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Grain is an essential source of the world's human and animal food supply. The production value of major grains in the United States is approximately $3.3
Waste loads require test representations with artifacts for actual load which have not achieved researchers' consensus for wide recognition. Disparate practices
Paper reports on the micro-Raman spectra of several high explosives heated to high temperatures, up to melting point. These spectroscopic results are correlated
Sheng Lin-Gibson, D L. Brunner, David L. VanderHart, Barry J. Bauer, B M. Fanconi, Kathleen M. Flynn, William E. Wallace
MALDI-TOF MS generally uses metal salts to cationize synthetic polymers, such as polystyrene. However, reduced analyte signal often results from complications
This paper discusses traditional evaluations for information access systems and proposes metrics more suited for evaluation of intelligent information access
S A. Prosandeev, Eric J. Cockayne, Benjamin P. Burton
Lattice dynamics for several ordered supercells with composition PbMgl/3Nb2/303 (PMN) were calculated with first-principles frozen phonon methods. Nominal
Electrical property of thin polymer film is a key parameter for designing new highspeed circuit devices in high frequency and for developing smaller devices and
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy has emerged as a premiere method for examining the electronic structure of solids and films. However, at the intensity of a
To characterize the performance of solid-state voltage standards (Zener standards) the 1/f nature of Zener noise must be considered. At the Bureau International
This paper presents entropy generation analyses for the evaporator, compressor, gas cooler, expansion device and liquid-line suction-line heat exchanger for a
An experimental investigation was implemented to determine the capacity degradation due to non-uniform refrigerant and air flow distributions, and to assess the
The strengthening of epoxy with milled glass fibers allows full strength development of #2 glass FRP bars in 200 mm or half a concrete masonry unit length. This
J E. Sanabia, S N. Goldie, L P. Ratliff, Lori S. Goldner, John D. Gillaspy
Visible photoluminescence from Si (100) surfaces irradiated by highly-charged ions has recently been reported. 1 This discovery has potential applications in
An algorithmic model of bi-directional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) based on the ray optics approximation and microfacet model of randomly rough
agents provide a means to integrate various manufacturing software applications. The agents are typically executed in a computer-based collaborative environment
Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Nenad Ivezic, M Martin, Albert T. Jones
In this paper, we describe a business-to-business (B2B) testbed co-sponsored by the Open Applications Group, Inc. (OAGI) and the National Institute of Standard
Yun Peng, Y Zou, X Luan, Nenad Ivezic, Albert T. Jones
We describe a research project on resolving semantic differences for multi-agent systems (MAS) in electronic commerce. The approach can be characterized as
Small machine shops typically do not have the resources to develop custom simulations of their operations or data translators to import their data from other
The contribution of software to the uncertainty of measurements is an important but often overlooked aspect of uncertainty evaluations. In coordinate metrology
Luis C. Rabelo, M Helal, Albert T. Jones, J Min, Y J. Son, A S. Deshmukh
Manufacturing enterprise decisions can be classified into four groups: business decisions, design decisions, engineering decisions, and production decisions
Nenad Ivezic, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Albert T. Jones
This paper describes the NIST Manufacturing Business-to-Business Interoperability Testbed developed at the Manufacturing Systems Integration Division of the
Manufacturing managers typically commission simulation case studies to support their decision-making processes. These studies are used to evaluate alternative
Thomas E. Lipe Jr., Joseph R. Kinard Jr., Carl D. Reintsema
We are continuing the development of a new primary standard for ac-dc difference that utilizes a superconducting resistive transition-edge device as the sensor
The effectiveness of an enterprise access control framework depends upon the integrity of the various components or the building blocks used in that framework
Cynthia H. Reed, Brian Polidoro, William Stuart Dols
Indoor air quality (IAQ) models are often used to predict airflows, contaminant concentrations and personal exposures for a given indoor environment. In order
The impact of a distilled water droplet upon a heated wax surface was investigated experimentally using a high-speed digital camera at 1000 frames/s. Two
A wide range of applications of cryogenic electronics to measurements and standards is described. Standards include those for voltage, capacitance and current