N >= 4 Supergravity Amplitudes from Gauge Theory at Two Loops (open access)

N >= 4 Supergravity Amplitudes from Gauge Theory at Two Loops

We present the full two-loop four-graviton amplitudes in N = 4, 5, 6 supergravity. These results were obtained using the double-copy structure of gravity, which follows from the recently conjectured color-kinematics duality in gauge theory. The two-loop four-gluon scattering amplitudes in N = 0, 1, 2 supersymmetric gauge theory are a second essential ingredient. The gravity amplitudes have the expected infrared behavior: the two-loop divergences are given in terms of the squares of the corresponding one-loop amplitudes. The finite remainders are presented in a compact form. The finite remainder for N = 8 supergravity is also presented, in a form that utilizes a pure function with a very simple symbol.
Date: February 15, 2012
Creator: Boucher-Veronneau, C. & Dixon, L. J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
20% Wind by 2030: Overcoming the Challenges in West Virginia (open access)

20% Wind by 2030: Overcoming the Challenges in West Virginia

Final Report for '20% Wind by 2030: Overcoming the Challenges in West Virginia'. The objective of this project was to examine the obstacles and constraints to the development of wind energy in West Virginia as well as the obstacles and constraints to the achievement of the national goal of 20% wind by 2030. For the portion contracted with WVU, there were four tasks in this examination of obstacles and constraints. Task 1 involved the establishment of a Wind Resource Council. Task 2 involved conducting limited research activities. These activities involved an ongoing review of wind energy documents including documents regarding the potential for wind farms being located on reclaimed surface mining sites as well as other brownfield sites. The Principal Investigator also examined the results of the Marshall University SODAR assessment of the potential for placing wind farms on reclaimed surface mining sites. Task 3 involved the conducting of outreach activities. These activities involved working with the members of the Wind Resource Council, the staff of the Regional Wind Energy Institute, and the staff of Penn Future. This task also involved the examination of the importance of transmission for wind energy development. The Principal Investigator kept informed as to transmission …
Date: February 15, 2012
Creator: Mann, Patrick & Risch, Christine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
100-KE REACTOR CORE REMOVAL PROJECT ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS WORKSHOP REPORT (open access)

100-KE REACTOR CORE REMOVAL PROJECT ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS WORKSHOP REPORT

On December 15-16, 2009, a 100-KE Reactor Core Removal Project Alternative Analysis Workshop was conducted at the Washington State University Consolidated Information Center, Room 214. Colburn Kennedy, Project Director, CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) requested the workshop and Richard Harrington provided facilitation. The purpose of the session was to select the preferred Bio Shield Alternative, for integration with the Thermal Shield and Core Removal and develop the path forward to proceed with project delivery. Prior to this workshop, the S.A. Robotics (SAR) Obstruction Removal Alternatives Analysis (565-DLV-062) report was issued, for use prior to and throughout the session, to all the team members. The multidisciplinary team consisted ofrepresentatives from 100-KE Project Management, Engineering, Radcon, Nuclear Safety, Fire Protection, Crane/Rigging, SAR Project Engineering, the Department of Energy Richland Field Office, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington State Department of Ecology, Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board, and Deactivation and Decommission subject matter experts from corporate CH2M HILL and Lucas. Appendix D contains the workshop agenda, guidelines and expectations, opening remarks, and attendance roster going into followed throughout the workshop. The team was successful in selecting the preferred alternative and developing an eight-point path forward action plan to proceed with conceptual design. Conventional Demolition …
Date: January 15, 2010
Creator: Harrington, R. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
112-pixel arrays of high-efficiency STJ X-ray detectors (open access)

112-pixel arrays of high-efficiency STJ X-ray detectors

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Date: July 15, 2013
Creator: Friedrich, S; Harris, J; Warburton, W K; Carpenter, M H; Hall, J A & Cantor, R
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
241-AZ Farm Annulus Extent of Condition Baseline Inspection (open access)

