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Journals

Magnetic manipulation of actin orientation, polymerization, and gliding on myosin using superparamagnetic iron oxide particles

January 7, 2011

Author(s)

John M. Moreland

The actin cytoskeleton controls cell shape, motility, as well as intracellular molecular trafficking. The ability to remotely manipulate actin is therefore

Experimental Verification of Formulas For Variances of Plane Parameters Fitted to 3D Imaging Data

January 7, 2011

Author(s)

Marek Franaszek, Geraldine S. Cheok, Kamel S. Saidi

Nonlinear Least Squares method is applied to fit a plane to 3D imaging data. Two different error functions used in fitting are tested: orthogonal and

Quantification of cholesterol-metabolizing P450s CYP27A1 and CYP46A1 in neural tissues reveals a lack of enzyme-product correlations in human retina but not human brain

January 7, 2011

Author(s)

Wei-Li Liao, Gun-Young Heo, Nathan G. Dodder, Rachel Reem, Natalia Mast, Suber Huang, Pier L. DiPatre, Illarion Turko, Irina A. Pikuleva

Improper cholesterol metabolism in the brain causes neurological diseases. Factors affecting cholesterol homeostasis includes cholesterol hydroxylation

Efficiency Enhancement of Copper Contaminated Radial p-n Junction Solar Cells

January 7, 2011

Author(s)

Akram Boukai, Paul M. Haney, Aaron Katzenmeyer, Gregg M. Gallatin, Albert A. Talin, Peidong Yang

A significant fraction of the cost of a planar p-n junction silicon solar cell stems from the silicon purification process.1 Eliminating the purification step

Improvements in the Measurement of Distillation Curves. 5. Reduced Pressure Advanced Distillation Curve Method

January 6, 2011

Author(s)

Bret Windom, Thomas J. Bruno

The distillation curve is the only practical measurement used to characterize the vapor/liquid equilibrium (volatility) of a complex mixture. In earlier work

Enticing arsonists with broken windows and social disorder

January 6, 2011

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas, David Butry, Jeffrey P. Prestemon

Arson rates vary widely across the U.S., and much of this variation can be traced to fuel and weather factors related to ignition success and socioeconomic

Suppression Limits of Low Strain Rate Non-Premixed Flames

January 5, 2011

Author(s)

Matthew F. Bundy, Anthony P. Hamins

The suppression of low strain rate non-premixed flames was investigated experimentally in a counterflow configuration through the development of a methodology

Stability Analysis of Several Non-dilute Multiple Solute Transport Equations

January 4, 2011

Author(s)

James D. Benson

Recently a new solute and solvent transmembrane cellular transport model accounting for non-dilute solute concentrations was introduced. This model depends on a

A calorimetric and equilibrium investigation of the reaction {methyl ferulate(aq) + H2O(l) = methanol(aq) + ferulic acid(aq)}

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Robert N. Goldberg, Michael J. Selig, Stephen R. Decker, Brian E. Lang

Microcalorimetry and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) have been used to conduct a thermodynamic investigation of the reaction: {methyl ferulate(aq)

Clean agent suppression of energized electrical equipment fires

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris

The NFPA 2001 standard on the use of clean agents for the suppression of fires arose from the phase-out of Halon 1301. Standard methods exists for specifying

An interferometric platform for studying AFM probe deflection

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Jon R. Pratt, Lee Kumanchik, Tony L. Schmitz

This paper describes an interferometric platform for measuring the full-field deflection of atomic force microscope (AFM) probes and generic cantilevers during

Changes

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Isabel M. Beichl

Geometric Magnetoresistance Mobility Extraction in Highly Scaled Transistors

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Jason P. Campbell, Kin P. Cheung, Liangchun (. Yu, John S. Suehle, Kuang Sheng, A Oates

Geometric magnetoresistance provides a promising solution to the difficult challenges associated with channel mobility extraction in nano-scale transistors

Dynamic Properties for Modeling and Simulation of Machining: Effect of Pearlite to Austenite Phase Transition on Flow Stress in AISI 1075 Steel

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

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

The Pulse-Heated Kolsky Bar Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been developed for the measurement of dynamic properties

Effects of Fuel Location and Distribution on Full-Scale Underventilated Compartment Fires

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Andrew J. Lock, Cheolhong Hwang, Matthew F. Bundy, Erik L. Johnsson, Gwon H. Ko

Experimental and numerical studies were conducted to investigate the effect of fuel location and distribution on full-scale underventilated compartment fires in

Thermal Properties of High-Volume Fly Ash Mortars and Concretes

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Max A. Peltz, Alejandro Duran-Herrera, P Valdez, Cesar Juarez

