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Conferences

Evaluation of RTOT algorithm: a first implementation of OBSS_PD-based SR method for IEEE 802.11ax

March 19, 2018

Author(s)

Tanguy Ropitault

The main goal of the IEEE 802.11ax project is to improve the network efficiency of IEEE 802.11 systems in dense deployments. There are currently several methods...

Effectiveness of Laser Safety Eyewear under Real-World Conditions

March 18, 2018

Author(s)

Christopher J. Stromberg, Edwin J. Heilweil, Joshua A. Hadler

Ultrafast lasers have become increasingly important as research tools in chemistry, which means laser safety is becoming more important. Laser safety glasses...

Identification and Quantification of Aflatoxin Guanine and FapyGuanine Adducts in Mouse Liver invivo by LC-MS/MS Isotope Dilution

March 11, 2018

Author(s)

Erdem Coskun, Vladimir Vartanian, Irina G. Minko, Onur Erdem, Pawel Jaruga, Patricia Egner, John D. Groopman

Dietary exposures to aflatoxin contaminated food is one of the major contributions to human hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) which accounts for over 700.000...

Evaluated Rate Constants for i-Butane + H and CH3: Shock Tube Experiments with Bayesian Model Optimization

March 7, 2018

Author(s)

Laura A. Mertens, Iftikhar A. Awan, Jeffrey A. Manion

The reactions of i-butane with CH3 and H were investigated with shock tube experiments (870 K to 1130 K and 140 kPa to 360 kPa). Propene and i-butene, measured...

Kinetics of H Atom Addition to Cyclopentene

March 7, 2018

Author(s)

Jeffrey A. Manion, Iftikhar A. Awan

To provide benchmark information needed to develop kinetic models of the combustion and pyrolysis of hydrocarbon ring structures, we have used the single pulse...

Contactless mobility measurements using two-photon excitation and a terahertz probe

March 6, 2018

Author(s)

Jared Wahlstrand, Edwin Heilweil

Time-dependent THz spectroscopy is widely used for measuring mobility in novel electronic materials, in which the mobility is often adversely affected by...

Development and Validation of a Mechanism for Flame Propagation in R-32/Air Mixtures

March 6, 2018

Author(s)

Donald R. Burgess Jr., Jeffrey A. Manion, Robert R. Burrell, Valeri I. Babushok, Michael Hegetschweiler, Gregory T. Linteris

A mechanism for the combustion of the refrigerant R-32 (CH2F2) in air mixtures was developed and validated through comparisons with measured flame speeds for a...

Predicted Burning Velocities of C1 and C2 Hydrofluorocarbon Refrigerant Flames with Air

March 6, 2018

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, Valeri I. Babushok

Due to their high global warming potentials, many existing working fluids for heating, cooling and refrigeration equipment will be phased out. Their...

Remote Bias Induced Electrostatic Force Microscopy for Subsurface Imaging

March 5, 2018

Author(s)

Joseph J. Kopanski, Lin You, Yaw S. Obeng

Contrast in electrostatic force microscopy (EFM) depends on the electrostatic force between the tip and sample. In the related technique, scanning Kelvin force...

Towards Augmented Reality Interfaces for Human-Robot Interaction in Manufacturing Environments

March 4, 2018

Author(s)

Shelly Bagchi, Jeremy Marvel

As part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is examining new approaches to increase the...

Why Interoperability R&D Work Should be Driven by Agile Integration and Message Standards Concerns?

March 3, 2018

Author(s)

Nenad Ivezic, Boonserm Kulvatunyou

Smart Manufacturing assumes agile integration of manufacturing services and applications. This implies that manufacturing message standards, which are key to...

Performance Evaluation of Energy Efficiency with Sleep Mode in Ultra Dense Networks

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Hansong Xu, Wei Yu, Amirshahram Hematian, David W. Griffith, Nada T. Golmie

Massively deployed mobile devices and an extensive volume of data traffic will immensely increase demand on future wireless networks. The Ultra Dense Network...

A Framework to Enable Multiple Coexisting Internet of Things Applications

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Wei Yu, Hanlin Zhang, Yalong Wu, David W. Griffith, Nada T. Golmie

Internet of Things (IoT) uses modern information communication technologies to connect massive numbers of objects and support numerous smart critical...

A Multiscale Framework for the Prediction of Concrete Self-Desiccation

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Madura Pathirage, Dale P. Bentz, Giovanni Di Luzio, Enrico Masoero, Gianluca Cusatis

Cement hydration in concrete and mortar has been studied thoroughly over the past 50 years. To fully understand hydration in concrete and predict the evolution...

Novel multiscale characterization of carbon nanotube grafted fiber-reinforced polymer composites.

February 25, 2018

Author(s)

Ajay Krishnamurthy, Ran Tao, Erkan N. Senses, Qi An, Sagar Doshi, Erik Thostenson, Antonio Faraone, Aaron Forster

Hierarchical carbon nanotube-alumina oxide fiber reinforced composites and oxide hydration kinetics

February 25, 2018

Author(s)

Ajay Krishnamurthy, Andrew Liotta, Brian L. Wardle, Aaron Forster

The growth of carbon nanotubes directly from fiber surfaces has led to new concepts for fiber reinforced polymer composites (FRP) that are conductive, thermally...

