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Survey of Benchmarks in Metadata Quality: Initial Findings

Description: White paper providing general analysis and documentation of results collected by a Qualtrics survey to gather information about metadata assessment practices among digital libraries. It includes an overview of the responses and brief analysis, with some interpretation of trends.
Date: May 2020
Creator: Gentry, Steven; Hale, Meredith L.; Payant, Andrea; Tarver, Hannah; White, Rachel & Wittmann, Rachel
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To Co-Author or Not?

Description: This poster focuses on how to approach collaborative research. Learn how to choose team members, facilitate collaboration and organize all the elements of a project to create a successful publication or presentation.  Also included are administrative responsibilities, thoughts on handling problems, examples of delineating responsibilities.  It was presented at The Exchange an Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)/Library and Information Technology Association (LITA… more
Date: May 6, 2020
Creator: Sassen, Catherine & Brannon, Sian
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Transparency on Journal Pricing - Make a List!

Description: This poster discusses the creation and value of UNT Libraries Serials Transparency List that contains the subscription pricing information they receive from publishers. The list promotes transparency in journal pricing and informed decision-making in collection development. It was presented at The Exchange an Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)/Library and Information Technology Association (LITA)/Library Leadership and Management (LLAMA) Collaboration held virtua… more
Date: May 6, 2020
Creator: Enoch, Todd; Castillo, Darin & Brannon, Sian
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Sources of Household Resilience during the 2018/2019 Saudi Floods

Description: This research studied the relationship between social capital and household resilience. In particular, how bonding and bridging relationships affect household resilience was the question selected to illustrate this relationship between social capital and household resilience. Moreover, how the vulnerability of household impacts household resilience was also empirically examined. Social capital theory and vulnerability paradigm studies were used to discover explanations for why and how social co… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Alshammari, Abdullah Fahad
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What Would a Waterbird Do? An Annual Study of 13 Urban Wetlands in Frisco, Texas

Description: Intention for this study is driven by finding patterns that may be shown to reveal primary factors of influence for the abundance and diversity of wetland birds. These correlations may be used to promote wetland management strategies for the benefit of waterbird species, and help illuminate current local wetland conditions for waterbirds, respectively. The idea is to help enliven individuals to become a more conscious steward and manipulator of our environment through incorporating structural a… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Proctor, Jayce Alan
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The Consequences of Early Life Stage Thyroid Suppression on Immune Function in the Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas)

Description: Current evidence suggests that thyroid hormones (THs) may impact development of the immune system. However, studies that explore the role of THs in immune development are limited, and the mechanisms leading to alterations in immune function are poorly understood. It is important to elucidate the role of THs in immune development given that many environmental contaminants have been shown to disrupt TH homeostasis and may also have negative impacts on the immune system. As such, the main goal of … more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Thornton Hampton, Leah Marie
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A Top-Down Policy Engineering Framework for Attribute-Based Access Control

Description: The purpose of this study is to propose a top-down policy engineering framework for attribute-based access control (ABAC) that aims to automatically extract ACPs from requirement specifications documents, and then, using the extracted policies, build or update an ABAC model. We specify a procedure that consists of three main components: 1) ACP sentence identification, 2) policy element extraction, and 3) ABAC model creation and update. ACP sentence identification processes unrestricted natural … more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Narouei, Masoud
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The Importance of Authenticity of Atmospheric Theming to Revisit Intention of Food and Beverage Venues in Theme Parks

Description: Atmospheric theming is the use of the sensory experience in connection to a theme. The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of atmospherics with theming and their effects on customer behavior in food and beverage operations of a theme park. The official research questions developed for this study include: Does the impact of the authenticity of atmospheric theming influence an effect on revisit intention? Does the type of theme (land's theme or venue's theme) influence the effect o… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: O'Dell, Billy Ray
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A Performance Guide to George Enescu's Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25, Emphasizing Its Use of Romanian Lăutari Violin Techniques and Style

Description: In Romanian, the word lăutari refers to highly skilled professional Romani (Gypsy) musicians. By interacting with Romanian culture and tradition, the lăutari settled down in the country and developed a unique musical tradition. Their music is characterized by intricate, elaborate, and refined ornamentation; its execution requires a highly level of technique. George Enescu, regarded as Romania's most influential musician, was affected by lăutari music. He created a unique musical language that r… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Noh, Yuri
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Perception of Falls and Confidence in Self-Management of Falls among Older Adults

Description: Mobility safety, especially fall prevention, plays a significant role in successful aging for older adults. Fall preventive programs aim to reduce risks for mortality from fall-related injuries among older adults. However, the covariation between personal perceptions of falls and factors and confidence of self-management in falls (CSMoF) is still under-studied despite its importance to fall prevention. Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model, th… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Li, Qiwei
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Interlocal Competition and Local Fiscal Health

Description: A sizeable literature documents patterns of competition between local governments in metropolitan regions, while also exploring variation in such local government financial attributes as efficiency, budget size, fiscal disparity, and service equity, which are frequently bound together under the concept of fiscal health. However, the concept of fiscal health is broader and more sophisticated than any one fiscal measure, and empirical studies tend to focus only on multi-purpose governments. This … more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Park, Hyunggun
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Fabrication of Nano-Channel Templates and a Study of the Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Nanowires Grown in Template Pores

Description: This thesis is a study of the structural, electrical and magnetic properties of indium antimonide (InSb) nanowires (NWs), that were synthesized by a template-assisted ordered growth technique via electrochemical deposition. InSb was chosen for this study because of its intrinsic properties that make it a material of choice for applications in high channel mobility, infrared (IR) sensing, thermoelectrics, and magnetoresistive sensing martials. This work has four main components: (i) Growth in co… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Singh, Abhay Pratap
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Charlotte Bray's "Here Everything Shines": Interview, Analysis and Performance Guide

