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National Digital Stewardship Alliance Web Archiving Survey Report: 2012

Description: The National Digital Stewardship Alliance is a member organization whose mission is to establish, maintain, and advance the capacity to preserve our nation's digital resources for the benefit of present and future generations. From October 3 through October 31, 2011, the Content Working Group conducted a survey of organizations in the United States that are actively involved in, or planning to start, programs to archive content from the web. The goal of the survey was to better understand the l… more
Date: June 19, 2012
Creator: National Digital Stewardship Alliance (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Workshop on Methods to Estimate Total and Natural Mortality Rates Using Mean Lenght Observations and Life History Parameters

Description: The following report presents the results of a workshop on the topic of estimating total and natural mortality rates in data-limited stock assessment situations. The workshop was held by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC).
Date: June 2012
Creator: Brodziak, Jon; Gedamke, Todd; Porch, Clay; Walter, John; Courtney, Dean; O'Malley, Joseph et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Prediction of Mesophotic Coral Distributions in the Au'au Channel, Hawaii

Description: From about this document: This report describes the development and assessment of four spatially explicit predictive models describing mesophotic coral presence in the Au'au Channel Region in the Main Hawaiian Islands.
Date: June 2012
Creator: Costa, Bryan M.; Kendall, Matthew S.; Rooney, John; Chow, Malia; Lecky, Joey; Parrish, Frank A. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Safe and Sustainable Water Resources

Description: A document detailing ways to better manage water consumption and retrieve scientific information about water. It aims to inform readers about water supply and aquatic ecosystems.
Date: June 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Annual Energy Outlook 2012: with Projections to 2035

Description: The Annual Energy Outlook 2012 (AEO2010), prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand, and prices through 2035, based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System (NEMS).
Date: June 2012
Creator: United States. Energy Information Administration.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Initial proof-of-principle for near room temperature Xe and Kr separation from air with MOFs

Description: Materials were developed and tested in support of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Fuel Cycle Technology Separations and Waste Forms Campaign. Specifically, materials are being developed for the removal of Xenon and krypton from gaseous products of nuclear fuel reprocessing unit operations. During FY 2012, Three Metal organic framework (MOF) structures were investigated in greater detail for the removal and storage of Xe and Kr from air at room temperature. Our breakthro… more
Date: June 6, 2012
Creator: Thallapally, Praveen K. & Strachan, Denis M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of the hydrogen release incident at the AC Transit Emeryville Facility.

Description: This report summarizes the investigation of the release of approximately 300kg of hydrogen at the AC Transit Facility in Emeryville, CA. The hydrogen release was avoidable in both the root cause and contributing factors. The report highlights the need for communication in all phases of project planning and implementation. Apart from the failed valve, the hydrogen system functioned as designed, venting the hydrogen gas a safe distance above surrounding structures and keeping the subsequent fire … more
Date: June 1, 2012
Creator: Harris, Aaron P.; San Marchi, Christopher W.; Levin, Jamie & Butler, Dennis
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Global Threat Reduction Initiative Fuel-Thermo-Physical Characterization Project Quality Assurance Plan

Description: The charter of the Fuel Thermo-Physical Characterization Project is to ready Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) facilities and processes for the receipt of unirradiated and irradiated low enriched uranium (LEU) molybdenum (U-Mo) fuel element samples, and to perform analysis to support the Global Threat Reduction Initiative conversion program. PNNL’s support for the program will include the establishment of post-irradiation examination processes, including thermo-physical properties, u… more
Date: June 1, 2012
Creator: Pereira, Mario M. & Slonecker, Bruce D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dual compile strategy for parallel heterogeneous execution.

