All the design tasks for the Chunker/baler machine have been completed. The multiple blade shearing system and the chunkwood baler were very challenging. I believe if there was a market for chunkwood, the redesigned Chunker would be a viable marketable product. It appears however that at best the market is very limited and would not justify an investment either by me or a possible licensee at this time. I do believe however, that eventually the costs for fossil fuels are going to rise to the point that chunkwood will be a profitable product. When this time arrives, we will have a god machine waiting in the wings to fill this future need.

The chemical binding of bulky, mutagenic and carcinogenic polynuclear aromatic compounds to certain base-sequences in genomic DNA is known to inhibit DNA replication, and to induce mutations and cancer. In particular, sequences that contain multiple consecutive guanines appear to be hot spots of mutation. The objectives of this research are to determine how the base sequence around the mutagen-modified target bases influences the local DNA conformation and gives rise to mispairing of bases, or deletions, near the lesion. Oligonucleotides containing one, two, or three guanines were synthesized and chemically reacted with the mutagen anti-7,8-dihydroxy-9,10-epoxy-benzo(a)pyrene (BPDE), one of the most mutagenic and tumorigenic metabolites of benzo(a)pyrene. Adducts are formed in which only one of the guanines is modified by trans or cis addition to the exocyclic amino group. The BPDE-oligonucleotides are separated chromatographically, and the site of modification is established by Maxam-Gilbert high resolution gel electrophoresis techniques. The thermodynamic properties of duplexes using complementary, or partially complementary strands were examined. In the latter, the base opposite the modified guanine was varied in order to investigate the probability of mispairing of the modified G with A,T and G. The successful synthesis of stereospecific and site-specific mutagen-oligonucleotide adducts opens new possibilities for correlating …

Bacteria induce the precipitation of calcium carbonate in the laboratory and in nature by altering their chemical environment. Geologists are recognizing the possibility that bacterially induced precipitates may form significant mineral deposits, unfortunately, there are currently no sound criteria by which they can be recognized in recent sediments, or in the rock record. Cultures of aerobic and facultative bacteria from cyanobacterial mats on Andros Island, Bahamas, and Baffin Bay, Texas, induced the precipitation of calcium carbonate under controlled conditions. Crusts, the largest features formed, are composed of 5--200{mu}m diameter bundles which are, in turn, composed of numerous individual crystals. The smallest observed features are 0.1--0.4{mu}m spheres and rods which comprise some individual crystals and crystal bundles. Crystal bundles resembling rhombohedra, tetragonal disphenoids, tetragonal dipyramids, and calcite dumbbells appear to be uniquely bacterial in origin, and they have all been observed in recent sediments. Swollen rods, discs, curved dumbbells, and 50--200{mu}m optically continuous crystals resembling brushes may be uniquely bacterial in origin, however, they have not been reported by other laboratories nor observed in natural settings. Presence of any of these forms in recent sediments should be taken as strong evidence for bacterial influence. Spheres and aragonite dumbbells have also been …

This report discusses the following topics: heavy quark physics; Chiral Perturbation theory; Skyrmions; quarkonia and nuclear matter; parity violating nuclear matrix elements; how precisely can one determine M{sub U}/M{sub D}; weak scale baryogenesis; constraints of baryogenesis form neutrino masses; majorons, double beta decay, supernova 1987A; rare decays; chiral lattice fermions; Pauli-Villars regulator and the Higgs mass bound; and Higgs and Yukawa interactions.

This investigation is concerned with the separation of gas mixtures using a novel concept of rapid pressure swing absorption (RAPSAB) of gas in a stationary absorbent liquid through gas-liquid interfaces immobilized in the pore mouths of hydrophobic microporous membranes. The process is implemented in a module well-packed with hydrophobic microporous hollow fiber membranes. The specific objectives are (1) to develop a theoretical model which will provide guidelines for selecting an efficient RAPSAB process cycle which includes desorption; (2) to demonstrate the concept experimentally with a simple gas mixture (e.g., Co{sub 2}-N{sub 2}) and a simple absorbent liquid such as water, and (3) to extend the concept to reactive absorbent liquids for the separation of CO, Co{sub 2} from the post-shift reactor synthesis gas. A simplified theoretical description of the novel rapid pressure swing absorption process has been developed.

A report for the Texas governor discussing the barriers economic growth in the state and recommending a plan for overcoming them.

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Periodic paper series discussing information about occupational training, labor markets, and related information in Texas. This issue focuses on a proposed theoretical construct for a fully integrated market-driven education and workforce development system (EWFDS).

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Agency strategic plan for the Texas State Board of Pharmacy describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 1995 through 1999.

Newsletter focusing on pecan disease and pest control in Texas, including prevention, identification, treatment, and educational opportunities.

Newsletter focusing on pecan disease and pest control in Texas, including prevention, identification, treatment, and educational opportunities.

Newsletter of Lee College discussing news, events, and other updates.