241-AZ Farm Annulus Extent of Condition Baseline Inspection

This report provides the results of the comprehensive annulus visual inspection for tanks 241- AZ-101 and 241-AZ-102 performed in fiscal year 2013. The inspection established a baseline covering about 95 percent of the annulus floor for comparison with future inspections. Any changes in the condition are also included in this document.
Date: May 15, 2013
Creator: Engeman, Jason K.; Girardot, Crystal L. & Vazquez, Brandon J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
16S rRNA gene microarray analysis of microbial communities in ethanol-stimulated subsurface sediment (open access)

16S rRNA gene microarray analysis of microbial communities in ethanol-stimulated subsurface sediment

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Date: March 15, 2011
Creator: Mohanty, S. R.; Kollah, B.; Brodie, E. L.; Hazen, T. C. & Roden, E. E.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
2009 Annual Summary Report for the Area 3 and Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Sites at the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada: Review of the Performance Assessments and Composite Analysis (open access)

2009 Annual Summary Report for the Area 3 and Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Sites at the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada: Review of the Performance Assessments and Composite Analysis

The U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office performed an annual review of the Area 3 and Area 5 Radioactive Wate Management Site (RWMS) Performance Assessments (PAs) and Composite Analyses (CAs) in fiscal year (FY) 2009. This annual summary report presents data and conclusions from the FY 2009 review, and determines the adequacy of the PAs and CAs. Operational factors (e.g., waste forms and containers, facility design, and waste receipts), closure plans, monitoring results, and research and development (R&D) activities were reviewed to determine the adequacy of the PAs. Likewise, the environmental restoration activities at the Nevada Test Site relevant to the sources of residual radioactive material that are considered in the CAs, the land-use planning, and the results of the environmental monitoring and R&D activities were reviewed to determine the adequacy of the CAs.
Date: March 15, 2010
Creator: NSTec Environmental Management
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2009 Pantex Plant Annual Illness and Injury Surveillance (open access)

2009 Pantex Plant Annual Illness and Injury Surveillance

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) commitment to assuring the health and safety of its workers includes the conduct of epidemiologic surveillance activities that provide an early warning system for health problems among workers. The Illness and Injury Surveillance Program monitors illnesses and health conditions that result in an absence of workdays, occupational injuries and illnesses, and disabilities and deaths among current workers.
Date: December 15, 2010
Creator: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Illness and Injury Prevention Programs.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2011 Organometallic Chemistry (July 10-15, 2011, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI) (open access)

2011 Organometallic Chemistry (July 10-15, 2011, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI)

Organometallic chemistry has played and will continue to play a significant role in helping us understand the way bonds are made or broken in the presence of a transition metal complex. Current challenges range from the efficient exploitation of energy resources to the creative use of natural and artificial enzymes. Most of the new advances in the area are due to our extended understanding of processes at a molecular level due to new mechanistic studies, techniques to detect reaction intermediates and theory. The conference will bring the most recent advances in the field including nanocatalysis, surface organometallic chemistry, characterization techniques, new chemical reactivity and theoretical approaches along with applications to organic synthesis and the discovery of new materials. The Conference will bring together a collection of investigators who are at the forefront of their field, and will provide opportunities for junior scientists and graduate students to present their work in poster format and exchange ideas with leaders in the field. Six outstanding posters will be selected for short talks. 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 …
Date: July 15, 2011
Creator: Bunel, Dr. Emilio
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
2011 Photochemistry Gordon Research Conference (July10-15, 2011, Stonehill College, Easton, MA) (open access)

