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$D^0 \bar{D}^0$ Mixing at BaBar (open access)

$D^0 \bar{D}^0$ Mixing at BaBar

This article reviews the recent measurement of D{sup 0}-{bar D}{sup 0} mixing with the D{sup 0} {yields} K{pi} decay channel from the BABAR experiment at the PEP-II B-Factory. Averages from the Heavy Flavor Averaging Group between this result and a previous result from BELLE are also presented.
Date: October 26, 2011
Creator: Coleman, Jonathon
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
200-DV-1OU Sediment and Pore Water Analysis and Report for Samples at Borehole C8096 (open access)

200-DV-1OU Sediment and Pore Water Analysis and Report for Samples at Borehole C8096

This is an analytical data report for sediment samples received at 200-DV-1 OU. On August 30, 2011 sediment samples were received from 200-DV-1 OU Borehole C8096 for geochemical studies. The analyses for this project were performed at the 331 building located in the 300 Area of the Hanford Site. The analyses were performed according to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) approved procedures and/or nationally recognized test procedures. The data sets include the sample identification numbers, analytical results, estimated quantification limits (EQL), and quality control data. The preparatory and analytical quality control requirements, calibration requirements, acceptance criteria, and failure actions are defined in the on-line QA plan 'Conducting Analytical Work in Support of Regulatory Programs' (CAW). This QA plan implements the Hanford Analytical Services Quality Assurance Requirements Documents (HASQARD) for PNNL.
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: Lindberg, Michael J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
1st Advanced Marine Renewable Energy Instrumentation Experts Workshop: April 5-7, 2011 (open access)

1st Advanced Marine Renewable Energy Instrumentation Experts Workshop: April 5-7, 2011

The U.S. marine energy industry is actively pursuing development of offshore wind and marine hydrokinetic (MHK) energy systems. Experience in the wind energy sector demonstrates that new technology development requires thorough measurement and characterization of the environmental conditions prevalent at installation sites and of technology operating in the field. Presently, there are no turn-key instrumentation system solutions that meet the measurement needs of the marine energy industry. The 1st Advanced Marine Renewable Energy Instrumentation Experts Workshop brought together technical experts from government laboratories, academia, and industry representatives from marine energy, wind, offshore oil and gas, and instrumentation developers to present and discuss the instrumentation needs of the marine energy industry. The goals of the meeting were to: (1) Share the latest relevant knowledge among technical experts; (2) Review relevant state-of-the-art field measurement technologies and methods; (3) Review lessons learned from recent field deployments; (4) Identify synergies across different industries; (5) Identify gaps between existing and needed instrumentation capabilities; (6) Understand who are the leading experts; (7) Provide a forum where stakeholders from the marine energy industry could provide substantive input in the development of new marine energy field deployable instrumentation packages.
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2010 Renewable Energy Data Book (Book) (open access)

2010 Renewable Energy Data Book (Book)

This Renewable Energy Data Book for 2010 provides facts and figures on energy in general, renewable electricity in the United States, global renewable energy development, wind power, solar energy, geothermal power, biopower, hydropower, advanced water power, hydrogen, renewable fuels, and clean energy investments.
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: Gelman, R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2010 Site Environmental Report (open access)

2010 Site Environmental Report

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) prepares an annual Site Environmental Report (SER) in accordance with DOE Order 231.1A, Environment, Safety and Health Reporting of the U.S. Department of Energy. The report is written to inform the public, regulators, employees, and other stakeholders of the Laboratory's environmental performance during the calendar year in review. Volume I of the SER summarizes environmental data; environmental management performance; compliance with applicable DOE, federal, state, and local regulations; and performance in restoration and surveillance monitoring programs. BNL has prepared annual SERs since 1971 and has documented nearly all of its environmental history since the Laboratory's inception in 1947. Volume II of the SER, the Groundwater Status Report, also is prepared annually to report on the status of and evaluate the performance of groundwater treatment systems at the Laboratory. Volume II includes detailed technical summaries of groundwater data and its interpretation, and is intended for internal BNL users, regulators, and other technically oriented stakeholders. A brief summary of the information contained in Volume II is included in Chapter 7, Groundwater Protection, of this volume. Both reports are available in print and as downloadable files on the BNL web page at http://www.bnl.gov/ewms/ser/. An electronic version on compact disc …
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: Ratel, K.; Lee, R; Remien, J; Hooda, B; Green, T; Williams, J et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2011 Marine Hydrokinetic Device Modeling Workshop: Final Report; March 1, 2011 (open access)

