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Journals

Sensing the Insulin Signaling Pathway with an Antibody Array

December 1, 2009

Author(s)

Hua-Jun He, Y Zong, Michel Bernier, Lili Wang

Defects within the insulin signaling pathways are a major locus for the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The phorbol 12-myristate 13...

Quantitative Infrared Spectroscopy of Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissue Specimens: Paraffin Wax Removal with Organic Solvents

December 1, 2009

Author(s)

Curtis W. Meuse, Peter E. Barker

Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue specimens for histopathology are cut to 3-20 μm thickness to allow transmission of light, and optimize tissue...

Evaluation of an Acceptance Sampling Method for 2D/3D Building Plans Derived from 3D Imaging Data

December 1, 2009

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, Marek Franaszek, James J. Filliben

An acceptance sampling method, based on obtaining physical measurements, for accepting 2D building plans generated from 3D imaging data is evaluated and...

Characteristics of a new polymer gel for high-ionization density dosimetry using a micro optical CT scanner

December 1, 2009

Author(s)

Guerda Massillon, Ronaldo Minniti, Christopher G. Soares, M.J. Maryanski, S Robertson

In this work, the properties of the new BANG gel, specifically made for high-ionization density dosimetry, were investigated. The measurements were performed at...

Sample Preparation Protocols for Realization of Reproducible Characterization of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes

December 1, 2009

Author(s)

Angela R. Hight Walker, Jeffrey A. Fagan, Stephanie A. Hooker, Michael T. Postek, Stephen A. Wise, Andras Vladar, Rolf L. Zeisler

Harmonized sample pre-treatment is an integral first step in ensuring metrological quality of measurements as regards repeatability, inter-laboratory...

Preface to Special Issue: Combinatorial and High-Throughput Screening of Cell Response to Biomaterials

December 1, 2009

Author(s)

Carl G. Simon Jr.

Despite significant investment in tissue engineering research, few profitable products have come to market. Hence, there is a need to accelerate tissue...

International Research on Cost-Effective Building Commissioning

December 1, 2009

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Daniel Choiniere

From the Editor's Desk: Let's Have Some Fun

December 1, 2009

Author(s)

Catherine A. Remley

This is an Editorial for the December, 2009 issue of IEEE Microwave Magazine. Kate Remley, the Editor-in-Chief, writes about timely topics for the members of...

Traceability for Ballistics Signature Measurements in Forensic Science

December 1, 2009

Author(s)

Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Susan M. Ballou, Li Ma, Thomas Brian Renegar, Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, Martin Ols

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has developed the...

Generation of Monolayer Gradients in Surface Energy and Chemistry for Block Copolymer Thin Film Studies

December 1, 2009

Author(s)

Julie N. Albert, Michael J. Baney, Christopher Stafford, Jennifer Y. Kelly, Thomas H. Epps

We utilize an innovative vapor deposition set-up and cross-diffusion of functionalized chlorosilanes under dynamic vacuum to generate a linear gradient in...

Realization of a single and closed Lambda-system in a room-temperature three-level coherently prepared resonant medium with narrow D 1 hyperfine splittings

December 1, 2009

Author(s)

Ke Li, Lu Deng, M G. Payne

A single, closed three-state -system in room-temperature rubidium is investigated experimentally using a copropagating beam parallel-polarization configuration...

The NIST Interoperability Framework for the Smart Grid

November 30, 2009

Author(s)

George W. Arnold

ThermoData Engine (TDE): Software Implementation of the Dynamic Data Evaluation Concept. 4. Chemical Reactions

November 30, 2009

Author(s)

Robert D. Chirico, Vladimir Diky, Andrei F. Kazakov, Chris D. Muzny, Michael D. Frenkel

ThermoData Engine (TDE) is the first full-scale software implementation of the dynamic data evaluation concept, as reported recently in this journal. This paper...

Measuring the Structure of Epitaxially Assembled Block Copolymer Domains with Soft X-ray Diffraction

November 30, 2009

Author(s)

Gila Stein, James Alexander Liddle, Andrew Aquila, Eric M. Gullikson

The size, shape, and roughness of poly(styrene-b-methyl methacrylate) block copolymer domains assembled on an epitaxial template are characterized with soft x...

Effect of Molecular Ordering on Spin and Charge Injection in Rubrene

November 30, 2009

Author(s)

K.V. Raman, Shannon M. Watson, J.H. Shim, Julie Borchers, J. Chang, J. S. Moodera

Effect of Molecular Ordering on Spin and Charge Injection in Rubrene

November 30, 2009

Author(s)

K.V. Raman, Shannon M. Watson, J.H. Shim, Julie Borchers, J. Chang, J. S. Moodera

Solutions of the Maxwell equations and photon wave functions

November 26, 2009

Author(s)

Peter J. Mohr

Properties of six-component electromagnetic field solutions of a matrix form of the Maxwell equations, analogous to the four-component solutions of the Dirac...

