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Preventing Illness and Injury in the Workplace

Description: A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that "examines three main topics: identification of occupational hazards, including the available data on injuries and illnesses; development of control technologies for reducing or eliminating workplace hazards; and the incentives and imperatives that influence decisions to control hazards" (p. iii).
Date: April 1985
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Indian Health Care

Description: This report is an assessment of health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives who are eligible for medical and health-related services from the Federal Government. The Federal agency that is responsible for providing these services is the Indian Health Service (IHS), a component of the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Date: April 1986
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Information Content of Premanufacture Notices

Description: A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that presents the analysis of pre-manufacture notices and "reports the results of analyzing those notices for the presence or absence of the information specified by the Toxic Substances Control Act and for other items of physical chemical and toxicity information that are useful for estimating potential health and environmental effects" (p. iii).
Date: April 1983
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Losing a million minds: confronting the tragedy of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

Description: This report involves collection of more than 10)000 pages of existing documents and preparation of more than 40 papers by outside experts under contract to OTA. Many of the OTA contract reports have been released to the National Technical Information Service or published elsewhere.
Date: April 1987
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gnosticism and Early Christianity: The Valentinian School and Its Interaction with Christians in the Second Century C.E.

Description: Poster presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on Gnosticism, early Christianity, and the Valentinian School's interaction with Christians in the second century C.E.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Renshaw, Christopher & Stern, Laura Ikins
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Partner: UNT Honors College

Américo Paredes: in His Own Words, an Authorized Biography

Description: Américo Paredes (1915-1999) was a folklorist, scholar, and professor at the University of Texas at Austin who is widely acknowledged as one of the founding scholars of Chicano Studies. Born in Brownsville, Texas, along the southern U.S.-Mexico Border, Paredes grew up between two worlds—one written about in books, the other sung about in ballads and narrated in folktales. After service in World War II, Paredes entered the University of Texas at Austin, where he completed his Ph.D. in 1956. With… more
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Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Medrano, Manuel F.
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Partner: UNT Press
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Hanford Waste Treatment Plant: Contractor and DOE Management Problems Have Led to Higher Costs, Construction Delays, and Safety Concerns

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Waste Treatment Plant Project at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Hanford site in southeastern Washington state is a massive effort to stabilize and prepare for disposal 55 million gallons of radioactive and hazardous wastes currently held in underground tanks. In 2000, DOE awarded an 11-year, $4.3 billion contract project to Bechtel National, Inc. (Bechtel) to design and construct the plant. Since then, … more
Date: April 6, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with Abe C. Cooper, April 3, 2006

Description: Interview with Abe C. Cooper, African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. The interview includes Cooper's personal experiences about childhood and early adulthood in Dallas, Texas, attending all-black schools, and enrolling at North Texas State College in 1958. Cooper speaks about the adjustments required for attending school in an integrated setting, boarding with African-American families in the "Shack Town" neighborhood of Denton, and the comparative experiences with students a… more
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Date: April 3, 2006
Creator: Hegi, Benjamin P. & Cooper, Abe C.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Small Town America in World War II: War Stories From Wrightsville, Pennsylvania

Description: Historians acknowledge that World War II touched every man, woman, and child in the United States. In Small Town America in World War II, Ronald E. Marcello uses oral history interviews with civilians and veterans to explore how the citizens of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, responded to the war effort. Interviews with citizens and veterans are organized in sections on the home front; the North African-Italian, European, and Pacific theatres; stateside military service; and occupation in Germany. … more
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Date: April 2014
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.
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Public involvement in radioactive waste management decisions

Description: Current repository siting efforts focus on Yucca Mountain, Nevada, where DOE`s Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) is conducting exploratory studies to determine if the site is suitable. The state of Nevada has resisted these efforts: it has denied permits, brought suit against DOE, and publicly denounced the federal government`s decision to study Yucca Mountain. The state`s opposition reflects public opinion in Nevada, and has considerably slowed DOE`s progress in studying … more
Date: April 1, 1994
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radiation effects in the environment

Description: Although the Navajo possess substantial resource wealth-coal, gas, uranium, water-this potential wealth has been translated into limited permanent economic or political power. In fact, wealth or potential for wealth has often made the Navajo the victims of more powerful interests greedy for the assets under limited Navajo control. The primary focus for this education workshop on the radiation effects in the environment is to provide a forum where scientists from the nuclear science and technolo… more
Date: April 1, 1999
Creator: Begay, F.; Rosen, L.; Petersen, D. F.; Mason, C.; Travis, B.; Yazzie, A. et al.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Raíces: The History of Raza at UNT Symposium

Description: This is the official website for the Raíces (Roots): The History of Raza at UNT Symposium, held at UNT on September 21, 2012. Raíces explored the beginnings of Chicano/a, Latino/a student leadership and activism at North Texas and its evolution over the decades. It includes information about the symposium's schedule and presenters.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: University of North Texas. Libraries.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Website
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
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