2011 Marine Hydrokinetic Device Modeling Workshop: Final Report; March 1, 2011

This report summarizes the NREL Marine and Hydrokinetic Device Modeling Workshop. The objectives for the modeling workshop were to: (1) Review the designs of existing MHK device prototypes and discuss design and optimization procedures; (2) Assess the utility and limitations of modeling techniques and methods presently used for modeling MHK devices; (3) Assess the utility and limitations of modeling methods used in other areas, such as naval architecture and ocean engineering (e.g., oil & gas industry); and (4) Identify the necessary steps to link modeling with other important components that analyze MHK devices (e.g., tank testing, PTO design, mechanical design).
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: Li, Y.; Reed, M. & Smith, B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ab-initio description of the electonic stopping power beyond Boron-Oppenheimer approximation (open access)

Ab-initio description of the electonic stopping power beyond Boron-Oppenheimer approximation

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Date: October 27, 2011
Creator: Schleife, A; Rinke, P; Bechstedt, F & de Walle, C
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abraham Model Correlations for Transfer of Neutral Molecules and Ions to Sulfolane (open access)

Abraham Model Correlations for Transfer of Neutral Molecules and Ions to Sulfolane

Article on Abraham model correlations for the transfer of neutral molecules and ions to sulfolane.
Date: October 15, 2011
Creator: Stephens, Timothy W.; De la Rosa, Nohelli E.; Saifullah, Mariam; Ye, Shulin; Chou, Vicky; Quay, Amanda N. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

[ABSE members at 2011 Homecoming Parade]

Photograph of members of the Alliance of Black School Educators (ABSE) at the 2011 UNT Homecoming Parade. A group of young women can be seen sitting in the bed of a pickup truck, surrounding a mannequin that has been decorated to look like Scrappy the Eagle. One woman in the center of the photograph is sitting with her back to the camera, wearing a t-shirt that reads, "FOR THE [HEART] OF CHILDREN / [ALLIANCE] OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS."
Date: October 22, 2011
Creator: Chaney, Ken
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Accelerating Commercialization of Algal Biofuels Through Partnerships (Brochure) (open access)

Accelerating Commercialization of Algal Biofuels Through Partnerships (Brochure)

This brochure describes National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) algal biofuels research capabilities and partnership opportunities. NREL is accelerating algal biofuels commercialization through: (1) Advances in applied biology; (2) Algal strain development; (3) Development of fuel conversion pathways; (4) Techno-economic analysis; and (5) Development of high-throughput lipid analysis methodologies. NREL scientists and engineers are addressing challenges across the algal biofuels value chain, including algal biology, cultivation, harvesting and extraction, and fuel conversion. Through partnerships, NREL can share knowledge and capabilities in the following areas: (1) Algal Biology - A fundamental understanding of algal biology is key to developing cost-effective algal biofuels processes. NREL scientists are experts in the isolation and characterization of microalgal species. They are identifying genes and pathways involved in biofuel production. In addition, they have developed a high-throughput, non-destructive technique for assessing lipid production in microalgae. (2) Cultivation - NREL researchers study algal growth capabilities and perform compositional analysis of algal biomass. Laboratory-scale photobioreactors and 1-m2 open raceway ponds in an on-site greenhouse allow for year-round cultivation of algae under a variety of conditions. A bioenergy-focused algal strain collection is being established at NREL, and our laboratory houses a cryopreservation system for long-term maintenance of algal cultures and …
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Accelerating transient simulation of linear reduced order models. (open access)

Accelerating transient simulation of linear reduced order models.

