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Child Support: An Overview of Census Bureau Data on Recipients (open access)

Child Support: An Overview of Census Bureau Data on Recipients

This report is an overview of Census Bureau data on recipients related child support.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

This report discusses the U.S.-China economic relationship and China's rapid expansion as a global economic market, both with respect to the current global economic crisis. It also examines major U.S.-China trade issues and related legislation.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clinical Data Registries: HHS Could Improve Medicare Quality and Efficiency through Key Requirements and Oversight (open access)

Clinical Data Registries: HHS Could Improve Medicare Quality and Efficiency through Key Requirements and Oversight

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Clinical data registries (CDR) have demonstrated a particular strength in assessing physician performance through their capacity to track and interpret trends in health care quality over time. Studies examining results reported by several long-established CDRs demonstrate the utility of CDR data sets for analyzing trends in both outcomes and treatments. CDR efforts to improve outcomes typically involve a combination of performance improvement activities including feedback reports to participating physicians, benchmarking physician performance relative to that of their peers, and related educational activities designed to stimulate changes in clinical practice. Studies GAO reviewed provided less insight on ways to improve the efficiency of care."
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Concert Poster: Chad D's 14th Annual Holiday Toy Drive for Cancer]

Poster advertising the 14th Annual Chad D's Toy Drive for Cancer on December 16, 2013, at Libertine, Crown & Harp, Single Wide and Bottle Shop in Dallas, TX. Poster is a dark blue background with lighter blue writing showing the event details and the performer line-ups at each venue. Features abstract artwork by Nevada Hill.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Hill, Nevada
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coupled-Channels Effects In Optical Potentials For Deformed Nuclei (open access)

Coupled-Channels Effects In Optical Potentials For Deformed Nuclei

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Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Thompson, I J; Dietrich, F S & Ormand, W E
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense: FY2014 Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Defense: FY2014 Authorization and Appropriations

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Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Towell, Pat & Belasco, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 136, Ed. 1 Monday, December 16, 2013 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 136, Ed. 1 Monday, December 16, 2013

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dynamic (G2) Model Design Document, 24590-WTP-MDD-PR-01-002, Rev. 12 (open access)

Dynamic (G2) Model Design Document, 24590-WTP-MDD-PR-01-002, Rev. 12

The Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) Statement of Work (Department of Energy Contract DE-AC27-01RV14136, Section C) requires the contractor to develop and use process models for flowsheet analyses and pre-operational planning assessments. The Dynamic (G2) Flowsheet is a discrete-time process model that enables the project to evaluate impacts to throughput from eventdriven activities such as pumping, sampling, storage, recycle, separation, and chemical reactions. The model is developed by the Process Engineering (PE) department, and is based on the Flowsheet Bases, Assumptions, and Requirements Document (24590-WTP-RPT-PT-02-005), commonly called the BARD. The terminologies of Dynamic (G2) Flowsheet and Dynamic (G2) Model are interchangeable in this document. The foundation of this model is a dynamic material balance governed by prescribed initial conditions, boundary conditions, and operating logic. The dynamic material balance is achieved by tracking the storage and material flows within the plant as time increments. The initial conditions include a feed vector that represents the waste compositions and delivery sequence of the Tank Farm batches, and volumes and concentrations of solutions in process equipment before startup. The boundary conditions are the physical limits of the flowsheet design, such as piping, volumes, flowrates, operation efficiencies, and physical and chemical environments …
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Deng, Yueying & Kruger, Albert A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engineering Ralstonia eutropha for Production of Isobutanol (IBT) Motor Fuel from Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, and Oxygen Project Final Report (open access)

Engineering Ralstonia eutropha for Production of Isobutanol (IBT) Motor Fuel from Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, and Oxygen Project Final Report

This research project is a collaboration between the Sinskey laboratory at MIT and the Worden laboratory at Michigan State University. The goal of the project is to produce Isobutanol (IBT), a branched-chain alcohol that can serve as a drop-in transportation fuel, through the engineered microbial biosynthesis of Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, and Oxygen using a novel bioreactor. This final technical report presents the findings of both the biological engineering work at MIT that extended the native branched-chain amino acid pathway of the wild type Ralstonia eutropha H16 to perform this biosynthesis, as well as the unique design, modeling, and construction of a bioreactor for incompatible gasses at Michigan State that enabled the operational testing of the complete system. This 105 page technical report summarizing the three years of research includes 72 figures and 11 tables of findings. Ralstonia eutropha (also known as Cupriavidus necator) is a Gram-negative, facultatively chemolithoautotrophic bacteria. It has been the principle organism used for the study of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) polymer biosynthesis. The wild-type Ralstonia eutropha H16 produces PHB as an intracellular carbon storage material while under nutrient stress in the presence of excess carbon. Under this stress, it can accumulate approximately 80 % of its cell dry …
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Sinskey, Anthony J.; Worden, Robert Mark; Brigham, Christopher; Lu, Jingnan; Quimby, John Westlake; Gai, Claudia et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expiration and Extension of the 2008 Farm Bill (open access)

