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Journals

Structure of Archaeal Alanine Dehydrogenase and Relation to Bacterial and Human Proteins

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

David Travis Gallagher, H G. Monbouquette, I Schroeder, Hugh Robinson, Marcia J. Holden, N Smith

In the hyperthermophilic archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus, gene AF1665 encodes an L-ala dehydrogenase (AlaDH, EC 1.4.1.1) but has been annotated as an ornithine...

Visualization Technique for Uncertainty Budgets: Onion Charts

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Kenneth W. Pratt, David L. Duewer

A concise graphical depiction, the onion chart, is described for presenting uncertainty budgets for any measurand, y, having a set of component variances, ui2(y...

NAA Characterization of the New Bovine Liver SRM

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Rolf L. Zeisler, W. D. James, Elizabeth A. Mackey, Rabia Oflaz, Robert R. Greenberg

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is preparing a freeze-dried powdered bovine liver tissue Standard Reference Material (SRM) to replace...

An Error-Resistant Methos for Heisenberg-Limited Spectroscopy Using Generalized GHZ States

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Dietrich Leibfried, Matthew P. Barrett, T Schaetz, Joseph W. Britton, B Chiaverini, Wayne M. Itano, John D. Jost, C. Langer, David J. Wineland

Probing Charge Transport in Molecular Electronic Junctions With Transition Voltage Spectroscopy

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

J M. Beebe, BongSoo Kim, C D. Frisbie, James G. Kushmerick

Though molecular devices exhibiting potentially useful electrical behavior have been demonstrated, a deep understanding of the factors that influence charge...

Controlled Mixing: An in situ Hybridization Assay of Peptide Nucleic Acids with DNA by Temperature Gradient Focusing

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

K M. Balss, David J. Ross, H Begley, K G. Olsen, Michael J. Tarlov

An in situ nucleic acid hybrdization assay involving DNA and peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) employs temperature gradient focusing to separate and concentrate DNA...

A Decade of Progress in Calorimetry, Halogenated Hydrocarbons and Their Mixtures

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Joe W. Magee

A knowledge of accurate thermodynamic properties is a prerequisite to design efficient and cost-effective refrigeration systems which use halogenated...

Morphological Changes in Thin Polypropylene Films Induced by 4-Biphenyl Carboxylic Acid

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Marlon L. Walker, Chad R. Snyder, Naomi Eidelman, E S. Etz, A P. Smith, Alamgir Karim, Eric J. Amis

The crystallization behavior of thin polypropylene films both neat and containing a nucleating agent, 4-biphenyl carboxylic acid, was investigated by optical...

Validated Sheath Model for Radio-Frequency-Biased, High-Density Plasmas

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Mark Sobolewski

A model is proposed for sheaths in high-density plasma discharges, with radio-frequency bias applied at frequencies (omega) comparable to (omega sub i), the ion...

Reply to editor of Flow Control Magazine

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

G E. Mattingly

In the article titled Flow Calibration Laboratory Performance: What Should Your Expectations Be? (Mar/Apr 2001), authors Bowles and Grimley state several times...

SRM 1955, Homocysteine and Folate in Human Serum; Production of a New Standard Reference Material

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Mary B. Satterfield, B C. Nelson, Lorna T. Sniegoski, Adriana Hornikova, Nien-Fan Zhang, Christine M. Pfeiffer, Michael J. Welch

Homocysteine (HCY) and folate are interrelated biomarkers for arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease with health problems associated with increased levels...

New Certified Reference Material for the Standardization of Human Cardiac Troponin I Assays

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

David M. Bunk, Michael J. Welch

Background: To address the continuing need for the standardization of clinical human cardiac troponin I (cTnI) assays, NIST, with the assistance of the AACC...

Climbing the Vibrational Ladder to Probe the OH Stretch of HNO₃ on Silica

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

A C. Pipino, Marcin Michalski

The first and second OH-stretching overtones of HNO3 adsorbed on atomically smooth amorphous SiO2 have been probed by evanescent wave cavity ring-down...

New Metal-Oxide Electrodes for Fast Direct Electron Transfer to the Redox Proteins

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Vytas Reipa, V L. Vilker

High electron transfer rates to redox proteins were achieved by optimizing metal oxide electrode electronic properties. Doping levels and flat band potential...

