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Book Chapters

Lessons Learned from Monitoring Organic Contaminants in Three Decades of Marine Samples from the Pacific Basin Archived at the USA’s Marine Environmental Specimen Bank

Author(s)
Stacy S. Schuur, Paul R. Becker, Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Rebecca S. Pugh, Jared M. Ragland, Jessica L. Reiner, Jennifer Trevillian, Michele M. Schantz
The USA’s Marine Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) has archived marine wildlife collections dating back to 1976. Numerous lessons have been learned including

Epoxy Composites Using Wood Pulp Components as Fillers

Author(s)
Douglas M. Fox, Noy Kaufman, Jeremiah W. Woodcock, Jeffrey W. Gilman, John R. Shields, Rick D. Davis, Szabolcs Matko, Mauro Zammarano, Chelsea S. Davis
The components of wood, especially lignin and cellulose, have great potential for improving the properties of polymer composites. In this chapter, we discuss

Evolving Security

Author(s)
Edward Griffor
The topic of system security, and in particular that of cybersecurity differs in a critical way from the other concerns we have about systems. Though concerns

Additive Manufacturing: A Trans-disciplinary Experience

Author(s)
Paul W. Witherell, Albert W. Jones, Yan Lu
Traditional manufacturing has long permitted disciplines to operate in isolation: with designers, material suppliers, and manufactures often able to function

MEMS Nanopositioners

Author(s)
Jason J. Gorman
This book chapter provides a review of the state of the art for MEMS nanopositioners. The motivation for MEMS nanopositioners is presented with respect to the

Computer Evacuation Models for Buildings

Author(s)
Erica D. Kuligowski
N/A for SFPE Handbook Chapters. Included here is text from the chapter introduction: "With the rapid increase in computer capability and the increase in egress

QconCAT: Internal Standard for Protein Quantification

Author(s)
Kerry M. Bauer, Karen W. Phinney, Illarion V. Turko
Protein quantification based on stable-isotope labeling mass spectrometry (SIL-MS) involves adding known quantities of stable-isotope labeled internal standards