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China/Taiwan: Evolution of the "One China" Policy--Key Statements from Washington, Beijing, and Taipei (open access)

China/Taiwan: Evolution of the "One China" Policy--Key Statements from Washington, Beijing, and Taipei

This report provides background information regarding U.S. policy on "One China". The second part of this report discusses the highlights of key statements by Washington, Beijing, and Taipei.
Date: August 26, 2013
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 154, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 2013 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 154, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 2013

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 26, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 97, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 26, 2013 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 97, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: March 26, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 98, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 26, 2013 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 98, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: March 26, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 50, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 26, 2013 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 50, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: February 26, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 2013 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 26, 2013
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 2013 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 26, 2013
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 49, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 26, 2013 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 49, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: February 26, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 25, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 26, 2013 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 25, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Semiweekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 26, 2013
Creator: Hill, Nadia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 2013 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 2013

Semiweekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 26, 2013
Creator: Hill, Nadia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 155, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 2013 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 155, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 2013

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 26, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Final Technical Report on DE-SC00002460 [Bimetallic or trimetallic materials with structural metal centers based on Mn, Fe or V] (open access)

Final Technical Report on DE-SC00002460 [Bimetallic or trimetallic materials with structural metal centers based on Mn, Fe or V]

Bimetallic or trimetallic materials with structural metal centers based on Mn, Fe or V were investigated under this project. These metal centers are the focus of this research as they have high earth abundance and have each shown success as cathode materials in lithium batteries. Silver ion, Ag{sup +}, was initially selected as the displacement material as reduction of this center should result in increased conductivity as Ag{sup 0} metal particles are formed in-situ upon electrochemical reduction. The in-situ formation of metal nanoparticles upon electrochemical reduction has been previously noted, and more recently, we have investigated the resulting increase in conductivity. Layered materials as well as materials with tunnel or channel type structures were selected. Layered materials are of interest as they can provide 2-dimensional ion mobility. Tunnel or channel structures are also of interest as they provide a rigid framework that should remain stable over many discharge/charge cycles. We describe some examples of materials we have synthesized that demonstrate promising electrochemistry.
Date: July 26, 2013
Creator: Takeuchi, Esther Sans; Takeuchi, Kenneth James & Marschilok, Amy Catherine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experimental High Energy Physics Brandeis University Final Report (open access)

Experimental High Energy Physics Brandeis University Final Report

During the past three years, the Brandeis experimental particle physics group was comprised of four faculty (Bensinger, Blocker, Sciolla, and Wellenstein), one research scientist, one post doc, and ten graduate students. The group focused on the ATLAS experiment at LHC. In 2011, the LHC delivered 5/fb of pp colliding beam data at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV. In 2012, the center-of-mass energy was increased to 8 TeV, and 20/fb were delivered. The Brandeis group focused on two aspects of the ATLAS experiment -- the muon detection system and physics analysis. Since data taking began at the LHC in 2009, our group actively worked on ATLAS physics analysis, with an emphasis on exploiting the new energy regime of the LHC to search for indications of physics beyond the Standard Model. The topics investigated were Z' -> ll, Higgs -> ZZ* -. 4l, lepton flavor violation, muon compositeness, left-right symmetric theories, and a search for Higgs -> ee. The Brandeis group has for many years been a leader in the endcap muon system, making important contributions to every aspect of its design and production. During the past three years, the group continued to work on commissioning the muon detector and alignment …
Date: July 26, 2013
Creator: Blocker, Craig A.; Bensinger, James; Sciolla, Gabriella & Wellenstein, Hermann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Optimizing New Dark Energy Experiments (open access)

Optimizing New Dark Energy Experiments

Next generation “Stage IV” dark energy experiments under design during this grant, and now under construction, will enable the determination of the properties of dark energy and dark matter to unprecedented precision using multiple complementary probes. The most pressing challenge in these experiments is the characterization and understanding of the systematic errors present within any given experimental configuration and the resulting impact on the accuracy of our constraints on dark energy physics. The DETF and the P5 panel in their reports recommended “Expanded support for ancillary measurements required for the long-term program and for projects that will improve our understanding and reduction of the dominant systematic measurement errors.” Looking forward to the next generation Stage IV experiments we have developed a program to address the most important potential systematic errors within these experiments. Using data from current facilities it has been feasible and timely to undertake a detailed investigation of the systematic errors. In this DOE grant we studied of the source and impact of the dominant systematic effects in dark energy measurements, and developed new analysis tools and techniques to minimize their impact. Progress under this grant is briefly reviewed in this technical report. This work was a necessary …
Date: August 26, 2013
Creator: Tyson, J. Anthony
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Report for DOE Grant DE-FG02-06ER64160 Retrieval of Cloud Properties and Direct Testing of Cloud and Radiation Parameterizations using ARM Observations. (open access)

Final Report for DOE Grant DE-FG02-06ER64160 Retrieval of Cloud Properties and Direct Testing of Cloud and Radiation Parameterizations using ARM Observations.