Model order reduction (MOR) techniques have been used to facilitate the analysis of dynamical systems for many years. Although existing model reduction techniques are capable of providing huge speedups in the frequency domain analysis (i.e. AC response) of linear systems, such speedups are often not obtained when performing transient analysis on the systems, particularly when coupled with other circuit components. Reduced system size, which is the ostensible goal of MOR methods, is often insufficient to improve transient simulation speed on realistic circuit problems. It can be shown that making the correct reduced order model (ROM) implementation choices is crucial to the practical application of MOR methods. In this report we investigate methods for accelerating the simulation of circuits containing ROM blocks using the circuit simulator Xyce.
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: Thornquist, Heidi K.; Mei, Ting; Keiter, Eric Richard & Bond, Brad
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Accelerators, Beams And Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators And Beams (open access)

Accelerators, Beams And Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators And Beams

Accelerator science and technology have evolved as accelerators became larger and important to a broad range of science. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams was established to serve the accelerator community as a timely, widely circulated, international journal covering the full breadth of accelerators and beams. The history of the journal and the innovations associated with it are reviewed.
Date: October 24, 2011
Creator: Siemann, R. H.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Access Framework: Model Text (November 2011): An Act to Establish a Framework for Development of Offshore Wind Power (open access)

Access Framework: Model Text (November 2011): An Act to Establish a Framework for Development of Offshore Wind Power

The model offshore wind power legislation focused on two aspects: compensation for use of ocean space and environmental assessment. In particular, the model legislation recommends the adoption of a rent and royalty scheme that is premised on high rent and low royalties in order to stimulate qualified bids from developers who are motivated to begin production as early as possible and to discourage sham bidding. The model legislation also includes a provision that sets royalties at a lower rate in the early years of project operation, and that provides states with the discretion to waive or defer rent and/or royalties for a period of time to meet the goals and objectives of energy independence, job creation, reduced emissions of conventional pollutants and greenhouse gases and increased state requirements for electricity from renewable sources. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) is structured to provide a systematic and interdisciplinary evaluation of the potential positive and negative life-cycle effects of a proposed offshore wind project on the physical, biological, cultural and socio-economic attributes of the project.
Date: October 22, 2011
Creator: Firestone, Jeremy & Crompton, Dawn Kurtz
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate (open access)

Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

This report discusses the current debate over "net neutrality." While there is no single accepted definition of "net neutrality," most agree that any such definition should include the general principles that owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the Internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network, and they should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network.
Date: October 25, 2011
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ace the Warhawk prop on TMNT Homecoming float]

Photograph of a papier-mâché sculpture of Ace the Warhawk, the mascot for the University of Louisiana-Monroe, on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles themed float at the 2011 UNT Homecoming Parade. ULM and UNT were opponents at the 2011 Homecoming football game. The mascot can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera and reaching both arms out in front of himself. Students in TMNT t-shirts are standing around him with their backs to the camera.
Date: October 22, 2011
Creator: Chaney, Ken
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Acoustic Imaging Evaluation of Juvenile Salmonid Behavior in the Immediate Forebay of the Water Temperature Control Tower at Cougar Dam, 2010 (open access)

Acoustic Imaging Evaluation of Juvenile Salmonid Behavior in the Immediate Forebay of the Water Temperature Control Tower at Cougar Dam, 2010

This report presents the results of an evaluation of juvenile Chinook salmonid (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) behavior in the immediate forebay of the Water Temperature Control (WTC) tower at Cougar Dam in 2010. The study was conducted by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The overall goal of the study was to characterize juvenile salmonid behavior and movement patterns in the immediate forebay of the WTC tower for fisheries resource managers to use to make decisions on bioengineering designs for long-term structures and/or operations to facilitate safe downstream passage for juvenile salmonids. We collected acoustic imaging (Dual-Frequency Identification Sonar; DIDSON) data from February 1, 2010 through January 31, 2011 to evaluate juvenile salmonid behavior year-round in the immediate forebay surface layer of the WTC tower (within 20 m, depth 0-5 m). From October 28, 2010 through January 31, 2011 a BlueView acoustic camera was also deployed in an attempt to determine its usefulness for future studies as well as augment the DIDSON data. For the DIDSON data, we processed a total of 35 separate 24-h periods systematically covering every other week in the 12-month study. Two different 24-hour periods were processed for the BlueView data for …
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: Khan, Fenton; Johnson, Gary E.; Royer, Ida M.; Phillips, Nathan RJ; Hughes, James S.; Fischer, Eric S. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adiabatic index in shock-compressed Be (open access)

Adiabatic index in shock-compressed Be

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Date: October 12, 2011
Creator: Glenzer, S H; Fortmann, C; Lee, H. J.; Doeppner, T.; Falcone, R. W.; Kritcher, A. L. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adoption Tax Credit: IRS Can Reduce Audits and Refund Delays (open access)

