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Thermometry Issues in Destruction Kinetics Measurements

June 26, 2009

Author(s)

Dean C. Ripple

Of all the aspects of destruction kinetics measurement, the one taken most for granted is temperature measurement. The ubiquity of digital thermometers and...

Digital Signature Standard (DSS)

June 25, 2009

Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Elaine Barker

[Superseded by FIPS 186-4(July 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=914162] The Standard specifies a suite of algorithms that can...

Security for Enterprise Telework and Remote Access Solutions

June 24, 2009

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone

Many people telework (also known as telecommuting), which is the ability for an organization s employees and contractors to perform work from locations other...

Introduction of Wave Set-up Effects and Mass Flux to the Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) Model

June 24, 2009

Author(s)

Donald Slinn, Shaun Kline

Hurricanes wreak havoc on the lives and infrastructure of coastal communities. Storm surge, a local rise in sea level elevations, is perhaps the most...

CYCLE_D: NIST Vapor Compression Cycle Design Program Version 4.0 Users' Guide

June 23, 2009

Author(s)

J S. Brown, Piotr A. Domanski, Eric Lemmon

The CYCLE_D package simulates vapor compression refrigeration cycles that use pure refrigerants or mixtures of refrigerants. The model can simulate a basic...

Static Analysis Tool Exposition (SATE) 2008

June 22, 2009

Author(s)

Vadim Okun, Romain Gaucher, Paul E. Black

The NIST SAMATE project conducted the first Static Analysis Tool Exposition (SATE) in 2008 to advance research in static analysis tools that find security...

Hypothesis Test of Fingerprint-Image Matching Algorithms in Operational ROC Analysis

June 17, 2009

Author(s)

Jin Chu Wu, Alvin F. Martin, Raghu N. Kacker

To evaluate the performance of fingerprint-image matching algorithms on large datasets, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is applied. From the...

Guide to Enterprise Telework and Remote Access Security

June 16, 2009

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Paul Hoffman, Murugiah P. Souppaya

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-46 Rev. 2 (July 2016): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=921406] Many organizations employees and...

NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 2 - Seismic Design of Steel Special Moment Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers

June 15, 2009

Author(s)

Ronald Hamburger, Helmut Krawinkler, James Malley, Scott Adan

CFAST - Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6), User's Guide, DECEMBER 2008 REVISION

June 12, 2009

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke, Glenn P. Forney, Walter W. Jones

CFAST is a two-zone fire model capable of predicting the environment in a multi-compartment structure subjected to a fire. It calculates the time evolving...

Summary of NIST/GSA Cooperative Research on the Use of Elevators During Fire Emergencies

June 12, 2009

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Richard W. Bukowski

This report summarizes the results of NIST research on the use of elevators during fire emergencies conducted as part of a cooperative effort funded in part by...

CFAST - Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6), Software and Experimental Validation Guide

June 12, 2009

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Kevin B. McGrattan, Bryan W. Klein, Walter W. Jones, Paul A. Reneke

This supplement to the CFAST Technical Reference Guide provides details of the software development process for CFAST and accompanying validation for the model...

Building Occupant Safety Research 2008

June 12, 2009

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Erica D. Kuligowski, Richard W. Bukowski

Historically, building egress systems have evolved in response to specific large loss incidents. Currently, systems are designed around a concept of providing...

Stairwell Evacuation from Buildings: What We Know We Don't Know

June 12, 2009

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Erica D. Kuligowski

Occupant descent down stairwells during building evacuations is typically described by measureable engineering variables such as stairwell geometry, speed...

CFAST - Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6), Technical Reference Guide, APRIL 2009 REVISION

June 12, 2009

Author(s)

Walter W. Jones, Richard Peacock, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke

CFAST is a two-zone fire model capable of predicting the environment in a multi-compartment structure subjected to a fire. It calculates the time evolving...

