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2009 Hanford Site Annual Illness and Injury Surveillance Report (open access)

2009 Hanford Site Annual Illness and Injury Surveillance Report

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) commitment to assuring the health and safety of its workers includes the conduct of epidemiologic surveillance activities that provide an early warning system for health problems among workers. The Illness and Injury Surveillance Program monitors illnesses and health conditions that result in an absence of workdays, occupational injuries and illnesses, and disabilities and deaths among current workers.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Illness and Injury Prevention Programs.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2010 Solar Program Peer Review Report: An Independent Evaluation of Program Activities for FY2009 and FY2010 (open access)

2010 Solar Program Peer Review Report: An Independent Evaluation of Program Activities for FY2009 and FY2010

This document summarizes the recommendations and evaluations provided by an independent external panel of experts at the DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program's 2010 Program Review meeting, held on May 24?27, 2010, in Washington, D.C.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Program, DOE Solar Energy Technologies
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
3HE RECOVERY FROM A TRITIUM-AGED LANA75 SAMPLE (open access)

3HE RECOVERY FROM A TRITIUM-AGED LANA75 SAMPLE

{sup 3}He recovery is a topic of recent interest. One potential recovery source is from metal hydride materials once used to store tritium, as the decay product, {sup 3}He, is primarily trapped in the metal lattice, usually in bubbles, with such materials. In 2001, a Tritium Exposure Program (TEP) sample known as LANA75-SP1 was retired and the material was removed from the test cell and stored. Subsequently scoping temperature programmed desorption (TPD) experiments were conducted on that material to see what it might take to drive out He and residual H isotopes (the heel). Two experiments consisted of heating the sample in the presence of an excess of tin (the so-called Sn fusion experiment), and one was a simple TPD with no additives. Prior data on the so-called '21-month bed' material in the 1980's had produced {approx}21 cc of gas per gram of a LANA30 material (LaNi4.7Al0.3), with approximately 67% of that being {sup 3}He and the rest being D{sub 2} (Fig.3). However, the material had to be heated in excess of 850 C to obtain that level. Heating to less produced approximately half that amount of gas. The data also showed that {sup 3}He was released at different temperatures …
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Shanahan, K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion and Family Planning-Related Provisions in U.S. Foreign Assistance Legislation and Policy (open access)

Abortion and Family Planning-Related Provisions in U.S. Foreign Assistance Legislation and Policy

This report details legislation and policies that restrict or place requirements on U.S. funding of abortion or family planning activities abroad. The level and extent of federal funding for these activities is an ongoing and controversial issue in U.S. foreign assistance and will likely continue to be a point of contention during the 112th Congress.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstraction Augmented Markov Models (open access)

Abstraction Augmented Markov Models

Article discussing the abstraction augmented Markov models.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Caragea, Cornelia; Silvescu, Adrian; Caragea, Doina & Honavar, Vasant
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adult Attachment Patterns, Mental Representation of Self, and Faith: Mediators of Childhood Trauma and Affect-Behavior Regulations in Adulthood (open access)

Adult Attachment Patterns, Mental Representation of Self, and Faith: Mediators of Childhood Trauma and Affect-Behavior Regulations in Adulthood

The purpose of this study was to investigate psychological mechanism by which four intra- and inter-personal characteristics of an individual (anxious and avoidant adult attachment patterns, images of self, and religious faith) mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and each of three affect-behavior regulation problems in adulthood (symptoms of depression, disordered eating behaviors, and substance abuse). A total of 401 college student participants completed a packet of 18 surveys including 10 surveys used in the present study. Structural equation modeling was used to test each of three hypothesized structural models (Depression, Eating Disturbances, and Substance Abuse). A series of multi-group analyses conducted to test if each of three hypothesized models is invariant across gender indicated no significant difference between females and males. Thus, the data were combined across gender to test for mediated effects in each of three hypothesized models. The results indicated: (a) for the hypothesized model for depression, anxious attachment patterns, avoidant attachment patterns, and negative self-images, but not religious faith, fully mediated the relationship between childhood trauma and symptoms of depression; (b) for the model for eating disturbances, anxious attachment and negative images of self, but not avoidant attachment and religious faith, fully mediated the association between …
Date: December 2010
Creator: Han, GiBaeg
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced atom chips with two metal layers. (open access)

Advanced atom chips with two metal layers.

