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Foreign Investment, CFIUS, and Homeland Security: An Overview (open access)

Foreign Investment, CFIUS, and Homeland Security: An Overview

This report gives a brief overview of P.L. 110-49, the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007. This law broadens Congress's oversight role in formulating the scope and direction of U.S. foreign investment policy. It also explicitly includes the areas of homeland security and critical infrastructure as separately-identifiable components of national security that the President must consider when evaluating the implications of a foreign investment transaction.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development (open access)

Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development

This report discusses the federal use of technology transfer, a process by which technology developed in one organization, in one area, or for one purpose is applied in another organization, in another area, or for another purpose.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy (open access)

Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy

This report discusses congressional interest in the pace of U.S. technological advancement due to its influence on U.S. economic growth, productivity, and international competitiveness. The proper role of the federal government in technology development and the competitiveness of U.S. industry continues to be a topic of congressional debate.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change: Comparison of the Cap-and-Trade Provisions in H.R. 2454 and S. 1733 (open access)

Climate Change: Comparison of the Cap-and-Trade Provisions in H.R. 2454 and S. 1733

This report provides a comparison of the cap-and-trade provisions of two bills. The first is H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. In addition to establishing a cap-and-trade system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, this bill addresses energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other energy topics. Later, Senator Kerry introduced S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, which was referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.; Ramseur, Jonathan L. & Parker, Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Status of the Copenhagen Climate Change Negotiations (open access)

Status of the Copenhagen Climate Change Negotiations

This report evaluates the Copenhagen climate talks, including the status of the negotiations on the key issues under the formal negotiating tracks and the provisions of the Copenhagen Accord, and draws implications for the implementation of actions in developing countries.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Leggett, Jane A. & Lattanzio, Richard K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues (open access)

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues

The United States is the largest investor abroad and the largest recipient of direct investment in the world. This report discusses pertinent issues regarding foreign investments and their effects on the U.S. economy.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress

This report describes the Nationwide SAR Initiative (NSI), the rationale for the sharing of terrorism-related Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), and how the NSI seeks to achieve this objective. It examines the privacy and civil liberties concerns raised by the initiative and identifies other oversight issues for Congress.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Randol, Mark A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2010 Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities (open access)

FY2010 Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities

This report provides information on enacted FY2009 and FY2010 funding for these grant programs. It also identifies potential issues Congress may wish to address.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Reese, Shawn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Printing: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Congressional Printing: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview and analysis of issues related to the processing and distribution of congressional information by the Government Printing Office. Subsequent sections address several issues, including funding congressional printing, printing authorizations, current printing practices, and options for Congress. Finally, the report provides congressional printing appropriations, production, and distribution data in a number of tables.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Petersen, R. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis (open access)

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis

This report discusses the foreign direct investment in the United States, which declined sharply after 2000 when a record $300 billion was invested in U.S. businesses and real estate.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the United States' relationship with India as it relates to nuclear arsenals and nuclear nonproliferation policies. The report includes background information on India's nuclear history and nuclear weapons-specific U.S. legislation.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Kerr, Paul K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pakistan--Internal Stability and U.S. Response: CRS Experts (open access)

Pakistan--Internal Stability and U.S. Response: CRS Experts

This report provides access to names and contact information for CRS experts on policy concerns relating to Pakistan's internal stability and the U.S. response.
Date: November 5, 2007
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guinea's 2008 Military Coup and Relations with the United States (open access)

Guinea's 2008 Military Coup and Relations with the United States

This report analyzes developments since the Guinean military's seizure of power in December 2008, Guinea's relations with the United States, and U.S. policy in the wake of the coup. It also provides background on Guinean history and politics.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Arieff, Alexis & Cook, Nicolas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, November 5, 2004 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, November 5, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: November 5, 2004
Creator: Vercher, Dennis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (open access)

Broadband Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

This report provides an introduction to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and discusses Broadband grants and loans funded by the ARRA.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 2008 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: November 5, 2008
Creator: Zavodny, Melanie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 2003 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 2003

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: November 5, 2003
Creator: Vanicek, Brian
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 2008 (open access)

Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Semiweekly newspaper from Seminole, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 5, 2008
Creator: Wright, Dustin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Suburbia News (Seagoville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 2009 (open access)

The Suburbia News (Seagoville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Seagoville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 5, 2009
Creator: Pugh, Tiffany
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Length Scale and Aging Effect on the Mechanical Properties of a 63Sn-37Pb Solder Alloy (open access)

