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Journals

The Thermodynamic Properties of 2,3-Dihydrobenzo[b]thiophene

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

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

Measurements leading to the calculation of the standard thermodynamic properties for gaseous 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]thiophene (ChemicalAbstracts registry number

Systematic Study of Cancellation of Errors in the Benzene Dimer Interaction Energy

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Ines Gonzalez, Stephen L. Garrison, M Marquez, Carlos A. Gonzalez, E C. Lim

We present a broadly applicable method or diagnostic for the appropriateness of the counterpoise correction and illustrate its value via calculations on the

Quantitative Surface Characterization of DNA Immobilized on Gold

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

D Y. Petrovykh, H Y. Kimura-Suda, L J. Whitman, Michael J. Tarlov

We describe the complementary use of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to quantitatively characterize

Controllable Catastrophe X-Ray Focusing

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

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

The interaction of waves with inhomogeneous media leads to the natural focusing of light, the channelling of waves into stable caustics such as the pattern of

High-Resolution Structural Study of Zinc Ion Incorporation at the Calcite Cleavage Surface

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

L Cheng, N Sturchio, Joseph Woicik, K Kemner, P Lyman, Michael Bedzyk

X-ray standing wave triangulation and surface extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy were used to determine the atomic-scale structure of the Zn

Crystal Structure of Escherichia coli Protein ybgI

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Jane E. Ladner, G Obmolova, A Teplyakov, P P. Khil, R D. Camerini-Otero, G L. Gilliland

The crystal structure determination of E. coli protein ybgI was undertaken as part of a structural genomics effort (http://s2f.carb.nist.gov) in order to assist

Characterization of Novel Alleles and Duplication Events in the Y-STR Loci DYS19, DYS439, DYS389II and DYS385

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

E Salata, F Barni, C Rapone, A Berti, G Lago, John Butler, Margaret C. Kline

During the study of Y haplotype distribution of the Short Tandem Repeat (STR) loci included in the commercial kits PowerPlex Y System (Promega Corporation) and

Benchmark Gauging System for a Small-Scale Liquid Hydrogen Tank

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

N T. Van Dresar, James D. Siegwarth

A system to accurately weigh the fluid contents of a small-scale liquid hydrogen test tank has been experimentally verified. It is intended for use as a

Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Carbonaceous Aerosols Captured in High Alpine Snow

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

R H. Weissenbok, Lloyd A. Currie, C Grollert, W Kutschera, J L. Marolf, A Priller, H Puxbaum, William N. Rom, P Steier

The capability for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) to perform submilligram 14C measurements has considerable implications for environmental carbon research

Optical Spectroscopy and Single-Molecule Microscopy Combined to Study the Conformation of Confined Polymers

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

B. Akerman, Kenneth D. Cole

Optical microscopy is a powerful tool to study the global behavior of individual polymers, which we here combine with optical spectroscopy to study the

Characterization of Chemical Processes in Humid Air and Humid Air/Toluene Plasmas

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

David S. Green, J T. Herron, T J. Buckley, L W. Sieck

This paper describes a laboratory-validated database of ion-neutral molecule reactions in humid air and humid air/toluene plasmas. Pulsed electron-bean high

Molecular-scale Structural and Functional Characterization of Sparsely Tethered Bilayer Membranes

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Duncan McGillivray, Gintaras Valincius, David J. Vanderah, W Febo-Ayala, John T. Woodward IV, F Hienrich, John J. Kasianowicz, M Losche

Surface-tethered biomimetic bilayer membranes (tethered lipid bilayer membranes, tBLMs) have been formed on gold surfaces from phospholipids and a synthetic 1

Reagentless Cleavage of the Peptide Backbone Using Light-Generated Radicals

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Barbara J. Jones, Mathew J. Vergne, David M. Bunk, Laurie E. Locascio, M A. Hayes

A key step for protein identification and characterization is cleavage into distinct fragments. All current cleavage methods require the addition of reagents

Clinical Implications and Utility of Field Cancerization

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Gabriel D. Dakubo, J P. Jakupciak, Rajiv Dhir, M A. Birch-Machin, Ryan L. Parr

Cancer begins with multiple cumulative epigenetic and genetic alterations that sequencially transform a cell or a group of cells in a particular organ. The

Ultraviolet Photoluminescence and Electrochemiluminescence From Nanoscale 6H Silicon Carbide Structures

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Andrea Rossi, Thomas E. Murphy, Vytas Reipa

Porous silicon carbide films and silicon-carbide nanoparticles have been fabricated using electrochemical etching of a monocrystalline 6H wafer. For the first

Extracellular and Intracellular Chorismate Mutases From Mycobacterium tuberculosis H₃₇R_v: Characterization of the Hypothetical Gene Products Rv1885c and Rv0948c

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Sung Kim, Sathyavelu K. Reddy, G B. Vasquez, B C. Nelson, A M. Davis, S. Patterson, Prasad T. Reddy

