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U.S. Global Health Assistance: Background and Issues for the 113th Congress
Report that discusses the role and efficacy of U.S. foreign aid, including global health programs, the U.S. global health programs, global health funding, and global health initiative.
Date:
July 21, 2013
Creator:
Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Household Savings for Retirement in 2010
Report that provides data on a variety of household wealth measures in 2010 from the Federal Reserve's triennial Survey of Consumer Finances. The report classifies the amount of assets and debt by the age of the head of the household for both single and married households.
Date:
July 23, 2013
Creator:
Topoleski, John J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexico Border: CBP Action Needed to Improve Wait Time Data and Measure Outcomes of Trade Facilitation Efforts
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) data on commercial vehicle wait times--the time it takes to travel from the end of the queue to the CBP primary inspection point at land border crossings--are unreliable for public reporting and CBP management decisions across border crossings. These data--which are collected manually by CBP officers--are unreliable because CBP officers inconsistently implement an approved data collection methodology, and the methodologies used vary by crossing. For example, five of the six crossings GAO visited require observation of the end of the queue to estimate wait times, but officials at these crossings reported the lines extended beyond their view at times. As a result, these data are generally not used by the private sector and are of limited usefulness for CBP management decisions on staffing and infrastructure investments. Determining and taking steps to help CBP officials overcome challenges to consistent implementation of existing methodologies could improve the reliability and usefulness of CBP's current wait time data. CBP officials have identified automated wait time data collection technology as the best way to improve data reliability. The …
Date:
July 24, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Postal Service: Proposed Health Plan Could Improve Financial Condition, but Impact on Medicare and Other Issues Should Be Weighed before Approval
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) would likely realize large financial gains from its proposed health care plan, primarily by increasing retirees use of Medicare. Specifically, USPS estimates that its plan would reduce its retiree health benefit liability by $54.6 billion, thereby eliminating its unfunded retiree health benefit liability. The plan would also reduce USPSs required total annual health care payments by an estimated $7.8 billion in the first year of implementation and by $33.2 billion over the first 5 years of implementation. USPS also projects that relative to the total annual health care payments it would expect to make (reflecting its stated inability to make prefunding payments to fund retiree health benefits), its new plan would reduce its payments by $2.1 billion in the first year of implementation and $12.4 billion over 5 years. USPS also projects that its plan would increase the more than $550 billion that the federal government spends annually for Medicare by $1.0 billion in the first year and an average of about $1.3 billion annually in the first 5 years of its health planabout 0.2 percent of Medicares annual costs. GAO …
Date:
July 18, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Postal Service's Financial Condition: A Primer
Report that discusses the USPS financial challenges, agency's revenues, and recent financial difficulties.
Date:
July 24, 2013
Creator:
Kosar, Kevin R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Support Program Contributions to the Implementation of IAEA Safeguards
N/A
Date:
July 14, 2013
Creator:
E., Pepper S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues
Report that is an overview of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship and includes an analysis of issues.
Date:
July 23, 2013
Creator:
Kan, Shirley A. & Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF ENERGY IN BUILDINGS USING MODAL ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY
It is widely understood that energy storage is the key to integrating variable generators into the grid. It has been proposed that the thermal mass of buildings could be used as a distributed energy storage solution and several researchers are making headway in this problem. However, the inability to easily determine the magnitude of the building’s effective thermal mass, and how the heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system exchanges thermal energy with it, is a significant challenge to designing systems which utilize this storage mechanism. In this paper we adapt modal analysis methods used in mechanical structures to identify the primary modes of energy transfer among thermal masses in a building. The paper describes the technique using data from an idealized building model. The approach is successfully applied to actual temperature data from a commercial building in downtown Boise, Idaho.
Date:
July 1, 2013
Creator:
Gardner, John; Heglund, Kevin; Wymelenberg, Kevin Van Den & Rieger, Craig
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
University of Arizona High Energy Physics Program: Final Report
The High Energy Physics Group at the University of Arizona has conducted forefront research in elementary particle physics. Our theorists have developed new ideas in lattice QCD, SUSY phenomenology, string theory phenomenology, extra spatial dimensions, dark matter, and neutrino astrophysics. The experimentalists produced significant physics results on the ATLAS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider and on the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron. In addition, the experimentalists were leaders in detector development and construction, and on service roles in these experiments.
