Journals

Reference Diffraction Patterns, Microstructure, and Pore Size Distribution for the Copper (II) benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate Metal Organic Framework (Cu-BTC) Compounds

March 1, 2015

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Winnie K. Wong-Ng, James A. Kaduk, Daniel W. Siderius, Andrew J. Allen, Laura Espinal, Brad Boyerinas, Igor Levin, Matthew Suchomel, Jan Ilavsky, Eric J. Cockayne, Hui Wu

Cu-paddle-wheel-based Cu3(BTC)2 (nicknamed Cu-BTC, where BTC ≡ benzene 1,3,5-tricarboxylate) is a metal organic framework (MOF) compound that adopts a zeolite

Coexistence of Superconductivity and Antiferromagnetism in (Li_0.8Fe_0.2) OHFeSe

March 1, 2015

Author(s)

X. F. Lu, N. Z. Wang, Hui Wu, Y. P. Wu, D. Zhao, X. Z. Zeng, X. G. Luo, T. Wu, W. Bao, G. H. Zhang, F. Q. Huang, Qingzhen Huang, X. H. Chen

FeSe-derived superconductors show some unique behaviors relative to iron-pnictide superconductors, which are very helpful to understand the mechanism of

Considerations for Design and In-Situ Calibration of High Accuracy Length Artifacts for Field Testing of Laser Trackers

March 1, 2015

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Aaron Hudlemeyer, Daniel S. Sawyer, Christopher J. Blackburn, Vincent Lee, Mark Meuret, Craig M. Shakarji

Interim testing of laser trackers can be problematic due to the lack of high precision, long length artifacts that maintain their calibrated lengths during

Mapping Monoclonal Antibody Structure by 2D 13C NMR at Natural Abundance

March 1, 2015

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Luke Arbogast, Robert G. Brinson, John Marino

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) represent an important and rapidly growing class of biotherapeutics. Correct folding of a mAb is critical for drug efficacy, while

2D 1HN, 15N Correlated NMR Methods at Natural Abundance for Obtaining Structural Maps and Statistical Comparability of Monoclonal Antibodies

March 1, 2015

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Luke Arbogast, Robert G. Brinson, Catherine A. Mouchahoir, James T. Hoopes, John Marino

Purpose High-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) provides a robust approach for producing unique spectral signatures of protein higher

Vibrational and optical spectroscopies integrated with environmental transmission electron microscopy

March 1, 2015

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Matthieu C. Picher, Stefano Mazzuccoo, Steven R. Blankenship, Renu Sharma

Here, we present a measurement platform for collecting optical spectroscopy data during high-resolution environmental transmission electron microscopy

From the Depletion Attraction of the Bridging Attraction: the Effect of Solvent Molecules on the Effective Colloidal Interactions

February 28, 2015

Author(s)

Jie Chen, Steven R. Kline, Yun Liu

Depletion attraction induced by non-adsorbing polymers or small particles in colloidal solutions has been widely used as a model colloidal interaction to

One-Pot, Bio-Inspired Coatings to Reduce the Flammability of Flexible Polyurethane Foams

February 27, 2015

Author(s)

Rick D. Davis, Yu-Chin Li, Michelle R. Gervasio, Yeon S. Kim

In this manuscript, natural materials were combined into a single pot to produce flexible, highly fire resistant, and bioinspired coatings on flexible

Nonlinear ferromagnetic resonance shift in submicron Permalloy ellipses

February 27, 2015

Author(s)

Feng Guo, Lyubov Belova, Robert D. McMichael

We report a systematic study of nonlinearity in the ferromagnetic resonance of a series of submicron Permalloy ellipses with varying aspect ratios. We focus on

Measurement of the 240Pu/239Pu Mass Ratio Using a Transition-Edge-Sensor Microcalorimeter for Total Decay Energy Spectroscopy

February 27, 2015

Author(s)

Daniel R. Schmidt, Douglas A. Bennett, James P. Hays-Wehle, Daniel S. Swetz, Joel N. Ullom, Andrew Hoover, Mark Croce, Michael W. Rabin, Evelyn Bond, Terry Holesinger, Gerd Kunde, Laura Wolfsbereg

