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Generative Artificial Intelligence in Canadian Post-Secondary Education: AI Policies, Possibilities, Realities, and Futures

Description: Report examining "faculty member and administrator perspectives on Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is a technology popularized by ChatGPT that uses machine learning to process data and produce new content, including audio, code, images, text, simulations, and videos" (p. 2).
Date: 2023
Creator: Veletsianos, George
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Investigation of Differences in Sentiment from Tweets Related to COVID-19 Between Canada and US Residents

Description: This study aims to understand how individuals communicated and acknowledged to COVID-19 pandemic on Twitter. It mainly focused on identifying and demonstrating the differences in the perspective of United States and Canadian residents.
Date: December 2020
Creator: Gone, Keshava Pallavi & Conrad, Colin
Partner: UNT College of Information
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The Quebec Difference: Unique Challenges of the Quebec Education System as Compared to Ontario

Description: This thesis examines the current system of education in Quebec. Quebec spends as much money on education as Ontario but is not seeing the same results. In this analysis the reasons for Ontario's success and the challenges that Quebec is facing are outlined along with suggestions for reform in order to improve outcomes in Quebec.
Date: August 2020
Creator: King, Christine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Quebec's RĆ©volution Tranquille Reflected Through Artists' Voices (1945-1995)

Description: The Quebec of the Quiet Revolution invites a fascinating sociocultural study, and this analysis provides an overview of major changes there during the 1960s and 1970s. The author analyzes how artistic, literary, and musical contributions of the era reflected the public's sentiments toward this metamorphosis. References to political cartoons, plays, poetry, songs, and non-fiction works such as essays and manifestos illustrate attitudes toward the shifting role of the Catholic Church, the arrivalā€¦ more
Date: August 2020
Creator: Guerrero, Danica Lynn Eisman
Partner: UNT Libraries
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HistĆ³rias da Minha Vida: Uma ExperiĆŖncia com Digital Storytelling, Promovendo Aprendizados TecnolĆ³gicos e Compartilhamento de Legados

Description: Paper present pilot phase of a binational study with experiences carried out in Vancouver-Canada and Florianopolis-Brazil on technological learning of the elderly through the sharing of life stories and personal legacies.
Date: December 4, 2019
Creator: Fadel, Luciane Maria; de MendonƧa, Maria Collier & Cordeiro, JosƩ Roberto
Partner: UNT College of Information

The Canadian Web Archiving Coalition: An update

Description: Presentation for the 2019 International Internet Preservation Consortium General Assembly and Web Archiving Conference. This presentation briefly describes the history of The Canadian Web Archiving Coalition and provides an update on it's current status, including recent developments and lessons learned.
Date: June 6, 2019
Creator: GagnƩ, Carole; Worby, Nicholas & Davis, Corey
Partner: International Internet Preservation Consortium
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The G-7 Summit in Charlevoix, Canada: Changing U.S. Leadership in Global Forums

Description: This report covers the 44th annual Group of 7 (G-7) summit on June 8-9. Seven of the world's largest advanced economies meet annually to discuss and coordinate economic and foreign policies, with the 2018 agenda focusing on economic growth, gender equality, jobs, and the environment.
Date: June 25, 2018
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Canada-U.S. Relations

Description: This report presents an overview of Canada's political situation, foreign and security policy, and economic and trade policy, focusing particularly on issues that may be relevant to U.S. policymakers.
Date: June 14, 2018
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F. & Meyer, Peter J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Automated Tree Crown Discrimination Using Three-Dimensional Shape Signatures Derived from LiDAR Point Clouds

Description: Discrimination of different tree crowns based on their 3D shapes is essential for a wide range of forestry applications, and, due to its complexity, is a significant challenge. This study presents a modified 3D shape descriptor for the perception of different tree crown shapes in discrete-return LiDAR point clouds. The proposed methodology comprises of five main components, including definition of a local coordinate system, learning salient points, generation of simulated LiDAR point clouds witā€¦ more
Date: May 2018
Creator: Sadeghinaeenifard, Fariba
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada: Current Issues

Description: This report discusses current issues and developments in "Lumber V", a dispute between Canada and the U.S. over the pricing and quantity of softwood lumber imports from Canada to the U.S., which has been a source of friction between the two countries for decades.
Date: April 12, 2018
Creator: Hoover, Katie & Fergusson, Ian F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization

