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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 Jargon, Chihyun Cho, Joo-Gwang Lee, Paul D. Hale, Peter J. Jeavons, John B. Schlager, Andrew 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...
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...
Pawel Jaruga, M Miral Dizdar, Marcus J. Calkins, Vladimir Vartanian, Amanda McCullough, R. S. Lloyd, Guldal Kirkali
Oxidative stress and oxidatively induced DNA base damage are central mediators of UV-induced carcinogenesis and skin aging. However, increased steady-state...
As new and exciting applications emerge using smart technologies, the Internet of Things, data analytics, and others for healthcare, a critical problem is...
The spectrum of platinum was observed in the (300-2100) Å wavelength region. Grazing and normal incidence VUV spectrographs have been used to record the...
Joe W. Magee, N. G. Polikhronidi, Rabiyat G. Batyrova, I M. Abdulagatov, J. Wu
New measurements are reported for the isochoric heat capacity of the ionic liquid substance 1- hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bis[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]imide (...
Yun Jiang, Dan Ma, Katy Keenan, Karl Stupic, Vikas Gulani, Mark Griswold
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate accuracy and repeatability of T 1 and T 2 estimates of a MR fingerprinting (MRF) method using the ISMRM/NIST...
Mary F. Theofanos, Simson L. Garfinkel, Yee-Yin Choong
There are now more than 5.4 million Personal Identity Verification (PIV) and Common Access Card (CAC) identity cards deployed to US government employees and...
Tara Lovestead, Jessica L. Burger, Nico Schneider, Thomas J. Bruno
Commercial and military aviation is faced with challenges that include high fuel costs, emissions, and supply chain security that result from the reliance on...
Behrang H. Hamadani, Juan P. Babaro, Kevin G. West
Spectral response measurements of germanium-based triple-junction solar cells were performed under a variety of light and voltage bias conditions. Two of the...
James L. White, Rebecca J. Newhouse, Jin Z. Zhang, Terrence J. Udovic, Vitalie Stavila
Alkali metal borohydrides can reversibly store hydrogen; however, the materials display poor cyclability, often times linked to occurrence of stable closo...
Makfir Sefa, Zeeshan Ahmed, James A. Fedchak, Nikolai Klimov, Julia Scherschligt
We describe a vacuum apparatus for determining the outgassing rate into vacuum, the diffusion coefficient, and the amount of gas absorbed for various materials...