New Connections for Enhancing Robustness of Precast Concrete Frame Structures

February 24, 2018

Author(s)

Travis E. Thonstad, Yihai Bao, Jonathan M. Weigand, Joseph A. Main, Hai S. Lew

A recent experimental and computational study of two precast concrete moment-frame assemblies under a column removal scenario revealed vulnerabilities in the...

Large Field of View Quantitative Phase Imaging of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Optical Pathlength Reference Materials

February 23, 2018

Author(s)

Edward J. Kwee, Alexander W. Peterson, Jeffrey R. Stinson, Michael W. Halter, Liya Yu, Michael P. Majurski, Joe Chalfoun, Peter Bajcsy, John T. Elliott

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are reprogrammed cells that can have heterogeneous biological potential. Quality assurance metrics of reprogrammed iPSCs...

Mass Measurements of Focal Adhesions in Single Cells Using High Resolution Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy

February 22, 2018

Author(s)

Alexander Peterson, Alessandro Tona, Michael Halter, Anne Plant, John Elliott

Surface plasmon resonance microscopy (SPRM) is a powerful label-free imaging technique with spatial resolution approaching the optical diffraction limit. The...

Implementations of the Tennessee Eastman Process in Modelica

February 22, 2018

Author(s)

Carla Martin-Villalba, Alfonso Urquia, Guodong Shao

The Tennessee Eastman process is a typical industrial process that consists of five main process units: a two-phase reactor where an exothermic reaction occurs...

Scattering properties of ultrafast laser-induced refractive index shaping lenticular structures in hydrogels

February 19, 2018

Author(s)

Kaitlin Wozniak, Thomas Germer, Sam Butler, Daniel Brooks, Krystel Huxlin, Jonathan D. Ellis

We present measurements of light scatter induced by a new ultrafast laser technique being developed for laser refractive correction in transparent ophthalmic...

ETP algorithm : Increasing Spatial Reuse in Wireless LANs dense environment using ETX

February 15, 2018

Author(s)

Tanguy Ropitault, Nada T. Golmie

To address the issues related to the extreme densification of wireless networks, namely increased interference and lower overall throughput, the IEEE 802.11ax...

AN INVESTIGATION OF DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR SOLVING COUPLED THERMAL AIRFLOWS BY MULTI-ZONE NETWORK METHOD

February 15, 2018

Author(s)

Ali Katal, Liangzhu Wang, William Stuart Dols, Brian Polidoro

Natural ventilation (NV) is a method of allowing fresh outdoor air into indoor living spaces by natural means without the use of air conditioning units and...

Application of Link Adaptation in Body Area Networks

February 15, 2018

Author(s)

Kamran Sayrafian, Martina Barbi, Mehdi Alasti

A Body Area Network (BAN) is a wireless protocol for connectivity of wearable and implantable sensors located inside, on the surface or near the human body...

A Kinetics Based Models for Environmentally Induced Sealant Degradation

February 12, 2018

Author(s)

Donald L. Hunston, Christopher C. White

Caulks and sealants are a critical part of any structure that is exposed to the environment. Although they are good materials, they eventually fail, and the...

Unsupervised Clustering for Millimeter-Wave Channel Propagation Modeling

February 11, 2018

Author(s)

Jian Wang, Camillo Gentile, Jelena Senic, Roy Sun, Peter B. Papazian

We have designed and assembled millimeter-wave channel sounders at 28, 60, and 83 GHz. They can measure the three-dimensional (azimuth and elevation) double...

High Quality Oxide Films Deposited at Room Temperature by Ion Beam Sputtering

February 5, 2018

Author(s)

Gerard E. Henein, Juraj Topolancik, Kerry NMN Siebein

SiO2, Al2O3 and ITO have been deposited via ion beam sputtering at room temperature. The SiO2 films, 100 nm thick, were highly insulating with a resistivity of...

Repeatability and Reproducibility of Forensic Likelihood Ratio Methods when Sample Size Ratio Varies

January 31, 2018

Author(s)

Elham Tabassi, Larry Tang, Xiaochen Zhu

Existing statistical methods for estimating the log- likelihood ratio from biometric scores include parametric estimation, kernel density estimation, and...

Wafer Level EDMR with Spatial Resolution Capabilities: Magnetic Resonance in a Probing

January 31, 2018

Author(s)

Duane J. McCrory, Mark A. Anders, Jason Ryan, Pragya Shrestha, Kin (Charles) Cheung, Patrick M. Lenahan, Jason Campbell

Investigation of Alteration of Li-6 Enriched Neutron Shielding Glass

January 31, 2018

Author(s)

Jamie Weaver, Danyal J. Turkoglu

Silicate glass doped with 6Li is a common slow neutron shielding material, and has been utilized as such in several neutron research facilities. 6Li is a unique...

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