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Journals

The Forthcoming IEEE Standard 1696 on Test Methods for Characterizing Circuit Probes

May 6, 2013

Author(s)

Nicholas Paulter, John Jendzurski, Mike McTigue, Bill Hagerup, Thomas E. Linnenbrink

The Technical Committee 10 (TC10) of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society initiated a new standards activity in 2006 for the development of test

H_(2) evolution at Si-based metal-insulator-semiconductor photoelectrodes enhanced by inversion channel charge collection and H spillover.

May 5, 2013

Author(s)

Daniel V. Esposito, Igor Levin, Thomas P. Moffat, Albert A. Talin

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting represents a promising route for renewable production of hydrogen, but trade-offs between photoelectrode stability

Size-Exclusion Chromatography of Asphaltenes: An Experimental Comparison of Commonly-Used Approaches

May 4, 2013

Author(s)

Shen Dong, Andre Striegel

Asphaltenes, the heaviest and most polar fraction of crude oil, are responsible for the clogging of oil pipelines and of underground reservoir rocks

Towards Ontology Evaluation across the Life Cycle

May 3, 2013

Author(s)

Fabian M. Neuhaus, Amanda Vizedom, Ken Baclawski, Mike Bennet, Mike Dean, Michael Denny, Michael Gruninger, Ali Hashemi, Terry Longstreth, Leo Obrst, Steven R. Ray, Ram D. Sriram, Todd Schneider, Marcela Vegetti, Matthew West, Peter Yim

Currently, there is no agreed on methodology for development of ontologies, and there is no consensus on how ontologies should be evaluated. Consequently

Synapsable quadruplex-mediated fibers

May 3, 2013

Author(s)

Veronika A. Szalai, Miguel A. Mendez

We have fabricated and characterized a novel DNA based nanofiber created by synergistic self-assembly of guanine quadruplex (Hoogsteen base pairing) and double

Studies of photoconductivity and FET behavior in examining drift mobility, surface depletion, and transient effects in Si-doped GaN nanowires examined in vacuum and air

May 3, 2013

Author(s)

Norman A. Sanford, Lawrence H. Robins, Paul T. Blanchard, K. Soria, B. Klein, Kristine A. Bertness, John B. Schlager, Aric W. Sanders

Variable intensity photoconductivity (PC) performed under vacuum at 325 nm was used to estimate drift mobility and negative surface charge density sigma for c

Quantitative Measurement of Electrochemically Induced DNA Damage Using Capillary Electrophoresis

May 3, 2013

Author(s)

Donald H. Atha, Niyatie Ammanamanchi, Mofiyin Obadina, Vytautas Reipa

Exposure of mammalian cells to oxidative stress can result in DNA damage that adversely affects many cell processes. We used bulk electrolysis in an

Assessment of the Thermophysical Properties of Thermally Stressed RP-1 and RP-2

May 2, 2013

Author(s)

Tara J. Fortin, Thomas J. Bruno

Density, speed of sound, and viscosity have been measured for samples of RP-1 and RP-2 that were stressed for 0.5 min at 475 °C and 510 °C at a pressure of 17

Nanosilver suppresses growth and induces oxidative damage to DNA in Caenorhabditis elegans

May 2, 2013

Author(s)

Bryant C. Nelson, Bryce J. Marquis, Piper R. Hunt, Katherine M. Tyner, Sean Conklin, Nicholas Olejnik, Robert L. Sprando

The utility of C. elegans as an alternative model to assess nanomaterial toxicity was evaluated using 10 nm silver particles (10nmAg). Endpoints of nanomaterial

Influence of Pt spacer thickness on the domain nucleation in ultrathin Co/Pt/Co trilayers

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Robert D. Shull, Yury Y. Iunin, Y. P. Kabanov, Valerian I. Nikitenko, O. V. Skryabina, C. L. Chien

The effect of varying the interlayer coupling between two 0.6 nm thick Co layers with perpendicular anisotropy on their magnetic ground state and the domain

Light-Wave Mixing with Quantum Gases

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Lu Deng, Edward W. Hagley, R Q. Wang, Charles W. Clark

Nonlinear optics has come a long way since the laser. This article reviews recent progress in coherent light-matter wave mixing and introduces some new concepts

Measurement and uncertainty analysis of a cryogenic low-noise amplifier with noise temperature below 2 K

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Dazhen Gu, James P. Randa, Robert L. Billinger, Dave K. Walker

We report a record low noise temperature (NT) measured on a cryogenic low-noise amplifier (LNA) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Nitro-Aromatic Explosive Sensing Using GaN Nanowire - Titania Nanocluster Hybrids

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Albert Davydov, Geetha G. Aluri, Abhishek Motayed, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Kristine A. Bertness, Mulpuri V. Rao

A highly sensitive and selective detection of traces of nitro-aromatic explosive compounds by functionalizing gallium nitride (GaN) nanowires with anatase phase

Critical Evaluation of Data on Atomic Energy Levels, Wavelengths, and Transition Probabilities

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Alexander Kramida

Current methods of critical evaluation of wavelengths, energy levels, and transition probabilities for atoms and atomic ions at the National Institute of

