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Danyal J. Turkoglu, Huaiyu H. Chen-Mayer, Rick L. Paul, Rolf L. Zeisler
The accuracy of low-level hydrogen measurements with prompt gamma-ray activation analysis (PGAA) depends on identifying and accounting for all background H
Nathan D. Orloff, Song Liu, James C. Booth, Dylan F. Williams, Dominec Schreurs, Bart Nauwelaers, Iija Oclet, Charles A. Little
In this work, we present a new hybrid method for dielectric measurements of nanolitre fluid samples on-wafer. The first part of the hybrid method is a
Traffic Lights are used to control traffic at road intersections. Typically, the employed traffic light control mechanism on the road operates according to a
Feng Zhou, Edward W. Hagley, Lu Deng, Chengjie Zhu
The nonlinear magneto-optical rotation (NMOR) effect has prolific applications ranging from precision mapping of Earth's magnetic field to biomagnetic sensing
Nadir S. Faradzhev, Shannon B. Hill, Cedric J. Powell
We discuss analyses of trace levels of surface contamination using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The problem of quantifying common sources of
Ananda Chowdhury, Robert G. Brinson, Beiyang Wei, William G. Stetler-Stevenson
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloprotease -2 (TIMP-2) is a secreted, 21 kDa, multifunctional protein. It was first described as an endogenous inhibitor of matrix
Darion Spigolon, David Travis Gallagher, Adrian Velazquez-Campoy, Donatella Bulone, Jatin Narang, Pier San Biagio, Francesco Cappello, Alberto J. Macario, Everly Conway de Macario, Frank Robb
The human chaperonin complex is a 1 MDa nanomachine composed of two octameric rings formed from eight similar but non-identical subunits called CCT. Here, we
Dat Duthinh, Joseph A. Main, Matthew L. Gierson, Brian M. Phillips
This paper presents a methodology for analyzing wind pressure data on cladding and components of low-rise buildings. The aerodynamic force acting on a specified
Dat Duthinh, Matthew L. Gierson, Philip N. Bryan, Bilal Ayyub
External pressure coefficients specified in the ASCE 7-10 Standard, used to determine design wind pressures for the components and cladding of buildings, are
Estimating properties of the distribution of the peak of a stationary process from a single finite realization is a problem that arises in a variety of science
Emil Simiu, Adam L. Pintar, Dat Duthinh, DongHun Yeo
A 2005 Skidmore Owings and Merrill report notes that the ASCE 7 Standard is incomplete insofar as it provides no guidance on wind load factors appropriate for
Thomas R. Gentile, P.J. Nacher, B Saam, T G. Walker
This article reviews the physics and technology of producing large quantities fo highly spin- polarized, or hyderpolarized, He3 nuclei using spin-exchange (SEOP
Adam J. Biacchi, Jenifer Hazjus, Curt A. Richter, Angela R. Hight Walker, Lisa Porter
Tin (II) monosulfide (SnS) is a layered, anisotropic material that is of interest as a two- dimensional semiconductor for opto-electronic, thermoelectric, and
Carl G. Simon Jr., Nathan A. Hotaling, Kapil Bharti, Vladimir Khristov, Arvydas Maminishkis
A scaffold handling device (SHD) has been designed that can switch from gentle suction to positive pressure to lift and place nanofiber scaffolds. In tissue
The Newtonian Constant of Gravitation G seems to be the fundamental constant that is most difficult to measure accurately. In the past three decades more than a
Daniel W. Siderius, William P. Krekelberg, Wei-Shan NMN Chiang, Vincent K. Shen, Yun Liu
Using Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations, we examine the adsorption of methane in cylindrical silica mesopores in an effort to understand a possible
Kuo-Tang Liao, Joshua D. Schumacher, Henri J. Lezec, Samuel M. Stavis
The vertical dimensions of complex nanostructures determine the functions of diverse nanotechnologies. In this paper, we investigate the unknown limits of such
Jessica Tipton, Louis J. Guillette, Benjamin B. Parrott, Thomas R. Rainwater, Jessica L. Reiner
Environmental contamination resulting from the production or release of harmful chemicals can lead to negative consequences for wildlife and human health
Jessica Tipton, Louis J. Guillette, Susan Lovelace, Benjamin B. Parrott, Thomas R. Rainwater, Jessica L. Reiner
Exposure to perfluorinated alkyl acids (PFAAs) has been linked to many harmful health effects including reproductive disorders, developmental delays, and
Jacqueline T. Bangma, Jessica L. Reiner, Hannes Botha, Theresa M. Cantu, Marco Gouws, Matthew P. Guillette, Jeremy P. Koelmel, Wilmien Luus-Powell, Olivia Rynders, Joseph Sara, Willem J. Smit, John Bowden
This study collected male Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) from Loskop Dam, Mpumalanga, South Africa in 2014 and 2016 to investigate the levels of
Alexandros Chremos, Bradley R. Frieberg, Emmanouil Glynos, Kyle Johnson, Hengxi Yang, Suresh Narayanan, Peter F. Green, Georgios Sakellariou
X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS) studies show that the viscosities of thin film linear chain polymers at temperatures sufficiently high above the
In graphene and other massless 2D Dirac materials, Klein tunneling compromises electron confinement, and momentum-space contours can be assigned a Berry phase
Stephan Schlamminger, Harald Bosse, Horst Kunzmann, Jon R. Pratt, Ian Robinson, Michael de Podesta, Paul Shore, Paul Morantz
All measurements performed in science and industry are based on the International System of Units, the SI. It has been proposed to revise the SI following an
Heather M. Hill, Albert Rigosi, Sugata Chowdhury, Yanfei Yang, Nhan Van Nguyen, Francesca Tavazza, Randolph Elmquist, David B. Newell, Angela R. Hight Walker
Monolayer epitaxial graphene (EG) is a suitable candidate for a variety of electronic applications. One advantage of EG growth on the Si face of SiC is that it
Eric S. Muckley, Michael Naguib, Hsiu-Wen Wang, Lukas Vlcek, Naresh C. Osti, Robert L. Sacci, Xiahan Sang, Raymond R. Unocic, Yu Xie, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, Eugene Mamontov, Katharine L. Page, Paul R. C. Kent, Jagjit Nanda, Ilia N. Ivanov
Understanding of structural, electrical and gravimetric peculiarities of water vapor interaction with ion-intercalated MXenes used to design of a multimodal
We report an accurate measurement of the phase noise of a thermally limited electronic oscillator at 300 K. By thermally limited we mean that the white signal