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NIST Pubs

Multiple Encounter Dataset I (MEDS-I)

Author(s)
Craig I. Watson
In December, 2008, the FBI provided MITRE with an extract of submissions of deceased persons. The submissions contain face images of subjects with multiple

Estimating Volumes of Near-spherical Molded Artifacts

Author(s)
David E. Gilsinn, Bruce R. Borchardt, Amelia Tebbe
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting research on developing reference lung cancer cancer lesions, called phantoms, to test computed tomography

Overview of the TREC-2009 Blog Track

Author(s)
Ian M. Soboroff, Craig Macdonald, Iadh Ounis
In TREC 2009, the Blog track has been markedly revamped with the use of a new and larger sample of the blogosphere, cal led Blogs08, which has a 13-month

Report on Residential Fireground Field Experiments

Author(s)
Jason D. Averill, Lori Moore-Merrell, Adam M. Barowy, Robert Santos, Richard D. Peacock, Kathy Notarianni, Doug Wissoker
Over the past three decades, fire department response has expanded from fire prevention and fire suppression to include multiple other community services such

NIST Calibration Services for Hydrometers.

Author(s)
John D. Wright, Vern E. Bean
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides calibration services for hydrometers used to measure liquid density. Hydrometers with scales

An Octacalcium Phosphate Forming Cement

Author(s)
Milenko Markovic, Laurence C. Chow
The osteoconductive and possibly osteoinductive characteristics of OCP increased the interest in preparation of bone graft materials that contain OCP in its

Properties of Injectable Apatite-Forming Premixed Cements

Author(s)
Yasushi Shimada, Laurence Chow, Shozo Takagi, Junji Tagami
A previously reported, premixed calcium phosphate cements (CPC) forms hydroxyapatite (HA) as the only product, but had a setting time greater than 60 min. This

NIST Gas Hydrate Research Database and Web Dissemination Channel

Author(s)
Kenneth G. Kroenlein, Vladimir Diky, Robert D. Chirico, Andrei F. Kazakov, Chris D. Muzny, Michael D. Frenkel
To facilitate advances in application of technologies pertaining to gas hydrates, a freely available data resource containing experimentally-derived information

AP210 Edition 2 Concept of Operations

Author(s)
Kevin G. Brady, Jamie Stori, Thomas Thurman
One of the most prevalent requirements of manufacturing industries today is the need to exchange and share product information within and between enterprises

Computer Security Division 2009 Annual Report

Author(s)
Patrick D. O'Reilly
This annual report covers the work conducted within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during Fiscal Year 2009. It

NIST Handbook 150-24, Personal Body Armor

Author(s)
Hazel M. Richmond, Jeffrey Horlick
NIST Handbook 150-24 presents technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation

Measurement Science Roadmap for Net-Zero Energy Buildings

Author(s)
Joan Pellegrino, Arthur H. Fanney, Andrew K. Persily, Piotr A. Domanski, William M. Healy, Steven T. Bushby
Buildings account for nearly a third of the world s energy use today, and this share is expected to rise along with population growth and levels of prosperity
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