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Medicare: Incomplete Plan to Transfer Appeals Workload from SSA to HHS Threatens Service to Appellants

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Medicare appeals process has been the subject of widespread concern in recent years because of the time it takes to resolve appeals of denied claims. Two federal agencies play a role in deciding appeals--the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). Currently, neither agency manages and oversees the entire multilevel process. In the Medicare Prescrip… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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APDS: The Autonomous Pathogen Detection System

Description: We have developed and tested a fully autonomous pathogen detection system (APDS) capable of continuously monitoring the environment for airborne biological threat agents. The system was developed to provide early warning to civilians in the event of a bioterrorism incident and can be used at high profile events for short-term, intensive monitoring or in major public buildings or transportation nodes for long-term monitoring. The APDS is completely automated, offering continuous aerosol sampling… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Hindson, Benjamin; Makarewicz, Anthony; Setlur, Ujwal; Henderer, Bruce; McBride, Mary & Dzenitis, John
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Results from Boiling Temperature Measurements for Saturated Solutions in the Systems NaCl + KNO{sub 3} + H{sub 2}O, NaNO{sub 3} + KNO{sub 3} + H{sub 2}O, and NaCl + NaNO{sub 3} + KNO{sub 3} + H{sub 2}O

Description: Boiling temperature measurements have been made for saturated ternary solutions of NaCl + KNO{sub 3} + H{sub 2}O and NaNO{sub 3} + KNO{sub 3} + H{sub 2}O over the full solute mole fraction range, along with the limiting binary solutions NaCl + H{sub 2}O, NaNO{sub 3} + H{sub 2}O, and KNO{sub 3} + H{sub 2}O. Boiling temperatures have also been measured for the quaternary NaCl + NaNO{sub 3} + KNO{sub 3} + H{sub 2}O mixtures with KNO{sub 3}:NaNO{sub 3} mole ratios of 1.01 and 1.19, which correspond… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Rard, J A
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Identification of Minerals and Meteoritic Materials via Raman Techniques After Capture in Hypervelocity Impacts on Aerogel

Description: For this study, an extensive suite of mineral particles analogous to components of cosmic dust were tested to determine if their Raman signatures can be recognized after hypervelocity capture in aerogel. The mineral particles were mainly of greater than 20 micrometers in size and were accelerated onto the silica aerogel by light gas gun shots. It was found that all the individual minerals captured in aerogel could be subsequently identified using Raman (or fluorescent) spectra. The beam spot si… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Burchell, M. J.; Mann, J.; Creighton, J. A.; Kearsley, A. T.; Graham, G. A.; Esposito, A. P. et al.
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[Letter from Philip A. Berkebile to Bob Carlquist, October 4, 2004]

Description: Letter from Philip A. Berkebile, Executive Vice President at TDNA to Bob Carlquist to Executive VP and General Manager at the Houston Chronicle, on October 4, 2004. The letter is in regards to Carlquist being elected TDNA's treasurer for TDNA at the beginning of January 1, 2005 and on becoming the association's president in 2007.
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Berkebile, Philip A.
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[Letter from Philip A. Berkebile to Bill Cornwell, October 4, 2004]

Description: Letter from Philip A. Berkebile to Bill Cornwell, on October 4, 2004 with the subject Nominating Committee. The letter is in regard to Cornwell accepting President Donnis Baggett's request to serve on this year's Board of Directors Nomination Committee. Those serving with Cornwell are Baggett, Dan Savage, Aubrey Webb and the committee chairman Wesley Turner.
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Berkebile, Philip A.
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[Letter from Philip A. Berkebile to Dan Savage, October 4, 2004]

Description: Letter from Philip A. Berkebile to Dan Savage, October 4, 2004 with the subject Nomination Committee. The letter is in regards to Savage accepting President Donnis Baggett's request to serve on the 2005 Board of Directors Nominating Committee. Serving with Savage are Baggett, Bill Cornwell, Aubrey Webb and the committee chairman Wesley Turner. The purpose of the nominating committee is to fill four openings within the board members.
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Berkebile, Philip A.
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[Letter from Philip A. Berkebile to Aubrey Webb, October 4, 2004]

Description: Letter from Philip A. Berkebile to Aubrey Webb on October 4, 2004 with the subject Nominating Committee. Berkebile thanks Webb for accepting TDNA's President Donnis Bagget's request to serve on the 2005 board of directors nomination committee. Serving with Webb will be Baggett, Bill Cornwell, Dan Savage and the committee chairman Wesley Turner.
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Berkebile, Philip A.
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Plasma conditions for improved energy coupling into the gain region of the Ni-like Pd transient collisional x-ray laser

