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We construct the most general chirally-invariant Lagrangian for mesons in the presence of external sources coupled to the tensor current \bar psi sigma_mu nu psi. In order to have only even terms in the chiral expansion, we consider the new source of O(p2). With this choice, we build the even-parity effective Lagrangian up to the p6-order (NLO). While there are only 4 new terms at the p4-order, at p6-order we find 78 terms for n_f=2 and 113 terms for n_f=3. We provide a detailed discussion on the different mechanisms that ensure that our final set of operators is complete and non-redundant. We also examine the odd-parity sector, to conclude that the first operators appear at the p8-order (NNLO).

In this talk, the author summarizes a recent study showing that the large-x parton distributions contain important information on the quark orbital angular momentum of nucleon. This contribution could explain the conflict between the experimental data and the theory predictions for the polarized quark distributions. Future experiments at JLAB shall provide further test for our predictions.

This report describes key sources of information on government and private grants for sale and community projects.

The Community Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP) has promoted stakeholder involvement, awareness, and understanding of radiological surveillance in communities surrounding the Nevada Test Site (NTS) since 1981. It involves stakeholders in the operation, data collection, and dissemination of information obtained from a network of 29 stations across a wide area of Nevada, Utah and California. It is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration’s Nevada Site Office (NNSA/NSO) and administered by the Desert Research Institute (DRI) of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Integration of a near real-time communications system, a public web site, training workshops for involved stakeholders, and educational programs all help to alleviate public perception of risk of health effects from past activities conducted at the NTS.

At the Savannah River Site (SRS), nuclear production reactors used deionizers to control the chemistry of the reactor moderator during their operation to produce nuclear materials primarily for the weapons program. These deionizers were removed from the reactors and stored as a legacy waste with no path to disposal due to the relatively high {sup 14}C contamination (i.e., on the order of 20 curies per deionizer for 48-50 deionizers) and the low disposal limit of 4.2 Ci previously established for the Intermediate Level Vault (ILV). The ILV is considered most appropriate facility within which to dispose these items due to the method of solidifying waste items with cementitious material inside concrete vaults. In previous analyses the {sup 14}C ILV disposal limit was established at 4.2 Ci resulting from the use of a very conservative method to analyze the dose received from atmospheric releases of gaseous {sup 14}C. This investigation implemented a more rigorous evaluation of the physical and chemical processes influencing the release and migration of gaseous {sup 14}C (as CO{sub 2}) to obtain a more realistic estimate of atmospheric dose and to determine new ILV disposal limits.

An issue of concern at the Savannah River Site (SRS) over the past 20 years is whether tritiated groundwater originating at SRS might be the cause of low levels of tritium measured in certain domestic wells in Georgia. Tritium activity levels in several domestic wells have been observed to occur at levels comparable to what is measured in rainfall in areas surrounding SRS. Since 1988, there has been speculation that tritiated groundwater from SRS could flow under the river and find its way into Georgia wells. A considerable effort was directed at assessing the likelihood of trans-river flow, and 44 wells have been drilled by the USGS and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Also, as part of the data collection and analysis, the USGS developed a numerical model during 1997-98 (Ref. 1) to assess the possibility for such trans-river flow to occur. The model represented the regional groundwater flow system surrounding the Savannah River Site (SRS) in seven layers corresponding to the underlying hydrostratigraphic units, which was regarded as sufficiently detailed to evaluate whether groundwater originating at SRS could possibly flow beneath the Savannah River into Georgia. The model was calibrated against a large database of water-level measurements obtained …

Studies of nozzle optimization for a new piston bowl design were performed.

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Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to honoring 104-year-old Myrtle Perry McDaniel of Menard.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to honoring fallen police officers on Peace Officers' Memorial Day and during National Police Week.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the use of the judicial and court personnel training fund.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the amount of sick leave for police officers employed by certain municipalities.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the eligibility for education benefits of surviving minor children of certain public employees killed in the line of duty.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to workers' compensation medical benefits for certain prosthetic or orthotic devices.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the state prosecuting attorney.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to reporting certain information regarding residential property and personal automobile insurance and public Internet access to that information.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to summary destruction or summary forfeiture of controlled substance property or controlled substance plants.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of a joint elections administrator; providing penalties.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to including the international symbol of access on certain specialty license plates.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to advertising in Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas driver's license mailings.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to providing certain notices to be posted on the premises of alcoholic beverage retailers.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the authority of the asset management division of the General Land Office to sell real property to an economic development corporation.