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Book Chapters

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

Glycan Analysis of NIST mAb Reference Material

Author(s)
John E. Schiel, Catherine A. Mouchahoir
N-linked glycosylation is a common post-translational modification that imparts structural heterogeneity to recombinant monoclonal antibody therapeutics. The

Chemical Kinetics and Fire

Author(s)
Gregory T. Linteris, John Griffiths
The purpose of this chapter is to set out the principles of chemical kinetics as they apply to combustion in flames and fires. Chemical equilibrium, which was

Combinatorial Testing: Theory and Practice

Author(s)
David R. Kuhn, Renee Bryce, Feng Duan, Laleh Ghandehari, Yu Lei, Raghu N. Kacker
Combinatorial testing has rapidly gained favor among software testers in the past decade as improved algorithms have become available, and practical success has

Deuteration in Biological Neutron Reflectometry

Author(s)
Frank N. Heinrich
Neutron reflectometry is uniquely positioned in structural biology, because of its ability to characterize biomimetic interfacial architectures like lipid

Small-Angle X-ray Scattering of Ionic Liquids

Author(s)
Fan Zhang, Joshua A. Hammons, Jan Ilavsky
Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is a powerful technique that is used to resolve the size and structure of phases on the nanometer scale, within a sample

Dynamics of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Nanodevices

Author(s)
Stephen E. Russek, Eric R. Evarts, Robert J. Usselman
Nanoscale magnetic devices and particles are being developed for a wide variety of applications including magnetic memory, nanoscale sensors, magnetic resonance

Building Analytical Support for Homeland Security

Author(s)
Sanjay Jain, Charles W. Hutchings, Yung-Tsun Lee
This chapter discusses modeling and simulation as a significant means for providing analytical support for homeland security problem solving and decision making
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