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In its decade of systematic research (1997-2006), the NGP revitalized the field of fire suppression science. The NGP arose as a result of a discovery that
Miles C. Tracy, Wayne Jansen, Karen A. Scarfone, Theodore Winograd
Web servers are often the most targeted and attacked hosts on organizations' networks. As a result, it is essential to secure Web servers and the network
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides calibration services for airspeed instrumentation such as Pitot-static tubes, anemometers
Jolene Splett, Christopher N. McCowan, Hariharan K. Iyer, Chih-Ming Wang
The purpose of this recommended practice guide is to demonstrate how to determine the uncertainty associated with mean absorbed energy of specimens tested on a
Anoop Singhal, Theodore Winograd, Karen A. Scarfone
The advance of Web services technologies promises to have far-reaching effects on the Internet and enterprise networks. Web services based on the eXtensible
Smokeview is a software tool designed to visualize numerical calculations generated by fire models such as the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), a computational
D. Richard Kuhn, Kotikalapudi Sriram, Douglas Montgomery
This document introduces the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), explains its importance to the internet, and provides a set of best practices that can help in
Joshua A. Hadler, Christopher L. Cromer, John H. Lehman
This document describes a calibration service for absolute laser power and energy measurements of laser power meters and detectors used with continuous wave
There is a need for real-time identification of hazards to enable selection of appropriate respiratory protection for firefighters. The challenge is to transfer
Defines the content, format, and units of measurement for the exchange of fingerprint, palmprint, facial/mugshot, scar, mark, & tattoo (SMT), iris, and other
Software assurance tools are a fundamental resource for providing an assurance argument for today?s software applications throughout the software development
Tom T. Karygiannis, Bernard Eydt, Greg Barber, Lynn Bunn, T. Phillips
This publication seeks to assist organizations in understanding the risks of RFID technology and security measures to mitigate those risks. It provides
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed this document in furtherance of its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information
Miles C. Tracy, Wayne Jansen, Karen A. Scarfone, Jason Butterfield
This document was developed in furtherance of NIST's statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, Public
Sheila E. Frankel, Bernard Eydt, L Owens, Karen Kent Scarfone
This report provides readers with a detailed explanation of next generation 802.11 wireless security. It describes the inherently flawed Wired Equivalent
A Presentation by Daniel Madrzykowski. Localized Residential Fire Suppression Systems: -Kitchen fire hazard characterization. -Investigate "passive" and "active
Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Anthony P. Hamins, Shivani N. Mehta
The Workshop on Residential Kitchen Fire Suppression Research Needs was held on April 11, 2006, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in
The 2006 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS) Workshop was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD
NIST Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) are used by industry, government, and academia to ensure the highest quality measurements. This catalog lists over 1100
The Workshop on Reliability Issues in Nanomaterials was held at the Boulder Laboratories of the U. S. Department of Commerce on August 17-19, 2004. It was
Michael T. Stocker, Richard M. Silver, Ravikiran Attota, Jay S. Jun
This document describes the physical characteristics of Standard Reference Material SRM 5000, provides guidance for its use in calibrating overlay (OL) tools