Date:
July 29, 2013
Creator:
Rutherfoord, John P.; Johns, Kenneth A.; Shupe, Michael A.; Cheu, Elliott C.; Varnes, Erich W.; Dienes, Keith et al.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unreviewed Disposal Question Evaluation: Waste Disposal In Engineered Trench #3
Because Engineered Trench #3 (ET#3) will be placed in the location previously designated for Slit Trench #12 (ST#12), Solid Waste Management (SWM) requested that the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) determine if the ST#12 limits could be employed as surrogate disposal limits for ET#3 operations. SRNL documented in this Unreviewed Disposal Question Evaluation (UDQE) that the use of ST#12 limits as surrogates for the new ET#3 disposal unit will provide reasonable assurance that Department of Energy (DOE) 435.1 performance objectives and measures (USDOE, 1999) will be protected. Therefore new ET#3 inventory limits as determined by a Special Analysis (SA) are not required.
Date:
July 29, 2013
Creator:
Hamm, L. L.; Smith, F. G., III; Flach, G. P.; Hiergesell, R. A. & Butcher, B. T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Update, Volume 32, Number 4, July 2013
Newsletter of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas providing updated information about programs, benefits, and related topics.
Date:
July 2013
Creator:
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Upward-facing Lithium Flash Evaporator for NSTX-U
NSTX plasma performance has been significantly enhanced by lithium conditioning [1]. To date, the lower divertor and passive plates have been conditioned by downward facing lithium evaporators (LITER) as appropriate for lower null plasmas. The higher power operation expected from NSTX-U requires double null plasma operation in order to distribute the heat flux between the upper and lower divertors making it desirable to coat the upper divertor region with Li as well. An upward aiming LITER (U-LITER) is presently under development and will be inserted into NSTX-U using a horizontal probe drive located in a 6" upper midplane port. In the retracted position the evaporator will be loaded with up to 300 mg of Li granules utilizing one of the calibrated NSTX Li powder droppers[2]. The evaporator will then be inserted into the vessel in a location within the shadow of the RF limiters and will remain in the vessel during the discharge. About 10 seconds before a discharge, it will be rapidly heated and the lithium completely evaporated onto the upper divertor, thus avoiding the complication of a shutter that prevents evaporation during the shot when the diagnostic shutters are open. The minimal time interval between the evaporation and …
Date:
July 9, 2013
Creator:
Roquemore, A. L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Using all of the Energy from the Sun to Make Power
Representing the Center for Energy Nanoscience (CEN), this document is one of the entries in the Ten Hundred and One Word Challenge and was awarded "Overall Winner Runner-up." As part of the challenge, the 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers were invited to represent their science in images, cartoons, photos, words and original paintings, but any descriptions or words could only use the 1000 most commonly used words in the English language, with the addition of one word important to each of the EFRCs and the mission of DOE: energy. The mission of the CEN is to explore the light absorption and emission in organic and nanostructure materials and their hybrids for solar energy conversion and solid state lighting.
Date:
July 18, 2013
Creator:
Dapkus, P. Daniel & Povinelli, Michelle
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Using Left Overs to Make Energy
Representing the Material Science Antinides (MSA), this document is one of the entries in the Ten Hundred and One Word Challenge. As part of the challenge, the 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers were invited to represent their science in images, cartoons, photos, words and original paintings, but any descriptions or words could only use the 1000 most commonly used words in the English language, with the addition of one word important to each of the EFRCs and the mission of DOE energy. The mission of MSA is to conduct transformative research in the actinide sciences with full integration of experimental and computational approaches, and an emphasis on research questions that are important to the energy future of the nation.
Date:
July 18, 2013
Creator:
Steuterman, Sally; Czarnecki, Alicia; Hurley, Paul; Peruski, Kathryn; Cartagena-Sierra, Alejandra; Evans, Isaac et al.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Using System Dynamics to Define, Study, and Implement Smart Control Strategies on the Electric Power Grid
The United States electric power grid is the most complex and expansive control system in the world. Local generation control occurs at individual units based on response time and unit economics, larger regional control coordinates unit response to error conditions, and high level large-area regional control is ultimately administered by a network of humans guided by economic and resiliency related factors. Under normal operating conditions, the grid is a relatively slow moving entity that exhibits high inertia to outside stimuli, and behaves along repeatable diurnal and seasonal patterns. However, that paradigm is quickly changing because of the increasing implementation of renewable generation sources. Renewable generators by nature cannot be tightly controlled or scheduled. They appear like a negative load to the system with all of the variability associated with load on a larger scale. Also, grid-reactive loads (i.e. smart devices) can alter their consumption based on price or demand rules adding more variability to system behavior. This paper demonstrates how a systems dynamic modeling approach capable of operating over multiple time scales, can provide valuable insight into developing new “smart-grid” control strategies and devices needed to accommodate renewable generation and regulate the frequency of the grid.