Structure and Hydration of Membranes Embedded with Voltage-Sensing Domains

November 26, 2009

Author(s)

Dmitriy Krepkiy, Mihaela Mihailescu, J. Alfredo Freites, Eric V. Schow, David Worcester, Klaus Gawrisch, Douglas Tobias, Stephen White, Kenton J. Swartz

Despite the growing number of atomic-resolution membrane protein structures, direct structural information about proteins in their native membrane environment...

Scalable multiplexed detector system for high-rate telecom-bandsingle-photon detection

November 25, 2009

Author(s)

Sergey V. Polyakov, Alan L. Migdall, Giorgio Brida, Ivo P. Degiovanni, Fabrizio Piacentini, V Schettini

We present a photon-counting detection system at telecom wavelengths that overcomes the difficulties of photon-counting at high rates. Our detection system uses...

Electrical Conductivity and Relaxation in Poly(3-hexylthiophene)

November 25, 2009

Author(s)

Jan Obrzut, Kirt A. Page

ABSTRACT: We studied the complex conductivity of regio-regular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) in the temperature range between 193K to 333 K (-80 C to 60 C) and...

Ultra-Sensitive Optical Measurements of High-J Transitions in the O2 A-band

November 24, 2009

Author(s)

Daniel K. Havey, Joseph T. Hodges, David A. Long, Mitchio Okumura, Charles E. Miller

We report frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectroscopy measurements of high-J O2 A-band magnetic dipole line parameters. Our goals were to measure...

A Program for Non-Collinear Phase-Matching Applications

November 24, 2009

Author(s)

N Boeuf, I Chaperot, E Dauler, G Jaeger, Andreas Muller, Alan L. Migdall

This is a program for calculating characteristics of collinear and non-collinear phase matching in both uniaxial and biaxial crystals. In particular, this...

A METHODOLOGY FOR DETECTING RESIDUAL PHOSPHORIC ACID IN POLYBENZOXAZOLE FIBERS

November 24, 2009

Author(s)

Eun S. Park, John R. Sieber, Charles M. Guttman, Kirk D. Rice, Kathleen M. Flynn, Stephanie S. Watson, Gale A. Holmes

There is great interest in the degradation of ballistic fibers from exposure to sunlight and high humidity, because it directly affects the lives of people who...

Modification of ASTM E 2187 for Measuring the Ignition Propensity of Conventional Cigarettes

November 23, 2009

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, Edward J. Hnetkovsky

Current existing and proposed U.S. flammability standards for soft furnishings such as mattresses and upholstered furniture specify a standard cigarette as the...

Thermodynamic Properties of Propane. I. p-ρ-T Behavior from 265 to 500 K with Pressures to 36 MPa

November 23, 2009

Author(s)

Mark O. McLinden

The p-ρ-T behavior of high-purity (99.999%) propane was measusred from 265 K to 500 K with pressures to 36 MPa with a two-sinker densimeter. The measurements...

Thermodynamic Properties of Propane. III. A Reference Equation of State for Temperatures from the Melting Line to 650 K and Pressures up to 1000 MPa

November 23, 2009

Author(s)

Eric W. Lemmon, Mark O. McLinden, W Wagner

Times New RomanA formulation is presented for the thermodynamic properties of propane. The equation of state is valid for temperatures from the triple point...

Thermodynamic Properties of Propane. II. Molar Heat Capacity at Constant Volume from 85 K to 345 K with Pressures to 35 MPa

November 23, 2009

Author(s)

Richard A. Perkins, Jesus C. Sanchez Ochoa, Joe W. Magee

Molar heat capacities at constant volume (C v) were measured with an adiabatic calorimeter for pure propane. The high purity of the samples was verified by...

Optimizing Acoustic Measurements of the Boltzmann Constant

November 22, 2009

Author(s)

Michael R. Moldover

We review the progress in acoustic metrology of gases that has occurred since the 1988 measurement of the universal gas constant R using a spherical acoustic...

Electronic Measurement of the Boltzmann Constant with a Quantum-Voltage-Calibrated Johnson-Noise Thermometer

November 22, 2009

Author(s)

Samuel P. Benz, D. R. White, Jifeng Qu, Horst Rogalla, Weston L. Tew

Currently, the CODATA value of the Boltzmann constant is dominated by a single gas-based-thermometry measurement with a relative uncertainty of 1.8 ձ0^-6. This...

Enhancing MC3T3-E1 Osteoblast Proliferation Using Immobilized Osteogenic Growth Peptide on Gradient Substrates Synthesized via Click Chemistry

November 22, 2009

Author(s)

Nicole M. Moore, Nancy J. Lin, Matthew Becker

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