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81st Texas Legislature, Senate Concurrent Resolutions 14 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Concurrent Resolutions 14

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas Senate and House of Representatives relating to honoring Olympic gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin of Parker.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Army Health Care: Progress Made in Staffing and Monitoring Units that Provide Outpatient Case Management, but Additional Steps Needed (open access)

Army Health Care: Progress Made in Staffing and Monitoring Units that Provide Outpatient Case Management, but Additional Steps Needed

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In February 2007, a series of Washington Post articles disclosed problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, particularly with the management of servicemembers receiving outpatient care. In response, the Army established Warrior Transition Units (WTU) for servicemembers requiring complex case management. Each servicemember in a WTU is assigned to a Triad of Care--a primary care manager, a nurse case manager, and a squad leader--who provide case management services to ensure continuity of care. The Army established staff-to-servicemember ratios for each Triad of Care position. This report examines (1) the Army's ongoing efforts to staff WTU Triad of Care positions and (2) how the Army monitors the recovery process of WTU servicemembers. GAO reviewed WTU policies, analyzed Army staffing and monitoring data, interviewed Army officials, and visited five selected WTUs."
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 108, Ed. 1 Monday, April 20, 2009 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 108, Ed. 1 Monday, April 20, 2009

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Clements, Clifford E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cars and Climate: What Can EPA Do to Control Greenhouse Gases from Mobile Sources? (open access)

Cars and Climate: What Can EPA Do to Control Greenhouse Gases from Mobile Sources?

This report discusses legislation being considered by congress to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that contribute to climate change. It discusses the EPA's authority under Title II and provides information regarding the mobile sources that might be regulated under this authority. Among these sources, motor vehicles (passenger cars and light trucks, including SUVs) are assumed to be the most likely initial targets for regulation, both because a petition addressing these sources began EPA's consideration of the endangerment issue, and because these are the most significant GHG emission sources among those covered by Title II.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
CHAPTER 7. BERYLLIUM ANALYSIS BY NON-PLASMA BASED METHODS (open access)

CHAPTER 7. BERYLLIUM ANALYSIS BY NON-PLASMA BASED METHODS

The most common method of analysis for beryllium is inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). This method, along with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), is discussed in Chapter 6. However, other methods exist and have been used for different applications. These methods include spectroscopic, chromatographic, colorimetric, and electrochemical. This chapter provides an overview of beryllium analysis methods other than plasma spectrometry (inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry or mass spectrometry). The basic methods, detection limits and interferences are described. Specific applications from the literature are also presented.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Ekechukwu, A
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Controversies over Redefining “Fill Material” Under the Clean Water Act (open access)

Controversies over Redefining “Fill Material” Under the Clean Water Act

This report discusses the Clean Water Act that contains two different permitting regimes: (1) Section 402 permits (called the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, or NPDES, permit program) address the discharge of most pollutants, and (2) Section 404 permits address the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters of the United States at specified sites. These permit programs differ in nature and approach.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Controversies over Redefining "Fill Material" Under the Clean Water Act (open access)

Controversies over Redefining "Fill Material" Under the Clean Water Act

On May 3, 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) announced a regulation redefining two key terms, "fill material" and "discharge of fill material," in rules that implement Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. This report discusses the 2002 rule, focusing on how it changes which material and types of activities are regulated under Section 404 and the significance of these issues, especially for the mining industry.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Designated Federal Entities: Survey of Governance Practices and the Inspector General Role (open access)

Designated Federal Entities: Survey of Governance Practices and the Inspector General Role

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "For entities that rely on others for funding, effective governance, accountability, and internal control are keys to maintaining trust and credibility. In recent years, corporate governance and accountability have received increased scrutiny and emphasis in the nonprofit, federal government, and public company sectors. Governance and accountability problems have also been identified at designated federal entities (DFE) such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Legal Services Corporation, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. This report responds to a congressional request that GAO describe (1) the statutory structure of the governing bodies for each DFE organization and (2) the role of the inspectors general (IGs) in the governance structure. To accomplish this, GAO surveyed the DFE heads and IGs on governance issues and reviewed information from a variety of sources, including the IG Act and subsequent amendments; enabling legislation for the DFEs; and legislative and regulatory standards and requirements for financial reporting and internal control. GAO is not making specific recommendations in this report, but is providing this information for consideration in future efforts to update the governance of DFEs, oversee the entities and their IGs, and continue work …
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Direct Overt U.S. Aid and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-FY2009 (open access)

Direct Overt U.S. Aid and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-FY2009

Aid and military reimbursements made to Pakistan from 2002-2009. The list is divided by agency.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2009-04-20 – Richard A. Novak II, tenor transcript

Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2009-04-20 – Richard A. Novak II, tenor

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Novak, Richard A., II
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-04-20 - I-Shan Su, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Su, I-Shan
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-04-20 - Jin Kim, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Kim, Jin
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2009-04-20 – Lab Band Madness 2009

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
UNT Jazz Lab Bands performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: One O'Clock Lab Band
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

EPA Preliminary Analysis of the Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft

This presentation is the estimates provided by the EPA to the House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Waxman and Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Markey's requests on economic impacts of the comprehensive climate legislation being developed by the committee.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Atmospheric Programs.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Monday, April 20, 2009 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Monday, April 20, 2009

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Federal Register, Volume 74, Number 74, April 20, 2009, Pages 17899-18114 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 74, Number 74, April 20, 2009, Pages 17899-18114

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Rulemaking: Improvements Needed to Monitoring and Evaluation of Rules Development as Well as to the Transparency of OMB Regulatory Reviews (open access)

