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Ecological Data in Support of the Tank Closure and Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement. Part 2: Results of Spring 2007 Field Surveys (open access)

Ecological Data in Support of the Tank Closure and Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement. Part 2: Results of Spring 2007 Field Surveys

This review provides an evaluation of potential impacts of actions that have been proposed under various alternatives to support the closure of the high level waste tanks on the Hanford Site. This review provides a summary of data collected in the field during the spring of 2007 at all of the proposed project sites within 200 East and 200 West Areas, and at sites not previously surveyed. The primary purpose of this review is to provide biological data that can be incorporated into or used to support the Tank Closure and Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: Sackschewsky, Michael R. & Downs, Janelle L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrokinetic Hydrogen Generation from Liquid WaterMicrojets (open access)

Electrokinetic Hydrogen Generation from Liquid WaterMicrojets

We describe a method for generating molecular hydrogen directly from the charge separation effected via rapid flow of liquid water through a metal orifice, wherein the input energy is the hydrostatic pressure times the volume flow rate. Both electrokinetic currents and hydrogen production rates are shown to follow simple equations derived from the overlap of the fluid velocity gradient and the anisotropic charge distribution resulting from selective adsorption of hydroxide ions to the nozzle surface. Pressure-driven fluid flow shears away the charge balancing hydronium ions from the diffuse double layer and carries them out of the aperture. Downstream neutralization of the excess protons at a grounded target electrode produces gaseous hydrogen molecules. The hydrogen production efficiency is currently very low (ca. 10-6) for a single cylindrical jet, but can be improved with design changes.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: Duffin, Andrew M. & Saykally, Richard J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhancement of Biogenic Coalbed Methane Production and Back Injection of Coalbed Methane Co-Produced Water (open access)

Enhancement of Biogenic Coalbed Methane Production and Back Injection of Coalbed Methane Co-Produced Water

Biogenic methane is a common constituent in deep subsurface environments such as coalbeds and oil shale beds. Coalbed methane (CBM) makes significant contributions to world natural gas industry and CBM production continues to increase. With increasing CBM production, the production of CBM co-produced water increases, which is an environmental concern. This study investigated the feasibility in re-using CBM co-produced water and other high sodic/saline water to enhance biogenic methane production from coal and other unconventional sources, such as oil shale. Microcosms were established with the selected carbon sources which included coal, oil shale, lignite, peat, and diesel-contaminated soil. Each microcosm contained either CBM coproduced water or groundwater with various enhancement and inhibitor combinations. Results indicated that the addition of nutrients and nutrients with additional carbon can enhance biogenic methane production from coal and oil shale. Methane production from oil shale was much greater than that from coal, which is possibly due to the greater amount of available Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) from oil shale. Inconclusive results were observed from the other sources since the incubation period was too low. WRI is continuing studies with biogenic methane production from oil shale.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: Jin, Song
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experimental and theoretical studies of particle generation afterlaser ablation of copper with background gas at atmosphericpressure (open access)

Experimental and theoretical studies of particle generation afterlaser ablation of copper with background gas at atmosphericpressure

Laser ablation has proven to be an effective method for generating nanoparticles; particles are produced in the laser induced vapor plume during the cooling stage. To understand the in-situ condensation process, a series of time resolved light scattering images were recorded and analyzed. Significant changes in the condensation rate and the shape of the condensed aerosol plume were observed in two background gases, helium and argon. The primary particle shape and size distribution were measured using a transmission electron microscope (TEM), a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a differential mobility analyzer (DMA). The gas dynamics simulation included nucleation and coagulation within the vapor plume, heat and mass transfer from the vapor plume to the background gas, and heat transfer to the sample. The experimental data and the calculated evolution of the shape of the vapor plume showed the same trend for the spatial distribution of the condensed particles in both background gases. The simulated particle size distribution also qualitatively agreed with the experimental data. It was determined that the laser energy, the physical properties of the background gas (conductivity, diffusivity and viscosity), and the shape of the ablation system (ablation chamber and the layout of the sample) have strong effects …
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: Wen, Sy-Bor; Mao, Xianglei; Greif, Ralph & Russo, Richard E.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exporting Software and the Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Patent Law: Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp. (open access)

Exporting Software and the Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Patent Law: Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp.

