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Agricultural Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Agricultural Issues in the 110th Congress

This report considers the issues the 110th Congress was confronted with in relation to agriculture and the issues inherited from the 109th Congress. The report also includes details about the upcoming farm bill and the usual problems that are examined with the creation of a new farm bill.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 219, Ed. 1 Monday, December 11, 2006 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 219, Ed. 1 Monday, December 11, 2006

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Analysis of Shot Noise Propagation and Amplificationin Harmonic Cascade FELs (open access)

An Analysis of Shot Noise Propagation and Amplificationin Harmonic Cascade FELs

The harmonic generation process in a harmonic cascade (HC) FEL is subject to noise degradation which is proportional to the square of the total harmonic order. In this paper, we study the shot noise evolution in the first-stage modulator and radiator of a HC FEL that produces the dominant noise contributions. We derive the effective input noise for a modulator operating in the low-gain regime, and analyze the radiator noise for a density-modulated beam. The significance of these noise sources in different harmonic cascade designs is also discussed.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Huang, Z.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 16, Ed. 1 Monday, December 11, 2006 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 16, Ed. 1 Monday, December 11, 2006

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Clements, Clifford E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Caustic Waste-Soil Weathering Reactions and Their Impacts on Trace Contaminant Migration and Sequestration (open access)

Caustic Waste-Soil Weathering Reactions and Their Impacts on Trace Contaminant Migration and Sequestration

The principal goal of this project was to assess the molecular nature and stability of radionuclide immobilization during weathering reactions in bulk Hanford sediments and their high surface area clay mineral constitutents.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Chorover, Dr. Jon; Mueller, Dr. Karl T.; O'Day, Dr. Peggy & Serne, R. Jeff
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues (open access)

China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues

This report discusses the national security problem of China's role in weapons proliferation and issues related to the U.S. policy response, including legislation, since the mid-1990's.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress

Concern has grown in Congress and elsewhere about China's military modernization. The topic is an increasing factor in discussions over future required U.S. Navy capabilities. The issue for Congress addressed in this report is: How should China's military modernization be factored into decisions about U.S. Navy programs?
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Clarice Luce and Judy Johnston sitting]

Photograph of Clarice Luce (Christmas vest) and Judy Johnston (purple blouse) at the UNT Libraries' 2006 Holiday Dinner, sitting at a decorated table. They appear to be having a conversation.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Mears, Michelle M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Clarice Luce and Judy Johnston sitting #2]

Photograph of Clarice Luce (Christmas vest) and Judy Johnston (purple blouse) at the UNT Libraries' 2006 Holiday Dinner, sitting at a decorated table. They appear to be having a conversation.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Mears, Michelle M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Closeup of Lynne Wright and Paula Arreguin]

Photograph of Lynne Wright (left) and Paula Arreguin (center) having a conversation at the UNT Libraries' 2006 Holiday Dinner.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Mears, Michelle M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collboration: Interfacial Soil Chemistry of Radionuclides in the Unsaturated Zone (open access)

Collboration: Interfacial Soil Chemistry of Radionuclides in the Unsaturated Zone

The principal goal of this project was to assess the molecular nature and stability of radionuclide immoblization during weathering reactions in bulk Hanford sediments and their high surface area clay mineral constituents. We focused on the unique aqueous geochemical conditions that are representative of waste-impacted locations in the Hanford site vadose zone; high ionic strength, high pH and high Al concentrations. The specific objectives of the work were to measure the coupling of clay mineral weathering and contaminant uptake kinetics of Cs, Sr and I; determine the molecular structure of contaminant binding sites and their change with weathering time during and after exposure to synthetic tank waste leachate; establish the stability of neoformed weathering products and their sequestered contaminbants upon exposure of the solids to more natural soil solutaions afer remofal of the caustic waste source; and integrate macroscopic, microscopic and spectroscopic data to distinguish labile from non-labile contaminant binding environments, including their dependence on system composition and weathering time.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Mueller, Karl T.; Chorover, Don; O'Day, Peggy; Serne, R. Jeff; Crosson, Garry; Bowers, Geoffrey et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparative Experimental Study of X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy on Passivated U Surfaces (open access)

Comparative Experimental Study of X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy on Passivated U Surfaces

