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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Particle Size Analysis by Laser Diffraction Spectrometry: Application to Cementitious Powders.

December 1, 2004

Author(s)

V A. Hackley, L S. Lum, V Gintautas, Chiara C. Ferraris

Matching Performance for the US-Visit IDENT System Using Flat Fingerprints

November 29, 2004

Author(s)

Charles L. Wilson, Michael D. Garris, Craig I. Watson

This report discusses the flat to flat matching performance of the US-VISIT fingerprint matching system. Both one-to-many matching used to detect duplicate visa...

NNI Workshop Instrumentation and Metrology for Nanotechnology

November 1, 2004

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek, J J. Pellegrino

The NNI Interagency Workshop on Instrumentation and Metrology for Nanotechnology Grand Challenges was held on January 27-29, 2004 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and...

2004 Conference on IEEE 1588, Standard for a Precision Clock Synchronization Protocol for Networked Measurement and Control Systems

November 1, 2004

Author(s)

Kang B. Lee, J C. Eidson

Description and Results of the 2003 NIST/NOAA Interlaboratory Comparison Exercise Program for Organic Contaminants in Marine Mammal Tissues

November 1, 2004

Author(s)

Michele M. Schantz, John R. Kucklick, Rebecca S. Pugh, Paul R. Becker, Stephen A. Wise, T K. Rowles

Web-Based 3D Visualization in a Digital Library of Mathematical Functions

November 1, 2004

Author(s)

Qiming Wang, Bonita V. Saunders

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a digital library of mathematical functions to replace the widely used National Bureau...

Suspended Hydration and Loss of Freezable Water in Cement Pastes Exposed to 90% Relative Humidity

November 1, 2004

Author(s)

Kenneth A. Snyder, Dale P. Bentz

Degree of hydration and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)measurements characterize the effect of a 90 % relative humidity (RH) environmental exposure on...

System Protection Profile--Industrial Control Systems Version 1.0

October 29, 2004

Author(s)

Keith A. Stouffer

Transport Coefficients and Molecular Dynamics: Altermatives

October 4, 2004

Author(s)

Raymond D. Mountain

The task of using molecular dynamics to determine the shear viscosity and the thermal conductivity of a model fluid is examined in detail for the Lennard-Jones...

Integer representation of decimal numbers for exact computations

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Javier Bernal, Christoph J. Witzgall

A scheme is presented and software is documented for representing as integers input decimal numbers that have been stored in a computer as double precision...

An XML Schema Naming Assister for Elements and Types

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Puja Goyal

Providing a consistent naming convention for elements and types is essential in the creation, development, and maintenance of Extensible Markup Language (XML)...

Integrated Supply Chain Simulation System (ISSS) -- Modeling Requirements and Design Issues

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Shigeki Umeda, Sanjay Jain

This paper describes requirements for an integrated supply chain system simulator with the focus on production activities within the system. This paper includes...

Guide to Public Safety Applications of Wireless Technology

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Leonard E. Miller

We have implemented a quantum key distribution (QKD) system with polarization encoding at 850 nm over 1 km of optical fiber. The high-speed management of the...

Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification v2.1, Basic Services Interface Java Binding, Conformance Test Instantiation, Verification, and Reporting Scenarios,

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Alan H. Goldfine

The National Software Reference Library (NSRL) of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) collects software from various sources and...

Ultrasonic Extraction/Anodic Stripping Voltammetry for Determining Lead in Dust: Analyses of Field-Sampled Wipes

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Walter J. Rossiter Jr, Blaza Toman, M E. McKnight, I Emenanjo

Knowledge of the amount of lead in settled dust is important in clearance examinations, risk assessments, and related activities wherein decisions are made...

Ultrasonic Extraction/Anodic Stripping Voltammetry for Determining Lead in Dust: A Laboratory Evaluation

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Walter J. Rossiter Jr, Blaza Toman, M E. McKnight, I Emenanjo, M Baghai Anaraki

Previously published laboratory studies have indicated that ultrasonic extraction/anodic stripping voltammetry (UE/ASV) may be suitable for quantitative field...