Date:
July 1, 2013
Creator:
Roybal, Lyle G. & Jeffers, Robert F
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
USSP POTAS Coordinators Meeting
N/A
Date:
July 15, 2013
Creator:
R., Diaz
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
VA Education Benefits: Student Characteristics and Outcomes Vary across Schools
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The majority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education payments were made to a small percentage of schools receiving VA funding in fiscal year 2011, primarily through the Post-9/11 GI Bill. About 5 percent of schools (654 schools) received more than $3.8 billion in aggregate VA education payments used for tuition and fees in fiscal year 2011, over 60 percent of such funding. These 654 "highly VA-funded schools" each received at least $2 million (and as much as $113 million) in Post-9/11 GI Bill tuition and fee payments from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2011 and enrolled more total students on average than other schools. Almost half of tuition and fee payments for all VA education programs were used at public schools. However, the breakdown of Post-9/11 GI Bill payments differed somewhat, with for-profit and public schools receiving about the same proportion of Post-9/11 GI Bill tuition and fee payments."
Date:
July 25, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
VA Health Care: Actions Needed to Improve Administration of the Provider Performance Pay and Award Systems
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) performance pay policy has gaps in information needed to appropriately administer this type of pay. The performance pay policy gives VA's 152 medical centers and 21 networks discretion in setting the goals providers must achieve to receive this pay, but does not specify an overarching purpose the goals are to support. VA officials responsible for writing the policy told us that the purpose of performance pay is to improve health care outcomes and quality, but this is not specified in the policy. Moreover, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has not reviewed the goals set by medical centers and networks and therefore does not have reasonable assurance that the goals make a clear link between performance pay and providers' performance. Among the four medical centers GAO visited, performance pay goals covered a range of areas, including clinical, research, teaching, patient satisfaction, and administration. At these medical centers, all providers GAO reviewed who were eligible for performance pay received it, including all five providers who had an action taken against them related to clinical performance in the same year the pay was …
Date:
July 24, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
VA Health Care: Additional Steps Needed to Strengthen Beneficiary Travel Program Management and Oversight
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has developed efforts to improve the Beneficiary Travel Program, but lack of internal controls may impede their effectiveness. Specifically, VHA has developed multiple efforts to improve the management and oversight of its process for reimbursing veterans' travel expenses for medical appointments, as well as the timeliness and accuracy of payments, including the following:"
Date:
July 15, 2013
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Validation of a Hot Water Distribution Model Using Laboratory and Field Data
Characterizing the performance of hot water distribution systems is a critical step in developing best practice guidelines for the design and installation of high performance hot water systems. Developing and validating simulation models is critical to this effort, as well as collecting accurate input data to drive the models. In this project, the ARBI team validated the newly developed TRNSYS Type 604 pipe model against both detailed laboratory and field distribution system performance data. Validation efforts indicate that the model performs very well in handling different pipe materials, insulation cases, and varying hot water load conditions. Limitations of the model include the complexity of setting up the input file and long simulation run times. In addition to completing validation activities, this project looked at recent field hot water studies to better understand use patterns and potential behavioral changes as homeowners convert from conventional storage water heaters to gas tankless units. Based on these datasets, we conclude that the current Energy Factor test procedure overestimates typical use and underestimates the number of hot water draws. This has implications for both equipment and distribution system performance. Gas tankless water heaters were found to impact how people use hot water, but the data …
Date:
July 1, 2013
Creator:
Backman, C. & Hoeschele, M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Validation of an emotional model by EEG recordings of neural responses
Article on the validation of an emotional model by EEG recordings of neural responses.
Date:
July 8, 2013
Creator:
Tam, Nicoladie D.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Valley Mills Progress (Valley Mills, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 2013
Weekly newspaper from Valley Mills, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 4, 2013
Creator:
Grear, Mark
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valley Mills Progress (Valley Mills, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 2013
Weekly newspaper from Valley Mills, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 11, 2013
Creator:
Grear, Mark
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valley Mills Progress (Valley Mills, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 2013
Weekly newspaper from Valley Mills, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 25, 2013
Creator:
Grear, Mark
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History