532 Matching Results

Search Results

Results: 1 - 24 next
open access

Education Vouchers: Constitutional Issues and Cases

Description: This report details the constitutional standards that currently apply to indirect aid programs and summarizes all of the pertinent state and federal court decisions, including the Ohio case that will be heard by the Supreme Court. On September 25, 2001, the Supreme Court agreed to review a case raising the controversial issue of the constitutionality of education vouchers. In Zelman v. Simmons-Harris the Sixth Circuit held Ohio’s Pilot Scholarship Program, which provided up to $2500 to help low… more
Date: July 16, 2002
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Supreme Court: Church-State Cases, 2001-2002 Term

Description: This issue brief discusses a number of Supreme Court cases that heavily concern church and state from the 2001-2002 Term. It provides detailed summaries on two decided cases, Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc v. Stratton, Ohio and Zelman v. Selmon-Harris.
Date: July 12, 2002
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Trade and the Americas

Description: No Description Available.
Date: July 11, 2002
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Particle Transportation and Deposition in Hot Gas Filter Vessels - a Computational and Experimental Modeling Approach

Description: In this project, a computational modeling approach for analyzing flow and ash transport and deposition in filter vessels was developed. An Eulerian-Lagrangian formulation for studying hot-gas filtration process was established. The approach uses an Eulerian analysis of gas flows in the filter vessel, and makes use of the Lagrangian trajectory analysis for the particle transport and deposition. Particular attention was given to the Siemens-Westinghouse filter vessel at Power System Development F… more
Date: July 2002
Creator: Ahmadi, Goodarz
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES FOR THREE-PHASE SLURRY BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS(SBCR)

Description: This report summarizes the accomplishment made during the third year of this cooperative research effort between Washington University, Ohio State University and Air Products and Chemicals. Data processing of the performed Computer Automated Radioactive Particle Tracking (CARPT) experiments in 6 inch column using air-water-glass beads (150 {micro}m) system has been completed. Experimental investigation of time averaged three phases distribution in air-Therminol LT-glass beads (150 {micro}m) sys… more
Date: July 25, 2002
Creator: Al-Dahhan, M.H.; Fan, L.S. & Dudukovic, M.P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

SNAP sky background at the north ecliptic pole

Description: I summarize the extant direct and indirect data on the sky background SNAP will see at the North Ecliptic Pole over the wavelength range 0.4 < {lambda} < 1.7 {micro}m. At the spatial resolution of SNAP the sky background due to stars and galaxies is resolved, so the only source considered is zodiacal light. Several models are explored to provide interpolation in wavelength between the broadband data from HST and COBE observations. I believe the input data are now established well enough t… more
Date: July 1, 2002
Creator: Aldering, Greg
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Acoustic Wave Equations for a Linear Viscous Fluid and An Ideal Fluid

Description: The mathematical description of acoustic wave propagation within a time- and space-varying, and moving, linear viscous fluid is formulated as a system of coupled linear equations. This system is rigorously developed from fundamental principles of continuum mechanics (conservation of mass, balance of linear and angular momentum, balance of entropy) and various constitutive relations (for stress, entropy production, and entropy conduction) by linearizing all expressions with respect to the small-… more
Date: July 2002
Creator: Aldridge, David F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Modeling of liquid metal duct and free-surface flows using CFX.

Description: Liquid metal free-surface flows provide an option of a renewable surface for heat absorption, removal of impurities, and eliminating the problems of erosion and thermal stresses [1], [2]. In a tokamak liquid metal flows through a strong magnetic field, which results in a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) interaction. For a free-surface flow the MHD interaction may be even more important than for the duct flows in blankets, because the electromagnetic forces may significantly deform the free-surface and… more
Date: July 23, 2002
Creator: Aleksandrova, S.; Molokov, S. & Reed, C. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Summary of Chariton Valley Switchgrass Co-Fire Testing at the Ottumwa Generating Station in Chillicothe, Iowa: Milestone Completion Report

Description: Results of the switchgrass co-firing tests conducted at the Ottumwa Generating Station in Chillicothe, Iowa as part of the Chariton Valley Biomass Project. After several years of planning, the Chariton Valley Biomass Project successfully completed two months of switchgrass co-fire testing at the Ottumwa Generating Station (OGS) in Chillicothe, Iowa. From November 30, 2000, through January 25, 2001, the switchgrass team co-fired 1,269 tons (1,151 tonnes) of switchgrass at rates up to 16.8 tons/h… more
Date: July 2002
Creator: Amos, W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Coming to Washington, D.C.? Sources of Information on Temporary Housing

