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Eight Genome Sequences of Cluster BE1 Phages That Infect Streptomyces Species (open access)

Eight Genome Sequences of Cluster BE1 Phages That Infect Streptomyces Species

This article reports eight newly isolated Streptomyces bacteriophages recovered using either direct plating or enrichment on three Streptomyces hosts.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Hughes, Lee E.; Shaffer, Christopher D.; Ware, Vassie C.; Aguayo, Issac; Aziz, Rahat M.; Bhuiyan, Swapan et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing of Federal Drug Offenses (open access)

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing of Federal Drug Offenses

This report is an overview of the Controlled Substances Act (or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act) and federal minimum sentencing requirements for drug offenses.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Extension of the Community Health Center Fund (open access)

Temporary Extension of the Community Health Center Fund

This report discusses the funding of the Community Health Center program and the temporary extension of the program beyond FY2017 when its funding officially expired.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Heisler, Elayne J. & Redhead, C. Stephen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Update: Who's the Boss at the CFPB (open access)

Update: Who's the Boss at the CFPB

This report is an update regarding the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as there were two indivuduals who claimed the right to the job. The Trump Administration appointed acting director, Mick Mulvaney, was confirmed in his position after a lawsuit filed by the previous acting director, Leandra English, was denied by the DC courts.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Brannon, Valerie C. & Cole, Jared P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Business, soft power, and whitewashing: Three themes in the US media coverage of “The Great Wall” film (open access)

Business, soft power, and whitewashing: Three themes in the US media coverage of “The Great Wall” film

This article uses a grounded theory approach to identify three major themes--business, soft power, and whitewashing--in the US media coverage of "The Great Wall" film.
Date: February 11, 2018
Creator: Zhang, Xiaoqun
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Class Action Lawsuits: A Legal Overview for the 115th Congress (open access)

Class Action Lawsuits: A Legal Overview for the 115th Congress

This report serves as a primer on class action litigation in the federal courts. It begins by discussing the purpose of class actions, as well as the risks class actions may pose to defendants, class members, and society at large. The report also discusses the prerequisites that a class action must satisfy before a court may "certify" it--that is, before a federal court may allow a case to proceed as a class action. An Appendix to the report also contains a reference chart that graphically illustrates those prerequisites for class certification. The report then discusses Rule 23's restrictions on the parties' ability to settle a certified class action. The report concludes by identifying ways in which Congress could modify the legal framework governing class actions if it were so inclined, with a particular focus on a bill currently pending in the 115th Congress that would effectuate a variety of changes to the class action system.
Date: April 11, 2018
Creator: Lewis, Kevin M. & Freeman, Wilson C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Changes in the Estate and Gift Tax Provisions (open access)

Recent Changes in the Estate and Gift Tax Provisions

This report describes the basic structure of the estate and gift tax, provides a brief history of recent developments, discusses the revenue effects and distribution of the tax, and briefly discusses issues and options.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
District Court Enjoins DACA Phase-Out: Explanation and Takeaways (open access)

District Court Enjoins DACA Phase-Out: Explanation and Takeaways

This report discusses the case of "Regents of University of California v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security" and the district court ruling which limits the DACA phase-out to aliens not yet enrolled in DACA.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Garcia, Michael John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

This report provides background and analysis of U.S.-China commercial ties, including history, trends, issues, and outlook.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expulsion of Members of Congress: Legal Authority and Historical Practice (open access)

Expulsion of Members of Congress: Legal Authority and Historical Practice

This report discusses the nature of the power of Congress to remove a Member, including the historical background of the Clause, the implications of the limited judicial interpretations of the Clause's meaning, and other potential constitutional limitations in the exercise of the expulsion power. The report then analyzes the potential grounds upon which a Member might be expelled, including an overview of past cases resulting in expulsion and a discussion of the potential exercise of the expulsion power for conduct occurring prior to the Member's election or reelection to Congress.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Brown, Cynthia & Garvey, Todd
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Funding and Financing Highways and Public Transportation (open access)

Funding and Financing Highways and Public Transportation

This report discusses the current federal funding structure for surface transportation and the budget shortfalls in the Highway Trust Fund (made up of funds from gas taxes). Various options for resolving the funding shortfall are discussed, including raising the gas tax, public-private partnerships, and tolls.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Kirk, Robert S. & Mallett, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion at or Over 20 Weeks' Gestation: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Abortion at or Over 20 Weeks' Gestation: Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides answers to frequently asked questions concerning abortions that are performed in the second trimester of a woman's pregnancy because Congress and many state legislatures are considering legislation that would limit or ban abortions in midpregnancy. This report does not discuss constitutional or legal questions nor does it discusses differing state regulations regarding such abortions.
Date: April 11, 2018
Creator: Barry, Matthew B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2018 (open access)

Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2018

This report provides information about congressional votes regarding their salaries from 1990-2018.
Date: April 11, 2018
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables (open access)

Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables

This report discusses Congressional salaries and action related to them in Congress from fiscal year 2010 through pay projections for fiscal year 2019. It also includes a historical table of salary levels for Members of Congress from 1992 to 2018.
Date: April 11, 2018
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections (open access)

Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections

This report provides data on current Latin American and Caribbean leaders and the date of their last election as well as the next scheduled election.
Date: April 11, 2018
Creator: DeBruyne, Nese F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Guest Artist Recital: 2018-02-11- Gospel Meets Jazz

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Guest artist recital performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: February 11, 2018
Creator: Brad Leali Quintet
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble Recital: 2018-04-11 – Guitar Ensemble

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Guitar Concert performed at UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: April 11, 2018
Creator: University of North Texas. Guitar Ensemble.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2018-04-11 – UNT Flute Choir

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Flute choir concert concert performed at UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: April 11, 2018
Creator: University of North Texas. Flute Choir.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 19, Pages 2855-3164, May 11, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 19, Pages 2855-3164, May 11, 2018

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 11, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Microstructural Design for Improving Ductility of An Initially Brittle Refractory High Entropy Alloy (open access)

Microstructural Design for Improving Ductility of An Initially Brittle Refractory High Entropy Alloy

This article presents a novel approach to microstructural engineering of refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) to form an "inverted" BCC+B2 microstructure.
Date: June 11, 2018
Creator: Soni, V.; Senkov, O. N.; Gwalani, B.; Miracle, D. B. & Banerjee, Rajarshi
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions (open access)

North Korea: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions

This report discusses the economic sanctions the United States imposes on North Korea for activities related to weapons proliferation, destabilizing the region, anti-terrorism, and undemocratic governance.
Date: June 11, 2018
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expedited Citizenship through Military Service (open access)

Expedited Citizenship through Military Service

This report discusses current law and policy regarding naturalization based on military service, controversy over deportation of veterans, and current legislative proposals.
Date: May 11, 2018
Creator: Kandel, William A. & Kapp, Lawrence
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
CIA Ethics Education: Background and Perspectives (open access)

CIA Ethics Education: Background and Perspectives

This report discusses the ethics education of CIA officers. Topics include baseline approaches to ethics education, perspectives on intelligence ethics, personal standards of conduct, and principles of professional ethics.
Date: June 11, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) (open access)

National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)

This report provides a brief description of the establishment, purposes, and organization of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).
Date: July 11, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E. & Peters, Heidi M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library