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Hadi S. Esmaeeli, Yaghoob Farnam, Dale P. Bentz, Pablo Zavattieri, Jason Weiss
This paper presents a one-dimensional finite difference model that was developed to describe the freeze-thaw behavior of mortar containing deicing salt solution
Kyoung-Whan Kim, Kyung Jin Lee, Hyun-Woo Lee, Mark D. Stiles
We compute the magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy within two-dimensional Rashba models. For a free- electron Rashba model with infinite band width and
Quentin Smets, Anne S. Verhulst, Salim El Kazzi, David J. Gundlach, Curt A. Richter, Anda Mocuta, Nadine Collaert, Aaron Thean, Marc Heyns
The effective bandgap for heterojunction band-to-band tunneling (Eg,eff) is a crucial design parameter for heterojunction TFET. However, there is significant
Robert D. Chirico, Louis Jasperson, Rubin McDougal, Vladimir Diky, Kenneth G. Kroenlein, Yauheni Paulechka, Abhijit Dutta, Kristiina Iisa
We report liquid-liquid mutual solubilities for binary aqueous mixtures involving 2-, 3-, and 4-ethylphenol, 2-, 3-, and 4-methoxyphenol, benzofuran, and 1H
Mauro Zammarano, Shonali Nazare, John R. Shields, Kathleen M. Hoffman, Rick D. Davis
A durable and flexible silicone-based backcoating (halogen and formaldehyde free) is applied to the backside of an otherwise smoldering-prone and flammable
We review values of the temperature jump coefficient zeta_T determined from measurements of the acoustic resonance frequencies f_acoust of helium-filled and
Mercedes K. Taylor, Tomce Runcevski, Julia Oktawiec, Miguel I. Gonzalez, Rebecca L. Siegelman, Jarad A. Mason, Jinxing Ye, Craig Brown, Jeffrey R. Long
This paper presents the results of a collapse prevention seismic performance assessment using ASCE 41-06 for six special concentrically braced frames designed
Justin M. Zook, Marc L. Salit, Lisa V. Kalman, Mickey Williams, Vivekananda Datta, Jin-Yeong Han
Characterized reference materials (RM) are needed for test development and validation, quality control procedures and proficiency testing to assure the quality
John Bowden, Theresa M. Cantu, Jacob Scott, Jimena B. Perez-Viscasillas, Kevin M. Huncik, Matthew P. Guillette, Louis J. Guillette Jr.
Eicosanoids are signaling lipids that regulate several physiological processes in the mammalian placenta, including the initiation of parturition. Though all
Ashley S. Boggs-Russell, John Bowden, Abby G. Wenzel, Satomi Kohno, Heather J. Hamlin, Lori Cruze, Krista A. McCoy, Alison M. Roark, Thea M. Edwards, Theresa M. Cantu, Jessica A. Cloy-McCoy, Nicole A. McNabb, Cameron E. Williams
Dr. Louis J. Guillette Jr. thought of himself as a reproductive biologist. However, his interest in reproductive biology transcended organ systems, life history
In the last decade, a method of notetaking incorporating hand-drawn visual elements has become an increasingly popular technique for recording information from
Jeffrey A. Jargon, Chihyun Cho, Joo-Gwang Lee, Paul D. Hale, Peter J. Jeavons, John B. Schlager, Andrew M. Dienstfrey
A novel method is proposed for the calibration of channel mismatch in a time-interleaved real- time digital oscilloscope (RTDO). A simple simultaneous equation
Using the multiple-scale homogenization method, we derive generalized sheet transition conditions (GSTCs) for electromagnetic fields at the surface of a
Dylan F. Williams, Richard A. Chamberlin, Jerome G. Cheron, Wei Zhao, Urteaga Miguel
We verify a model for state-of-the-art 250 nm heterojunction bipolar transistors with large-signal measurements. We demonstrate the propagation of correlated
Cold weather concreting often requires the use of chemical accelerators to speed up the hydration reactions of the cement, so that setting and early-age
ASCE 41-13 is an industry standard for seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings. Alternative component modeling and acceptance criteria are based
Bartosz K. Nowakowski, Douglas T. Smith, Stuart T. Smith
This paper presents an experimental study of a fiber-based Fabry-Perot interferometer comprising two reflecting surfaces (the end of a cleaved fiber and a plane
Laura Mazzei, Max Wolff, Daniele Pergolesi, Joseph Dura, Lars Borjesson, Philipp Gutfreund, Marco Bettinelli, Thomas Lippert, Maths Karlsson
Epitaxial thin films of the proton conducting perovskite BaZr 0.53In 0.47O 3-δH^d0.47-2δ, grown by pulsed laser deposition, were investigated in their hydrated
Raphael Janot, Wan Si NMN Tang, Damien Clemencon, Jean-Noel Chotard
Solid-state hydrogen storage through the reversible formation of metallic hydrides is a key issue for the development of hydrogen as an energy vector. Herein
Ke Yang, Zhikun Cai, Abhishek Jaiswal, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, Jeffrey S. Moore, Yang Zhang
n-Alkanes are the textbook examples of the odd-even effect. The difference in the packing pattern of odd- and even-numbered n-alkanes results in the odd-even
The grafting of polymer chains onto the surface of spherical nanoparticles leads to a hybrid type of fluid that exhibits properties of both particle suspensions
The C programming language was invented over 40 years ago. It is infamous for buffer overflows. We have learned a lot about computer science, language design
Paulina S. Kuo, Thomas Gerrits, Varun B. Verma, Sae Woo Nam
We characterize an entangled-photon-pair source that produces signal and idler photons at 1533 nm and 1567 nm using fiber-assisted signal-photon spectroscopy
Michelle Elizabeth Jamer, George E. Sterbinsky, Matthew C. DeCapua, Gabriel Player, Don Heiman
Recently, theorists have predicted many materials with a low magnetic moment and large spin-polarization for spintronic applications such as high-density non
Jacob H. Forstater, Kyle Briggs, Joseph W. Robertson, Jessica H. Benjamini, Olivier M. Marie-Rose, Canute I. Vaz, John J. Kasianowicz, Vincent Tabard-Cossa, Arvind Balijepalli
Single molecule measurements with nanometer-scale pores are being developed for a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Critical to the method
Daniel W. Siderius, Gennady Y. Gor, Vincent K. Shen, Noam Bernstein
Ultrasonic experiments allow one to measure the elastic modulus of bulk solid or fluid samples. Recently such experiments have been carried out on fluid