Calorimetric Analysis of Mutagenic Effects on Protein-Ligand Interactions

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Frederick P. Schwarz

Mutagenesis effects can be classified into direct where the mutation occurs at the site of the binding interaction on the protein and indirect where the...

In Situ Raman Spectroscopic Investigation of Corrosion of Selected Metals and Alloys Under Hydrothermal Conditions

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Wilbur S. Hurst, James E. Maslar

In situ Raman spectra were obtained on coupons of alloy 600, 304L stainless steel, and a Zr-alloy exposed to hydrothermal conditions. For the alloy 600 and the...

On the Detection of Rare, and Moderately Rare Nuclear Events

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Lloyd A. Currie

Some of the more important developments in science and practical demands in commerce have been linked to attempts to detect rare events and rare contaminants...

Why Is Minkowski Spacetime Non-Euclidean?

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

J M. Cronkhite

The geometry of Minkowski spacetime is pseudo-Euclidean, thanks to the time component term being negative in the expression for the four dimensional interval...

Degradation of Poly(Acrylates) Under SF₅^+^ Primary Ion Bombardment Studied Using Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry3. Poly (Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate) With Chemical Derivazation

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

M S. Wagner

Molecular depth profiling of polymers by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) has focused on the use of polyatomic primary ions due to their low penetration...

Modeling Molecular Recognition: Theory and Application

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

K L. Mardis, R Luo, L David, M Potter, A J. Glemza, G F. Payne, M K. Gilson

Efficient, reliable methods for calculating the binding affinities of noncovalent complexes would allow advances in a variety of areas such as drug discovery...

Temperature and Heating Rate of Penning Trap Ion Crystals

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

M J. Jensen, John J. Bollinger

Molecular Wire Conductance: Surface Electrostatics and Image Effects

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

V Mujica, A. E. Roitberg, M Ratner

We have studied the effect of the electrostatic potential on the current across a one dimensional tight-binding molecular wire by solving self-consistently the...

Hydrolysis of Carbonyl Sulfide: A Potential Source of Downstream Sour Gas

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, W C. Andersen, K I. Henning

rbonyl sulfide (COS), which occurs as an impurity in commercial sources fo propane can hydrolyze in the presence of water to form hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and...

Technetium: The Element That Was Discovered Twice

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

J T. Armstrong

If you read about technetium in the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (see Technetium at a Glance) you might think you knew all you needed to about its...

Heat Capacities, Enthalpy Increments, and Derived Thermodynamic Functions for Pyrazine Between the Temperatures 5 K and 380 K

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Robert D. Chirico, S E. Knipmeyer, W V. Steele

Heat capacities and enthalpy increments between the temperatures T nearly equal to}5 K and T nearly equal to}380 K were measured with adiabatic calorimetry for...

Reliability Analysis of Group Contribution Methods in Predicting Critical Temperatures of Organic Compounds

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Xinjian Yan, Qian Dong, X Hong, Michael D. Frenkel

This article examines four groupl contribution methods (Joback-Reid, Constantinou-Gani, Wilson-Jasperson, and Marrero-Pardillo) with respect to their abilities...

Recent Developments in Y STR and Y SNP Analysis

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

John Butler

This article reviews new genetic markers on the Y chromosome and methods for analyzing these short tandem repeat (STR) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)...

Real-Time Monitoring of Ion Energy and Ion Flux in Plasma Reactors Using RF Current and Voltage Measurements

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Mark Sobolewski

A non-invasive, non-perturbing method for monitoring ion current and ion kinetic energy that is suitable for use during actual processing in industrial plasma...

NIST Certification of Metallurical Standard Reference Materials for Microanalysis - A Short History

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Ryna B. Marinenko

One page abstract.

Fluid Properties Simulation Challenge. Recommendations for Problem II (e): 1,2,3,- Trichloropropane Density

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

L. A. Watts

Recommendations aregivenforPro b le m 11(e)@ 1,2,3-trich I oro prop a ne densityaiprob le m conditions- (1) 0.1 MPa, 290 K and (2) 1.5 MPa, 400 K...

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