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2007-2008 Annual Progress Report for BPA Grant Exp Restore Walla Walla River Flow (open access)

2007-2008 Annual Progress Report for BPA Grant Exp Restore Walla Walla River Flow

WWBWC and its partners have been working on a wide variety of conservation and aquifer recharge related activities including: monitoring groundwater and surface water conditions, creating a geospatial database for the Walla Walla River valley (project focal area), expanding aquifer recharge testing at the HBDIC site and conducting an extensive outreach/education program by which to share the information, ideas and potential solutions to our current water management issues in this basin. This report is an outline of those activities and is accompanied by individual program-component (attached as appendices) reports for the areas that BPA is assisting to fund these on-the-ground projects along with the innovative research and monitoring being done to further aquifer recharge as a water management tool for the Pacific Northwest.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Bower, Bob
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advance Network Reservation and Provisioning for Science (open access)

Advance Network Reservation and Provisioning for Science

We are witnessing a new era that offers new opportunities to conduct scientific research with the help of recent advancements in computational and storage technologies. Computational intensive science spans multiple scientific domains, such as particle physics, climate modeling, and bio-informatics simulations. These large-scale applications necessitate collaborators to access very large data sets resulting from simulations performed in geographically distributed institutions. Furthermore, often scientific experimental facilities generate massive data sets that need to be transferred to validate the simulation data in remote collaborating sites. A major component needed to support these needs is the communication infrastructure which enables high performance visualization, large volume data analysis, and also provides access to computational resources. In order to provide high-speed on-demand data access between collaborating institutions, national governments support next generation research networks such as Internet 2 and ESnet (Energy Sciences Network). Delivering network-as-a-service that provides predictable performance, efficient resource utilization and better coordination between compute and storage resources is highly desirable. In this paper, we study network provisioning and advanced bandwidth reservation in ESnet for on-demand high performance data transfers. We present a novel approach for path finding in time-dependent transport networks with bandwidth guarantees. We plan to improve the current ESnet advance …
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Balman, Mehmet; Chaniotakis, Evangelos; Shoshani, Arie & Sim, Alex
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 262, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 262, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 191, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 191, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Clements, Clifford E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 55, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 55, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Cartwright, Brian & Velvin, Candace E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Breaking Down the Costs - What are Your Digitization Projects Really Costing?

This presentation discusses the costs and values of digital collections. It looks at the digital collections held at the University of North Texas (UNT) and does a cost comparison of the options based on their choices including the expenses that are related to building their digital collections.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Belden, Dreanna
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[CentralWorld, view from below]

Photograph of CentralWorld in Bangkok, Thailand, taken during a performance by the One O'Clock Lab Band. This photograph shows audience members watching the band play from five of the shopping center's eight stories. A sculpture is hanging from the ceiling.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Characterization of secondary phases in modified vertical bridgman growth czt (open access)

Characterization of secondary phases in modified vertical bridgman growth czt

CdZnTe or 'CZT' crystals are highly suitable for use as a room temperature based spectrometer for the detection and characterization of gamma radiation. Over the last decade, the methods for growing high quality CZT have improved the quality of the produced crystals however there are material features that can influence the performance of these materials as radiation detectors. For example, various structural heterogeneities within the CZT crystals, such as twinning, pipes, grain boundaries (polycrystallinity), and secondary phases (SP) can have a negative impact on the detector performance. In this study, a CZT material was grown by the modified vertical Bridgman growth (MVB) method with zone leveled growth without excess Te in the melt. Visual observations of material from the growth of this material revealed significant voids and SP. Three samples from this material was analyzed using various analytical techniques to evaluate its electrical properties, purity and detector performance as radiation spectrometers and to determine the morphology, dimension and elemental/structural composition of one of the SP in this material. This material was found to have a high resistivity but poor radiation spectrometer performance. It had SP that were rich in polycrystalline aluminum oxide (Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}), metallic Te and polycrystalline CdZnTe …
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Duff, Martine
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy (open access)

