Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Partner: UNT College of Public Affairs and Community Servicehttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/partners/UNTCPA/browse/?sort=default&fq=untl_decade:2010-20192020-06-16T10:27:33-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Partner: UNT College of Public Affairs and Community ServiceVillage Characteristics and Health of Rural Chinese Older Adults: Examining the CHARLS Pilot Study of a Rich and Poor Province2014-02-14T09:18:24-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc274997/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc274997/"><img alt="Village Characteristics and Health of Rural Chinese Older Adults: Examining the CHARLS Pilot Study of a Rich and Poor Province" title="Village Characteristics and Health of Rural Chinese Older Adults: Examining the CHARLS Pilot Study of a Rich and Poor Province" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc274997/small/"/></a></p><p>Article on the village characteristics and health of rural Chinese older adults and an examination of the CHARLS pilot study of a rich and poor province.</p>Breast Implants for Graduation: A Sociological Examination of Daughter and Mother Narratives2014-02-14T09:18:24-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc275008/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc275008/"><img alt="Breast Implants for Graduation: A Sociological Examination of Daughter and Mother Narratives" title="Breast Implants for Graduation: A Sociological Examination of Daughter and Mother Narratives" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc275008/small/"/></a></p><p>Article on a sociological examination of daughter and mother narratives.</p>Social Capital and Self-Rated Health among Older Adults in China: A Multilevel Analysis2014-01-24T09:19:35-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271490/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271490/"><img alt="Social Capital and Self-Rated Health among Older Adults in China: A Multilevel Analysis" title="Social Capital and Self-Rated Health among Older Adults in China: A Multilevel Analysis" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271490/small/"/></a></p><p>Article on social capital and self-rated health among middle-aged and older adults in China.</p>The Cosmic Dance of Obama-Raja on Newsweek2010-12-09T15:25:46-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29810/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29810/"><img alt="The Cosmic Dance of Obama-Raja on Newsweek" title="The Cosmic Dance of Obama-Raja on Newsweek" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29810/small/"/></a></p><p>Article discussing an image that appears on the front cover of Newsweek magazine depicting President Barack Obama.</p>The Hindu Method to Save the Planet2010-12-09T15:25:46-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29811/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29811/"><img alt="The Hindu Method to Save the Planet" title="The Hindu Method to Save the Planet" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29811/small/"/></a></p><p>This paper discusses the Hindu religion and elements of ecology that relate to this religion. It describes some of the principles of Mahatma Gandhi and describes how these are important spiritually and ecologically.</p>[Review] Mourning the Nation: Indian Cinema in the Wake of Partition2011-06-07T08:36:49-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36294/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36294/"><img alt="[Review] Mourning the Nation: Indian Cinema in the Wake of Partition" title="[Review] Mourning the Nation: Indian Cinema in the Wake of Partition" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36294/small/"/></a></p><p>This article reviews the book "Mourning the Nation: Indian Cinema in the Wake of Partition," by Bhaskar Sarkar. The book examines the political truncation of India at the end of British colonial rule in 1947.</p>Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources2011-03-31T15:41:49-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32886/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32886/"><img alt="Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources" title="Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32886/small/"/></a></p><p>This presentation presents a research study conducted at UNT. The UNT Libraries partnered with the Department of Anthropology at UNT to conduct ethnographic research of how UNT students use the electronic library services.</p>Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources2011-03-31T15:41:49-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32888/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32888/"><img alt="Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources" title="Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32888/small/"/></a></p><p>This presentation presents a research study conducted at UNT. The UNT Libraries partnered with the Department of Anthropology at UNT to conduct ethnographic research of how UNT students use the electronic library services.</p>Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources2011-03-31T15:41:49-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32898/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32898/"><img alt="Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources" title="Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32898/small/"/></a></p><p>This paper presents a research study conducted at UNT. The UNT Libraries partnered with the Department of Anthropology at UNT to conduct ethnographic research of how UNT students use the electronic library services.