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Deconstructing UML, Part 1: Modeling Classes with Categories

May 13, 2021
Author(s)
Sarala Padi, Spencer J. Breiner, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Ram D. Sriram
In this paper we analyze elements of the Unified Modeling Language (UML), specifically the class diagram, and propose an simplified alternative language based on a branch of mathematics called category theory (CT). We argue that modeling in CT provides a

Environmental Source Tracking of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances within a Forensic Context: Current and Future Techniques

May 13, 2021
Author(s)
Alix Rodowa, Joseph A. Charbonnet, Jennifer L. Guelfo, Jennifer A. Field, Gerrad D. Jones, Christopher P. Higgins, Damian E. Helbling, Erika F. Houtz
The source tracking of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is a new and increasingly important field within environmental forensics. We define PFAS source tracking as the accurate characterization and differentiation of multiple sources

Multiple-camera defocus imaging of ultracold atomic gases

May 13, 2021
Author(s)
Ian Spielman, Francisco Salces Carcoba, Yuchen Yue, Seiji Sugawa, Abigail Perry
In cold atom experiments, each image of light refracted and absorbed by an atomic ensemble carries a remarkable amount of information. Numerous imaging techniques including absorption, fluorescence, and phase-contrast are commonly used. Other techniques

Quantum amplification of boson-mediated interactions

May 13, 2021
Author(s)
Shaun C. Burd, Raghavendra Srinivas, Hannah M. Knaack, Wenchao Ge, Andrew C. Wilson, David J. Wineland, Dietrich Leibfried, John J. Bollinger, David T. Allcock, Daniel Slichter
Strong and precisely controlled interactions between quantum objects are essential for quantum information processing\citeSackett2000,Majer2007}, simulation\citeBritton2012}, and sensing\citeHosten2016a,Cox2016}, and for the formation of exotic quantum

Species and population specific gene expression in blood transcriptomes of marine turtles

May 13, 2021
Author(s)
Shreya M. Banerjee, Jamie A. Stoll, Camryn D. Allen, Jennifer Lynch, Heather Harris, Lauren Kenyon, Eleanor Sterling, Eugenia Naro-Maciel, Kate McFadden, Margaret Lamont, James Benge, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Scott Benson, Rebecca L. Lewison, Tomoharu Eguchi, T. T. Jones, Peter Dutton, George H. Balazs, Lisa M. Komoroske
Background Transcriptomic data has demonstrated utility to advance the study of physiological diversity and organisms' responses to environmental stressors. However, a lack of genomic resources and challenges associated with collecting high-quality RNA can

Dynamics studies of polarization switching in ferroelectric hafnium zirconium oxide

May 12, 2021
Author(s)
X. Lyu, M. Si, Pragya Shrestha, Kin (Charles) Cheung, P. D. Ye
In this paper, we review the ultrafast direct measurement on the transient ferroelectric polarization switching in hafnium zirconium oxide with crossbar metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structures including materials development, device fabrication, structure

Thermochemical behavior of Chlorella sp. and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii algae: Comparison of laser-driven calorimetry with thermogravimetric analysis

May 12, 2021
Author(s)
Cary Presser, Ofra Paz Tal, Tsion Ohaion-Raz, Ana Lerner, Avihai Danon, Barak Dabush, Hadar Dubkin, Ashot Nazarian
A major focus of algal biofuel research is on maximizing the formation of the energy-containing compounds (i.e., carbohydrates, proteins, fatty acids, and lipids) during algal growth. Measurements were carried out to investigate the thermochemical

Additives for Superconformal Gold Feature Filling

May 11, 2021
Author(s)
Daniel Josell, Thomas P. Moffat
An overview of the effect of additives on Au electrodeposition from Na3Au(SO3)2 based electrolytes is presented with an emphasis on filling of fully metallized recessed surface features such as trenches and vias. The impact of heavy metals additives Tl+

An Optical Investigation of the Heavy Fermion Normal State in Superconducting UTe 2

May 11, 2021
Author(s)
Sirak Mekonen, Chang-Jong Kang, Dipanjan Chaudhuri, David Barbalas, Sheng Ran, Gabriel Kotliar, Nicholas Butch, N. Armitage
The recently discovered superconductor, UTe 2, has attracted immense scientific interest due to the experimental observations that suggest odd-parity superconductivity. It is believed that the material becomes a heavy-fermion metal at low temperatures

Defining requirements for integrating information between design, manufacturing, and inspection

