Evidence for the Absence of Gluon Orbital Angular Momentum in the Nucleon (open access)

Evidence for the Absence of Gluon Orbital Angular Momentum in the Nucleon

The Sivers mechanism for the single-spin asymmetry in unpolarized lepton scattering from a transversely polarized nucleon is driven by the orbital angular momentum carried by its quark and gluon constituents, combined with QCD final-state interactions. Both quark and gluon mechanisms can generate such a single-spin asymmetry, though only the quark mechanism can explain the small single-spin asymmetry measured by the COMPASS collaboration on the deuteron, suggesting the gluon mechanism is small relative to the quark mechanism. We detail empirical studies through which the gluon and quark orbital angular momentum contributions, quark-flavor by quark-flavor, can be elucidated.
Date: August 23, 2006
Creator: Brodsky, S. J. & Gardner, S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
An indirect measurement of the width of the w boson at the D0 experiment (open access)

An indirect measurement of the width of the w boson at the D0 experiment

This thesis presents an indirect measurement of the width of the W boson using data collected at the D0 experiment, a multipurpose particle detector utilizing the Fermilab Tevatron. The W width was determined from the ratio of W {yields} {mu}{nu} to Z {yields} {mu}{sup +}{mu}{sup -} cross sections to be {Gamma}{sub W} = 2168 {+-} 22(stat) {+-} 62(syst){sub -16}{sup +24}(pdf) {+-} 4(other) MeV, in good agreement with the Standard Model prediction and other experimental measurements. In addition there is a description of how work made towards this measurement has been used to improve the parameterized detector simulation, a vital tool in the obtention of physics results from signals observed in the detector, and in estimating the uncertainty due to choice of PDF, which is of interest for all measurements made at hadron colliders.
Date: August 1, 2006
Creator: Telford, Paul
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
NSRL Energy Loss Calculator (open access)

NSRL Energy Loss Calculator

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Date: August 1, 2006
Creator: B., Vankuik; Gardner, C.; Bellavia, S.; Rusek, A. & Brown, K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 2, 2006 (open access)

The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Goldthwaite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 2, 2006
Creator: Bridges, Steven W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Stabat Mater of Herbert Howells: The Agony and the Ecstasy

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Herbert Howells composed three large works for chorus and orchestra: a requiem (Hymnus Paradisi), Latin mass (Missa Sabrinensis) and finally a Stabat Mater. Writings, performances and recordings of the Stabat Mater, however, have been few. As the Stabat Mater is believed to be the culmination of his musical prowess, it is important to bring this major work to light. Chapter 1 begins with a brief introduction to Herbert Howells, then continues as a brief biographical sketch. Howells's life is discussed from birth, as organ scholar, student at the Royal College of Music, his teaching professorship at the same institution, and important compositions by decade until his death. Chapter 2 is an overview of the Hymnus Paradisi and Missa Sabrinensis. The chapter gives historical information on each work, including reasons for commission, dates of composition and performance, orchestration and choral composition, type of soloists, conductor and recordings. Chapter 3 is an in depth study of the Stabat Mater. The chapter includes reasons for the genesis of the work, current and past events that affected the composition, musical influences, and the death of his son Michael Kendrick Howells. A second section to this chapter addresses the text of the Stabat Mater, including …
Date: August 2006
Creator: Childs, Kim J.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Report on the Clean Energy/Air Quality Integration Initiative Pilot Project of the U.S. Department of Energy's Mid-Atlantic Regional Office (open access)

Final Report on the Clean Energy/Air Quality Integration Initiative Pilot Project of the U.S. Department of Energy's Mid-Atlantic Regional Office

The MARO pilot project represents the first effort in the country to seek to obtain credit under a Clean Air Act (CAA) State Implementation Plan (SIP) for nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission reductions.
Date: August 1, 2006
Creator: Jacobson, D.; O'Connor, P.; High, C. & Brown, J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metal enriched gaseous halos around distant radio galaxies: Clues to feedback in galaxy formation (open access)

Metal enriched gaseous halos around distant radio galaxies: Clues to feedback in galaxy formation

We present the results of an optical and near-IR spectroscopic study of giant nebular emission line halos associated with three z > 3 radio galaxies, 4C 41.17, 4C 60.07 and B2 0902+34. Previous deep narrow band Ly{alpha} imaging had revealed complex morphologies with sizes up to 100 kpc, possibly connected to outflows and AGN feedback from the central regions. The outer regions of these halos show quiet kinematics with typical velocity dispersions of a few hundred km s{sup -1}, and velocity shears that can mostly be interpreted as being due to rotation. The inner regions show shocked cocoons of gas closely associated with the radio lobes. These display disturbed kinematics and have expansion velocities and/or velocity dispersions >1000 km s{sup -1}. The core region is chemically evolved, and we also find spectroscopic evidence for the ejection of enriched material in 4C 41.17 up to a distance of {approx} 60 kpc along the radio-axis. The dynamical structures traced in the Ly{alpha} line are, in most cases, closely echoed in the Carbon and Oxygen lines. This shows that the Ly{alpha} line is produced in a highly clumped medium of small filling factor, and can therefore be used as a tracer of the …
Date: August 1, 2006
Creator: Reuland, M.; van Breugel, W.; de Vries, W.; Dopita, A.; Dey, A.; Miley, G. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Collection of Articles Reprinted from Science & Technology Review on University Relations Program (open access)

