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Efficient Motion Vector Interpolation for Error Concealment of H.264/AVC

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Hamid Gharavi

In video communications the compressed video stream is very likely to be corrupted by channel errors. In order to combat these channel errors, many methods have...

Unwanted Combustion Enhancement by Potential Halon Replacements: Thermodynamic Considerations

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris

It is desirable to replace Halon 1301, CF3Br, as the fire suppressant used in cargo bay fire suppression. Unfortunately, some candidate agents for replacing...

An Experimental and Computational Study of Steel Moment Connections under a Column Removal Scenario

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Fahim H. Sadek, Joseph Main, Hai S. Lew, Stephen D. Robert, Vincent Chiarito, Sherif El-Tawil

This report presents an experimental and computational study of two steel beam-column assemblies, each comprising three columns and two beams. The two beam...

Conformance Test Architecture for Biometric Data Interchange Formats - Version Beta 2.0

February 28, 2011

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, Dylan J. Yaga, Mark Jerde

The success of biometric applications is particularly dependent on the interoperability of biometric systems. Deploying these systems requires a comprehensive...

Communicating the Emergency: Preliminary findings on the elements of an effective public warning message

February 28, 2011

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski

When an emergency occurs, it is not always sufficient to simply initiate alarm bells. Individuals may not know what the alarm bell means and, in turn, may...

NIST SP 500-268, Source Code Security Analysis Tool Function Specification Version 1.1

February 28, 2011

Author(s)

Elizabeth N. Fong, Paul Black, Michael J. Kass, Hsiao-Ming M. Koo

Software assurance tools are a fundamental resource to improve assurance in today's software applications. Some tools analyze software requirements or design...

Guide to Using Vulnerability Naming Schemes

February 25, 2011

Author(s)

David A. Waltermire, Karen Scarfone

This publication provides recommendations for using two vulnerability naming schemes: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) and Common Configuration...

National Checklist Program for IT Products Guidelines for Checklist Users and Developers

February 25, 2011

Author(s)

Stephen D. Quinn, Murugiah P. Souppaya, Melanie Cook, Karen Scarfone

Special Publication 800-70 Revision 2 - National Checklist Program for IT Products Guidelines for Checklist Users and Developers describes security...

The Technical Specification for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP): SCAP Version 1.1

February 25, 2011

Author(s)

David A. Waltermire, Stephen Quinn, Karen Scarfone

This document provides the definitive technical specification for Version 1.1 of the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). SCAP consists of a suite of...

Status Report on the Second Round of the SHA-3 Cryptographic Hash Algorithm Competition

February 23, 2011

Author(s)

Meltem Sonmez Turan, Ray A. Perlner, Lawrence E. Bassham, William E. Burr, Dong H. Chang, Shu-jen H. Chang, Morris J. Dworkin, John M. Kelsey, Souradyuti Paul, Rene C. Peralta

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) opened a public competition on November 2, 2007 to develop a new cryptographic hash algorithm - SHA-3...

Security Considerations for Remote Electronic UOCAVA Voting

February 21, 2011

Author(s)

Nelson Hastings, Rene Peralta, Stefan Popoveniuc, Andrew Regenscheid

This whitepaper for the Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) identifies desirable security properties of remote electronic voting systems...

Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

February 17, 2011

Author(s)

Richard L. Kissel

This glossary of key information security terms has been extracted from NIST Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Special Publication (SP) 800...

A Comparison of Methods for Computing the Residual Resistivity Ratio of High-Purity Niobium

February 17, 2011

Author(s)

Jolene D. Splett, Dominic F. Vecchia, Loren F. Goodrich

We compare methods for estimating the residual resistivity ratio (RRR) of high-purity niobium samples and investigate the effects of using different functional...

Industry Needs Workshop: Metrics and Tools for Sustainable Buildings

February 16, 2011

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt

Through its Metrics and Tools for Sustainable Buildings project, NIST is taking a lead role in providing science-based guidance to the building community on the...

Workshop on Bridging Satellite Climate Data Gaps

February 16, 2011

Author(s)

Catherine C. Cooksey, Raju V. Datla

Detecting the small signals of climate change for the most essential climate variables requires that satellite sensors make highly accurate and consistent...

