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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

NIST Priority Action Plan 2, Guidelines for Assessing Wireless Standards for Smart Grid Applications

February 9, 2011

Author(s)

David E. Cypher, Nada T. Golmie

Output of the NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Panel's Priority Action Plan 2: Wireless Communication for smart Grid, working group. It contains a methodology...

Verification of the performance of the 100 kN table-top model test frame used for tensile testing

February 7, 2011

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon

The so-called 20 kips frame (MTS table-top machine), equipped with a 100 kN load cell with serial No. 850, was used in the period April-December 2010 to perform...

Optimization of Particle Sizes in High Volume Fly Ash Blended Cements

February 2, 2011

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Chiara F. Ferraris, James J. Filliben

One major objective of the sustainable construction movement is to decrease the energy and carbon dioxide footprints of concrete. Since the production of...

Applied and Computational Mathematics Division Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year 2010

February 2, 2011

Author(s)

Ronald F. Boisvert

This report summarizes the technical work of the Applied and Computational Sciences Division (ACMD) of NIST s Information Technology Laboratory. Part I...

Automated Extraction of Cellular Features for a Potentially Robust Classification Scheme

January 19, 2011

Author(s)

Afzal A. Godil, Shwetadwip Chowdhury

The advent of new imaging technologies has allowed faster and higher-resolution cellular image acquisition by light microscopy. This has directly aided clinical...

Evaluation of a Two-Dimensional Simulation of Low Strain Rate Nonpremixed Counterflow Flames

January 5, 2011

Author(s)

W Park, Anthony P. Hamins, Kevin B. McGrattan

A mixture fraction formulation is used to numerically simulate the two-dimensional structure of diluted axisymmetric methane-air nonpremixed counterflow flames...

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin

January 5, 2011

Author(s)

Petrina C. Potts

The Time and Frequency Bulletin provides information on performance of time scales and a variety of broadcasts (and related information) to users of the NIST...

The Common Configuration Scoring System (CCSS): Metrics for Software Security Configuration Vulnerabilities

December 27, 2010

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, Karen Scarfone

The Common Configuration Scoring System (CCSS) is a set of measures of the severity of software security configuration issues. CCSS is derived from the Common...

Improving the Efficiency of Markov Chain Analysis of Complex Distributed Systems

December 20, 2010

Author(s)

Christopher E. Dabrowski

In large-scale distributed systems, the interactions of many independent components may lead to emergent global behaviors with unforeseen, often detrimental...

(NISTIR 7743) Usability in Health IT: Technical Strategy, Research, and Implementation

November 29, 2010

Author(s)

Janice (Ginny) Redish, Svetlana Z. Lowry

On July 13, 2010, 27 roundtable discussion participants and more than 100 other attendees gathered at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

(NISTIR 7741) NIST Guide to the Processes Approach for Improving the Usability of Electronic Health Records

November 29, 2010

Author(s)

Robert M. Schumacher, Svetlana Z. Lowry

Usability has been a topic of considerable interest in the health IT community. This document provides NIST guidance for those developing electronic health...

Toward a Preliminary Framework for Assessing the Trustworthiness of Software

November 26, 2010

Author(s)

Elizabeth N. Fong, Charline Cleraux, Frederick E. Boland Jr.

Is trustworthiness of software measurable? The determination of trustworthiness of a piece of software is difficult. There may be different quantifiable...

Biological Cell Feature Identification by a Modified Watershed-Merging Algorithm

November 24, 2010

Author(s)

David E. Gilsinn, Kiran Bhadriraju, John T. Elliott

Biological cells are composed of many subsystems and organelles. The subsystem called the cytoskeleton is composed of long rod-shaped structures. They give the...

Comparison of Confidence Intervals for Large Operational Biometric Data by Parametric and Non-parametric Methods

November 23, 2010

Author(s)

Su L. Cheng, Ross J. Micheals, John Lu

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) or Detection Error Trade-off (DET) curves are used to measure the performance of a biometric verification or...

WSQ Problem with Two-Thumb Captures from Large Platen Live-Scan Devices

November 18, 2010

Author(s)

Craig I. Watson

This paper investigates an issue with the Wavelet Scalar Quantization (WSQ) compression algorithm which causes severe degradation of the compressed image. The...

