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A Layered Approach to Semantic Similarity Analysis of XML Schemas

April 7, 2008
Author(s)
Jaewook Kim, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Nenad Ivezic, Albert W. Jones
One of the most critical steps to integrating heterogeneous e-Business applications using different XML schemas is schema mapping, which is known to be costly and error-prone. Past schema mapping research has not fully utilized semantic information in the

Communicating, Connecting, and Collaborating: Working with Our Customers

April 7, 2008
Author(s)
Mylene S. Ouimette, Jo Ann Remshard
Moving to a new information or knowledge management system can be a challenge for any institution, but for a large federal government agency the scope of such a project and the effort required can be particularly demanding. This article describes training

Development of a 60 Hz Power Standard using SNS Programmable Josephson Voltage Standards

April 7, 2008
Author(s)
Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel Benz, Paul Dresselhaus, Yonuk Chong, Bryan C. Waltrip, Thomas L. Nelson, J. Williams, D. Henderson, P. Patel, Luis Palafox, Ralf Behr
We are implementing a new standard for 60 Hz power based on precision sinusoidal reference voltages from two independent Programmable Josephson Voltage Standards (PJVS) (one for voltage and one for current). The NIST PJVS systems use series arrays of

Procedures for the Decontamination of Building Plumbing Systems

April 7, 2008
Author(s)
Stephen J. Treado, Mark A. Kedzierski, V. J. Gallardo
This paper presents a discussion of methods for decontaminating building plumbing systems and restoring them to safe operation, based on generic contaminant characteristics. More specific recommendations are being developed that link decontamination

User-Centered Usability Engineering Processes for Websites

April 7, 2008
Author(s)
Theresa O'Connell, E Murphy
For Websites to succeed, they must be user-centered. This is accomplished through usability engineering. The first part of this article gives usability engineering definitions; the second describes its processes.

Energy Systems Management and Greenhouse Gas Reduction

April 6, 2008
Author(s)
Stephen J. Treado, David G. Holmberg
The efficient use of energy provides the double benefits of controlling both energy costs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The industrial sector comprises about one third of United States GHG emissions, so presents an attractive opportunity for

Measuring the Modulus of Hydrated Contact Lenses via Surface Wrinkling

April 6, 2008
Author(s)
Jun Y. Chung, Young Jong Lee, Peyton Hopson, Michael J. Fasolka, Christopher Stafford
One of the most important considerations in the evaluation of hydrogels for biomedical and contact lens applications is the elastic modulus. The elastic modulus relates to several important factors including flexibility, comfort, adhesion, swelling

Monitoring Alignment of Osteoblast Cells Directed by Gradient Nanopatterns

April 6, 2008
Author(s)
Jirun Sun, Yifu Ding, Nancy J. Lin, Hyun Wook Ro, Christopher L. Soles, Sheng Lin-Gibson
We investigated the behavior of pre-osteoblasts cultured on polystyrene and photopolymerized ethoxylated bisphenol-A dimethacrylate gradient patterns. Gradient patterns varying in height from several hundred to 0 nm were prepared using nanoimprinting

Quantifying Interfacial Adhesion in Transfer Printing via a Cantilever Peel Test

April 6, 2008
Author(s)
Jiong Liu, Jun Y. Chung, Christopher Stafford
Transfer printing has been demonstrated as a fabrication method for flexible organic electronics. The transfer printing process relies on the differential adhesion of a printable layer (PL) that is pressed between two substrates: transfer substrate (TS)

Status and Recent Trends in Cryocooler Research

April 6, 2008
Author(s)
Ray Radebaugh
The five types of cryocoolers used to provide cryogenic temperatures for various applications are the Joule-Thomson, Brayton, Stirling, Gifford-McMahon, and pulse tube cryocoolers. Many advances in all types have occurred in the past twenty years that have

Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Brushes from PDMS Surfaces

April 6, 2008
Author(s)
Heqing Huang, Adam J. Nolte, Jun Y. Chung, Christopher Stafford
In recent years, poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) has found increased application in the areas of microfluidic devices, chromatographic packing materials and membranes, as well as in medical and drug delivery devices. However, the hydrophobic surface of PDMS

Demonstration of a quantum controlled-NOT gate in the telecom band

April 4, 2008
Author(s)
Jun Chen, Joseph B. Altepeter, Milja Medic, Fook L. Kim, Burc Gokden, Robert Hadfield, Sae Woo Nam, Prem Kumar
We present the first quantum controlled-NOT (CNOT) gate realized using a fiber-based indistinguishable photon-pair source in the 1.55 υm telecommunications band. Using this free-space CNOT gate, all four Bell states are produced and fully characterized by

A Relational Approach to the Interactive Analysis of Attack Graphs

April 2, 2008
Author(s)
Lingyu Wang, Chao Yao, Anoop Singhal, Sushil Jajodia
The analysis of attack graphs has played an important role in defending against network intrusions. This paper presents a relational approach. We devise a relational approach to model necessary inputs and network configurations to generate attack graphs.

A Simple Model of Thermally-Induced Electrical Cable Failure

April 2, 2008
Author(s)
Kevin B. McGrattan, Kristopher Overholt
A simple thermal model to predict the failure of electrical power, instrument, and control cables is described. The model is intended as a subroutine for deterministic fire models, and it is of comparable accuracy and simplicity to the activation

TOWARDS A TEST METHOD FOR HYDROGEN SENSOR PERFORMANCE

April 2, 2008
Author(s)
Nathan D. Marsh, Thomas G. Cleary
As part of an effort to develop standard test methods for the performance of commercial hydrogen sensors, we employed the Fire Emulator / Detector Evaluator, an instrumented flow system designed to study the response of fire detectors (smoke, heat, gas)

Uniform and enhanced field emission from chromium oxide coated carbon nanosheets

April 2, 2008
Author(s)
Uwe Arp, Kun Hou, Ronald Outlaw, Wang Sigen, Mingyao Zhu, Ronald Quinlan, Dennis Manos, Martin Kordesch, Brian Holloway
Carbon nanosheets, a two-dimensional carbon nanostructure, are promising electron cathode materials for applications in vacuum microelectronic devices. This letter demonstrates a simple approach to improve the spatial emission uniformity of carbon

A Thermodynamic Study of Ketoreductase-Catalyzed Reactions, Part 5. Reduction of Substituted Ketones in n-Hexane

April 1, 2008
Author(s)
Yadu D. Tewari, David J. Vanderah, Michele M. Schantz, Robert N. Goldberg, J D. Rozzell, J F. Liebman, Raymond W. Hui, Yitzy Nissenbaum, Ahmad R. Parniani
The equilibrium constants K for the ketoreductase-catalyzed reduction reactions of 1-benzyl-3-pyrrolidinone, ethyl 2-oxo-4-phenylbutyrate, ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetate, 1-benzyl-4-piperidone, and 1-benzyl-3-piperidone were measured in n-hexane at T = 298.15
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