Description: We have directly probed the plasma conditions in which the Ni-like Pd transient collisional x-ray laser is generated and propagates by measuring the near-field image and by utilizing picosecond resolution soft x-ray laser interferometry of the preformed Pd plasma gain medium. The electron density and gain region of the plasma have been determined experimentally and are found to be in good agreement with simulations. We observe a strong dependence of the laser pump-gain medium coupling on the la… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Smith, R. F.; Dunn, J.; Filevich, J.; Moon, S.; Nilsen, J.; Keenan, R. et al.
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Analysis of Hydrologic Properties Data

Description: This analysis report describes the methods used to determine hydrologic properties based on the available field data from the unsaturated zone (UZ) at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The technical scope, content, and management of this analysis report are described in the planning document ''Technical Work Plan for: Unsaturated Zone Flow Analysis and Model Report Integration'' (BSC 2004 [DIRS 169654], Sections 2, 4, and 8). Fracture and matrix properties are developed by analyzing available survey data… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Pan, L.
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Industrial Effluent Treatment Using Ionizing Radiation Combined to Titanium Dioxide

Description: The Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) with OH radicals are the most efficient to mineralize organic compounds, and there are various methods to generate OH radicals as the use of ozone, hydrogen peroxide and ultra-violet radiation and ionizing radiation. The irradiation of aqueous solutions with high-energy electrons results in the excitation and ionizing of the molecules and rapid (10{sup -14} - 10{sup -9} s) formation of reactive intermediates. These reactive species will react with organic co… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Duarte, C.L.; Oikawa, H.; Mori, M.N. & Sampa, M.H.O.
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Characterize Eruptive Processes at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Description: The purpose of this scientific analysis report, ''Characterize Eruptive Processes at Yucca Mountain, Nevada'', is to present information about natural volcanic systems and the parameters that can be used to model their behavior. This information is used to develop parameter-value distributions appropriate for analysis of the consequences of volcanic eruptions through a repository at Yucca Mountain. This scientific analysis report provides information to four other reports: ''Number of Waste Pac… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Krier, D.
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Application of Multi-rate Flowing Fluid Electric ConductivityLogging Method to Well DH-2, Tono Site, Japan

Description: The flowing fluid electric conductivity (FEC) logging method, wellbore fluid is replaced with de-ionized water, following which FEC profiles in the wellbore are measured at a series of times while the well is pumped at a constant rate. Locations were fluid enters the wellbore show peaks in the FEC logs, which may be analyzed to infer inflow strengths and salinities of permeable features intersected by the wellbore. In multi-rate flowing FEC logging, the flowing FEC logging method is repeated us… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Doughty, Christine; Takeuchi, Shinji; Amano, Kenji; Shimo, Michito & Tsang, Chin-Fu
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Calibrated Properties Model

Description: The purpose of this model report is to document the calibrated properties model that provides calibrated property sets for unsaturated zone (UZ) flow and transport process models (UZ models). The calibration of the property sets is performed through inverse modeling. This work followed, and was planned in, ''Technical Work Plan (TWP) for: Unsaturated Zone Flow Analysis and Model Report Integration'' (BSC 2004 [DIRS 169654], Sections 1.2.6 and 2.1.1.6). Direct inputs to this model report were de… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Ghezzehej, T.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Collaborative Physical and Biological Dosimetry Studies for Neutron Capture Therapy at the RA-1 Research Reactor Facility

Description: Initial physical dosimetry measurements have been completed using activation spectrometry and thermoluminiscent dosimeters to characterize the BNCT irradiation facility developed at the RA-1 research reactor operated by the Argentine National Atomic Energy Commission in Buenos Aires. Some biological scoping irradiations have also been completed using a small-animal (hamster) oral mucosa tumor model. Results indicate that the RA-1 neutron source produces useful dose rates but that some improveme… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Nigg, D. W.; Schwint, A. E.; Hartwell, J. K.; Heber, E. M.; Trivillin, V.; Castillo, J. et al.
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lightsources.org: An Internet Site for Light SourceCommunication

Description: Research at the world's accelerator- (storage-ring and linac) based light sources is one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing fields of science. It frequently results in direct benefits to society, thereby demonstrating the value of the research with very concrete examples, but this is not widely understood or appreciated outside of the immediate user community. Our growing group of light source communicators from facilities in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, inspired by the Interactions.org… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Robinson, Art
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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MUPLEX: a compact multi-layered polymer foil collector for micrometeoroids and orbital debris

Description: Detailed studies of preserved hypervelocity impact residues on spacecraft multi-layer insulation foils have yielded important information about the flux of small particles from different sources in low-Earth orbit. We have extended our earlier research on impacts occurring in LEO to design and testing of a compact capture device. MULPEX (MUlti-Layer Polymer EXperiment) is simple, cheap to build, lightweight, of no power demand, easy to deploy, and optimized for the efficient collection of impac… more
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Kearsley, A T; Graham, G A; Burchell, M J; Taylor, E A; Drolshagen, G; Chater, R J et al.
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