This report briefly summaries the work performed at KNMI under DOE Grant DE-FG02-06ER64160 which, in turn was conducted in support of DOE Grant DE-FG02-90ER61071 lead by E. Clothieux of Penn. State U. The specific work at KNMI revolved around the development and application of the EarthCARE simulator to ground-based multi-sensor simulations.
Date: July 26, 2013
Creator: Donovan, David Patrick
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operational Experience with Optical Streak Cameras used on the National Ignition Facility (open access)

Operational Experience with Optical Streak Cameras used on the National Ignition Facility

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Date: August 26, 2013
Creator: Datte, P.; Bond, E.; Celliers, P.; Hibbard, R.; Kalantar, D.; Krauter, K. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Report for The University of Texas at Arlington Optical Medical Imaging Section of Advanced Imaging Research Center (open access)

Final Report for The University of Texas at Arlington Optical Medical Imaging Section of Advanced Imaging Research Center

The goal of this project was to create state-of-the-art optical medical imaging laboratories for the Biomedical Engineering faculty and student researchers of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) on the campus of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW). This has been successfully achieved. These laboratories provide an unprecedented opportunity for the bioengineers (from UTA) to bring about new breakthroughs in medical imaging using optics. Specifically, three major laboratories have been successfully established and state-of-the-art scientific instruments have been placed in the labs. As a result of this grant, numerous journal and conference publications have been generated, patents for new inventions have been filed and received, and many additional grants for the continuation of the research has been received.
Date: February 26, 2013
Creator: Behbehani, Khosrow
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Characterizing surplus US plutonium for disposition (open access)

Characterizing surplus US plutonium for disposition

The United States (US) has identified 61.5 metric tons (MT) of plutonium that is permanently excess to use in nuclear weapons programs, including 47.2 MT of weapons-grade plutonium. Surplus inventories will be stored safely by the Department of Energy (DOE) and then transferred to facilities that will prepare the plutonium for permanent disposition. The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) operates a Feed Characterization program for the Office of Fissile Materials Disposition (OFMD) of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the DOE Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM). SRNL manages a broad program of item tracking through process history, laboratory analysis, and non-destructive assay. A combination of analytical techniques allows SRNL to predict the isotopic and chemical properties that qualify materials for disposition through the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF). The research also defines properties that are important for other disposition paths, including disposal to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) as transuranic waste (TRUW) or to high-level waste (HLW) systems.
Date: February 26, 2013
Creator: Allender, Jeffrey S. & Moore, Edwin N.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Np(V) Sorption and Diffusion on Montmorillonite Clay Progress Report M4FT-13LL08060327 (open access)

Np(V) Sorption and Diffusion on Montmorillonite Clay Progress Report M4FT-13LL08060327

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Date: July 26, 2013
Creator: Zavarin, M.; Kersting, A. B.; Begg, J. D.; Benedicto-Cordoba, A. & Zhao, P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
L-325 Sagebrush Habitat Mitigation Project: Final Compensation Area Monitoring Report (open access)

L-325 Sagebrush Habitat Mitigation Project: Final Compensation Area Monitoring Report

This document provides a review and status of activities conducted in support of the Fluor Daniel Hanford Company (Fluor), now Mission Support Alliance (MSA), Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) for Project L-325, Electrical Utility Upgrades (2007). Three plantings have been installed on a 4.5-hectare mitigation area to date. This review provides a description and chronology of events, monitoring results, and mitigative actions through fiscal year (FY) 2012. Also provided is a review of the monitoring methods, transect layout, and FY 2012 monitoring activities and results for all planting years. Planting densities and performance criteria stipulated in the MAP were aimed at a desired future condition (DFC) of 10 percent mature sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp wyomingensis) cover. Current recommendations for yielding this DFC are based upon a conceptual model planting of 1000 plants/ha (400/ac) exhibiting a 60-percent survival rate after 5 monitoring years (DOE 2003). Accordingly, a DFC after 5 monitoring years would not be less than 600 plants/ha (240/ac). To date, about 8700 sagebrush plants have been grown and transplanted onto the mitigation site. Harsh site conditions and low seedling survival have resulted in an estimated 489 transplants/ha on the mitigation site, which is 111 plants/ha short of the target DFC. …
Date: September 26, 2013
Creator: Durham, Robin E. & Becker, James M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final report on SNAC 11 (open access)

