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Social Security: The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)

Description: This report discusses the windfall elimination provision (WEP) reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered by Social Security. Its purpose is to remove an advantage or “windfall” these workers would otherwise receive as a result of the interaction between the Social Security benefit formula and the workers’ relatively small portion of their careers in Social Security-covered employment.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Sidor, Gary
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oil Spills: Background and Governance

Description: This report reviews the history and trends of oil spills in the United States, and identifies the legal authorities governing oil spill prevention, response, and cleanup.
Date: June 16, 2015
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L.
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Ion Beam Analysis of Microcrystalline Quartz Artifacts from the Reed Mound Site, Delaware County, Oklahoma

Description: This paper from the 23rd Conference on Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry conference proceedings evaluates the potential of particle induced X-ray emission spectrometry as a tool for future Ozarks chert provenance studies based on its ability to facilitate discrimination of Ozarks chert materials from different geological formations and identification of discrete groups of artifacts from the same geological formation.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Younger-Mertz, S. B.; Manuel, J. E.; Reinert, Tilo; Szilasi, S. Z.; Hammerstedt, S. W. & Glass, Gary A.
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Artificially Structured Boundary as a Charged Particle Beam Deflector Shield

Description: This paper from the 23rd Conference on Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry conference proceedings studies the possibility of using a planar artificially structured boundary as a charged particle beam deflector shield via classical trajectory Monte Carlo simulation.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Hedlof, R. M. & Ordonez, Carlos A.
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Multiple Aperture-Based Antihydrogen Parallel Plate Gravity Experiment

Description: This paper from the 23rd Conference on Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry conference proceedings describes an experiment that could be carried out at the CERN Antiproton Decelerator facility to determine the direction of acceleration of antihydrogen in the earth's gravitational field.
Date: June 8, 2015
Creator: Treacher, A. H.; Hedlof, R. M. & Ordonez, Carlos A.
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Particle Transport along Magnetic Null Lines as Sputter or Antihydrogen Source

Description: This paper from the 23rd Conference on Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry conference proceedings investigates particle transport along null magnetic lines using classical trajectory Monte Carlo simulations, described as a traveling wave and through diffusion equations.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Lane, Ryan A. & Ordonez, Carlos A.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Pregnancy, Lactation, and Reproductive Potential: Labeling for Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products - Content and Format

Description: "This guidance is intended to help small businesses better understand and comply with the new content and format requirements of the "Pregnancy, Lactation, and Females and Males of Reproductive Potential" subsections of labeling for human prescription drug and biological products."
Date: June 2015
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Characterization of Algal-Invertebrate Mats at Offshore Platforms and the Assessment of Methods for Artificial Substrate Studies

Description: 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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Office of Transition Initiative

Description: A report by USAID about a program that intends to enhance U.S. Government (USG) policy goals and complement other ongoing USG programs in the country by supporting activities that promote an enabling environment for sustainable peace.
Date: June 5, 2015
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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