Federal Rulemaking: Improvements Needed to Monitoring and Evaluation of Rules Development as Well as to the Transparency of OMB Regulatory Reviews

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Regulation is one of the principal tools that the government uses to implement public policy. As part of the rulemaking process federal agencies must comply with an increasing number of procedural and analytical requirements. GAO was asked to examine how broadly applicable rulemaking requirements cumulatively have affected (1) agencies' rulemaking processes, in particular including effects of requirements added to the process since 2003, and (2) transparency of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) regulatory review process. To address these objectives, GAO reviewed selected rules issued between January 2006 and May 2008 and associated dockets and also interviewed knowledgeable agency and OIRA officials."
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Funeral Program for Bettye T. Gatlin, April 20, 2009] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Bettye T. Gatlin, April 20, 2009]

Funeral program for Bettye T. Gatlin, born February 24, 1932 and died April 14, 2009. The funeral was held April 20, 2009 at Mt. Zion First Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grid-based methods for diatomic quantum scattering problems II: Time-dependent treatment of single- and two-photon ionization of H2+ (open access)

Grid-based methods for diatomic quantum scattering problems II: Time-dependent treatment of single- and two-photon ionization of H2+

The time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation for H2+ in a time-varying electromagnetic field is solved in the fixed-nuclei approximation using a previously developed finite-element/ discrete variable representation in prolate spheroidal coordinates. Amplitudes for single- and two-photon ionization are obtained using the method of exterior complex scaling to effectively propagate the field-free solutions from the end of the radiation pulse to infinite times. Cross sections are presented for one-and two-photon ionization for both parallel and perpendicular polarization of the photon field, as well as photoelectron angular distributions for two-photon ionization.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Rescigno, Thomas N.; Tao, L. & McCurdy, C.W.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Guest Artist Recital: 2009-04-20 - J. Robinson and E. Barr (oboes), with the Ciompi String Quartet

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Guest artist recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Robinson, Joseph & Barr, Eric
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implementation Plans for a Systems Microbiology and Extremophile Research Facility (open access)

Implementation Plans for a Systems Microbiology and Extremophile Research Facility

Introduction Biological organisms long ago solved many problems for which scientists and engineers seek solutions. Microbes in particular offer an astonishingly diverse set of capabilities that can help revolutionize our approach to solving many important DOE problems. For example, photosynthetic organisms can generate hydrogen from light while simultaneously sequestering carbon. Others can produce enzymes that break down cellulose and other biomass to produce liquid fuels. Microbes in water and soil can capture carbon and store it in the earth and ocean depths. Understanding the dynamic interaction between living organisms and the environment is critical to predicting and mitigating the impacts of energy-production-related activities on the environment and human health. Collectively, microorganisms contain most of the biochemical diversity on Earth and they comprise nearly one-half of its biomass. They primary impact the planet by acting as catalysts of biogeochemical cycles; they capture light energy and fix CO2 in the worlds oceans, they degrade plant polymers and convert them to humus in soils, they weather rocks and facilitate mineral precipitation. Although the ability of selected microorganisms to participate in these processes is known, they rarely live in monoculture but rather function within communities. In spite of this, little is known about the …
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Wiley, H. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insolvency of Systemically Significant Financial Companies: Bankruptcy vs. Conservatorship/Receivership (open access)

Insolvency of Systemically Significant Financial Companies: Bankruptcy vs. Conservatorship/Receivership

This report first discusses the purposes behind the creation of a separate insolvency regime for depository institutions. The report then compares and contrasts the characteristics of depository institutions with systemically significant financial companies (SSFCs). Next, the report provides a brief analysis of some important differences between the FDIC's conservatorship/receivership authority and that of the Bankruptcy Code.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Carpenter, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Issues for Congress (open access)

Intelligence Issues for Congress

This report explores the various issues currently facing Congress in regards to intelligence and counterterrorism activities, including the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (P.L. 108-458), signed in December 2004; the position of Director of National Intelligence (DNI), which that act created; the importance of collaborative efforts between various intelligence agencies to successfully carry out counterterrorism measures; and other pieces of legislation relevant to such matters.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mineral transformation and biomass accumulation associated with uranium bioremediation at Rifle, Colorado (open access)

Mineral transformation and biomass accumulation associated with uranium bioremediation at Rifle, Colorado

Injection of organic carbon into the subsurface as an electron donor for bioremediation of redox-sensitive contaminants like uranium often leads to mineral transformation and biomass accumulation, both of which can alter the flow field and potentially bioremediation efficacy. This work combines reactive transport modeling with a column experiment and field measurements to understand the biogeochemical processes and to quantify the biomass and mineral transformation/accumulation during a bioremediation experiment at a uranium contaminated site near Rifle, Colorado. We use the reactive transport model CrunchFlow to explicitly simulate microbial community dynamics of iron and sulfate reducers, and their impacts on reaction rates. The column experiment shows clear evidence of mineral precipitation, primarily in the form of calcite and iron monosulfide. At the field scale, reactive transport simulations suggest that the biogeochemical reactions occur mostly close to the injection wells where acetate concentrations are highest, with mineral precipitate and biomass accumulation reaching as high as 1.5% of the pore space. This work shows that reactive transport modeling coupled with field data can be an effective tool for quantitative estimation of mineral transformation and biomass accumulation, thus improving the design of bioremediation strategies.
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Li, L.; Steefel, C. I.; Williams, K. H.; Wilkins, M. J. & Hubbard, S. S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library