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An Audit Report on the Commission on State Emergency Communications' Implementation of Phase 1 of Wireless 9-1-1 Improvements (open access)

An Audit Report on the Commission on State Emergency Communications' Implementation of Phase 1 of Wireless 9-1-1 Improvements

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to whether or not the Commission on State Emergency Communications successfully completed Phase I of the 9-1-1 wireless improvements set forth in Federal Communications Commission Docket 94-102 for 75 percent of the population served by the state 9-1-1 program by September 1, 2000, as required by statute.
Date: October 2000
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
BAYESIAN INSIGHTS ON DISCLOSURE LIMITATION: MASK OR IMPUTE? (open access)

BAYESIAN INSIGHTS ON DISCLOSURE LIMITATION: MASK OR IMPUTE?

Statistical agencies seek to disseminate useful data while keeping low the risk of statistical confidentiality disclosure. Recognizing that reidentification of data is generally inadequate to protect its confidentiality against attack by a data snooper, agencies restrict the data they release for general use. Typically, these restricted data procedures have involved transformation or masking of the original, collected data through such devices as adding noise, topcoding, data swapping, and recoding. Recently, proposals have been put forth for the release of synthetic data, simulated from models constructed from the original data. This paper gives a framework for the comparison of masking and synthetic data as two approaches to disclosure limitation. Particular attention is paid to data utility and disclosure risk. Examples of instantiation of masking and of synthetic data construction are provided to illustrate the concepts. Particular attention is paid to data swapping. Insights drawn from the Bayesian paxadigm are provided.
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: KELLER-MCNULTY, S. & DUNCAN, G.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 310, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 1, 2000 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 310, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 1, 2000

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beryllium-Ceramic Compatibility Tests (open access)

Beryllium-Ceramic Compatibility Tests

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Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Robert J. Hanrahan, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Biennial Report on Recommended Adjustments to the Classification Salary Schedules (open access)

A Biennial Report on Recommended Adjustments to the Classification Salary Schedules

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to examining general salary trends in industry and other governmental units, discussing other factors which influence salaries, and providing recommendations for adjustments in compensation for state employees.
Date: October 2000
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Biennial Report on Recommended Changes to the Position Classification Plan (open access)

A Biennial Report on Recommended Changes to the Position Classification Plan

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to providing recommendations for changes to the Position Classification Plan (Plan) in order to ensure that the Plan effectively meets the needs of its users.
Date: October 2000
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bioavailability of Organic Solvents in Soils: Input into Biologically Based Dose-Response Models for Human Risk Assessments - Final Report (open access)

Bioavailability of Organic Solvents in Soils: Input into Biologically Based Dose-Response Models for Human Risk Assessments - Final Report

Compared to dermal exposures with neat or aqueous compound, little is understood about the dermal bioavailability of solvents in soil, dust, sludge, or sediment matrices. Therefore, research in this project was designed to provide an understanding of the influence of various environmental factors on the kinetics and bioavailability of solvent-laden soils.
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Webster, R. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Border Business Indicators, Volume 24, Number 10, October 2000 (open access)

Border Business Indicators, Volume 24, Number 10, October 2000

Monthly publication documenting statistics related to economic information in the Mexico-Texas border areas including types of border crossings, employment, customs revenues, and other related data.
Date: October 2000
Creator: Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brookhaven National Laboratory Institutional Plan FY2001--FY2005 (open access)

Brookhaven National Laboratory Institutional Plan FY2001--FY2005

Brookhaven National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary laboratory in the Department of Energy National Laboratory system and plays a lead role in the DOE Science and Technology mission. The Laboratory also contributes to the DOE missions in Energy Resources, Environmental Quality, and National Security. Brookhaven strives for excellence in its science research and in facility operations and manages its activities with particular sensitivity to environmental and community issues. The Laboratory's programs are aligned continuously with the goals and objectives of the DOE through an Integrated Planning Process. This Institutional Plan summarizes the portfolio of research and capabilities that will assure success in the Laboratory's mission in the future. It also sets forth BNL strategies for our programs and for management of the Laboratory. The Department of Energy national laboratory system provides extensive capabilities in both world class research expertise and unique facilities that cannot exist without federal support. Through these national resources, which are available to researchers from industry, universities, other government agencies and other nations, the Department advances the energy, environmental, economic and national security well being of the US, provides for the international advancement of science, and educates future scientists and engineers.
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Davis, S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
CAPILLARY BARRIERS IN UNSATURATED FRACTURED ROCKS (open access)

