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Nano-Corpus Test Report (open access)

Nano-Corpus Test Report

Nano-Corpus Test Report
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Erikson, Rebecca L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NDA SYSTEM RESPONSE MODELING AND ITS APPLICATION (open access)

NDA SYSTEM RESPONSE MODELING AND ITS APPLICATION

The Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant (PORTS) is a uranium enrichment facility that was historically used to enrich uranium to levels that range from 2% to greater than 97%. The feed material for PORTS was obtained from the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) that produced uranium in the form of UF6 that was enriched to about 1 to 2%. The enrichment process involves a multistage process by which gaseous UF{sub 6} passed through a diffusion barrier in each stage. The porous diffusion barrier in each stage retards the rate of the diffusion of the heavier {sup 238}U atoms relative to the diffusion of the lighter {sup 235}U atoms. By this process the product stream is slightly enriched by each stage of the process. Each stage consists of a compressor, converter and a motor. There are more than 4000 stages that are linked together with piping of various diameters to form the PORTS cascade. The cascade spans three interconnected buildings and comprises miles of piping, thousands of seals, converters, valves, motors, and compressors. During operation, PORTS process equipment contained UF{sub 6} gas with uranium enrichment that increased in the process stream from the first to the last stage in a known manner. …
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Vinson, D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nebraska Statewide Wind Integration Study: April 2008 - January 2010 (open access)

Nebraska Statewide Wind Integration Study: April 2008 - January 2010

Wind generation resources in Nebraska will play an increasingly important role in the environmental and energy security solutions for the state and the nation. In this context, the Nebraska Power Association conducted a state-wide wind integration study.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: EnerNex Corporation, Knoxville, Tennessee; Ventyx, Atlanta, Georgia & Nebraska Power Association, Lincoln, Nebraska
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nebraska Statewide Wind Integration Study: Executive Summary (open access)

Nebraska Statewide Wind Integration Study: Executive Summary

Wind generation resources in Nebraska will play an increasingly important role in the environmental and energy security solutions for the state and the nation. In this context, the Nebraska Power Association conducted a state-wide wind integration study.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: EnerNex Corporation, Knoxville, Tennessee; Ventyx, Atlanta, Georgia & Nebraska Power Association, Lincoln, Nebraska
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A new proposal to measure K^+ -> pi^+ nu nubar (open access)

A new proposal to measure K^+ -> pi^+ nu nubar

For an experimentalist in high energy physics, the most interesting experiments that one should pursue is often well known. The very rare CP violating decay of the kaon into a pion and two neutrinos (both the charged and neutral modes ) is such an experiment. We have recently proposed the charged kaon experiment to Fermilab as proposal P966. We present her a general overview of that proposal. The goal is to obtain of order 1000 events in order to confront the expected theoretical calculations and to search for physics beyond the standard model.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Jensen, D. A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
New Technology Research and Development Program (open access)

New Technology Research and Development Program

These guidelines contain the criteria for grants under the Texas New Technology Research and Development (NTRD) Program.
Date: March 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newton's Method (open access)

Newton's Method

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Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Meza, Juan C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NNSA Nonproliferation Graduate Fellowship Program Annual Report June 2008 - May 2009 (open access)

NNSA Nonproliferation Graduate Fellowship Program Annual Report June 2008 - May 2009

In 2009, the Nonproliferation Graduate Fellowship Program (NGFP) completed its 16th successful year in support of the NNSA’s mission by developing future leaders in nonproliferation and promoting awareness of career opportunities. We provide this annual report to review program activities from June 2008 through May 2009 - the fellowship term for the Class of 2008. Contents include: Welcome Letter Introduction The NGFP Team Program Management Highlights Class of 2008 Incoming Fellows Orientation Travel Career Development Management of the Fellows Performance Highlights Closing Ceremony Encore Performance Where They Are Now Alumnus Career Highlights: Christine Buzzard Class of 2009 Applicant Database Upgrades Fall Recruitment Activities Interviews Hiring and Clearances Introducing the Class of 2009 Class of 2010 Recruitment Strategy On the Horizon Appendix A: Class of 2009 Fellows
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Berkman, Clarissa O. & Fankhauser, Jana G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NPP-16/Nup50 Function and CDK-1 Inactivation Are Associated with Anoxia-induced Prophase Arrest in Caenorhabditis elgans (open access)

NPP-16/Nup50 Function and CDK-1 Inactivation Are Associated with Anoxia-induced Prophase Arrest in Caenorhabditis elgans

Article discussing how NPP-16/Nup50 function and CDK-1 inactivation are associated with anoxia-induced prophase arrest in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Hajeri, Vinita A.; Little, Brent A.; Ladage, Mary L. & Padilla, Pamela A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Energy R&D Imperative 3: Enable a Transition Away from Fossil Fuel in the Transportation and Industrial Sectors (open access)

