CR News, Volume 19, Number 3, July - September 2014 (open access)

CR News, Volume 19, Number 3, July - September 2014

Quarterly newsletter of the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records Division discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to crime records and other safety issue within Texas, along with a departmental directory.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Texas. Crime Records Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural Outlook, July 2014 (open access)

Natural Outlook, July 2014

Monthly newsletter discussing environmental issues and policies in Texas. This issue discusses the results of monitoring air pollutant levels
Date: July 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Agency Communications Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Briefing, July 2014 (open access)

The Briefing, July 2014

Newsletter of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement describing news, events, and activities of the Commission, as well as updates about changes to laws or other information of interest to readers.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Matters, July 2014 (open access)

Main Street Matters, July 2014

Newsletter issued by the Texas Main Street Program discussing news, events, and other information related to the program as well as featuring designated participating communities and providing technical advice regarding conservation and restoration.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
TMB Bulletin, July 2014 (open access)

TMB Bulletin, July 2014

Newsletter of the Texas Medical Board describing news and events as well as updates about medical licenses, disciplinary actions, and other regulatory information.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Texas Medical Board
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1070 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1070

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a municipality that has a current tax rate of zero is subject to a rollback election under section 26.07 of the Tax Code or an ad valorem tax-freeze election under article VIII, section 1-b(h) of the Texas Constitution (RQ-1179-GA).
Date: July 2, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1069 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1069

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Rockwall County Juvenile Board over policy matters of the juvenile probation department, including the adoption of a personnel manual (RQ-1178-GA).
Date: July 2, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1072 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1072

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a taxing unit may reserve mineral interests on property that is acquired through tax foreclosure and then resold pursuant to section 34.05 ofthe Tax Code (RQ-1182-GA).
Date: July 30, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1071 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1071

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a charitable organization formed under section 281.0565 of the Health and Safety Code is a political corporation or subdivision of the State of Texas for purposes of article III, section 52(a) of the Texas Constitution (RQ-1180-GA).
Date: July 29, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
La Lactancia Materna Y El Regreso Al Trabajo (open access)

La Lactancia Materna Y El Regreso Al Trabajo

Pamphlet with information about breastfeeding after returning to work.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alligators in Texas: Rules, Regulations, and General Information, 2014-2015 (open access)

Alligators in Texas: Rules, Regulations, and General Information, 2014-2015

Guide to Alligator hunting regulations in Texas, instructions for skinning and reporting, forms, and Alligator safety tips for 2014-2015.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Becoming a Texas Game Warden (open access)

Becoming a Texas Game Warden

Information sheet on the basic requirements for being a Texas Game Warden.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current-Topography Interaction and Its Influence on Water Quality and Contaminant Transport over Shelf-Edge Banks (open access)

Current-Topography Interaction and Its Influence on Water Quality and Contaminant Transport over Shelf-Edge Banks

A report providing quantitative understanding of turbulence and sub-mesoscale processes over the East Flower Garden Bank.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Teague, William J.; Wijesekera, Hemantha W. & Jarosz, Ewa
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico] (open access)

[Project Summary: Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico]

Summary describing the work completed at TDI-Brooks International Inc. for Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: July 2014
Creator: TDI-Brooks International Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Oil and Gas Infrastructure in the Mid-Atlantic] (open access)

[Project Summary: Oil and Gas Infrastructure in the Mid-Atlantic]

Summary describing the work completed at Acadian Consulting Group for the Oil and Gas Infrastructure in the Mid-Atlantic. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Acadian Consulting Group
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 1: Final Report (open access)

Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 1: Final Report

"The primary purpose of this research is to discover and characterize the sea floor communities that live in association with hydrocarbon seepage and on hard ground in the deep Gulf of Mexico."
Date: July 2014
Creator: Brooks, James M.; Fisher, Charles; Cordes, Erik; Roberts, Harry; Bernard, Bernie; MacDonald, Ian et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Partially Nested Randomized Controlled Trials in Education Research: A Guide to Design and Analysis (open access)

Partially Nested Randomized Controlled Trials in Education Research: A Guide to Design and Analysis

