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Measurement Challenges in Achieving Energy Monitoring Systems in Buildings

March 3, 2010

Author(s)

William M. Healy

The benefits of energy conserving approaches in buildings are often not apparent to building occupants because of the insufficient feedback provided regarding...

Static and Dynamic Stability Performance Measurements of the Home Lift, Position and Rehabilitation (HLPR) Chair/Forklift

March 3, 2010

Author(s)

Joshua Johnson, Roger V. Bostelman

The Home Lift, Position and Rehabilitation (HLPR) Chair, developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has unique capabilities and a...

Linking Canny Edge Pixels with Pseudo-watershed Lines

March 1, 2010

Author(s)

Javier Bernal

A method is presented for computing pseudo-watershed lines that can be used for linking pixels that have been identified as edge pixels with the Canny edge...

Physics Laboratory: Activities, Accomplishments & Recognition 2008-2009

March 1, 2010

Author(s)

Jonathan E. Hardis

This report summarizes the research and measurement science carried out during 2008-2009 in the NIST Physics Laboratory. The Laboratory supports U.S. industry...

Description & Results of the 2007 NIST/NOAA Interlaboratory Comparison Exercise Program for Organic Contaminants in Marine Mammal Tissues

March 1, 2010

Author(s)

John Kucklick, Rebecca Pugh, Aurore Guichard, Michele M. Schantz, Stephen Wise, Teresa Rowles

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in support of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administrations Marine Mammal Health and Stranding...

Comparison between the NIST and the KEBS for the Determination of Air kerma Calibration Coefficients for Narrow X-ray Spectra and Cs-137 Gamma-Ray Beams

February 26, 2010

Author(s)

C M. O'Brien, Ronaldo Minniti, Stanslaus Masinza

Air kerma calibration coefficients for a reference class ionization chamber from narrow x-ray spectra and cesium 137 gamma ray beams were compared between the...

A Collection of 2D Elliptic Problems for Testing Adaptive Algorithms

February 26, 2010

Author(s)

William F. Mitchell

Adaptive grid refinement is a critical component of the improvements that have recently been made in algorithms for the numerical solution of partial...

Effects of Accelerated Ultraviolet (UV) Weathering on Firefighter Protective Clothing Outer Shell Fabrics

February 25, 2010

Author(s)

Rick Davis, Joannie Chin, Chiao-Chi Lin

The Outer Shell of the jacket and pants of the firefighter s protective clothing is constructed of a fabric that is commonly a blend of polyaramid...

Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year 2009

February 25, 2010

Author(s)

Ronald F. Boisvert

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

March 2010 SRM Spotlight

February 24, 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...

Secure Management of Keys in Cryptographic Applications: Guidance for Organizations

February 24, 2010

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-57, Recommendation for Key Management, Part 3, Application Specific Key...

Guide to SIMfill Use and Development

February 24, 2010

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Aurelien M. Delaitre

SIMfill is a proof-of-concept, open source, application developed by NIST to populate identity modules with test data, as a way to assess the recovery...

Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: a Security Life Cycle Approach

February 22, 2010

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, L A. Johnson

[Superseded by SP 800-37 Rev. 1 (February 2010, w/updates through 6/5/2014): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=916094] The purpose of...

Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification

February 19, 2010

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, David Cooper, James F. Dray Jr., Hildegard Ferraiolo, Scott Guthery, William I. MacGregor, Ketan Mehta

[Superseded by SP 800-73-4 (May 2015): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=918402] FIPS 201, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of...

Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification

February 19, 2010

Author(s)

William T. Polk, Donna F. Dodson, William E. Burr

[Superseded by SP 800-78-3 (December 2010): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=907537] This document contains the technical...

Precision Engineering Division 2009 Program Technical Accomplishments

February 19, 2010

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek

The Precision Engineering Division (PED) is one of five divisions of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL)at the National Institute of Standards and...