CAPILLARY BARRIERS IN UNSATURATED FRACTURED ROCKS

This work presents modeling studies investigating the effects of capillary barriers on fluid-flow and tracer-transport processes in the unsaturated zone of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, a potential site for storing high-level radioactive waste. These studies are designed to identify factors controlling the formation of capillary barriers and to estimate their effects on the extent of possible large-scale lateral flow in unsaturated fracture rocks. The modeling approach is based on a continuum formulation of coupled multiphase fluid and tracer transport through fractured porous rock. Flow processes in fractured porous rock are described using a dual-continuum concept. In addition, approximate analytical solutions are developed and used for assessing capillary-barrier effects in fractured rocks. This study indicates that under the current hydrogeologic conceptualization of Yucca Mountain, strong capillary-barrier effects exist for significantly diverting moisture flow.
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Wu, Y.S.; Zhang, W.; Pan, L.; Hinds, J. & Bodvarsson, G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
CARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATION THROUGH CONTROLLED PHOTOSYNTHESIS (open access)

CARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATION THROUGH CONTROLLED PHOTOSYNTHESIS

This research was undertaken to meet the need for a robust portfolio of carbon management options to ensure continued use of coal in electrical power generation. In response to this need, the Ohio Coal Research Center at Ohio University developed a novel technique to control the emissions of CO{sub 2} from fossil-fired power plants by growing organisms capable of converting CO{sub 2} to complex sugars through the process of photosynthesis. Once harvested, the organisms could be used in the production of fertilizer, as a biomass fuel, or fermented to produce alcohols. In this work, a mesophilic organism, Nostoc 86-3, was examined with respect to the use of thermophilic algae to recycle CO{sub 2} from scrubbed stack gases. The organisms were grown on stationary surfaces to facilitate algal stability and promote light distribution. The testing done throughout the year examined properties of CO{sub 2} concentration, temperature, light intensity, and light duration on process viability and the growth of the Nostoc. The results indicate that the Nostoc species is suitable only in a temperature range below 125 F, which may be practical given flue gas cooling. Further, results indicate that high lighting levels are not suitable for this organism, as bleaching occurs …
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cat's Claw (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 1, 2000 (open access)

Cat's Claw (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 1, 2000

Monthly student newspaper from Archer City High School in Archer City, Texas that includes news and information of interest to students along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
CCT, A CODE TO AUTOMATE THE DESIGN OF COUPLED CAVITIES (open access)

CCT, A CODE TO AUTOMATE THE DESIGN OF COUPLED CAVITIES

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Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: SMITH, P.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
CHARACTERIZATION OF A LARGE-VOLUME, MULTI-ELEMENT CDZNTE DETECTOR (open access)

CHARACTERIZATION OF A LARGE-VOLUME, MULTI-ELEMENT CDZNTE DETECTOR

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Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: PRETTYMAN, T.; BROWNE, M. & AL, ET
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Characterization of Sidewall and Planar Surfaces of Electroformed LIGA Parts (open access)

Characterization of Sidewall and Planar Surfaces of Electroformed LIGA Parts

The nature of surfaces and the way they interact with each other during sliding contact can have a direct bearing on the performance of a microelectromechanical (MEMS) device. Therefore, a study was undertaken to characterize the surfaces of LIGA fabricated Ni and Cu components. Sidewall and planar surfaces were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Surface roughness was quantified using the AFM. Post-processing (e.g. lapping, removal of polymer film) can profoundly influence the morphology of LIGA components. Edge rounding and smearing of ductile materials during lapping can result in undesirable sidewall morphologies. By judicious selection of AFM scan sizes, the native roughness ({approximately}10 nm RMS) can be distinguished from that arising due to post processing, e.g. scratches, debris, polymer films. While certain processing effects on morphology such as those due to lapping or release etch can be controlled, the true side wall morphology appears to be governed by the morphology of the polymer mold or by the electroforming process itself, and may be much less amenable to modification.
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Prasad, Somuri V.; Hall, Aaron C. & Dugger, Michael T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
CHARGE COUPLING OF INTRINSIC JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS (open access)

