weight gain as a cardiovascular risk factor.

Date: June 17, 2015

Creator: Powell-Wiley, Tiffany M.; Cooper-McCann, Rebecca; Ayers, Colby; Berrigan, David; Lian, Min; McClurkin, Michael et al.

Item Type: Article

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Health Behavior and Behavioral Economics: Economic Preferences and Physical Activity Stages of Change in a Low-Income African American Community

This article examines the relationship between physical activity stages of change and preferences for financial risk and time.

Date: March 1, 2013

Creator: Leonard, Tammy; Shuval, Kerem; de Oliveira, Angela; Sugg Skinner, Celette; Eckel, Catherine & Murdoch, James

Item Type: Article

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Importing Change: Canadian Competition and the U.S. Floriculture Industry

This article analyzes the shifting geography of production with respect to the U.S. floriculture industry.

Date: 2008

Creator: Reid, Neil; Smith, Bruce W.; Gatrell, Jay D. & Carroll, Michael C.

Item Type: Article

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Estimating the Economic Impact of Universities: The Case of Bowling Green State University

This article describes the results of an economic impact study of Bowling Green State University, Ohio.

Date: 2006

Creator: Carroll, Michael C. & Smith, Bruce W.

Item Type: Article

Behavioral Economic Tools for Promotion of Physical Activity

This book chapter describes two key behavioral economic constructs and four key behavioral economic tools and their application to physical activity.

Date: May 10, 2017

Creator: Leonard, Tammy & Shuval, Kerem

Item Type: Book Chapter

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Utilizing Behavioral Economics to Understand Adherence to Physical Activity Guidelines among a Low-Income Urban Community

This article examines the association between monetary saving behaviors and physical activity among adults of low-income who reside in an urban community.

Date: July 2015

Creator: Shuval, Kerem; Si, Xia; Nguyen, Binh T. & Leonard, Tammy

Item Type: Article

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U.S. Mexico Migration

Are Net Discount Ratios Stationary?: The Implications For Present Value Calculations

Calculating Changes in Worklife Expectancies and Lost Earnings in Personal Injury Cases

Are Net Discount Rates Stationary?: Some Further Evidence

Urban Water Demand Estimates Under Increasing Block Rates

Input Substitution in Irrigated Agriculture in the High Plains of Texas, 1970-80

The Cognitive Limits to Economic Cluster

Defining Neighborhood Boundaries in Studies of Spatial Dependence in Child Behavior Problems

Multiple Comorbidities and Interest in Research Participation Among Clients of a Nonprofit Food Distribution Site

Who is Food Insecure? Implications for Targeted Recruitment and Outreach, National health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2010

TV Viewing and BMI by Race/Ethnicity and Socio-Economic Status

Geospatial and Contextual Approaches to Energy Balance and Health

Systematic Neighborhood Observations at High Spatial Resolution: Methodology and Assessment of Potential Benefits

Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Deprivation Predicts Weight Gain in a Multi-Ethnic Population: Longitudinal Data from the Dallas Heart Study

Sedentary Behaviors and Obesity in a Low-Income, Ethnic-Minority Population

Impediments and Facilitators to Physical Activity and Perceptions of Sedentary Behavior Among Urban Community Residents: The Fair Park Study

Pathways to Financial Advancement: A Case Study

Physicians, Clinics, and Neighborhoods: Multiple Levels of Influence on Colorectal Cancer Screening

Change in Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Weight Gain: Dallas Heart Study

Health Behavior and Behavioral Economics: Economic Preferences and Physical Activity Stages of Change in a Low-Income African American Community

Importing Change: Canadian Competition and the U.S. Floriculture Industry

Estimating the Economic Impact of Universities: The Case of Bowling Green State University

Behavioral Economic Tools for Promotion of Physical Activity

Utilizing Behavioral Economics to Understand Adherence to Physical Activity Guidelines among a Low-Income Urban Community