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Journals

Studies on the Effect of Movement During the Cure on the Mechanical Properties of Sealand

February 8, 2004

Author(s)

Christopher C. White, Donald L. Hunston, R S. Williams

A novel sealant-testing device was used to con-tinuously monitor the mechanical properties of a one part silicone sealant for movement cycles initiated from 10...

FT IR Studies of C₃₀ Self-Assembled Monolayers on Silica, Titania, and Zirconia

February 4, 2004

Author(s)

G Srinivasan, M. Pursch, Lane C. Sander, K Muller

Membrane Surface Dynamics of DNA-Threaded Nanopores Revealed by Simultaneous Single-Molecule Optical and Ensemble Electrical Recording

February 3, 2004

Author(s)

E L. Chandler, A L. Smith, Lisa K. Burden, John J. Kasianowicz, D L. Burden

We demonstrate a method for simultaneous real-time electrical and single-molecule optical recordings of the interactions between single-stranded DNA and...

Three-Dimensional Green's Functions in Multilayered Anisotropic Piezoelectric Materials

February 2, 2004

Author(s)

B Yang, E Pan, Vinod Tewary

Three-dimensional Green's functions due to a point force and a point charge in multilayered anisotropic piezoelectric materials have been derived within the...

Preparation and Uncertainty Calculations for the Molality-Based Primary Standards for Electrolytic Conductivity

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

R H. Shreiner

Reduction in dentin permeability using mildly supersaturated calcium phosphate solutions

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Ai-Shuan(Maria) Cherng, Laurence C. Chow, Shozo Takagi

Treatments that obdurate dentin tubules have been used for reducing dentin hypersensitivity. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of...

XML Schema Development Guidelines. Version 1.0

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Mark E. Palmer, M Burns, T L. Teague

These guidelines summarize the background, rationale and guiding principles that the FIATECH program is using to produce XML domain schemas for automating...

Sampling Errors in the Estimation of Peak Wind-Induced Internal Forces in Low-Rise Structures

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Fahim Sadek, S M. Diniz, M Kasperski, M Gioffre, Emil Simiu

Peak values in time histories of wind effects may be obtained by using the entire information inherent in the time series of the wind effect, a method entailing...

Endogenous Lithium and Boron Red Cell-Plasma Ratios: Normal Subjects versus Bipolar Patients Not on Lithium Therapy

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

W B. Clarke, R Guscott, Robert G. Downing, Richard M. Lindstrom

Flame Retardant Mechanism of Polyamid 6 - Clay Nanocompsoites

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Takashi Kashiwagi, Richard H. Harris Jr., X H. Zhang, R M. Briber, Srinivasa R. Raghavan, W H. Awad, John R. Shields

The thermal and flammability properties of polyamide 6/clay (2 % and 5 % by mass) nanocomposites were measured to determine their flame retardant performance...

Solid-Phase Extraction Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the Quantification of Folate in Human Plasma or Serum

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Bryant C. Nelson, Christine M. Pfeiffer, S A. Margolis, C Nelson

Electrostatics for Exploring the Nature of the Hydrogen Bonding in Poly-ethylene Oxide Hydration

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Y Aray, M Marquez, J Rodriguez, D Vega, Y Simon-Manso, S Coll, Carlos A. Gonzalez, D A. Weitz

Poly-ethylene oxide (PEO) is a nonionic surfactant of great scientific and technological interest for a wide variety of applications, many of which depend upon...

Moisture Absorption and Absorption Kinetics in Polyelectrolyte Films: Influence of Film Thickness

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

B D. Vogt, Christopher L. Soles, Hae-Jeong Lee, Eric K. Lin, Wen-Li Wu

Specular x-ray reflectivity (XR) and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measurements were used to determine the absorption of water into thin poly(4-ammonium...

Phase Field Modeling of Electrochemistry. II. Kinetics

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Jonathan E. Guyer, William J. Boettinger, James A. Warren, Geoffrey B. McFadden

The kinetic behavior of the phase field model described in (J.E. Guyer, W.J. Boettinger, J.A. Warren and G. B. McFadden, Phase field modeling of...