We have developed a new category of sensor for measurement of the 240Pu/239Pu mass ratio from aqueous solution samples with advantages over existing methods

Characterizing Task-Based Human-Robot Collaboration Safety in Manufacturing

February 27, 2015

Author(s)

Jeremy A. Marvel, Joseph A. Falco, Ilari Marstio

A new methodology for describing the safety of human-robot collaborations is presented. Taking a task-based perspective, a risk assessment of a collaborative

Additive Manufacturing: Current State, Future Potential, Gaps & Needs, and Recommendations

February 27, 2015

Author(s)

Yong Huang, Ming Leu, Jyoti Mazumder, Alkan Donmez

Additive manufacturing (AM), the process of joining materials to make objects from three-dimensional (3D) model data, usually layer by layer, is distinctly

Competition Between the Inter- and Intra-sublattice Interactions in Yb₂V₂O₇

February 27, 2015

Author(s)

Z. L. Dun, J. Ma, H. B. Cao, Yiming Qiu, John R. Copley, T. Hong, M. Matsuda, J. G. Cheng, M. Lee, E. S. Choi, S. Johnston, H. D. Zhou

We studied single crystals of Yb 2V 2O 7 using dc and ac susceptibility measurements, elastic and inelastic neutron scattering measurements, and linear spin

A Review of Test Methods for Determining Protective Capabilities of Fire Fighter Protective Clothing from Steam

February 26, 2015

Author(s)

Shonali Nazare, Christopher W. Meyer, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Firefighters working inside a burning structure often experience burns related to hot water vapor inside firefighter protective clothing (FFPC). For these burns

Chemical Pressure Tuning of URu₂Si₂ via Isoelectronic Substitution of Ru with Fe

February 26, 2015

Author(s)

Pinaki Das, N. Kanchanavatee, Joel Helton, K. Huang, R. E. Baumbach, E. D. Bauer, B. D. White, V. W. Burnett, M. B. Maple, Jeffrey W. Lynn, M. Janoschek

We have used specific heat and neutron diffraction measurements on single crystals of UR 2-xFe xSi 2 for Fe concentrations X less than or equal to} 0.7 to

Low-Energy Phonons and Superconductivity in Sn_0.8Ind0.2^Te

February 26, 2015

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Zhijun Xu, J. A. Schneeloch, Ruidan Zhong, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, Leland Harriger, R. J. Birgeneau, Genda Gu, J. M. Tranquada, Guangyong Xu

We present neutron scattering measurements on low energy phonons from a superconducting (T c 2.7 K) Sn 0.8In 0.2Te Single crystal sample. The longitudinal and a

Disorder from Order Among Anisotropic Next-Nearest-Neighbor Ising Spin Chains in SrHo₂O₄

February 26, 2015

Author(s)

J.-J. Wen, W. Tian, V. O. Garlea, S. M. Koohpayeh, T. M. McQueen, H.-F. Li, J.-Q. Yan, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, D. Vaknin, Collin L. Broholm

We describe why Ising spin chains with competing interactions in SrHo 2O 4 segregate into ordered and disordered ensembles at low temperatures (T). Using

Influence of String-like Cooperative Atomic Motion on Surface Diffusion in the (110) Interfacial Region of Crystalline Ni

February 25, 2015

Author(s)

Jack F. Douglas, Xuhang Tong, Ying Yang

Although we often think about crystalline materials in terms of highly organized arrays of atoms, molecules or even colloidal particles, many of the important

Grain-scale thermoelastic stresses and spatiotemporal temperature gradients on airless bodies, implications for rock breakdown.

