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We consider an estimation problem described in the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM). The problem is concerned with estimating a
Jamie L. Almeida, Carolyn R. Steffen, Kenneth D. Cole
A multiplex PCR assay utilizing eight human short tandem repeat (STR) markers was developed for the authentication of vervet monkey cell lines. Labeled forward
Gregory T. Linteris, Viswanath R. Katta, Fumiaki Takahashi, Harsha K. Chelliah, Oliver Meier
Several fire suppressants are under consideration to replace CF3Br for use in suppressing fires in aircraft cargo bays. In an FAA performance test simulating
Jason D. Averill, Lori Moore-Merrell, Adam M. Barowy, Robert Santos, Richard D. Peacock, Kathy Notarianni, Doug Wissoker
Service expectations placed on the fire service, including Emergency Medical Services (EMS), response to natural disasters, hazardous materials incidents, and
Pratik Dholabhai, Shahriar Anwar, James B. Adams, Peter A. Crozier, Renu Sharma
Gadolinium doped ceria (GDC) is a promising alternative electrolyte material for solid oxide fuel cells that offers the possibility of operation in the
Benedetta Camarota, Hansjoerg Scherer, Sergey Lotkhov, Gerd-Dietmar Willenberg, Franz Josef Ahlers, Mark W. Keller
The Electron Counting Capacitance Standard currently pursued at PTB, aims at the closure of the Quantum Metrological Triangle with a final precision of a few
Jason P. Killgore, Donna C. Hurley, Dalia Yablon, Joseph Turner, Philip Yuya, Roger Proksch, Anil Gannepalli, Andy Tsou
We demonstrate accurate nanoscale mapping of loss and storage modulus on a polystyrene-polypropylene blend with contact resonance force microscopy (CR-FM). The
R. Feng and H.Wu recently established a certain mean-value formula for the coordinates of the n-division points on an elliptic curve given inWeierstrass form (A
Vladimir V. Marbukh, Kamran Sayrafian, Hamid Mahboubi, Ahmadreza Momeni, Amir G. Aghdam
This paper is concerned with target monitoring using a network of collaborative mobile sensors. The objective is to compute (online) the desired sensing and
Margaret C. Kline, Carolyn R. Steffen, Jamie L. Almeida, Erica L. Romsos, Michael D. Coble, John M. Butler
Standard Reference Material 2391c (SRM 2391c) PCR-based DNA Profiling Standard is the third renewal of this SRM, originally released in 1995. SRM 2391c consists
Vytautas Reipa, Andrea Giovannozzi, Jamie L. Almeida, Kenneth D. Cole
Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) spores and B. anthracis Sterne (BA) spores were used to investigate the effectiveness of electrochemical disinfection processes
The National Electrical Manufacturer's Association (NEMA) and the American Society of Heating Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) are working
The role of buildings in the electric grid is steadily being transformed to that of active participant in managing the grid, serving as a key player in
Kristina Verdal, Hui Wu, Terrence J. Udovic, Vitalie Stavila, Wei Zhou, John J. Rush
A neutron powder diffraction (NPD) and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) study indicates that Cs 2B 12H 12 undergoes a second-order phase transition near
A study was conducted to evaluate the potential for using a linear relationship between the power input to a residential water heater and the output of thermal
Dear Password, Its time for you to retire. Youve served us well, but the reality is that youre woefully outdated and fundamentally insecure. Moreover, our
Lawrence T. Hudson, Sandor Biri, E Takacs, R. Racz, J. Palinkas
A 70 micrometer pinhole and an X-ray CCD camera in single photon counting mode were used to obtain spatially and spectral resolved images of an electron
We propose and implement verification methods for measurements of noise parameters of amplifiers and transistors. Because the verification rests on the
We propose and demonstrate a novel technique to measure the vibration sensitivity of two-port fiber-based optical components. It uses a common-arm counter
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the leader in the development of computer-based fire models that simulate the movement of fire
Regina L. Avila, Susan A. Sanders, Keith R. Martin
This article is a "how to guide" for directing and managing a museum photography project. It is based on what the NIST Research Library learned as we went
Dwight Hunter, William Alexander Osborn, Ke Wang, Nataliya Kazantseva, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Richard Suchoski, Ryota Takahashi, Marcus L. Young, Apurva Mehta, Leonid A. Bendersky, Sam E. Lofland, Manfred Wuttig, Ichiro Takeuchi
Chemical and structural heterogeneity and resulting interaction of coexisting phases can lead to extraordinary behaviors in oxides as observed in piezoelectric
Giving individuals this kind of information processing power, along with unprecedented connectivity, might be the single most impressive technical achievement
M. Ramazanoglu, M. Laver, William D. Ratcliff, Shannon M. Watson, Wangchun Chen, Andrew Jackson, Karunakar NMN Kothapalli, Seongsu Lee, S.- W. Cheong, V. Kiryukhin
Polarized small-angle neutron scattering studies of single-crystalline multiferroic BefeO 3 reveal a long-wavelength spin density wave generated by 1° spin
Kristen E. Lewis, Carolyn R. Steffen, Peter Vallone, John M. Butler
Recently, the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes voted to adopt five additional STR loci (D12S391, D1S1656, D2S441, D10S1248, and D22S1045) to