A detailed guide showing the process of designing, conducting and analyzing results from Partially Nested Randomized Controlled Trials (PN-RCT) in education research. The guide includes a brief review of Individual-Level Randomized Controlled Trial (I-RCT) and Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials (C-RCT) in comparison with PN-RCT.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Lohr, Sharon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2014 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (open access)

2014 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan

Report delineating the performance of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to President Obama's Executive Orders that commit Departments of the Federal Government to address the threats of climate change. Well defined goals and strategies promote sustainability and address ways to mitigate the impact of climate change on human health and well-being.
Date: July 17, 2014
Creator: Holland, E. J., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
HHS Climate Adaptation Plan (open access)

HHS Climate Adaptation Plan

2014 Health and Human Services (HHS) report that identifies and assesses the health-related hazards, risks, and issues presented by impending climate change and their impact on human health and welfare . The report identifies sustainable measures and actions required to prepare, address, protect, and mitigate affected populations. The 10 HHS regional offices would serve as liaisons between local, state, and federal health offices and other organizations associated with this healthcare preparedness program.
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA Policy on Environmental Justice for Working with Federally Recognized Tribes and Indigenous Peoples (open access)

EPA Policy on Environmental Justice for Working with Federally Recognized Tribes and Indigenous Peoples

This is a policy statement on environmental principles from the EPA in order to involve indigenous peoples in EPA decisions that impact health and the environment.
Date: July 24, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
US EPA Regional Laboartory Network: Annual Report 2013 (open access)

US EPA Regional Laboartory Network: Annual Report 2013

This report discusses progress made by the Environmental Protection Agencies' Regional Laboratory System in the United States.
Date: July 2014
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

State of the States of Services & Supports for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders

A presentation pertaining to the L&M Policy Research which addresses the growing need among federal state and policymakers and stakeholders for comprehensive information regarding available resources for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder.
Date: July 8, 2014
Creator: Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mesaba Energy Project: Clean Coal Power Initiative, Round 2 (open access)

The Mesaba Energy Project: Clean Coal Power Initiative, Round 2

The Mesaba Energy Project is a nominal 600 MW integrated gasification combine cycle power project located in Northeastern Minnesota. It was selected to receive financial assistance pursuant to code of federal regulations (?CFR?) 10 CFR 600 through a competitive solicitation under Round 2 of the Department of Energy?s Clean Coal Power Initiative, which had two stated goals: (1) to demonstrate advanced coal-based technologies that can be commercialized at electric utility scale, and (2) to accelerate the likelihood of deploying demonstrated technologies for widespread commercial use in the electric power sector. The Project was selected in 2004 to receive a total of $36 million. The DOE portion that was equally cost shared in Budget Period 1 amounted to about $22.5 million. Budget Period 1 activities focused on the Project Definition Phase and included: project development, preliminary engineering, environmental permitting, regulatory approvals and financing to reach financial close and start of construction. The Project is based on ConocoPhillips? E-Gas? Technology and is designed to be fuel flexible with the ability to process sub-bituminous coal, a blend of sub-bituminous coal and petroleum coke and Illinois # 6 bituminous coal. Major objectives include the establishment of a reference plant design for Integrated Gasification Combined …
Date: July 31, 2014
Creator: Stone, Richard; Gray, Gordon & Evans, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Design Analysis and Manufacturing Studies for ITER In-Vessel Coils (open access)

Design Analysis and Manufacturing Studies for ITER In-Vessel Coils

ITER is incorporating two types of In Vessel Coils (IVCs): ELM Coils to mitigate Edge Localized Modes and VS Coils to provide Vertical Stabilization of the plasma. Strong coupling with the plasma is required so that the ELM and VS Coils can meet their performance requirements. Accordingly, the IVCs are in close proximity to the plasma, mounted just behind the Blanket Shield Modules. This location results in a radiation and temperature environment that is severe necessitating new solutions for material selection as well as challenging analysis and design solutions. Fitting the coil systems in between the blanket shield modules and the vacuum vessel leads to difficult integration with diagnostic cabling and cooling water manifolds.
Date: July 1, 2014
Creator: Kalish, M.; Heitzenroeder, P.; Neumeyer, C.; Titus, P.; Zhai, Y.; Zatz, I. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library