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Proton-induces and x-ray induced fluorescence analysis of scoliotic tissue

Description: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is characterized by a curvature or assymetry of the spine which may become progressively more severe, with clinical symptoms appearing just prior to, or during, puberty. The incidence for scoliosis in the age group from 12 to 14 years of age has been reported as high as 8 to 10%, with more than 80% of the cases occurring in females. Although pathologic changes exist in muscles from both sides of the spinal curvature, and no statistically significant side differen… more
Date: February 1, 1980
Creator: Panessa-Warren, B. J.; Kraner, H. W.; Jones, K. W. & Weiss, L. S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pay Equity: Legislative and Legal Developments

Description: This report discusses pay equity litigation, including Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes, a case in which the Supreme Court rejected class action status for current and former female Wal-Mart employees who allege that the company has engaged in pay discrimination.
Date: November 22, 2013
Creator: Collins, Benjamin & Feder, Jody
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Women and the Texas Revolution

Description: While there is wide scholarship on the Texas Revolution, there is no comparable volume on the role of women during that conflict. Most of the many works on the Texas Revolution include women briefly in the narrative, such as Emily Austin, Suzanna Dickinson, and Emily Morgan West (the Yellow Rose), but not as principal participants. Women and the Texas Revolution explores these women in much more depth, in addition to covering the women and children who fled Santa Anna’s troops in the Runaway Sc… more
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Date: September 15, 2012
Creator: Scheer, Mary L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press

[Two men and a woman on a tractor]

Description: Photograph of two men and a woman on a tractor. The man on the left, possibly Joe Clark, touches the woman's chin. The woman looks off to the side and has a slight smile on her face. The other man leans on the steering wheels and smiles at the other man. A camera can be seen resting on the tractor.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A woman climbing a fence]

Description: Photograph of a woman climbing over a wooden fence. She looks at the camera and smiles as she raises one leg over the top of the fence. The woman is wearing jean shorts, oxford shoes, a striped shirt, and a hat.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A woman walking down building steps]

Description: Photograph of a woman walking down the steps of a large building. She is wearing a knee-length skirt, a light-colored shirt, a button-up jacket, and heels. She holds two books in one of her hands and smiles at the camera.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): Issues in the U.S. Ratification Debate

Description: This report provides an overview of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and describes its background, objectives, and structure, including the role of the Convention's monitoring body, the CEDAW Committee. It examines U.S. policy and issues in the U.S. ratification debate, including the Convention's possible impact on U.S. sovereignty, its effectiveness in combating discrimination, and its role as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy.
Date: May 5, 2010
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Harriet, Mary and Carol]

Description: Photograph of Harriet and Mary Stiles laughing while Carol Williams stands next to Mary. Harriet is wearing a collared shirt with a plaid skirt and glasses. Mary is wearing a dark skirt with a plaid button-up shirt while Carol is wearing a button-up sweater. A young girl, possibly Pam Williams, is seated at a desk in the background while she writes.
Date: 195X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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A New United Nations Entity for Women: Issues for Congress

Description: In September 2009, U.N. member states, including the United States, adopted a General Assembly resolution expressing strong support for the consolidation of four U.N. bodies addressing women's issues into one composite entity. This report discusses possible policy issues that may arise as the composite gender entity is established, including its funding mechanisms, the creation of an effective governance structure, the entity's possible impact on U.N. system in-country operational capacity, and… more
Date: May 25, 2010
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Leadership Frames of Female Presidents of American Research Universities

Description: This study used case studies to examine the leadership frames of female presidents of four-year, public and private, coeducational research institutions both from the Intensive and Extensive Carnegie classifications within the United States. The population (N=30) surveyed was sent the Leadership Orientation Questionnaire (Self) developed from the previous research conducted by Lee Bolman and Terrance Deal. The Bolman and Deal leadership frame theory condensed existing organizational theories in… more
Date: August 2002
Creator: Welch, Courtney
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Effects of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) on Auditory Measures in Women

Description: This study examined the relationship between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication and auditory measures in clinically depressed women. Experimental subjects were tested in both a medicated and unmedicated condition. Experimental subjects were compared to a normal control group; additionally intrasubject comparison was made within the experimental group. Test measures included: audiometry, tympanometry, otoacoustic emissions, uncomfortable loudness level, masking level differ… more
Date: May 2002
Creator: Briley, Kelly Anne
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Survey of Federal Laws Containing Goals, Set-Asides, Priorities, or Other Preferences Based on Race, Gender, or Ethnicity

