Clean Air Status and Trends Network Annual Report: 2011 (open access)

Clean Air Status and Trends Network Annual Report: 2011

Annual report of the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) describing the program and data collection. It also presents information on air quality and recorded concentrations of pollutants such as ozone, sulfur, gases, and other elements of concern.
Date: February 2013
Creator: AMEC Environement & Infrastucture, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Status and Trends Network Annual Report: 2010 (open access)

Clean Air Status and Trends Network Annual Report: 2010

Annual report of the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) describing the program and data collection. It also presents information on air quality and recorded concentrations of pollutants such as ozone, sulfur, gases, and other elements of concern.
Date: April 2012
Creator: AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Status and Trends Network Annual Report: 2012 (open access)

Clean Air Status and Trends Network Annual Report: 2012

Annual report of the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) describing the program and data collection. It also presents information on air quality and recorded concentrations of pollutants such as ozone, sulfur, gases, and other elements of concern.
Date: April 2014
Creator: AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Safety Action Report (open access)

Texas Safety Action Report

Report regarding immediate and future actions to improve safety for Texans related to mass shootings and other attacks, and including explanations of relevant executive orders.
Date: September 12, 2019
Creator: Abbott, Greg, 1957-
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flooding Events: CRS Experts (open access)

Flooding Events: CRS Experts

This table provides access to names and contact information for Congressional Research Service (CRS) experts on policy concerns relating to flooding events in the United States. Policy areas identified include impacts, response and recovery, mitigation, and federal financing.
Date: June 27, 2012
Creator: Abel, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversion Tower for Dispatchable Solar Power (open access)

Conversion Tower for Dispatchable Solar Power

Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project sheet summarizing general information about the High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage (HEATS) program including critical needs, innovation and advantages, impacts, and contact information. This sheet discusses new system architecture for a solar-electric conversion tower as part of the "High-Efficiency Solar-Electric Conversion Power Tower" project.
Date: May 25, 2012
Creator: Abengoa Solar, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Final Report to Congress and the American People (open access)

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Final Report to Congress and the American People

Final report of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission describing its activities commemorating the 200th birthday of America's 16th president.
Date: April 2010
Creator: Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nanotechnology-Based System for Damage-Resistant Concrete Pavements (open access)

Nanotechnology-Based System for Damage-Resistant Concrete Pavements

This report's focus was to explore the use of nanotechnology-based nanofilaments, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanofibers (CNFs), as reinforcement for improving the mechanical properties of Portland cement paste and creating multifunctional and sensing concrete. (p. 1).
Date: August 2012
Creator: Abu Al-Rub, Rashid K.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development and Evaluation of A Mash TL-3 31 Inch W-Beam Median Barrier (open access)

Development and Evaluation of A Mash TL-3 31 Inch W-Beam Median Barrier

Report on the results of a study testing W-beam median bars efficacy in vehicle crashes. The study used a pick-up truck to determine the most effective height of the guard rail to prevent the truck from climbing or flipping over the guard rail.
Date: 2014
Creator: Abu-Odeh, Akram Y.; Bligh, Roger P.; Mason, Melinda L. & Menges, Wanda L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crash Test and MASH TL-3 Evaluation of the TxDOT Short Radius Guardrail (open access)

Crash Test and MASH TL-3 Evaluation of the TxDOT Short Radius Guardrail

This the report done by the TTI that investigated, modeled, and simulated crash tested the MASH 3-33, 3-32, 3-31, and 3-35 test conditions.
Date: March 2015
Creator: Abu-Odeh, Akram Y.; McCaskey, Katherine; Bligh, Roger P.; Menges, Wanda L. & Kuhn, Darrell L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware test 3-10 on 31-inch W-beam guardrail with standard offset blocks (open access)

Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware test 3-10 on 31-inch W-beam guardrail with standard offset blocks