Nuclear Energy R&D Imperative 3: Enable a Transition Away from Fossil Fuel in the Transportation and Industrial Sectors

As described in the Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy’s Nuclear Energy R&D Roadmap, nuclear energy can play a significant role in supplying energy for a growing economy while reducing both our dependence on foreign energy supplies and emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. The industrial and transportation sectors are responsible for more than half of the greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., and imported oil supplies 70% of the energy used in the transportation sector. It is therefore important to examine the various ways nuclear energy can facilitate a transition away from fossil fuels to secure environmentally sustainable production and use of energy in the transportation and manufacturing industry sectors. Imperative 3 of the Nuclear Energy R&D Roadmap, entitled “Enable a Transition Away from Fossil Fuels by Producing Process Heat for use in the Transportation and Industrial Sectors”, addresses this need. This document presents an Implementation Plan for R&D efforts related to this imperative. The expanded use of nuclear energy beyond the electrical grid will contribute significantly to overcoming the three inter-linked energy challenges facing U.S. industry: the rising and volatile prices for premium fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas, dependence on foreign sources for …
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Petti, David & Herring, J. Stephen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 95, No. 108, Ed. 1 Monday, March 1, 2010 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 95, No. 108, Ed. 1 Monday, March 1, 2010

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Hughes, Jamie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, March 1, 2010 (open access)

Oklahoma Firefighter (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, March 1, 2010

Monthly periodical from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma published by and for members of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association that includes news and information along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Bain, Chris
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old and stable soil organic matter is not necessarily chemically recalcitrant: Implications for modeling concepts and temperature sensitivity (open access)

Old and stable soil organic matter is not necessarily chemically recalcitrant: Implications for modeling concepts and temperature sensitivity

Soil carbon turnover models generally divide soil carbon into pools with varying intrinsic decomposition rates. Although these decomposition rates are modified by factors such as temperature, texture, and moisture, they are rationalized by assuming chemical structure is a primary controller of decomposition. In the current work, we use near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy in combination with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and alkaline cupric oxide (CuO) oxidation to explore this assumption. Specifically, we examined material from the 2.3-2.6 kg L{sup -1} density fraction of three soils of different type (Oxisol, Alfisol, Inceptisol). The density fraction with the youngest {sup 14}C age (Oxisol, 107 years) showed the highest relative abundance of aromatic groups and the lowest O-alkyl C/aromatic C ratio as determined by NEXAFS. Conversely, the fraction with the oldest C (Inceptisol, 680 years) had the lowest relative abundance of aromatic groups and highest O-alkyl C/aromatic C ratio. This sample also had the highest proportion of thermally labile materials as measured by DSC, and the highest ratio of substituted fatty acids to lignin phenols as indicated by CuO oxidation. Therefore, the organic matter of the Inceptisol sample, with a {sup 14}C age associated with 'passive' pools of carbon (680 …
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Kleber, M.; Nico, P.S.; Plante, A.; Filley, T.; Kramer, M.; Swanston, C. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
On-Road and In-Laboratory Testing to Demonstrate Effects of ULSD, B20 and B99 on a Retrofit Urea-SCR Aftertreatment System (open access)

On-Road and In-Laboratory Testing to Demonstrate Effects of ULSD, B20 and B99 on a Retrofit Urea-SCR Aftertreatment System

Emissions changes for a 2005 International tractor operating on low-sulfur diesel and biodiesel in Santa Monica were measured to demonstrate performance and impacts of selective catalytic reduction.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Walkowicz, K.; Na, K.; Robertson, W.; Sahay, K.; Bogdanoff, M.; Weaver, C. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
OncoLog, Volume 55, Number 3, March 2010 (open access)

OncoLog, Volume 55, Number 3, March 2010

Newsletter from the University of Texas System Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute discussing cancer care and research to inform physicians of recent developments in the field.
Date: March 2010
Creator: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Overview of SOFC Anode Interactions with Coal Gas Impurities (open access)

Overview of SOFC Anode Interactions with Coal Gas Impurities

An overview of the results of SOFC anode interactions with phosphorus, arsenic, selenium, sulfur, antimony, and hydrogen chloride as single contaminants or in combinations is discussed. Tests were performed using both anode- and electrolyte-supported cells in synthetic and actual coal gas for periods greater than 1000 hours. Post-test analyses were performed to identify reaction products formed and their distribution, and compared to phases expected from thermochemical modeling. The ultimate purpose of this work is to establish maximum permissible concentrations for impurities in coal gas, to aid in the selection of appropriate coal gas clean-up technologies.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Marina, O. A.; Pederson, L. R.; Gemmen, R.; Gerdes, K.; Finklea, H. & Celik, I. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Paul Leenhouts conducting students playing instruments]

