Journals

Rbm24a and Rbm24b are required for normal somitogenesis

August 29, 2014

Author(s)

Samantha D. Maragh

We recently demonstrated that the gene encoding the RNA binding motif protein 24 (Rbm24)¬¬ is expressed during mouse cardiogenesis, and determined the

CORROSION OF COPPER AND STEEL ALLOYS IN A SIMULATED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SUMP ENVIRONMENT CONTAINING ACID PRODUCING BACTERIA

August 29, 2014

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Sowards, Elisabeth Mansfield

Much of the gasoline sold in the U.S. is blended with ethanol. Some components associated with underground storage tanks (UST) dispensing these blended fuels

Reference Correlation of the Viscosity of Benzene from the Triple Point to 675 K and up to 300 MPa

August 29, 2014

Author(s)

S. Avgeri, Marc J. Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins

This paper contains new, representative reference equations for the viscosity of benzene. The equations are based in part upon a body of experimental data that

Assuring Confidence in Measurements in Biomedical Research

August 28, 2014

Author(s)

Anne L. Plant, Laurie E. Locascio, Willie E. May, Patrick D. Gallagher

Irreproducibility is a symptom of a broad challenge in measurement that needs to be addressed. Establishing a robust measurement process that will lead to

Fracture Toughness Characterization of High-Pressure Pipe Girth Welds Using Single-Edge Notched Tension SE(T) Specimens

August 28, 2014

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon, Timothy S. Weeks, James Gianetto, W. R. Tyson, D. Y. Park

The safety and reliability of large-diameter pipelines for the transport of fluid hydrocarbons is being improved by the development of high-strength steels

Structural characterization of Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3 as a Function of Temperature Using Neutron Powder Diffraction (NPD) and Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) Techniques

August 28, 2014

Author(s)

Winnie Wong-Ng, Azzam Mansour, Qingzhen Huang, Weihua Tang, Jeff Sharp, Alan Thompson

The structure of Bi2Te3 (Seebeck coefficient Standard Reference Material (SRM™ 3451)), and the related phase Sb2Te3 have been characterized as a function of

Dynamic, Ultra-Slow Optical-Matter Wave Analog of an Event Horizon

August 28, 2014

Author(s)

C. J. Zhu, Lu Deng, Edward W. Hagley, Mo-Lin Ge

We investigate theoretically the effects of a dynamically increasing medium index on optical- wave propagation in a rubidium condensate. A long pulsed pump

Proton Dynamics of Two-Dimensional Oxalate-Bridged Coordination Polymers

August 28, 2014

Author(s)

Satoshi Miyatsu, Maiko Kofu, Atsushi Nagoe, Takeshi Yamada, Masaaki Sadakiyo, Teppei Yamada, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, Victoria Garcia Sakai, Osamu Yamamuro

A two-dimensional porous coordination polymer (NH 4) 2HOOC(CH 2) 4COOH}[ZN 2(Co 2O 4) 3] (abbreviated to ZnADP), which accommodates water molecules between the

Comprehensive Study of Carbon Dioxide Adsorption in the Metal-Organic Frameworks M₂(dobdc) (M=Mg, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn)

August 28, 2014

Author(s)

Wendy L. Queen, Matthew Ross Hudson, Eric D. Bloch, Jarad A. Mason, Miguel I. Gonzalez, Jason S. Lee, David Gygi, Joshua D. Howe, Kyuho Lee, Tamim A. Darwish, Michael James, Vanessa K. Peterson, Simon J. Teat, Berend Smit, Jeffrey B. Neaton, Jeffrey R. Long, Craig Brown

Analysis of the CO 2 adsorption properties of a well-known series of metal-organic frameworks M6d26(dobdc) (dobdc^u4¿6 = 2,5-dioxido-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate; M

Reliability of Low Temperature Grown Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube Bundles Integrated as Vias in Monolithic Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuits

August 26, 2014

Author(s)

Ann C. Chiaramonti Debay, Sten Vollebregt, Aric W. Sanders, Alexandra E. Curtin, R. Ishihara, David T. Read

In this extended abstract we present our recent results on the reliability testing of multi-wall carbon nanotube vertical interconnects (vias).

