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Development of Improved Catalysts for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides with Hydrocarbons

Description: Significant work has been done by the investigators on the cerium oxide-copper oxide based sorbent/catalysts for the combined removal of sulfur and nitrogen oxides from the flue gases of stationary sources. Evaluation of these sorbents as catalysts for the selective reduction of NO{sub x} gave promising results with methane. Since the replacement of ammonia by methane is commercially very attractive, in this project, the effect of promoters on the activity and selectivity of copper oxide/cerium… more
Date: November 30, 2003
Creator: Akyurtlu, Ates & Akyurtlu, Jale F.
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Exploring HPSS bandwidth - NERSC production experience

Description: We have developed tools to help us analyze transfer logs from a production High Performance Storage System (HPSS) system at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC). These tools provide graphical displays of data transfer performance over relatively short (24 hour or less) time spans.
Date: November 30, 2003
Creator: Holmes, Harvard H.
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Field verification program for small wind turbines

Description: In 1999 Windward Engineering (Windward) was awarded a Cooperative Agreement under the Field Verification Program with the Department of Energy (DOE) to install two Whisper H40 wind turbines, one at the NREL National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) and one at a test site near Spanish Fork, Utah. After installation, the turbine at the NWTC was to be operated, maintained, and monitored by NREL while the turbine in Spanish Fork was to be administered by Windward. Under this award DOE and Windward def… more
Date: November 30, 2003
Creator: Windward Engineering, LLC
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Implementation and evaluation of the Heffter method to calculate the height of the planetary boundary layer above the ARM Southern Great Plains site

Description: This paper explores the Heffter Method--an algorithm for finding the height of the Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL). The algorithm is applied to the Balloon Borne Sounding System (BBSS) data collected over the Southern Great Plains (SGP) Site of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program. After discussing the successes and shortcomings of the algorithm, the resulting PBL height estimates for dates in May of 2002 are related to CO{sub 2} concentration and wind data. The CO{sub 2} data use… more
Date: November 30, 2003
Creator: Pesenson, Igor
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Insurance Guaranty Funds

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Date: November 30, 2003
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PHENIX EXPERIMENT AT RHIC: DECADAL PLAN 2004-2013

Description: The PHENIX Collaboration has developed a plan for the detailed investigation of quantum chromodynamics in the next decade. The demonstrated capabilities of the PHENIX experiment to measure rare processes in hadronic, leptonic and photonic channels, in combination with RHIC's unparalleled flexibility as a hadronic collider, provides a physics program of extraordinary breadth and depth. A superlative set of measurements to elucidate the states of both hot and cold nuclear matter, and to measure t… more
Date: November 30, 2003
Creator: ZAJC,W. ET. AL.
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Results of Tritium Tracking and Groundwater Monitoring at the Hanford Site 200 Area State Approved Land Disposal SiteFiscal Year 2003

Description: The Hanford Site 200 Area Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) processes contaminated aqueous wastes derived from Hanford Site facilities. The treated wastewater occasionally contains tritium, which is not removed by the ETF, and is discharged to the 200 Area State-Approved Land Disposal Site (SALDS). During fiscal year (FY) 2003 to date (through August 31, 2003), approximately 96-million liters (25.3-million gallons) of water have been discharged to the SALDS. Groundwater monitoring for tritium a… more
Date: November 30, 2003
Creator: Barnett, D. Brent; Rieger, JoAnne T. & Thornton, Edward C.
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Development of Screenable Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

Description: An industrial research area of high activity in recent years has been the development of pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) products that do not interfere with the processing of post-consumer waste. The problem of PSA contamination is arguably the most important technical challenge in expanding the use of recycled fiber. The presence of PSAs in recovered paper creates problems that reduce the efficiency of recycling and papermaking operations and diminish product quality. The widespread use of P… more
Date: November 29, 2003
Creator: Severtson, Steven J.
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Novel in Vivo Imaging Techniques for Trafficking the Behavior of Subventricular Zone Neural Stem Cells (SVZSC) and SVZSC Induced Functional Repair

Description: Adult progenitor cells hold promise for therapeutic treatment where there has been a disabling loss of function due to death of cells from trauma, disease or aging. However, it will be essential in clinical application to be able to follow the fate of the transplanted cells over time using in vivo tracking methods. We have developed protocol for labeling of progenitor cells to monitor cell trafficking by high resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and super high resolution positron emissio… more
Date: November 28, 2003
Creator: Brownell, Anna-Liisa
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How to Develop and Write a Grant Proposal