Photograph of an Early Music Concert, March 2010. Paul Leenhouts conducts students playing instruments. Both Leenhouts and the students are dressed entirely in black and are performing on a wood stage in a large room.
Date: March 2010
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance evaluation of the R6R018 fuel plate using PLATE code (open access)

Performance evaluation of the R6R018 fuel plate using PLATE code

The paper presents results of performance evaluation of the R6R018 fuel plate using PLATE code. R6R018 is a U-7Mo dispersion type mini-plate with Al-3.5Si matrix irradiated in the RERTR-9B experiment. The design of this plate is prototypical of the planned LEONIDAS irradiation test. Therefore, a detailed performance analysis of this plate is important to confirm acceptable behavior in pile, and to provide baseline and justification for further analysis and testing. Specific results presented in the paper include fuel temperature history, growth of the interaction layer between the U-Mo and the matrix, swelling, growth of the corrosion layer, and degradation of thermal conductivity. The methodology of the analysis will be discussed including the newly developed capability to account for the formation of the interaction layer during fuel fabrication.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Medvedev, Pavel G. & Ozaltun, Hakan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Poblano v1.0 : a Matlab toolbox for gradient-based optimization. (open access)

Poblano v1.0 : a Matlab toolbox for gradient-based optimization.

We present Poblano v1.0, a Matlab toolbox for solving gradient-based unconstrained optimization problems. Poblano implements three optimization methods (nonlinear conjugate gradients, limited-memory BFGS, and truncated Newton) that require only first order derivative information. In this paper, we describe the Poblano methods, provide numerous examples on how to use Poblano, and present results of Poblano used in solving problems from a standard test collection of unconstrained optimization problems.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Dunlavy, Daniel M.; Acar, Evrim (Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA) & Kolda, Tamara Gibson (Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Power production and ADS (open access)

Power production and ADS

We describe the power production process in Accelerator Driven Sub-critical systems employing Thorium-232 and Uranium-238 as fuel and examine the demands on the power of the accelerator required.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Raja, Rajendran
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Precision moisture generation and measurement. (open access)

Precision moisture generation and measurement.

In many industrial processes, gaseous moisture is undesirable as it can lead to metal corrosion, polymer degradation, and other materials aging processes. However, generating and measuring precise moisture concentrations is challenging due to the need to cover a broad concentration range (parts-per-billion to percent) and the affinity of moisture to a wide range surfaces and materials. This document will discuss the techniques employed by the Mass Spectrometry Laboratory of the Materials Reliability Department at Sandia National Laboratories to generate and measure known gaseous moisture concentrations. This document highlights the use of a chilled mirror and primary standard humidity generator for the characterization of aluminum oxide moisture sensors. The data presented shows an excellent correlation in frost point measured between the two instruments, and thus provides an accurate and reliable platform for characterizing moisture sensors and performing other moisture related experiments.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Thornberg, Steven Michael; White, Michael I. & Irwin, Adriane Nadine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Investigation of Methods for Correcting for Variations in Solar Spectrum under Clear Skies (open access)

Preliminary Investigation of Methods for Correcting for Variations in Solar Spectrum under Clear Skies

Study of two methods for correcting Isc of PV modules for variations in solar spectrum: empirical relationships based on air mass, and spectral irradiance models and PV module spectral response data.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: Marion, B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary performance assessment of biotoxin detection for UWS applications using a MicroChemLab device. (open access)

Preliminary performance assessment of biotoxin detection for UWS applications using a MicroChemLab device.

In a multiyear research agreement with Tenix Investments Pty. Ltd., Sandia has been developing field deployable technologies for detection of biotoxins in water supply systems. The unattended water sensor or UWS employs microfluidic chip based gel electrophoresis for monitoring biological analytes in a small integrated sensor platform. This instrument collects, prepares, and analyzes water samples in an automated manner. Sample analysis is done using the {mu}ChemLab{trademark} analysis module. This report uses analysis results of two datasets collected using the UWS to estimate performance of the device. The first dataset is made up of samples containing ricin at varying concentrations and is used for assessing instrument response and detection probability. The second dataset is comprised of analyses of water samples collected at a water utility which are used to assess the false positive probability. The analyses of the two sets are used to estimate the Receiver Operating Characteristic or ROC curves for the device at one set of operational and detection algorithm parameters. For these parameters and based on a statistical estimate, the ricin probability of detection is about 0.9 at a concentration of 5 nM for a false positive probability of 1 x 10{sup -6}.
Date: March 1, 2010
Creator: VanderNoot, Victoria A.; Haroldsen, Brent L.; Renzi, Ronald F. & Shokair, Isaac R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in Honor of Women Airforce Service Pilots] (open access)

[Program: Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in Honor of Women Airforce Service Pilots]

Program for the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the WASPs, outlining the events of the ceremony and listing the persons involved. The front cover has the seal of the United States on it, and there is a gold rope and tassel around the program.
Date: March 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History