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Community resilience is a complex, multi-dimensional problem that relies on engineering, earth sciences, social sciences, and other disciplines to improve the
Community resilience is a complex, multi-dimensional problem that relies on the intersection of social science, engineering, economics, and other disciplines to
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NIST is developing methods for the quantification of clinically-relevant protein biomarkers by mass spectrometry. Some methods are intended to establish
Forensic DNA typing is currently conducted in approximately eight to ten hours. The process includes DNA extraction, quantitation, multiplex PCR amplification
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Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is considered the 'gold standard' for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and the assessment of cardiac damage. Yet this clinical
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A variety of nutrients are essential for normal functioning of the human body, and deficiencies can lead to serious illnesses. Accurate measurement of vitamin
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has developed Standard
As part of a multi-year interagency agreement between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Centers for Disease Control and
Serum proteomics, the detection and measurement of as many proteins in a serum sample as possible, could be an important element of personalized medicine
The presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which include hydrocarbons, monoterpenes and oxygenates, in the atmosphere has become important to climate
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DFT is a widely used computational technique in the material science community and it provides interpretative tools for understanding experimental results as
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