A Collection of Articles Reprinted from Science & Technology Review on University Relations Program

This month's issue has the following articles: (1) The Power of Partnership--Livermore researchers forge strategic collaborations with colleagues from other University of California campuses to further science and better protect the nation; (2) Collaborative Research Prepares Our Next-Generation Scientists and Engineers--Commentary by Laura R. Gilliom; (3) Next-Generation Scientists and Engineers Tap Lab's Resources--University of California Ph.D. candidates work with Livermore scientists and engineers to conduct fundamental research as part of their theses; (4) The Best and the Brightest Come to Livermore--The Lawrence Fellowship Program attracts the most sought-after postdoctoral researchers to the Laboratory; and (5) Faculty on Sabbatical Find a Good Home at Livermore--Faculty members from around the world come to the Laboratory as sabbatical scholars.
Date: August 23, 2006
Creator: Radousky, H; Rennie, G & Henke, A
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 2006 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 24, 2006
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 2006 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 31, 2006
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 2006 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 17, 2006
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 157, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 2, 2006 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 157, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 2, 2006
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 157, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 157, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 23, 2006
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 257, Ed. 1 Monday, August 7, 2006 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 257, Ed. 1 Monday, August 7, 2006

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 2006
Creator: Clements, Clifford E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sachse News (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 2006 (open access)

The Sachse News (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Sachse, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 2006
Creator: Fisher, Donnita Nesbit
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 157, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 157, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 30, 2006
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 130, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 130, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 30, 2006
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 2, Ed. 1, Wednesday, August 30, 2006 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 2, Ed. 1, Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: August 30, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 153, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 2006 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 153, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 2006
Creator: Lynch, Mary Louise
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 65, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 13, 2006 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 65, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 13, 2006

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 13, 2006
Creator: White, Barbara
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 294, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 2006 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 91, No. 294, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 2006

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 2006
Creator: Mattox, Jami
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Developments in Measurements of CP Violation (open access)

New Developments in Measurements of CP Violation

We present several alternative techniques used by the BABAR Collaboration in order to measure the Unitarity Triangle angle {gamma}. We also present the results of two searches designed to improve the measurements of sin(2{beta}) using penguin B decay modes by reducing the hadronic corrections uncertainties.
Date: August 11, 2006
Creator: Benelli, Gabriele
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evaluating a Doctoral Program in College and University Teaching: A Single Case Study

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This study assessed alumni of the College and University Teaching Program at the University of North Texas and how they perceived the training they received. Three hundred sixty alumni holding a college and university teaching degree were surveyed. One hundred forty-two usable questionnaires were returned. A response rate of 39.4 % was achieved. A survey instrument was used to gather alumni perceptions of learning experiences, academics, and professional benefits as a result of earning a doctorate in the major of college and university teaching at the University of North Texas. Alumni were asked their perceptions on the following: 1) the quality of graduate professional education in college and university teaching degree program, 2) whether they thought the goals and objectives of the program were met, and 3) their recommendations regarding the college and university teaching degree program. It is the overall opinion of the alumni that the quality of the graduate education in college and university teaching degree program was high. The majority of alumni indicated that the program should be reinstated and continued and if the program was still available they would recommend it to others.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Kraus, Janine Stillwell
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Consumer Shopping Motivations on Online Auction Behaviors: An Investigation of Searching, Bidding, Purchasing, and Selling (open access)

The Effect of Consumer Shopping Motivations on Online Auction Behaviors: An Investigation of Searching, Bidding, Purchasing, and Selling

The purposes of the study were to: 1) identify the underlying dimensions of consumer shopping motivations and attitudes toward online auction behaviors; 2) examine the relationships between shopping motivations and online auction behaviors; and 3) examine the relationships between shopping attitudes and online auction behaviors. Students (N = 341) enrolled at the University of North Texas completed self-administered questionnaires measuring shopping motivations, attitudes, online auction behaviors, and demographic characteristics. Using multiple regression analyses to test the hypothesized relationships, shopping motivations and shopping attitudes were significantly related to online auction behaviors. Understanding the relationships is beneficial for companies that seek to retain customers and increase their sales through online auction.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Jeon, Sua
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library