Description: This report discusses the NAFTA renegotiation process and major topics of interest in the agreement as well as Congress's role in the negotiation and approval process.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles & Fergusson, Ian F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada: Current Issues

Description: This report discusses the latest softwood lumber dispute between the U.S. and Canada, known as Lumber V. This report provides background information on the dispute, summarizes the key issues leading to the tensions between the United States and Canada over softwood lumber, and examines current developments in Lumber V.
Date: December 14, 2017
Creator: Hoover, Katie & Fergusson, Ian F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Keystone XL Pipeline: Recent Developments

Description: This report discusses the Keystone XL Pipeline and the recent route modification and its effects on permits and permissions needed. A brief overview of the controversy regarding the pipeline and areas of land that require various permits to cross are included.
Date: November 21, 2017
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W. & Carter, Nicole T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Knowledge Ecosystems and Business Innovation: An Exploratory Study of the Channels of Collaborations and Key Success Factors Between Universities and Canadian Small Businesses

Description: Presentation paper for the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management. This paper explores and identifies the vehicles of university-firm collaboration and contextual relationships within the knowledge ecosystem which impacts the success of innovations among small and medium sized enterprises in Canada.
Date: October 26, 2017
Creator: Makani, Joyline & Dossouyovo, Angelo
Partner: UNT College of Information
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NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization

Description: This report provides a brief overview of The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the role of Congress in the renegotiation process. It discusses key issues that are likely to be discussed during the current negotiations, and it provides a discussion of policy implications for Congress going forward.
Date: October 12, 2017
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles & Fergusson, Ian F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Open Skies Treaty: Issues in the Current Debate

Description: This report discuses the Open Skies Treaty that was signed in 1992 and began operation in 2002 between 34 countries in Europe and North America including the U.S. It allows member countries to fly unarmed observation flights with cameras and video capabilities within certain parameters in other member countries territory without air-space restrictions over military installations and activities to increase transparency and help prevent accidental war. Recent noncompliance by Russia in certain arā€¦ more
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NAFTA and Motor Vehicle Trade

Description: This report discusses the development of U.S. motor vehicle production under the North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) and analyzes the North American motor vehicle market, including production, plant locations, and continental trade patterns. It summarizes the motor vehicle rules of origin in NAFTA and compares them with similar requirements in other trade agreements, and examines how the potential changes in NAFTA might affect the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts industries in the Unitedā€¦ more
Date: July 28, 2017
Creator: Canis, Bill; Villarreal, M. Angeles & Jones, Vivian C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Softwood Lumber Imports From Canada: Current Issues

Description: This report discusses the softwood lumber (conifer wood) disputes between the U.S. and Canada. There have been five major disputes since the 1980s with the fifth dispute (Lumber V) having started in 2016 after the expiration of a 2006 softwood lumber agreement. The report provides background information on the dispute, summarizes the key issues leading to the tensions between the United States and Canada over softwood lumber, and examines current developments in Lumber V.
Date: May 19, 2017
Creator: Hoover, Katie & Fergusson, Ian F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Softwood Lumber Dispute Lumbers On: Preliminary Countervailing Duties on Canadian Softwood Lumber Announced, Parts 1 & 2

Description: This report discusses countervaling duties which are charged on items entering the U.S. whose makers are supported by government subsidies in their country. Part 1 provides a general background on countervailing duties and the procedures that result in the imposition of these types of duties. Part II explores the Canadian softwood lumber dispute in more detail, providing a history of this thirty-year dispute and details about the status of the current countervailing duty investigation.
Date: April 28, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The United States Withdraws from the TPP

Description: This report discusses discusses the withdrawal of the United States as a signatory from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as directed by President Trump.
Date: February 13, 2017
Creator: Williams, Brock R. & Fergusson, Ian F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cross-Border Energy Trade in North America: Present and Potential

Description: This report provides an overview of the United States' energy trade with Canada and Mexico. For the principal energy commodities, it summarizes estimates of the resource potential for the three countries, recent energy production, and expectations for future production.
Date: January 24, 2017
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W.; Campbell, Richard J. & Pirog, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Follow de Drinkin' Gou'd

Description: This volume includes information about the play-party in Oklahoma, folklore of Texas birds, tall tales, folk anecdotes, Texas folk songs and ballads, and other folklore (back cover). The index begins on page 185.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press
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