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This data set consists of records for over 1,500 mineral facilities in Africa and the Middle East. The mineral facilities include mines, plants, mills , or refineries of aluminum, cement, coal, copper, diamond, gold, iron and steel, nickel, platinum-group metals, salt, and silver, among others. Records include attributes such as commodity, country, site, company name, plant capacity if applicable, and generalized coordinates. The data were compiled from multiple sources, including the 2004 USGS Minerals Yearbook (Africa and Middle East volume), minerals statistics and information from the USGS minerals information Web site (http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/), and data collected by USGS minerals information country specialists. Data reflect the most recent published table of industry structure for each country. Other sources include statistical publications of individual countries, annual reports and press releases of operating companies, and trade journals. Due to the sensitivity of some energy commodity data, the quality of these data should be evaluated on a country-by-country basis. Additional information and explanation is available from the country specialists.

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This map can be used to find an Indian Health Service, Tribal or Urban Indian Health Program facility. This map can be used to:
 Zoom in to a general location to see if there is a facility in that region.
 Enter your current location in the form to see the facilities available.
 Find a specific facility by selecting the "Facility Information" tab and typing in the name of the facility that you are trying to find.

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ELORET Corporation, in collaboration with the Space Systems Design Laboratory of Georgia Institute of Technology, proposes developing and demonstrating a capability/technology to de-orbit small payloads (approximately 1 kg) from Low-Earth Orbit and returning them to Earth safely. To achieve this goal, the current proposal has five objectives and associated tasks: 1. Surveying the Bio-science communities to define requirements for the first generation mission architecture. 2. Understanding the launch interface requirements such as mass, volume, vibro-acoustic loads, electromagnetic interference (EMI), etc. 3. Designing and developing the first generation of mission architectures including the key aspects of launch, in-space operation, entry trajectory analysis (EDL sequence), and landing/recovery. 4. Understanding and quantifying small spacecraft requirements for power, thermal control, communications, propulsion, etc., and developing the preliminary design of the spacecraft system using off the shelf technologies whenever possible. 5. Designing and developing a passive (i.e., without any chemical or aerodynamic deceleration devices), single-stage ballistic entry system (including the aeroshell). 6. Designing and developing the impact energy absorption system and thermal control system required for payload thermal management and survivability upon landing.

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The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002, or No FEAR Act, is intended to reduce the incidence of workplace discrimination within the federal government by making agencies and departments more accountable. The No Fear Act governs the process of reimbursements to the Treasury Department's judgment fund by agencies, from their budgets, for judgments against agencies and settlements for discrimination in the workplace. The Act requires Federal agencies to be accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws, in part by requiring that each Federal agency post quarterly on its public Web site, certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints filed with each agency. This data asset consists of this quarterly data for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The reports are organized by fiscal year, or October 1-September 30.

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A bibliographic database on the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET) with references to developmental and reproductive toxicology literature published since 1950.

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IDEA Part B Section 618 Table 7 Dispute Resolution, School Year 2011-12 (IDEA Part B Table 7 SY 2011-12) is a study that is part of the IDEA Part B program; program data is available since 2006 at . IDEA Part B Table 7 SY 2011-12 is a universe cross-sectional report that collected counts of dispute resolution actions under IDEA Part B. State education agencies (SEAs) must submit data required by section 618 of the IDEA on the form provided by the Secretary by electronic submission. Key statistics produced from IDEA Part B Table 7 SY 2011-12 provide filed complaints, hearings, mediations, and settlement agreements under IDEA Part B, and how IDEA funds are used.

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Monthly 1999 data at the company level on imports of crude oil and/or petroleum products into the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands other U.S. possessions, and Foreign Trade Zones located in the 50 States and DC by each importer of record. Based on Form EIA-814 data.

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The National Household Education Survey, 2005 Early Childhood Program Participation (ECPP-NHES:2005) is a study that is part of the National Household Education Survey (NHES) program. ECPP-NHES:2005 (http://nces.ed.gov/nhes/) is a cross-sectional survey that collects data directly from households on educational issues. This study was conducted using address based sample, self-administered questionnaires of households. Households in 2005 were sampled. The study�s response rate was 67.5 percent. Key statistics produced from ECPP-NHES:2005 are participation in early childhood education and care programs.