Final report on SNAC 11

This report details how the $5,000 DOE grant to support the workshop titled “Sterile Neutrinos at the Crossroads” (or SNAC11) was allocated and spent. The SNAC11 workshop covered three days during which there were 28 talks, multiple discussion sessions, a poster session with 9 posters delivered, and an impromptu public lecture on the OPERA superluminal neutrino result by the former project manager of OPERA (this was the first official OPERA talk on the subject in North America). The workshop scientific agenda can be viewed at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/snac/program.html. Emerging out of the workshop discussions, was the idea to write a comprehensive white paper describing the current state of the light sterile neutrino. This effort soon became an international collaboration. The final document, titled “Light Sterile Neutrinos: A White Paper” has nearly 200 authors, is 267 pages long, and cites 730 unique references. It has been posted the preprint archive as arXiv:1204.5379 [hep-ph]. Workshop local organizing committee co-chairs, Patrick Huber and Jonathan Link, are the white paper’s head editors. The white paper’s sections and section editors are as follows: 1. Theory and Motivation (Gabriela Barenboim, Valencia and Werner Rodejohann, MPI Heidelberg) 2. Astrophysical Evidence (Kev Abazajian, UC Irvine and Yvonne Wong, Aachen) 3. …
Date: June 26, 2013
Creator: Huber, Patrick
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trial Application of the Facility Safeguardability Assessment Process to the NuScale SMR Design (open access)

Trial Application of the Facility Safeguardability Assessment Process to the NuScale SMR Design

FSA is a screening process intended to focus a facility designer’s attention on the aspects of their facility or process design that would most benefit from application of SBD principles and practices. The process is meant to identify the most relevant guidance within the SBD tools for enhancing the safeguardability of the design. In fiscal year (FY) 2012, NNSA sponsored PNNL to evaluate the practical application of FSA by applying it to the NuScale small modular nuclear power plant. This report documents the application of the FSA process, presenting conclusions regarding its efficiency and robustness. It describes the NuScale safeguards design concept and presents functional "infrastructure" guidelines that were developed using the FSA process.
Date: January 26, 2013
Creator: Coles, Garill A.; Hockert, John; Gitau, Ernest TN & Zentner, Michael D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
X-ray Diffraction Diagnostic Design for the National Ignition Facility (open access)

X-ray Diffraction Diagnostic Design for the National Ignition Facility

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Date: July 26, 2013
Creator: Ahmed, M; House, A; Smith, R F; Lamb, Z & Swift, D W
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Benchmark Modeling of the Near-Field and Far-Field Wave Effects of Wave Energy Arrays (open access)

Benchmark Modeling of the Near-Field and Far-Field Wave Effects of Wave Energy Arrays

This project is an industry-led partnership between Columbia Power Technologies and Oregon State University that will perform benchmark laboratory experiments and numerical modeling of the near-field and far-field impacts of wave scattering from an array of wave energy devices. These benchmark experimental observations will help to fill a gaping hole in our present knowledge of the near-field effects of multiple, floating wave energy converters and are a critical requirement for estimating the potential far-field environmental effects of wave energy arrays. The experiments will be performed at the Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory (Oregon State University) and will utilize an array of newly developed Buoys that are realistic, lab-scale floating power converters. The array of Buoys will be subjected to realistic, directional wave forcing (1:33 scale) that will approximate the expected conditions (waves and water depths) to be found off the Central Oregon Coast. Experimental observations will include comprehensive in-situ wave and current measurements as well as a suite of novel optical measurements. These new optical capabilities will include imaging of the 3D wave scattering using a binocular stereo camera system, as well as 3D device motion tracking using a newly acquired LED system. These observing systems will capture the 3D motion …
Date: January 26, 2013
Creator: Rhinefrank, Kenneth E.; Haller, Merrick C. & Ozkan-Haller, H. Tuba
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library