Is the Urn Well-Mixed? Uncovering False Cofactor Homogeneity Assumption in Evaluation

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Ross J. Micheals, T E. Boult

Measuring system performance is conceptually straightforward; it is the interpretation of the results and their use as predictors of future performance that are...

XML Schema Design Quality Test Requirements

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

Boonserm Kulvatunyou, KC Morris

Consistent design of XML schema within an organization or single integration project can reduce the number and the severity of interoperability problems. In...

Physics-Based Modeling for WUI Fire-Spread Simplified Model Algorithm for Ignition of Structures by Burning Vegetation

October 1, 2004

Author(s)

D D. Evans, Ronald G. Rehm, Elisa S. Baker

A simple physics-based mathematical algorithm is described for estimating the separation distances necessary to prevent radiative ignition of structures by...

Studies of Plain-to-Rolled Fingerprint Matching Using the NIST Algorithmic Test Bed (ATB)

September 27, 2004

Author(s)

Stephen S. Wood, Charles L. Wilson

3rd Annual PKI R&D Workshop Proceedings

September 8, 2004

Author(s)

K I. Sankar, William Polk, Nelson Hastings

NIST hosted the third annual Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Research Workshop on April 12-14, 2004. The two and a half day event brought together PKI experts...

FY 2004 Programs and Accomplishments Metallurgy Division

September 1, 2004

Author(s)

C A. Handwerker, Frank W. Gayle

This report describes the major technical activities, accomplishments, and areas of scientific expertise in the Metallurgy Division of NIST Materials Science...

The NIST 3 Megawatt Quantitative Heat Release Rate Facility - Description and Procedures

September 1, 2004

Author(s)

Rodney Bryant, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Erik Johnsson, Anthony Hamins, B S. Grove, William Guthrie, Alexander Maranghides, George Mulholland

The 3 Megawatt Heat Release Rate Facility was developed at NIST as a first step toward having broad capabilities for making quantitative large scale fire...

Polymers Division FY 2004 Programs and Accomplishments

September 1, 2004

Author(s)

Eric J. Amis, Chad R. Snyder

The programs and accomplishments of the NIST Polymers Division for the fiscal year 2004 are described.

Applications of PSL to Semantic Web Services

September 1, 2004

Author(s)

Michael Gruninger

In this paper we will show how the ontology of the Process Specification Language can be used as an upper-level process ontology that serves as the semantic...

Materials reliability Division FY 2004 Programs and Accomplishments

September 1, 2004

Author(s)

Alan F. Clark

The Materials Reliability Division mission is to develop and disseminate measurement methods and standards enhancing the quality and reliability of materials...

Hydra User's Guide

August 30, 2004

Author(s)

Matthew L. Aronoff

This document is intended to be a User's Guide to Hydra. It is aimed toward the standards development engineers and other technical users who may be interested...

Seeing in Three Dimensions: An alternative technique for viewing large information spaces

August 30, 2004

Author(s)

Matthew L. Aronoff, John V. Messina, Kevin G. Brady

This paper describes Hydra, a graphical software tool designed for use on the Web, that is intended to simplify the building, editing, and searching of large...

Significant papers from the first 50 years of the Boulder Labs

August 16, 2004

Author(s)

Mary E. DeWeese, Margaret Luebs, Heather McCullough

The Department of Commerce Boulder Labs were dedicated on September 14, 1954, in the shadow of World War II, and the of a bright future. This volume presents a...

Major U.S. Cities Using National Standard Fire Hydrants, One Century After the Great Baltimore Fire

August 1, 2004

Author(s)

Momar D. Seck, D D. Evans

Fire Equipment responding from different cities to the Great Baltimore Fire in 1904 were hampered or rendered useless by the incompatibility of hose and fire...

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