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The National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) updates and revises the management plans for each of its 13 sanctuaries. This process, which is open to the public, enables each site to revisit the reasons for sanctuary designation and assess whether they are meeting their goals, as well as to set new goals consistent with the mandates of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. Issues raised by the public during this process are evaluated and a determination is made as to whether they will be incorporated into the updated plan. Many of these issues focus on topics such as the implementation of marine zoning or sanctuary boundary adjustments, both of which require information on the distribution of resources within and around the sanctuary. Recognizing this, NMSP and NOAA?s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) formalized an agreement to collaborate in the revision process by developing such information through a series of biogeographic assessments conducted in selected sanctuaries. The resulting products are then supplied to sanctuary managers and staff for use in the policy and decision making process. This collaborative effort began along the west coast of the U.S. with the Cordell Bank, Gulf of Farallones, and Monterey Bay national marine sanctuaries, and is herein centered on the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS).

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Volume 4, Issue 3 of the Medicare and Medicaid Research Review includes three articles describing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed risk adjustment methodology under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA provides for a program of risk adjustment in the individual and small group markets using the HHS risk adjustment methodology, so as to compensate health insurance plans for differences in enrollee health mix so plan premiums reflect differences in scope of coverage and other plan factors, but not differences in health status. The methodology includes a risk adjustment model and a risk transfer formula. The article, Affordable Care Act Risk Adjustment - Overview, Context, and Challenges, describes the key program goal and issues in the HHS developed risk adjustment methodology and identifies key choices in how it responds to these issues, while The HHS-HCC Risk Adjustment Model for Individual and Small Group Markets under the Affordable Care Act, estimates differences in health risks taking into account the new population and scope of coverage. Risk Transfer Formula for Individual and Small Group Markets under the Affordable Care Act, describes how the transfer formula calculates balanced transfers intended to account for health risk differences while preserving permissible premium differences.

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Provides ad hoc query and standard report data on the measure for preventing the issuance of SSN cards to non-existent children.

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The Floodplain Mapping/Redelineation study deliverables depict and quantify the flood risks for the study area. The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual- chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. The Floodplain Mapping/Redelineation flood risk boundaries are derived from the engineering information Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data, where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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A sampling of reports referencing a bird or animal strike incident.

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A comprehensive global database has been assembled to quantify CO2 fluxes and pathways across different levels of integration (from photosynthesis up to net ecosystem production) in forest ecosystems. The database fills an important gap for model calibration, model validation, and hypothesis testing at global and regional scales. The database archive includes: a Microsoft Office Access Database; data files for all tables in the database; query outputs from the database; and SQL script file for re-creating the database from the tables. The database is structured by site (i.e., a forest or stand of known geographical location, biome, species composition, and management regime). It contains carbon budget variables (fluxes and stocks), ecosystem traits (standing biomass, leaf area index, age), and ancillary information (management regime, climate, soil characteristics) for 529 sites from eight forest biomes. Data entries originated from peer-reviewed literature and personal communications with researchers involved in Fluxnet. Flux estimates were included in the database when they were based on direct measurements (e.g., tower-based eddy covariance system measurements), derived from single or multiple direct measurements, or modeled. Stand description was based on observed values, and climatic description was based on the CRU data set and ORCHIDEE model output. Uncertainty for each carbon balance component in the database was estimated in a uniformed way by expert judgment. Robustness of CO2 balances was tested, and closure terms were introduced as a numerical way to approach data quality and flux uncertainty at the biome level.

