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Nelson P. Bryner, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup
Fire fighters can be overcome by heat or smoke of a fire and may be unable to alert other fire ground personnel to their need for assistance. Personal Alert...
Charles R. McLean, Sanjay Jain, Yung-Tsun Lee, Frank H. Riddick
Manufacturing systems are often costly to develop and operate. Simulation technology has been demonstrated to be an effective tool for improving the efficiency...
Conrad Bock, Lisa Carnahan, Steven J. Fenves, Michael Gruninger, V Kashyap, Bettijoyce B. Lide, Jim G. Nell, Ravi S. Raman, Ram D. Sriram
NIST has conducted several workshops and other information gathering activities, that have identified several key strategic opportunities in healthcare...
This paper characterizes messages by the constraints they place on participation of entities in processes. Constraints are expressed in two ways: informally as...
Effective visualizations can help researchers obtain a more complete understanding of high-level mathematical functions that arise in mathematics, statistics...
This paper describes the key features of the NIST-developed software tool called ?GerberTranslator?. GerberTranslator is a software translator which automates...
To make automated measurements of light sources and displays, National Instrument's LabVIEW software is used to control a Minolta LS-100/110 luminance meter...
This report covers the work conducted within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during Fiscal Year 2004. It...
NIST hosted the fourth annual Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Research Workshop on April 19-21, 2005. The two and a half day event brought together PKI experts...
Technological innovations coupled with the decreasing costs of sensors have brought about a new generation of Smart appliances. While current sensor-based...
Conventional heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems in commercial buildings meet both outdoor air ventilation and space conditioning...
Craig I. Watson, Charles L. Wilson, Michael D. Indovina, Brian J. Cochran
This report is an extension of the NIST Studies of one-to-one Fingerprint Matching with Vendor SDK Matchers which evaluated the accuracy of SDK (Software...
Wayne Jansen, Serban I. Gavrila, Clement Seveillac, Vladimir Korolev
The use of mobile handheld devices within the workplace is expanding rapidly. These devices are no longer viewed as coveted gadgets for early technology...
Stephen Knight, Joaquin (. Martinez, 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...
Manufacturing simulation systems normally provide interfaces for data import and export using proprietary formats. Dependent data interfaces limit simulation...
This paper presents local convective boiling measurements in a micro-fin tube for four pure refrigerants: R22, R32, R125, and R134a; and four refrigerant...
1. Table 23-2-1-(1.20203)-db, Pages db-5936.0 and db-5936. (New table for 2-pentanone containing the density for the real fluid at selected temperatures and...
This user s manual provides updated documentation and computer program listings for version 3.0 of the three-dimensional cement hydration and microstructure...
Gregory T. Linteris, L W. Gewuerz, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney
Black PMMA was burned in the cone calorimeter in two orientations (horizontal and vertical), at imposed radiant heat fluxes of (0, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 75) kW/m2...
The use of mobile handheld devices within the workplace is expanding rapidly. These devices are no longer viewed as coveted gadgets for early technology...
James R. Lawson, William D. Walton, Nelson P. Bryner, Francine K. Amon
A series of measurements has been carried out to quantify the thermal properties of materials used to fabricate fire fighters' thermal protective clothing. The...
This paper investigates the effect that the bulk lubricant concentration has on the non-adiabatic lubricant excess surface density on a roughened, horizontal...
A series of measurements has been carried out to quantify the thermal properties of materials used to fabricate fire fighters' thermal protective clothing. The...
This report presents a simulation study of the energy impact and cost effectiveness of improving envelope airtightness in U.S. commercial buildings. Despite...
A working group of investigators, who are characterizing and quantifying the organic compounds in particulate matter (PM) as part of the US EPA s PM 2.5...
Michele M. Schantz, John R. Kucklick, Reenie M. Parris, Dianne L. Poster, Stephen A. Wise
In support of marine monitoring measurement programs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducts yearly interlaboratory comparison...
J A. Ramirez-hernandez, H Li, E Fernandez, Charles R. McLean, Swee K. Leong
This paper presents the application of a framework, proposed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), for standard modular simulation of...
The High Capacity Alongside Sea base Sustainment (HiCASS) program intends to generate substantial improvements in skin-to-skin at-sea replenishment. HiCASS...