February 25, 2015

Author(s)

Stephen A. Langer

Thermomechanical processes such as fatigue and shock have been suggested to cause and contribute to rock breakdown on Earth, and on other planetary bodies

An analytical framework for optimizing variant discovery from personal genomes

February 25, 2015

Author(s)

Justin M. Zook, Gareth Highnam, Jason Wang, Dean Kusler, Vinaya Vijayan, Nir Leibovich, David Mittelman

The standardization and performance testing of analysis tools is a prerequisite to widespread adoption of high-throughput sequencing, particularly in the clinic

Long-Term Stability and Temporal Trends of Organic Contaminants in four Collections of Mussel Tissue Frozen Standard Reference Materials

February 25, 2015

Author(s)

Michele M. Schantz, Rebecca S. Pugh, Stacy S. Schuur, Stephen A. Wise

The stability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and chlorinated pesticides in frozen mussel tissue Standard

In-plane Alignment in Organic Solar Cells to Probe the Morphological Dependence of Charge Recombination

February 25, 2015

Author(s)

Omar Awartani, Michael W. Kudenov, Regis J. Kline, Brendan T. O'Connor

Gradual Release of Strongly-Bound Nitric Oxide from Fe₂(NO)₂(dobdc)

February 24, 2015

Author(s)

Eric D. Bloch, Wendy L. Queen, Sachin Chavan, Paul S. Wheatley, Joseph M. Zadrozny, Russell E. Morris, Craig Brown, Carlo Lamberti, Silvia Bordiga, Jeffrey R. Long

An iron-based metal-organic framework featuring coordinatively-unsaturated redox-active metal cation sites, Fe 2(dobdc) (dobdc 4- = 1,4-dioxido-2,5

Application of NMR-based Metabolomics for Environmental Assessment in the Great Lakes using Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) polymorpha)

February 21, 2015

Author(s)

Miki Watanabe, Katherine Meyer, Tyler Jackson, Tracey Johnston, Ed Johnson, Dan Bearden

Zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in the Great Lakes is being monitored as a bio-indicator organism for environmental health effects by the National Oceanic

Photon-noise limited sensitivity in titanium nitride kinetic inductance detectors

February 20, 2015

Author(s)

Johannes Hubmayr, James A. Beall, Daniel T. Becker, Hsiao-Mei Cho, Gene C. Hilton, Dale Li, David P. Pappas, Jeffrey L. Van Lanen, Mark Devlin, Kent D. Irwin, Chris Groppi, Phillip Mauskopf

We demonstrate photon-noise limited performance at sub-millimeter wavelengths in microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) made of a new superconducting

Evaluation of Low-Contrast Detectability of Iterative Reconstruction across Multiple Institutions, CT Scanner Manufacturers, and Radiation Exposure Levels

February 19, 2015

Author(s)

Adele P. Peskin, Ganesh Saiprasad, James J. Filliben, Alden A. Dima

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of Iterative Reconstruction (IR) compared with Filtered Back Projection (FBP) using low-contrast objects in phantom images

Bisphenol A leads to oxidative DNA damage and alters the damage response in mouse fibroblasts

February 18, 2015

Author(s)

Pawel Jaruga, Natalie R. Gassman, Erdem Coskun, Donna F. Stefanick, Julie K. Horton, M Miral Dizdar, Samuel H. Wilson

Metabolism of bisphenol A (BPA) generates reactive oxygen species causing DNA strand breaks and damaged DNA bases. Base excision repair (BER) is responsible for

Position-dependent spin-orbit coupling for ultracold atoms

February 18, 2015

Author(s)

Ian B. Spielman, Shih Wei Su, Shih-Chuan Gou, Ihe-Kau Liu, Luis Santos, Arturas Acus, Algirdas Mekys, Gediminas Juzeliunas

We theoretically explore atomic Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) subject to position-dependent spin-orbit coupling (SOC). This SOC can be produced by cyclically

Current Trends in Magnetic Particle Enrichment for Mass Spectrometry-Based Analysis of Cardiovascular Protein Biomarkers

February 18, 2015

Author(s)

Nicole A. Schneck, Mark S. Lowenthal, Karen W. Phinney, Sang Bok Lee

Magnetic particles have traditionally been utilized to isolate and enrich various cardiovascular protein biomarkers for mass spectrometry-based proteomic

Long-Term Stability of UHMWPE Fibers

February 18, 2015

Author(s)

Amanda L. Forster, Aaron M. Forster, Joannie W. Chin, Chiao-Chi Lin, Sylvain H. Petit, Kai-Li Kang, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Michael A. Riley, Kirk D. Rice

The superior performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fi bers is predicated on the development of a highly aligned molecular structure that