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Developing a Partnership for Internship Training at a Community-Based Animal Assisted Therapy Practice

Description: The effectiveness of a pre-graduation animal assisted therapy internship site was investigated through an ethnographic, phenomenological methodology with mixed-methods components. A total of 12 participants who fit into either the category of supervisor, intern, or administrator involved in the animal assisted therapy practice, were interviewed. A research team analyzed the qualitative interview data and researcher participant field notes and came to a consensus of eight major themes: ranch env… more
Date: May 2022
Creator: Bugni, Brooke R.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Metacrisis of Meaning: Seeking Nature through Symbolic Metalanguage

Description: This conference paper explores how what we perceive differs from what we believe. The authors bring three perspectives together with the aim of seeking meaning in our relationship with our natural “arena” through symbolic metalanguage:1) comprehending a gestalt approach to perception and narratives as metaphor; 2) gaining perceptual reciprocity to enhance our relationship with nature; 3) overcoming the obstacles of misinterpretation and unreliable narratives of the simulacra. It was presented a… more
Date: May 26, 2022
Creator: Henson, Jim; Henson, Brea; Henson, Adam & Henson, Sue
Partner: UNT Libraries
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UNT Libraries Assistive Technology Report 2021

Description: This report summarizes the results of a survey given to UNT Library employees on assistive technology practices. In fall 2021, the Library Accessibility Committee conducted an online survey about assistive technologies in the Libraries. The purpose of this survey was 1) to learn more about the assistive technology in the Libraries (e.g., types of technology, employee knowledge, etc.) and 2) to learn more about employee training preferences. The survey included 13 questions divided among three s… more
Date: October 2021
Creator: Roy, Meranda M.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Wrangling Serial Titles and Place Names in the UNT Libraries’ Digital Collections

Description: This presentation discusses challenges, approaches, and examples related to the decision to manage titles and place names in a more robust way in the UNT Libraries’ Digital Collections. It was given as part of the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries on May 24, 2022.
Date: May 24, 2022
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries

TRAIL Microcard Update

Description: Presentation discussing the status of the TRAIL Microcard Scanning Project at the University of North Texas. This presentation was given at the Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) annual meeting on May 25, 2022.
Date: May 25, 2022
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries

Moving the End of Term Web Archive to the Cloud to Encourage Research Use and Reuse

Description: Presentation given at the 2022 Web Archiving and Digital Libraries Virtual Workshop, in conjunction with the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), on June 24, 2022. This presentation discusses the End of Term (EOT) Web Archive project and process of organizing, staging, processing, and moving these collections into the Amazon cloud.
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward & Alam, Sawood
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Desertion and Defection in Roman Republican Warfare

Description: Despite their many successes, Roman leaders continually struggled with indiscipline in their own ranks as they battled Rome's opponents. Desertion and defection were steps that soldiers often undertook to avoid their obligated service. Previous scholarship has largely overlooked this aspect of Roman warfare. This dissertation analyzes why Roman soldiers began turning to desertion and defection throughout the Republican period. Such cases were generally rare in early Rome, but the expanding … more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Stampher, Matthew Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Investigating the Role of Concurrent Verbal Behavior in a Rule-Shifting Scenario

Description: The present study evaluates the effects of incompatible verbal behavior when engaging in the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). The WCST is a complex task that requires participants to match stimulus cards based on self-generated rules. After a varying number of trials, the rule changes and the participant will have to self-generate a new rule. Verbal behavior, specifically joint control, is likely involved in rule-following. Seven participants took part in this study. Participants engaged in… more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Cutler, Jacquelyn Marie
Partner: UNT Libraries

Adjustments in Business Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Natural and Cultural Resource Sites in Texas

Description: This research expands the theoretical concept of human adjustment to floods established by Gilbert F. White and incorporates his adjustment concept to examine the range of adjustments in business operations adopted by Texas' natural and/or cultural resources sites during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This mixed-methods study consisted of an online survey with a follow-up semi-structured phone interview. The survey data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and the interview data … more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Tamima, Salvesila
Partner: UNT Libraries