X-ray absorption spectroscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy are complementary analytical techniques on energy and spatial resolution. These techniques are based on the same fundamental physical process of core excitation with either an incident photon or incident electron. In the proper experimental configuration the electron and photon inelastic scattering amplitudes are comparable and thus the x-ray and electron absorption edges look identical. We have applied these two complementary analytical techniques to investigate the electronic structure of C ion implanted U. Implantation of C{sup +} ions into U{sup 238} has been shown to produce a physically and chemically modified surface layer that passivates the surface preventing further air oxidation and corrosion. Comparison of the resultant spectra reveal that transitions between the initial state and a series of final states yield numerous strong features at the absorption edge that can provide structural information and information on the local chemical environment, including the character of the U 5f state.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Nelson, A.; Moberlychan, W.; Bliss, R. A.; Siekhaus, W.; Felter, T. & Denliner, J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Criminal Money Laundering Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

Criminal Money Laundering Legislation in the 109th Congress

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Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Death Penalty: An Abridged Look at Capital Punishment Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

The Death Penalty: An Abridged Look at Capital Punishment Legislation in the 109th Congress

This report provides an abridged look at Capital Punishment Legislation in the 109th Congress regarding the Death Penalty.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Death Penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

The Death Penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 109th Congress

This report discusses legislation regarding the death penalty in the 109th Congress. The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act (Reauthorization Act) contains a number of death penalty related provisions. Some create new federal capital offenses; some add the death penalty as a sentencing option in the case of preexisting federal crimes; some alter the procedural attributes of federal capital cases. Other proposals offered during the 109th Congress would have followed the same pattern: some new crimes; some new penalties for old crimes; and some procedural adjustments. Only one of the other proposals, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, passed, although at least one House approved several others. Three proposals do not fit the pattern; they either would have abolished the death penalty as a federal sentencing alternative or would have imposed a moratorium upon executions.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Decorated Tables and Guests]

Photograph of (standing L-R) Clarice Luce, Larry Luce, Cathy Hartman and other guests at the UNT Libraries' 2006 Holiday Dinner.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Mears, Michelle M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Procurement: Full Funding Policy — Background, Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Defense Procurement: Full Funding Policy — Background, Issues, and Options for Congress

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Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald & Daggett, Stephen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Derivative, Risk Management, and Policy in the Energy Markets (open access)

Derivative, Risk Management, and Policy in the Energy Markets

This report provides a systematic guide to understanding the use of financial derivative contracts in the energy industry, focusing specifically on the petroleum and natural gas sectors.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Pirog, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Derivatives, Risk Management, and Policy in the Energy Markets (open access)

Derivatives, Risk Management, and Policy in the Energy Markets

This report provides a systematic guide to understanding the use of financial derivative contracts in the energy industry, focusing specifically on the petroleum and natural gas sectors.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Pirog, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of a Quantum-Limited Microwave Amplifier using a dc Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (dc-SQUID) (open access)

Development of a Quantum-Limited Microwave Amplifier using a dc Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (dc-SQUID)

This report summarizes the research performed on the LDRD project 02-ERD-071 to develop a quantum-limited microwave amplifier based on a dc Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (dc-SQUID). This project began in June 2002 and concluded in May 2005. This project produced the lowest noise temperature amplifiers ever produced, both in absolute terms and in relation to the Standard Quantum Limit. Being an order of magnitude lower in noise than the best HFET devices available, they are of great interest to a number of groups. Potential applications are numerous, from dark-matter searches to national security applications in Quantum Information Processing. Collaborations started during this project are continuing with the goal of single-spin detection using the rf-SET. Publications are forthcoming covering both the experimental results and the theoretical modeling. The most important publication with the noise temperature results will appear after the low frequency follow-up experiment. The other publications in production cover the input impedance measurements and the resulting transmission line models.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Kinion, D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Don Grose standing]

Photograph of Dr. B. Donald Grose, Dean of Libraries, at the UNT Libraries' 2006 Holiday Dinner. Dr. Grose is holding a drink in his hand and appears to be having a conversation with someone.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Mears, Michelle M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Donna Arnold Playing Piano]

Photograph of Donna Arnold playing the piano at the UNT Libraries' 2006 Holiday Dinner. The dinner was held in the Wesleyan Foundation Methodist Center on Campus.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Mears, Michelle M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Spending: Statutory and Congressional Rules (open access)

Emergency Spending: Statutory and Congressional Rules

This report provides statutory and Congressional Rules on Emergency Spending which has significance in both procedural and budgetary terms. BEA placed statutory limits on the level of federal spending.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency: FY2007 Appropriations Highlights (open access)

Environmental Protection Agency: FY2007 Appropriations Highlights

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Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Bearden, David M. & Esworthy, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library