Phase Field Modeling of Electrochemistry. I. Equilibrium

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Jonathan E. Guyer, William J. Boettinger, James A. Warren, Geoffrey B. McFadden

A diffuse interface (phase field) model for an electrochemical system is developed. We describe the minimal set of components needed to model an electrochemical...

Techniques for Measurements in Concentrated Systems

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Vincent A. Hackley

Concentrated suspensions present a number of technical challenges for characterization and monitoring of the solid phase. Recent developments have provided the...

Long-Range Strains and the Effects of Applied Field at 180 Ferroelectric Domain Walls in Lithium Niobate

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Terrence J. Jach, S. Kim, J. A. Aust, S M. Durbin, David S. Bright

rroelectric domains with antiparallel polarization are readily induced in congruent LiNbO3 with electric fields above 240 kV/cm at room temperature. Even in the...

Reaching Beyond Discovery

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Eric J. Amis

Whatever you are trying to make, the choice of materials is often bewildering. Novel combinatorial approaches allow you to reduce the time and costs necessary...

Parallel Programming with Interoperable MPI

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

William L. George, John G. Hagedorn, J E. Devaney

In this article we describe IMPI (Interoperable Message Passing Interface), a message passing protocol that allows you to easily run parallel programs across...

The New FISMA Standards and Guidelines---Changing the Dynamic of Information Security for the Federal Government

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

This manuscript describes the new Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) standards and guidelines being produced by the Computer Security Division...

Comparison of Experimental and Simulated Multicomponent Ni-base Superalloy Diffusion Couples

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Carelyn E. Campbell, J C. Zhao, M F. Henry

A multicomponent diffusion mobility database for the Ni-rich fcc phase [2002Cam] is evaluated by comparing diffusion simulations to two experimental...

Depth-Resolved Porosity Investigation of EB-PVD Thermal Barrier Coatings Using High-Energy X-Rays

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

A Kulkarni, H Herman, J Almer, U Lienert, D Haeffner

Demands for designing prime reliant, energy efficient and high performance thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) in gas turbines have led to growing interest towards...

The Miami2001 Infrared Radiometer Calibration and Intercomparison. Part I: Laboratory Characterization of Blackbody Targets

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Joseph P. Rice, James J. Butler, B C. Johnson, P J. Minnett, K A. Maillet, T J. Nightingale, S J. Hook, A Abtahi, C J. Donlon, I J. Barton

The second calibration and intercomparison of infrared radiometers (Maiami2001) was held at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric...

Relativistic Many-Body Calculations of Electric-Dipole Matrix Elements, Lifetimes and Polarizabilities in Rubidium

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

M S. Safronova, Carl J. Williams, Charles W. Clark

Electric-dipole matrix elements for ns-n'p, nd-n'p, and 6d-4f transitions in Rb are calculated using a relativistic all-order method. A third-order calculation...

Intuitive Diffraction Model for Multistaged Optical Systems

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Eric L. Shirley

A simplified framework is motivated, in which many diffraction effects can be treated, especially in multi-staged optical systems. These include effects of...

Ray Model of Light Scattering by Flake Pigments or Rough Surfaces With Smooth Transparent Coatings

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Thomas A. Germer, Egon Marx

We derive expressions for the intensity and polarization of light singly scattered by flake pigments or a rough surface beneath a smooth transparent coating...

Color Measurements for Pearlescent Coatings

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Maria E. Nadal, E A. Early

This paper describes recent developments at the National Institution of Standards and Technology in the colorimetric characterization of pearlescent coatings...

Absolute Surface Coverage Measurement Using a Vibrational Overtone

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

A C. Pipino, J P. Hoefnagels, N Watanabe

Sub-monolayer absolute surface number densities are obtained by cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) for three haloethylenes with differing molecular symmetries...

Molecular Dynamics Study of the Surface Tension of a Binary Immiscible Fluid

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

V Simmons, Joseph B. Hubbard

The planar interface between two liquids having two degrees of affinity to mix has been studied by molecular dynamics simulations. The surface tension is...

Ontology of the Process Specification Language

February 1, 2004

Author(s)

Michael Gruninger

Representing activities and the constraints on their occurrences is an integral aspect of commonsense reasoning, particularly in manufacturing, enterprise...

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