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Rehabilitation hospitals are with inpatient wards for evaluation and restoration of function to patients who have lost function due to acute or chronic pain, musculoskeletal problems, stroke, or catastrophic events resulting in complete or partial paralysis. These hospitals were self-identified through National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). This table shows the incidence rates of hospital onset Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) and use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) reported by California rehabilitation acute care hospitals. The hospital onset (HO) CDI rate is calculated by dividing the number of HO CDI cases by the total inpatient days. The rates are not risk adjusted and may reflect factors in the hospital that can affect the occurrence of CDI, such as transmission of the C. difficile bacteria and use of antimicrobials. CDI cases are classified as HO when the positive stool sample is obtained on day four or later during the hospital stay. Differences in rates for rehabilitation acute care hospitals can result from differences in laboratory testing methodology, patient populations, infection and transmission prevention practices, antibiotic utilization, and/or community onset rates of CDI. HO CDI rate in rehabilitation acute care hospitals is provided separately from the rates in long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals. Patients in LTAC hospitals have longer lengths of stay, an established risk factor for CDI. Also, specifically for LTAC and rehabilitation acute care hospitals, we include whether a hospital uses the polymerase chain reaction test (PCR) to detect CDI. In this table, hospital rates of CDI for rehabilitation acute care hospitals have not been adjusted to account for the differences in sensitivity between PCR and other laboratory testing methods; therefore, rates from hospitals using different types of laboratory tests are not comparable. To link the CDPH facility IDs with those from other Departments, like OSHPD, please reference the "Licensed Facility Cross-Walk" Open Data table at https://chhs.data.ca.gov/Facilities-and-Services/Licensed-Facility-Cross...

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The State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP) reports database includes rebate reports (xls) and summary factsheets (pdf) from states and territories that participated in SEEARP. With funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) developed SEEARP to spur economic activity and invest in long-term energy savings by helping consumers replace older, inefficient appliances with new, efficient models. SEEARP provided almost $300 million to the 56 U.S. states and territories to support state-level consumer rebate programs for efficient appliances from December 1, 2009 to February 17, 2012. The successes and challenges of SEEARP provide valuable lessons for designing and running a consumer-focused appliance rebate program. In addition to the SEEARP reports database two reports provide a results and program design lessons. [Program Design Lessons Learned (Volume 1)](http://energy.gov/eere/buildings/downloads/state-energy-efficient-appliance-rebate-program-volume-1-program-design) draws on the insights DOE gathered from its more than 4 years of administering SEEARP and analyzing the nearly 1.8 million rebates and the associated reporting from the 56 state and territory programs. [Program Results (Volume 2)](http://energy.gov/eere/buildings/downloads/state-energy-efficient-appliance-rebate-program-volume-2-program-results) includes program impacts reports summarizing individual state and overall results

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The Willamette River originates in the Cascade Mountains southeast of Eugene, Oregon and makes a 300 mile northward journey through the Willamette Valley, joining the Columbia River at Portland, Oregon. The river is home to many fish and wildlife species. Large multipleuse demands placed on the river, however, have contributed to a gradual degradation in water quality. Environmental contaminants and their effects on the rivers fish and wildlife are currently being studied by researchers from the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center and the BEST Biomonitoring Environmental Status and Trends program. This research is being conducted in conjunction with the U.S. Fish .and Wildlife Service and other federal and state agencies and is designed to identify the types of contaminants present in the Willamette River, their sources, and possible adverse effects. Contaminants such as organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs, dioxins, furans, diphenyl ethers, and other pollutants are suspected of causing detrimental effects in several fish and wildlife species. In previous studies of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, environmental contaminants have been identified and quantified in river otter Lontra canadensis livers, bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus eggs, osprey Pandion haliaetus eggs, and fish Henny et al. 1981, Anthony et al. 1993, Henny et al. 1996, Bucket al. 1999, Buck and Sproul1999, Kannan et al. 1999, Kannan et al. 2002, Henny et al. 2003, Buck et al. 2004, Henny et al. 2004, Villeneuve et al. 2004 . The contaminants that correlated with declines in bald eagle productivity were associated with agricultural pesticides and industrial pollutants. Historically, pesticides such as DDT and its metabolites caused severe thinning of eggshells in bald eagles, doublecrested cormorants Phalacrocorax auritus, ospreys, and many other bird species which decreased productivity and ultimately reduced the size of some populations. Mink Mustela vison are among the most sensitive mammalian species to the toxic effects of dioxins, furans and PCBs dioxins, furans and PCBs Hochstein et al. 1988, and have severely declined in numbers along the lower Columbia River Henny et al. 1981. Understanding environmental contaminant origins, sources, concentrations, and possible effects on fish and wildlife is needed to protect fish and wildlife in the Willamette River aquatic ecosystem. The river otter is a top predator of most aquatic food chains that has adapted to a wide variety of aquatic habitats, from marine environments to high mountain lakes of North America Toweill and Tabor 1982. Otters exhibit differing degrees of sociality and spacing based on habitat, shelter availability, and food abundance Reid et al. 1994. Otter home ranges approximately 11 river miles are largely defined by local topography and overlap extensively within and between sexes, exhibiting varying degrees of mutual avoidance and tolerance depending on seasonal dispersion and availability of food and shelter Reid et al. 1994. However, otter do maintain territories within home ranges that are delineated by scent marking and latrine sites. Areas within territories are used almost exclusively by the defending otter, excluding otters of the same sex i.e., female otters exclude other females and family groups, while males exclude other males. Otters eat a wide variety of fish species and aquatic invertebrates such as crabs, crayfish and mussels. Thus, river otters are a good integrator of their aquatic environments and a useful surrogate species for determining both wildlife and human contaminant exposure and potential harmful effects.

