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The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview
This report first provides a synopsis of key events, actions taken, and authorities invoked by World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. federal government, and state and local governments.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Lister, Sarah A. & Redhead, C. Stephen
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview
This report describes the World Health Organization (WHO) process to determine the phase of a threatened or emerging flu pandemic, and touches on several related issues.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Lister, Sarah A. & Redhead, C. Stephen
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs), H.R. 1318/H.R. 1886/H.R. 2410 and S. 496: Issues and Arguments
This report discusses proposed legislation that would establish a unilateral U.S. trade preference program for Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan. The legislation would permit certain goods produced in designated geographic areas called Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) to be imported into the United States duty-free.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Bolle, Mary Jane
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 331, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Bush, Michael
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Employment Issues and the 2009 Influenza Pandemic
This report is categorized into two different categories: (I) Definition of Disability and (II) Employment Discrimination. It also points out general statutory Provisions, disability-related inquiries and reasonable accommodation.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Jones, Nancy Lee
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of the growth of strike-slip faults using effective medium theory
Increases in the dimensions of strike-slip faults including fault length, thickness of fault rock and the surrounding damage zone collectively provide quantitative definition of fault growth and are commonly measured in terms of the maximum fault slip. The field observations indicate that a common mechanism for fault growth in the brittle upper crust is fault lengthening by linkage and coalescence of neighboring fault segments or strands, and fault rock-zone widening into highly fractured inner damage zone via cataclastic deformation. The most important underlying mechanical reason in both cases is prior weakening of the rocks surrounding a fault's core and between neighboring fault segments by faulting-related fractures. In this paper, using field observations together with effective medium models, we analyze the reduction in the effective elastic properties of rock in terms of density of the fault-related brittle fractures and fracture intersection angles controlled primarily by the splay angles. Fracture densities or equivalent fracture spacing values corresponding to the vanishing Young's, shear, and quasi-pure shear moduli were obtained by extrapolation from the calculated range of these parameters. The fracture densities or the equivalent spacing values obtained using this method compare well with the field data measured along scan lines across the faults …
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Aydin, A. & Berryman, J.G.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Weekly newspaper from Archer City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Lewis, Shelley
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arsenic chemistry in soils and sediments
Arsenic is a naturally occurring trace element that poses a threat to human and ecosystem health, particularly when incorporated into food or water supplies. The greatest risk imposed by arsenic to human health results from contamination of drinking water, for which the World Health Organization recommends a maximum limit of 10 {micro}g L{sup -1}. Continued ingestion of drinking water having hazardous levels of arsenic can lead to arsenicosis and cancers of the bladder, skin, lungs and kidneys. Unfortunately, arsenic tainted drinking waters are a global threat and presently having a devastating impact on human health within Asia. Nearly 100 million people, for example, are presently consuming drinking water having arsenic concentrations exceeding the World Health Organization's recommended limit (Ahmed et al., 2006). Arsenic contamination of the environment often results from human activities such as mining or pesticide application, but recently natural sources of arsenic have demonstrated a devastating impact on water quality. Arsenic becomes problematic from a health perspective principally when it partitions into the aqueous rather than the solid phase. Dissolved concentrations, and the resulting mobility, of arsenic within soils and sediments are the combined result of biogeochemical processes linked to hydrologic factors. Processes favoring the partitioning of As …
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Fendorf, S.; Nico, P.; Kocar, B.D.; Masue, Y. & Tufano, K.J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An asymptotic model of seismic reflection from a permeable layer
Analysis of compression wave propagation in a poroelastic medium predicts a peak of reflection from a high-permeability layer in the low-frequency end of the spectrum. An explicit formula expresses the resonant frequency through the elastic moduli of the solid skeleton, the permeability of the reservoir rock, the fluid viscosity and compressibility, and the reservoir thickness. This result is obtained through a low-frequency asymptotic analysis of Biot's model of poroelasticity. A review of the derivation of the main equations from the Hooke's law, momentum and mass balance equations, and Darcy's law suggests an alternative new physical interpretation of some coefficients of the classical poroelasticity. The velocity of wave propagation, the attenuation factor, and the wave number, are expressed in the form of power series with respect to a small dimensionless parameter. The absolute value of this parameter is equal to the product of the kinematic reservoir fluid mobility and the wave frequency. Retaining only the leading terms of the series leads to explicit and relatively simple expressions for the reflection and transmission coefficients for a planar wave crossing an interface between two permeable media, as well as wave reflection from a thin highly-permeable layer (a lens). Practical applications of the obtained …
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Silin, D. & Goloshubin, G.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Climate Research Facility Operations Quarterly Report July 1 – September 30, 2009
Individual raw data streams from instrumentation at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility (ACRF) fixed and mobile sites are collected and sent to the Data Management Facility (DMF) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for processing in near real-time. Raw and processed data then are sent approximately daily to the ACRF Archive, where they are made available to users. For each instrument, we calculate the ratio of the actual number of data records received daily at the Archive to the expected number of data records. The results are tabulated by 1) individual data stream, site, and month for the current year and 2) site and fiscal year (FY) dating back to 1998.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Sisterson, D. L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 156, No. 65, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Semi-weekly newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Wright, Cyndi
