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Assessing the Thermal Protective Performance of Fire Blocking Barrier Fabrics for Residential Upholstered Furniture: Report to Consumer Product Safety Commission for Interagency Agreement CPSC-I-13-0022

September 17, 2015
Author(s)
Shonali Nazare, John R. Shields, Szabolcs Matko, Rick D. Davis
Fire behavior of five barrier fabrics has been evaluated both, as an individual component and as a part of composite samples, using different test methods. The quantitative component test methods selected to characterize fire behavior of barrier fabrics

Creating Nanostructured Superconductors by Local Current Annealing

September 17, 2015
Author(s)
Hongwoo H. Baek, Jeonghoon Ha, Duming Zhang, Bharath NMN Natarajan, Jonathan P. Winterstein, Renu Sharma, Rongwei Hu, Kefeng Wang, Steven Ziemak, Johnpierre Paglione, Young Kuk, Nikolai B. Zhitenev, Joseph A. Stroscio
Superconductivity results from a Bose condensate of Cooper-paired electrons with a macroscopic quantum wavefunction. Dramatic effects can occur when the region of the condensate is shaped and confined to the nanometer scale. Recent progress in

Precision measurement of the speed of propagation of neutrinos using the MINOS detectors

September 17, 2015
Author(s)
Stefania Romisch, P Adamson, I Anghel, Neil Ashby, A Aurisano, G. Barr, M. Bishai, A. Blake, C. M. Castromonte, S. Childress, M. Christensen, J. A. Coelho, L. Corwin, D. Cronin-Hennessy, J. K. de Jong, A. V. Devan, N. E. Devenish, M. V. Diwan, C. O. Escobar, J. J. Evans, E. Falk, G. J. Feldman, Blair Fonville, M. V. Frohne, H. R. Gallagher, R. A. Gomes, M. C. Goodman, P. Gouffon, N. Graf, R. Gran, K. Grzelak, A. Habig, S. R. Hahn, J. Hartnell, R. Hatcher, Jonathan Hirschauer, A. Holin, J. Huang, J. Hylen, G M. Irwin, Z. isvan, C. James, Steven R. Jefferts, D. Jensen, T. Kafka, S. M. Kasahara, G. Koizumi, M. Kordosky, A. Kreymer, K. Lang, J. Ling, P. J. Litchfield, P. Lucas, W. A. Mann, M. L. Marshak, Demetrios Matsakis, N. Mayer, Angela Mckinley, C. McGivern, M. M. Medeiros, R. Mehdiyev, J Meier, M. D. Messier, W. H. Miller, S. R. Mishra, Stephen Mitchell, S. Moed Sher, C. D. Moore, L. Mualem, J. A. Musser, D. Naples, J. K. Nelson, H. Newman, R. J. Nichol, J. A. Nowak, J. C. O'Conner, M. Orchanian, R. B. Pahlka, J. Paley, Thomas E. Parker, R. B. Patterson, G. Pawloski, A. Perch, S. Phan-Budd, R. K. Plunkett, N. Poonthattatil, Ed Powers, X. Qiu, A. Radovick, B. Rebel, K. Ridl, C. Rosenfeld, H. A. Rubin, M. C. Sanchez, J. Schneps, A. Schreckenberger, P. Schreiner, R. Sharma, A, Sousa, N. Tagg, R, L. Talaga, J. Thomas, M. A. Thomson, X. Tian, A. Timmons, S. C. Tognini, R. Toner, D. Torretta, J. Urheim, P. Vahle, B. Viren, A. Weber, R. C. Webb, C. White, L. Whitehead, L. H. Whitehead, S. G. Wojcicki, J. Wright, Victor S. Zhang, R. Zwaska
We report a two-detector measurement of the propagation speed of neutrinos over a baseline of 734 km. The measurement was made with the NuMI beam at Fermilab between the near and far MINOS detectors. The fractional difference between the neutrino speed and

Structural origins of enhanced capacity retention in novel copolymerized sulfur-based composite cathodes for high-energy density Li-S batteries

September 17, 2015
Author(s)
Vladimir P. Oleshko, Jenny J. Kim, Jennifer L. Schaefer, Steven D. Hudson, Christopher L. Soles, Adam Simmonds, Jared Griebel, Kookheon Char, Jeff Pyun
Poly(sulfur-random-(1,3-diisopropenylbenzene) (poly(S-r-DIB)) copolymers synthesized via inverse vulcanization form high molecular mass electrochemically active polymers capable of realizing enhanced capacity retention (1005 mAh/g at 100 cycles) and

Using mixtures of biological samples as genome-scale process controls

September 17, 2015
Author(s)
Jerod R. Parsons, Patrick S. Pine, Marc L. Salit, Sarah A. Munro, Jennifer H. McDaniel
Background: Genome-scale “-omics” measurements are challenging to benchmark, due to the enormous number of individual measurands. Mixtures of previously-characterized samples can be used to benchmark repeat performance using mixture proportions as truth

When does a branched polymer becomes a particle?

