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CONTAM User Guide and Program Documentation Version 3.2

September 4, 2015

Author(s)

William S. Dols, Brian J. Polidoro

This manual describes the computer program CONTAM version 3.2 developed by NIST. CONTAM is a multizone indoor air quality and ventilation analysis program

Technical Basis for User Interface Design of Health IT:

September 1, 2015

Author(s)

Michael E. Wiklund, Jonathan Kendler, Limor Hochberg, Matthew B. Weinger

The ABCs of Using Standard Reference Materials in the Analysis of Foods and Dietary Supplements: A Practical Guide:

September 1, 2015

Author(s)

Katherine E. Sharpless, David L. Duewer, Katrice A. Lippa, Andrew L. Rukhin

Strategies for transmission electron microscopy specimen preparation of polymer composites:

September 1, 2015

Author(s)

Keana C. Scott, Lucille A. Giannuzzi

Summary of Workshop on Structure Ignition in Wildland-Urban Intervace (WUI) Fires:

September 1, 2015

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Steve Quarles

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Dispersion 3. Reducing Uncertainty in Estimating Source Strength and Location through Plume Inversion Models:

September 1, 2015

Author(s)

Kuldeep R. Prasad, Adam L Pintar, Heming Hu, Israel Lopez Coto, Dennis T Ngo, James R Whetstone

Tattoo Recognition Technology -- Challenge (Tatt-C) Outcomes and Recommendations:

September 1, 2015

Author(s)

Mei Ngan, George W. Quinn, Patrick Grother

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Dispersion 4. Quality control process of in-situ INFLUX tower-based observation data:

September 1, 2015

Author(s)

Kuldeep R. Prasad, Heming Hu, Israel Lopez Coto, Subhomoy Ghosh, James R Whetstone

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (Summer 2014 Comparability Studies): Results for Round Robin LXXVI Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum and Round Robin 41 Ascorbic Acid in Human Serum:

September 1, 2015

Author(s)

Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, David L. Duewer

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (Winter 2014 Comparability Studies): Results for Round Robin LXXV Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum and Round Robin 40 Ascorbic Acid in Human Serum:

September 1, 2015

Author(s)

Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, David L. Duewer

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Winter, Spring, and Fall 1990 Comparability Studies: Results for Round Robins XVIII, XIX, and XX Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum:

September 1, 2015

Author(s)

Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, David L. Duewer, Margaret C. Kline, Willie E. May, Sam A. Margolis, Neal E. Craft, Katherine E. Sharpless

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Winter, Spring, and Fall 1991 Comparability Studies: Results for Round Robins XXI, XXII, and XXIII Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum:

September 1, 2015

Author(s)

Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, David L. Duewer, Margaret C. Kline, Katherine E. Sharpless, Willie E. May, Sam A. Margolis, Neal E. Craft

Re-Certification of SRM 2492: Bingham Paste Mixture for Rheological Measurements

August 25, 2015

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Alex Olivas, William F. Guthrie, Blaza Toman

Rheological measurements are often performed using a rotational rheometer. In this type of rheometer, the tested fluid is sheared between two surfaces, one of

Investigation of PMU Response to Leap Second: 2015

August 24, 2015

Author(s)

Allen R. Goldstein, Dhananjay Anand, YaShian Li-Baboud

Between 22:30:00 June 30, 2015, and 00:30:00 July 2, 2015, UTC, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) tested eight Phasor Measurement Units

gtklogger: A Tool For Systematically Testing Graphical User Interfaces

August 20, 2015

Author(s)

Stephen A. Langer, Faical Y. Congo, Andrew C. Reid, Rhonald Lua, Valerie R. Coffman

We describe a scheme for systematically testing the operation of a graphical user interface. The scheme provides a capability for generating event logs, which

Computer Security Division 2014 Annual Report

August 20, 2015

Author(s)

Patrick D. O'Reilly, Gregory A. Witte, Larry Feldman

Title III of the E-Government Act of 2002, entitled the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, requires NIST to prepare an annual public

Long-Term Stability of One-Inch Condenser Microphones Calibrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

August 17, 2015

Author(s)

Randall P. Wagner, William F. Guthrie

The devices calibrated most frequently by the acoustical measurement services at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) over the 50-year

Technical Basis for User Interface Design of Health IT

August 17, 2015

Author(s)

Michael E. Wiklund, Jonathan Kendler, Limor Hochberg, Matthew B. Weinger

This document is intended to help EHR developers plan and implement a user-centered design for their EHR systems. It includes user interface design principles

Recommendation for Random Number Generation Using Deterministic Random Bit Generators

August 13, 2015

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST SP 800-90A, Revision 1. The publication specifies mechanisms for the generation of random bits using

Reference Correlations of the Thermal Conductivity of Cyclopentane, iso-Pentane, and n-Pentane

August 13, 2015

Author(s)

Cristina M. Vassiliou, Marc J. Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins

New, wide range reference equations for the thermal conductivity of cyclopentane, iso-pentane and n-pentane are presented. The equations are based in part upon

Calibration of Cryogenic Resistance Thermometers between 0.65 K and 165 K on the International Temperature Scale of 1990

August 11, 2015

Author(s)

Weston L. Tew

Calibrations of cryogenic resistance thermometers at NIST are performed by comparison to standard thermometers on the International Temperature Scale of 1990

Reference Correlation of the Viscosity of Toluene from the Triple Point to 675 K and up to 500 MPa

August 6, 2015

Author(s)

S. Avgeri, Marc J. Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins

This paper contains new, representative reference equations for the viscosity of toluene. The equations are based in part upon a body of experimental data that

Results of barrier fabrics tested in an inverted configuration

August 5, 2015

Author(s)

Rick D. Davis, Shonali Nazare, Szabolcs Matko, William M. Pitts, Mauro Zammarano

The document will be used to facilitate discussions between California Bureau of Electronics and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation

SHA-3 Standard: Permutation-Based Hash and Extendable-Output Functions

August 4, 2015

Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Morris J. Dworkin

This Standard specifies the Secure Hash Algorithm-3 (SHA-3) family of functions on binary data. Each of the SHA-3 functions is based on an instance of the

Secure Hash Standard

August 4, 2015

Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Quynh Dang

This standard specifies hash algorithms that can be used to generate digests of messages. The digests are used to detect whether messages have been changed

Protocols for Accelerating Laboratory Weathering and Measurements of Degradation of Polymer-Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Composites

August 3, 2015

Author(s)

Li Piin Sung, Tinh Nguyen

Polymer nanocomposites containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are increasingly or potentially will be used in many large-volume industries. These