A design concept, device layout, and monolithic microfabrication processing sequence have been developed for a dual-metal layer atom chip for next-generation positional control of ultracold ensembles of trapped atoms. Atom chips are intriguing systems for precision metrology and quantum information that use ultracold atoms on microfabricated chips. Using magnetic fields generated by current carrying wires, atoms are confined via the Zeeman effect and controllably positioned near optical resonators. Current state-of-the-art atom chips are single-layer or hybrid-integrated multilayer devices with limited flexibility and repeatability. An attractive feature of multi-level metallization is the ability to construct more complicated conductor patterns and thereby realize the complex magnetic potentials necessary for the more precise spatial and temporal control of atoms that is required. Here, we have designed a true, monolithically integrated, planarized, multi-metal-layer atom chip for demonstrating crossed-wire conductor patterns that trap and controllably transport atoms across the chip surface to targets of interest.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Stevens, James E.; Blain, Matthew Glenn; Benito, Francisco M. & Biedermann, Grant
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Condenser Boosts Geothermal Power Plant Output (Fact Sheet), The Spectrum of Clean Energy Innovation (open access)

Advanced Condenser Boosts Geothermal Power Plant Output (Fact Sheet), The Spectrum of Clean Energy Innovation

When power production at The Geysers geothermal power complex began to falter, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) stepped in, developing advanced condensing technology that dramatically boosted production efficiency - and making a major contribution to the effective use of geothermal power. NREL developed advanced direct-contact condenser (ADCC) technology to condense spent steam more effectively, improving power production efficiency in Unit 11 by 5%.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Fuels Campaign FY 2010 Accomplishments Report (open access)

Advanced Fuels Campaign FY 2010 Accomplishments Report

The Fuel Cycle Research and Development (FCRD) Advanced Fuels Campaign (AFC) Accomplishment Report documents the high-level research and development results achieved in fiscal year 2010. The AFC program has been given responsibility to develop advanced fuel technologies for the Department of Energy (DOE) using a science-based approach focusing on developing a microstructural understanding of nuclear fuels and materials. The science-based approach combines theory, experiments, and multi-scale modeling and simulation aimed at a fundamental understanding of the fuel fabrication processes and fuel and clad performance under irradiation. The scope of the AFC includes evaluation and development of multiple fuel forms to support the three fuel cycle options described in the Sustainable Fuel Cycle Implementation Plan4: Once-Through Cycle, Modified-Open Cycle, and Continuous Recycle. The word “fuel” is used generically to include fuels, targets, and their associated cladding materials. This document includes a brief overview of the management and integration activities; but is primarily focused on the technical accomplishments for FY-10. Each technical section provides a high level overview of the activity, results, technical points of contact, and applicable references.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Braase, Lori
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Wind Turbine Drivetrain Concepts: Workshop Report, June 29-30, 2010 (open access)

Advanced Wind Turbine Drivetrain Concepts: Workshop Report, June 29-30, 2010

This report presents key findings from the Department of Energy's Advanced Drivetrain Workshop, held on June 29-30, 2010 in Broomfield, Colorado, to assess different advanced drivetrain technologies, their relative potential to improve the state-of-the-art in wind turbine drivetrains, and the scope of research and development needed for their commercialization in wind turbine applications.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: DOE, EERE
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Age, Volume 32, Number 12, December 2010 (open access)

The Age, Volume 32, Number 12, December 2010

Monthly publication containing information related to Chambers County, Texas, including current events of the Chambers County Historical Commission, the Wallisville Heritage Park, and the Chambers County historical and genealogical societies; reprinted newspaper articles about county events and citizens; and historical news and records.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Wallisville Heritage Park (Organization)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Cooled Electric Chillers, Purchasing Specifications for Energy-Efficient Products (Fact Sheet) (open access)

Air-Cooled Electric Chillers, Purchasing Specifications for Energy-Efficient Products (Fact Sheet)

Energy efficiency purchasing specifications for federal procurements of air-cooled electric chillers.
Date: December 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Alberto Ginastera and the Guitar Chord: An Analytical Study (open access)

