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NIST Pubs

Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations [including updates as of 01-14-2016]

January 21, 2016

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Kelley L. Dempsey, Patrick Viscuso, Mark Riddle, Gary Guissanie

[Superseded by SP 800-171 Rev. 1 (December 2016): https://www.nist.gov/publications/protecting- controlled-unclassified-information-nonfederal-systems-and...

Measurement Challenges and Metrology for Monitoring CO2 Emissions from Smokestacks Workshop Summary

January 20, 2016

Author(s)

Aaron N. Johnson, Rodney A. Bryant, Tamae M. Wong, James R. Whetstone, Eric Harman, Woong Kang, Keith A. Gillis, Hsin-Hung Lee, Iosif I. Shinder, Liang Zhang

On April 20-21, 2015, NIST hosted a workshop that, through measurement science, enabled the owners of stationary sources (primarily the electric power industry)...

Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials (DPC) Proof of Concept Research

January 20, 2016

Author(s)

Michael J. Bartock, Jeffrey A. Cichonski, Murugiah P. Souppaya, Paul Fox, Mike Miller, Ryan Holley, Karen Scarfone

This report documents proof of concept research for Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials. Smart card-based PIV Cards cannot be readily used...

Strategies for scanning electron microscopy sample preparation and characterization of multiwall carbon nanotube polymer composites

January 20, 2016

Author(s)

Andras Vladar

This guideline presents methods for the preparation and investigation of samples of multiwall carbon nanotube-polymer composites by scanning electron microscopy...

A Rational Foundation for Software Metrology

January 20, 2016

Author(s)

David W. Flater, Paul E. Black, Elizabeth N. Fong, Raghu N. Kacker, Vadim Okun, Stephen S. Wood, David R. Kuhn

Much software research and practice involves ostensible measurements of software, yet little progress has been made on an SI-like metrological foundation for...

Minimizing Paste Content in Concrete Using Limestone Powders Demonstration Mixtures

January 14, 2016

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Scott Z. Jones, Didier Lootens

In recent years, there has been great interest in reducing the cement content of concrete, due to the high energy and carbon dioxide footprints of cement...

Burning Velocity Measurements and Simulations for Understanding the Performance of Fire Suppressants in Aircraft - Letter Report Prepared for Meggitt

January 14, 2016

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, John L. Pagliaro

As described by Reinhardt and co-workers [1], overpressure in the FAA Aerosol Can Test (FAA-ACT) has been observed for the halon replacements HFC-125, Novec...

Securing Interactive and Automated Access Management Using Secure Shell (SSH)

January 11, 2016

Author(s)

Murugiah P. Souppaya, Karen Scarfone, Larry Feldman

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NISTIR 7966, "Security of Interactive and Automated Access Management Using Secure Shell (SSH)". The...

Calibration and Measurement Procedures for a High Magnification Thermal Camera

January 8, 2016

Author(s)

Brandon M. Lane, Eric P. Whitenton

Infrared thermography is a relatively mature measurement science, however systematic evaluation of measurement uncertainty for multi-point measurement (an...

A metamodel for optimization problems

January 8, 2016

Author(s)

Ibrahim Assouroko, Peter O. Denno

In mathematics, computer science, and operations research, mathematical optimization is the process of finding best feasible values (oftentimes maxima or minima...

The Influence of Realism on Congestion in Network Simulations

January 8, 2016

Author(s)

Kevin L. Mills, Christopher E. Dabrowski

Many researchers have used simulation to investigate the spread of congestion in networks. These researchers often find that congestion can be modeled as a...

Characterization of nanoparticle suspensions using single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

January 8, 2016

Author(s)

Karen E. Murphy, Jingyu Liu, Antonio R. Montoro Bustos, Monique E. Johnson, Michael R. Winchester

This NIST special publication (SP) is one in a series of NIST SPs that address research needs articulated in the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)...

An Assessment of Typical Weather Year Data Impacts vs. Multi-year Weather Data on Net-Zero Energy Building Simulations

January 8, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear

Benchmarking Robot Force Control Capabilities: Experimental Results

January 7, 2016

Author(s)

Joseph A. Falco, Jeremy A. Marvel, Richard J. Norcross, Karl Van Wyk

Metrics and test methods are needed to characterize the control capabilities of robots with both intrinsic and extrinsic force sensing. The availability of...

Energy and Economic Implications of Solar Photovoltaic Performance Degradation

January 6, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, David H. Webb, Eric G. O'Rear

Improving the Computational Efficiency of the BlitzsteinDiaconis Algorithm for Generating Random Graphs of Prescribed Degree

January 6, 2016

Author(s)

Elizabeth R. Moseman

When generating a random graph, if more structure is desired than is given in the popular Erd\H{o}s Renyi model, one method is to generate a degree sequence...

Recommendation for Key Management Part 1: General:

January 1, 2016

Author(s)

Elaine Barker

Recommendation for block cipher modes of operation ::the CMAC mode for authentication

January 1, 2016

Author(s)

M J Dworkin

Networks of 'things':

January 1, 2016

Author(s)

Jeffrey M Voas

Energy and Economic Implications of Solar Photovoltaic Performance Degradation:

January 1, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, David Webb, Eric G. O'Rear

An Assessment of Typical Weather Year Data Impacts vs. Multi-year Weather Data on Net-Zero Energy Building Simulations:

January 1, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear

Measurement Challenges and Metrology for Monitoring CO2 Emissions from Smokestacks â€" Workshop Summary:

January 1, 2016

Author(s)

Aaron N. Johnson, Rodney A. Bryant, Tamae Maeda Wong, James R. Whetstone, Toralf Dietz, Donald Giel, David Elam Jr., Scott Swiggard, Woong Kang, Iosif Sohinder, Eric Harman, Hsin-Hung Lee, Liang Zhang, Keith Gillis, Richard Grot