Kilohertz Rotation of Nanorods Propelled by Ultrasound, Traced by Microvortex Advection of Nanoparticles

August 26, 2014

Author(s)

Andrew L. Balk, Lamar O. Mair, Pramod Mathai, Paul N. Patrone, Wei Wang, Suzanne Ahmed, Thomas Mallouk, James A. Liddle, Samuel M. Stavis

We measure the microvortical flows around gold nanorods propelled by ultrasound in water using polystyrene nanoparticles as optical tracers. We infer the

Data Formats for Elementary Gas Phase Kinetics: Part 1. Unique Representations of Species at the Molecular Level

August 26, 2014

Author(s)

Donald R. Burgess Jr., Jeffrey A. Manion, Carrigan J. Hayes

Standardized electronic formats for data are needed to efficiently and transparently communicate the results of scientific studies. A format for the unique

Absolute pulse energy measurements of soft x-rays at the Linac Coherent Light Source

August 25, 2014

Author(s)

Uwe Arp, Alexander Sorokin, Ulf Jastrow, Pavle Jurani?, Svea Kreis, Mathias Richter, Yiping Feng, Dennis Nordlund, Kai Tiedtke, Philip Heimann, Bob Nagler, Hae Ja Lee, Stephanie Mack, Marco Cammarata, Oleg Krupin, Marc Messerschmidt, Michael Holmes , Michael Rowen, William Schlotter, Stefan Moeller, Joshua Turner

This paper reports novel measurements of x-ray optical radiation on an absolute scale from a recently developed source of radiation generated in the soft x-ray

Pseudomagnetic Fields in a Locally Strained Graphene Drumhead

August 25, 2014

Author(s)

Shuze Zhu, Yinjun Huang, Nikolai Klimov, David B. Newell, Nikolai Zhitenev, Joseph A. Stroscio, Santiago D. Solares Rivera, Teng Li

Recent experiments reveal that a scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) probe tip can generate a highly localized strain field in a graphene drumhead, which in

Combustion inhibition and enhancement of premixed methane-air flames by C2HF5, C6F12O, C3H2F3Br, and CF3Br, in a Closed Vessel

August 22, 2014

Author(s)

John Pagliaro, Gregory T. Linteris

Apparent combustion enhancement by some halon replacement fire suppressants (proposed for use in aircraft cargo bays) has been observed in full-scale, constant

Rapid PCR Protocols for Forensic DNA Typing on Six Thermal Cycling Platforms

August 22, 2014

Author(s)

Peter Vallone, Erica Romsos

Rapid PCR protocols for the amplification of typing short tandem repeat multiplexes were evaluated on 6 different thermal cyclers. PCR primers from the

Chloride-Bridged, Defect-Dicubane {Ln₄} Core Clusters: Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Magnetic Properties

August 21, 2014

Author(s)

Daniel M Pajerowski, Quan Li, Jason Hyun, Cindi L. Dennis, Daniel Phelan, Pengfei Yan, Peng Chen, Guangming Li

Three chlorid-bridged lanthanide compounds, [Ln 4Cl 6(CH 3OH) 12(OH) 2𔅘CL𔅖CH 3OH [Ln=Gd (1), Dy (2) and Er (3)], have been unexpectedly isolated by the

Methane Storage in Metal-Organic Frameworks

August 21, 2014

Author(s)

Yabing He, Wei Zhou, Guodong Qian, Banglin Chen

Natural gas (NG), whose main component is methane, is an attractive fuel for vehicular applications. Realization of safe, cheap and convenient means and

Fullerene-free polymer solar cells with strongly reduced bimolecular recombination and field- independent charge carrier generation

August 21, 2014

Author(s)

Steffen Roland, Marcel Schubert, Brian A. Collins, Jona Kurpiers, Zhihua Chen, Antonio Facchetti, Harald Ade, Dieter Neher

Photogeneration, recombination and transport of free charge carriers in all-polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells incorporating P3HT as donor and P(NDI2OD-T2)