Modeling, Simulation and Analysis for Sustainable Product Development

November 17, 2010

Author(s)

Mahesh Mani, Bjoern J. Johansson, Kevin W. Lyons, Ram D. Sriram, Gaurav Ameta

Simulation plays a critical role in the design of products, materials and manufacturing processes. Increasingly, simulation is replacing physical tests to...

SlapSegII Analysis: Matching Segmented Fingerprint Images

November 16, 2010

Author(s)

Craig I. Watson

This report is an extension of the SlapSegII evaluation and will study the affect of slap fingerprint segmentation on matching accuracy. This study will compare...

(NISTIR 7742) Customized Common Industry Format Template for Electronic Health Record Usability Testing

November 16, 2010

Author(s)

Robert M. Schumacher, Svetlana Z. Lowry

This document provides a template for the modified version of Software engineering Software product Quality Requirements and Evaluation(SQuaRE) Common Industry...

2010 Programs of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory

November 5, 2010

Author(s)

Lisa J. Fronczek, Bessmarie A. Young

The National Institute of Standards and Technology s Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) promotes innovation and the competitiveness of U.S...

Workflow and Electronic Health Records in Small Medical Practices

November 4, 2010

Author(s)

Mala Ramaiah, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Ram D. Sriram, Bettijoyce B. Lide

Open Monte Carlo Engine User Manual

November 3, 2010

Author(s)

Ruediger Kessel

The NIST 66 m Ball Range A One Dimensional Artifact to test Three Dimensional Imaging Systems

November 3, 2010

Author(s)

Bruce R. Borchardt, Craig M. Shakarji

NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology) has instituted a 66 m long range for testing of distance-measuring systems. The range consists of...

An Application of Combinatorial Methods to Conformance Testing for Document Object Model Events

November 1, 2010

Author(s)

Carmelo Montanez-Rivera, D. Richard Kuhn, Mary C. Brady, Richard M. Rivello, Jenise Reyes Rodriguez, Michael K. Powers

This report describes the use of combinatorial test methods to reduce the cost of testing for the Document Object Model Events standard while maintaining an...

A Machining and Measurement Process Planning Activity Model for Manufacturing System Interoperability Analysis

October 29, 2010

Author(s)

Fiona Zhao, Frederick M. Proctor, John A. Horst

Manufacturing systems consist of many activities. Each of these activities may include one or more software and hardware. In order to make these software and...

Users Manual for Version 2.2.1 of the NIST DMIS Test Suite

October 25, 2010

Author(s)

Thomas R. Kramer, John A. Horst

This manual is a users manual for the NIST DMIS Test Suite, version 2.2.1. DMIS (Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard) is a language for writing programs...

Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Project 25: Inter-RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) GUI Version 0.9.6

October 25, 2010

Author(s)

Alan B. Vinh, Richard A. Rouil, Antonio Izquierdo Manzanares, Alexandre Delye

There are two parts to the Project 25: Inter-RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) model: 1) The server program that models the behavior of the ISSI protocol(s), along...

System Builders Manual for Version 2.2.1 of the NIST DMIS Test Suite

October 25, 2010

Author(s)

Thomas R. Kramer, John A. Horst

This manual is a system builders manual for the NIST DMIS Test Suite, version 2.2.1. DMIS (Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard) is a language for writing...

Maintainers Manual for Version 2.2.1 of the NIST DMIS Test Suite

October 25, 2010

Author(s)

Thomas R. Kramer, John A. Horst

This manual is a maintainers manual for the NIST DMIS Test Suite, version 2.2.1. DMIS (Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard) is a language for writing...

Bicubic B-Spline Surface Approximation of Invariant Tori

October 20, 2010

Author(s)

Sita Ramamurti, David E. Gilsinn

The invariant torus of a coupled system of Van der Pol oscillators is approximated using bicubic B-splines. The paper considers the case of strong nonlinear...

Workshop on Quantitative Tools for Condition Assessment of Aging Infrastructure

October 14, 2010

Author(s)

Ward L. Johnson, Thomas A. Siewert, Jessica Terry, Dat Duthinh, Mark Iadicola, William E. Luecke, Joseph D. McColskey

The Quantitative Tools for Condition Assessment of Aging Infrastructure Workshop was held May 4-5, 2010, in Boulder, Colorado. It was organized by a team of...

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