May 11, 2021
Author(s)
Thomas D. Hedberg Jr., Michael Sharp, Toby M. Maw, Moneer Helu, Mostafizur M. Rahman, Swati Jadhav, James J. Whicker, Allison Barnard Feeney
Industry desires a digital thread of information that aligns as-designed, as-planned, as-executed, and as-inspected viewpoints. An experiment was conducted to test selected open data standards' ability to integrate the lifecycle stages of engineering

Laboratory Method for Recording AWS-3 LTE Waveforms

May 11, 2021
Author(s)
Aric Sanders, Keith Forsyth, Rob Horansky, Azizollah Kord, Duncan McGillivray
The focus of this work provides a library of actual long-term evolution (LTE) user equipment (UE) emissions with sufficient time resolution and dynamic range for use in spectrum sharing, and interference susceptibility studies. National Advanced Spectrum

NIST Software Package for Obtaining Charpy Transition Curves

May 11, 2021
Author(s)
Enrico Lucon, Jolene D. Splett, Amanda Koepke, David Newton
NIST has developed a software package that allows users to fit test results obtained from Charpy or toughness tests as a function of test temperature, thereby obtaining so-called transition curves. Non-linear fitting is available for five regression models

Portable bioluminescent platform for in vivo monitoring of biological processes in non-transgenic animals

May 11, 2021
Author(s)
Aleksey Yevtodiyenko, Arkadiy Bazhin, Pavlo Khodakivskyi, Aurelien Godinat, Gyslain Budin, Marina Kunchulia, Giorgio Pietramaggiori, Sandra Scherer, Elena Goun, Sergey Polyakov, George P. Eppeldauer
Bioluminescent imaging (BLI) is one of the most powerful and widely used preclinical imaging modalities. However, the current technology relies on the use of transgenic luciferase-expressing cells and animals and therefore can only be applied to a limited

A Visual Analytics Approach for the Diagnosis of Heterogeneous and Multidimensional Machine Maintenance Data

May 10, 2021
Author(s)
Xiaoyu Zhang, Takanori Fujiwara, Senthil K. Chandrasegaran, Michael Brundage, Thurston Sexton, Alden A. Dima, Kwan-Liu Ma
Analysis of large, high-dimensional, and heterogeneous datasets is challenging as no one technique is suitable for visualizing and clustering such data in order to make sense of the underlying information. For instance, heterogeneous logs detailing machine

Anomalous Normal Fluid Response in Chiral Superconductor UTe 2

May 10, 2021
Author(s)
Seokjin Bae, Hyunsoo Kim, Yun S. Eo, Nicholas Butch, Sheng Ran
A chiral superconductor has been proposed as one pathway to realize topological quantum computation utilizing the predicted Majorana normal fluid at its boundary1 1-4 (i.e., a point, edge, or surface). The search for experimental realizations has led to

Meta-grating outcouplers for optimized beam shaping in the visible

May 10, 2021
Author(s)
Chad Ropp, Alexander Yulaev, Daron Westly, Gregory Simelgor, Vladimir Aksyuk
Accurate coupling between optical modes at the interface between photonic chips and free space is required for the development of many on-chip devices. This control is critical in quantum technologies where large-diameter beams with designed mode profiles

Roadmap of spin-orbit torques

May 10, 2021
Author(s)
Qiming Shao, Li Peng, Luqiao Liu, Hyunsoo Yang, Shunsuke Fukami, Armin Razavi, Hao Wu, Kang L. Wang, Frank Freimuth, Yuriy Mokrousov, Mark D. Stiles, Satoru Emori, Axel Hoffmann, Johan Akerman, Kaushik Roy, Jian-Ping Wang, See-Hun Yang, Kevin Garello, Wei Zhang
Spin-orbit torque (SOT) is an emerging technology that enables the efficient manipulation of spintronic devices. The initial processes of interest in SOTs involved electric fields, spin- orbit coupling, conduction electron spins and magnetization. More

Self-terminating Electrodeposition of Pt on WC Electrocatalysts

May 10, 2021
Author(s)
Thomas P. Moffat
Self-terminating electrochemical deposition is used to grow Pt nanoparticles on tungsten monocarbide (WC) from a pH 4 electrolyte containing 3 mmol/L K2PtCl4 - 0.5 mol/L NaCl. An unconventional potentiodynamic deposition program is used where nucleation is

System Explanations: A Cautionary Tale

May 8, 2021
Author(s)
Ellen M. Voorhees
There are increasing calls for systems that are able to explain themselves to their end users to increase transparency and help engender trust. But, what should such explanations contain, and how should that information be presented? A pilot study of
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