Description: This report will introduce a newcomer to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area to sources of general interest, neighborhoods, housing, and public transportation. The intended audience is congressional staff needing short-term or summer housing, although many of the sources given may also be helpful for those needing more than a three- to six-month lease. Sources suggested are often accessible by their Internet addresses.
Date: July 3, 2002
Creator: Anderson, J. Michael
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Enron: A Select Chronology of Congressional, Corporate, and Government Activities

Description: This report presents basic background information on the collapse of the Enron Corporation, identifying public policy issues in financial market oversight. This report briefly summarizes some federal laws carrying criminal penalties which may be implicated in the events surrounding the collapse of the Enron Corp. This report compares the auditing and accounting reform measures passed by the House (H.R. 3763) and reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. This repor… more
Date: July 12, 2002
Creator: Anderson, J. Michael
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Synthesis and Study of Unconventional f-Electron Metals

Description: Research efforts described in this progress report concentrated on the synthesis and exploration of f-electron based materials exhibiting novel properties at low temperatures and on the development of a new experimental technique for low temperatures and high magnetic fields. Specific problems studied included non-Fermi liquid behavior and experimental verifications of novel theories concerned with strong electron correlations. The discovery of non-Fermi liquid behavior has been one of the majo… more
Date: July 25, 2002
Creator: Andraka, Bohdan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): State Grant Formulas

Description: CRS Report for Congress entailing information about state grant formulas regarding the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). Topics include, characteristics of state formula grants, IDEA State Grant Formulas, funding, etc..
Date: July 1, 2002
Creator: Apling, Richard N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Possible Voucher Issues

Description: Congress is considering reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) program (the main federal program providing special education and related services to children with disabilities). Among the options being discussed is increasing parental choice under IDEA. This report provides background on current federal choice programs and on the Florida McKay Scholarship program, which provides scholarships for children with disabilities enrolled in the state’s public schools… more
Date: July 3, 2002
Creator: Apling, Richard N.; Jones, Nancy L. & Smole, David P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Low Cost Glass and Glass-Ceramic Substrates for Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells: Final Subcontract Report, 25 January 2001

Description: This report describes how Cornell University researchers developed several low-cost and simple barrier layers and tested their effectiveness both analytically (by SIMS) and by evaluating the electrical characteristics of devices fabricated on barrier-coated substrates. Devices fabricated included both majority-carrier devices (thin-film transistors) and minority-carrier devices (p-i-n junction diodes simulating solar cells) using various deposition techniques including the chemical vapor deposi… more
Date: July 2002
Creator: Ast, D.; Nemchuk, N. & Krasula, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Investigation of Minimum Film boiling Phenomena on Fuel Rods Under Blowdown Cooling Conditions

Description: Blowdon cooling heat transfer is an important process that occurs early in a hypothetical large break loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) in a pressurized water reactor. During blowdown, the flow through the hot assembly is a post-critical heat flux dispersed droplet flow. The heat transfer mechanisms that occur in blowdown cooling are complex and depend on droplet and heated surface interaction. In a safety analysis, it is of considerable importance to determine the thermal-hydraulic conditions le… more
Date: July 2002
Creator: Bajorek, Stephen M.; Gawron, Michael; Etzel, Timothy & Peterson, Lucas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

ADVANCED FLUE GAS CONDITIONING AS A RETROFIT UPGRADE TO ENHANCE PM COLLECTION FROM COAL-FIRED ELECTRIC UTILITY BOILERS

Description: The U.S. Department of Energy and ADA Environmental Solutions are engaged in a project to develop commercial flue gas conditioning additives. The objective is to develop conditioning agents that can help improve particulate control performance of smaller or under-sized electrostatic precipitators on utility coal-fired boilers. The new chemicals will be used to control both the electrical resistivity and the adhesion or cohesivity of the fly ash. There is a need to provide cost-effective and saf… more
Date: July 2002
Creator: Baldrey, Kenneth E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

The Endangered Species Act and "Sound Science"

Description: This report provides a context for evaluating legislative proposals through examples of how science has been used in selected cases, a discussion of the nature and role of science in general, and its role in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) process in particular, together with general and agency information quality requirements and policies, and a review of how the courts have viewed agency use of science.
Date: July 16, 2002
Creator: Baldwin, Pamela & Corn, M. Lynne
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy: Is CAFE Up to Standards?

Description: One of the least controversial provisions of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-163) established corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for new passenger cars. This report presents a brief background and analysis regarding the price of crude oil that brought into sharp focus the fuel inefficiency of U.S. automobiles. The report also discusses the previous issues and the most recent developments regarding CAFE.
Date: July 26, 2002
Creator: Bamberger, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Back to Top of Screen