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85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2425, Chapter 163 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2425, Chapter 163

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to a requirement that a hospital allow a patient to designate a caregiver to receive aftercare instruction regarding the patient.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1774, Chapter 151 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1774, Chapter 151

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to actions on and liability associated with certain insurance claims.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1697, Chapter 148 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1697, Chapter 148

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the establishment of a pediatric health tele-connectivity resource program for rural Texas.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1106, Chapter 131 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1106, Chapter 131

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the membership of the Texas Racing Commission.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2437, Chapter 164 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2437, Chapter 164

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to confidentiality of reports and related information for a solvency examination of an insurance carrier.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 28, Chapter 180 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 28, Chapter 180

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the financing of ports in the state.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 544, Chapter 118 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 544, Chapter 118

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the use of the rural water assistance fund.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief (open access)

Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief

This report provides a basic overview of interim continuing resolutions (CRs) and highlights some specific issues pertaining to operations of the Department of Defense (DOD) under a CR.
Date: December 26, 2017
Creator: Williams, Lynn M. & Roscoe, Jennifer M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Practice on Design Knowledge Management and Transfer Across Design of a New-built Nuclear Power Plant in China (open access)

Practice on Design Knowledge Management and Transfer Across Design of a New-built Nuclear Power Plant in China

Presentation paper for the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management. This paper introduces the study and practice of design knowledge management and knowledge transfer across the design of a newly built nuclear power plant in China.
Date: October 26, 2017
Creator: Li, Xiaoyan; He, Yuanlei; Gu, Danying; Wang, Minglu & Shen, Jun
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Managing Valuable Knowledge as a Tangible Asset: Creating Inventories of Organizational Knowledge

Presentation for the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management. This presentation describes processes and templates for creating knowledge inventories as featured in his book, "Managing Organizational Knowledge: Third Generation Knowledge Management ... and, Beyond.”
Date: October 26, 2017
Creator: Tryon, Chuck
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personal Knowledge Management for Empowerment (PKM4E): A Framework for Tackling Rising Big Data and Extelligence (open access)

Personal Knowledge Management for Empowerment (PKM4E): A Framework for Tackling Rising Big Data and Extelligence

Presentation paper for the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management. This paper focuses on the empowerment of the individual in light of Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) learning cycles by extending the ignorance matrix in the context of Big Data and Extelligence.
Date: October 26, 2017
Creator: Schmitt, Ulrich
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Knowledge Ecosystems and Business Innovation: An Exploratory Study of the Channels of Collaborations and Key Success Factors Between Universities and Canadian Small Businesses (open access)

Knowledge Ecosystems and Business Innovation: An Exploratory Study of the Channels of Collaborations and Key Success Factors Between Universities and Canadian Small Businesses

Presentation paper for the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management. This paper explores and identifies the vehicles of university-firm collaboration and contextual relationships within the knowledge ecosystem which impacts the success of innovations among small and medium sized enterprises in Canada.
Date: October 26, 2017
Creator: Makani, Joyline & Dossouyovo, Angelo
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Fire Administration: An Overview (open access)

United States Fire Administration: An Overview

This report discuses the United States Fire Administration (USFA) and their funding for fiscal year 2017 in comparison with recent years. The Administration's FY2017 budget proposed $42.3 million for USFA, a 3.8% decrease from the FY2016 level.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 1628: The American Health Care Act (AHCA) (open access)

H.R. 1628: The American Health Care Act (AHCA)

This report contains three tables that, together, provide an overview of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) provisions, as amended by the five manager's amendments and the amendment referenced in H.Res. 254. Table 1 includes provisions that apply to the private health insurance market, Table 2 includes provisions that affect the Medicaid program, and Table 3 includes provisions related to public health and taxes. Each table contains a column identifying whether the AHCA provision is related to an ACA provision (e.g., whether the AHCA provision repeals an ACA-related provision). In addition to the three tables, the report includes more detailed summaries of each AHCA provision and two graphics showing the effective dates of AHCA provisions. Figure 1 covers AHCA provisions related to the private health insurance market, public health, and taxes. Figure 2 covers AHCA provisions related to the Medicaid program. A table identifying key CRS policy staff appears at the end of the report.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Mach, Annie L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Qatar and Its Neighbors: Disputes and Possible Implications (open access)

Qatar and Its Neighbors: Disputes and Possible Implications

This report discusses the dispute between Qatar and several of its Gulf State and Arab neighbors led by Saudia Arabia which has resulted in the isolation of Qatar by Saudia Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt. The Saudi-led coalition has accused Qatar of supporting terrorism because of their support for the Muslim Brotherhood. Potential implications of the dispute for the United States are then discussed.
Date: June 26, 2017
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth & Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child and Dependent Care Tax Benefits: How They Work and Who Receives Them (open access)

Child and Dependent Care Tax Benefits: How They Work and Who Receives Them

This report provides a general overview of the child and dependent care tax benefits, focusing on eligibility requirements and benefit calculation. The report also includes some summary data on these benefits which highlight some of the characteristics of claimants.
Date: October 26, 2017
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): What Actions Do Not Require Congressional Approval? (open access)

Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): What Actions Do Not Require Congressional Approval?

This report briefly addresses questions about the extent to which the executive branch may unilaterally renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and implement amendments to the agreement in domestic law without further action from Congress.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Fifth Amendment in Congressional Investigations (open access)

The Fifth Amendment in Congressional Investigations

This report discusses the use and rules regarding invoking Fifth Amendments rights during Congressional investigations in the wake of the use of the Fifth Amendment by former national security adviser Michael Flynn during Congressional investigations.
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA): Workers' Compensation for Federal Employees (open access)

The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA): Workers' Compensation for Federal Employees

This report discusses the Federal Workers Compensation Act (FECA) which governs disability and death benefits for federal employees who are injured, become ill, or are killed on the job. Key policy issues facing the program, including the disproportionate share of claims and program costs attributed to postal workers, the payment of FECA benefits after retirement age, the overall level of FECA disability benefits as compared with those offered by the states, the administration of the FECA program, and the costs associated with prescriptions for compounded medications are also discussed. A legislative history of the FECA program is provided in Appendix B.
Date: April 26, 2017
Creator: Szymendara, Scott D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): A Brief Legislative History (open access)

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): A Brief Legislative History

This report first provides a general overview of the current Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) credit. The report then summarizes the key legislative changes to the credit and provides analysis of some of the congressional intentions behind these changes. An overview of the current structure of the EITC can be found in Appendix A at the end of this report.
Date: April 26, 2017
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Policy in the 115th Congress (open access)

Cuba: U.S. Policy in the 115th Congress

This report discusses the recent developments in the Cuba's political and economic environment. It also discusses the U.S. - Cuba relations and U.S. policy toward Cuba.
Date: July 26, 2017
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Data Rescue Denton

Presented at the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management during the panel session on Big Data, Ethics and Public Engagement. This presentation discusses the Data Rescue Denton 2017 event.
Date: October 26, 2017
Creator: Caldwell, Deborah
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Motivating Academic Librarians: Implications of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory

Presented at the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management. This presentation examines the motivators of academic librarians that helped them efficiently achieve their tasks.
Date: October 26, 2017
Creator: Alasousi, Hessah & Alajmi, Bibi
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Importance of Big Data, Ethics, and Public Engagement

Presented at the 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Management during the panel session on Big Data, Ethics and Public Engagement. This presentation discusses crowdsourcing information science frameworks.
Date: October 26, 2017
Creator: Bajjaly, Stephen T.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library