"The test reported herein corresponds to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) test 3-10. This is primarily a severity test that assesses risk of injury to the vehicle occupants."
Date: November 2010
Creator: Abu-Odeh, Akram Y.; Menges, Wanda L. & Bligh, Roger P.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of Lebanese politics, recent events in Lebanon, and current issues in U.S.-Lebanon relations.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Addis, Casey L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations. February 2011 (open access)

Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations. February 2011

This report provides an overview of Lebanese politics, recent events in Lebanon, and current issues in U.S. - Lebanon relation
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Addis, Casey L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Healthcare Disparities Report 2013 (open access)

National Healthcare Disparities Report 2013

This report summarizes data gathered to address three key questions: what is the status of health care quality, access and disparities in the United States, How have health care quality; access and disparities changed over time; where are health care quality, access, and disparities improving and where are they getting worse.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect Of Changing Driving Conditions On Driver Behavior Towards Design Of A Safe And Efficient Traffic System (open access)

Effect Of Changing Driving Conditions On Driver Behavior Towards Design Of A Safe And Efficient Traffic System

A report on driver behavior, satisfaction, and speed in Conventional Lane Merges versus Joint Lane Merges.
Date: December 2013
Creator: Aghazadeh, Fereydoun; Ikuma, Laura Hughes & Ishak, Sherif
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fate and Effects of Barium and Radium-Rich Fluid Emissions of Hydrocarbon Seeps on the Benthic Habitats of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Louisiana (open access)

Fate and Effects of Barium and Radium-Rich Fluid Emissions of Hydrocarbon Seeps on the Benthic Habitats of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Louisiana

An analysis of how barium and radium-laced fluid seeps affect the climate and habitats of the Gulf of Mexico offshore Louisiana.
Date: January 2011
Creator: Aharon, Paul; Gent, Dan Van; Fu, Baoshun & Scott, L. Max
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Europe's Preferential Trade Agreements: Status, Content, and Implications (open access)

Europe's Preferential Trade Agreements: Status, Content, and Implications

The first section of this report describes the status and primary motivations of the EU's preferential trade agreements (PTAs) currently in place or under negotiation. The second compares the content and trade coverage of Europe's PTAs to U.S. PTAs. A third section assesses the implications of the EU's PTA program for the multilateral trading system and U.S. trade policy. A concluding section evaluates future directions for Europe's PTA policy.
Date: March 22, 2010
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches (open access)

Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches

This report discusses the trends driving global economic integration, sources of worker insecurity and policy approaches. There appears to be a range of views on the merits of each of these policy approaches and the extent to which they can be designed and implemented in a way that would reduce worker insecurity without undermining the benefits of globalization.
Date: January 20, 2010
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches (open access)

Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches

This report discusses the trends driving global economic integration, sources of worker insecurity and policy approaches. There appears to be a range of views on the merits of each of these policy approaches and the extent to which they can be designed and implemented in a way that would reduce worker insecurity without undermining the benefits of globalization.
Date: December 22, 2011
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches (open access)

Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches

Today's global economy, or what many call globalization, has a growing impact on the economic futures of American companies, workers, and families. The current wave of globalization is supported by three broad trends: technology, increase in world supply of labor, and reduced government policies to international trade and investment.
Date: December 22, 2011
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress (open access)

International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress

Report concerning a variety of issues faced by the 112th Congress. Topics include trade negotiations with South Korea, Panama, Colombia, and China, export controls and sanctions, and international financial institutions.
Date: January 21, 2011
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress (open access)

International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress

This report highlights major international trade and finance issues Congress may address this year.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress (open access)

International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress

This report highlights major international trade and finance issues Congress may address this year and next.
Date: December 30, 2010
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress (open access)

International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress

The 112th Congress, in both its legislative and oversight capacities, faces numerous international trade and finance issues. In addition to the broader congressional oversight of the economic and political context of the current U.S. participation in the global economy, this report highlights major international trade and finance issues Congress may address this year and next.
Date: January 11, 2011
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library