Dimensional Metrology Issues of Army Body Armor Testing

February 18, 2010

Author(s)

Kirk D. Rice, Michael A. Riley, Amanda L. Forster, Steven D. Phillips, Craig M. Shakarji, Daniel S. Sawyer, Christopher J. Blackburn, Bruce R. Borchardt, James J. Filliben

Proceedings of the 2009 Workshop on Innovative Fire Protection

February 17, 2010

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, Francine K. Amon, Jason D. Averill, Nelson P. Bryner, David T. Butry, Rick D. Davis, Richard G. Gann, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Samuel L. Manzello, Randall J. McDermott, William E. Mell, Nathan D. Marsh

The Innovative Fire Protection Workshop was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on June 4 and 5, 2009. The 70 participants...

Quantifying How Lighting and Focus Affect Face Recognition Performance

February 16, 2010

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, J. R. Beveridge, Bruce A. Draper, David Bolme, Geof H. Givens, Yui M. Lui

Recent studies show that face recognition in uncontrolled images remains a challenging problem, although the reasons why are less clear. Changes in illumination...

A Model of Joint Congestion Control and Routing Through Random Assignment of Paths

February 16, 2010

Author(s)

Fern Y. Hunt, Vladimir V. Marbukh

We investigate the trade-off between utility and path diversity in a model of congestion control where there can be multiple routes between two locations in a...

Overlap-Based Cell Tracker

February 2, 2010

Author(s)

Joe Chalfoun, Antonio Cardone, Alden A. Dima, Michael Halter, Daniel P. Allen

In order to facilitate the extraction of quantitative data from live cell image sets, automated image analysis methods are needed. This paper presents an...

Assessment of Uncertainties for the NIST 1016 mm Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus: Extended Analysis for Low-Density Fibrous-Glass Thermal Insulation

February 1, 2010

Author(s)

Robert R. Zarr

An assessment of uncertainties for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 1016 mm Guarded-Hot-Plate apparatus is presented. The uncertainties...

NIST HB 105-4, Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standards and Field Standard Weights and Measures 4. Specifications and Tolerances for Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Anhydrous Ammonia Pressurized Volumetic Field Standards

February 1, 2010

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris, L.F. Eason

These specifications and tolerances are recommended as minimum requirements for standards used by state and local weights and measures officials and others in...

NIST HB 105-3, Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standards and Field Standard Weights and Measures, 3. Specifications and Tolerances for Graduated Neck Type Volumetric Field Standards

January 31, 2010

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris, L.F. Eason

These specifications and tolerances are recommended as minimum requirements for standards used by state and local weights and measures officials and others in...

Office of Law Enforcement Standards 2-Year Road Map, FY2009-2011

January 29, 2010

Author(s)

Mark D. Stolorow

This document constitutes the 2-Year Road Map FY 2009 - 2011 for the Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES), Electronic and Electrical Engineering...

Office of Law Enforcement Standards Strategic Planning FY2009-2018.

January 29, 2010

Author(s)

Mark D. Stolorow

This document constitutes the ten-year Strategic Plan for FY2009-2018 for the Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES), Electronic and Electrical Engineering...

System Dynamics Modeling of Corn Ethanol as a Bio Transportation Fuel in the United States

January 28, 2010

Author(s)

Deogratias Kibira, Guodong Shao, Stephen -. Nowak

The production capacity of corn ethanol as a transportation fuel is experiencing rapid growth in the United States. The demand is driven by increased prices of...

Security Metrics: Measurements to Support the Continued Development of Information Security Technology

January 27, 2010

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information that was presented in NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR)7564, Directions in Security Metrics Research, by Wayne Jansen...

Final Report on the Collapse of the Dallas Cowboys Indoor Practice Facility, May 2, 2009 (NIST IR 7661)

January 26, 2010

Author(s)

John L. Gross, Joseph Main, Long Phan, Fahim H. Sadek, Stephen A. Cauffman, David P. Jorgensen

This report summarizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) study of the collapse of the Dallas Cowboys indoor practice facility that...

Comparison Testing Protocol for Firebrand Penetration through Building Vents: Summary of BRI/NIST Full Scale and NIST Reduced Scale Results

January 25, 2010

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Seul-Hyun Park, John R. Shields, Yoshihiko Hayashi, Sayaka Suzuki

An ASTM task group on vents, organized within Subcommittee E05.14.06, External Fire Exposures, has developed a reduced scale test method (not presently a...

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