Analysis of Three Different Regression Models to Estimate the Ballistic Performance of New and Environmentally Conditioned Body Armor

February 14, 2011

Author(s)

Diane Mauchant, Michael A. Riley, Kirk D. Rice, Amanda L. Forster, Dennis D. Leber, Daniel V. Samarov

The performance standard for ballistic-resistant body armor published by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), NIJ Standard 0101.06, recommends estimating...

NIST Priority Action Plan 2, Guidelines for Assessing Wireless Standards for Smart Grid Applications

February 9, 2011

Author(s)

David E. Cypher, Nada T. Golmie

Output of the NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Panel's Priority Action Plan 2: Wireless Communication for smart Grid, working group. It contains a methodology...

Internal Curing: A 2010 State-of-the-Art Review

February 9, 2011

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Jason Weiss

The American Concrete Institute in 2010 defined internal curing as supplying water throughout a freshly placed cementitious mixture using reservoirs, via pre...

2010 Proceedings of the Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS'10) Workshop

February 8, 2011

Author(s)

Rajmohan (. Madhavan, Elena R. Messina, Brian A. Weiss

The 2010 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems workshop is the tenth in a series dedicated to defining measures and methodologies of evaluating...

Verification of the performance of the 100 kN table-top model test frame used for tensile testing

February 7, 2011

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon

The so-called 20 kips frame (MTS table-top machine), equipped with a 100 kN load cell with serial No. 850, was used in the period April-December 2010 to perform...

Applied and Computational Mathematics Division Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year 2010

February 2, 2011

Author(s)

Ronald F. Boisvert

This report summarizes the technical work of the Applied and Computational Sciences Division (ACMD) of NIST s Information Technology Laboratory. Part I...

Optimization of Particle Sizes in High Volume Fly Ash Blended Cements

February 2, 2011

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Chiara F. Ferraris, James J. Filliben

One major objective of the sustainable construction movement is to decrease the energy and carbon dioxide footprints of concrete. Since the production of...

Analysis of three different regression models to estimate the ballistic performance of new and environmentally conditioned body armor:

February 1, 2011

Author(s)

Diane Mauchant, Kirk D. Rice, Michael A. Riley, Dennis Lebber, Daniel Samarov, Amanda L. Forster

Spent Fuel Cask Seal Performance Testing: Interim Report (NIST TN 1687)

January 31, 2011

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Edward J. Hnetkovsky

High-temperature metallic seal performance tests were performed. All the tests were conducted at either 800 °C or 427 °C for 9 hours in a electrical furnace. In...

Measures, Uncertainties, and Significance Test in Operational ROC Analysis

January 31, 2011

Author(s)

Jin Chu Wu, Alvin F. Martin, Raghu N. Kacker

In operational ROC (receiver operating characteristic) analysis of fingerprint-image matching algorithms on large datasets, the measures and their accuracies...

Maximum Likelihood and Restricted Likelihood Solutions in Multiple-Method Studies

January 31, 2011

Author(s)

Andrew L. Rukhin

A formulation of the problem of combining data from several sources is discussed in terms of random effects models. The unknown measurement precision is not...

Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6): NIST Guidelines Help Organizations Manage the Secure Deployment of the New Network Protocol

January 31, 2011

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-119, Guidelines for the Secure Deployment of IPv6. Written by Sheila...

Guide to Security for Full Virtualization Technologies

January 28, 2011

Author(s)

Murugiah P. Souppaya, Karen Scarfone, Paul Hoffman

The purpose of SP 800-125 is to discuss the security concerns associated with full virtualization technologies for server and desktop virtualization, and to...

Measurements and Models for the Wireless Channel in a Ground-Based Urban Setting in Two Public Safety Frequency Bands

January 20, 2011

Author(s)

William F. Young, Catherine A. Remley, David W. Matolak, Qian Zhang, Christopher L. Holloway, Chriss A. Grosvenor, Camillo A. Gentile, Galen H. Koepke, Qiong Wu

We report on measured peer-to-peer (ground-based) wireless channel characteristics for an urban environment in two public safety frequency bands. Results are...

Automated Extraction of Cellular Features for a Potentially Robust Classification Scheme

January 19, 2011

Author(s)

Afzal A. Godil, Shwetadwip Chowdhury

The advent of new imaging technologies has allowed faster and higher-resolution cellular image acquisition by light microscopy. This has directly aided clinical...

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