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Mathematical Aptitude in China

Description: Paper written by Julian C. Stanley, concerning a recent trip he and his wife took to China, and the Chinese aptitude and appreciation for learning.
Date: November 1986
Creator: Stanley, Julian C.
Partner: Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
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Environmental Stewardship: How Semiconductor Suppliers Help to Meet Energy-Efficiency Regulations and Voluntary Specifications in China

Description: Recognizing the role that semiconductor suppliers can playin meeting energy-efficiency regulations and voluntary specifications,this paper provides an overview of Chinese policies and implementingbodies; a discussion of current programs, their goals, and effectiveness;and possible steps that can be taken tomeet these energy-efficiencyrequirements while also meeting products' high performance and costgoals.
Date: January 15, 2007
Creator: Aizhen, Li; Fanara, Andrew; Fridley, David; Merriman, Louise & Ju, Jeff
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on Wetland Vegetation in the Dunhuang Yangguan National Nature Reserve in Northwest China Using Landsat Derived NDVI

Description: This article uses 41 Landsat images between 1988 and 2016 to calculate the normalized difference vegetation indices (NVDIs) of the wetland vegetation at Xitugou (XTG) and Wowachi (WWC) inside the Dunhuang Yangguan National Nature Reserve in northwest China in order to assess the impacts of climate change on wetland vegetation.
Date: May 10, 2018
Creator: Pan, Feifei; Xie, Jianping; Lin, Juming; Zhao, Tingwei; Ji, Yongyuan; Hu, Qi et al.
Partner: UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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The emerging nuclear suppliers: some guidelines for policy (U)

Description: Lewis A. Dunn, a former Assistant Director of the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and now a senior analyst with Science Applications International Corporation, looks to the future to offer "The Emerging Nuclear Suppliers: Some Guidelines for Policy ." Mr. Dunn notes that although most emerging suppliers are cautious, many are not party to existing nonproliferation treaties. He calls upon the nonproliferation community to continue the present policy of not supporting unsafeguard… more
Date: April 1, 1988
Creator: Dunn, Lewis A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Association between Hantavirus Infection and Selenium Deficiency in Mainland China

Description: This article studies the role of selenium concentration in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses, using a multidisciplinary approach combining ecological analysis with preliminary experimental data.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Fang, Liqun; Goeijenbier, Marco; Zuo, Shu-Qing; Wang, Li-Ping; Liang, Song; Klein, Sabra L. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Chinese strategic weapons and the plutonium option (U)

Description: In their article "Chinese Strategic Weapons and the Plutonium Option," John W. Lewis and Xue Litai of the Center for International Security and Arms Control at Stanford University's International Strategic Institute present an unclassified look at plutonium processing in the PRC. The article draws heavily on unclassified PRC sources for its short look at this important subject. Interested readers will find more detailed information in the recently available works referenced in th… more
Date: April 1, 1988
Creator: Lewis, John W. & Litai, Xui
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Forest above Ground Biomass Inversion by Fusing GLAS with Optical Remote Sensing Data

Description: This article describes a study combining Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) data with MODIS/BRDF (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) and ASTER GDEM data to estimate forest aboveground biomass in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China.
Date: March 28, 2016
Creator: Xi, Xiaohuan; Han, Tingting; Wang, Cheng; Luo, Shezhou; Xia, Shaobo & Pan, Feifei
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Assessing the Impact of the Built-Up Environment on Nighttime Lights in China

Description: Article describes study investigating the effects of the built-up environment on artificial light at night, focusing on construction region environments on nighttime brightness and variation with building heights and regional economic development level in China.
Date: July 19, 2019
Creator: Wang, Cheng; Qin, Haiming; Zhao, Kaiguang; Dong, Pinliang; Yang, Xuebo; Zhou, Guoqing et al.
Partner: UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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The Statue of Copernicus

Description: Front cover of the Summer 2009 issue of The Hexagon, featuring a statue of Copernicus sitting on a block, wearing a flowing robe, and holding a compass up to a heliocentric model. The next page contains a table of contents, a staff list, and an editorial regarding the twentieth anniversary of the events at Tiananmen Square.
Date: Summer 2009
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Rediscovery of the Elements: Courtois and Iodine

Description: Article describing the history of iodine, including its discovery by Bernard Courtois while during the production of saltpeter. Tourist information regarding pertinent locations is included.
Date: Winter 2009
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Explanations for Mass Provincial Protest in China

Description: Paper explores the evolution of mass local protests in China and the factors that contribute to the likelihood of mass protest in a province.
Date: 2010
Creator: Chan, Victor Cheung Yin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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