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 276, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Clements, Clifford E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calculations Predict a Large Inverse H/D Kinetic Isotope Effect on the Rate of Tunneling in the Ring Opening of Cyclopropylcarbinyl Radical
Article on calculations predicting a large inverse H/D kinetic isotope effect on the rate of tunneling in the ring opening of cyclopropylcarbinyl radical.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Zhang, Xue; Datta, Ayan; Hrovat, David A. & Borden, Weston T.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Weekly newspaper from Canadian, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Brown, Laurie Ezzell
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clean Water Act: Longstanding Issues Impact EPA's and States' Enforcement Efforts
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Congress enacted the Clean Water Act to help reduce water pollution and improve the health of the nation's waterways. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers its enforcement responsibilities under the act through its Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), as well as its 10 regional offices and the states. Over the last 9 years, GAO has undertaken a number of reviews of EPA's environmental enforcement activities, including for the Clean Water Act. For this testimony statement, GAO was asked to summarize the results of five prior reports on the effectiveness of EPA's enforcement program. Specifically, this statement includes information on the (1) factors that cause variations in enforcement activities and lead to inconsistencies across regions, (2) impact that inadequate resources and work force planning has had on enforcement, (3) efforts EPA has taken to improve priority planning, and (4) accuracy and transparency of measures of program effectiveness. GAO's prior recommendations have included the need for EPA to collect more complete and reliable data, develop improved guidance, and better performance measures. Although EPA has generally agreed with these recommendations, its implementation has been uneven. GAO is not making …
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of Strategies and Policies for Building Distributed Digital Preservation Infrastructure: Initial Findings from the MetaArchive Cooperative
This article offers a comparison of strategies and policies for building distributed digital preservation infrastructure.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Halbert, Martin
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Converting Homogeneous to Heterogeneous in Electrophilic Catalysis using Monodisperse Metal Nanoparticles
A continuing goal in catalysis is the transformation of processes from homogeneous to heterogeneous. To this end, nanoparticles represent a new frontier in heterogeneous catalysis, where this conversion is supplemented by the ability to obtain new or divergent reactivity and selectivity. We report a novel method for applying heterogeneous catalysts to known homogeneous catalytic reactions through the design and synthesis of electrophilic platinum nanoparticles. These nanoparticles are selectively oxidized by the hypervalent iodine species PhICl{sub 2}, and catalyze a range of {pi}-bond activation reactions previously only homogeneously catalyzed. Multiple experimental methods are utilized to unambiguously verify the heterogeneity of the catalytic process. The discovery of treatments for nanoparticles that induce the desired homogeneous catalytic activity should lead to the further development of reactions previously inaccessible in heterogeneous catalysis. Furthermore, our size and capping agent study revealed that Pt PAMAM dendrimer-capped nanoparticles demonstrate superior activity and recyclability compared to larger, polymer-capped analogues.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Witham, Cole A.; Huang, Wenyu; Tsung, Chia-Kuang; Kuhn, John N.; Somorjai, Gabor A. & Toste, F. Dean
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Weekly newspaper from Cooper, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Palmer, Roger
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Critical Infrastructure Protection: OMB Leadership Needed to Strengthen Agency Planning Efforts to Protect Federal Cyber Assets
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Because the nation's critical infrastructure relies on information technology systems and data, the security of those assets is critical to ensuring national security and public safety. In 2003, the President directed federal agencies to (1) develop plans for the protection of their computer-related (cyber) critical infrastructure assets and (2) submit them for approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by July 31, 2004. To help agencies do this, OMB issued guidance with 19 criteria deemed essential for effective cyber critical infrastructure protection planning that were required to be included in the plans. GAO was asked to determine (1) the extent to which agencies developed their plans and whether they submitted them to OMB by the deadline and (2) whether the plans met criteria in OMB's guidance. To do this, GAO reviewed plans from 24 agencies, many of which own and operate key government cyber and other critical infrastructure; reviewed OMB documentation; interviewed officials; and compared submitted plans to relevant criteria."
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Management: Widespread DCAA Audit Problems Leave Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Vulnerable to Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Mismanagement
Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In fiscal year 2008, the Department of Defense (DOD) obligated over $380 billion to federal contractors, more than doubling the amount it obligated in fiscal year 2002. With hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars at stake, the government needs strong controls to provide reasonable assurance that contract funds are not being lost to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) is charged with a critical role in contractor oversight by providing auditing, accounting, and financial advisory services in connection with DOD and other federal agency contracts and subcontracts. However, last year GAO found numerous problems with DCAA audit quality at three locations in California, including the failure to meet professional auditing standards. In a follow-up audit issued this September, GAO found that these problems existed agencywide. Today's testimony describes widespread audit quality problems at DCAA and provides information about continuing contract management challenges at DOD, which underscore the importance of DCAA audits that meet professional standards. It also discusses some of the corrective actions taken by DCAA and DOD and key GAO recommendations to improve DCAA audit quality. In preparing this testimony, GAO drew …
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defining Small Business: An Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues
This report examines the competing views that have been presented concerning how to define a small business and how various proposals for changing the SBA's size standards would effect program eligibility.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current Developments
This report discusses in brief the current political state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the crisis situation in eastern Congo that has displaced more than 250,000 civilians. It also describes U.S., U.N., and other international efforts to aid in resolving the crisis.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Dagne, Ted
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Weekly newspaper from Dublin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History