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Development of alternative oxygen production source using a zirconia solid electrolyte membrane

Description: The objective of this multiyear effort was the development, fabrication and testing of a zirconia oxygen production module capable of delivering approximately 100 liters/minute (LPM) of oxygen. The work discussed in this report consists of development and improvement of the zirconia cell along with manufacture of cell components, preliminary design of the final plant, additional economic analysis and industrial participation. (VC)
Date: August 1, 1990
Creator: Suitor, J. W.; Clark, D. J. & Losey, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Racial Residential Segregation: Tracking Three Decades in a Single City

Description: This study evaluated the relative association of socioeconomic, minority group and housing characteristics of census tracts with the racial composition of residential areas within one southwestern city between 1950 and 1980. The unit of analysis was the census tract; the data were taken from the U.S. Census of Population and Housing 1950-1980 for the Fort Worth, Texas SMSAs. The Index of Dissimilarity compared racial segregation in the Fort Worth urbanized area for blacks with all others (1950… more
Date: August 1990
Creator: Clark, Marjorie, 1921-
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Academic, Behavioral, and Social Competency Characteristics of Non-Handicapped, Learning Disabled, and Emotionally/Behaviorally Disordered Adjudicated Juveniles

Description: The juvenile justice system is society's response to juvenile misconduct. In spite of numerous federal, state, and local programs, the problem of juvenile delinquency persists. An increasing number of juveniles are being taken into custody and placed in institutional settings. Although juvenile delinquents share a number of common general characteristics (e.g., sex, minority, lower socioeconomic status, a history of school failure), they are not a homogeneous group. Effective educational inter… more
Date: August 1990
Creator: Campbell, Robert E. (Robert Eugene)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Teachers' Perceptions of their Enculturation Process

Description: The purpose of this study was to construct portrayals of teachers7 work conceptions in various career stages from the stories they told and the metaphors they used to describe the ways in which teachers learned about their work. Specifically, the study included preservice teachers, first-year teachers, third-year teachers, and teachers with more than four years of teaching experience at the elementary and secondary school levels. Thirty-five elementary and secondary school teachers from the Nor… more
Date: August 1990
Creator: Van Derveer Naylor, Sharon L. (Sharon Lynne)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Use of Learning Styles in Teaching Social Studies in 7th and 8th Grade: A Case Study

Description: This qualitative case study examined the extent to which learning styles were used by teachers in four seventh and eighth grade social studies classrooms in a large suburban north Texas junior high school. The conclusions were as follows: 1) The environment on the junior high level did not afford the flexibility found in the elementary classroom. The changing of students, teachers, and the multi-purpose use of rooms did not afford flexibility of light, temperature, sound, and design preferenc… more
Date: August 1990
Creator: Woodring, Betty Gregory
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Time Series Analysis of the Functional Performance of the United States Supreme Court

Description: The focus of this investigation is the relationship of the United States Supreme Court's functional performance to its environment. Three functions of courts are noted in the literature: conflict resolution, social control and administration. These functions are operationalized for the United States Supreme Court. Hypotheses are developed relative to the general performance of these three functions by all courts. Box-Jenkins time series analysis is then used to test these hypotheses in relation… more
Date: August 1990
Creator: Haynie, Stacia L. (Stacia Lyn)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[Release: Commission Reports on Problems in AIDS Clinical Research Program; the Hidden Epidemic in Rural America; And the Health Care Worker Crisis]

Description: A press release from the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome addressing a number of issues that are adding to the American HIV/AIDS crisis such as problems in research, education, and care.
Date: August 21, 1990
Creator: National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Press release: Task force statement on Judge Souter's nomination to Supreme Court]

Description: Press release voicing concern from the NGLTF on Supreme Court nominee Judge Souter's commitment to protecting civil rights of gay men and lesbians. Includes a Congressional record of the House of the 101st Congress with handwritten notes/
Date: August 2, 1990
Creator: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Booklet: National Commission on AIDS]

Description: An educational booklet from the National Commission on AIDS filled with information on HIV/AIDS and its impact on the U.S. and the world. The Commission also makes six recommendations as to what should be done to assist people with HIV/AIDS and prevent the further spread of the virus.
Date: August 21, 1990
Creator: National Commission on AIDS
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[1994 Gay Game IV bid fact sheet]

Description: A group of documents pertaining to the Gay Games including newspaper articles, brochures, and newspapers. All the documents are inside a black folder with the Gay Games logo with five circles and five triangles on the front.
Date: August 23, 1990
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The United States' Recognition of Israel: Determinant Factors in American Foreign Policy

Description: This thesis examines the critical factors leading to the 1948 decision by the United States government to extend recognition to the newly declared State of Israel. In the first of five chapters the literature on the recognition of Israel is discussed. Chapter II presents the theoretical foundation of the thesis by tracing the development of Charles Kegley's decision regime framework. Also discussed is the applicability of bureaucratic structure theory and K. J. Holsti's hierarchy of objectives… more
Date: August 1990
Creator: Farshee, Louis M. (Louis Michael)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Student Perception of Nonverbal Behaviors of International TAs

Description: Six hundred sixty-six students were queried at the University of North Texas. The appropriate use of nonverbal behaviors of international and U.S. American TAs was surveyed. An eleven item questionnaire (Teacher Nonverbal Measure) was utilized. These questions were tested by an ANOVA. Data indicated that international TAs are less likely to use appropriate nonverbal behaviors than U.S. American TAs. Thus, it is possible to assume that international TAs are more likely to be perceived as using i… more
Date: August 1990
Creator: Nilobol Chantaraks
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Development of alternative oxygen production source using a zirconia solid electrolyte membrane. Final report

Description: The objective of this multiyear effort was the development, fabrication and testing of a zirconia oxygen production module capable of delivering approximately 100 liters/minute (LPM) of oxygen. The work discussed in this report consists of development and improvement of the zirconia cell along with manufacture of cell components, preliminary design of the final plant, additional economic analysis and industrial participation. (VC)
Date: August 1, 1990
Creator: Suitor, J. W.; Clark, D. J. & Losey, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Gray]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 5pm.
Date: August 29, 1990, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 23 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Girl Murder]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10pm.
Date: August 27, 1990, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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