Description: This report provides a broad, but by no means exhaustive, survey of federal statutes that specifically refer to race, gender, or ethnicity as factors to be considered in the administration of any federal program.
Date: October 1, 2010
Creator: Feder, Jody; Manuel, Kate M. & Taylor, Julia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): Issues in the U.S. Ratification Debate

Description: The Senate may consider providing its advice and consent to U.S. ratification of the United Nations (U.N.) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW, or the Convention) during the 112th Congress. CEDAW is the only international human rights treaty that specifically addresses the rights of women. This report provides an overview of CEDAW's background, objectives, and structure, including the role of the Convention's monitoring body, the CEDAW Committee. It… more
Date: November 12, 2010
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pay Equity Legislation

Description: This report begins by showing the trend in the male-female wage gap and by examining the explanations that have been offered for its enduring presence. It next discusses the major laws directed at eliminating sex-based wage discrimination as well as relevant federal court cases. The report closes with a description of pay equity legislation that has been considered by Congress in recent years, including bills introduced in the 111th Congress.
Date: September 20, 2010
Creator: Feder, Jody & Levine, Linda
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Sourcing Program: To identify outstanding women and ethnic minorities in research and research management

Description: To meet the challenges of the changing demographics and a projected shortage of technically trained workers in the 21st century, Lawrence Livermore National (LLNL) is increasing its commitment to develop a diverse work force with the abilities to carry out the Laboratory's missions. In addition to the recruitment programs already established at LLNL, a sourcing program to identify outstanding women and minorities in research and research management was initiated in the summer of 1990. A researc… more
Date: August 1, 1991
Creator: Nissen, S.H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health effects in women exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation

Description: There are three delayed health effects of radiation which appear at the present time to have importance to women in radiation protection. These are: (1) the probability of cancer-induction at low doses and low-dose rates; (2) the consideration of those cancers in women, notably the breast and the thyroid, attributable to radiation exposure; and (3) the probability of induction of developmental abnormalities in the newborn following low-dose exposure in utero. The bases for the concern over thes… more
Date: June 1, 1982
Creator: Fabrikant, Jacob I.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Degree program alternatives for fulltime employees

Description: Los Alamos National Laboratory supports and sponsors degree programs for employees in order to help attract and retain the staff required to succeed in its mission. The support for these programs is provided by the Employee and Organization Development Group (HRD-3) which oversees the development, implementation, and delivery. This paper defines successful programs and suggests techniques to achieve a quality product. In order to attract the staff that it needs, the Laboratory has long recogniz… more
Date: January 1, 1992
Creator: Strong, K. & Thayer, M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Girl in hat]

Description: Photograph of a young woman wearing a bonnet resting her elbows on a mailbox. Her sleeves are rolled up and there are mountains in the background of the photograph.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Textbook hearings]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a hearing regarding the portrayal of women in Texas textbooks.
Date: September 19, 1972, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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International Violence Against Women: U.S. Response and Policy Issues

Description: This report addresses causes, prevalence, and consequences of violence against women. It provides examples of completed and ongoing U.S. activities that address VAW directly or include anti-VAW components. It outlines possible policy issues for the 112th Congress, including the scope and effectiveness of U.S. programs in addressing international VAW; further integrating anti-VAW programs into U.S. assistance and foreign policy mechanisms; U.S. funding for anti-VAW activities worldwide, particul… more
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa; Margesson, Rhoda; Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji; Serafino, Nina M. & Wyler, Liana Sun
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The AWM-SIAM Sonia Kovalesvky Lecture - 3 part Lecture Series

Description: The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) in cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and with funding from the Department of Energy initiated a new lecture series. The purpose of the lecture series is to increase the visibility of women who have made significant contributions in applied or computational mathematics. The AWM-SIAM Sonia Kovalevsky Lecture is presented at the SIAM Annual Meeting which is a national conference. The lecturer is a woman who has… more
Date: June 3, 2003
Creator: Lenhart, Suzanne & Lewis, Jennifer
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Value engineering: A new focus for women in engineering

Description: Value Engineering is an organized problem solving technique that utilizes communication and teamwork skills -- skills heralded as strengths for women. Value Engineering offers an excellent career opportunity for women in the engineering profession. It is an expanded career path that is currently being overlooked by women. Value Engineering is supported by SAVE (Society of American Value Engineers) and certification in the process can be achieved in two years. For women in the engineering profes… more
Date: April 20, 1990
Creator: Anderson, L.C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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