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Vietnam Education Foundation: Recent Improvements Made in Internal Controls, but Weaknesses Persist (open access)

Vietnam Education Foundation: Recent Improvements Made in Internal Controls, but Weaknesses Persist

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) Act of 2000 established VEF as an independent agency of the executive branch. A 13-member board of directors provides primary oversight. VEF also receives guidance from other entities in carrying out its mission to further bilateral relations between the United States and Vietnam through educational exchanges in science, technology, and other fields. In light of challenges identified in managing VEF's operations, GAO was asked to examine the extent to which VEF has implemented a framework for internal control. To address this objective, GAO analyzed VEF's financial statements, audits, board meeting minutes, and policies and procedures, and conducted interviews with past and current board members, as well as VEF management and staff. GAO's Standards for Internal Control were used to assess this information"
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of Poloidal Velocity Meassurements to Neoclassical Theory on the National Spherical Torus Experiment (open access)

Comparison of Poloidal Velocity Meassurements to Neoclassical Theory on the National Spherical Torus Experiment

Knowledge of poloidal velocity is necessary for the determination of the radial electric field, Er, which along with its gradient is linked to turbulence suppression and transport barrier formation. Recent measurements of poloidal flow on conventional tokamaks have been reported to be an order of magnitude larger than expected from neoclassical theory. In contrast, recent poloidal velocity measurements on the NSTX spherical torus [S. M. Kaye et al., Phys. Plasmas 8, 1977 (2001)] are near or below neoclassical estimates. A novel charge exchange recombination spectroscopy diagnostic is used, which features active and passive sets of up/down symmetric views to produce line-integrated poloidal velocity measurements that do not need atomic physics corrections. Local profiles are obtained with an inversion. Poloidal velocity measurements are compared with neoclassical values computed with the codes NCLASS [W. A. Houlberg et al., Phys. Plasmas 4, 3230 (1997)] and GTC-Neo [W. X. Wang, et al., Phys. Plasmas 13, 082501 (2006)], which has been updated to handle impurities. __________________________________________________
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Bell, R. E.; Kaye, S. M.; Kolesnikov, R. A.; LeBlance, B. P.; Rewolldt, G. & Wang, W. X.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade in Services: The Doha Development Agenda Negotiations and U.S. Goals (open access)

Trade in Services: The Doha Development Agenda Negotiations and U.S. Goals

The report provides a brief background section on the significance of trade in services to the U.S. economy. It then explains briefly the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the structure and agenda of the services negotiations in the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) round, including U.S. objectives in the negotiations. The report concludes with a status report on the negotiations and an examination of potential results.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Cooper, William H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greece's Debt Crisis: Overview, Policy Responses, and Implications (open access)

Greece's Debt Crisis: Overview, Policy Responses, and Implications

This report provides an overview of the Greek debt crisis; outlines the major causes of the crisis, focusing on both domestic and international factors; examines how Greece, the Eurozone members, and the IMF have responded to the crisis; and highlights the broader implications of Greece's debt crisis, including for the United States.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.; Belkin, Paul & Mix, Derek E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Health Programs: FY2001-FY2011 (open access)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Health Programs: FY2001-FY2011

This report explains the role the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plays in U.S. global health assistance, highlights how much the agency has spent on global health efforts from FY2001 to FY2010, and discusses how funding to each of its programs has changed during this period.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji
System: The UNT Digital Library
Outer Continental Shelf Moratoria on Oil and Gas Development (open access)

Outer Continental Shelf Moratoria on Oil and Gas Development

This report discusses moratoria measures for the outer continental shelf (OCS) which establish bans or restrictions on oil and gas exploration and development in federal ocean areas. It includes a background of offshore oil and gas development, the sources of U.S. moratorium policy, the background of ocean governance, U.S. moratoria in international areas, and related issues for Congress.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Hagerty, Curry L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Military Stop Loss Program: Key Questions and Answers (open access)

U.S. Military Stop Loss Program: Key Questions and Answers

Stop Loss is a frequently misunderstood DOD force management program that retains servicemembers beyond their contractually agreed-to separation date. Because of the involuntary nature of this extension, some critics have referred to the program as a "backdoor draft" or "involuntary servitude". This report outlines the history of Stop Loss, current issues relating to Stop Loss, and the possible future directions of the program.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Henning, Charles A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electron Positron Proton Spectrometer for use at Laboratory for Laser Energetics (open access)

Electron Positron Proton Spectrometer for use at Laboratory for Laser Energetics

The Electron Positron Proton Spectrometer (EPPS) is mounted in a TIM (Ten-Inch Manipulator) system on the Omega-60 or Omega-EP laser facilities at the University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), when in use, see Fig. 1. The Spectrometer assembly, shown in Fig. 2, is constructed of a steel box containing magnets, surrounded by Lead 6% Antimony shielding with SS threaded insert, sitting on an Aluminum 6061-T6 plate.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Ayers, S L
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grandfathered Health Plans Under PPACA (P.L. 111-148) (open access)

Grandfathered Health Plans Under PPACA (P.L. 111-148)

This report addresses key questions concerning grandfathered plans and insurance reforms affecting such plans, including reporting and consumer information requirements, benefits package, and access to coverage.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Fernandez, Bernadette
System: The UNT Digital Library
Days Reserved for Special Business in the House (open access)

Days Reserved for Special Business in the House

This report provides information about the Days Reserved for Special Business in the House.several provisions in the rules of the house provide for certain types of business to be privileged for consideration on special days.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Schneider, Judy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid: The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) (open access)

Medicaid: The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)

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Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library