As sustainability moves to the forefront of construction, the utilization of high volume fly ash concrete mixtures to reduce CO2 emissions and cement

Hotter Cements, Cooler Concretes

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Casimir Bognacki, Kyle Riding, Victor Villarreal

In the past 50 years, portland cements have become progressively finer, in order to meet increasing demands for fast-track construction, etc. While finer

Vapor Pressure Measurements on Biodiesel Esters by the Concatenated Gas Saturation Method

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Jason A. Widegren, Thomas J. Bruno

The purpose of this work was to determine vapor pressures for saturated biodiesel esters at the low-temperature end of their liquid range. A "concatenated" gas

Variables in the Quantification of CD4 in Normals and Hairy Cell Leukemia Patients

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

Gerald E. Marti, William G. Stetler-Stevenson, Fatima Abbasi, Gregory A. Jasper, Robert J. Kreitman, Lili Wang

Background: Quantitative flow cytometry (QFCM) is being applied in the clinical flow cytometry laboratory. Quantitative normal T-cell CD4 expression represents

United States Capitol Dome:Characterization of Cast and Wrought Materials

January 2, 2011

Author(s)

Christopher N. McCowan, Thomas A. Siewert, David Olson, Joseph D. McColskey

Restoration of the cast iron dome at the United States Capitol is needed because moisture is leaking into interior areas of the building due to corrosion damage

On-chip CO2 control for microfluidic cell culture

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Samuel P. Forry, Laurie E. Locascio

Carbon dioxide partial pressure (PCO2) was controlled on-chip by flowing pre-equilibrated aqueous solutions through control channels across the device. Elevated

A Compact Variable-Temperature Broadband Series-Resistor Calibration

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Nathan D. Orloff, Jordi Mateu, Arkadiusz C. Lewandowski, Eduard Rocas, Joshua P. King, Dazhen Gu, Juan C. Collado Gomez, Ichiro Takeuchi, Xiaoli Lu, James C. Booth

We present a method to obtain a broadband on wafer calibration from 45 MHz to 40 GHz for variable temperature, which requires three standards: a thru-reflect

Nanofabrication Techniques for Controlled Drug Released Devices

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Lei Chen, Gerard Henein, Vincent K. Luciani

New drugs and delivery systems have undergone a rapid development in recent years for treating cancer, HIV aids, diseased organs, damaged nerves to relieve pain

GMPs: The Other Pieces of The Puzzle

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Melissa M. Phillips, Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Paula Brown

Evaluation of Radiochemical Neutron Activation Analysis Methods for Determination of Arsenic in Biological Materials

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Rick L. Paul

Radiochemical neutron activation analysis (RNAA) with retention on hydrate manganese dioxide (HMD) has played a key role in the certification of As in

Herzschläge durch Laserspektroskopie detektiert: Optische Minimagnetometer

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Svenja A. Knappe, Jan Preusser, Lutz Trahms, Tillman H. Sander

This an article in German for a general physics Journal. It is not peer reviewed and reports on the NIST chip-scale atomic magnetometers and the MCG

Engineering Rashba-Dresselhaus Spin-Orbit Coupling for Cold Atoms using a Double Tripod Setup

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Ian B. Spielman, Gediminas Juzeliunas, Julius Ruseckas, Daniel Campbell

We study the center of mass of motion of cold atoms affected by laser beams. The beams couple three atomic internal states to another two states to form a

Re-examination of NIST Acoustic Emission Absolute Sensor Calibration: Part II: Finite Element Modeling of Acoustic Emission Signal from Glass Capillary Fracture

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Marvin A. Hamstad

A validated axisymmetric finite element code was used to model the out-of-plane displacement acoustic emission signal at 100 mm from a glass capillary fracture

Contributions of the EMERALD project to assessing and improving microarray data quality

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Vidar Beisvag, Audrey Kauffmann, James Malone, Carole Foy, Marc L. Salit, Schimmel Heinz, Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, Ulf Landegren, Helen Parkinson, Wolfgang Huber, Alvis Brazma, Arne K. Sandvik, Martin Kuiper

While MIAME standards have helped to increase the value of microarray data deposited in public databases like ArrayExpress and GEO, limited means have been

Analysis of high-Q, gallium nitride nanowire resonators in response to deposited thin films

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

J. R. Montague, M. Dalberth, J. M. Gray, D. Seghete, Kristine A. Bertness, S M. George, Victor M. Bright, Charles T. Rogers, Norman Sanford

Gallium nitride nanowires (GaN-NWs) are systems of interest for mechanical resonance-based sensors due to their small mass and, in the case of c-axis NWs, high

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