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Augeries, for Flute, Clarinet, Percussion and Tape: Aesthetic Discussion and Theoretical Analysis

Augeries is a multi-channel electro-acoustic composition for flute, clarinet, percussion, and tape. It is intended to be diffused through an 8-channnel playback system. Inspired by the first four lines of William Blake's Augeries of Innocence, Augeries captures the qualitative aspects of Blake's poetry by presenting the listener with an equally aperspectival aesthetic experience. The small-scale structure reflected on the large-scale form - the infusion of vastness and expansiveness into the fr… more

Date: May 2009

Creator: Gedosh, David

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Wilde's Aesthetics in Consumer Culture and Orientalism

Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing author Oscar Wilde and his philosophy of aesthetics surrounding consumer culture and Orientalism in late Victorian England.

Date: Autumn 2011

Creator: Van der Kuijp, Chouying Katrien

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Accessing the Power of Aesthetics in Human-computer Interaction

In information systems design there are two schools of thought about what factors are necessary to create a successful information system. The first, conventional view holds that system performance is a key, so that efficiency characteristics such as system usability and task completion time are primary concerns of system designers. The second, emerging view holds that the visual design is also the key, so that visual interface characteristics such as visual appeal, in addition to efficiency ch… more

Date: August 2013

Creator: Chenyan, Xu

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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New Mexicans` images and perceptions of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Winter, 1992--1993

This report uses survey data to profile New Mexico residents` images and perceptions of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The survey results are the responses of a representative, stratified random sample of 992 New Mexico households to a set of questions asked in October, 1992. The data allow statistical inference to the general population`s responses to the same set of questions at the time the survey was administered. The results provide an overview of New Mexico residents` current imag… more

Date: January 1, 1993

Item Type: Report

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Environmental program overview for a high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain

The United States plans to begin operating the first repository for the permanent disposal of high-level nuclear waste early in the next century. In February 1983, the US Department of Energy (DOE) identified Yucca Mountain, in Nevada, as one of nine potentially acceptable sites for a repository. To determine its suitability, the DOE evaluated the Yucca Mountain site, along with eight other potentially acceptable sites, in accordance with the DOE`s General Guidelines for the Recommendation of S… more

Date: December 1988

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Foothills Parkway Section 8B Final Environmental Report, Volume 5, Appendices J-M

In 1994, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was tasked by the National Park Service (NPS) to prepare an Environmental Report (ER) for Section 8B of the Foothills Parkway in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP). Section 8B represents 27.7 km (14.2 miles) of a total of 115 km (72 miles) of the planned Foothills Parkway and would connect the Cosby community on the east to the incorporated town of Pittman Center to the west. The major deliverables for the project are listed. From Augus… more

Date: July 1, 1999

Creator: Blasing, T. J.; Cada, G. F.; Carer, M.; Chin, S. M.; Dickerman, J. A.; Etnier, D. A. et al.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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New Mexicans` perceptions of Los Alamos National Laboratory: Awareness and evaluations

This report uses survey data to profile New Mexico residents`perceptions of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The survey results are the responses of a representative, randomly selected sample of New Mexico households to a set of questions asked in September and October 1990. The data allow statistical inference to the general population`s responses to the same set of questions at the time the survey was administered. The results provide an overview of New Mexico residents` current percept… more

Date: November 1, 1990

Item Type: Report

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Environmental resources of selected areas of Hawaii: Cultural environment and aesthetic resources

This report has been prepared to make available and archive the background scientific data and related information collected on the cultural environment and aesthetic resources during the preparation of the environmental impact statement (EIS) for Phases 3 and 4 of the Hawaii Geothermal Project (HGP) as defined by the state of Hawaii in its April 1989 proposal to Congress. The cultural environment in the Geothermal Resource Zone (GRZ) and associated study area consists of Native Hawaiian cultur… more

Date: January 1, 1996

Creator: Trettin, L.D.; Petrich, C.H. & Saulsbury, J.W.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Visual quality assessment of electrochromic and conventional glazings

Variable transmission, ``switchable`` electrochromic glazings are compared to conventional static glazings using computer simulations to assess the daylighting quality of a commercial office environment where paper and computer tasks are performed. RADIANCE simulations were made for a west-facing commercial office space under clear and overcast sky conditions. This visualization tool was used to model different glazing types, to compute luminance and illuminance levels, and to generate a parame… more

Date: September 1, 1996

Creator: Moeck, M.; Lee, E. S.; Rubin, M. D.; Sullivan, R. & Selkowitz, S. E.

