Texas Pecan Pest Management Newsletter, Volume 93, Number 4, May 1993 (open access)

Texas Pecan Pest Management Newsletter, Volume 93, Number 4, May 1993

Newsletter focusing on pecan disease and pest control in Texas, including prevention, identification, treatment, and educational opportunities.
Date: May 12, 1993
Creator: Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 19, Pages 2423-2542 May 12, 2023 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 19, Pages 2423-2542 May 12, 2023

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 12, 2023
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bill of Costs – Who, What, When, Where, Why? (open access)

The Bill of Costs – Who, What, When, Where, Why?

Document intended for clerks regarding information about bills of costs, answering questions about how they are to be prepared, directed, etc. based on opinions from the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Wood, Ted
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Preliminary Leaching Investigation of Babrosco and Afrikander Lease Residues (open access)

Preliminary Leaching Investigation of Babrosco and Afrikander Lease Residues

Leaching and filtration tests were conducted on dump samples and current residues from Afrikander Lease and Babrosco properties on the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Date: May 12, 1952
Creator: Hollis, R. F. & Lynch, J. T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plutonium Oxide- Plastic Mixtures for Critical Mass Studies (open access)

Plutonium Oxide- Plastic Mixtures for Critical Mass Studies

Critical mass experiments to be conducted at HAPO will require dilute and concentrated plutonium solutions. Since very high plutonium concentrations (~2,000 g/l) cannot be attained in pumpable solutions, solid plutonium compounds will be utilized for this phase of the work. Mixtures of plutonium oxide and polyethylene, methyl methacrylate or paraffin compacted in containers have been considers for use in highly-concentrated plutonium systems of known hydrogen to plutonium atomic ratio (H/Pu).
Date: May 12, 1960
Creator: Crocker, H. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Design Criteria of a Consumable Electrode Welder for Water Mixing Fuel Elements (open access)

Design Criteria of a Consumable Electrode Welder for Water Mixing Fuel Elements

During the period when the writer mixing fuel element was being evaluated, a small Litton glass lathe and a General Electric Fillerarc welder were used to weld the mixing spool to the fuel element. Due to the condition of these units and to the numerous difficulties encountered with them, it was deemed necessary to design and procure a semi automatic welding unit which could weld in excess of three hundred fuel elements per day.
Date: May 12, 1959
Creator: Hanson. G. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uniformity Of Output From A Low-Amplitude Plane-Wave Nitroguanidine Explosive System (open access)

Uniformity Of Output From A Low-Amplitude Plane-Wave Nitroguanidine Explosive System

In the Plowshare Program many calculations of the effects of underground explosions are made. Usually these are done on high-speed digital computers. The effects are calculated for ranges up to hundreds of meters from the explosion; at these ranges pressures become less than one kilobar. In order to make these calculations, information about the properties of the materials involved is required. Benedick [13] has developed a low-pressure, plane-wave lens using nitroguanidine. It was decided to use a similar lens in the Plowshare Program. A number of lenses were built using Benedick's technique. This report is of a study of simultaneity and pressure uniformity of these lenses, with some attempts at development of a reflection pressure vs particle velocity curve for them.
Date: May 12, 1964
Creator: Hearst, Joseph R. & Geesaman, L. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis for Oxide in Thorium Metal (open access)

Analysis for Oxide in Thorium Metal

Abstract. to estimate the oxygen picked up by thorium in casting a rapid method of running the acid insoluble content was developed. the quickest procedure consists of reacting with mixed acids, fuming with perchloric and filtration to separate the "free" thorium from the "combined". The precipitate is ignited and weighed as thorium dioxide.
Date: May 12, 1945
Creator: Ayers, A. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Photodisintegration Cross Section of Beryllium Near Threshold (open access)

Photodisintegration Cross Section of Beryllium Near Threshold

Abstract. The cross section of photoneutron production in Be9 at energies of 1.692, 1.720, and 1.78 Mev has been investigated using radioisotope gamma-ray sources. Neutron counting was by manganous sulfate bathe and a long counter. Gamma-ray counting was by a scintillation spectrometer consisting of a NaI(T1) scintillation crystal and a 256 channel pulse-height analyzer. A theoretical treatment of the P [right arrow] S transition near threshold using square-well potentials is also presented.
Date: May 12, 1960
Creator: Prosser, John M. & John, Walter, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Composition of Matter for Treating Concrete Flooring (open access)

Composition of Matter for Treating Concrete Flooring

Patent for improvements to treating concrete flooring. The process described for mixing animal, mineral, and vegetable waxes to produce a treatment which renders already poured concrete floors (or other cement or stone) dustless and waxy to prevent disintegration of the floor's components.
Date: May 12, 1917
Creator: Annan, Alfred H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Film Actuating Mechanism For Motion Picture Cameras. (open access)

Film Actuating Mechanism For Motion Picture Cameras.

Patent for useful improvement in Film Actuating Mechanism for Motion-Picture cameras and cinematograph motion picture cameras. This invention simplifies and improves on the construction and capacity of film.
Date: May 12, 1917
Creator: Gildersleeve, Fred E. & Trice, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Train-Pipe Connection. (open access)

Metallic Train-Pipe Connection.

