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
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
Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Part B: Regional Aspects (open access)

Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Part B: Regional Aspects

A report about climate change as it effects various parts of the world such as Africa, Europe, Asia, and many other regions.
Date: 2014
Creator: Barros, Vicente R. & Field, Christopher B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
California's Paid Family Leave Law: Lessons from the First Decade (open access)

California's Paid Family Leave Law: Lessons from the First Decade

This is a report covering California's paid family leave law during its first ten years.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Bartel, Ann, Ph.D.; Baum, Charles, Ph.D.; Rossin-Slater, Maya, Ph.D.; Ruhm, Christopher, Ph.D. & Waldfogel, Jane, Ph.D.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
California's Paid Family Leave Law-Lessons from the First Decade (open access)

California's Paid Family Leave Law-Lessons from the First Decade

This report looks at the first ten years of California's paid family leave law.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Bartel, Ann, Ph.D.; Baum, Charles, Ph.D.; Rossin-Slater, Maya, Ph.D.; Ruhm, Christopher, Ph.D. & Waldfogel, Jane, Ph.D.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

State of the States of Services & Supports for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders

A presentation pertaining to the L&M Policy Research which addresses the growing need among federal state and policymakers and stakeholders for comprehensive information regarding available resources for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder.
Date: July 8, 2014
Creator: Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
CDC-Funded HIV Testing: United States, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands, 2014 (open access)

CDC-Funded HIV Testing: United States, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands, 2014

This report if over the CDC's HIV testing results.
Date: 2014
Creator: Duran, Denise; Wang, Guoshen; Hollis, Natasha & Walker, Tanja
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Working Group III Contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (open access)

Working Group III Contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

A report which provides and assessment of relevant options for mitigating climate change through limiting or preventing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well as activities that reduce their concentrations in the atmosphere.
Date: 2014
Creator: Edenhofer, Ottmar & Pichs-Madruga, Ramón
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects (open access)

Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects

A report that focuses on why climate change matters. It addresses impacts that have already occurred and risks of future impacts, especially the way those risks change with the amount of climate changes that cannot be avoided.
Date: 2014
Creator: Field, Christopher B. & Barros, Vicente R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paid Parental Leave in the United States (open access)

Paid Parental Leave in the United States

A report about paid family leave in specific states in the United States. It provides information about a few different acts about leave.
Date: March 2014
Creator: Gault, Barbara; Hartmann, Heidi; Hegewisch, Ariane; Milli, Jessica & Reichlin, Lindsey
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap: A Job Half Done (open access)

Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap: A Job Half Done

A document which reviews trends in occupational segregation during the past several decades.
Date: January 2014
Creator: Hegewisch, Ariane
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2014 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (open access)

2014 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan

Report delineating the performance of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to President Obama's Executive Orders that commit Departments of the Federal Government to address the threats of climate change. Well defined goals and strategies promote sustainability and address ways to mitigate the impact of climate change on human health and well-being.
Date: July 17, 2014
Creator: Holland, E. J., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Be an Ally: Explore Strategies to Include, Engage, and Empower LGBTQ Youth

A presentation about workshops dedicated to LGBTQ youth and health education for staff.
Date: 2014
Creator: Levin, Francine; Azevedo, Darlene & Cole, Sarah
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Partially Nested Randomized Controlled Trials in Education Research: A Guide to Design and Analysis (open access)

Partially Nested Randomized Controlled Trials in Education Research: A Guide to Design and Analysis

A detailed guide showing the process of designing, conducting and analyzing results from Partially Nested Randomized Controlled Trials (PN-RCT) in education research. The guide includes a brief review of Individual-Level Randomized Controlled Trial (I-RCT) and Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials (C-RCT) in comparison with PN-RCT.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Lohr, Sharon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
This POODLE Bites: Exploiting the SSL 3.0 Fallback (open access)

This POODLE Bites: Exploiting the SSL 3.0 Fallback

This document discusses how attackers can exploit the downgrade dance and break the cryptographic security of SSL 3.0.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Möller, Bodo; Duong, Thai & Kotowicz, Krzysztof
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ambient Ammonia Monitoring Network (AMoN) (open access)

Ambient Ammonia Monitoring Network (AMoN)

This publication provides information on the Ambient Ammonia Monitoring Network. It offers information how samples are taken, active sites, and inactive sites.
Date: February 28, 2014
Creator: National Atmospheric Deposition Program
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bird Wintering Ranges (open access)

Bird Wintering Ranges

This study examines the changes in winter ranges of North American birds from the winters of 1966-1967 thru 2013.
Date: May 2014
Creator: National Audubon Society
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
CDC-Funded HIV Testing: United States, Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands, 2012 (open access)

CDC-Funded HIV Testing: United States, Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands, 2012

This report includes HIV testing data from 61 CDC-funded health department jurisdictions and directly-funded community-based organizations (CBOs).
Date: November 2014
Creator: National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Impacts in the United States (open access)

Climate Change Impacts in the United States

The report summarizes the science of climate change and the impacts of climate change in the United States, now and in the future.
Date: 2014
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Colorado: Observed Trends and Projected Future Conditions for Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience (open access)

Colorado: Observed Trends and Projected Future Conditions for Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience

The U.S. Global Change Research Program supported several regional workshops in October 2014 as part of the Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience Exercise Series, sponsored by the White House in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency National Exercise Division. This brochure was used for the second workshop, which took place in Fort Collins, CO, with support from the State of Colorado and DOE.
Date: October 2014
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Houston-Galveston, Texas: Observed Trends and Projected Future Conditions for Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience (open access)

Houston-Galveston, Texas: Observed Trends and Projected Future Conditions for Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience

Brochure summarizing observed climate trends, projected future climate conditions, and other climate change information about the Houston/Galveston, Texas area.
Date: October 2014
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Changing Planet: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Annual Report, 2014 (open access)

Our Changing Planet: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Annual Report, 2014

Annual report of the U.S. Global Change Research Program documenting activities and research, goals for the upcoming year, proposed budget considerations, and other information about the organization for fiscal year 2014.
Date: 2014
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program (2009- )
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs, 2014 Report (open access)

Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs, 2014 Report

A report highlighting the approaches supported by USAID during the 2013 fiscal to manage natural resources and conserve biodiversity.
Date: 2014
Creator: United States Agency International Development
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patient Dumping (open access)

Patient Dumping

Report on the enforcement of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act ('EMTALA') which was passed by Congress to address the problem of 'patient dumping,' where hospitals fail to screen, treat, or appropriately transfer patients. Specifically, the report focuses on disabled individuals with a psychiatric medical condition.
Date: 2014
Creator: United States Commission on Civil Rights
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library