Winning, February/March 2013 (open access)

Winning, February/March 2013

Pamphlet containing information about Texas Lottery winners, scratch-off prizes, new games, and more.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on State of Texas Compliance with Federal Requirements for Selected Major Programs at the Water Development Board for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2012 (open access)

A Report on State of Texas Compliance with Federal Requirements for Selected Major Programs at the Water Development Board for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2012

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to obtaining an understanding of internal controls, assessing control risk; and performing tests of those controls unless controls were deemed to be ineffective; and providing an opinion on whether the State complied with the provisions of laws, regulations, and contracts or grants that have a direct and material effect on the Clean Water Program, the Drinking Water Program, and the Severe Repetitive Loss Program.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements: Issues in Innovation and Competitiveness (open access)

Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements: Issues in Innovation and Competitiveness

None
Date: February 15, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present (open access)

Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present

None
Date: February 15, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and “DREAM Act” Legislation (open access)

Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and “DREAM Act” Legislation

None
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Definition of Income for Certain Medicaid Provisions and Premium Credits in ACA (open access)

Definition of Income for Certain Medicaid Provisions and Premium Credits in ACA

None
Date: February 5, 2013
Creator: Mulvey, Janemarie; Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Fernandez, Bernadette & Scott, Christine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) (open access)

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

None
Date: February 4, 2013
Creator: Scott, Christine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Federal Funding and Issues (open access)

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Federal Funding and Issues

This report provides information about the Federal Funding and Issues on Corporation for Public Broadcasting.CPB receives virtually all of its funding through federal appropriations.
Date: February 5, 2013
Creator: McLoughlin, Glenn J. & Gurevitz, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom (open access)

U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom

This report presents statistics regarding U.S. military casualties in the active Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF, Afghanistan), as well as operations that have ended: Operation New Dawn (OND, Iraq) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF, Iraq). This report includes statistics on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), amputations, evacuations, and the demographics of casualties.
Date: February 5, 2013
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production in Federal and Non-Federal Areas (open access)

U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production in Federal and Non-Federal Areas

None
Date: February 28, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Union Enlargement (open access)

European Union Enlargement

This report discusses the evolution of the European Union and its process for enlargement. The EU has long viewed the enlargement process as an historic opportunity to further the integration of the continent by peaceful means.
Date: February 4, 2013
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (open access)

Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress

None
Date: February 15, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current state of Bahrain, which has undergone substantial political reforms since the late 1990s, but which still suffers from tension between the Shiite majority and the Sunni-led government. This report focuses particularly on Bahrain's relationship with Iran and with the United States.
Date: February 12, 2013
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Trade and Investment in the Middle East and North Africa: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S. Trade and Investment in the Middle East and North Africa: Overview and Issues for Congress

U.S. interest in deepening economic ties with certain countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has increased in light of the political unrest and transitions that have swept the region since early 2011. This report analyzes policy approaches that the Congress might consider concerning U.S.-MENA trade and investment.
Date: February 28, 2013
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.; Bolle, Mary Jane & Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources

This report provides links to selected authoritative resources related to cybersecurity issues and includes the information on various cybersecurity topics
Date: February 28, 2013
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rural Broadband: The Roles of the Rural Utilities Service and the Universal Service Fund (open access)

Rural Broadband: The Roles of the Rural Utilities Service and the Universal Service Fund

None
Date: February 11, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases: Congressional Responses and Options (open access)

EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases: Congressional Responses and Options

This report discusses elements of this controversy, providing background on stationary sources of GHG pollution and identifying options Congress has at its disposal to address the issues.
Date: February 19, 2013
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
GSEs and the Government’s Role in Housing Finance: Issues for the 113th Congress (open access)

GSEs and the Government’s Role in Housing Finance: Issues for the 113th Congress

This report examines options concerning the future of the GSEs and the future government role in residential mortgage markets.
Date: February 11, 2013
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Garcia v. Vilsack: A Policy and Legal Analysis of a USDA Discrimination Case (open access)

Garcia v. Vilsack: A Policy and Legal Analysis of a USDA Discrimination Case

None
Date: February 22, 2013
Creator: Feder, Jody & Cowan, Tadlock
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation Expensing Allowances: Current Law, Legislative Proposals in the 113th Congress, and Economic Effects (open access)

Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation Expensing Allowances: Current Law, Legislative Proposals in the 113th Congress, and Economic Effects

None
Date: February 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality: EPA’s 2013 Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard (open access)

Air Quality: EPA’s 2013 Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard

This report summarizes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and includes comparisons with previous (1997 and 2006) promulgated and proposed standards.
Date: February 5, 2013
Creator: Esworthy, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Study of Heterogeneouse Processes Related to the Chemistry of Tropospheric Oxidants and Aerosols (open access)

Study of Heterogeneouse Processes Related to the Chemistry of Tropospheric Oxidants and Aerosols

The objective of the studies was to elucidate the heterogeneous chemistry of tropospheric aerosols. Experiments were designed to measure both specifically needed parameters, and to obtain systematic data required to build a fundamental understanding of the nature of gas-surface physical and chemical interactions
Date: February 13, 2013
Creator: Davidovits, Paul; Worsnop, D R; Jayne, J T & Colb, C E
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Color Glass Condensate, Glasma and the Quark Gluon Plasma in the Context of Recent pPb Results from LHC (open access)

The Color Glass Condensate, Glasma and the Quark Gluon Plasma in the Context of Recent pPb Results from LHC

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Date: February 2, 2013
Creator: McLerran, L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary photovoltaic arc-fault prognostic tests using sacrificial fiber optic cabling. (open access)

Preliminary photovoltaic arc-fault prognostic tests using sacrificial fiber optic cabling.

Through the New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program, Sandia National Laboratories worked with Sentient Business Systems, Inc. to develop and test a novel photovoltaic (PV) arc-fault detection system. The system operates by pairing translucent polymeric fiber optic sensors with electrical circuitry so that any external abrasion to the system or internal heating causes the fiber optic connection to fail or detectably degrade. A periodic pulse of light is sent through the optical path using a transmitter-receiver pair. If the receiver does not detect the pulse, an alarm is sounded and the PV system can be de-energized. This technology has the unique ability to prognostically determine impending failures to the electrical system in two ways: (a) the optical connection is severed prior to physical abrasion or cutting of PV DC electrical conductors, and (b) the polymeric fiber optic cable melts via Joule heating before an arc-fault is established through corrosion. Three arc-faults were created in different configurations found in PV systems with the integrated fiber optic system to determine the feasibility of the technology. In each case, the fiber optic cable was broken and the system annunciated the fault.
Date: February 1, 2013
Creator: Johnson, Jay; Blemel, Kenneth D. & Peter, Francis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library