Generally speaking, United States patent law does not have extraterritorial effect. The exception, however, is § 271(f) of the Patent Act, which makes it an act of patent infringement to manufacture within the United States the components of a patented invention and then export those disassembled parts for combination abroad into an end product. This report discusses Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp. (550 U.S. ___ , No. 05-1056, decided April 30, 2007), in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that software companies are not liable for patent infringement under § 271(f) when they export software that has been embodied in machine-readable, physical form (a CD-ROM, for example), with the intent that such software be copied abroad for installation onto foreign-manufactured computers.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: Bush, Kent
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Facilitating Oil Industry Access to Federal Lands through Interagency Data Sharing (open access)

Facilitating Oil Industry Access to Federal Lands through Interagency Data Sharing

Much of the environmental and technical data useful to the oil and gas industry and regulatory agencies is now contained in disparate state and federal databases. Delays in coordinating permit approvals between federal and state agencies translate into increased operational costs and stresses for the oil and gas industry. Making federal lease stipulation and area restriction data available on state agency Web sites will streamline a potential lessors review of available leases, encourage more active bidding on unleased federal lands, and give third-party operators independent access to data who otherwise may not have access to lease restrictions and other environmental data. As a requirement of the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is in the process of inventorying oil and natural gas resources beneath onshore federal lands and the extent and nature of any stipulation, restrictions, or impediments to the development of these resources. The EPCA Phase 1 Inventory resulted in a collection of GIS coverage files organized according to numerous lease stipulation reference codes. Meanwhile, state agencies also collect millions of data elements concerning oil and gas operations. Much of the oil and gas data nationwide is catalogued in the Ground Water Protection Council's …
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: Jehn, Paul & Grunewald, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Direct Investment: Current Issues (open access)

Foreign Direct Investment: Current Issues

This report presents an overview of current issues related to foreign direct investment in the economy and the development of U.S policy toward inward and outward direct investment. It also assesses the role of foreign direct investment in the economy and the costs and benefits of direct investment.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: Jackson, James
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Funeral Program for Laura Elizabeth Hale, May 13, 2007] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Laura Elizabeth Hale, May 13, 2007]

Funeral program for Laura Elizabeth Hale, born January 25, 1929 and died May 25, 2007. The funeral was held May 31, 2007 at Calvary Baptist Church, officiated by Pastor Kevin L. Nelson. Funeral arrangements were made through Meadowlawn Memorial Park and she was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Laura Elizabeth Hale, May 31, 2007] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Laura Elizabeth Hale, May 31, 2007]

Funeral program for Laura Elizabeth Hale, born January 25, 1929 and died May 25, 2007. The funeral was held Thursday, May 31, 2007 at Calvary Baptist Church, officiated by Pastor Kevin L. Nelson. Funeral arrangements were made through Meadowlawn Memorial Park and she was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Murray Ledell Slaughter, May 31, 2007] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Murray Ledell Slaughter, May 31, 2007]

Funeral program for Mr. Murray Ledell Slaughter, born May 26, 1926 and died May 26, 2007. The funeral was held Thursday, May 31, 2007 at St. Philip's Episcopal Church, officiated by The Reverend Dr. Milbrew Davis. Funeral arrangements were made through Sutton-Sutton Mortuary, Incorporated and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Sharon G. Donald, May 31, 2007] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Sharon G. Donald, May 31, 2007]

Funeral program for Minister Sharon G. Donald, born June 18, 1958. The funeral was held May 31, 2007 at New Life Christian Center, officiated by Pastor LaSalle R. Vaughn II. The funeral arrangements were made through Carter-Taylor-Williams Mortuary and she was buried in Southern Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007 (open access)

Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Garber, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: Hogan, Vickie Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Generalized Eigensolver based on Smoothed Aggregation (GES-SA) for Initializing Smoothed Aggregation Multigrid (SA) (open access)

A Generalized Eigensolver based on Smoothed Aggregation (GES-SA) for Initializing Smoothed Aggregation Multigrid (SA)

Consider the linear system Ax = b, where A is a large, sparse, real, symmetric, and positive definite matrix and b is a known vector. Solving this system for unknown vector x using a smoothed aggregation multigrid (SA) algorithm requires a characterization of the algebraically smooth error, meaning error that is poorly attenuated by the algorithm's relaxation process. For relaxation processes that are typically used in practice, algebraically smooth error corresponds to the near-nullspace of A. Therefore, having a good approximation to a minimal eigenvector is useful to characterize the algebraically smooth error when forming a linear SA solver. This paper discusses the details of a generalized eigensolver based on smoothed aggregation (GES-SA) that is designed to produce an approximation to a minimal eigenvector of A. GES-SA might be very useful as a standalone eigensolver for applications that desire an approximate minimal eigenvector, but the primary aim here is for GES-SA to produce an initial algebraically smooth component that may be used to either create a black-box SA solver or initiate the adaptive SA ({alpha}SA) process.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: Brezina, M; Manteuffel, T; McCormick, S; Ruge, J; Sanders, G & Vassilevski, P S
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007 (open access)

Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: Preuss, L. M., III & True, David G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Arlington-Grand Prairie, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007 (open access)

The Greensheet (Arlington-Grand Prairie, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007 (open access)

The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 53, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007 (open access)

The Greensheet (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 53, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 199, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007 (open access)

Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 199, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 200, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007 (open access)

Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 200, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 201, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007 (open access)

Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 201, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007 (open access)

Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Hondo, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Honduran-U.S. Relations (open access)

Honduran-U.S. Relations

This report examines current political and economic conditions in Honduras as well as issues in Honduran-U.S. relations.
Date: May 31, 2007
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P. & Olhero, Nelson
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library