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.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emerging Strategies and Progress Toward Pay Equity (open access)

Emerging Strategies and Progress Toward Pay Equity

This webinar by the United States Depart of Labor Women's Bureau addresses the ongoing strategies and progress towards women's pay equality.
Date: October 27, 2015
Creator: United States. Women's Bureau.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
CASTNET Annual Report: 2013 (open access)

CASTNET Annual Report: 2013

This report offers findings from site measurements related to air quality. The Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) measures hourly averages of surface ozone concentrations and selected meteorological variables .
Date: February 2015
Creator: Environmental Engineering & Measurement Services, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
2015 Microenterprise Results Report (open access)

2015 Microenterprise Results Report

A report responding to annual reporting requirements of the Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004 (MRAA).
Date: 2015
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs: 2016 Report (open access)

Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs: 2016 Report

A report pertaining to the preserving of biological diversity on land and sea.
Date: 2015
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Long-Term Monitoring at East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 2011-2012, Volume 1: Technical Report (open access)

Long-Term Monitoring at East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 2011-2012, Volume 1: Technical Report

This is a study on the 25 years of continuous monitoring of coral reefs in the East and West Flower Garden Banks in the Gulf of Mexico. The study was based on concerns of the impact of offshore oil and gas impact on these sensitive reefs.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Johnston, Michelle A.; Nuttall, Marissa F.; Eckert, Ryan J.; Embesi, John A.; Slowey, Niall C.; Hickerson, Emma L. et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paid Leave in Four States: Lessons for Montana Policymakers and Advocates (open access)

Paid Leave in Four States: Lessons for Montana Policymakers and Advocates

A report about paid leave in the United States. This report focuses on the four states which have enacted paid family leave programs and includes the various components of their policies in four sections.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Montana Budget & Policy Center
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baseline Bioacoustic Characterization for Offshore Renewable Energy Development in the North Carolina and Georgia Wind Planning Areas (open access)

Baseline Bioacoustic Characterization for Offshore Renewable Energy Development in the North Carolina and Georgia Wind Planning Areas

This is a study on technologies developments for harnessing energy from the ocean environment. Technological improvements in offshore renewable energy like wind and hydrokinetic captured energy. Passive acoustics allow researchers to analyze how the construction and use of such technologies affect marine species.
Date: January 2015
Creator: Rice, Aaron N.; Morano, Janelle L.; Hodge, Kristin B.; Muirhead, Charles A.; Frankel, Adam S.; Feinblatt, Michael et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cost of Doing Nothing (open access)

The Cost of Doing Nothing

This document looks at options for paid leave for families. The document looks at data related to doing nothing on the paid leave issue.
Date: September 4, 2015
Creator: United States. Department of Labor.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
2015 Paid Leave Analysis Grantee Information (open access)

2015 Paid Leave Analysis Grantee Information

A grant by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training that wishes to expand its Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) Program.
Date: 2015
Creator: Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Older Women Workers and Economic Security (open access)

Older Women Workers and Economic Security

A fact sheet discussing the economic needs of older women, their sources of income, and the gender wage gap by race and ethnicity.
Date: February 2015
Creator: United States. Women's Bureau.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
American Women: Looking Back, Moving Ahead (open access)

American Women: Looking Back, Moving Ahead

This paper focus's on the President's Commission on the Status of Women Report and the union women's roles with the Commission.
Date: March 2015
Creator: O'Farrell, Brigid
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paid Family and Medical Leave (open access)

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Fact sheet outlining highlights of paid family and medical leave, including the need for paid leave, benefits, and goals of the Obama administration.
Date: June 2015
Creator: United States. Department of Labor.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Parameters for Paid Family and Medical Leave Legislation (open access)

Parameters for Paid Family and Medical Leave Legislation

A document that summarizes the various comprehensive paid family and medical leave provisions in states that have these programs or are proposing them.
Date: Spring 2015
Creator: Albelda, Randy & Clayton-Matthews, Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Helping People Balance Work and Family: It's Within Montana's Reach (open access)

Helping People Balance Work and Family: It's Within Montana's Reach

A report about family and medical leave pertaining to Montana.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Montana Budget & Policy Center
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paid Family Leave, Fathers' Leave-Taking, and Leave-Sharing in Dual-Earner Households' (open access)

Paid Family Leave, Fathers' Leave-Taking, and Leave-Sharing in Dual-Earner Households'

A report which provides quasi-experimental evidence on the impact of paid leave legislation on fathers' leave taking, as well as on the division of leave between mothers and fathers in dual-earner households.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Bartel, Ann; Rossin-Slater, Maya; Ruhm, Christopher; Stearns, Jenna & Waldfogel, Jane
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Impact Research Plan for Family and Medical Leave in DC (open access)

Economic Impact Research Plan for Family and Medical Leave in DC

This research plan examines the economic impact of family and medical leave in the District of Columbia.
Date: March 2, 2015
Creator: Institute for Women's Policy Research
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Budget Estimates Fiscal Year 2015 (open access)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Budget Estimates Fiscal Year 2015

A report detailing the intended financial investments of NOAA for 2015 which include infrastructure, services, and innovations.
Date: 2015
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Montana's Labor Shortage and Paid Family Leave: Recruiting Workers by Supporting Families (open access)

Montana's Labor Shortage and Paid Family Leave: Recruiting Workers by Supporting Families

A report pertaining to Montana's labor force and how their may not exist enough workers in the economy within the next few years. The paper discusses ways to increase the labor force participation so businesses have enough employees.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Glover, Annie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Agency for International Development Report to Congress on Power Africa (open access)

U.S. Agency for International Development Report to Congress on Power Africa

A report about Power Africa which is a U.S. Presidential initiative launched in June 2013. The initiative is working with African governments to unlock energy resources and building capacity in the region to enhance energy security, reduce poverty, and advance economic growth.
Date: July 20, 2015
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Get The Facts On Paid Sick Time (open access)

Get The Facts On Paid Sick Time

This fact sheet provides information on paid sick leave.
Date: October 2015
Creator: United States. Department of Labor.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change, Global Food Security, and the U.S. Food System (open access)

Climate Change, Global Food Security, and the U.S. Food System

This report offers information on climate change as it relates to food security.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Brown, M. E.; Antle, J. M.; Backlund, P.; Carr, E. R.; Easterling, W. E.; Walsh, M. K. et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change (open access)

Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change

This report is the third part of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - climate Change 2013/2014 - and was prepared by its Working Group III. The volume provides a comprehensive and transparent assessment of relevant options for mitigating climate change through limiting or preventing greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions, as well as activities that reduce their concentration in the atmosphere.
Date: 2015
Creator: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library