Item Type: Article

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Analysis of the potential for a coal-fired power plant to cause visibility impairment in a National Park

The visibility analysis examined potential impacts of the Healy Clean Coal Project (HCCP), a proposed 50-MW coal-fired power plant to be built adjacent to the existing 25-MW Healy Unit 1 (a conventional pulverized-coal unit) in Healy, Alaska, about 6 km north of Denali National Park. The analysis used the PLUVUE I visibility model to calculate ambient concentrations of species in the plume with potential to cause visible effects. The optical effects were determined in separate calculations when… more

Date: June 1, 1995

Creator: Richards, L. W. & Miller, R. L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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A high-efficiency indirect lighting system utilizing the solar 1000 sulfur lamp

High-lumen light sources represent unique challenges and opportunities for the design of practical and efficient interior lighting systems. High-output sources require a means of large-scale distribution and avoidance of high-luminance glare while providing efficient delivery. An indirect lighting system has been developed for use with a 1,000 Watt sulfur lamp that efficiently utilizes the high-output source to provide quality interior lighting. This paper briefly describes the design and initi… more

Date: June 1, 1997

Creator: Siminovitch, M.; Gould, C. & Page, E.

Item Type: Article

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Technical progress report: Peripheral mower blade. Sixth quarter report ending 12/31/99

Machine Tech Inc. has been assisting the author with the development of the peripheral mower blade decks. Machine Tech Inc. is still developing the batwing mower deck, which was started last fall after the completion of the mounted deck. The completion date of this program is slated for February. The wing covers and the center section of the batwing have been completed, the frame and drive-lines are now under development. Information from the nineteen-foot bat-wing deck prototype that they have… more

Date: January 1, 2000

Creator: Darden, John A.

Item Type: Report

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Hedonic travel cost and random utility models of recreation

Micro-economic theory began as an attempt to describe, predict and value the demand and supply of consumption goods. Quality was largely ignored at first, but economists have started to address quality within the theory of demand and specifically the question of site quality, which is an important component of land management. This paper demonstrates that hedonic and random utility models emanate from the same utility theoretical foundation, although they make different estimation assumptions. … more

Date: July 9, 1998

Creator: Pendleton, L.; Mendelsohn, R. & Davis, E.W.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Using the whole-building design approach to incorporate daylighting into a retail space: Preprint

This paper focuses on implementation of daylighting into the Bighorn Center, a collection of home improvement retail spaces in Silverthorne, Colorado, which were constructed in three phases. Daylighting was an integral part of the design of the Phase 3 building. Energy consultants optimized the daylighting design through detailed modeling using an hourly building energy simulation tool. Energy consultants also used this tool to address the building owner's concerns related to customer comfort a… more

Date: June 21, 2000

Creator: Hayter, S.; Torcellini, P.; Eastment, M. & Judkoff, R.

Item Type: Article

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New tools for the evaluation of daylighting strategies and technologies

The use of daylight for the illumination of building interiors has the potential to enhance the quality of the environment while providing opportunities to save energy by replacing or supplementing electric lighting. Moreover, it has the potential to reduce heating and cooling loads, which offer additional energy saving opportunities as well as reductions in HVAC equipment sizing and cost. All of these benefits, however, assume proper use of daylighting strategies and technologies, whose perfor… more

Date: March 1, 1998

Creator: Papamichael, K.; Hitchcock, R.; Ehrlich, C. & Carroll, B.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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You catch more flies with sugar...marketing RIM

There is a difference between marketing and selling. Marketing is finding out what the customer wants and/or needs and showing that customer how a product meets those needs. Modifying or repackaging the product may be required to make its utility clear to the customer. When it is, they'll buy because they, on their own, want it. Selling is pushing a product on the customer for reasons of profit, compliance, the way things have always been done here, or any others. When one markets, a relationsh… more

Date: March 6, 2000

Creator: KEENEN,MARTHA JANE

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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New National Conservation Training Center a model of energy-efficient design: FEMP technical assistance case study fact sheet

This FEMP technical assistance case study shows that energy efficiency, cost effectiveness, and aesthetics can be incorporated into the design of a Federal facility--in this case the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV, which encompasses many buildings with a variety of purposes.