Expiration and Extension of the 2008 Farm Bill

This report provides information about the Expiration and Extension of the 2008 Farm Bill which is politically sensitive and complicated which is taking longer to enact in previous decades.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Monke, Jim; Stubbs, Megan & Aussenberg, Randy Alison
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal-Aid Highway Program (FAHP): In Brief (open access)

Federal-Aid Highway Program (FAHP): In Brief

This report discusses the major characteristics of the federal highway program that have been constant since the early 1920s. Generally, federal money can be spent only on designated federal-aid highways, which make up roughly a quarter of U.S. public roads.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Civil Aviation Programs: In Brief (open access)

Federal Civil Aviation Programs: In Brief

This report discusses the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and activities are funded under four broad budget accounts: operations and maintenance (such as air traffic control and aviation safety functions); facilities and equipment (such as control towers and navigation beacons); grants for airport improvements under the airports improvement program (AIP); and civil aviation research and development conducted or sponsored by FAA. Additionally, aviation programs fund aviation programs administered by the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Secretary, including the Essential Air Service Program that subsidizes airline service to certain small and isolated communities.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Elias, Bart
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Freight Policy: In Brief (open access)

Federal Freight Policy: In Brief

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Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Frittelli, John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced? (open access)

Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced?

This report provides an overview of the statutory framework, key players, infrastructure, resources, tools, and operations associated with enforcement and compliance of the major pollution control laws and regulations administered by EPA. It also outlines the roles of federal (including regional offices) and state regulators, as well as the regulated community.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Esworthy, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Audit: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements (open access)

Financial Audit: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Audit: Federal Housing Finance Agency's Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements (open access)

Financial Audit: Federal Housing Finance Agency's Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO found (1) the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, are presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; (2) FHFA maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2013; and (3) no reportable noncompliance for fiscal year 2013 with provisions of applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements GAO tested. In commenting on a draft of this report, the acting Director of FHFA stated that he accepted the audit conclusions and commented that the agency would continue to work to enhance its internal control and ensure the reliability of its financial reporting, its soundness of operations, and public confidence in its mission."
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements [Reissued on December 23, 2013] (open access)

Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements [Reissued on December 23, 2013]

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO found (1) the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) and its Investor Protection Fund's (IPF) financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; (2) SEC maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2013, although internal control deficiencies exist that merit attention by those charged with governance; and (3) no reportable noncompliance in fiscal year 2013 with provisions of applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements GAO tested. In commenting on a draft of this report, SEC's Chair expressed her pleasure that GAO found that SEC had successfully remediated the two significant deficiencies identified in 2012. The Chair added that SEC will focus on the significant deficiency GAO reported in 2013 in the area of information security."
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Halide, Chromate, and Phosphate Impacts on LAW Glass for Dynamic Flowsheet 24590-WTP-MCR-PET-09-0037, Rev. 1 (open access)

Halide, Chromate, and Phosphate Impacts on LAW Glass for Dynamic Flowsheet 24590-WTP-MCR-PET-09-0037, Rev. 1

Revision 1 of this Model Change Request changed Equation 6 in Attachment Al only. Melter studies have shown that halide, chromium, and phosphates can cause precipitation of solids that can interfer the melting process. Pilot melter data now shows what concentrations LAW glass can tolerate. These limits shall be incorporated into the existing LAW glass algorithm per Attachment Al.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Gimpel, Rodney F. & Kruger, Albert A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mobilizing Leadership in Cities and Regions (open access)

Mobilizing Leadership in Cities and Regions

This article argues that governments and communities alike can encourage the development of local leadership and that the steps needed to achieve this object are already well known.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Beer, Andrew & Clower, Terry L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer (open access)

Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer

This report provides an overview of these topics: nanomanufacturing and public understanding of and attitudes toward nanotechnology.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Possible Dechirper Device for the LCLS and LCLS-II (open access)

A Possible Dechirper Device for the LCLS and LCLS-II

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Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Bane, K.; Emma, P.; Huang, Z.; Iverson, R.; Raubenheimer, T.; Stupakov, G. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain (open access)

Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain

This report provides a discussion of the major issues and concerns of the global supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs), their major end uses, and legislative and other policy proposals that Congress may consider to improve the U.S. rare earth position.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Humphries, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Samantar v. Yousef: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and Foreign Officials (open access)

Samantar v. Yousef: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and Foreign Officials

This report provides an overview of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), followed by a consideration of the remaining options for foreign officials who seek immunity from lawsuits, as well as some of the questions that may emerge from each option. The report also discusses legislation addressing the immunity of foreign officials (the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, H.R. 3143 and S. 1535).
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Women in the United States Congress, 1917-2013: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information, and Listings by State and Congress (open access)

Women in the United States Congress, 1917-2013: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information, and Listings by State and Congress

This report includes biographical information, including the names, committee assignments, dates of service, listings by Congress and state, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the 297 women who have served in Congress.
Date: December 16, 2013
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E. & Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library