Patent for metal pipes used to allow fluid to travel from train car to train car.
Date: May 12, 1917
Creator: Mooney, Thomas H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Disease Prevention News, Volume 57, Number 10, May 1997 (open access)

Texas Disease Prevention News, Volume 57, Number 10, May 1997

Newsletter of the Texas Department of Health discussing the news, activities, and events of the organization and other information related to health in Texas.
Date: May 12, 1997
Creator: Texas. Department of Health.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0021 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0021

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the University of Texas System Board of Regents to prohibit a regent from accessing records in the possession of the University (RQ-0020-KP).
Date: May 12, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1057 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1057

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of a committee of the Legislature that is investigating a contemplated impeachment to punish for contempt (RQ-1163-GA).
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service (open access)

The Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service

This report is on the Senate and House Bills and Resolutions that comprise Re-organisaton proposals relating to Environment intoduced in the 2nd session of the 91st Congress.
Date: May 12, 1970
Creator: Boswell, Elizabeth M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Organization for Science and Technology 92nd Congress, 1st Session: A Listing of Congressional Committees and Subcommittees Having Jurisdiction Over Scientific and Technological Activities (open access)

Congressional Organization for Science and Technology 92nd Congress, 1st Session: A Listing of Congressional Committees and Subcommittees Having Jurisdiction Over Scientific and Technological Activities

This report is an alphabetical collection of every Senate, House, and Joint Committee that show a relation to scientific and technological matters.
Date: May 12, 1971
Creator: Ayton, Mauree V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Neutron Energy Distribution in the Center of the Los Alamos Plutonium Reactor (open access)

The Neutron Energy Distribution in the Center of the Los Alamos Plutonium Reactor

The following report examines the fission counter, fission plates and activation results of the neutron energy distribution in the center of the Los Alamos plutonium reactor.
Date: May 12, 1948
Creator: Hall, Jane H.; Hall, David B.; Spano, Alfred; Williams, Clarke & Griffin, David L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Neutron Production in the Pinch Due to Instability Breakup (open access)

Neutron Production in the Pinch Due to Instability Breakup

Abstract: "The neutrons from the linear pinch in Berkeley have been shown to originate from deuteron collisions with a large net center-of-mass velocity in one direction along the axis of the pinch tube. The interpretation of this result is that the neutron production associated with the pinch is non-thermonuclear in origin. The object of this paper is to review the experimental evidence and discuss a possible source of the neutron production."
Date: May 12, 1956
Creator: Colgate, Stirling A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Metabolism of Chyle Cholesterol in the Rat (open access)

The Metabolism of Chyle Cholesterol in the Rat

Abstract: "Observations on the metabolism of chyle cholesterol in the rat show that exogenous cholesterol entering the systemic circulation in chyle exists in lipoproteins of low density (including chylomicrons) migrating with a high Sf rate (i.e.>400) in the ultracentrifuge. Following entry into the systemic circulation these molecules are rapidly removed from the plasma. This "clearing" of serum chyle cholesterol is a tissue phenomenon, the liver being the predominant site. Within the liver the chyle cholesterol esters are at least partially hydrolyzed; hydrolysis apparently does not occur in the plasma to any appreciable extent. After its entry into the liver exogenous cholesterol, if normally metabolized, presumably mixes with and becomes indistinguishable from cholesterol produced by endogenous synthesis."
Date: May 12, 1954
Creator: Biggs, Max William & Nichols, Alexander V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Furnace Spectrum of Plutonium (open access)

The Furnace Spectrum of Plutonium

Abstract: "The spectrum of plutonium has been observed over the temperature range of 2000 to 2600 C and a wavelength coverage of 3476 to 6888 A. The spectrum was excited in a modified King furnace."
Date: May 12, 1953
Creator: Conway, John G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Per Fission and Power of the Bulk Shielding Reactor (open access)

Energy Per Fission and Power of the Bulk Shielding Reactor

Due to some lack of knowledge of the energy per fission, there has been some uncertainty over the absolute power of the Bulk Shielding Reactor. This report analyzes measurements to state the absolute power of the BSR within a few percent.
Date: May 12, 1953
Creator: Meen, J. L.; Johnson, E. B. & Hungerford, H. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Further Studies on Control of the Converter Reactor (open access)

Further Studies on Control of the Converter Reactor

Introduction: "This report is an extension of NAA-SR-Memo-178. The results show the number of control rods as a function of the amount of reactivity to be controlled. Numerical solutions are given for a typical example and are readily obtainable for other cases."
Date: May 12, 1952
Creator: Robinson, L. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Growing Gap in Life Expectancy by Income: Recent Evidence and Implications for the Social Security Retirement Age (open access)

The Growing Gap in Life Expectancy by Income: Recent Evidence and Implications for the Social Security Retirement Age

This report provides a brief overview of the concept of life expectancy, how it is measured, and how it has changed over time in the United States. While life expectancy may be studied in a variety of contexts, this report focuses on the link between life expectancy and socioeconomic status (SES), as measured by lifetime income. In particular, this report synthesizes recent research on the life expectancy gap by income and the relationship between this gap and Social Security benefits. Finally, this report discusses the implications of this research for one type of Social Security reform proposal: increasing the Social Security retirement age.
Date: May 12, 2017
Creator: Isaacs, Katelin P. & Choudhury, Sharmila
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library