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Database for several Social Security Number Verification Systems that verify SSNs against the Numident.

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Section 4421 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), as amended by section 125 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-113), and by section 305 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-554), authorizes the implementation of a per discharge prospective payment system (PPS), through section 1886(j) of the Social Security Act, for inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and rehabilitation units - referred to as inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs).

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The Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Database depicts flood risk information and supporting data used to develop the risk data. The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual-chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. The DFIRM Database is derived from Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data, where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The file is georeferenced to earth's surface using the UTM projection and coordinate system. The specifications for the horizontal control of DFIRM data files are consistent with those required for mapping at a scale of 1:12000.

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The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each print volume of the CFR is updated once each calendar year, and is issued on a quarterly basis. Bulk data downloads of Code of Federal Regulations files in XML format are available from 2000 to the present, by year, title, and volume. The current XML data set is not yet an official format of the Code of Federal Regulations. Only the PDF and Text versions have legal status as parts of the official online format of the Code of Federal Regulations. The XML-structured files are derived from SGML-tagged data and printing codes, which may produce anomalies in display. In addition, the XML data does not yet include image files. Users who require a higher level of assurance may wish to consult the official version of the Code of Federal Regulations on FDsys.gov. The FDsys data set includes digitally signed Code of Federal Regulations PDF files, which may be relied upon as evidence in a court of law. See: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR

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The data presented in this report consist of demographic information taken from the applications for LPR status submitted by foreign nationals. This information is maintained in the Computer Linked Applicant Infor-mation Management System (CLAIMS) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security,

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To meet the demands of future high-capacity free space optical communications links, a high bandwidth, near infrared (NIR), single photon sensitive optoelectronic receiver will be designed, manufactured, and demonstrated. The unique vertical charge transport electron avalanche photodiode (EAPD) exploits the bandgap properties of HgCdTe to achieve high quantum efficiency and avalanche multiplication that preferentially ionizes electrons to achieve nearly noiseless gain exceeding 1000 with an excess noise factor approaching 1.0 and bandwidths greater than 500 MHz. In Phase II, a segmented 1 mm x 1 mm back-illuminated detector will be integrated with a low noise CMOS integrated circuit to realize a photoreceiver capable of both single photon detection and photon number discrimination. Unlike Geiger Mode detectors, the receiver can operate at 77K, without the limitations of afterpulsing, so that dark current can de reduced and bit errors rates reduced. A cold laser line filter is used to select the spectral response anywhere within the 1064-2400 nm spectral band. Optical communications has been identified as a critical technology for future NASA missions, and the innovation satisfied the currently unmet need for a single photon sensitive, large area, high bandwidth NIR photoreceivers that is not served by contemporary approaches.

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Collection of health indicator data categorized by topic, geography, and initiative. For developers, the HIW provides access to the underlying data through the use of an Application Programming Interface (API) which is designed to present information to systems with disparate architectures and underlying technologies.