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The Asbestos Industry (open access)

The Asbestos Industry

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the production and use of asbestos. Descriptions of the different types of asbestos are discussed. Its applications are also discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1955
Creator: Bowles, Oliver
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of Rainfed Farm Ponds in Sustaining Agriculture and Soil Conservation in the Dry High Valley Region of Cochabamba, Bolivia: Design Considerations and Post Impoundment Analysis (open access)

The Role of Rainfed Farm Ponds in Sustaining Agriculture and Soil Conservation in the Dry High Valley Region of Cochabamba, Bolivia: Design Considerations and Post Impoundment Analysis

Lack of sufficient water for irrigation is a major problem in and around the valleys surrounding the town of Aiquile, Cochabamba Bolivia. In addition, much of the region is undergoing desertification compounded by drought, deforestation, bad traditional agricultural practices, over grazing and a "torrential" rainfall pattern leading to severe soil erosion and low agricultural production. Between 1992 and 1994, the author constructed a network of 24 small, mostly rainfed farm ponds to increase agricultural production and alleviate soil erosion and land-use problems by improving cover conditions. A 5-year post-impoundment analysis was carried out in 1998. The analysis examined current pond conditions, design criteria, irrigation water / crop production increases and the alleviation of land-use problems. Current pond conditions fell into four distinct categories with only 25 percent of the ponds being deemed as "functioning well." The project increased irrigation in the region and improved cover conditions in 66 percent of the pond sites.
Date: August 1999
Creator: Kuiper, John R.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, Volume 15, Issue 8, November-December 1963 (open access)

Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, Volume 15, Issue 8, November-December 1963

Monthly publication of the Continental Air Command containing articles of interest to intelligence officers in the Air Force Reserve. This issue includes articles on Bolivia, Nikita Khrushchev, Mao Zedong, Soviet military aircraft, and Soviet military insignia. An index to all of the articles published during 1963 can be found on page 56.
Date: November 1963
Creator: Murray, James D.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action (open access)

Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "civic action as a weapon against Communist-inspired subversion" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kew-Eliasch Review Consultation: Report to the Office of Climate Change (open access)

Kew-Eliasch Review Consultation: Report to the Office of Climate Change

This paper discusses the research tools used to create baseline data for carbon offset mechanisms. The paper explains vegetation survey methodologies with examples of their application in a variety of contexts. These range from rapid studies using remote sensing imagery, to full multiphase survey methods. The paper gives specific examples of how these methods are used to monitor deforestation and forest regeneration.
Date: unknown
Creator: Moat, Justin; Crouch, Charlotte; Milliken, William; Smith, Paul; Hamilton, Martin; Baena, Susana et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter "is intended to show how the Communists have attempted to subvert the Latin American nations as a step toward the avowed Communist goal of world domination, and to show how the United States and other American Republics are meeting the perilous Communist threat" (p. 1). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Art, Nature, and Religion in the Central Andes: Themes and Variations from Prehistory to the Present

This book examines the the intersection of art, culture, and religion in the central Andes Mountains with sections on overall themes, variations, and specific types of art.
Date: 2013
Creator: trong, Mary, 1947-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History