Response to Regulation of Technology: A Multi-Industry Perspective

Description: Overall my dissertation work tries to capture a holistic view of the various complex interactions that occur in technology development, implementation, adoption and diffusion, in the context of three industries by examining issues that arise due to regulation of technology. Essay 1 focuses on the social media industry, which is in the early stage of the industrial life cycle, and is the foci of government attention for its ill effect on society. Results from the study (N= 647 employed adults in… more
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Date: August 2022
Creator: Bhawal, Shalini
Partner: UNT Libraries

Investigation of Room Temperature Sputtering and Laser Annealing of Chalcogen Rich TMDs for Opto-Electronics

Description: Chalcogen-rich transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) magnetron sputtering targets were custom manufactured via ball milling and sintering in the interest of depositing p-type chalcogen-rich films. Room temperature radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering produced ultra-thin amorphous precursor of WSx and MoSx (where x is between 2-3) on several different substrates. The influence of working pressure on the MoS3 content of the amorphous films was explored with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (… more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Gellerup, Branden Spencer
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Mastery in Colonial and Post-Colonial Brazil: José Maurício Nunes Garcia's (1767-1830) Use of Trombone in His "Missa De Santa Cecília" (1826)

Description: Padre José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767-1830) was perhaps the most prolific, revered, and successful composer in 18th and 19th century colonial and postcolonial Brazil. Padre José Maurício's favor with King Dom João VI, the Portuguese Royal Court, and a catalogue of hundreds of compositions, is validation of his success, yet there is comparatively little academic research and recognition in comparison to his European contemporaries. Padre José Maurício's employment of the trombone within his amb… more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Davis, Zachariah Tyler
Partner: UNT Libraries

An Explanation of Racial Attitudes Utilizing Intergroup Threat Theory and Group Empathy Theory

Description: This project examined the effects of threat perceptions and group empathy on racial outgroup attitudes. The relationship between threat perception and increased racial prejudice has been well established within the literature, but the effect of group empathy within this dynamic has been largely undocumented. The following study utilizes data from the American National Election Study 2020 Time Series to analyze racial outgroup attitudes among subsamples of Blacks (n = 726), Hispanics (n = 762), … more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Larrison, KayLynn Marie
Partner: UNT Libraries

On the Utility of Surface Electromyography-Based Biofeedback on Rehabilitation from Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Clinical Trial

Description: Knee osteoarthritis affects approximately 25 million adults. In severe cases, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the most common solution. TKA is effective at addressing pain and reducing continued degeneration of articular cartilage. However, effective physical therapy (PT) following TKA is vital for a full functional recovery. Despite the importance of PT, half of patients never achieve a full functional recovery. Decreases in proprioceptive feedback, severe atrophy, and pain inhibition all lik… more
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Date: August 2022
Creator: Armshaw, Brennan
Partner: UNT Libraries

The Informational Effects of Non-Deal Roadshows

Description: Non-deal roadshows (NDR) are privately held one-on-one meetings between the buy-side of financial institutions and firm management. Using a novel dataset of these meetings, I examine the effects that NDR meetings have on the outcomes of two important corporate events: seasoned equity offerings (SEOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&As). I also study the potential implications of the information content in NDRs on the behavior of stock returns following earnings announcements, which has been th… more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Howell, Dylan A.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Latinos for Trump? National Origin, Nativity Status, and Favorability for Trump in 2016

Description: In this study, I examine the relationship between national origin, nativity status, and favorability toward Donald Trump among Latinos in 2016. In particular, I examine the relationship between Cubans, Dominicans, and "other" Latinos to understand how differences in national origin and nativity status influence Trump favorability. The term "Latino" is a pan-ethnic term used to describe individuals with ancestry from Latin America who share a common language, religion and culture. However, studi… more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Moreno, Vianni Alyssa
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Urban Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Multicultural Education and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Description: Current literature calls for more culturally responsive pedagogy and multicultural education to connect with what students know, do, and believe outside of school and to utilize this to foster their academic achievement. This study investigated elementary teachers' perceptions of culturally responsive pedagogy and multicultural education in an urban school with a predominantly large minoritized student population (African American and Hispanic students). The study focused on four elementary tea… more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Davis, Vickie Domonique
Partner: UNT Libraries
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