Alberto Ginastera and the Guitar Chord: An Analytical Study

The guitar chord (a sonority based on the open strings of the guitar) is one of Alberto Ginastera's compositional trademarks. The use of the guitar chord expands throughout forty years, creating a common link between different compositional stages and techniques. Chapters I and II provide the historical and technical background on Ginastera's life, oeuvre and scholar research. Chapter IV explores the origins of the guitar chord and compares it to similar specific sonorities used by different composers to express extra-musical ideas. Chapter V discusses Ginastera's initial uses and modifications of the guitar chord. Chapter VI explores the use of the guitar chord as a referential sonority based on Variaciones Concertantes, Op. 23: I-II, examining vertical (subsets) and horizontal (derivation of motives) aspects. Chapter VII explores uses of trichords and hexachords derived from the guitar chord in the Sonata for Guitar Op. 47.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Gaviria, Carlos A.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Alignment of Middle School Core TEKS with Visual Arts TEKS (open access)

Alignment of Middle School Core TEKS with Visual Arts TEKS

This descriptive study uses a qualitative, content analysis to examine the middle school visual arts and core Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) to determine the potential common learning activities that can be aligned between the two. By performing an alignment of the potential common learning activities present in the middle school visual art TEKS and the middle school core TEKS, I demonstrate that there is a foundation for curriculum integration in the Texas middle school visual arts classroom.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Hartman, Jennifer
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aliovalent titanium substitution in layered mixed Li Ni-Mn-Co oxides for lithium battery applications (open access)

Aliovalent titanium substitution in layered mixed Li Ni-Mn-Co oxides for lithium battery applications

Improved electrochemical characteristics are observed for Li[Ni1/3Co1/3-yMyMn1/3]O2 cathode materials when M=Ti and y<0.07, compared to the baseline material, with up to 15percent increased discharge capacity.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Kam, Kinson & Doeff, Marca M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 257, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 2010 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 257, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Analysis of Biodiesel Blends Samples Collected in the United States in 2008 (Revised) (open access)

Analysis of Biodiesel Blends Samples Collected in the United States in 2008 (Revised)

NREL sampled and tested the quality of U.S. B20 (20% biodiesel, 80% petroleum diesel) in 2008; 32 samples from retail locations and fleets were tested against a proposed ASTM D7467 B6-B20 specification, now in effect.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Alleman, T. L.; Fouts, L. & McCormick, R. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Off-Board Powered Thermal Preconditioning in Electric Drive Vehicles: Preprint (open access)

Analysis of Off-Board Powered Thermal Preconditioning in Electric Drive Vehicles: Preprint

Following a hot or cold thermal soak, vehicle climate control systems (air conditioning or heat) are required to quickly attain a cabin temperature comfortable to the vehicle occupants. In a plug-in hybrid electric or electric vehicle (PEV) equipped with electric climate control systems, the traction battery is the sole on-board power source. Depleting the battery for immediate climate control results in reduced charge-depleting (CD) range and additional battery wear. PEV cabin and battery thermal preconditioning using off-board power supplied by the grid or a building can mitigate the impacts of climate control. This analysis shows that climate control loads can reduce CD range up to 35%. However, cabin thermal preconditioning can increase CD range up to 19% when compared to no thermal preconditioning. In addition, this analysis shows that while battery capacity loss over time is driven by ambient temperature rather than climate control loads, concurrent battery thermal preconditioning can reduce capacity loss up to 7% by reducing pack temperature in a high ambient temperature scenario.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Barnitt, R. A.; Brooker, A. D.; Ramroth, L.; Rugh , J. & Smith, K. A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of SNL/MSU/DOE fatigue database trends for wind turbine blade materials. (open access)

Analysis of SNL/MSU/DOE fatigue database trends for wind turbine blade materials.

