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Germanium Based Field-Effect Transistors: Challenges and Opportunities
(MDPI, 2014-03-19)
The performance of strained silicon (Si) as the channel material for today’s metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors may be reaching a plateau. New channel materials with high carrier mobility are being investigated ...
Neighborhood Danger, Parental Monitoring, Harsh Parenting, and Child Aggression in Nine Countries
(MDPI, 2014-01-22)
Exposure to neighborhood danger during childhood has negative effects that permeate multiple dimensions of childhood. The current study examined whether mothers’, fathers’, and children’s perceptions of neighborhood danger ...
Soil Carbon Dynamics in Residential Lawns Converted from Appalachian Mixed Oak Stands
(MDPI, 2014-03-19)
The conversion of unmanaged forest land to homesites dominated by managed turfgrass lawns continues to increase and has large potential impacts on biogeochemical cycling. The conversion process from forest into mowed ...
Hybrid Composites Based on Carbon Fiber/Carbon Nanofilament Reinforcement
(MDPI, 2014-05-28)
Carbon nanofilament and nanotubes (CNTs) have shown promise for enhancing the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composites (FRPs) and imparting multi-functionalities to them. While direct mixing of carbon nanofilaments ...
Identifying Pathogenicity Islands in Bacterial Pathogenomics Using Computational Approaches
(MDPI, 2014-01-13)
High-throughput sequencing technologies have made it possible to study bacteria through analyzing their genome sequences. For instance, comparative genome sequence analyses can reveal the phenomenon such as gene loss, gene ...
Evaluation of Two Approaches for Aligning Data Obtained from a Motion Capture System and an In-Shoe Pressure Measurement System
(MDPI, 2014-09-12)
An in-shoe pressure measurement (IPM) system can be used to measure center of pressure (COP) locations, and has fewer restrictions compared to the more conventional approach using a force platform. The insole of an IPM ...
Efficacies and Second-Year Effects of SPLAT GM™ and SPLAT GM™ Organic Formulations
(MDPI, 2014-12-23)
Mating disruption is the primary control tactic used against the gypsy moth, <i>Lymantria dispar</i> (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) under the gypsy moth Slow the Spread (STS) program. In this paper, we present the results ...
Survey of Mycotoxins in Corn Distillers’ Dried Grains with Solubles from Seventy-Eight Ethanol Plants in Twelve States in the U.S. in 2011
(MDPI, 2014-03-26)
Fuel ethanol co-products known as distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are a significant source of energy, protein, and phosphorous in animal feed. Fuel ethanol production may concentrate mycotoxins present in ...
Self-Centering Seismic Lateral Force Resisting Systems: High Performance Structures for the City of Tomorrow
(MDPI, 2014-09-18)
Structures designed in accordance with even the most modern buildings codes are expected to sustain damage during a severe earthquake; however; these structures are expected to protect the lives of the occupants. Damage ...
Some Trends in Quantum Thermodynamics
(MDPI, 2014-06-23)
Traditional answers to what the 2nd Law is are well known. Some are based on the microstate of a system wandering rapidly through all accessible phase space, while others are based on the idea of a system occupying an ...