China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy

The bilateral relationship between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China (PRC) is vitally important, touching on a wide range of areas including, among others, economic policy, security, foreign relations, and human rights. This report addresses relevant policy questions in current U.S.-China relations, discusses trends and key legislation in the current Congress, and provides a chronology of developments and high-level exchanges.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 08, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 08, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisitions: How DOD Acquires Weapon Systems and Recent Efforts to Reform the Process (open access)

Defense Acquisitions: How DOD Acquires Weapon Systems and Recent Efforts to Reform the Process

This report will outline the Department of Defense's (DOD) defense acquisition structure, discuss recent major reports addressing defense acquisition, and consider recent DOD efforts to improve how the department acquires weapon systems. This report also includes a description of recent congressional efforts to reform DOD's acquisition process.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisitions: How DOD Acquires Weapon Systems and Recent Efforts to Reform the Process (open access)

Defense Acquisitions: How DOD Acquires Weapon Systems and Recent Efforts to Reform the Process

This report outlines the Department of Defense's (DOD) defense acquisition structure, discusses recent major reports addressing defense acquisition, and considers recent DOD efforts to improve the acquisition of weapon systems. It also includes a description of recent congressional efforts to reform the DOD's acquisition process.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DWPF CATALYTIC HYDROGEN GENERATION PROGRAM - REVIEW OF CURRENT STATUS (open access)

DWPF CATALYTIC HYDROGEN GENERATION PROGRAM - REVIEW OF CURRENT STATUS

Significant progress has been made in the past two years in improving the understanding of acid consumption and catalytic hydrogen generation during the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) processing of waste sludges in the Sludge Receipt and Adjustment Tank (SRAT) and Slurry Mix Evaporator (SME). This report reviews issues listed in prior internal reviews, describes progress with respect to the recommendations made by the December 2006 external review panel, and presents a summary of the current understanding of catalytic hydrogen generation in the DWPF Chemical Process Cell (CPC). Noble metals, such as Pd, Rh, and Ru, are historically known catalysts for the conversion of formic acid into hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Rh, Ru, and Pd are present in the DWPF SRAT feed as by-products of thermal neutron fission of {sup 235}U in the original waste. Rhodium appears to become most active for hydrogen as the nitrite ion concentration becomes low (within a factor of ten of the Rh concentration). Prior to hydrogen generation, Rh is definitely active for nitrite destruction to N{sub 2}O and potentially active for nitrite to NO formation. These reactions are all consistent with the presence of a nitro-Rh complex catalyst, although definite proof for the existence …
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Koopman, D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
EVALUATION OF RANGE ESTIMATES FOR TOYOTA FCHV-ADV UNDER OPEN ROAD DRIVING CONDITIONS (open access)

EVALUATION OF RANGE ESTIMATES FOR TOYOTA FCHV-ADV UNDER OPEN ROAD DRIVING CONDITIONS

The objective of this evaluation was to independently and objectively verify driving ranges of >400 miles announced by Toyota for its new advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle (FCHV-adv) utilizing 70 MPa compressed hydrogen. To accomplish this, participants from both Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) witnessed and participated in a 2-vehicle evaluation with Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA) over a typical open road route for over 11 hours in one day with all relevant data recorded. SRNL and TEMA first entered into discussions of verifying the range of the advanced Toyota Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle (FCHV-adv) in August 2008 resulting from reported 400+ mile range by Toyota. After extended negotiations, a CRADA agreement, SRNS CRADA No. CR-04-003, was signed on May 6, 2009. Subsequently, on June 30, 2009 SRNL and NREL participated in an all-day evaluation of the FCHV-adv with TEMA to determine the real-world driving range of this vehicle through on-road driving on an extended round-trip drive between Torrance and San Diego, California. SRNL and NREL observed the vehicles being refueled at Toyota's headquarters the day before the evaluation in Torrance, CA on June 29. At 8:00 AM on …
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Anton, D.; Wipke, K. & Sprik, S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Pittman, Jerry & Wray, Kelly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program: Overview and Issues (open access)

FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program: Overview and Issues

Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), as federal law and a program activity, began in 1997. Congress established a pilot program, which FEMA named "Project Impact," to test the concept of investing prior to disasters to reduce the vulnerability of communities to future disasters. From its beginnings as "Project Impact" to its current state, the PDM program has grown in its level of appropriated resources and the scope of participation nationwide. Along with that growth have come issues for Congressional consideration, including the approach for awarding grant funds, the eligibility of certain applicants, the eligibility of certain projects, the degree of commitment by state and local governments, and related questions. This report discusses PDM, "Project Impact," and related legislative issues that Congress currently faces.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: McCarthy, Francis X. & Keegan, Natalie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program: Overview and Issues (open access)

FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program: Overview and Issues

This report discusses Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), "Project Impact," and related legislative issues that Congress currently faces. PDM, as federal law and a program activity, began in 1997. Congress established a pilot program, which FEMA named "Project Impact," to test the concept of investing prior to disasters to reduce the vulnerability of communities to future disasters.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: McCarthy, Francis X. & Keegan, Natalie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
First-principles electronic and elastic properties of plutonium metal (open access)

First-principles electronic and elastic properties of plutonium metal

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Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Soderlind, P.; Landa, A. & Klepeis, J. E.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fuelcell-Hybrid Mine loader (LHD) (open access)

Fuelcell-Hybrid Mine loader (LHD)

The fuel cell hybrid mine loader project, sponsored by a government-industry consortium, was implemented to determine the viability of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells in underground mining applications. The Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored this project with cost-share support from industry. The project had three main goals: (1) to develop a mine loader powered by a fuel cell, (2) to develop associated metal-hydride storage and refueling systems, and (3) to demonstrate the fuel cell hybrid loader in an underground mine in Nevada. The investigation of a zero-emissions fuel cell power plant, the safe storage of hydrogen, worker health advantages (over the negative health effects associated with exposure to diesel emissions), and lower operating costs are all key objectives for this project.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Dippo, James L; Erikson, Tim & Hess, Kris
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications (open access)

The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications

The world has entered a global recession that is causing widespread business contraction, increases in unemployment, and shrinking government revenues. The crisis has exposed fundamental weaknesses in financial systems worldwide, demonstrated how interconnected and interdependent economies are today, and has posed vexing policy dilemmas. This report describes the financial crisis in detail, including various countries' methods of coping with and adapting to the situation; the role of Congress in the solution and recovery process; and the Obama Administration proposal for financial regulatory reform.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Nanto, Dick K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gordon Research Conference on Radiation & Climate in 2009, July 5 -10 (open access)

Gordon Research Conference on Radiation & Climate in 2009, July 5 -10

The 2009 Gordon Research Conference on Radiation and Climate will present cutting-edge research on the outstanding issues in global climate change with focus on the radiative forcing and sensitivity of the climate system and associated physical processes. The Conference will feature a wide range of topics, including grand challenges in radiation and climate, radiative forcing, climate feedbacks, cloud processes in climate system, hydrological cycle in changing climate, absorbing aerosols and Asian monsoon, recent climate changes, and geo-engineering. The invited speakers will present the recent most important advances and future challenges in these areas. The Conference will bring together a collection of leading investigators who are at the forefront of their field, and will provide opportunities for scientists especially junior scientists and graduate students to present their work in poster format and exchange ideas with leaders in the field. The collegial atmosphere of this Conference, with programmed discussion sessions as well as opportunities for informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, provides an avenue for scientists from different disciplines to brainstorm and promotes cross-disciplinary collaborations in the various research areas represented.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: Fu, Quiang
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 97, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 97, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 98, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 98, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 274, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 274, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2009

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: July 10, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History