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

February 1, 2009

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

Errata for NIST NCSTAR 1A, NIST NCSTAR 1-9, and NIST NCSTAR 1-9A, Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster: Structural Fire Response and Probable Collapse Sequence of World Trade Center Building 7

January 30, 2009

Author(s)

Therese P. McAllister

Errata to the NIST Reports of the Federal Building and Fire Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster,NCSTAR 1A, NIST NCSTAR 1-9, and NIST NCSTAR 1-9A.

Security of Cell Phones and PDAs

January 29, 2009

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information disseminated in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-124, Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security: Recommendations of

Stopwatch and Timer Calibrations (2009 edition)

January 28, 2009

Author(s)

Jeff C. Gust, Robert M. Graham, Michael A. Lombardi

Stopwatch and timer calibrations are perhaps the most common calibrations performed in the field of time and frequency metrology. Hundreds of United States

Information Technology Laboratory Brochure

January 21, 2009

Author(s)

Elizabeth B. Lennon

This brochure describes the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at NIST, including mission, core competencies, resources, products, and customers. It

Fire Fighting Tactics under Wind Driven Conditions: Laboratory Experiments

January 21, 2009

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Stephen Kerber

Eight full scale experiments were conducted to examine the impact of wind on fire spread through a multi-room structure and examine the capabilities of wind

TRC Thermodynamic Tables, Non-Hydrocarbon Supplement NH-100 (December 2008)

January 20, 2009

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel

1. Table 23-2-1-(1.10212)-db: Page db-5096.0 New table for 2-hexanol containing the density for the real fluid at selected temperatures and pressures. 2. Table

Analysis of FDS Thermal Detector Response Prediction Capability. NIST GCR 09-921

January 16, 2009

Author(s)

Morgan J. Hurley, Alex Munguia

Predictions of fire plume and ceiling jet temperature and the response of thermal detectors from NIST's Fire Dynamics Simulator(FDS)were compared to data from a

Selected Impacts of Documentary Standards Supported by NIST

January 15, 2009

Author(s)

Erik Puskar

This report reflects the results of a survey that canvassed the National Institute of Standards and Technology s (NIST) Operating Units (OUs) for instances

Study of interaction of the cyclin-dependent kinase 5 with its activator, p25 and with the p25-derived inhibitor, CIP

January 15, 2009

Author(s)

Antonio Cardone, Ram D. Sriram, Wayne Albers, Harish C. Pant

A high-affinity inhibitor protein called CIP, which can be produced by small truncations of p35, was earlier identified by Amin, Albers, and Pant. P35 is one of

Reference Correlations for Thermophysical Properties of Liquid Water at 0.1 MPa

January 15, 2009

Author(s)

Jan Hruby, Jaroslav Patek, Jaroslav Klomfar, Monika Souckova, Allan H. Harvey

Simple but highly accurate correlations have been developed for the thermodynamic properties, viscosity, thermal conductivity, and static dielectric constant of

Slap Fingerprint Segmentation Evaluation II - Procedures and Results

January 12, 2009

Author(s)

Craig I. Watson

In 2004, NIST conducted a fingerprint slap segmentation study [1] to assess the state-of-the-art in fingerprint segmentation technology. Given the development

Adhesive bonding to dentin improved by polymerizable cyclodextrin derivatives

January 5, 2009

Author(s)

Rafael L. Bowen, Gary E. Schumacher, Anthony A. Giuseppetti, Kathleen M. Flynn, Charles M. Guttman, Clifton M. Carey

Objectives. Determine bonding characteristics of a hydrophilic monomer formulation containing PCDs (Polymerizable Cyclodextrin Derivatives). The hypothesis was

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin

January 5, 2009

Author(s)

Eyvon Petty

The Time and Frequency Bulleting provides information on performance of time scales and a variety of broadcasts (and related information) to users of the NIST

Instrumented Impact Test: Impact Machine Variables and Specimen Position

January 5, 2009

Author(s)

Christopher N. McCowan

An investigation has been conducted on the influence of impact machine variables and specimen positioning on characteristic forces and absorbed energies from

SRM NIST Standard Reference Materials Catalog, January 2009

January 2, 2009

Author(s)

Joan C. Sauerwein, Regina R. Montgomery

NIST Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) are used by industry, government, and academia to ensure the highest quality measurements. This catalog lists over 1100