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Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2013 Fact Sheet (open access)

Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2013 Fact Sheet

Fact sheet related to solid waste management in the United States.
Date: June 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures 2013 (open access)

Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures 2013

This report discusses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies collected and reported data on the generation and disposal of wast in the United States over a 30 year period.
Date: June 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changing Perceptions of Cycling in the African American Community to Encourage Participation in a Sport that Promotes Health in Adults (open access)

Changing Perceptions of Cycling in the African American Community to Encourage Participation in a Sport that Promotes Health in Adults

Report studying negative perceptions of cycling in the African American community and ways to change them to promote health in the community.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Torcat, Adriana; McCray, Talia & Durden, Teri
System: The Portal to Texas History
Characterization of Algal-Invertebrate Mats at Offshore Platforms and the Assessment of Methods for Artificial Substrate Studies (open access)

Characterization of Algal-Invertebrate Mats at Offshore Platforms and the Assessment of Methods for Artificial Substrate Studies

This report is about the composition of biofouling communities for three different offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Research methods included a video survey, high resolution photography, scrape samples, and settling plates.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Carney, R. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress

This report focuses on the potential implications of China's naval modernization for future required U.S. Navy capabilities. Other CRS reports address separate issues relating to China. This report is based on unclassified open-source information.
Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
City Mixed Beverage Comparison Summary: Second Quarter 2015 (open access)

City Mixed Beverage Comparison Summary: Second Quarter 2015

Quarterly report outlining tax revenues and remittances for alcoholic beverages, listed by city, for April-June 2015. It also compares the statistics to the same period for the previous year.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Depth Derivation Using Multispectral WorldView-2 Satellite Imagery (open access)

Depth Derivation Using Multispectral WorldView-2 Satellite Imagery

Report discussing high-resolution multibeam bathymetry data. Results show that in the absence of shallow (0-20 m) high-resolution bathymetric data, satellite-derived depths are an important resource for assessing, monitoring, and managing shallow coral reef ecosystems. (pg. iii)
Date: June 2015
Creator: Ehses, Julia S. & Rooney, John J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading (open access)

Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading

This report discusses various regulations regarding insider trading violations. Insider trading in securities may occur when a person in possession of material nonpublic information about a company trades in the company's securities and makes a profit or avoids a loss.
Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading (open access)

Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading

Insider trading in securities may occur when a person in possession of material nonpublic information about a company trades in the company's securities and makes a profit or avoids a loss. This report discusses various regulations regarding insider trading violations.
Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grade-Level Retention and Student Performance in Texas Public Schools: 2012-2013 (open access)

Grade-Level Retention and Student Performance in Texas Public Schools: 2012-2013

Annual supplement outlining data regarding student retention by grade level, broken out school districts and demographic characteristics.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas Education Agency. Division of Research and Analysis.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Impact of the Conversion of Incandescent Bulbs to LED Light Source in Traffic Signals in Houston: A Step Toward Sustainable Control Devices (open access)

The Impact of the Conversion of Incandescent Bulbs to LED Light Source in Traffic Signals in Houston: A Step Toward Sustainable Control Devices

Report on the impact of conversion of traffic lights from incandescent bulbs to LEDs and its impact on sustainability and costs using Houston as a case study.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Godazi, Khosro; Miller, Alexandra (Writer on transportation) & Goodwin, Ronald E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Impact of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) on Freight Flows in the Texas-Louisiana Megaregion (open access)

Impact of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) on Freight Flows in the Texas-Louisiana Megaregion

This report examines the benefits of maintaining the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW). The GIWW is comprised of five states. The report contains a historical background, current conditions, barge safety, increase of funding, and summaries of findings and recommendations.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Harrison, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Injury Determinations for Humpback Whales and Other Cetaceans Reported to NOAA Response Networks in the Hawaiian Islands during 2007-2012 (open access)