</p>Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources2011-03-31T15:41:49-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32899/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32899/"><img alt="Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources" title="Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32899/small/"/></a></p><p>This paper presents a research study conducted at UNT. The UNT Libraries partnered with the Department of Anthropology at UNT to conduct ethnographic research of how UNT students use the electronic library services.</p>Factor structure of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking Figural Form A in Kiswahili speaking children: Multidimensionality and influences on creative behavior2018-05-01T00:41:46-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1132753/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1132753/"><img alt="Factor structure of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking Figural Form A in Kiswahili speaking children: Multidimensionality and influences on creative behavior" title="Factor structure of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking Figural Form A in Kiswahili speaking children: Multidimensionality and influences on creative behavior" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1132753/small/"/></a></p><p>This article provides evidence for the valid use of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) in sub-Saharan Africa.</p>On Critchfield's Proposal: Student Concerns and Recommendations2018-10-12T10:49:52-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1281820/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1281820/"><img alt="On Critchfield's Proposal: Student Concerns and Recommendations" title="On Critchfield's Proposal: Student Concerns and Recommendations" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1281820/small/"/></a></p><p>This article contains a response to the article by Critchfield (2011) entitled "Interesting Times: Practice, Science, and Professional Associations in Behavior Analysis", including a concern about the effect of seprating science and practice on the future of behavior analysis.</p>Electoral Decentralization in Ghana: What do Ghana's Local Governments Really Need for Economic Development?2015-04-25T20:59:58-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503221/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503221/"><img alt="Electoral Decentralization in Ghana: What do Ghana's Local Governments Really Need for Economic Development?" title="Electoral Decentralization in Ghana: What do Ghana's Local Governments Really Need for Economic Development?" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503221/small/"/></a></p><p>Paper accompanying a presentation for the 2015 University of North Texas (UNT) Student and Faculty Research Symposium on African Studies. This paper discusses electoral decentralization in Ghana and what Ghana's local governments really need for economic development.</p>Africa: Sustainability, Poverty, Education2015-04-25T20:59:58-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503243/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503243/"><img alt="Africa: Sustainability, Poverty, Education" title="Africa: Sustainability, Poverty, Education" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503243/small/"/></a></p><p>Presentation for the 2015 University of North Texas (UNT) Student and Faculty Research Symposium on African Studies. This presentation discusses sustainability, poverty, and education in Africa.</p>Managing for Citizen Satisfaction: Is Good Not Enough?2020-06-16T10:27:33-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703641/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703641/"><img alt="Managing for Citizen Satisfaction: Is Good Not Enough?" title="Managing for Citizen Satisfaction: Is Good Not Enough?" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703641/small/"/></a></p><p>Article proposes a theory that suggests the quantity of public goods and services is important to citizen satisfaction.</p>The Logic of Uncertainty and Executive Discretion in Decision Making: The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Ebola Response2017-10-06T09:34:54-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1010767/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1010767/"><img alt="The Logic of Uncertainty and Executive Discretion in Decision Making: The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Ebola Response" title="The Logic of Uncertainty and Executive Discretion in Decision Making: The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Ebola Response" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1010767/small/"/></a></p><p>This article addresses what a highly complex public health situation such as the Dallas-Fort Worth Ebola outbreak tell about the use of discretion by executive level public administrators.</p>New-Student Orientations: Supporting Success and Socialization in Graduate Programs2017-10-06T09:34:54-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1010748/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1010748/"><img alt="New-Student Orientations: Supporting Success and Socialization in Graduate Programs" title="New-Student Orientations: Supporting Success and Socialization in Graduate Programs" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1010748/small/"/></a></p><p>This article describes the use of an orientation logic model to examine whether certain orientation program characteristics, such as resources and tenets, are associated with student retention, grade achievement, and socialization.