Journals

Introduction: Feature Issue on Phantoms for the Performance Evaluation and Validation of Optical Medical Imaging Devices

June 1, 2012

Author(s)

Jeeseong Hwang, J. C. Ramella-Roman, Robert J. Nordstrom

The editors introduce the Biomedical Optics Express feature issue on "Phantoms for the Performance Evaluation and Validation of Optical Medical Imaging Devices

Ultimate Wind Load Design Gust Speeds in the United States for Use in ASCE-7 (Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 136, No. 5, May, 2010 pp. 613-625).

May 31, 2012

Author(s)

Emil Simiu, Franklin T. Lombardo, Dong Hun Yeo

Measurements and Standards for Bulk-Explosive Detection

May 31, 2012

Author(s)

Lawrence T. Hudson, Fred B. Bateman, Paul M. Bergstrom, Frank Cerra, Jack L. Glover, Ronaldo Minniti, Stephen M. Seltzer, Ronald E. Tosh

Due to the ease of assembly and leveraged disruptive effect, the improvised explosive device (IED) is the method of choice of todays terrorist. With more than

Hydrogen Distribution in Nb/Ta Superlattices

May 31, 2012

Author(s)

Max Wolff, Gunnar K. Palsson, Panagiotis T. Korelis, Joseph Dura, Charles Majkrzak, Bjorgvin Hjorvarsson

Identification and quantification of DNA repair proteins by liquid chromatography/isotope-dilution tandem mass spectrometry using 15N-labeled whole proteins as internal standards

May 30, 2012

Author(s)

M Miral Dizdar, Prasad T. Reddy, Guldal Kirkali, Gamze Tuna, Bryant C. Nelson, Pawel Jaruga

Oxidatively induced DNA damage is implicated in disease, unless it is repaired by DNA repair. DNA repair proteins may be used as early detection and therapeutic

Effective X-Ray Elastic Constant Measurement for In Situ Stress Measurement of Biaxially Strained AA5754-O

May 30, 2012

Author(s)

Mark A. Iadicola, Thomas H. Gnaeupel-Herold

A method of measuring biaxial stress-strain curved for sheet metal samples subjected to large plastic strains is described for one example aluminum alloy (AA

The Peierls Substitution in an Engineered Lattice Potential

May 29, 2012

Author(s)

Karina K. Jimenez Garcia, Lindsay J. LeBlanc, Ross A. Williams, Matthew C. Beeler, Abigail R. Perry, Ian B. Spielman

Artificial gauge fields open new possibilities to realize quantum many-body systems with ultracold atoms, by constructing Hamiltonians usually associated with

Robust Auto-Alignment Technique for Orientation-Dependent Etching of Nanostructures

May 29, 2012

Author(s)

Craig D. McGray, Richard J. Kasica, Ndubuisi G. Orji, Ronald G. Dixson, Michael W. Cresswell, Richard A. Allen, Jon C. Geist

A robust technique is presented for auto-aligning nanostructures to slow-etching crystallographic planes in materials with diamond cubic structure. Lithographic

Magnetic Field-Induced Instability of the Cooperative Paramagnetic State in Zn_xCo_4-x(OD)₆Cl₂

May 29, 2012

Author(s)

S. E. Dissanayake, C. Chan, S. Ji, J. Lee, Yiming Qiu, K. C. Rule, B. Lake, Mark Green, M. Hagihala, X. G. Zheng, T. K. Ng, S.-H. Lee

Using elastic and inelastic neutron scattering techniques with and without application of an external magnetic field H, the magnetic ground states of Zn xCo 4-x

Time-domain measurements of afterpulsing in InGaAs/InP SPAD gated with sub-nanosecond pulses

May 28, 2012

Author(s)

Alessandro Restelli, Joshua C. Bienfang, Alan L. Migdall

We experimentally investigate afterpulsing in an InGaAs single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) operating in the biasing and sensing regime of periodic-gating

Controlled dielectrophoretic nanowire self-assembly using atomic layer deposition and suspended microfabricated electrodes

May 28, 2012

Author(s)

Kristine A. Bertness, Joseph J. Brown, Alicia I. Baca, Victor M. Bright

Effects of design and materials on the dielectrophoretic self-assembly of individual gallium nitride nanowires (GaN NWs) onto microfabricated electrodes have

A Robust Microporous Metal-Organic Framework Constructed from a Flexible Organic Linker for Highly Selective Sorption of Methanol over Ethanol and Water

May 28, 2012

Author(s)

Qian Huang, Jianfeng Cai, Hui Wu, Yabing He, Banglin Chen, Guodong Qian

A microporous metal-organic framework MOF 1 [Zn(L) 2(methanol) 2](H 2L = (1 R, 3S)-1,2,2-trimethyl-3-(pyridin-4-ylcarbamoyl)cyclopentanecarbocylic acid)

Spectroscopy and Thermometry of Drumhead Modes in a Mesoscopic Trapped-Ion Crystal Using Entanglement

May 25, 2012

Author(s)

Brian C. Sawyer, Joseph W. Britton, Adam Keith, C.-C Joseph Wang, James K. Freericks, Hermann Uys, Michael Biercuk, John J. Bollinger

We demonstrate a method of sensitive detection and thermometry of individual modes in cold ( sim1 mK), planar one-component ion plasmas. Exploiting precise

Reconstructing the past from imprecise knowledge of the present: Some examples of non uniqueness in solving parabolic equations backward in time.