Injury Determinations for Humpback Whales and Other Cetaceans Reported to NOAA Response Networks in the Hawaiian Islands during 2007-2012

From introduction: the present paper provides a summary of injury determinations for cetaceans in and around the Hawaiian EEZ reported injured by human causes to the PIR-MMRN and HIERN during 2007-2012... This paper also summarizes reports from previous years of cetaceans other than humpback whales injured by human causes for the purpose of obtaining additional qualitative information on the sources of injuries and the species involved. (pg. 1)
Date: June 2015
Creator: Bradford, Amanda L. & Lyman, Ed
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Israel: Background and U.S. Relations

This report discusses various security concerns for Israel and the resulting influence on U.S. policy. Israel is a leading recipient of U.S. foreign aid and a frequent purchaser of major U.S. weapons systems. By law, U.S. arms sales cannot adversely affect Israel's "qualitative military edge" over other countries in its region. The two countries signed a free trade agreement in 1985, and the United States is Israel's largest trading partner.
Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint Groundwater Monitoring and Contamination Report: 2014 (open access)

Joint Groundwater Monitoring and Contamination Report: 2014

Annual report compiling information about required groundwater monitoring activities and cases of contamination by state-regulated activities during the 2014 calendar year. Includes tables with the enforcement status of each case of contamination.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress (open access)

Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress

This report considers potential implications for U.S.-China relations. China's actions for asserting and defending its maritime territorial and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) claims in the East China (ECS) and South China Sea (SCS), particularly since late 2013, have heightened concerns among observers that ongoing disputes over these waters and some of the islands within them could lead to a crisis or conflict between China and a neighboring country.
Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paid Family Medical Leave: Supporting Families, Businesses, and the Economy (open access)

Paid Family Medical Leave: Supporting Families, Businesses, and the Economy

A report about paid leave in Montana. It uses evidence from state-initiated paid leave programs and national studies to examine how paid leave benefits families, businesses, and the economy.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Montana Budget & Policy Center
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed 2017 Chief Executive Election Reforms in Hong Kong (open access)

Proposed 2017 Chief Executive Election Reforms in Hong Kong

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Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recommended Binational Phosphorus Targets to Combat Lake Erie Algal Blooms (open access)

Recommended Binational Phosphorus Targets to Combat Lake Erie Algal Blooms

A report about algal blooms in Lake Erie.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Nutrients Annex Subcommittee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan (open access)

Report on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan

A report detailing efforts to enhance security and stability in Afghanistan from December 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015.
Date: June 2015
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Social Security Retirement Age: In Brief (open access)

The Social Security Retirement Age: In Brief

This report discusses the two important ages that may affect a worker's plans to claim Social Security retired-worker benefits. Workers may claim full Social Security benefits at the full retirement age (FRA), which is rising gradually to age 67 for workers who were born in 1960 or later. Retired workers may claim benefits as early as age 62, which is known as the early eligibility age (EEA). Social Security benefits are reduced, however, for every month that retired worker benefits are claimed before the FRA.
Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: Sidor, Gary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas STEMI/Heart Attack Hospital  Performance Measures: ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and Heart Attack System of Care Report (open access)

Texas STEMI/Heart Attack Hospital Performance Measures: ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and Heart Attack System of Care Report

Report documenting findings from data collection and analysis, "Conducted to advance heart attack reduction efforts, assess policies and practices regarding delivery of care across the state, and identify areas of opportunity for quality improvement" (cover).
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas. Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
System: The Portal to Texas History
TWDB Regional Water Feasibility Study: Pflugerville-130 Regional Water Conveyance Plan (open access)

TWDB Regional Water Feasibility Study: Pflugerville-130 Regional Water Conveyance Plan

Report on a regional water conveyance plan for the City of Pflugerville, Texas.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices (open access)

U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices

This report provides an estimate of the initial impact of the changing oil prices on the nation's merchandise trade balance.
Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: Jackson, James K.
System: The UNT Digital Library