Budgeting for counterproliferation

In the Bottom-Up Review conducted in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, DOD identified the proliferation of nuclear weapons as the new primary threat to the national security of the U.S. In response to this new threat, the Clinton Administration signaled a shift in emphasis in proliferation policy to include counterproliferation as a major policy goal. This thesis examines proliferation policy from a resource perspective. After a brief history of past U.S. proliferation policy and the Defense Counterproliferation Initiative (DCI), the Administration's FY 95 budget request for policy support for this new initiative is analyzed. The purpose is to provide insight concerning the extent to which a consensus on resources for this new initiative exists between the executive and legislative branches. The thesis concludes that both the Administration and Congress agree that counterproliferation is an appropriate means to deal with the new threat. The Senate was supportive of the new initiative throughout the budget process, whereas the House was not. However, Congress as a whole increased support for the initiative by appropriating 60 million, almost twice the Administration's request. There was confusion between the Administration and Congress regarding the proper account for funding the initiative. Consequently, Congress zeroed the Administration's original request for counterproliferation studies in the O&M account, but added back 60 million to the RDT&E account for the DCI, indicating that the initiative was more technology oriented and required RDT&E funds.http://archive.org/details/budgetingforcoun1094542796U.S. Navy (USN) authorApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

The lumbar puncture : perceptions of leukemic children

This thesis of a leukemic child's view of a lumbar puncture experience explored the question: What cultural knowledge informs the behavior of leukemic children experiencing a lumbar puncture. Data collection followed the ethnographic interview technique (Spradley, 1979). Four informants were individually interviewed four times. Data was analyzed after each interview and presented for verification by the informant. Seven culturally relevant domains were analyzed and include: "Parts of spinal tap process," "Kinds of people doing spinal tap with me," "Characteristics of the hurting experience," "Things that help during spinal tap," "Attributes of things I think about," "Kinds of spinal taps," and "Things to tell people." Domain analysis revealed six cultural themes: "Get a good doctor," "We don't like surprises," Eight-year-old boys need their parents, Getting my mind on other things, I need to "hold on," and You can't see behind your back. Recommendations for care of leukemic children experiencing lumbar punctures were suggested along with recommendations for further research.Digitized from a paper copy provided by the Arizona Health Sciences Library

A Great Disobedience against the People: Japan's Siberian Intervention, 1918-1922.

Paul Dunscomb is Associate Professor of East Asian History at the University of Alaska Anchorage and Director of UAA's Confucius Institute. He specializes in the domestic political aspects of Japan's Siberian Intervention, 1918-1922, Japanese popular culture, and the Lost Decade, 1992-2003. His work has appeared in the Journal of Japanese studies, East-West Connections, and Education About Asia. His just released book is called Japan's Siberian Intervention, 1918-1922: A Great Disobedience Against the People

Jazz Pedagogy: The jazz educator's handbook and resource guide

Buku ini merupakan panduan komprehensif yang membuka pintu ke dunia pendidikan jazz. Isinya berupa solusi praktis dalam mempelajari konsep jazz, memahami ritme, improvisasi jazz, style jazz termasuk jazz Latin. Buku ini juga menyertakan DVD berisi lebih dari 3 jam demo audio (video teknik latihan) tentang bagaimana belajar improvisasi jazz dan bagaimana memahami dan meningkatkan rhytm section. Buku ini cocok dijadikan koleksi perpustakaan musik di perguruan tinggi yang memiliki prodi dengan minat utama musik jazz

Bankruptcy : a study in comparative legislation.

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Tunable and Recyclable Polyesters from CO2 and Butadiene

Carbon dioxide is inexpensive and abundant, and its prevalence as waste makes it attractive as a sustainable chemical feedstock. Although there are examples of copolymerizations of CO2 with high-energy monomers, the direct copolymerization of CO2 with olefins has not been reported. Herein, an alternate route to tunable, recyclable polyesters derived from CO2 and butadiene via an intermediary lactone, 3-ethyl-6-vinyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one, is described. Catalytic ring-opening polymerization of the lactone by 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene yields polyesters with molar masses up to 13.6 kg/mol and pendent vinyl sidechains that can undergo post-polymerization functionalization. The polymer has a low ceiling temperature of 138 ºC, allowing for facile chemical recycling. These results mark the first example of a well-defined polyester derived solely from CO2 and olefins, expanding access to new feedstocks that were once considered unfeasible

Combining a Spatial Model and Demand Forecasts to Map Future Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia

<p>Input datasets and model results for associated PLOS ONE publication. </p

Overburden of coal seam comparison to random forests model results.

<p>In general, coal seams with higher amounts of overburden indicate increased costs for mining and recovery of coal resources. Coal seam overburden data were obtained from U.S. Geological Survey [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0128813#pone.0128813.ref040" target="_blank">40</a>] for selected seams including the Pittsburgh coal seam (within the Appalachian basin) and the Baker-Danville coal seam (within the Illinois basin), shown here. Modeled areas of high probably of future surface coal mining (Random Forests probability > = 0.90) are shown for comparison, and are indicated by dark purple.</p