Description: The purpose of the Dual Compile Strategy is to increase our trust in the Compute Engine during its execution of instructions. This is accomplished by introducing a heterogeneous Monitor Engine that checks the execution of the Compute Engine. This leads to the production of a second and custom set of instructions designed for monitoring the execution of the Compute Engine at runtime. This use of multiple engines differs from redundancy in that one engine is working on the application while the o… more
Date: June 1, 2012
Creator: Smith, Tyler Barratt & Perry, James Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recovery Act: Electrochromic Glazing Technology: Improved Performance, Lower Price

Description: The growing dependency of the US on energy imports and anticipated further increases in energy prices reinforce the concerns about meeting the energy demand in the future and one element of a secure energy future is conservation. It is estimated that the buildings sector represents 40% of the US's total energy consumption. And buildings produce as much as one third of the greenhouse gas emissions primarily through fossil fuel usage during their operational phase. A significant fraction of this … more
Date: June 30, 2012
Creator: Burdis, Mark & Sbar, Neil
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Optical Spectroscopy Results for the Self-Magnetic Pinch Electron Beam Diode on the ITS-6 Accelerator.

Description: Experiments have been conducted at Sandia National Laboratories' RITS-6 accelerator facility [1] (operating at 7.5 MV and 180 kA) investigating plasma formation and propagation in relativistic electron beam diodes used for flash x-ray radiography. High resolution, visible and ultraviolet spectra were collected in the anode-cathode (A-K) vacuum gap of the Self-Magnetic Pinch (SMP) diode [2-4]. Time and space resolved spectra are compared with time-dependent, collisional-radiative (CR) calculatio… more
Date: June 1, 2012
Creator: Johnston, Mark D.; Oliver, Bryan V.; Hahn, Kelly; Droemer, Darryl W.; Crain, Marlon D.; Welch, Dale R. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Authenticating Cache

Description: The aim of the Authenticating Cache architecture is to ensure that machine instructions in a Read Only Memory (ROM) are legitimate from the time the ROM image is signed (immediately after compilation) to the time they are placed in the cache for the processor to consume. The proposed architecture allows the detection of ROM image modifications during distribution or when it is loaded into memory. It also ensures that modified instructions will not execute in the processor-as the cache will not … more
Date: June 1, 2012
Creator: Smith, Tyler Barratt & Urrea, Jorge Mario
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER 2012 TANK 50 WAC SLURRY SAMPLE: CHEMICAL AND RADIONUCLIDE CONTAMINANT RESULTS

Description: This report details the chemical and radionuclide contaminant results for the characterization of the 2012 First Quarter sampling of Tank 50 for the Saltstone Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC). Information from this characterization will be used by Waste Solidification Engineering (WSE) to support the transfer of low-level aqueous waste from Tank 50 to the Salt Feed Tank in the Saltstone Facility in Z-Area, where the waste will be immobilized. This information is also used to update the Tank 50 W… more
Date: June 6, 2012
Creator: Bannochie, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Report for "Toward Quantifying Kinetics of Biotic and Abiotic Metal Reduction with Electrical Geophysical Methods" DE-FG02-08ER64520

Description: Although changes in the bulk electrical conductivity in aquifers have been attributed to microbial activity, electrical conductivity has never been used to infer biogeochemical reaction rates quantitatively. To explore the use of electrical conductivity to measure reaction rates, we conducted iron oxide reduction experiments of increasing biological complexity. To quantify reaction rates, we proposed composite reactions that incorporated the stiochiometry of five different types of reactions: r… more
Date: June 7, 2012
Creator: Singha, Kamini & Brantley, Susan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Phoebus: Network Middleware for Next-Generation Network Computing

Description: The Phoebus project investigated algorithms, protocols, and middleware infrastructure to improve end-to-end performance in high speed, dynamic networks. The Phoebus system essentially serves as an adaptation point for networks with disparate capabilities or provisioning. This adaptation can take a variety of forms including acting as a provisioning agent across multiple signaling domains, providing transport protocol adaptation points, and mapping between distributed resource reservation paradi… more
Date: June 16, 2012
Creator: Swany, Martin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Replacement of Lighting Fixtures with LED Energy Efficient Lights at the Parking Facility, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Description: The Forest County Potawatomi Community (FCPC or Tribe) owns a six-story parking facility adjacent to its Potawatomi Bingo Casino (the Casino) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as well as a valet parking facility under the Casino (collectively, the Parking Facility). The Parking Facility contained 205-watt metal halide-type lights that, for security reasons, operated 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Starting on August 30, 2010, the Tribe replaced these fixtures with 1,760 state-of-the-art, energy effic… more
Date: June 21, 2012
Creator: Brien, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Production of Energy Efficient Preform Structures (PEEPS)

