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In order to allow nationwide analysis of ventilation and indoor air quality issues in residential buildings, a set of homes has been defined to represent the
Gaurav Ameta, Sudarsan Rachuri, Xenia Fiorentini, Mahesh Mani, Steven J. Fenves, Kevin W. Lyons, Ram D. Sriram
In this paper we intend to demonstrate the need for extending the notion of quality from the physical domain to information and, more comprehensively, to
The first version of HVACSIM+, which stands for HVAC SIMulation PLUS other systems, as introduced by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in
Stephen Knight, Joaquin (. Martinez, Yaw S. Obeng, Michele L. Buckley
The microelectronics industry supplies vital components to the electronics industry and to the U.S. economy, enabling rapid improvements in productivity and in
The Ontological Modeling Platform described in this paper is a class library for extended ontological operations, to support extension of ontology languages
The system of programs described in this paper is concerned with estimating the damage ensuing from exposure of specimens in dry and humid atmospheres to UV and
From inception to completion, software development projects need structure and organization so that good quality, user-friendly software is produced on time and
Michele M. Schantz, Reenie M. Parris, Stephen A. Wise
In support of marine monitoring measurement programs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducts interlaboratory comparison exercises
Joannie W. Chin, Sylvain H. Petit, Amanda L. Forster, Kirk D. Rice, Michael A. Riley
During routine field use of soft body armor, the ballistic panels often become saturated with perspiration. This unsavory condition motivates the user to clean
In this report, we describe an extended corresponding states model for viscosity and thermal conductivity of mixtures implemented in version 8 of the NIST
Using aerosol delivery devices to administer new therapeutic drugs through the pulmonary system is emerging as an efficacious way to engage several diseases
Mary F. Theofanos, Brian C. Stanton, Charles L. Sheppard, Ross J. Micheals, John W. Wydler II, Nien F. Zhang, Lawrence Nadel, William Rubin
As the deployment of biometric technologies such as fingerprints has become more widespread in government applications there is an increased awareness of the
At any point on a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve in combination with two distributions of genuine scores and impostor scores, there are three
Although the number of Christmas tree fires is low, the fires carry a higher level of hazard than other fires that occur in a residential structure. This study
A retrofit study is being conducted to investigate the airtightness, ventilation and energy impacts of tightening the exterior envelope and the heating and air
This is the April 2008 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and
CFAST is a two-zone fire model used to calculate the evolving distribution of smoke, fire gases and temperature throughout compartments of a constructed
Xenia Fiorentini, Sudarsan Rachuri, Mahesh Mani, Steven J. Fenves, Ram D. Sriram
The languages and logical formalisms developed by information scientists and logicians concentrate on the theory of languages and logical theorem proving. These
Mary F. Theofanos, Brian C. Stanton, Charles L. Sheppard
The Department of Homeland Security¿s (DHS) United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program is a biometrically-enhanced
There are three digital forensic science projects: National Software Reference Library (NSRL), Computer Forensic Tool Testing (CFTT), Computer Forensic
A simple thermal model to predict the failure of electrical power, instrument, and control cables is described. The model is intended as a subroutine for
This report describes a thermally-induced electrical failure (THIEF) model's ability to predict the behavior of power, instrument, and control cables during a
Title III of the E-Government Act of 2002, entitled the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, requires NIST to prepare an annual public
This report documents a preliminary investigation of the measurement of droplet sizes in the spray from four commercial fogger type pepper spray products
This report summarizes the presentations, discussions and recommendations of a workshop held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on
Patrick J. Grother, Wayne J. Salamon, Michael D. Indovina, Craig I. Watson
The MINEX II trial was conducted to evaluate the accuracy and speed of Match-on-Card verification algorithms. These run on ISO/IEC 7816 smart cards. They
1. Table 23-2-1-(1.15010)-db - Page db-5842.0 New table for 2-propenyl methanoate containing the density for the real fluid at selected temperatures and
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