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On social sensitivity to either zealot or independent minorities (open access)

On social sensitivity to either zealot or independent minorities

This article uses the self-organized temporal criticality (SOTC) model to identify the timing of crucial events as a new mechanism with which to generate criticality, thereby establishing a way for the internal dynamics of the decision making process to suppresss the sensitivity of social opinion to either zealot or independent minorities.
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: Mahmoodi, Korosh; Grigolini, Paolo & West, Bruce J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
OPIC, USAID, and Proposed Development Finance Reorganization (open access)

OPIC, USAID, and Proposed Development Finance Reorganization

This report discusses a proposed reorganization of U.S. developmental aid programs that would consolidate several agencies into one central agency. Various pros and cons of the proposal are also included.
Date: April 27, 2018
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias & Tarnoff, Curt
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guatemala: Political and Socioeconomic Conditions and U.S. Relations (open access)

Guatemala: Political and Socioeconomic Conditions and U.S. Relations

This report discusses Guatemala's current political situation, anti-corruption efforts and large-scale investigations of the past and current president for corruption, relations with the U.S., and economic and social conditions.
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: Taft-Morales, Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Family Planning Program Under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (open access)

Family Planning Program Under Title X of the Public Health Service Act

This report discuses the federal Family Planning Program (Title X) and its functions and funding. The FY2019 budget request is included.
Date: April 27, 2018
Creator: Napili, Angela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, and gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations.
Date: April 27, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (open access)

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program

This report discusses the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program which is a national network of centers established by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act (P.L. 100-418).
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Military Retirement (open access)

Defense Primer: Military Retirement

This report provides a brief overview and guide to military retirement plans and funding methods.
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization (open access)

NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization

This report discusses the NAFTA renegotiation process and major topics of interest in the agreement as well as Congress's role in the negotiation and approval process.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles & Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) which is a newly developed vehicle for the Army and Marine Corps. The major potential issues for Congress include whether an increase in endstrength and force structure might result in an increase in overall JLTV requirements, and possible effects of JLTV Foreign Military Sales.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Whose Line is it Anyway: Could Congress Give the President a Line-Item Veto? (open access)

Whose Line is it Anyway: Could Congress Give the President a Line-Item Veto?

This report discusses whether Congress could grant the President a line-item veto. The report provides an overview of the Supreme Court's decision in "Clinton v. City of New York" in 1998 and examines what (if any) possibility exists for a constitutional, line-item veto authority for the President.
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: Nolan, Andrew; Garvey, Todd & Liu, Edward C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
SBA Veterans Assistance Programs :An Analysis of Contemporary Issues (open access)

SBA Veterans Assistance Programs :An Analysis of Contemporary Issues

This report opens with an examination of the economic circumstances of veteran-owned businesses drawn from the Bureau of the Census's 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO). It then provides a brief overview of veterans' employment experiences. The report also describes the employment assistance programs offered by several federal agencies to assist veterans in their transition from the military to the civilian labor force. It also discusses the SBA's Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and P.L. 114-38, the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015.
Date: April 27, 2018
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Farm Income Outlook 2018 (open access)

U.S. Farm Income Outlook 2018

This report discusses the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) 2018 farm income outlook. The report incorporates USDA's initial February 7, 2018, farm income projections and its November 30, 2017, U.S. agricultural trade outlook update.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of Senate Bills (open access)

Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of Senate Bills

This report describes the process and rules governing sponsorship of bills in the Senate.
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: Oleszek, Mark J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications (open access)

U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications

This report discusses economic relations between the U.S. and Mexico and recent issues and trends in the relationship including the renegotiation of NAFTA.
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities (open access)

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities

This report discusses the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill and the nuclear weapons related activities which are funded under it.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the ongoing conflict in Syria, recent developments in Syria such as the siege of Eastern Ghouta, and U.S. policy toward Syria and involvement in the conflict.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Humud, Carla E.; Blanchard, Christopher M. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Markups: Manual of Procedures and Procedural Strategies (open access)

House Committee Markups: Manual of Procedures and Procedural Strategies

This report discusses the procedures for House Committee markups and provides a manual of House rules and procedure on the matter.
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: Koempel, Michael L. & Schneider, Judy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Civil Aviation Programs: In Brief (open access)

Federal Civil Aviation Programs: In Brief

This report discusses federal civil aviation programs and their purposes, organization, and funding.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Elias, Bart & Tang, Rachel Y.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The First Responder Network (FirstNet) and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress (open access)

The First Responder Network (FirstNet) and Next-Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the FirstNet communication system for first responders and other emergency personnel. Its creation, purpose, and future use are discussed.
Date: April 27, 2018
Creator: Gallagher, Jill C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding (open access)

Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding

This report discusses The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the distribution of grant funding as well as issues for Congress to consider regarding the program.
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Fire Administration: An Overview (open access)

United States Fire Administration: An Overview

This report discusses the U.S. Fire Administration's structure, funding, and functions.
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Student Recital: 2018-02-27 – Nathan Rearick, percussion

Student recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Rearick, Nathan
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2018-03-27 – Brandon Moore, jazz arranging

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: Moore, Brandon, 1993-
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2018-03-27 – Lauren McKinley, jazz arranging/piano

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: March 27, 2018
Creator: McKinley, Lauren
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library