May 24, 2012

Author(s)

Alfred S. Carasso

Identifying sources of ground water pollution, and deblurring astronomical galaxy images, are two important applications generating growing interest in the

Biomimetic Supported Lipid Bilayers with High Cholesterol Content Formed by α-helical Peptide-induced Vesicle Fusion

May 24, 2012

Author(s)

Gregory J. Hardy, Rahul Nayak, S. Munir Alam, Joseph G. Shapter, Frank N. Heinrich, Stefan Zauscher

In this study, we present a technique to create a complex, high cholesterol-containing SLB using α-helical (AH) peptide-induced vesicle fusion. Vesicles

Application of the Advanced Distillation Curve Method to the Variability of Jet Fuels

May 24, 2012

Author(s)

Jessica L. Burger, Thomas J. Bruno

In this paper, we report the application of the advanced distillation-curve approach to the gas turbine fuels Jet-A, JP-8, and JP-5, in order to obtain

Perfluoroalkyl Contaminants in Plasma of Five Sea Turtle Species: Comparisons in Concentration and Potential Health Risks

May 23, 2012

Author(s)

Jennifer M. Lynch, Lily Ngai, Joanne Braun-McNeill, Larry Wood, Kelly Stewart, Steven O'Connell, John R. Kucklick

We compared the plasma concentration of 13 perfluorinated contaminants (PFCs) in five sea turtle species. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was predominant in

Real-time measurements of plasma photoresist modifications: The role of plasma vacuum ultraviolet radiation and ions

May 23, 2012

Author(s)

Weilnboeck Florian, Nirav Kumar, Gottlieb Oehrlein, Ting-Ying Chung, D Graves, Mingqi Li, Eric A. Hudson, Eric C. Benck

Plasma-induced roughness development of photoresist (PR) can be due to synergistic interactions of surface modifications introduced by ions, bulk material

LDPC for QKD Reconcilation

May 22, 2012

Author(s)

Alan Mink, Anastase Nakassis

We present the Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) forward error correction algorithm adapted for the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) protocol in a form readily

Modeling the Peak Cutting Temperature During High-Speed Machining of AISI 1045 Steel

May 22, 2012

Author(s)

Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak

This paper presents new experimental data on AISI 1045 steel from the NIST pulse-heated Kolsky Bar Laboratory. The material is shown to exhibit a stiffer

Water is a Poor Solvent for Densely Grafted Poly(ethylene oxide) Chains: A Conclusion Drawn from a Self-Consistent Field Theory-Based Analysis of Neutron Reflectivity and Surface Pressure-Area Isotherm Data

May 22, 2012

Author(s)

Hoyoung Lee, Dae Hwan Kim, Kevin N. Witte, Kimberly Ohn, Je Choi, Bulent Akgun, Sushil K. Satija, You-Yeon Won

By using a combined experimental and theoretical approach, a model poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) brush system, prepared by spreading a poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(n

Time-Resolved Vibrational Spectroscopy of [FeFe-Hydrogenase Model Compounds

May 21, 2012

Author(s)

Edwin J. Heilweil, Christopher J. Stromberg

Fe2(μ-S2C3H6)(CO)6 is a model compound found to mimic the active site structure of the [FeFe]-hydrogenases. To observe the time-dependent behavior of this

Frequency characterization of a swept and fixed-wavelength external-cavity quantum cascade laser by use of a frequency comb

May 21, 2012

Author(s)

Kevin O. Knabe, Paul A. Williams, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Chris Armacost, Michael Radunsky, Nathan R. Newbury

The instantaneous optical frequency of an external-cavity quantum cascade laser (QCL) is characterized by comparison to a near-infrared frequency comb

Effect of Diamond Nanolubricant on R134a Pool Boiling Heat Transfer

May 21, 2012

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski

This paper quantifies the influence of diamond nanoparticles on the boiling performance of R134a/polyolester mixtures on a roughened, horizontal, flat surface

Methodological study on toxicity of fullerene (C60) in sediment-dwelling invertebrate Chironomus riparius larvae

May 19, 2012

Author(s)

Greta Waissi-Leinonen, Elijah Petersen, Kukka Tervonen, Jarkko Akkanen, Matti Lepp¿nen, Jussi Kukkonen

Fullerenes (C60) are one of the most common nanoparticles and are already in use for commercial applications which lead inevitably to their release into

Wave numbers and pressure-induced shifts of Ar I atomic lines measured by Fourier transform spectroscopy

May 18, 2012

Author(s)

D. Veza, Craig J. Sansonetti, Marc L. Salit, John C. Travis

Wave numbers and pressure-induced shifts of 19 argon emission lines were measured with high accuracy using a UV/visible Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS)

Developing digital tissue phantoms for hyperspectral imaging of ischemic wounds

May 18, 2012

Author(s)

David W. Allen, Jeeseong Hwang, Maritoni A. Litorja, Joseph P. Rice

Biomedical optical imaging has the potential to achieve high spatial resolution and high functional sensitivity for non-invasive assessment of ischemic wounds

Micromagnetic investigation of periodic cross-tie/vortex wall geometry

May 18, 2012

Author(s)

Michael J. Donahue

A systematic series of micromagnetic simulations on periodic cross-tie/vortex wall structures in an ideal soft film at various width, thickness, and period

Engineering and Analysis of Surface Interactions in a Microfluidic Herringbone Micromixer

May 18, 2012

Author(s)

Thomas P. Forbes, Jason G. Kralj

We developed a computational model and theoretical framework to investigate the geometrical optimization of particle-surface interactions in a herringbone

Isomorphism Classes of Edwards Curves over Finite Fields

May 18, 2012

Author(s)

Reza Farashahi, Dustin Moody, Hongfeng Wu

Edwards curves are a new model for elliptic curves, which have attracted notice in cryptography. We give exact formulas for the number of F_q-isomorphism