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Quantum Dot Dissemination and Behavior in Bacterial Biofilms

May 7, 2006
Author(s)
Jayne B. Morrow, Richard D. Holbrook, Cynthia J. Zeissler
Quantum dots (QDs) are colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals that photoluminescence emission is proportional to the dot size and have been utilized in fluorescent imaging in biological systems. Biofilms are communities of microorganisms attached to surfaces

The Rich Transcription 2006 Spring Meeting Recognition Evaluation

May 4, 2006
Author(s)
Jonathan G. Fiscus, Jerome G. Ajot, Martial Michel, John S. Garofolo
This paper presents the design and results of the Rich Transcription Spring 2006 (RT-06S) Meeting Recognition Evaluation. This evaluation is the fourth in a series of community-wide evaluations of language technologies in the meeting domain. For 2006

Thermal, Structural, and Optical Properties of Multispectral Zinc Sulfide

May 4, 2006
Author(s)
L Henneman, L LaCroix, C Wilson, S Kurzius, D C. Harris, M Baronowski, B Burns, K Kitagawa, J Gembarovic, S Goodrich, Leonard Hanssen, Simon G. Kaplan, C Staats, J Mecholsky
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC) and Vicus Technologies have conducted a study to obtain the thermal, structural and optical property data required to predict the flight performance of Multispectral Zinc Sulfide (MS ZnS) windows. The Naval Air

All-Optical Generation and Photoassociative Probing of Sodium Bose-Einstein Condensates

May 2, 2006
Author(s)
R Dumke, M Johanning, Eduardo Gomez, J D. Weinstein, Kevin Jones, Paul D. Lett
We demonsatrate an all optical technique to evaporatively produce sodium Bose-Einsteincondensates (BEC). We use a crossed-dipole trap formed from light near 1 $\mu$m, and a simple ramp of the intensity to force evaporation. In addition, we introduce

Comparison of Photovoltaic Module Performance Measurements

May 2, 2006
Author(s)
Arthur H. Fanney, Mark W. Davis, Brian P. Dougherty, D L. King, W E. Boyson, J A. Kratochvil
Computer simulation tools used to predict the energy production of photovoltaic systems are needed in order to make informed economic decisions. These tools require input parameters that characterize module performance under various operational and

Consumer Package Labeling Guide: Selling by Length and Area

May 2, 2006
Author(s)
K M. Dresser
[Withdrawn (February 12, 2018)] Guide is intended to provide manufacturers, packers, distributors, and retailers of packaged products with information about the labeling requirements for commodities that are sold by length and area in the consumer

10 kV, 5A 4H-SiC Power DMOSFET

May 1, 2006
Author(s)
Sei-Hyung Ryu, Sumi Krishnaswami, Hull Brett, James Richmond, Anant Agarwal, Allen R. Hefner Jr.
In this paper, we report 4H-SiC power DMOSFETs capable of blocking 10 kV. The devices were scaled up to 5 A, which is a factor of 25 increase in device area compared to the previously reported value. The devices utilized 100 υm thick n-type epilayers with

An Examination of New Paradigms for Spline Approximations

May 1, 2006
Author(s)
Christoph J. Witzgall, David E. Gilsinn, Marjorie A. McClain
Lavery splines are examined in the univariate and bivariate cases. In both instances relaxation based algorithms for approximate calculation of Lavery splines are proposed. Following previous work Gilsinn, et al. [7] addressing the bivariate case, a

An Improved Two-Phase Pressure Drop Correlation for 180 degrees Return Bends

May 1, 2006
Author(s)
Piotr A. Domanski, Christian Hermes
A new correlation for two-phase flow pressure drop in 180? return bends is proposed based on a total of 241 experimental data points for R-22 and R-410A. The data span smooth tubes with inner diameters (D) from 3.25 mm to 11.63 mm, bend radiuses (R) from 6

Anisotropic elastic properties of nanocrystalline nickel thin films

May 1, 2006
Author(s)
Donna C. Hurley, Roy H. Geiss, N Jennett, Malgorzata Kopycinska-Mueller, A Maxwell, Jens Mueller, David T. Read, J Wright
As length scales continue to shrink, new tools are needed to measure mechanical properties. We are developing two such tools using different nondestructive acoustical techniques. Surface acoustic wave spectroscopy (SAWS) uses laser-ultrasonic methods to

Automatically Testing Interacting Software Components

May 1, 2006
Author(s)
Leonard J. Gallagher, Jeff Offutt
One goal of integration testing for object-oriented software is to ensure high object interoperability. Sent messages should have the intended effects on the states and subsequent actions of the receiving objects. This is especially difficult when software

Chemical and Physical Characterization of Poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) Fibers Used in Body Armor

May 1, 2006
Author(s)
Joannie W. Chin, E Byrd, Amanda L. Forster, Xiaohong Gu, Tinh Nguyen, Kirk D. Rice, Walter J. Rossiter Jr, S J. Scierka, John R. Sieber, Paul E. Stutzman, Li Piin Sung
Problems with the performance and durability of body armor based on poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole (PBO) fiber became apparent in the summer of 2003, when PBO-based body armor that was less than 8 months was penetrated by a bullet. Mechanical testing of

Control Based Mobile Ad-hoc Networks For Video Communications

May 1, 2006
Author(s)
Hamid Gharavi
This paper presents a feedback control scheme for transmission of video signals over mobile ad-hoc channels. The scheme is a combination of cross-layer (local) feedback and receiver feedback. The receiver feedback is based on the real time transport

Damping mechanisms for precision applications in UHV environment

May 1, 2006
Author(s)
Sumanth B. Chikkamaranahalli, R. R. Vallance, Bradley N. Damazo, Richard M. Silver
Surface analysis techniques such as scanning probe microscopy (SPM) have undergone significant advances and are attractive for application to electron and optical devices such as micro lenses, vacuum tubes, electron tubes, etc. For surface stability

Evaluating Reasoning Systems

May 1, 2006
Author(s)
Conrad Bock, Michael Gruninger, Donald E. Libes, Joshua Lubell, Eswaran Subrahmanian
A review of the literature on evaluating reasoning systems reveals that it is a very broad area with wide variation in depth and breadth of research on metrics and tests. Consolidation is hampered by nonstandard terminology, differing methodologies
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