2011 Photochemistry Gordon Research Conference (July10-15, 2011, Stonehill College, Easton, MA)

Photochemistry has wide implications on fundamental science with technological applications that range from synthetic and mechanistic organic and inorganic chemistry to sensing/manipulation in the biological sciences to viable solar energy conversion assemblies. The 2011 Gordon Research Conference on Photochemistry will highlight recent advances on photochemical reactions, their mechanisms, spectroscopic techniques and applications to materials, organic synthesis, and biology. The conference will continue its long tradition on dynamic discussions on recent advances and unsolved scientific problems. The format of lectures, poster presentations and informal discussions provides an ideal venue for students and post-doctoral fellows to interact with the leaders in the field. These junior scientists will have an opportunity to participate in the Gordon Research Seminar on Photochemistry to be held prior to the GRC. The GRS will focus on photochemical aspects of solar energy conversion. Four abstracts for posters at the GRC and presentations at the GRS will be selected as short talks at the GRC.
Date: July 15, 2011
Creator: Meyer, Prof. Gerald
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
2011 Tax Filing: Processing Gains, but Taxpayer Assistance Could Be Enhanced by More Self-Service Tools (open access)

2011 Tax Filing: Processing Gains, but Taxpayer Assistance Could Be Enhanced by More Self-Service Tools

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date: December 15, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2012 PLASMONICS GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE AND GORDON RESEARCH SEMINAR, JUNE 10-15, 2012 (open access)

2012 PLASMONICS GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE AND GORDON RESEARCH SEMINAR, JUNE 10-15, 2012

The focus of this meeting is on recent advances in science and engineering of plasmonic optics and its applications in the design of novel devices and components. The impacts of plasmonic phenomena on other disciplines such as chemistry, biology, medicine and engineering will also be discussed.
Date: June 15, 2012
Creator: Engheta, Nader
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2013 Cybersecurity Executive Order: Overview and Considerations for Congress (open access)

The 2013 Cybersecurity Executive Order: Overview and Considerations for Congress

The federal role in cybersecurity has been a topic of discussion and debate for over a decade. Despite significant legislative efforts in the 112th Congress on bills designed to improve the cybersecurity of U.S. critical infrastructure (CI), no legislation on that issue was enacted in that Congress. This report discusses the ramifications of Executive Order 13636, which issued in February 2013 was an attempt to enhance security and resiliency of CI through voluntary, collaborative efforts involving federal agencies and owners and operators of privately owned CI, as well as use of existing federal regulatory authorities.
Date: December 15, 2014
Creator: Fischer, Eric A.; Liu, Edward C.; Rollins, John W. & Theohary, Catherine A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2017 Hurricanes and Army Corps of Engineers: Background for Flood Response and Recovery (open access)

2017 Hurricanes and Army Corps of Engineers: Background for Flood Response and Recovery

This report outlines the role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in hurricane disaster relief and recovery. This role encompasses emergency response to floods and general disaster recovery, maintaining or repairing flood control structures such as dams that they operate as well as assisting in the repair of non-federally owned flood control structures. Recent activities of the Corps during and after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are discussed.
Date: September 15, 2017
Creator: Carter, Nicole T. & Stern, Charles V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 64 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 64

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing April 13, 2011, as Leadership Highland Lakes Day at the State Capitol.
Date: April 15, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 65 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 65

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing April 13, 2011, as Leadership Killeen Day at the State Capitol.
Date: April 15, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 128 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 128

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Jose Luis Saenz III of Pleasanton.
Date: April 15, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 150 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 150

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate honoring Sam Houston for his statesmanship on the 150th anniversary of his refusal to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of America.
Date: April 15, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 7, Chapter 448 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 7, Chapter 448

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to certain fiscal matters affecting governmental entities; reducing or affecting the amounts or rates of certain taxes, assessments, surcharges, and fees.
Date: June 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 32, Chapter 449 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 32, Chapter 449

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the computation and rates of the franchise tax; decreasing tax rates.
Date: June 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 121, Chapter 450 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 121, Chapter 450

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to an alternative means of payment of certain past due criminal fines and court costs.
Date: June 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 163, Chapter 451 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 163, Chapter 451

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to interstate cooperation to address regional water issues.
Date: June 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 197, Chapter 452 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 197, Chapter 452

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to requiring certain public institutions of higher education to post information regarding mental health resources on the institution's Internet website.
Date: June 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 218, Chapter 453 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 218, Chapter 453

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to certification requirements for teachers in bilingual education.
Date: June 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History