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United Nations System Efforts to Address Violence Against Women (open access)

United Nations System Efforts to Address Violence Against Women

This report provides an overview of recent U.N. efforts to address VAW and highlights key U.N. interagency efforts. It also discusses selected U.N. funds, programs, and agencies that address international violence against women. It does not assess the extent to which VAW is directly addressed or is part of a larger initiative or program.
Date: April 21, 2011
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Violence Against Women: U.S. Response and Policy Issues (open access)

International Violence Against Women: U.S. Response and Policy Issues

This report addresses causes, prevalence, and consequences of violence against women. It provides examples of completed and ongoing U.S. activities that address VAW directly or include anti-VAW components. It outlines possible policy issues for the 112th Congress, including the scope and effectiveness of U.S. programs in addressing international VAW; further integrating anti-VAW programs into U.S. assistance and foreign policy mechanisms; U.S. funding for anti-VAW activities worldwide, particularly in light of the global financial crisis, economic recession, and subsequent calls to reduce the U.S. budget deficit; and strengthening U.S. government coordination of anti-VAW activities.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa; Margesson, Rhoda; Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji; Serafino, Nina M. & Wyler, Liana Sun
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Francisco de Goya and the Mirror's Reflection

In this paper, the author gives an analysis of Francisco de Goya, arguing that the painter uses mirrors to symbolize harmonization of subject with its true self throughout his work.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Blanco, Andrea & Donahue-Wallace, Kelly, 1968-
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Francisco de Goya and the Mirror's Reflection [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2013 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the Spanish painter, Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), and the use of mirrors to symbolize the harmonization of the subject with its true self throughout his work.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Blanco, Andrea & Donahue-Wallace, Kelly, 1968-
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Solar Technology Center (open access)

Solar Technology Center

The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, awarded a grant to the UNLV Research Foundation (UNLVRF) on August 1, 2005 to develop a solar and renewable energy information center. The Solar Technology Center (STC) is to be developed in two phases, with Phase I consisting of all activities necessary to determine feasibility of the project, including design and engineering, identification of land access issues and permitting necessary to determine project viability without permanently disturbing the project site, and completion of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment. Phase II is the installation of infrastructure and related structures, which leads to commencement of operations of the STC. The STC is located in the Boulder City designated 3,000-acre Eldorado Valley Energy Zone, approximately 15 miles southwest of downtown Boulder City and fronting on Eldorado Valley Drive. The 33-acre vacant parcel has been leased to the Nevada Test Site Development Corporation (NTSDC) by Boulder City to accommodate a planned facility that will be synergistic with present and planned energy projects in the Zone. The parcel will be developed by the UNLVRF. The NTSDC is the economic development arm of the UNLVRF. UNLVRF will be the entity responsible for overseeing the lease and …
Date: April 27, 2011
Creator: Boehm, Bob
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Comparison of the Effects of Comprehensive Sex Education Programs and Abstinence-based Programs in High School

Poster presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on a comparison of the effects of comprehensive sex education programs and abstinence-based programs in high school. The purpose of this research is to compare abstinence-based programs to comprehensive programs.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Bohrt, Samantha & Eve, Susan Brown
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Labor Issues (open access)

Proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Labor Issues

This report examines three labor issues and arguments related to the pending U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement (CFTA; H.R. 5724 and S. 2830): violence against trade unionists; impunity (accountability for or punishment of the perpetrators); and worker rights protections for Colombians.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Bolle, Mary Jane
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Labor Issues (open access)

Proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Labor Issues

This report examines three labor issues and arguments related to the pending U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement (CFTA; H.R. 5724 and S. 2830): violence against trade unionists; impunity (accountability for or punishment of the perpetrators); and worker rights protections for Colombians.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Bolle, Mary Jane
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Potential Employment Effects: Analysis of Studies (open access)

Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Potential Employment Effects: Analysis of Studies

This report discusses the free trade agreement between United States and South Korea, and the potential economic implications for both the United States and South Korea. This report assesses the results of a number of models that are being used to generate estimates of the effect of the KORUS FTA on employment. These studies were chosen specifically because they estimate (or can be used to estimate) data on employment effects of the trade agreement.
Date: April 11, 2011
Creator: Bolle, Mary Jane & Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Molecular dynamics simulations of the electrical double layer on smectite surfaces contacting concentrated mixed electrolyte (NaCl-CaCl2) (open access)

Molecular dynamics simulations of the electrical double layer on smectite surfaces contacting concentrated mixed electrolyte (NaCl-CaCl2)

We report new molecular dynamics results elucidating the structure of the electrical double layer (EDL) on smectite surfaces contacting mixed NaCl-CaCl{sup 2} electrolyte solutions in the range of concentrations relevant to pore waters in geologic repositories for CO{sub 2} or high-level radioactive waste (0.34-1.83 mol{sub c} dm{sup -3}). Our results confirm the existence of three distinct ion adsorption planes (0-, {beta}-, and d-planes), often assumed in EDL models, but with two important qualifications: (1) the location of the {beta}- and d-planes are independent of ionic strength or ion type and (2) 'indifferent electrolyte' ions can occupy all three planes. Charge inversion occurred in the diffuse ion swarm because of the affinity of the clay surface for CaCl{sup +} ion pairs. Therefore, at concentrations 0.34 mol{sub c} dm{sup -3}, properties arising from long-range electrostatics at interfaces (electrophoresis, electro-osmosis, co-ion exclusion, colloidal aggregation) will not be correctly predicted by most EDL models. Co-ion exclusion, typically neglected by surface speciation models, balanced a large part of the clay mineral structural charge in the more concentrated solutions. Water molecules and ions diffused relatively rapidly even in the first statistical water monolayer, contradicting reports of rigid 'ice-like' structures for water on clay mineral surfaces.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Bourg, I.C. & Sposito, G.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Development Block Grants: Funding Issues in the 112th Congress and Recent Funding History (open access)