</p>Public Libraries and Democratization in Three Developing Countries: Exploring the Role of Social Capital2012-04-06T14:30:10-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc81388/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc81388/"><img alt="Public Libraries and Democratization in Three Developing Countries: Exploring the Role of Social Capital" title="Public Libraries and Democratization in Three Developing Countries: Exploring the Role of Social Capital" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc81388/small/"/></a></p><p>This article explores the role of social capital. The authors develop a theoretical framework intended to facilitate systematic investigation of the contributions public libraries may make to democratization.</p>Down deep in the holler: chasing seeds and stories in southern Appalachia2014-12-04T14:16:50-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc461686/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc461686/"><img alt="Down deep in the holler: chasing seeds and stories in southern Appalachia" title="Down deep in the holler: chasing seeds and stories in southern Appalachia" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc461686/small/"/></a></p><p>This article is the third in a series "Recollections, Reflections, and Revelations: Ethnobiologists and their First Time in the Field" and is a personal reflection by the researcher on his experience and involvement in kinship and friendship networks while conducting agrobiodiversity research in southern Appalachia, USA.</p>Influencing Self-Reported Health Among Rural Low-Income Women Through Health Care and Social Service Utilization: A Structural Equation Model2015-01-22T09:04:02-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc488176/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc488176/"><img alt="Influencing Self-Reported Health Among Rural Low-Income Women Through Health Care and Social Service Utilization: A Structural Equation Model" title="Influencing Self-Reported Health Among Rural Low-Income Women Through Health Care and Social Service Utilization: A Structural Equation Model" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc488176/small/"/></a></p><p>Article discussing a structural equation model and influencing self-reported health among rural low-income women through health care and social service utilization.</p>Increased physical activity, physician recommendation, and senior center participation2016-08-31T10:05:56-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862651/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862651/"><img alt="Increased physical activity, physician recommendation, and senior center participation" title="Increased physical activity, physician recommendation, and senior center participation" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862651/small/"/></a></p><p>This article employs the Andersen Behavioral Model to explore increased physical activity and participation in three types of senior center activities: physical fitness, dance/aerobic classes, and chair exercises.</p>The Dharmic Method to Save the Planet2011-07-13T11:32:02-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38892/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38892/"><img alt="The Dharmic Method to Save the Planet" title="The Dharmic Method to Save the Planet" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38892/small/"/></a></p><p>This article discusses environmentalism and ways in which dharmic methods can help save the planet. While most Americans are familiar with the terms such as "yoga" and "Bollywood," Indian perspectives toward the ecology seem to be largely unknown.</p>Design of District Emergency Operations Centres, and the Case Study of Indian Oil Corporation Jaipur Depot Explosion2011-02-15T11:26:43-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31093/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31093/"><img alt="Design of District Emergency Operations Centres, and the Case Study of Indian Oil Corporation Jaipur Depot Explosion" title="Design of District Emergency Operations Centres, and the Case Study of Indian Oil Corporation Jaipur Depot Explosion" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31093/small/"/></a></p><p>Article on the design of district emergency operations centres and a case study of Indian Oil Corporation Jaipur depot explosion.</p>Public Health Network Structure and Collaboration Effectiveness during the 2015 MERS Outbreak in South Korea: An Institutional Collective Action Framework2017-09-29T09:53:09-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993952/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993952/"><img alt="Public Health Network Structure and Collaboration Effectiveness during the 2015 MERS Outbreak in South Korea: An Institutional Collective Action Framework" title="Public Health Network Structure and Collaboration Effectiveness during the 2015 MERS Outbreak in South Korea: An Institutional Collective Action Framework" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993952/small/"/></a></p><p>This article studies examines the structural effect of public health network explaining collaboration effectiveness.</p>Adverse Childhood Experiences, Commitment Offense, and Race/Ethnicity: Are the Effects Crime-, Race-, and Ethnicity-Specific?2017-05-11T16:15:11-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974483/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974483/"><img alt="Adverse Childhood Experiences, Commitment Offense, and Race/Ethnicity: Are the Effects Crime-, Race-, and Ethnicity-Specific?" title="Adverse Childhood Experiences, Commitment Offense, and Race/Ethnicity: Are the Effects Crime-, Race-, and Ethnicity-Specific?" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc974483/small/"/></a></p><p>This article uses epidemiological tables of odds (both unadjusted and adjusted for onset, total adjudications, and total out of home placements) on a sample of 2520 male confined juvenile delinquents, to evaluate the significance of the number of adverse childhood experiences on commitment for homicide, sexual assault, and serious persons/property offending.