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AC 2007-1844: An Innovative Mechanical and Energy Engineering Curriculum

Description: This paper discusses the addition of a new Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering at the University of North Texas (UNT). Those involved see the curriculum for this new program as a new model of engineering education that parallels the innovations of UNTs current Learning to Learn (L2L) project-oriented concept course with the addition of innovative approaches for mechanical engineering and emphasis on energy engineering education.
Date: 2007
Creator: Michaelides, Efstathios & Mirshams, Reza
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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"Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea": An investigation into the treatment of mens rea in the quest to hold individuals accountable for genocide

Description: This paper discusses a research investigation into the treatment of mens rea in the quest to hold individuals accountable for genocide. This paper focuses on doctrinal controversies and examines how genocide is and has been addressed by modern tribunals, with special emphasis on the subjective mens rea (mental element) required for genocide.
Date: March 30, 2006
Creator: Jung, Andrew M. & King, Kimi L.
Partner: UNT Honors College
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Aging and Rejuvenation with Fractional Derivatives

Description: Article on aging and rejuvenation with fractional derivatives.
Date: February 2, 2008
Creator: Aquino, Gerardo; Bologna, Mauro; Grigolini, Paolo & West, Bruce J.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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An Algorithm for Open Text Semantic Parsing

Description: This paper describes an algorithm for open text shallow semantic parsing.
Date: August 2004
Creator: Shi, Lei & Mihalcea, Rada, 1974-
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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Answering complex, list and context questions with LCC's Question-Answering Server

Description: This paper presents the architecture of the Question-Answering server (QAS) developed at the Language Computer Corporation (LCC) and used in the TREC-10 evaluations.
Date: November 2001
Creator: Harabagiu, Sanda M.; Moldovan, Dan I.; Paşca, Marius. 1974-; Surdeanu, Mihai; Mihalcea, Rada, 1974-; Gîrju, Corina R. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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Assessing Descriptive Substance in Free-Text Collection-Level Metadata

Description: This paper discusses assessing descriptive substance in free-text collection-level metadata. This paper reports on a content analysis of collection records in an aggregation of cultural heritage collections.
Date: September 2008
Creator: Zavalina, Oksana; Palmer, Carole L.; Jackson, Amy S. & Han, Myung-Ja
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Assessment of the Greenhouse Gas Emission Benefits of Heavy Duty Natural Gas Vehicles in the United States: Final Report

Description: A paper which presents a review of existing literature on emission factors, emission data collection techniques, and analytical approaches. It presents the results of SAIC's analysis of available CO2 and CH4 GHG emission data from chassis dynamometer tests of heavy-duty vehicle exhaust.
Date: September 22, 2005
Creator: Davies, Christina; Findsen, Jette & Pedraza, Lindolfo
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Auxiliaries and other grammatical categories in Klallam

Description: This paper describes a close look at the distribution in constructions of the closed class of complex predicate forming stems in Klallam traditionally called 'auxiliaries.'
Date: August 2001
Creator: Montler, Timothy
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Basil Bernstein’s Theory of the Pedagogic Device Applied to Curriculum Construction in Music Education: From the Macro- to a Microview of Instructional Practices

Description: Presented at the Sixth International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education. This paper explains Basil Bernstein's theories of linguistic codes and pedagogic device, and is based on the premise that both the U.K. and the U.S. experience a cultural inversion.
Date: July 2009
Creator: Wright, Ruth & Froehlich, Hildegard
Partner: UNT College of Music
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Behavioral Measures of Play

Description: The purpose of this article is to review the importance of play in a young child's life and to discuss the importance of measuring play when designing interventions for children with autism. Furthermore, this paper will present an example of a consistent and reliable observation system that assesses the complexity and variety of play on children with autism and with typically developing children.
Date: 2008
Creator: Guðmundsdóttir, Kristín & Ala'i-Rosales, Shahla
Partner: UNT College of Public Affairs and Community Service
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Building a Sense Tagged Corpus with Open Mind Word Expert

Description: This paper discusses building a sense tagged corpus with Open Mind Word Expert, an implemented active learning system for collecting word sense tagging from the general public over the Web.
Date: July 2002
Creator: Chklovski, Timothy A. (Timothy Anatolievich), 1977- & Mihalcea, Rada, 1974-
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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