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(NISTIR 7741) NIST Guide to the Processes Approach for Improving the Usability of Electronic Health Records

November 29, 2010

Author(s)

Robert M. Schumacher, Svetlana Z. Lowry

Usability has been a topic of considerable interest in the health IT community. This document provides NIST guidance for those developing electronic health...

Toward a Preliminary Framework for Assessing the Trustworthiness of Software

November 26, 2010

Author(s)

Elizabeth N. Fong, Charline Cleraux, Frederick E. Boland Jr.

Is trustworthiness of software measurable? The determination of trustworthiness of a piece of software is difficult. There may be different quantifiable...

Biological Cell Feature Identification by a Modified Watershed-Merging Algorithm

November 24, 2010

Author(s)

David E. Gilsinn, Kiran Bhadriraju, John T. Elliott

Biological cells are composed of many subsystems and organelles. The subsystem called the cytoskeleton is composed of long rod-shaped structures. They give the...

Comparison of Confidence Intervals for Large Operational Biometric Data by Parametric and Non-parametric Methods

November 23, 2010

Author(s)

Su L. Cheng, Ross J. Micheals, John Lu

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) or Detection Error Trade-off (DET) curves are used to measure the performance of a biometric verification or...

The Exchange of Health Care Information: Designing a Security Architecture to Protect Information Security and Privacy

November 23, 2010

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NISTIR 7497, Security Architecture Design Process for Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). The publication...

Wavelengths, Transition Probabilities, and Energy Levels for the Spectra of Barium (Ba III through Ba LVI)

November 19, 2010

Author(s)

Jean E. Sansonetti, John J. Curry

Energy levels, with designations and uncertainties, have been compiled for the spectra of barium (Z=56) ions from doubly-ionized to hydrogen-like. Wavelengths...

WSQ Problem with Two-Thumb Captures from Large Platen Live-Scan Devices

November 18, 2010

Author(s)

Craig I. Watson

This paper investigates an issue with the Wavelet Scalar Quantization (WSQ) compression algorithm which causes severe degradation of the compressed image. The...

Modeling, Simulation and Analysis for Sustainable Product Development

November 17, 2010

Author(s)

Mahesh Mani, Bjoern J. Johansson, Kevin W. Lyons, Ram D. Sriram, Gaurav Ameta

Simulation plays a critical role in the design of products, materials and manufacturing processes. Increasingly, simulation is replacing physical tests to...

SlapSegII Analysis: Matching Segmented Fingerprint Images

November 16, 2010

Author(s)

Craig I. Watson

This report is an extension of the SlapSegII evaluation and will study the affect of slap fingerprint segmentation on matching accuracy. This study will compare...

November 2010 SRM Spotlight

November 16, 2010

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery

The SRM Spotlight is a newsletter published by the Measurement Services Division for users of NIST standard reference materials. The Spotlight announces new...

(NISTIR 7742) Customized Common Industry Format Template for Electronic Health Record Usability Testing

November 16, 2010

Author(s)

Robert M. Schumacher, Svetlana Z. Lowry

This document provides a template for the modified version of Software engineering Software product Quality Requirements and Evaluation(SQuaRE) Common Industry...

Direct Determination of Phases in Portland Cements by Quantitative X-Ray Powder Diffraction

November 15, 2010

Author(s)

Paul E. Stutzman

The transformation of chemical analyses to phase estimates via the Bogue calculations has been successfully used by industry for the past 70 years. Since its...

Evaluation of the FEMA P-695 Methodology for Quantification of Building Seismic Performance Factors

November 15, 2010

Author(s)

Charles Kircher, Gregory Deierlein, John Hooper, Helmut Krawinkler, Steve Mahin, Benson Shing, John Wallace

This work was an extension of work conducted under the ATC-63 Project, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which resulted in the...

Numerical Simulation of Along-Wind Loading on Small Structures Using a Simplified Wind Flow Model

November 10, 2010

Author(s)

Dong Hun Yeo

Aerodynamic measurements of wind-induced pressures on structures are required for the codifi-cation of design wind loads. However, the reliable measurement of...

2010 Programs of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory

November 5, 2010

Author(s)

Lisa J. Fronczek, Bessmarie A. Young

The National Institute of Standards and Technology s Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) promotes innovation and the competitiveness of U.S...

Alarm Information for Decision Support

November 4, 2010

Author(s)

William D. Davis, Adam M. Barowy, Stephen Kerber

Experiments conducted in a Toledo Ohio school are used to examine the use of signals from simulated heat detectors by incident command. Two approaches are...