Description: Due to its low density, good structural characteristics, excellent fabrication properties, and attractive appearance, aluminum metal and its alloys continue to be widely utilized. The transportation industry continues to be the largest consumer of aluminum products, with aerospace as the principal driver for this use. Boeing has long been the largest single company consumer of heat-treated aluminum in the U.S. The extensive use of aluminum to build aircraft and launch vehicles has been sustaine… more
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: Baumann, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants - Radionuclide Emissions, Calendar Year 2011

Description: The U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) and North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF). From 1951 through 1992, the NNSS was the continental testing location for U.S. nuclear weapons. The release of radionuclides from NNSS activities has been monitored since the initiation of atmospheric testing. Limitation to underground detonations after 1962 greatly reduced radiation exposure to the public surrounding t… more
Date: June 19, 2012
Creator: Monitoring, NSTec Ecological and Environmental
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ANALYTICAL RESULTS OF MOX COLEMANITE CONCRETE SAMPLE POURED MAY 4, 2012

Description: The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) will use Colemanite bearing concrete neutron absorber panels credited with attenuating neutron flux in the criticality design analyses. The Savannah River National Laboratory is tasked with measuring the total density, partial hydrogen density, and partial boron density of the colemanite concrete. Sample 04 May 12/Test/S1-1, S1-2, and S1-3 was received on 5/9/2012 and analyzed. The total density measure by the ASTM method C 642 was 2.00 g/cm{sup … more
Date: June 14, 2012
Creator: Cozzi, A.; Best, D. & Reigel, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Optimizing New Dark Energy Experiments - Final Scientific Report

Description: This is the final scientific report for the University of Pittsburgh portion of the collaborative grant, 'Optimizing New Dark Energy Experiments'
Date: June 8, 2012
Creator: Newman, Jeffrey A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians First Steps Toward Tribal Weatherization - Human Capacity Development

Description: The objectives of this project are to create jobs and to provide tribal homes and buildings with weatherization assistance for energy efficiency. The project will establish a Tribal Multi-County Weatherization Energy Program to provide training, outreach and education on energy assistance and conservation to low-income families. The Tribes' mission, under its Strategic Energy Plan of 2008, is to promote tribal efficiency, reduce energy costs, create jobs, economic opportunities, and incorporate… more
Date: June 19, 2012
Creator: Ray, Irenia Quitiquit Gabriel
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Potential Impact Categories for Radiological Air Emission Monitoring

Description: In 2002, the EPA amended 40 CFR 61 Subpart H and 40 CFR 61 Appendix B Method 114 to include requirements from ANSI/HPS N13.1-1999 Sampling and Monitoring Releases of Airborne Radioactive Substances from the Stack and Ducts of Nuclear Facilities for major emission points. Additionally, the WDOH amended the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 246-247 Radiation protection-air emissions to include ANSI/HPS N13.1-1999 requirements for major and minor emission points when new permitting actions are … more
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: Ballinger, Marcel Y.; Gervais, Todd L. & Barnett, J. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SunShot Prize: America's Most Affordable Rooftop Solar: A Competition To Spur Low-Cost Rooftop Solar Installations Across The Nation (Fact Sheet)

Description: The SunShot Prize encourages novel public-private partnerships, original business models, and innovative approaches to installing clean, renewable solar energy. The sustainable business strategies developed by participants will provide transferable lessons that can be applied nationwide to hasten America's transition to affordable clean energy in a post-subsidy market.
Date: June 1, 2012
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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