Description: This dissertation examines a recent work for flute and piano, Here Everything Shines, by a living composer, Charlotte Bray, including a study, analysis and performance guide. The composition was largely inspired by the late Cape Verdean singer Cesária Évora and her song Petit Pays. My research explores the influence of Évora's song on Here Everything Shines, including the melodic development, tonal center, style and freedom of her singing and the impact the song has on a performer's interpretat… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Kuscer, Lana
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The Determinants and Consequences of Having a Chief Operating Officer

Description: This study examines the determinant and consequences of having a chief operating officer (COO). Specifically, we investigate chief executive officer (CEO) related factors that affect the choice to employ a COO and look into the impact of having a COO on firm operational efficiency using a data envelopment analysis (DEA)-based measure. Although prior literature has extensively investigated the role of CEOs and chief finance officers (CFOs) on firm outcomes, few studies focus on the impact of CO… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Le, Linh
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Resurrection Attempts: Essays

Description: This dissertation is composed of a critical preface, "Reconciling Art and Account in the Creative Essay," and the essay collection Resurrection Attempts: Essays. The preface situates the following essay collection within the genre of contemporary creative nonfiction. Specifically, it argues that genre-bending or genre hybridity are inherent and unavoidable features of creative nonfiction writing and should be celebrated, rather than denied or lamented. It points to other writers who deliberatel… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Al-Qasem, Ruby
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Inkjet Printed Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Organohalide Perovskites for Photodetectors and Solar Cells

Description: This dissertation is devoted to the development of novel devices for optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications using the promise of inkjet printing with two-dimensional (2D) materials. A systematic approach toward the characterization of the liquid exfoliated 2D inks comprising of graphene, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), tungsten diselenide (WSe2), and 2D perovskites is discussed at depth. In the first study, the biocompatibility of 2D materials -- graphene and MoS2 -- that were drop cast onto… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Hossain, Ridwan Fayaz
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Synthesis, Phase Development, and the Mechanism for Negative Thermal Expansion in Aluminum Tungstate

Description: An in-depth study of Al2W3O12 negative thermal expansion (NTE) ceramic was performed, focused on synthesis, phase mappings, and the underlying mechanisms shown to be responsible for NTE. Review of the literature has shown inconsistencies in reported values of the dilatometry measured coefficients of thermal expansion, and the temperature for the known monoclinic to orthorhombic phase transition. Two synthesis techniques are introduced: an ionic-liquid non-hydrolytic sol-gel synthesis route; an… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Rose, Kyle
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Privacy Preserving Machine Learning as a Service

Description: Machine learning algorithms based on neural networks have achieved remarkable results and are being extensively used in different domains. However, the machine learning algorithms requires access to raw data which is often privacy sensitive. To address this issue, we develop new techniques to provide solutions for running deep neural networks over encrypted data. In this paper, we develop new techniques to adopt deep neural networks within the practical limitation of current homomorphic encrypt… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Hesamifard, Ehsan
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Effective Leadership Practices in Improvement-Required Schools

Description: This mixed-methods study identified the effective practices of the principal and leadership team in an Improvement-Required (IR) high school that significantly influenced student achievement and guided their school from IR to a rating of Met Standard in one year. IR or F schools under the new system are schools that failed to meet the state accountability target goals. The high school in this study had a large culturally and economically diverse student population with a high percentage of En… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Kimm, Linda L.
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A Mixed Method Inquiry into Student Academic Optimism: Validation of the Construct and Its Use to Give Voice to Latinx Student Experiences

Description: This study examined student academic optimism in four diverse North Texas school districts. This study used a convergent parallel mixed methods design to analyze results of an online administration of the survey, and Latinx student responses to a focus group protocol derived from the survey. Quantitative results indicate the individual scales making up the construct align with previous research results. The three scales were found to be strongly and significantly correlated, indicating the p… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Viamontes Quintero, Jesika
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Computational Study of Intermolecular Interactions in Complex Chemical Systems

Description: This work discusses applications of computational simulations to a wide variety of chemical systems, to investigate intermolecular interactions to develop force field parameters and gain new insights into chemical reactivity and structure stability. First, we cover the characterization of hydrogen-bonding interactions in pyrazine tetracarboxamide complexes employing quantum topological analyses. Second we describe the use of quantum mechanical energy decomposition analysis (EDA) and non-covalen… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Vazquez Montelongo, Erik Antonio
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A Survey of 21st Century Gay-Themed American Art Songs for Baritone

Description: The majority of repertoire catalogs for singers, printed and digital, often list works by voice type, language, and/or genre. The 21st century has seen an emergence of online classical music catalogs where the user can seek repertoire by searching composers from underrepresented communities (i.e., women, Black, LGBTQ, Latinx). What does not currently exist is a resource that catalogs songs for solo voice dealing specifically with gay subject matter. This dissertation surveys seventeen 21st cent… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Cardwell, Robert Ewell
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Principal Leadership Behaviors that Affect Teacher Collective Efficacy

Description: Research continues to support the positive link between teacher collective efficacy and student achievement. The purpose of this study was to better understand how principal leadership behaviors affect teacher collective efficacy beliefs. The study was designed around Goddard, Hoy, and Hoy's construct of teacher collective efficacy, which is grounded on Bandura's efficacy constructs. The sequential mixed-methods study was designed to examine the perceptions of teacher participants from one T… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Prusak, Kyla J
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