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Dual-Wavelength Terahertz Metasurfaces with Independent Phase and Amplitude Control at Each Wavelength
This article describes the design of a dual-wavelength achromatic metasurface-based deflector deflecting the incident wave to the same direction at two selected wavelengths, which has circumvented the critical limitation of strong wavelength dependence in the planar metasurface-based devices caused by the resonant nature of the plasmonic structures.
Hybrid Boron Nitride-Natural Fiber Composites for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity
This article finds that the synergy of natural fiber with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) could significantly improve thermal conductivity, compared with that solely using hBN.
An Interactive Model for Vector Borne Diseases: A Simulation for Zika in French Polynesia
Post presented at Contagion 2016, a satellite meeting at the 2016 Conference on Complex Systems. This poster presents a stochastic agent-based model that simulates the transmission of ZIKA via mosquitoes in 11 islands in the French Polynesia.
Slurry Erosion of Thermal Spray Coatings: Effect of Sand Concentration
This paper from the Malaysian International Tribology Conference 2013 conference proceedings discusses using Ni based thermal spray coatings deposited on a commonly used hydroturbine steel.
A Cost-Effective Wireless Sensor Network System for Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Applications
This paper from the 9th International Conference on Future Networks and Communications, FNC 2014 conference proceedings presents a low-cost indoor air quality monitoring wireless sensor network system developed using Arduino, XBee modules, and micro gas sensors.
Competition Between Resonant Plasmonic Coupling and Electrostatic Interaction in Reduced Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots
This article presents a study of the plasmonic interaction that effects the optical properties of light emission from graphene oxide system.
Gleipnir: A Memory Analysis Tool
This paper from the International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2011 conference proceedings describes a program profiling and analysis tool called Gleipnir.
Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanostructures for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries
This review contains the authors' recent progress on the design and fabrication of 3D carbon nanostructures, their performance in Li-ion batteries (LIBs), and their implementation into large-scale, lightweight, and flexible LIBs.
Point-by-Point Compositional Analysis for Atom Probe Tomography
This article demonstrates a new alternate approach to data processing for analyses that traditionally employed grid-based counting methods, as demonstrated using an atom-probe analysis of a Ni-based super-alloy.
A secure data routing schema for WSN using Elliptic Curve Cryptography and homomorphic encryption
This article proposes a novel encryption schema based on Elliptic Curve Cyrptography (ECC) and homomorphic encryption to secure data transmission in wireless sensor networks.
Review of biomechanical studies of arteries and their effect on stent performance
This article aims to summarize part of the available literature that reports studies on biomechanical environment in healthy and diseased arteries using various analytical methods.
Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Risky Driving Among Adolescents in Saudi Arabia
This article investigates perceptions and attitudes of school youth concerning risky driving behaviors in Saudi Arabia.
Wireless Sensor Network System Design using Raspberry Pi and Arduino for Environmental Monitoring Applications
This paper from the 9th International Conference on Future Networks and Communications, FNC 2014 conference proceedings describes a wireless sensor network system developed using open-source hardware platforms, Arduino and Raspberry Pi.
Modeling analysis of the impact of anthropogenic emission sources on ozone concentration over selected urban areas in Texas
This article discusses a regional photochemical modeling experiment set up to simulate a high ozone episode of September 11-14, 2002 to evaluate the impact of various anthropogenic emissions sources on ozone concentrations.
A RESTful API for exchanging materials data in the AFLOWLIB.org consortium
This article discusses the introduction of an Application Program Interface (API) following REST principles for the AFLOWLIB.org materials data repositories consortium.
Oxidation behavior and microstructural decomposition of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-4V-1B sheet
This article conducts a direct comparison between the oxidation behavior of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-4V + 1B to elucidate whether the addition of boron to Ti-^Al-4V impacts the oxidation behavior.
Uv-Induced Modification of Fused Silica: Insights From ReaxFF-Based Molecular Dynamics Simulations
This article discusses molecular dynamics simulations performed to present evidence that silica structure in both short and medium ranges is directly modified by UV-induced defects.