</p>Roles revealed: An examination of the adopted roles of emergency managers in hazard mitigation planning and strategy implementation2020-06-16T10:27:33-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703667/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703667/"><img alt="Roles revealed: An examination of the adopted roles of emergency managers in hazard mitigation planning and strategy implementation" title="Roles revealed: An examination of the adopted roles of emergency managers in hazard mitigation planning and strategy implementation" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703667/small/"/></a></p><p>Article describes study where thirty emergency management coordinators from the North Central Texas region were interviewed to examine how they define their roles in hazard mitigation planning; then, grounded theory analysis generated six themes regarding the broad roles they practice.</p>Why do we need a national address point database to improve wildfire public safety in the U.S.?2020-06-16T10:27:33-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703657/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703657/"><img alt="Why do we need a national address point database to improve wildfire public safety in the U.S.?" title="Why do we need a national address point database to improve wildfire public safety in the U.S.?" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703657/small/"/></a></p><p>Article aims to advance understanding of the value of national address point databases in improving wildfire public safety in the U.S.</p>Flood Resilience Building in Thailand: Assessing Progress and the Effect of Leadership2018-03-29T22:10:46-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1115877/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1115877/"><img alt="Flood Resilience Building in Thailand: Assessing Progress and the Effect of Leadership" title="Flood Resilience Building in Thailand: Assessing Progress and the Effect of Leadership" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1115877/small/"/></a></p><p>This article uses the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 10 Essentials for Making Cities Resilient as guidelines to assess the progress of flood resilience building in Thailand.</p>Unidentified Bodies and Mass-Fatality Management in haiti: A Case Study of the January 2010 Earthquake with a Cross-Cultural Comparison2017-09-17T18:24:22-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993401/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993401/"><img alt="Unidentified Bodies and Mass-Fatality Management in haiti: A Case Study of the January 2010 Earthquake with a Cross-Cultural Comparison" title="Unidentified Bodies and Mass-Fatality Management in haiti: A Case Study of the January 2010 Earthquake with a Cross-Cultural Comparison" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc993401/small/"/></a></p><p>This article examines the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti as a case study to understand what happens to unidentified bodies in mass-fatality management.</p>Safety of Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood Therapy for Acquired Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Children2018-10-31T18:58:38-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1310101/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1310101/"><img alt="Safety of Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood Therapy for Acquired Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Children" title="Safety of Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood Therapy for Acquired Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Children" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1310101/small/"/></a></p><p>This article presents the results of a phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the intravenous administration of human umbilical cord blood (hUCB) mononuclear fraction in infants and children with acquired sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).</p>Progressing From Identification and Functional Analysis of Precursor Behavior to Treatment of Selfinjurious Behavior2018-12-19T12:07:19-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393814/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393814/"><img alt="Progressing From Identification and Functional Analysis of Precursor Behavior to Treatment of Selfinjurious Behavior" title="Progressing From Identification and Functional Analysis of Precursor Behavior to Treatment of Selfinjurious Behavior" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393814/small/"/></a></p><p>This article evaluates the utility of assessing and treating severe selfinjurious behavior (SIB) based on the outcomes of a functional analysis of precursor behavior.</p>Running Head: Faithful Health Norms2018-05-16T14:54:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1152233/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1152233/"><img alt="Running Head: Faithful Health Norms" title="Running Head: Faithful Health Norms" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1152233/small/"/></a></p><p>This article applies a structural theory analysis to understand the ways by which religious adherents adopt and enact health norms.</p>Irony and the 'yoga wars'2011-01-05T14:57:34-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30423/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30423/"><img alt="Irony and the 'yoga wars'" title="Irony and the 'yoga wars'" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30423/small/"/></a></p><p>Article discussing the debated topic of whether yoga is a Hindu or Secular practice and the potential causes and impacts of how and why this subject is being debated.