Workflow and Electronic Health Records in Small Medical Practices

November 4, 2010

Author(s)

Mala Ramaiah, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Ram D. Sriram, Bettijoyce B. Lide

The NIST 66 m Ball Range A One Dimensional Artifact to test Three Dimensional Imaging Systems

November 3, 2010

Author(s)

Bruce R. Borchardt, Craig M. Shakarji

NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology) has instituted a 66 m long range for testing of distance-measuring systems. The range consists of...

Open Monte Carlo Engine User Manual

November 3, 2010

Author(s)

Ruediger Kessel

An Optical Frequency Comb Tied to GPS for Laser Frequency/Wavelength Calibration

November 1, 2010

Author(s)

Jack A. Stone Jr., Patrick F. Egan

Optical frequency combs can be employed over a broad spectral range to calibrate laser frequency or vacuum wavelength. This article describes procedures and...

Optical fiber power meter comparison between NIST and NIM

November 1, 2010

Author(s)

Igor Vayshenker, Jian Li, L. M. Xiong, Z. X. Zhang, David J. Livigni, Xiaoyu X. Li, John H. Lehman

We describe the results of a comparison of reference standards between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST-USA) and National Institute of...

A Review of Building Evacuation Models, 2nd Edition

November 1, 2010

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Richard D. Peacock, Bryan L. Hoskins

Evacuation calculations are increasingly becoming a part of performance-based analyses to assess the level of life safety provided in buildings. In some cases...

Measuring Scale Errors in a Laser Tracker s Horizontal Angle Encoder through Simple Length Measurement and Two-face System Tests

November 1, 2010

Author(s)

Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Christopher J. Blackburn, Daniel S. Sawyer, Steven D. Phillips, Robert Bridges, Quan Ma

We describe a method to estimate the scale errors in the horizontal angle encoder of a laser tracker in this paper. The method does not require expensive...

An Application of Combinatorial Methods to Conformance Testing for Document Object Model Events

November 1, 2010

Author(s)

Carmelo Montanez-Rivera, D. Richard Kuhn, Mary C. Brady, Richard M. Rivello, Jenise Reyes Rodriguez, Michael K. Powers

This report describes the use of combinatorial test methods to reduce the cost of testing for the Document Object Model Events standard while maintaining an...

Evaluation of the Propensity of Niobium to Absorb Hydrogen During Fabrication of Superconducting Radio Frequency Cavities for Particle Accelerators

October 31, 2010

Author(s)

Richard E. Ricker, Ganapati R. Myneni

During the fabrication of niobium superconducting radio frequency (SRF) particle accelerator cavities procedures are used that chemically or mechanically remove...

The use of filtered photodetectors for radiance measurement

October 31, 2010

Author(s)

Albert C. Parr, B. Carol Johnson

A methodology for using a calibrated filter radiometer to measure and monitor the spectral radiance of calibration sources is described. An example using a...

Analysis of Pipeline Steel Corrosion Data From NBS (NIST) Studies Conducted Between 1922-1940 and Relevance to Pipeline Management

October 29, 2010

Author(s)

Richard E. Ricker

Between 1922 and 1940, the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) conducted a study into the corrosion of bare steel and wrought iron pipes buried underground at 47...

A Machining and Measurement Process Planning Activity Model for Manufacturing System Interoperability Analysis

October 29, 2010

Author(s)

Fiona Zhao, Frederick M. Proctor, John A. Horst

Manufacturing systems consist of many activities. Each of these activities may include one or more software and hardware. In order to make these software and...

Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire- South Carolina, June 18, 2007 Volume I DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (for final version, see NIST SP 1118, March 2011)

October 28, 2010

Author(s)

Nelson P. Bryner, Anthony D. Putorti Jr., Stephen P. Fuss, Bryan W. Klein

A fire occurred on the evening of June 18, 2007, in the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, SC. NIST analyzed the fire ground, consulted with other experts, and...

Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire-South Carolina, June 18, 2007 Volume II DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (for final version, see NIST SP 1119, March 2011)

October 28, 2010

Author(s)

Nelson P. Bryner, Anthony D. Putorti Jr., Stephen P. Fuss, Bryan W. Klein

A fire occurred on the evening of June 18, 2007, in the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, SC. NIST analyzed the fire ground, consulted with other experts, and...

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