Community Development Block Grants: Funding Issues in the 112th Congress and Recent Funding History

This report discusses funding issues in the 112th Congress and recent funding history. The Administration's FY2012 budget proposes to: (1) increase funding for CDBG formula grants by 10.5% from $3.303 billion appropriated in FY2010 to $3.691 billion; (2) eliminate funding for the Neighborhood Initiative and Economic Development Initiative programs; (3) eliminate funding for Section 107 activities; (4) transfer its Sustainable Communities Initiative to a new stand alone account; and (5) convert Section 108 loan guarantees to a fee-based program.
Date: April 6, 2011
Creator: Boyd, Eugene
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
District of Columbia: A Brief Review of Provisions in District of Columbia Appropriations Acts Restricting the Funding of Abortion Services (open access)

District of Columbia: A Brief Review of Provisions in District of Columbia Appropriations Acts Restricting the Funding of Abortion Services

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Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Boyd, Eugene
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011 (open access)

Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011

Monthly periodical from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma published by and for members of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association that includes news and information along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Bradshaw, Herb
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Funding Gaps and Government Shutdowns: CRS Experts (open access)

Funding Gaps and Government Shutdowns: CRS Experts

This report is a table providing names and contact information for CRS (Congressional Research Service) experts on policy concerns relating to funding gaps and the processes and effects that may be associated with a government shutdown.
Date: April 6, 2011
Creator: Brass, Clinton T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2011-04-25 - Lindsay Braun, clarinet

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 25, 2011
Creator: Braun, Lindsay
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles: Resources for Fleet Managers (Clean Cities)

A discussion of the tools and resources on the Clean Cities, Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center, and the FuelEconomy.gov Web sites that can help vehicle fleet managers make informed decisions about implementing strategies to reduce gasoline and diesel fuel use.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Brennan, A.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Technical Report for DOE Award DE-FG02-05ER63959 (open access)

Final Technical Report for DOE Award DE-FG02-05ER63959

The goals of this work were: (1) to improve the University of Washington shallow cumulus parameterization, first developed by the PI's group for better simulation of shallow oceanic cumulus convection in the MM5 mesoscale model (Bretherton et al., 2004, Mon. Wea. Rev.); (2) to explore its applicability to deep (precipitating) cumulus convection; and (3) to explore fundamental physical issues related to this cumulus parameterization.
Date: April 8, 2011
Creator: Bretherton, Christopher S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tungsten Carbide and Possible Military Applications

Poster presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing tungsten carbide and possible military applications.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Brice, David. A. & Collins, Peter
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mercury Pollution: Analysis of Public Policies Regulating Production

Poster for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on mercury pollution and an analysis of public policies regulating production.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Britt, Kerriann & Staff, Marcia J.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Principle of Maximum Conformality (open access)

The Principle of Maximum Conformality

A key problem in making precise perturbative QCD predictions is the uncertainty in determining the renormalization scale of the running coupling {alpha}{sub s}({mu}{sup 2}). It is common practice to guess a physical scale {mu} = Q which is of order of a typical momentum transfer Q in the process, and then vary the scale over a range Q/2 and 2Q. This procedure is clearly problematic since the resulting fixed-order pQCD prediction will depend on the renormalization scheme, and it can even predict negative QCD cross sections at next-to-leading-order. Other heuristic methods to set the renormalization scale, such as the 'principle of minimal sensitivity', give unphysical results for jet physics, sum physics into the running coupling not associated with renormalization, and violate the transitivity property of the renormalization group. Such scale-setting methods also give incorrect results when applied to Abelian QED. Note that the factorization scale in QCD is introduced to match nonperturbative and perturbative aspects of the parton distributions in hadrons; it is present even in conformal theory and thus is a completely separate issue from renormalization scale setting. The PMC provides a consistent method for determining the renormalization scale in pQCD. The PMC scale-fixed prediction is independent of the …
Date: April 5, 2011
Creator: Brodsky, Stanley J & Giustino, Di
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legal Standing Under the First Amendment's Establishment Clause (open access)

Legal Standing Under the First Amendment's Establishment Clause

This report analyzes the constitutional issues associated with standing (a restraint on the power of federal courts to render decisions), specifically related to cases arising under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment regarding religion. It provides a background on the doctrine of standing, including the U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation of various types of standing: standing to sue as a citizen, as a taxpayer, and on behalf of another party. It also examines the current standing rules related to the Establishment Clause.
Date: April 5, 2011
Creator: Brougher, Cynthia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 119, No. 64, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 119, No. 64, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 119, No. 65, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 2, 2011 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 119, No. 65, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 2, 2011

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 2, 2011
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 119, No. 66, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 5, 2011 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 119, No. 66, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 5, 2011
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History