Solving the (n² - 1)-Puzzle with 8/3 n³ Expected Moves
In this article, it is shown that the greedy algorithm for the (n² - 1)-puzzle makes 8/3 + O(n²) expected moves. This analysis is verified experimentally on 10,000 random instances each of the (n² - 1)-puzzle for 4 ≤ n ≤ 200.
Cyber-Physical Systems Can Make Emergency Response Smart
This paper from the Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact 2015 conference proceedings discusses the Smart Emergency Response System prototype built in the context of the SmartAmerica Challenge 2013-2014 by a team of nine organizations led by MathWorks.
Automated measurement of quality of mucosa inspection for colonscopy
This paper from the International Conference on Computational Science conference proceedings presents new methods that derive a new quality metric for automated scoring of quality of mucosa inspection performed by the endoscopist.
Interfacial Structures and Energetics of the Strengthening Precipitate Phase in Creep-Resistant Mg-Nd-Based Alloys
This article discusses the study of two interfaces– {112}β1/{1100}Mg and {111}β1/{1120}Mg– that are commensurate with β1/hcp-Mg orientation relationship via first principles calculations.
Chemistry of Supraglacial Ponds in thte Debris-Covered Area of Lirung Glacier in Central Nepal Himalayas
This article examines elevation trends and their control by seasonality, dominant geochemical processes, and season dynamics in these supraglacial ponds at elevations ranging between 3989 and 4292 m above sea level in the debris-covered area of Lirung glacier in central Nepal Himalayas, from November 2010 to October 2011 on a bimonthly basis.
Revisiting (Some of) the Lasting Impacts of the Liberty Ships via a Metallurgical Analysis of Rivets from the SS "John W. Brown"
This article examines a rivet from the SS "John W. Brown", which was assembled in Baltimore, Maryland, and launched in September 1942. Classical metallurgical analysis of a rivet from the original 1942 vessel is compared with modern rivets used during its restoration.
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Observation of Phonon Condensate
This article discusses results showing that the effective radius of these phonon quasi-bound states, the real-space distribution of phonon standing wave amplitudes, the scattering phase shifts, and the nonlinear intermode coupling strongly depend on the presence of defect-induced scattering resonance.
Discovery via Integration of Experimentation and Modeling: Three Examples for Titanium Alloys
This article uses case studies to describe three examples of critical experiments that have been conducted in an integrated fashion with modeling activities for titanium alloys, providing valuable information in an accelerated manner.
Recent Development of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Their Applications
This article reviews the recent progress in 2D materials beyond graphene and includes mainly transition metal dichalcogenides.
A Novel Topology Link-Controlling Approach for Active Defense of Nodes in Networks
This article proposes a novel topology link control technique and mitigation attacks in real-time environments.
Improvement of Scratch and Wear Resistance of Polymers by Fillers Including Nanofillers
This article reviews approaches for improvement of tribological properties of polymers based on inclusion of fillers.
Development and Application of Wood Flour-Filled Polylactic Acid Composite Filament for 3D Printing
This article presents the development of wood flour (WF)-filled polylactic acid (PLA) composite filaments for a fused deposition modeling (FDM) process with the aim of application to 3D printing.
Influence of Silanization Treatment on Thermomechanical Properties of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: Poly(methylmethacrylate) Nanocomposites
This article reports results for functionalized as well as unfunctionalized carbon nanotube polymer composites.
Atomic Distribution in Catalytic Amorphus Metals
This article investigates the atomic distribution in catalytically active metallic glass alloys using three-dimensional atom probe microscopy.
Analyzing the Effectiveness of Microlubrication Using a Vegetable Oil-Based Metal Working Fluid during End Milling AISI 1018 Steel
This article describes a study in which a vegetable oil-based lubricant was used to conduct wear analysis and to analyze the effectiveness of microlubrication during end milling AISI 1018 steel.