CHARGE COUPLING OF INTRINSIC JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS

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Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: HELM, C.; KELLER, J. & AL, ET
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chopping effect observed at cathodic arc initiation (open access)

Chopping effect observed at cathodic arc initiation

This article is about the Chopping effect observed at cathodic arc initiation. It is argued that current chopping at the rising edge is similar to the current chopping effect that is well-known for the arc current approaching current-zero.
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Anders, Andre
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 57, No. 10, Ed. 1, October 2000 (open access)

The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 57, No. 10, Ed. 1, October 2000

Monthly newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date: October 2000
Creator: McBride, Bailey & LaMascus, R. Scott
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
CLASSICAL KINETIC MECHANISMS DESCRIBING HETEROGENEOUS OZONE DEPLETION (open access)

CLASSICAL KINETIC MECHANISMS DESCRIBING HETEROGENEOUS OZONE DEPLETION

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Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: HENSON, B. & ROBINSON, J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Code One, Volume 15, Number 4, October 2000 (open access)

Code One, Volume 15, Number 4, October 2000

Quarterly publication of the Lockheed Martin plant in Fort Worth, Texas describing their products, research, and employees, as well as articles about pilots and others using the aircraft they produce.
Date: October 2000
Creator: Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comparison of Three Bed Packings for the Biological Removal of Nitric Oxide from Gas Streams (open access)

Comparison of Three Bed Packings for the Biological Removal of Nitric Oxide from Gas Streams

Environmental and health issues coupled with increasingly stringent nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission standards indicates a need for the development of alternative low-cost technologies for the removal of NOx from gas streams. Biological NOx conversion offers promise as a novel treatment method. Thermophilic denitrifying bacteria indigenous to composts and soils are capable of converting NOx to environmentally benign nitrogen via a dissimilatory reductive pathway. The present study compares the performance of three bioreactor packing materials (compost, perlite, and biofoam) for the removal of nitric oxide (NO) from a simulated wet-scrubbed combustion gas. Although all three materials performed well (>85% NO removal) at residence times of 70-80 seconds, the compost performed better than the other materials at shorter residence times (13-44 seconds). The perlite and biofoam materials, however, both offer long-term thermal stability and lower pressure drop compared with compost. The feasibility of biological NOx conversion processes will depend on the combined factors of NOx removal ability and pressure drop. The results presented here suggest that the compost, perlite and biofoam systems, subject to further optimization, offer potential for the biological removal of NOx from gas streams.
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Lee, Brady Douglas; Flanagan, W. P.; Barnes, Charles Marshall; Barrett, Karen B.; Zaccardi, Larry Bryan & Apel, William Arnold
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comprehensive Testing to Measure the Response of Styrene Butadiene Rubber to Hanford Tank Waste Simulant (open access)

Comprehensive Testing to Measure the Response of Styrene Butadiene Rubber to Hanford Tank Waste Simulant

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Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Nigrey, P. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
COMPUTER STUDY OF ISOTOPE PRODUCTION FOR MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS IN HIGH POWER ACCELERATORS (open access)

COMPUTER STUDY OF ISOTOPE PRODUCTION FOR MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS IN HIGH POWER ACCELERATORS

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Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Mashnik, S. G.; Wilson, W. B. & Van Riper, K. A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
COMPUTERIZED TOOL FOR PREDICTING NUCLEAR MATERIALS USAGE AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN PRODUCTION PROCESSES (open access)

COMPUTERIZED TOOL FOR PREDICTING NUCLEAR MATERIALS USAGE AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN PRODUCTION PROCESSES

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Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Hench, Karen W.; Owens, Sammi D.; Yarbro, Tresa F. & Wilson, Sandra E.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library