September 17, 2015
Author(s)
Alexandros Chremos, Jack F. Douglas
Melts with topologically distinct molecular structures are investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. We determine the mean polymer size and shape, and glass transition temperature for each molecular topology. Both in terms of structure and dynamics

Development of a Chemically Relevant Artificial Fingerprint Material

September 16, 2015
Author(s)
Edward Sisco, Jessica L. Staymates, Katherine Schilling, John Gillen
The development of a chemically relevant artificial fingerprint material as well as a preliminary method for fingerprint deposition is discussed herein. More specifically the improvement of an artificial sweat material, an artificial sebaceous material

Establishing Traceability to NIST SRM 2391c: PCR-Based DNA Profiling Standard

September 16, 2015
Author(s)
Carolyn R. Steffen, Margaret C. Kline, David L. Duewer, Peter Vallone
The NIST Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2391c: PCR-Based DNA Profiling Standard was updated in April 2015 to contain new information relevant to the forensic community. Previously, there were certified genotypes for 24 autosomal STR markers plus

Self-terminated Electrodeposition of Iridium Electrocatalysts

September 16, 2015
Author(s)
Thomas P. Moffat
A simple electrochemical process for submonolayer deposition of ultrathin catalytic iridum (Ir) films is demonstrated. The process enables effective utilization of one of nature’s rarest elements while different substrates facilitate the exploration of

Stress in Aluminum Induced by Hydrogen Absorption during Cathodic Polarization

September 16, 2015
Author(s)
Gery R. Stafford, Jae W. Shin, Kurt Hebert
The hydrogen concentration in metals during aqueous corrosion is influenced by the kinetics of hydrogen absorption. Measurements of absorption kinetics are challenged by competing gas evolution and corrosion processes. However, in situ measurements of

Certification of Standard Reference Material 1976b

September 15, 2015
Author(s)
David R. Black, Donald A. Windover, Marcus H. Mendenhall, Albert Henins, James J. Filliben, James P. Cline
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certifies a suite of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) to address specific aspects of the performance of X-ray powder diffraction instruments. This report describes SRM 1976b, the third generation

Efficient Quantum State Transfer in an Engineered Chain of Quantum Bits

September 15, 2015
Author(s)
Emanuel Knill, Michael Vissers, David P. Pappas, Martin Sandberg
Here we present a method of performing quantum state transfer in a chain of superconducting quantum bits. Our protocol is based on the engineerability of the energy levels of superconducting quantum systems. This, together with the tunability of the

Exploring Model-Based Engineering Concepts for Additive Manufacturing

September 15, 2015
Author(s)
Robert R. Lipman, Jeremy S. McFarlane
Robust geometry and tolerance representations are needed in additive manufacturing for precise part specification and interoperability with downstream activities such as manufacturing, inspection, and long-term archiving. A disconnection exists between

Extreme expression of DNA repair protein apurinic/apyrimi-dinic endonuclease I (APE1) in human breast cancer as measured by liquid-chromatography isotope-dilution tandem mass spectrometry

September 15, 2015
Author(s)
Erdem Coskun, Pawel Jaruga, Prasad T. Reddy, Miral M. Dizdar
Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) is a DNA re-pair protein and plays other important roles. Increased lev-els of APE1 in cancer have been reported. However, avail-able methods to measure APE1 levels are indirect and not quantitative. We

Extreme Expressions of DNA Repair Proteins APE1 and MTH1, in Human Breast Cancer as Measured by Liquid Chromatography and Isotope Dilution Tandem Mass Spectrometry

September 15, 2015
Author(s)
Erdem Coskun, Pawel Jaruga, Leona D. Scanlan, Alessandro Tona, Mark S. Lowenthal, Prasad T. Reddy, M Miral Dizdar, Ann-Sofie Jemth, Olga Loseva, Thomas Helleday
Accurate measurement of DNA repair proteins in cancer tissues is becoming more important due to the individual and origin based expression differences in cancer patients as well as the novel approach of using the repair enzyme inhibitors in cancer

Spin Jam Induced by Quantum Fluctuations in a Frustrated Magnet

September 15, 2015
Author(s)
Junjie Yang, Anjana Samarakoon, Sachith Dissanayake, Hiroaki Ueda, Israel Klich, Daniel M Pajerowski, Nicholas Butch, Qingzhen Huang, John R. Copley, Seung-Hun Lee
Since the discovery of spin glasses in dilute magnetic systems, their study has been largely focused on understanding randomness and defects as the driving mechanisms. However, it has been theoretically suggested that different mechanism. However, it has

Tattoo Recognition Technology - Challenge (Tatt-C): Outcomes and Recommendations

September 15, 2015
Author(s)
Mei L. Ngan, George W. Quinn, Patrick J. Grother
Tattoos have been used for many years to assist law enforcement in investigations leading to the identification of both criminals and victims. A tattoo is an elective biometric trait that contains additional discriminative information to support person
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