A reference system for urinary albumin: current status

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

David M. Bunk, Karen W. Phinney, John C. Lieske, Olga Bondar, W. Greg Miller, Lorin M. Bachmann, Andrew S. Narva, Yoshihisa Itoh, Schimmel Heinz

Background: Increased urinary excretion of albumin reflects kidney damage and is a recognized risk factor for progression of renal and cardiovascular disease

Automatically Detecting Faulty Regulation in HVAC Controls

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Daniel A. Veronica

A new method is introduced to automatically detect faulty regulation of temperatures, pressures, and flow rates within the heating, ventilating, and air

U.S. Population Data for 29 Autosomal STR Loci

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Carolyn R. Steffen, David L. Duewer, Margaret C. Kline, Michael D. Coble, John M. Butler

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Haplotype Data for 23 Y-chromosome markers in four U.S. population groups

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Michael D. Coble, Carolyn R. Steffen, John M. Butler

The PowerPlex Y23 kit contains 23 Y-chromosomal loci including all 17 of the markers in the Yfiler Y-STR kit plus six additional markers: DYS481, DYS533, DYS549

Random testing reveals excessive power in commercial laser pointers

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Joshua A. Hadler, Edna L. Tobares, Marla L. Dowell

In random testing of 122 commercial laser pointers, we observed that 89.7 % of green pointers and 44.4 % of red pointers were not in compliance with the Code of

Cross-sectional stability of wide flange structural steel columns at elevated temperatures

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Mina S. Seif, Therese P. McAllister

There is a lack of understanding of how structural systems perform under realistic, uncontrolled fires. Fire protection of steel structures is usually provided

Transmission EBSD in the Scanning Electron Microscope

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Roy H. Geiss, Katherine P. Rice, Robert R. Keller

A new method for obtaining Kikuchi diffraction patterns from thin specimens in transmission has been developed for use in the SEM, scanning electron microscope

Analytical model for solar irradiance near a planar vertical diffuse reflector formulation, validation, and simulations

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Matthew Boyd

An analytical model is formulated for the irradiance on a surface (collector) with a rear (opposite the sun) planar vertical diffuse reflector, as is common for

Temperature Measurement and Optical Path-length Bias Improvement Modifications to NIST Ozone Reference Standards

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

James E. Norris, Steven J. Choquette, Franklin R. Guenther, Joele Viallon, Philippe Moussay, Robert Wielgosz

Ambient ozone measurements in the U.S. and many other countries are traceable to a National Institute of Standards and Technology Standard Reference Photometer

A Comparison Study of Portland Cement Hydration Kinetics as Measured by Chemical Shrinkage and Isothermal Calorimetry

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

Xueyu Pang, Dale P. Bentz, Christian Meyer, Gary Funkhouser, Robert Darbe

Two different methods of evaluating cement hydration kinetics, namely chemical shrinkage and isothermal calorimetry tests, are used to investigate the early

Effect of crystallographic alignment on the magnetocaloric effect in alloys near the Ni(sub2)MnGa stoichiometry

May 1, 2013

Author(s)

A K. Giri, Brigitte A. Paterson, Michael V. McLeod, Cindi L. Dennis, B S. Majumdar, Kyu C. Cho, Robert D. Shull

Prior to the development of commercial applications of magnetic refrigerator technology, a large magnetocaloric effect (MCE) in polycrystalline materials must

Single laser pulse effects on suspended-Au-nanoparticle size distributions and morphology

April 30, 2013

Author(s)

Richard E. Cavicchi, Douglas C. Meier, Cary Presser, Suvajyoti S. Guha

Samples of suspended gold nanoparticles in the diameter range 10 nm to 100 nm were subjected to a single 7 ns pulse from a 532 nm laser to determine the effects

Surface-Engineered Nanomaterials as X-ray Absorbing Adjuvant Agents for Auger-Mediated Chemo-Radiation

April 30, 2013

Author(s)

Robert F. Cook, Sang-Min Lee, De-Hao D. Tsai, Vincent A. Hackley, Martin W. Brechbiel

We demonstrate a prototype approach to formulate gold nanoparticle (AuNP)based Xray absorbing adjuvant agents through surfaceengineering of cisplatin

Generalizations of generating functions for hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials with definite integrals

April 30, 2013

Author(s)

Howard S. Cohl, Connor M. MacKenzie

We generalize generating functions for hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials, namely Jacobi, Gegenbauer, Laguerre, and Wilson polynomials. These generalizations

Theory of Polymer-Nanopore Interactions Refined Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations

April 30, 2013

Author(s)

Arvind K. Balijepalli

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used to refine and extend a theoretical model that describes the interactions of single polyethylene glycol molecules

Large Stroke Electrostatic Comb Drive Actuators Enabled by a Novel Flexure Mechanism

April 30, 2013

Author(s)

Mohammad Olfatnia, Siddharth Sood, Jason J. Gorman, Shorya Awtar

This paper reports in-plane electrostatic combdrive actuators with stroke as large as 245 μm that is achieved by employing a novel Clamped Paired Double

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