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Academic Achievement and the Ability of Post-Secondary Students to Read Assigned Materials

Description: This study provides a rationale for adopting course materials. It demonstrates the relationship between ability to read assigned materials and academic achievement, and that selection of materials creates two groups having different probabilities of success. The sample was selected from a population of all students enrolled in Principles of Economics courses at North Texas State University in the spring semester of 1986. The Nelson-Denny Reading Test was used to determine reading ability. Assig… more
Date: August 1987
Creator: Cohick, Mikel William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Implications of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Medical Technology: Background Paper 2: Case Studies of Medical Technologies: Case Study 5: Periodontal Disease: Assessing the Effectiveness and Costs of the Keyes Technique

Description: A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that compares and assesses different methods of treating periodontal disease (p. 3).
Date: May 1981
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Summary of Truck Fuel-Saving Measures Developed With Industry Participation

Description: This report describes the third project undertaken by the Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), in a US Department of Energy program designed to develop and distribute compendiums of measures for saving transportation fuel. A matrix, or chart, of more than 60 fuel-saving measures was developed by ANL and refined with the assistance of trucking industry operators and researchers at an industry coordination meeting held in August 1982. The first two projects used … more
Date: September 1, 1983
Creator: Bertram, K. M.; Saricks, C. L.; Gregory, E. W., II & Moore, A. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Assessing the benefits of OHER (Office of Health and Environmental Research) research: Three case studies

Description: This research was undertaken to estimate the societal benefits and costs of selected past research performed for the Office of Health and Environmental Research (OHER) of the US Department of Energy (DOE). Three case studies of representative OHER and DOE research were performed. One of these, the acid rain case study, includes research conducted elsewhere in DOE. The other two cases were the OHER marine research program and the development of high-purity germanium that is used in radiation det… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: Nesse, R. J.; Callaway, J. M.; Englin, J. E.; Klan, M. S.; Nicholls, A. K. & Serot, D. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1989-1990, Graduate

Description: The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. This centennial issue includes additional information about the founding and history of UNT (1890-1990). Index starts on page 264.
Date: June 1989
Creator: University of North Texas
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Partner: UNT Libraries
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Catalog of North Texas State University, 1980-1981, Graduate

Description: The North Texas State University Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 308.
Date: June 1980
Creator: North Texas State University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Implications of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Medical Technology: Background Paper 2: Case Studies of Medical Technologies: Case Study 11: Benefit-And-Cost Analysis of Medical Interventions: The Case of Cimetidine and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Description: A case study prepared by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that "presents a conceptual model for assessing the benefits and costs of medical technology, and uses this model as a framework for analyzing the benefits and costs of cimetidine in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease" (p. 3)
Date: September 1981
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Review of water resource potential for developing geothermal resource sites in the western United States

Description: Water resources at 28 known geothermal resource areas (KGRAs) in the western United States are reviewed. Primary emphasis is placed upon examination of the waer resources, both surface and ground, that exist in the vicinity of the KGRAs located in the southwestern states of California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and New Mexico. In most of these regions water has been in short supply for many years and consequently a discussion of competing demands is included to provide an appropriate perspective o… more
Date: July 1, 1980
Creator: Sonnichsen, J.C. Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geothermal energy for Hawaii: a prospectus

Description: An overview of geothermal development is provided for contributors and participants in the process: developers, the financial community, consultants, government officials, and the people of Hawaii. Geothermal energy is described along with the issues, programs, and initiatives examined to date. Hawaii's future options are explored. Included in appendices are: a technical glossary, legislation and regulations, a geothermal directory, and an annotated bibliography. (MHR)
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Yen, W.W.S. & Iacofano, D.S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Identification and preliminary characterization of global water resource issues which may be affected by CO/sub 2/-induced climate change