Temperature-dependent Dynamics of Dry and Hydrated β-Casein Studied by Quasielastic Neutron Scattering

August 21, 2014

Author(s)

Gurpreet K. Dhindsa, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, Xiang-Qiang Chu

β-Casein is a component of Casein micelle with amphillic nature and is recognized as a ¿natively disordered¿ protein which lacks secondary structures. In this

Phase Segregation of Sulfonate Groups in Nafion Interface Lamellae, Quantified via Neutron Reflectometry Fitting Techniques for Multi-Layered Structures

August 21, 2014

Author(s)

Steven C. DeCaluwe, Paul A. Kienzle, Pavan Bhargava, Andrew M. Baker, Joseph Dura

Neutron reflectometry analysis methods are developed and used to determine the composition depth profile in cases where the structure is no known a priori

Topological Robustness of Transport Statistics for Photons in a Synthetic Gauge Field

August 20, 2014

Author(s)

Sunil Mittal, Jingyun Fan, Sanli Faez, Alan L. Migdall, Jacob M. Taylor, Mohammad Hafezi

Electronic transport through a disordered medium leads generically to localization, where conductance drops exponentially with system size, even at zero

Skeletal Reaction Model Generation, Uncertainty Quantification and Minimization: Combustion of Butane

August 20, 2014

Author(s)

Yuxuan Xin, David Sheen, Hai Wang, Chung K. Law

Skeletal reaction models for n-butane and iso-butane combustion are derived from the detailed chemistry model of USC Mech II through directed relation graph

Influence of the heat-treatment conditions, microchemistry, and microstructure on the irreversible strain limit of a selection of Ti-doped internal-tin Nb₃Sn ITER wires

August 19, 2014

Author(s)

Najib Cheggour, Loren F. Goodrich, Z-H Sung, Theodore C. Stauffer, Jolene D. Splett, P. J. Lee, Matthew C. Jewell

Systematic studies of the intrinsic irreversible strain limit ε irr0, microstructure, and microchemistry were made on several internal-tin Nb 3Sn pre-production

The Future of Cybersecurity Education

August 19, 2014

Author(s)

Ernest L. McDuffie, V. P. Piotrowski

By fostering public-private partnerships in cybersecurity education, the US government is motivating federal agencies, industry, and academia to work more

Dissolution, Agglomerate Morphology, and Stability Limits of Protein-Coated Silver Nanoparticles

August 19, 2014

Author(s)

Matthew N. Martin, Andrew J. Allen, Robert I. MacCuspie, Vincent A. Hackley

Little is understood about the impact coating molecules have on nanoparticle dissolution kinetics and intermediate agglomerate formation in a dilute

Engineering three-body interaction and Pfaffian states in circuit QED systems

August 18, 2014

Author(s)

Mohammad Hafezi, Prabin Adhikari, Jacob M. Taylor

We demonstrate a scheme to engineer the three-body interaction in circuit-QED systems by tuning a fluxonium qubit. Connecting such qubits in a square lattice

Analysis of the Noise Spectra from Oxidized Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles

August 18, 2014

Author(s)

Solomon I. Woods, Snorri Ingvarsson, Shouheng Sun, John Kirtley

Expressions for the thermal noise from a collection of exchange-biased magnetic nanoparticles are derived and used to analyze the magnetic noise from thin films

Communication: Nanoscale Ion Fluctuations in Nafion Polymer Electrolyte

August 18, 2014

Author(s)

Brant Rumberger, Mackenzie Bennett, Jingyun Zhang, Joseph Dura, N. E. Israeloff

Combining nanocalorimetry and dynamic transmission electron microscopy for in situ characterization of materials processes under rapid heating and cooling

August 18, 2014

Author(s)

Michael D. Grapes, Thomas LaGrange, Lawrence Henry Friedman, Bryan W. Reed, Geoffrey H. Campbell, Timothy P. Weihs, David A. LaVan

Nanocalorimetry is a chip-based thermal analysis technique capable of analyzing endothermic and exothermic reactions at very high heating and cooling rates