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Texas ScholarWorks was established to provide open, online access to the products of the University's research and scholarship, to preserve these works for future generations, to promote new models of scholarly communication, and to help deepen community understanding of the value of higher education.
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Expanding Bibliotherapy Programs in Public Libraries to Improve Mental Health Outcomes in Low Socioeconomic Status Youth
(2023-04) Ghaffar, Shehza; Gaydosh, Lauren
Bibliotherapy, the use of literature to supply mental relief, is a versatile, accessible, and low cost alternative therapy method, especially when compared to traditional therapy methods often used in clinical settings. It is particularly beneficial to children of low socioeconomic status who disproportionately face poor mental health outcomes due to the unique challenges and traumas associated with poverty. Although bibliotherapy has been around for many centuries, contemporary mental health programs have yet to utilize the full potential of bibliotherapy or optimize alternative therapy’s reach through the existing public library infrastructure. There are numerous psychological ailments or traumas that only continue to have growing incidence, making a public health intervention imperative to reduce the morbidity. The value of public libraries in contemporary society is undisputed and remains especially strong for vulnerable populations, and developing bibliotherapy programs by increasing funding, training specialized library staff, and expanding resources may be an effective way to make a widespread, positive public health impact on at-risk youth. Furthermore, if used in conjunction with scientifically supported traditional therapy methods, bibliotherapeutic treatment could be integrated across multiple societal sectors, different technological modalities, or even into commercial spaces to supplement effective mental health treatment efforts. Ultimately, a program like this could reinforce the value of public libraries and increase pro-social output to society.
Brazilpod Website
(2012) Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning
The Brazilpod website is a collection of links to online, open access, and free-to-use materials for the learning of Portuguese as a foreign language. The website was retired in 2024. The collection of materials it contained can be found on COERLL’s Portuguese OER page.
LESCANT Cultural Photo Archive
(2010) Kelm, Orlando
A photo archive based on David Victor’s LESCANT Model for International Business Communication.
Surface Casing Estimator Site, FY2024
(Bureau of Economic Geology, 2024-08-31) Paine, Jeffrey G.; Averett, Aaron R.; Grunau, Benjamin A.; Morris, Jennifer N.; Piejko, William
The DICE site (formerly the Surface Casing Estimator Site, or SCES), hosted at the Bureau of Economic Geology (Bureau), is an interactive website that provides depth and elevation estimates for select subsurface water-quality zones chosen by Groundwater Advisory Unit staff at the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC). These depths enable users to estimate surface-casing needs for possible future drilling activity prior to obtaining a surface-casing determination letter from the RRC. Work during fiscal year 2024 (September 2023 through August 2024) for the DICE site included:
(1) renaming the SCES to DICE at RRC’s recommendation;
(2) scanning geophysical logs from the Q-log library for 21 counties;
(3) constructing digital data sets composed of geologic information that relates to estimating surface-casing requirements and groundwater depths for four study areas that included two counties in north-central Texas, two counties in the northwest part of central Texas, two counties on the upper Texas Coastal Plain, and two counties on the middle Texas Coastal Plain;
(4) adding the newly interpreted county hydrostratigraphic surfaces to the DICE site;
(4) adding selected geophysical logs to the DICE site; and
(5) continuing a major upgrade to the DICE site to include additional data sets requested by RRC and to allow privileged RRC access to additional data layers that are not accessible to the general public.
For the study areas, the DICE site provides depth and elevation estimates for the base of usable quality water (BUQW) and the base of underground sources of drinking water (BUSDW), where appropriate. Critical water-bearing stratigraphic units, aquifer names, a selection of reference geophysical logs, and well locations are also displayed. All depths and elevations are estimated on the basis of picks provided by the RRC and on select supplemental geophysical well-log determinations made by Bureau staff.
Five Themes of Geography of Ecuador
(2005) Husiak, Susan