This report presents an analysis of trends in fatigue results from the Montana State University program on the fatigue of composite materials for wind turbine blades for the period 2005-2009. Test data can be found in the SNL/MSU/DOE Fatigue of Composite Materials Database which is updated annually. This is the fifth report in this series, which summarizes progress of the overall program since its inception in 1989. The primary thrust of this program has been research and testing of a broad range of structural laminate materials of interest to blade structures. The report is focused on current types of infused and prepreg blade materials, either processed in-house or by industry partners. Trends in static and fatigue performance are analyzed for a range of materials, geometries and loading conditions. Materials include: sixteen resins of three general types, five epoxy based paste adhesives, fifteen reinforcing fabrics including three fiber types, three prepregs, many laminate lay-ups and process variations. Significant differences in static and fatigue performance and delamination resistance are quantified for particular materials and process conditions. When blades do fail, the likely cause is fatigue in the structural detail areas or at major flaws. The program is focused strongly on these issues …
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Mandell, John F. (Montana State University, Bozeman, MT); Ashwill, Thomas D.; Wilson, Timothy J. (Montana State University, Bozeman, MT); Sears, Aaron T. (Montana State University, Bozeman, MT); Agastra, Pancasatya (Montana State University, Bozeman, MT); Laird, Daniel L. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Annual Report on Classified Employee Turnover for Fiscal Year 2010 (open access)

An Annual Report on Classified Employee Turnover for Fiscal Year 2010

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the classified state employee turnover rate for Fiscal Year 2010. This report provides and analyzes information on employee turnover and identifies the reasons cited by separating workers for leaving state employment.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arsentiy Kharitonov and Babette le Roux perform Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63, 1]

Photograph of University of North Texas students Arsentiy Kharitonov (piano) and Babette le Roux (cello) playing Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63 during a concert hosted by the Center for Chamber Music Studies in Voertman Hall.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Arsentiy Kharitonov and Babette le Roux perform Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63, 2]

Photograph of University of North Texas students Arsentiy Kharitonov (piano) and Babette le Roux (cello) playing Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63 during a concert hosted by the Center for Chamber Music Studies in Voertman Hall.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment of neutron skyshine near unmodified Accumulator Debuncher storage rings under Mu2e operational conditions (open access)

Assessment of neutron skyshine near unmodified Accumulator Debuncher storage rings under Mu2e operational conditions

Preliminary plans for providing the proton beam needed by the proposed Mu2e experiment at Fermilab will require the transport of 8 GeV protons to the Accumulator/Debuncher where they be processed into an intensity and time structure useful for the experiment. The intensities involved are far greater that those encountered with antiprotons of the same kinetic energy in the same beam enclosures under Tevatron Collider operational conditions, the operating parameters for which the physical facilities of the Antiproton Source were designed. This note explores some important ramifications of the proposed operation for radiation safety and demonstrates the need for extensive modifications of significant portions of the shielding of the Accumulator Debuncher storage rings; notably that underneath the AP Service Buildings AP10, AP30, and AP50. While existing shielding is adequate for the current operating mode of the Accumulator/Debuncher as part of the Antiproton Source used in the Tevatron Collider program, without significant modifications of the shielding configuration in the Accumulator/Debuncher region and/or beam loss control systems far more effective than seen in most applications at Fermilab, the proposed operational mode for Mu2e is not viable for the following reasons: 1. Due to skyshine alone, under normal operational conditions large areas of the …
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Cossairt, J.Donald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Atomic magnetometer for human magnetoencephalograpy. (open access)

Atomic magnetometer for human magnetoencephalograpy.

We have developed a high sensitivity (&lt;5 fTesla/{radical}Hz), fiber-optically coupled magnetometer to detect magnetic fields produced by the human brain. This is the first demonstration of a noncryogenic sensor that could replace cryogenic superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometers in magnetoencephalography (MEG) and is an important advance in realizing cost-effective MEG. Within the sensor, a rubidium vapor is optically pumped with 795 laser light while field-induced optical rotations are measured with 780 nm laser light. Both beams share a single optical axis to maximize simplicity and compactness. In collaboration with neuroscientists at The Mind Research Network in Albuquerque, NM, the evoked responses resulting from median nerve and auditory stimulation were recorded with the atomic magnetometer and a commercial SQUID-based MEG system with signals comparing favorably. Multi-sensor operation has been demonstrated with two AMs placed on opposite sides of the head. Straightforward miniaturization would enable high-density sensor arrays for whole-head magnetoencephalography.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Schwindt, Peter & Johnson, Cort N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library