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[Letter from Bill McCarter and Jack Davis to Don R. Roberts, March 26, 1991]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Don R. Roberts, Superintendent for Forth Worth ISD. In discussion of Roberts supportive efforts to implement discipline-art based education, DBAE in Fort Worth. NTIEVA invites Roberts to a reception and dinner on June 29th, to thank him and other retiring superintendents from their consortium districts.
Date: March 26, 1991
Creator: Davis, Donald Jack & McCarter, William
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Production of slow-positron beams with an electron linac

Description: Intense, pulsed beams of low-energy positrons have been produced by a high-energy beam from an electron linac. The production efficiency for low-energy positrons has been determined for electrons with 60 to 120 MeV energy, low-energy positron beams from a linac can be of much higher intensity than those beams currently derived from radioactive sources.
Date: March 26, 1982
Creator: Howell, R. H.; Alvarez, R. A. & Stanek, M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Structural Changes Observed in (Mo /sub 6/Ru /sub 4/)/sub x/B/sub 1-x/ Amorphous Alloys Observed with Positron Annihilation

Description: Changes in the structure of (Mo /sub 6/Ru /sub 4/)/sub x/B/sub 1-x/ amorphous alloys were observed in positron annihilation analysis using both positron lifetime and Doppler broadening techniques. The changes were introduced into the alloy either by varying the boron fraction or by neutron irradiation. Similar results were observed both in the irradiated alloys and those with vacant boron sites. The positron annihilation data suggest that the modified structure contains regions of open volume a… more
Date: March 26, 1982
Creator: Howell, R. H. & Johnson, W. L.
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Studies in Development Immunogenetics. Annual Progress Report

Description: This contract provides the research support for a group concerned with a relatively large range of problems. The integrating thread that runs through it is that of an interest in development and its genetic regulation, mainly in complex organisms and with an emphasis on the immune system as a model for developmental analysis and as a tool for following the development of other systems, especially the brain. It includes studies of biochemical genetics, primarily from a developmental viewpoint an… more
Date: March 26, 1975
Creator: Owen, R. D.
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Hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation catalysts obtained from coal mineral matter. [Patent application]

Description: A hydrotreating catalyst is prepared from coal mineral matter obtained by low temperature ashing coals of relatively low bassanite content by the steps of: (a) depositing on the low temperature ash 0.25 to 3 grams of an iron or nickel salt in water per gram of ash and drying a resulting slurry; (b) crushing and sizing a resulting solid; and (c) heating the thus-sized solid powder in hydrogen.
Date: March 26, 1981
Creator: Hwai-der Liu, K. & Hamrin, C.E. Jr.
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Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

Description: This report discusses the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program for firms (TAAF). The TAAF program provides technical assistance to trade-affected firms to help them develop strategies and make other adjustments to remain competitive in the changing international economy.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Jurenas, Remy
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Crude Oil Export Policy: Background and Considerations

Description: This report provides background and context about the crude oil legal and regulatory framework, discusses motivations that underlie the desire to export U.S. crude oil, and presents analysis of issues that Congress may choose to consider during debate about U.S. crude oil export policy.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Brown, Phillip; Pirog, Robert; Vann, Adam; Fergusson, Ian F.; Ratner, Michael & Ramseur, Jonathan L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Worker Participation in Employer-Sponsored Pensions: A Fact Sheet

Description: The main part of this report is a fact sheet that provides data on the percentage of American workers who have access to and who participate in employer-sponsored pension plans. The data was collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) through the National Compensation Survey (NCS).
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Topoleski, John J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Infrastructure: Environmental Cleanup of Former Naval Facilities on Vieques

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This report responds to Congress's request that GAO determine the status and estimated costs of environmental cleanup on the island of Vieques. For decades, the U.S. Navy conducted ship-to-shore bombing exercises and other live-fire training activities on the island, which is located off the coast of Puerto Rico. The Navy ceased its operations on Vieques in 2003. The Navy has transferred the land to the … more
Date: March 26, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Force Structure: Assessment of Army Report on Fiscal Year 2011 Progress in Modular Restructuring

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "According to the Army’s Fiscal Year 2011 Report on the Prioritization of Funds for Equipment Readiness and Strategic Capability, issued in September 2011, the report addressed the requirements of the John Warner NDAA for Fiscal Year 2007 rather than the amended requirements stipulated in the Ike Skelton NDAA for Fiscal Year 2011. The report does include some information that addresses aspects of the upda… more
Date: March 26, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Critical Infrastructure Protection: Observations on Key Factors in DHS's Implementation of Its Partnership Approach

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO's prior work has identified several key factors that are important for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement its partnership approach with industry to protect critical infrastructure. DHS has made some progress in implementing its partnership approach, but has also experienced challenges coordinating with industry partners that own most of the critical infrastructure."
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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International Food Aid: Better Agency Collaboration Needed to Assess and Improve Emergency Food Aid Procurement System

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly manage international emergency food aid procurement, the agencies disagree about the usefulness of the Web Based Supply Chain Management system (WBSCM) to manage the entire process. WBSCM had significant deficiencies when it was implemented in April 2011, which led USAID to discontinue using … more
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Safety Council for Fiscal Year 1998

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the National Safety Council for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: March 26, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the 82nd Airborne Division Association, Incorporated, for 1997

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the 82nd Airborne Division Association for the year ended December 31, 1997, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: March 26, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nursing Homes: Efforts to Strengthen Federal Enforcement Have Not Deterred Some Homes from Repeatedly Harming Residents

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 1998 and 1999 reports, GAO concluded that enforcement actions, known as sanctions, were ineffective in encouraging nursing homes to maintain compliance with federal quality requirements: sanctions were often rescinded before being implemented because homes had a grace period to correct deficiencies. In response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began requiring immediate sanctions fo… more
Date: March 26, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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USDA Litigation: Limited Data Available on USDA Attorney Fee Claims and Payments

Description: Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In April 2012, GAO found that the Department of Agriculture (USDA) did not report any aggregated data on attorney fee claims and payments made under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) and other fee-shifting statutes for fiscal years 2000 through 2010, but USDA and other key departments involved—the Departments of the Treasury and Justice—maintained certain data on individual cases or payments in several i… more
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Foreclosure Review: Lessons Learned Could Enhance Continuing Reviews and Activities under Amended Consent Orders

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Complexity of the reviews, overly broad guidance, and limited monitoring for consistency impeded the ability of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) to achieve the goals of the foreclosure review--to identify as many harmed borrowers as possible and ensure similar results for similarly situated borrowers. Regulator… more
Date: March 26, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Congress and Agencies Should Take Additional Steps to Reduce Substantial Shortfalls in Duty Collection

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been unable to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duties. The Department of Commerce imposes these duties to remedy injurious unfair foreign trade practices (unfairly low prices or subsidies). The noncollection of AD/CV duties means that the U.S. government has not fully remedied the unfair trade practices and … more
Date: March 26, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Services Acquisition: Questions for the Record

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "On January 17, 2007, GAO testified before Congress on the Department of Defense's (DOD) management of its acquisition of services. GAO made several key points during the hearing. First, DOD's long-standing problems with contract management have become more prominent as DOD's reliance on contractors to provide services continues to grow. Second, DOD lacks sound contracting practices when acquiring service… more
Date: March 26, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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