Two ORFs Rv1885c and Rv0948c from the genome of Mycobacterium tuberculsosis H37Rv were identified as putative chorismate mutases. We reported earlier that

Final Report of Key Comparison CCQM-K4 (Ethanol in Air)

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

M J. Milton, C Brookes, A Marschal, Franklin R. Guenther, George C. Rhoderick, D E. Leer, L W. Zhen, C Takahashi, E Deak, Y A. Kustikov

This key comparison involved primary standards of ethanol in air maintained at eight laboratories. The nominal amount fraction of the standards used for the

Unified Quantification of Homocysteine and Folate in Human Serum or PlasmaUsing Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

B C. Nelson, Mary B. Satterfield, Lorna T. Sniegoski, Michael J. Welch

Hyperhomocysteinemia is an established, independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Folate deficiency is emerging as a potential risk factor for

Specific DNA Binding to CRP Induces Conformational Changes in the CRP and the DNA in Solution: A Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Study

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Susan T. Krueger, S. K. Gregurick, Y. Shi, S. Wang, B Waldkowski, Frederick P. Schwarz

The transcription activator, 3'-5' cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) receptor protein (CRP), when ligated with cAMP, activates the transcription of over 25

Structural Alterations in the DNA of Stroma and Epithelium From the Female Breast

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Donald C. Malins, Katie M. Anderson, Pawel Jaruga, Callie R. Ramsey, Naomi K. Gilman, Virginia M. Green, Steven W. Rostad, Joanne T. Emerman, M. Dizdaroglu

Reciprocal interactions between the stroma and epithelium are considered to be intimately associated with the development of breast cancer. In studies of whole

Electronic Structure Rearrangements as a Source of Negative Differential Resistance in Molecules

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Y Simon-Manso, Carlos A. Gonzalez, V Mujica, Y Aray, M Ratner

A qualitative explanation for the experimentally observed negative differential resistance (NDR) in current-voltage characteristics of molecule-metal tunneling

Representation of Zn(II) Complexes in Polarizable Molecular Mechanics. Further Refinements of the Electrostatic and Short-Range Contribution of the Intermolecular Interaction Energy. Comparisons With Parallel Ab Initio Computations

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

N. Gresh, F M. Piquemal, Morris Krauss

Accurate molecular mechanics potentials are required for the representation of metal binding sites in proteins. These potentials must reproduce accurate quantum

Soluble Amyloid [Beta] Oligomers Affect Dielectric Properties by Membrane Incorporation and Domain Formation: Implications for Cell Toxicity

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

G Valinius, K F. Heinrich, R Budvytye, David J. Vanderah, Y Sokolov, J Hall, M Losche

Water-soluble prefibrillar amyloid b (Ab1 42) oligomers affect model bilayers by greatly reducing the membrane barrier to ion transport, as previously reported

The 3-0 Quadrupole Band in H2 by Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

D C. Robie, Joseph T. Hodges

Several lines in the S and Q branches (including the previously unobserved Q32 and Q33 lines) of the 3-0 quadrupole band of H2 have been detected by cavity ring

Imidazolium Modified Clay Based ABS Nanocomposites: A Comparison Between Melt-Blending and Solution Sonication Processes

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

M Modesti, S Besco, A Lorenzetti, Mauro Zammarano, V Causin, C Marega, Jeffrey W. Gilman, D M. Fox, Paul C. Trulove, Hugh C. De Long, P H. Maupin

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) nanocomposites containing imidazolium-modified montmorillonite have been prepared by melt-blending and solution-sonication

Optical Probes for Monitoring Intercalation and Exfoliation in Melt Processed Polymer Nanocomposites

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

P H. Maupin, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Richard H. Harris Jr., S Bellayer, Anthony J. Bur, S C. Roth, A B. Morgan, J R. Harris, M Murariu

Laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy of the optical probe Nile Blue A in polymer clay nanocomposites is described. Concentration quenching of fluorescence

Toxic Potency Values for Smoke from Products and Materials

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

J L. Neviaser, Richard Gann

Many devices have been used to generate data on the toxic potency of smoke from burning products and materials. This paper critically reviews those apparatus

Experimental and Molecular Dynamic Studies of Thermal Decomposition of a Polyisobutylene Binder

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

C S. Jee, Z X. Guo, S I. Stoliarov, Marc R. Nyden

Polymer debinding is involved in many powder metallurgy processes, where clean removal of the binder is essential to ensure a sound product. This investigation

Two Sides Ignition Over a Thin PMMA Sheet in Microgravity

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Y N. Nakamura, Takashi Kashiwagi, S L. Olson, K K. Nishizawa, O -. Fujita

A series of the experiments was conducted in microgravity to study the ignition characteristics of a thin PMMA sheet (thicknesses of 0.2 mm and 0. 4 mm) using a

Applications of Fire Calorimetry A Round Table Discussion Held at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland 8th July 2004

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

R Lyon, T R. Hull, Marc R. Nyden

This document summarizes the discussions during a meeting that was convened to bring together fire scientists and engineers familiar with fire calorimeters and