Length Scale and Aging Effect on the Mechanical Properties of a 63Sn-37Pb Solder Alloy

In this work, uniaxial tensile testing of a 63Sn-37Pb alloy with different specimen sizes and aging conditions had been carried out. Although the stress-strain responses of different specimen sizes and aging conditions differs, the ultimate strength of the specimens with 16 hours, 100 C aging are similar for the sizes tested. The specimens with 25 days, 100 C aging have different stress-strain response with different sizes, and have a lower ultimate strength and higher failure strain compared to 16 hours, 100 C aging specimens.
Date: November 5, 2000
Creator: Lim, T. Jesse & Lu, Wei-Yang
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of Liqui-Cel Extra-Flow Membrane Contractor in a Pure Water and in a 0.2% Sodium Chloride Solution (Sno-Str-2001-11). (open access)

Performance of Liqui-Cel Extra-Flow Membrane Contractor in a Pure Water and in a 0.2% Sodium Chloride Solution (Sno-Str-2001-11).

After completion of SNO's first phase measurement of the neutrino charge current, two tons of salt were added into the SNO heavy water to increase the sensitivity of the neutral current measurement (Phase II). Liqui-Cel Extra-Flow Membrane Contactors (simply called Liqui-Cel) are used in the SNO heavy-water circulating system to remove the dissolved gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, radon, and water vapor from the liquid water. One possible scenario with phase II operation is that the salt may leak through the Liqui-Cel Membrane and come in contact with the vacuum pumps and other metal components of the Heavy-Water Vapor Recovery System. In this scenario, corrosion will damage these components, especially the vacuum pump (Pfeiffer UniDry Pump with cast iron interior), and increase the operational difficulties. A series of tests for the behavior of the Liqui-Cel System in pure water and in salt systems was conducted at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in order to measure the transfer of (a) water vapor and (b) salt, if there is any, through the membrane. Initially a 10-inch by 28-inch Liqui-Cel unit, identical to those used in the SNO heavy-water circulating system, was obtained from SNO site. However, extensive analysis showed that the membrane in …
Date: November 5, 2001
Creator: Yeh, M.; Boger, J. & Hahn, R. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of a readout technique for the high data rate BTeV pixel detector at Fermilab (open access)

Development of a readout technique for the high data rate BTeV pixel detector at Fermilab

The pixel detector for the BTeV experiment at Fermilab provides digitized data from approximately 22 million silicon pixel channels. Portions of the detector are six millimeters from the beam providing a substantial hit rate and high radiation dose. The pixel detector data will be employed by the lowest level trigger system for track reconstruction every beam crossing. These requirements impose a considerable constraint on the readout scheme. This paper presents a readout technique that provides the bandwidth that is adequate for high hit rates, minimizes the number of radiation hard components, and satisfies all other design constraints.
Date: November 5, 2001
Creator: al., Bradley K Hall et
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selection of Sampling Pumps Used for Groundwater Monitoring at the Hanford Site (open access)

Selection of Sampling Pumps Used for Groundwater Monitoring at the Hanford Site

The variable frequency drive centrifugal submersible pump, Redi-Flo2a made by Grundfosa, was selected for universal application for Hanford Site groundwater monitoring. Specifications for the selected pump and five other pumps were evaluated against current and future Hanford groundwater monitoring performance requirements, and the Redi-Flo2 was selected as the most versatile and applicable for the range of monitoring conditions. The Redi-Flo2 pump distinguished itself from the other pumps considered because of its wide range in output flow rate and its comparatively moderate maintenance and low capital costs. The Redi-Flo2 pump is able to purge a well at a high flow rate and then supply water for sampling at a low flow rate. Groundwater sampling using a low-volume-purging technique (e.g., low flow, minimal purge, no purge, or micropurges) is planned in the future, eliminating the need for the pump to supply a high-output flow rate. Under those conditions, the Well Wizard bladder pump, manufactured by QED Environmental Systems, Inc., may be the preferred pump because of the lower capital cost.
Date: November 5, 2001
Creator: Schalla, Ronald; Webber, William D & Smith, Ronald M
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The relational database aspects of Argonne's atlas control system. (open access)

The relational database aspects of Argonne's atlas control system.

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Date: November 5, 2001
Creator: Quock, D. E. R.; Munson, F. H.; Eder, K. J. & Dean, S. L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library