Date: October 7, 1998

Creator: Atkison, K.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Progress on linking gender and sustainable energy

The field of gender and energy has been identified as critical in global sustainable energy development and is increasingly important to decision makers. The theme of women and energy was of significance at the 1998 World Renewable Energy Congress in Florence, Italy. This paper traces further developments in this field by summarizing selected programmatic initiatives, meetings, and publications over the past 18 months.

Date: April 5, 2000

Creator: Farhar, B.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Zero energy homes: Combining energy efficiency and solar energy technologies

In a typical Florida house, air-conditioning accounts for about 35% of all the electricity the home uses. As the largest single source of energy consumption in Florida, a home's air-conditioning load represents the biggest energy challenge facing Florida residents. The Florida Solar Energy Center designed a project to meet this challenge. Two homes were built with the same floor plan on near-by lots. The difference was that one (the control home) conformed to local residential building practice… more

Date: March 9, 2000

Creator: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Integrating ducts into the conditioned space: Successes and challenges

In residential and light commercial construction in the United States, heating and cooling ducts are often located outside the thermal or pressure boundary of the conditioned space. This location is selected for aesthetic and space requirement reasons. Typical duct locations include attics, above dropped ceilings, crawlspaces, and attached garages. A wide body of literature has found that distribution system conduction and air leakage can cause 30-40% energy losses before cooling and heating ai… more

Date: May 1, 2004

Creator: Siegel, Jeffrey & Walker, Iain

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Towards breaking the silence between the two cultures: Engineering and the other humanities

Over the years, I have attended numerous meetings like this one at the Center for the Study of Higher Education. I have noticed that most of the attendees, and certainly the speakers, tend to come from the social sciences or humanities. Only rarely do I see anyone here from Berkeley's College of Chemistry or College of Engineering. I come from the College of Chemistry that includes Berkeley's Department of Chemical Engineering. I mention this background to indicate that my remarks here are nece… more

Date: January 1, 2003

Creator: Prausnitz, John M.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Team learning center design principles

This is a preliminary report of a multi-year collaboration of the authors addressing the subject: Can a facility be designed for team learning and would it improve the efficiency and effectiveness of team interactions? Team learning in this context is a broad definition that covers all activities where small to large groups of people come together to work, to learn, and to share through team activities. Multimedia, networking, such as World Wide Web and other tools, are greatly enhancing the ca… more

Date: June 1, 1995

Creator: Daily, B.; Loveland, J. & Whatley, A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Methods of reducing vehicle aerodynamic drag

A small scale model (length 1710 mm) of General Motor SUV was built and tested in the wind tunnel for expected wind conditions and road clearance. Two passive devices, rear screen which is plate behind the car and rear fairing where the end of the car is aerodynamically extended, were incorporated in the model and tested in the wind tunnel for different wind conditions. The conclusion is that rear screen could reduce drag up to 6.5% and rear fairing can reduce the drag by 26%. There were additi… more

Date: July 8, 2012

Creator: V., Sirenko & U., Rohatgi

Item Type: Article

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Hearing Nano-Structures: A Case Study in Timbral Sonification

We explore the sonification of x-ray scattering data, which are two-dimensional arrays of intensity whose meaning is obscure and non-intuitive. Direct mapping of the experimental data into sound is found to produce timbral sonifications that, while sacrificing conventional aesthetic appeal, provide a rich auditory landscape for exploration. We discuss the optimization of sonification variables, and speculate on potential real-world applications. We have presented a case study of sonifying x-ray… more

Date: June 18, 2012

Creator: Schedel, M. & Yager, K.

Item Type: Article

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