</p>Jainism, Dharma, and Environmental Ethics2011-01-05T14:57:34-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30424/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30424/"><img alt="Jainism, Dharma, and Environmental Ethics" title="Jainism, Dharma, and Environmental Ethics" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30424/small/"/></a></p><p>Article discussing the absence of a formal category of environmental ethics in Jainism and Jainism's historical relationship to environmental ethics.</p>[Review] Biodivinity and Biodiversity: The Limits to Religious Environmentalism2011-06-07T08:36:49-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36299/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36299/"><img alt="[Review] Biodivinity and Biodiversity: The Limits to Religious Environmentalism" title="[Review] Biodivinity and Biodiversity: The Limits to Religious Environmentalism" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36299/small/"/></a></p><p>This article reviews the book "Biodivinity and Biodiversity: The Limits to Religious Environmentalism," by Emma Tomalin, a book about religion and ecology.</p>Nurse Aide Decision Making in Nursing Homes: Factors Affecting Empowerment2014-01-24T09:19:35-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271489/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271489/"><img alt="Nurse Aide Decision Making in Nursing Homes: Factors Affecting Empowerment" title="Nurse Aide Decision Making in Nursing Homes: Factors Affecting Empowerment" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271489/small/"/></a></p><p>Article on nurse aide decision making in nursing homes and the factors affecting empowerment.</p>Geographic Distance, Contact, and Family Perceptions of Quality Nursing Home Care2014-02-14T09:18:24-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc275010/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc275010/"><img alt="Geographic Distance, Contact, and Family Perceptions of Quality Nursing Home Care" title="Geographic Distance, Contact, and Family Perceptions of Quality Nursing Home Care" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc275010/small/"/></a></p><p>Article on the geographic distance, contact and family perceptions of quality nursing home care.</p>Planning and Improvisation in Emergency Management2018-08-08T08:27:24-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1225768/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1225768/"><img alt="Planning and Improvisation in Emergency Management" title="Planning and Improvisation in Emergency Management" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1225768/small/"/></a></p><p>Book chapter from "Critical Issues in Disaster Science and Management: A Dialogue Between Researchers and Practitioners." This chapter includes both a theoretical and practical examination of planning and improvisation in emergency management.</p>Disclosure of Children's Positive Serostatus to Family and Nonfamily Members: Informal Caregivers in Togo, West Africa2014-02-14T09:18:24-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc274981/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc274981/"><img alt="Disclosure of Children's Positive Serostatus to Family and Nonfamily Members: Informal Caregivers in Togo, West Africa" title="Disclosure of Children's Positive Serostatus to Family and Nonfamily Members: Informal Caregivers in Togo, West Africa" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc274981/small/"/></a></p><p>Article on the disclosure of children's positive serostatus to family and nonfamily members.</p>Interpol2011-02-15T11:26:43-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31095/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31095/"><img alt="Interpol" title="Interpol" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31095/small/"/></a></p><p>This encyclopedia entry describes Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organization. Interpol facilitates cross-border police cooperation and assists all organizations, authorities, and services with a mission to prevent or combat international crime.</p>Bhopal Chemical Disaster2011-02-15T11:26:43-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31094/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31094/"><img alt="Bhopal Chemical Disaster" title="Bhopal Chemical Disaster" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31094/small/"/></a></p><p>Encyclopedia article describing the devastating effects of a chemical disaster that took place in Bhopal, India in 1984. The author describes the effects of the chemical disaster and the events that followed.</p>Not so bad: avoidance and aversive discounting modulate threat appraisal in anterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex2016-08-31T10:05:56-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862656/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862656/"><img alt="Not so bad: avoidance and aversive discounting modulate threat appraisal in anterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex" title="Not so bad: avoidance and aversive discounting modulate threat appraisal in anterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862656/small/"/></a></p><p>This article describes an investigation in which 30 healthy adults underwent functional neuroimaging while completing an avoidance task in which responses to an Avoidable CS+ threat prevented delivery of an aversive stimulus, but not to an Unavoidable CS+ threat.