Adoption Tax Credit: IRS Can Reduce Audits and Refund Delays

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The federal adoption tax credit, established in 1996, was amended in 2010. These amendments included making the credit refundable (meaning taxpayers could receive payments in excess of their tax liability) and increasing the maximum allowable credit to $13,170 of qualified adoption expenses for tax year 2010. As of August 20, 2011, taxpayers filed just under 100,000 returns, claiming about $1.2 billion in adoption credits. Following these changes, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) developed a strategy for processing adoption credit claims. GAO was asked to (1) describe IRS's strategy for ensuring compliance with the adoption credit for the 2011 filing season, (2) assess IRS's related communication with taxpayers and stakeholders, and (3) assess its processing and audit of claims. To conduct its analysis, GAO analyzed IRS data and documents, interviewed IRS officials, observed IRS examiners, and interviewed other stakeholders."
Date: October 20, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Advocate, Volume 16, Issue 4, October-December 2011 (open access)

The Advocate, Volume 16, Issue 4, October-December 2011

Quarterly update providing information on environmental regulations for small businesses and local governments in Texas.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aerodynamic and Performance Measurements on a SWT-2.3-101 Wind Turbine (open access)

Aerodynamic and Performance Measurements on a SWT-2.3-101 Wind Turbine

This paper provides an overview of a detailed wind turbine field experiment being conducted at NREL under U.S. Department of Energy sponsorship. The purpose of the experiment is to obtain knowledge about the aerodynamics, performance, noise emission and structural characteristics of the Siemens SWT-2.3-101 wind turbine.
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: Medina, P.; Singh, M.; Johansen, J.; Jove, A.R.; Machefaux, E.; Fingersh, L. J. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerogel-Based Insulation for High-Temperature Industrial Processes (open access)

Aerogel-Based Insulation for High-Temperature Industrial Processes

Under this program, Aspen Aerogels has developed an industrial insulation called Pyrogel HT, which is 4-5 times more thermally efficient than current non-aerogel technology. Derived from nanoporous silica aerogels, Pyrogel HT was specifically developed to address a high temperature capability gap not currently met with Aspen Aerogels{trademark} flagship product, Pyrogel XT. Pyrogel XT, which was originally developed on a separate DOE contract (DE-FG36-06GO16056), was primarily optimized for use in industrial steam processing systems, where application temperatures typically do not exceed 400 C. At the time, further improvements in thermal performance above 400 C could not be reasonably achieved for Pyrogel XT without significantly affecting other key material properties using the current technology. Cumulative sales of Pyrogel HT into domestic power plants should reach $125MM through 2030, eventually reaching about 10% of the total insulation market share in that space. Global energy savings would be expected to scale similarly. Over the same period, these sales would reduce domestic energy consumption by more than 65 TBtu. Upon branching out into all industrial processes in the 400 C-650 C regime, Pyrogel HT would reach annual sales levels of $150MM, with two-thirds of that being exported.
Date: October 13, 2011
Creator: Evans, Owen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerosol Mass Spectrometry via Laser-Induced Incandescence Particle Vaporization Final Report (open access)

Aerosol Mass Spectrometry via Laser-Induced Incandescence Particle Vaporization Final Report

We have successfully developed and commercialized a soot particle aerosol mass spectrometer (SP-AMS) instrument to measure mass, size, and chemical information of soot particles in ambient environments. The SP-AMS instrument has been calibrated and extensively tested in the laboratory and during initial field studies. The first instrument paper describing the SP-AMS has been submitted for publication in a peer reviewed journal and there are several related papers covering initial field studies and laboratory studies that are in preparation. We have currently sold 5 SP-AMS instruments (either as complete systems or as SP modules to existing AMS instrument operators).
Date: October 20, 2011
Creator: Onasch, Timothy B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai, to address corruption within the Afghan government. The report also includes discussion of election fraud and corruption in Afghanistan.
Date: October 11, 2011
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Agenda: The Dallas Way, October 20, 2011] (open access)

[Agenda: The Dallas Way, October 20, 2011]

Agenda for the October 20th meeting of the Dallas Way listing the topics to discuss.
Date: October 20, 2011
Creator: The Dallas Way
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library