Description: The objectives were to: (1) identify, characterize, and define existing or projected regional and global water resource management issues which may be affected by CO/sub 2/-induced climate changes; and (2) develop research priorities for acquiring additional information about the potential effects of a CO/sub 2/-induced climate change on the availability and allocation of freshwater supplies. The research was broken into four work elements: (1) identification of water resource management issues… more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Callaway, J. M.; Cohen, M. L. & Currie, J. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Description and Analysis of the Channels of Distribution in the Cotton Textile Industry of India

Description: The channels of distribution of the Indian Cotton Textile Industry present an interesting problem of economic development in a mixed economy where private and public corporations cooperate to achieve national objectives. This study was designed to describe and analyze the channels of distribution of cotton textiles in India, to specify the shortcomings that exist in the present distribution system, and to make recommendations to improve the efficiency of cotton textile distribution in India. Th… more
Date: May 1981
Creator: Panigrahi, Bhagaban
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Catalog of North Texas State University, 1987-1988, Graduate

Description: The North Texas State University Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 249.
Date: June 1987
Creator: North Texas State University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Evaluation of the long-term energy analysis program used for the 1978 EIA Administrator's Report to Congress

Description: An evaluation of the Long-Term Energy Analysis Program (LEAP), a computer model of the energy portion of the US economy that was used for the 1995-2020 projections in its 1978 Annual Report to Congress, is presented. An overview of the 1978 version, LEAP Model 22C, is followed by an analysis of the important results needed by its users. The model is then evaluated on the basis of: (1) the adequacy of its documentation; (2) the local experience in operating the model; (3) the adequacy of the num… more
Date: October 1, 1981
Creator: Peelle, R. W.; Weisbin, C. R. & Alsmiller, R. G., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Catalog of North Texas State University, 1982-1983, Graduate

Description: The North Texas State University Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 177.
Date: June 1982
Creator: North Texas State University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Catalog of North Texas State University, 1983-1984, Graduate

Description: The North Texas State University Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 185.
Date: June 1983
Creator: North Texas State University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An international comparison of government expenditures for energy conservation research and development:

Description: This study provides a comparison of US and foreign government spending for energy conservation research and development (R and D). The countries included in this analysis are: the United States, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, West Germany, and Japan. The approach of this paper was to compare the research program of each country at a high level of aggregation with the US Department of Energy (DOE) program structure. This paper does not allow for differences in the way each country defines or ac… more
Date: March 1, 1988
Creator: McDonald, S.C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Low-income energy assistance programs: a profile of need and policy options

Description: This second report of the Fuel Oil Marketing Advisory Committee (FOMAC) of DOE is twofold: to update information on the energy needs of low-income persons and governmental response to such needs; and to emphasize the need for energy-conservation programs that may alleviate the enormous financial burden placed on low-income people by rising energy prices. FOMAC has continued to develop further and refine its initial energy-conservation recommendations. Mainly, the updated assessment document fin… more
Date: July 1, 1980
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1988-1989, Graduate

Description: The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 250.
Date: May 1988
Creator: University of North Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Catalog of North Texas State University: 1982-1983, Undergraduate

Description: The North Texas State University General Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 184.
Date: May 1982
Creator: North Texas State University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Catalog of North Texas State University: 1983-1984, Undergraduate

Description: The North Texas State University General Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 188.
Date: May 1983
Creator: North Texas State University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Agricultural implications of reduced water supplies in the Green and Upper Yellowstone River Basins

Description: The growth of the energy sector in the energy-rich but water-restricted Western US has presented a potential conflict with the irrigated agricultural sector. This study measures the direct impacts on farm income and employment resulting from the transfer of water from agriculture to energy in two specific geographical areas - the Green and Upper Yellowstone River Basins. We used a linear programming model to evaluate the impacts of reduced water supplies. Through the use of regional multipliers… more
Date: February 1, 1982
Creator: Lansford, R. R.; Roach, F.; Gollehon, N. R. & Creel, B. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Catalog of North Texas State University, 1985-1986, Graduate

Description: The North Texas State University Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 199.
Date: June 1985
Creator: North Texas State University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries
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