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Interim Report on the Examination of Corrosion Damage in Homes Constructed with Imported Wallboard:I. Examination of Samples Received September 28, 2009

November 1, 2009

Author(s)

D.J. Pitchure, R.E. Ricker

Best Practice Guidelines for Pre-Launch Characterization and Calibration of Instruments for Passive Optical Remote Sensing

November 1, 2009

Author(s)

Raju V. Datla, Joseph P. Rice, Keith R. Lykke, Bettye C. Johnson, James J. Butler, Xiaoxiong Xiong

The pre-launch characterization and calibration of remote sensing instruments should be planned and carried out in conjunction with their design and development...

Regarding Electric Energy Savings, Power Factors, and Carbon Footprints: A Primer

October 31, 2009

Author(s)

Martin Misakian, Thomas L. Nelson, William E. Feero

A short primer is presented which describes the underlying physical theory of certain devices that reduce the current drawn from power distribution lines by...

IREX I: Performance of Iris Recognition Algorithms on Standard Images

October 30, 2009

Author(s)

Patrick J. Grother, Elham Tabassi, George W. Quinn, Wayne J. Salamon

The IREX program supports the development of interoperable iris imagery for use in high performance biometric applications. The IREX evaluation, was conducted...

Ontological Product Modeling for Collaborative Design

October 30, 2009

Author(s)

Conrad E. Bock, XuanFang Zha, Hyo W. Suh, Jae H. Lee

This paper presents a product modeling language for collaborative design that has the benefits of ontology and expanded capabilities in conventional product...

Protecting Information Systems with Firewalls: Revised Guidelines on Firewall Technologies and Policies

October 29, 2009

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

Firewalls are essential devices or programs that help organizations protect their networks and systems, and help home users protect their computers, from...

NIST Handbook 150-18 NVLAP Fasteners and Metals: 2009 Edition

October 20, 2009

Author(s)

Timothy Rasinski

NIST Handbook 150-18 program-specific handbook supplements NIST Handbook 150 by providing additional requirements, guidance, and interpretive information...

TRC Thermodynamic Tables, Hydrocarbon Supplement H-138

October 19, 2009

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel

1. Table 23-14-2-(33.35100)-d/Page d-8950: New table for benzothiophenes, C8 to C12, containing density for the condensed phase at one bar, or at equilibrium...

REFLEAK: NIST Leak/Recharge Simulation Program for Refrigerant Mixtures Version 3.2

October 16, 2009

Author(s)

David Didion, Min S. Kim, Piotr A. Domanski

REFLEAK simulates leak and recharge processes for refrigerant zeotropic mixtures, and estimates composition changes for vapor and liquid under either isothermal...

Benefits and Costs of Research: A Case Study of Improved Service Life Prediction

October 15, 2009

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman, David T. Butry, Allison L. Huang, Douglas S. Thomas

This report focuses on a critical analysis of the economic impacts of research conducted by BFRL s Service Life Prediction (SLP) Program for High-Performance...

Airtightness Evaluation of Shelter-in-Place Spaces for Protection Against Airborne Chembio Releases

October 15, 2009

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily, Heather Davis, Steven J. Emmerich, William S. Dols

Due to concerns about potential airborne chemical and biological releases in or near buildings, building owners and managers and other decision makers are faced...

Empirical Evidence for Iris Match Score Degradation with Time Lapse in ICE 2006

October 14, 2009

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, Kevin W. Bowyer, Patrick J. Flynn, Sarah E. Baker

October 2009 SRM Spotlight

October 14, 2009

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...

Mobile Forensic Reference Materials: a Methodology and Reification

October 14, 2009

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Aurelien M. Delaitre

This report concerns the theoretical and practical issues with automatically populating mobile devices with reference test data for use as reference materials...

Draft Report on the Collapse of the Dallas Cowboys Indoor Practice Facility, May 2, 2009 (NIST IR 7636) DRAFT for Public Comments (for final version, see NIST IR 7661)

October 6, 2009

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...

Particle Image Velocimetry Measurements and CFD-Based Predictions of Air Distribution at Evaporator Inlet and Outlet

October 5, 2009

Author(s)

David A. Yashar, Piotr A. Domanski

We examined the air flow distribution through a residential indoor air conditioning heat exchanger. The test heat exchanger was a finned tube, A-shaped coil...

Thermodynamic Evaluation of the Propensity of Niobium to Absorb Hydrogen During Fabrication of Superconducting Radio Frequency Accelerator Cavities

October 2, 2009

Author(s)

Richard E. Ricker

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

Thermodynamic Evaluation of the Propensity of Niobium to Absorb Hydrogen During Fabrication of Superconducting Radio Frequency Accelerator Cavities:

October 1, 2009

Author(s)

Richard E. Ricker

Small Business Information Security: the Fundamentals

October 1, 2009

Author(s)

Richard L. Kissel

[Superseded by NISTIR 7621 Rev. 1 (November 2016): https://www.nist.gov/node/1111801 ] For some small businesses, the security of their information, systems...

System and Network Security Acronyms and Abbreviations

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Victoria Thompson

This report contains a list of selected acronyms and abbreviations for system and network security terms with their generally accepted or preferred definitions...

Guidelines for Accepting 2D Building Plans (NIST IR 7638)

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, James J. Filliben, Alan M. Lytle

The General Services Administration's (GSA) Public Buildings Services manages 1600 buildings totaling 180, 000, 000 square feet. GSAs ability to capture...

Quick Capture Platform Graphics

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Brian C. Stanton, Yee-Yin Choong, Mary F. Theofanos, Patrick Hoffman

This document defines all of the graphic images for the quick capture platform. For each graphic we provide a description, the dimensions, the image, the image...

Heating Mode Performance Measurements For A Residential Heat Pump With Single-Faults Imposed

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski, Seok H. Yoon

The objective of this research was to acquire heating mode experimental data for a residential heat pump needed for the development of a FDD methodology. Within...

Metrics and Tools for Measuring Construction Productivity: Technical and Empirical Considerations

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Allison L. Huang, Robert E. Chapman, David T. Butry

Although the construction industry is a major component of the U.S. economy, it has experienced a perceived prolonged period of decline in productivity. Due to...

Benefits and Costs of Research: A Case Study of the NIST High Performance Concrete Program

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Jennifer F. Helgeson

This report provides an economic review of the National Institute of Standards and Technology High Performance Concrete (HYPERCON) Program from the period FY01...

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

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Stephen Quinn, Karen A. Scarfone, Murugiah Souppaya

[Superseded by SP 800-70 Rev. 2 (February 2011): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=907732] A security configuration checklist is a...

Hostage Rescue Team Quick Capture Platform Use Case Document

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Brian Stanton, Yee-Yin Choong, Mary Theofanos

The document defines functional requirements for the Quick Capture Platform (QCP). These requirements have been developed for a portable hardware device with...

Guidelines on Firewalls and Firewall Policy

September 28, 2009

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Paul Hoffman

Firewalls are devices or programs that control the flow of network traffic between networks or hosts employing differing security postures. This publication...

Updated Digital Signature Standard Approved as Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)186-3

September 28, 2009

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information in Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 186-3, Digital Signature Standard (DSS). Approved in June...

Development of Soft Armor Conditioning Protocols for NIJ 0101.06: Analytical Results

September 24, 2009

Author(s)

Amanda L. Forster, Kirk D. Rice, Michael A. Riley, Guillaume Messin, Sylvain H. Petit, Cyril Clerici, Gale A. Holmes, Joannie W. Chin

This publication details the four major phases of analytical development work, coupled with several additional side studies, undertaken by the Office of Law...

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