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Adhesion of copper to poly(tetrafluoroethylene) surfaces modified with vacuum UV radiation from helium arc plasma
(Springer-Verlag: Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 2003-12)
Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) film surfaces were exposed to vacuum UV (VUV) radiation from He dc arc plasmas that were made to rotate inside a graphite tube by the application of an auxiliary magnetic field. The films ...
A top down description of S-CIELAB and CIEDE2000
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2003-12)
Recent work in color difference has led to the recommendation of CIEDE2000 for use as an industrial color difference equation. While CIEDE2000 was designed for predicting the visual difference for large isolated patches, ...
Louis Leon Thurstone in Monte Carlo: creating error bars for the method of paired comparison
(The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), 2003-12)
The method of paired comparison is often used in experiments where perceptual scale values for a collection of stimuli
are desired, such as in experiments analyzing image quality. Thurstone’s Case V of his Law of Comparative ...
Amplitude modulation in a pair of time-delay coupled external-cavity semiconductor lasers
(Elsevier Science B.V., 2003-11-03)
The phenomenon of amplitude death in coupled nonlinear oscillators has been a topic of recent interest. We demonstrate
that a similar phenomenon can occur in a pair of time-delay coupled, external-cavity semiconductor ...
Differences between women and men MBA entrepreneurs: Exploring family flexibility and wealth creation as career motivators
(Elsevier Science, Inc., 2003-11)
Previous research into gender differences among entrepreneurs has yielded varied explanations as to why female entrepreneurs differ from male entrepreneurs. This study explores motivational differences using a sample of ...
A large, uniform sample of X-ray emitting AGN from the ROSAT All-Sky and Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: the Data Release 5 Sample
(American Astronomical Society - The Astronomical Journal, 2003-11)
We describe further results of a program aimed to yield ∼104 fully characterized optical
identifications of ROSAT X-ray sources. Our program employs X-ray data from the ROSAT
All-Sky Survey (RASS), and both optical imaging ...
A large, uniform sample of X-ray emitting AGN: selection approach and an initial catalog from the ROSAT All-Sky and Sloan Digital Sky Surveys
(American Astronomical Society - The Astronomical Journal, 2003-11)
Many open questions in X-ray astronomy are limited by the relatively small number
of objects in uniform optically-identified and observed samples, especially when rare
subclasses are considered, or when subsets are ...
Studies of turbulence models in a computational fluid dynamics model of a blood pump
(Artificial organs, 2003-10-14)
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is used widely in design of rotary blood pumps. The choice of turbulence model is not obvious and plays an important role on the accuracy of CFD predictions. TASCflow (ANSYS Inc., Canonsburg, ...
Estimating black-level emissions of computer-controlled displays
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2003-10)
It is quite common for computer-controlled displays to emit light in image areas set to digital values of zero, referred to as their black level. This is expected for liquid-crystal displays and also can occur for cathode-ray ...
Allelic variation at alcohol metabolism genes (ADH1B, ADH1C, ALDH2) and alcohol dependence in an American Indian population
(Springer: Human Genetics, 2003-09)
Enzymes encoded by two gene families, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), mediate alcohol metabolism in humans. Allelic variants have been identified that alter metabolic rates and influence risk ...