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It is likely that expression and/or post-translational generation of various protein isoforms can be indicative of initial pathological changes or clarifying of
Qin Zhang, Rui Li, Rusen Yan, Thomas Kosel, Grace Xing, Alan Seabaugh, Kun Xu, Oleg A. Kirillov, David J. Gundlach, Curt A. Richter, Nhan V. Nguyen
We report a unique way to measure the energy band offset of a heterojunction by exploiting the light absorption profile in the heterojunction under visible
Kan K. Du, Seung-Hyeon Ko, Gregg M. Gallatin, Heayoung Yoon, James Alexander Liddle, Andrew J. Berglund
The binding process of quantum dots and DNA origami was monitored using a 3D, real-time, single-particle tracking system. Single-molecule binding events were
John Butler, Manuel Fondevila, Carla Santos, Ana Freire, Christopher Phillips, M Lareu, Peter Vallone, Á. Carracedo
A revision of an established 34 SNP forensic ancestry test has been made by swapping the under- performing rs727811 component SNP with the highly informative
The spectrum of singly-ionized iron (Fe II) has been recorded using high-resolution Fourier transform and grating spectroscopy over the wavelength range 900 Å
Andrew J. Allen, Fan Zhang, Lyle E. Levine, Gabrielle G. Long, Jan Ilavsky, Pete R. Jemian
The history and development over more than 25 years is presented and discussed of an ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS) instrument dedicated to serving
Richard W. Hendler, Curtis W. Meuse, Paul Smith, John W. Kakareka
We recently published procedures describing the isolation of absolute infrared spectra for the intermediates of the bacteriorhodopsin (BR) photocycle and from
Asha K. Nurse, Geoffrey B. McFadden, Sam R. Coriell
An analysis of the motion of a spherical bubble in a two-phase, single component system with a vertical linear temperature gradient is presented. The model for
During 2012, the main emphasis of the Metrology Technical Working Group was to revise the Metrology Technology Requirements Tables and initiate the new text for
The paper discusses the current status of biometric standards development activities, with a focus on international standards developments. Published standards
Concrete can develop tensile stress when it is restrained from shrinking freely. Standard tests, like the restrained ring test (ASTM C1581-09) can be used to
Emil Simiu, Chris Letchford, Nicholas Isyumov, Arindam Chowdhury, DongHun Yeo
The purpose of this work is to present an assessment of methods for determining wind loads on buildings and other structures that warrant comment, correction or
Dazhen Gu, James P. Randa, Robert L. Billinger, Dave K. Walker
We report a verification method for noise-temperature (NT) measurements on cryogenic low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) at liquid helium temperature. The method uses a
Endogenous and exogenous sources cause oxidatively induced DNA damage in living organisms by a variety of mechanisms. Resulting DNA lesions are mutagenic and
Pascal P. Del'Haye, Scott B. Papp, Scott A. Diddams
Optical frequency combs based on mode-locked lasers have proven to be invaluable tools for a wide range of applications in precision spectroscopy and metrology
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, James A. Kaduk, Hui Wu, Matthew Suchomel
M2(dhtp)nH2O, (M= Mn, Co, Ni, Zn; dhtp= 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalate), known as MOF74, is a family of excellent sorbent materials for CO2 that contains of
Edwin P. Chan, Allison P. Young, Jung-Hyun Lee, Jun-Young Chung, Christopher M. Stafford
We study the water swelling behavior of semi-aromatic crosslinked polyamide ultrathin films in order to characterize the materials properties of the polymer
Jessica L. Staymates, Mark M. Bailey, Steven R. Kline, Michael D. Anderson, Cory Berkland
Recently there has been interest in developing imaging contrast media for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that contain biologically rare, magnetically active
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, William J. Laws, Yonggao Y. Yan
The phase diagram of the La-Ca-Co-O system at 885 °C in air has been determined. The system consists of two materials that have interesting thermoelectric
Carolyn R. Steffen, Margaret C. Kline, John Butler, Robert S. McLaren, Jaynish Patel, Margaret Ewing, Douglas R. Storts, Fabrice Noel, Sophie Dognaux
The SE33 locus is one of the most polymorphic markers used in human identification. However, it also possesses multiple microvariants both within the repeat and
Jacob M. Taylor, Yigit Subasi, Chris Fleming, Bei L. Hu
In this work we investigate the late-time stationary states of open quantum systems coupled to a thermal reservoir in the strong coupling regime. This is
M Miral Dizdar, Pawel Jaruga, Guldal Kirkali, Bryant C. Nelson, Gamze Tuna, Prasad T. Reddy
Accumulated evidence points to DNA repair capacity as an important factor in cancer and other diseases. DNA repair proteins are promising drug targets and are
James V. Porto, Hoi-Yin Hui, Ryan Barnett, Sankar Das Sarma
In this work, we consider excited many-body mean-field states of bosons in a double-well optical lattice by investigating stationary Bloch solutions to the non
H. D. Zhou, Cenke Xu, A. M. Hallas, H. J. Silverstein, C. R. Wiebe, I. Umegaki, J. Q. Yan, T. P. Murphy, J.-H. Park, Yiming Qiu, John R. Copley, Jason S. Gardner, Y. Takano
Using magnetic, thermal and neutron measurements on single-crystal samples, we show that Ba 3CoSb 2O 9 is a spin-1/2 triangular-lattice antiferromagnet with
Constantine Y. Khripin, Xiaomin X. Tu, Jeffrey A. Fagan, Ming Zheng
Length fractionation of colloidal carbon nanotube dispersions is required for many studies. Size- exclusion chromatography (SEC) has been reported as a reliable
Thomas J. Silva, Justin M. Shaw, Hans T. Nembach, Chan La-O-Vorakiat, Henry C. Kapteyn, Margaret M. Murnane, Stefan Mathias, Roman Adam, Patrik Grychtol, Martin Aeschlimann, Claus M. Schneider, Emrah Turgut, Dennis Rudolf
We review recent progress in femtosecond magnetization dynamics probed by extreme ultraviolet pulses from high-harmonic generation. In a transverse magneto
Justin M. Shaw, Stefan Mathias, Chan La-O=Vorakiat, Emrah Turgut, Patrik Grychtol, Roman Adam, Dennis Rudolf, Hans T. Nembach, Martin Aeschlimann, Claus Schneider, Henry Kapteyn, Margaret Murnane
We review recent progress in femtosecond magnetization dynamics probed by extreme ultraviolet pulses from high-harmonic generation. In a transversal magneto
At the National Institute of Standards and Technology a new watt balance, NIST-4, is currently being designed. This apparatus will be used to realize the unit