</p>Generalization of socially transmitted and instructed avoidance2016-08-31T10:05:56-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862690/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862690/"><img alt="Generalization of socially transmitted and instructed avoidance" title="Generalization of socially transmitted and instructed avoidance" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862690/small/"/></a></p><p>This article compares two pathways to avoidance--instructions and social observation--on subsequent generalization of avoidance behavior, fear expectancy and physiological arousal.</p>Inter-organizational digital divide: Civic groups' media strategies in the Trinity River Corridor Project2012-04-02T16:46:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc78305/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc78305/"><img alt="Inter-organizational digital divide: Civic groups' media strategies in the Trinity River Corridor Project" title="Inter-organizational digital divide: Civic groups' media strategies in the Trinity River Corridor Project" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc78305/small/"/></a></p><p>Article on inter-organizational digital divides and civic groups' media strategies in the Trinity River Corridor Project.</p>Teaching and Learning Technologies in Higher Education: Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism: "Necessity is the Mother of Invention"2011-08-05T11:45:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39330/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39330/"><img alt="Teaching and Learning Technologies in Higher Education: Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism: "Necessity is the Mother of Invention"" title="Teaching and Learning Technologies in Higher Education: Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism: "Necessity is the Mother of Invention"" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39330/small/"/></a></p><p>Article discussing current thinking about adult education and blended learning technologies, as well as examples of emerging possibilities of multimedia technology in the development of teaching materials.</p>Emerging Opportunities in Higher Education: Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism2011-08-05T11:45:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39323/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39323/"><img alt="Emerging Opportunities in Higher Education: Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism" title="Emerging Opportunities in Higher Education: Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39323/small/"/></a></p><p>This article discusses applying behavior analysis to autism.</p>The Perception of "Training Availability" Among Certified Nurse Aides: Relationship to CNA Performance, Turnover, Attitudes, Burnout, and Empowerment2014-02-14T09:18:24-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc275012/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc275012/"><img alt="The Perception of "Training Availability" Among Certified Nurse Aides: Relationship to CNA Performance, Turnover, Attitudes, Burnout, and Empowerment" title="The Perception of "Training Availability" Among Certified Nurse Aides: Relationship to CNA Performance, Turnover, Attitudes, Burnout, and Empowerment" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc275012/small/"/></a></p><p>Article on the perception of "training availability" among certified nurse aides (CNAs) and the relationship to CNA performance, turnover, attitudes, burnout, and empowerment.</p>“I’m Gonna Get Busy Living”: Examining the Trajectories of Affect, Behavioral Health, and Psychological Resilience Among Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Southeastern U.S. Health District2020-06-16T10:27:33-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703638/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703638/"><img alt="“I’m Gonna Get Busy Living”: Examining the Trajectories of Affect, Behavioral Health, and Psychological Resilience Among Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Southeastern U.S. Health District" title="“I’m Gonna Get Busy Living”: Examining the Trajectories of Affect, Behavioral Health, and Psychological Resilience Among Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Southeastern U.S. Health District" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703638/small/"/></a></p><p>Article describes results of a study seeking to provide further insight into how core affect influences the adaptability of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) after diagnosis.</p>Ten Key Hindu Environmental Teachings2010-12-09T15:25:46-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29809/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29809/"><img alt="Ten Key Hindu Environmental Teachings" title="Ten Key Hindu Environmental Teachings" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29809/small/"/></a></p><p>This article discusses diverse theologies in Hinduism and describes ten important Hindu teachings on the environment.</p>Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: Aspects of the One-Percenter Culture for Emergency Department Personnel to Consider2017-08-29T09:38:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991048/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991048/"><img alt="Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: Aspects of the One-Percenter Culture for Emergency Department Personnel to Consider" title="Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: Aspects of the One-Percenter Culture for Emergency Department Personnel to Consider" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc991048/small/"/></a></p><p>This article discusses various aspects of the culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMGs) so that emergency department personnel may better understand the mentality of the outlaw biker.</p>