A photograph of a paper with information about the 15th Annual Celebración Banquet. It reads "Bienvenido/Welcome Master of Ceremonies Mr. Jorge Becerra; Oración/Invocation Miss Priscila Cardenas; La Cena/Dinner Served; Mariachi Aguila UNT; Presentación/Keynote Address Ms. Xitlalt Herrera; Gracias/Closing Thanks; Denton Florist, Bloomfield Florist, For donating the centerpieces; Está fuerza en la unidad/There is strength in Unity".

A photograph of a paper with information about the 15th Annual Celebración Banquet. It reads "Bienvenido/Welcome Master of Ceremonies Mr. Jorge Becerra; Oración/Invocation Miss Priscila Cardenas; La Cena/Dinner Served; Mariachi Aguila UNT; Presentación/Keynote Address Ms. Xitlalt Herrera; Gracias/Closing Thanks; Denton Florist, Bloomfield Florist, For donating the centerpieces; Está fuerza en la unidad/There is strength in Unity".

A photograph of the Multicultural Center welcome table at the 15th Annual Celebración Banquet. It has their table cloth on it and there are several papers on the table for guests to take.

During this quarter, work was focused on characterizing the stability of layered composite membranes in a one hundred percent permeate environment. Permeation data was also collected on cermets as a function of thickness. A thin film deposition procedure was used to deposit dense thin BCY/Ni onto a tubular porous support. Thin film tubes were then tested for permeation at ambient pressure. Process flow diagrams were prepared for inclusion of hydrogen separation membranes into IGCC power plants under varying conditions. Finally, membrane promoted alkane dehydrogenation experiments were performed.

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

A photograph of Andrea Robledo and a guest seated at the 2004 Fall Multicultural Center's La Raza Graduation event. They are at one of the banquet tables and there are other tables behind them. They also have food and drinks in front of them.

A photograph of Andrea Robledo and others speaking to each other at the Multicultural Center's La Raza Graduation event. They are gathered in one of the conference rooms on the UNT campus and there are banquet tables arranged behind them.

A photograph of Andrea Robledo speaking to another guest at the Multicultural Center's La Raza Graduation event. They are gathered in one of the conference rooms on the UNT campus and there are banquet tables arranged behind them.

We present an alternative approach to optical probes that will ultimately allow us to measure chemical concentrations in microenvironments within cells and tissues. This approach is based on monitoring the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) response of functionalized metal nanoparticles (50-100 nm in diameter). SERS allows for the sensitive detection of changes in the state of chemical groups attached to individual nanoparticles and small clusters. Here, we present the development of a nanoscale pH meter. The pH response of these nanoprobes is tested in a cell-free medium, measuring the pH of the solution immediately surrounding the nanoparticles. Heterogeneities in the SERS signal, which can result from the formation of small nanoparticle clusters, are characterized using SERS correlation spectroscopy and single particle/cluster SERS spectroscopy. The response of the nanoscale pH meters is tested under a wide range of conditions to approach the complex environment encountered inside living cells and to optimize probe performance.

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A photograph of the 2004 Celebracion welcome table, hosted by the Multicultural Center. It has a table cloth with "Multicultural Center" and "University of North Texas" on it and the seal. There are papers and materials on it for people to take.

The purpose of this report is to evaluate and document the screening of the clad degradation features, events, and processes (FEPs) with respect to modeling used to support the Total System Performance Assessment-License Application (TSPA-LA). This report also addresses the effect of certain FEPs on both the cladding and the commercial spent nuclear fuel (CSNF), DOE-owned spent nuclear fuel (DSNF), and defense high-level waste (DHLW) waste forms, as appropriate to address the effects on multiple materials and both components (FEPs 2.1.09.09.0A, 2.1.09.11.0A, 2.1.11.05.0A, 2.1.12.02.0A, and 2.1.12.03.0A). These FEPs are expected to affect the repository performance during the postclosure regulatory period of 10,000 years after permanent closure. Table 1-1 provides the list of cladding FEPs, including their screening decisions (include or exclude). The primary purpose of this report is to identify and document the analysis, screening decision, and TSPA-LA disposition (for included FEPs) or screening argument (for excluded FEPs) for these FEPs related to clad degradation. In some cases, where a FEP covers multiple technical areas and is shared with other FEP reports, this report may provide only a partial technical basis for the screening of the FEP. The full technical basis for shared FEPs is addressed collectively by the sharing …

Weekly newspaper from Comanche, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Throughout its history, Congress has engaged in oversight of the executive branch — the review, monitoring, and supervision of the implementation of public policy. The first several Congresses inaugurated such important oversight techniques as special investigations, reporting requirements, resolutions of inquiry, and use of the appropriations process to review executive activity. Contemporary developments, moreover, have increased the legislature’s capacity and capabilities to check on and check the Executive. Public laws and congressional rules have measurably enhanced Congress’s implied power under the Constitution to conduct oversight.

Weekly newspaper from Cooper, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

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Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

The overall vision for FIRE [Fusion Ignition Research Experiment] is to develop and test the fusion plasma physics and plasma technologies needed to realize capabilities of the ARIES-RS/AT power plant designs. The mission of FIRE is to attain, explore, understand and optimize a fusion dominated plasma which would be satisfied by producing D-T [deuterium-tritium] fusion plasmas with nominal fusion gains {approx}10, self-driven currents of {approx}80%, fusion power {approx}150-300 MW, and pulse lengths up to 40 s. Achieving these goals will require the deployment of several key fusion technologies under conditions approaching those of ARIES-RS/AT. The FIRE plasma configuration with strong plasma shaping, a double null pumped divertor and all metal plasma-facing components is a 40% scale model of the ARIES-RS/AT plasma configuration. ''Steady-state'' advanced tokamak modes in FIRE with high beta, high bootstrap fraction, and 100% noninductive current drive are suitable for testing the physics of the ARIES-RS/A T operating modes. The development of techniques to handle power plant relevant exhaust power while maintaining low tritium inventory is a major objective for a burning plasma experiment. The FIRE high-confinement modes and AT-modes result in fusion power densities from 3-10 MWm{sup -3} and neutron wall loading from 2-4 MWm{sup -2} which …