Waste Materials from Tetra Pak Packages as Reinforcement of Polymer Concrete
This article discusses how compressive and flexural strength and modulus of elasticity decrease gradually, when either Tetra Pak particle concentration or particle size is increased.
Bioabsorbable zinc ion induced biphasic cellular responses in vascular smooth muscle cells
This article explores the short-term effects of extracellular Zn²⁺ on human smooth muscle cells.
Effect of Cr Addition on γ-γ' Cobalt-Based Co-Mo-Al-Ta Class of Superalloys: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study
This article deals with effect of Cr addition (10 at.%) on the partitioning behavior and the consequent effect on mechanical properties for tungsten-free γ-γ' cobalt-based superalloys with base alloy compositions of Co–30Ni–10Al–5Mo–2Ta (2Ta) and Co–30Ni–10Al–5Mo–2Ta–2Ti (2Ta2Ti).
Habitat Quantity of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Picoides Borealis (Aves: Piciformes: Picidae) in its Former Historic Landscape Near the Big Thicket Naitonal Preserve, Texas, USA
This article quantifies pine-forested habitat suitable for Red-cockaded Woodpecker in the former historic range of the species to assess the potential for possible re-colonization.
An Analysis of the Habitat of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Rhinoceros Unicornis (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Rhinocerotidae) at the Chitwan National Park, Nepal
This article uses geographic information systems and landscape-level data obtained from remote sensing sources to build a habitat suitability index model for the Greater One-horned Rhinoceros.
Scalable Fabrication of Natural-Fiber Reinforced Composites with Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Properties by Incorporating Powdered Activated Carbon
This article discusses preparing Kenaf fiber-polyester composites incorporated with powdered activated carbon (PAC) using the vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding(VARTM) process.
Out of School and into STEM: Supporting Girls of Color Through Culturally Relevant Enrichment
This article explains how teachers can adapt traditional STEM enrichment activities to support girls of color through culturally relevant institutional practices.
Inferring Temporally-Anchored Spatial Knowledge from Semantic Roles
This paper presents a framework to infer spatial knowledge from verbal semantic role representations.
Identifying Emotional and Informational Support in Online Health Communities
This paper analyses user messages on an online cancer support community, Cancer Survivors Network (CSN), to identify the two types of social support present: emotional support and informational support.
Determining Whether and When People Participate in the Events They Tweet About
This paper describes an approach to determine whether people participate in the events they tweet about.
Automatic Extraction of Implicit Interpretations from Modal Constructions
This paper presents an approach to extract implicit interpretations from modal constructions.
Supervised Keyphrase Extraction as Positive Unlabeled Learning
This paper shows that performance of trained keyphrase extractors approximates a classifier trained on articles labeled by multiple annotators, leading to higher average F₁ scores and better rankings of keyphrases.
Understanding Negation in Positive Terms Using Syntactic Dependencies
This paper presents a two-step procedure to extract positive meaning from verbal negation.
PositionRank: An Unsupervised Approach to Keyphrase Extraction from Scholarly Documents
This paper proposes PositionRank, an unsupervised model for keyphrase extraction from scholarly documents that incorporates information from all positions of a word's occurrences into a biased PageRank.
A Framework for Health Behavior Change Using Companionable Robots
This paper describes a dialogue system framework for a companionable robot, which aims to guide patients towards health behavior changes via natural language analysis and generation.
Citation-Enhanced Keyphrase Extraction from Research Papers: A Supervised Approach
This paper proposes a supervised model for keyphrase extraction from research papers, which are embedded in citation networks.
Atomic Simulations of Twist Grain Boundary Structures and Deofrmation Behaviors in Aluminum
This article investigates twist grain boundaries with molecular dynamic simulations to reveal their atomic structures, energy and interactions with dislocations.
Design and Implementation of Dynamic Load Balancing Algorithms for Rollback Reduction in Optimistic PDES
This article discusses the load transfer mechanism between logical processes and migration of of logical processes between several pairs of physical processors.
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