Description: This report is intended for grant seekers in districts and states. This report has been expanded to include writing proposals for both government and private foundations grants. The report first discusses preliminary information gathering and preparation, developing ideas for the proposal, gathering community support, identifying funding resources, and seeking preliminary review of the proposal and support of relevant administrative officials.
Date: November 26, 2003
Creator: Gerli, Merete F.
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Non-Contact Determination of Free Carrier Concentration in n-GaInAsSb

Description: GaSb-based semiconductors are of interest for mid-infrared optoelectronic and high-speed electronic devices. Accurate determination of electrical properties is essential for optimizing the performance of these devices. However, electrical characterization of these semiconductors is not straightforward since semi-insulating (SI) GaSb substrates for Hall measurements are not available. In this work, the capability of Raman spectroscopy for determination of the majority carrier concentration in n-… more
Date: November 26, 2003
Creator: Maslar, James E.; Hurst, Wildur S.; Wang, Christine A. & Shiau, Daniel A.
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Patient Safety: Legislation to Promote Voluntary Reporting of Medical Errors

Description: This report provides an overview and some analysis of the patient safety legislation that is being considered by the 108th Congress. It begins with background information on the nature and causes of medical errors, followed by a brief comparison of the differences between mandatory and voluntary reporting systems. The report then discusses some of the legal and policy issues facing state mandatory reporting systems and major national voluntary reporting systems, and identifies design features o… more
Date: November 26, 2003
Creator: Redhead, C. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Postal Pension Funding Reform: Issues Related to the Postal Service's Proposed Use of Pension Savings

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In April 2003, Congress enacted the Postal Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) Funding Reform Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-18), which\ lowered the Postal Service's (Service) annual payment for its CSRS obligation by over $2.5 billion beginning in fiscal year 2003. P.L. 108-18 includes requiring (1) the Service to begin making payments into an escrow account in fiscal year 2006, (2) the Service to issue a report on… more
Date: November 26, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Postal Pension Funding Reform: Review of Military Service Funding Proposals

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003 (the Act) required the United States Postal Service, Department of the Treasury, and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prepare proposals detailing whether and to what extent the Treasury and Postal Service should fund the benefits attributable to the military service of the Postal Service's current and former Civil Service Retirement S… more
Date: November 26, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analytical and Numerical Studies of the Complex Interaction of a Fast Ion Beam Pulse with a Background Plasma

Description: Plasma neutralization of an intense ion beam pulse is of interest for many applications, including plasma lenses, heavy ion fusion, high energy physics, etc. Comprehensive analytical, numerical, and experimental studies are underway to investigate the complex interaction of a fast ion beam with a background plasma. The positively charged ion beam attracts plasma electrons, and as a result the plasma electrons have a tendency to neutralize the beam charge and current. A suite of particle-in-cell… more
Date: November 25, 2003
Creator: Kaganovich, Igor D.; Startsev, Edward A. & Davidson, Ronald C.
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Aspect Ratio Scaling of Ideal No-wall Stability Limits in High Bootstrap Fraction Tokamak Plasmas

Description: Recent experiments in the low aspect ratio National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) [M. Ono et al., Nucl. Fusion 40 (2000) 557] have achieved normalized beta values twice the conventional tokamak limit at low internal inductance and with significant bootstrap current. These experimental results have motivated a computational re-examination of the plasma aspect ratio dependence of ideal no-wall magnetohydrodynamic stability limits. These calculations find that the profile-optimized no-wall sta… more
Date: November 25, 2003
Creator: Menard, J. E.; Bell, M. G.; Bell, R. E.; Gates, D. A.; Kaye, S. M.; LeBlanc, B. P. et al.
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Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law

Description: This report presents the Summary of the Clean Water Act Law describing the essence of the statute.
Date: November 25, 2003
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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East Central Europe: Status of International Criminal Court (ICC) Exemption Agreements and U.S. Military Assistance

Description: In a broad effort to obtain U.S. exemptions from International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction, the Bush Administration has sought to conclude bilateral agreements worldwide that would prohibit the transfer of U.S. citizens to the ICC. The European Union has strongly promoted the ICC and is opposed to the U.S.- proposed agreements. This report addresses twelve countries of east central Europe affected by the U.S. and European policies – Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia,… more
Date: November 25, 2003
Creator: Kim, Julie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Policy: The Continuing Debate and Omnibus Energy Legislation (H.R. 6)

Description: This report includes background and analysis on the debate on energy policy, as well as Omnibus energy legislation. Electricity restructuring, nuclear energy, and renewable energy and fuels are among topics discussed in this report.
Date: November 25, 2003
Creator: Bamberger, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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