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Anelastic Stress Relaxation in Gold Films and Its Impact on Restoring Forces in MEMS Devices by Yan, X., Brown, W.L., Li, Y., Papapolymerou, J., Palego, C., Hwang, J.C.M., Vinci, R.P.

“…In order to evaluate the importance of stress relaxation on device performance of capacitive RF MEMS switches, stress relaxation has been measured in…”
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X-ray microdiffraction: local stress distributions in polycrystalline and epitaxial thin films by Phillips, M.A, Spolenak, R, Tamura, N, Brown, W.L, MacDowell, A.A, Celestre, R.S, Padmore, H.A, Batterman, B.W, Arzt, E, Patel, J.R

“…When investigated by X-ray microdiffraction, the stress states in thin metal films are found to be more complex than as assumed by the simple models that have…”
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The effects of solid solution and oxide dispersion alloying on the viscoelastic behavior of Au alloy thin films by Mongkolsuttirat, K., Smyth, J.R., McLean, M., Brown, W.L., Vinci, R.P.

“…The effects of solid solution and oxide dispersion alloying on viscoelastic relaxation behavior of Au alloy films were investigated by using gas pressure bulge…”
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Revisiting early hypothyroidism screening in infants with Down syndrome by Purdy, I B, Singh, N, Brown, W L, Vangala, S, Devaskar, U P

“…Objective: To identify if the incidence of hypothyroidism in infants with Down syndrome is higher than previous childhood estimates (15%) when examined prior…”
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Catalytic incineration of VOC containing air streams at very short contact times by Goralski Jr, C. T., Schmidt, L. D., Brown, W. L.

“…A short‐contact‐time catalytic combustor described here is capable of incinerating air streams with low concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at…”
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Reconciling Spice results and hand calculations: unexpected problems by Brown, W.L., Szeto, A.Y.J.

“…In an earlier paper, the authors analyzed and offered solutions to several discrepancies that often arise when electronic engineering students seek to…”
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Polyurethanes: Surfactants for Future Generation Blowing Agents in Pour-in-Place Rigid Polyurethane Foam Applications by Brown, W.L

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Genetic diversity and genetic vulnerability: an appraisal [Crops, includes diseases and trees] by Brown, W.L

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Fast Ion Bombardment of Ices and its Astrophysical Implications by Brown, W. L., Lanzerotti, L. J., Johnson, R. E.

“…Ices such as water, carbon dioxide, and methane are now known to be pervasive constituents of the solar system and probably of the interstellar medium as well…”
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Robust real-world evidence: optimising disease-modifying treatments for multiple sclerosis by McArthur, C., Daruwalla, C., Jayeskara, M., Brown, J. W. L.

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Electromigration-induced plastic deformation in passivated metal lines by Valek, B. C., Bravman, J. C., Tamura, N., MacDowell, A. A., Celestre, R. S., Padmore, H. A., Spolenak, R., Brown, W. L., Batterman, B. W., Patel, J. R.

“…We have used scanning white beam x-ray microdiffraction to study microstructural evolution during an in situ electromigration experiment on a passivated Al(Cu)…”
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Submicron X-ray diffraction by MacDowell, A.A., Celestre, R.S., Tamura, N., Spolenak, R., Valek, B., Brown, W.L., Bravman, J.C., Padmore, H.A., Batterman, B.W., Patel, J.R.

“…At the Advanced Light Source in Berkeley we have instrumented a beam line that is devoted exclusively to X-ray micro-diffraction problems. By micro-diffraction…”
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High spatial resolution grain orientation and strain mapping in thin films using polychromatic submicron x-ray diffraction by Tamura, N., MacDowell, A. A., Celestre, R. S., Padmore, H. A., Valek, B., Bravman, J. C., Spolenak, R., Brown, W. L., Marieb, T., Fujimoto, H., Batterman, B. W., Patel, J. R.

“…The availability of high brilliance synchrotron sources, coupled with recent progress in achromatic focusing optics and large area two-dimensional detector…”
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When is it safe to return to driving following first-ever seizure? by Brown, J W L, Lawn, N D, Lee, J, Dunne, J W

“…Objectives The risk of recurrence following a first-ever seizure is 40–50%, warranting driving restriction during the early period of highest risk. This…”
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Local plasticity of Al thin films as revealed by x-ray microdiffraction by Spolenak, R, Brown, W L, Tamura, N, MacDowell, A A, Celestre, R S, Padmore, H A, Valek, B, Bravman, J C, Marieb, T, Fujimoto, H, Batterman, B W, Patel, J R

“…Grain-to-grain interactions dominate the plasticity of Al thin films and establish effective length scales smaller than the grain size. We have measured large…”
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Dimensions of luminescent oxidized and porous silicon structures by Schuppler, S, Friedman, SL, Marcus, MA, Adler, DL, Xie, Y, Ross, FM, Harris, TD, Brown, WL, Chabal, YJ, Brus, LE, Citrin, PH

“…X-ray absorption measurements from H-passivated porous Si and from oxidized Si nanocrystals, combined with electron microscopy, ir absorption, [alpha] recoil,…”
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Iris small break loca phenomena identification and ranking table (PIRT) by Larson, T.K., Moody, F.J., Wilson, G.E., Brown, W.L., Frepoli, C., Hartz, J., Woods, B.G., Oriani, L.

“…The international reactor innovative and secure (IRIS) is a modular pressurized water reactor with an integral configuration (all primary system components –…”
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First use of alemtuzumab in Balo’s concentric sclerosis: a case report by Brown, JWL, Coles, AJ, Jones, JL

“…Balo’s concentric sclerosis (BCS) is a rare demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. The humanised monoclonal antibody alemtuzumab has shown…”
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Progress on a new control system for the Bevalac by Lewis, S.A., Biocca, A.K., Dwinell, R.D., Guggemos, J.R., Shalz, L.L., Brown, W.L., Boyle, G.S., Fowler, K., Meaney, D.L.

“…Progress in replacing a heterogeneous triplex of outdated control systems with a single system is reported. Hardware and software standards are prominently…”
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Divacancy control of the balance between ion-beam-induced epitaxial cyrstallization and amorphization in silicon by Linnros, J., Elliman, R. G., Brown, W. L.

“…The ion-bombardment-induced reversible movement of a planar amorphous/crystalline interface in silicon has been studied between 100 and 400 °C. The temperature…”
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