The Impact of Thermal Imaging Camera Display Quality on Fire Fighter Task Performance

June 11, 2009

Author(s)

Justin Rowe

Thermal imaging cameras (TIC) have become a vital fire fighting tool for the first responder community but there are currently no standardized quality control...

MINEX II Performance of Fingerprint Match-on-Card Algorithms - Phase II/III Report

June 5, 2009

Author(s)

Patrick Grother, Wayne J. Salamon

The MINEX II trial was conducted to evaluate the accuracy and speed of Match-on-Card verification algorithms. These run on ISO/IEC 7816 smart cards. They...

Guidelines for Writing Clear Instructions and Messages for Voters and Poll Workers

June 5, 2009

Author(s)

Janice (Ginny) Redish, Sharon J. Laskowski

Voters are exercising an important right as American citizens. If they cannot understand how to use their voting materials, they may not be successful in voting...

Seismic design of steel special moment frames::a guide for practicing engineers

June 1, 2009

Author(s)

Ronald O Hamburger, Helmut Krawinkler, James O Malley, Scott M Adan

Development and Demonstration of a Method to Evaluate Bio-Sampling Strategies using Building Simulation and Sample Planning Software

June 1, 2009

Author(s)

William S. Dols, Jayne B. Morrow, Andrew K. Persily, Brett Matzke, Landon Sego, Lisa Nuffer, Brent Pulsipher

In an effort to validate and demonstrate response and recovery sampling approaches and technologies, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), along with...

Measurement Challenges to Innovation in the Biosciences: Critical Roles for NIST

June 1, 2009

Author(s)

Willie E. May, Michael D. Amos, Joan Pellegrino

Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis 2009

May 31, 2009

Author(s)

Amy S. Rushing, Barbara C. Lippiatt

This is the 2009 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and renewable...

Proceedings of the Dynamic Measurement and Control for Autonomous Manufacturing Workshop

May 29, 2009

Author(s)

Tsai H. Hong, Roger D. Eastman, Roger V. Bostelman, Hui-Min Huang, B. McMorris

The Dynamic Measurement workshop was held on October 10 - 11, 2007 at the Columbia Graduate Center of Loyola College in Maryland. Forty-eight people attended...

High Speed Quantum Key Distribution over Optical Fiber Network System

May 28, 2009

Author(s)

Xiao Tang, Lijun Ma, Alan Mink

NIST has developed a number of complete fiber-based high-speed quantum key distribution QKD)systems that includes an 850 nm QKD system for a local area network...

The Process of Human Behavior in Fires

May 15, 2009

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski

Evacuation models, including engineering hand calculations and computational tools, are used to evaluate the level of safety provided by buildings during...

Report of Findings: Use of Language in Ballot Instructions

May 6, 2009

Author(s)

Janice G. Redish, Dana Chisnell, Ethan Newby, Sharon J. Laskowski, Svetlana Z. Lowry

In this study, we compared two ballots that differed only in wording and presentation of the language on the ballots. For Ballot A, we used conventional wording...

OntoSTEP: OWL-DL Ontology for STEP

May 4, 2009

Author(s)

Sylvere Krima, Raphael Barbau, Xenia Fiorentini, Sudarsan Rachuri, Ram D. Sriram

The Standard for the Exchange of Product model data (STEP) [1] contains product information mainly related to geometry. The modeling language used to develop...

Calibration of Speed Enforcement Down-the-Road Radars

May 1, 2009

Author(s)

John R. Jendzurski, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr.

We examine the measurement uncertainty associated with different methods of calibrating the ubiquitous down-the-road (DTR) radar used in speed enforcement...

Method for the characterization of extreme-ultraviolet photoresist outgassing

May 1, 2009

Author(s)

Charles S. Tarrio

Outgassing from photoresists illuminated by extreme ultraviolet radiation can lead to degradation of the very expensive multilayer- coated optics in an extreme...

CYCLE D: NIST Vapor Compression Cycle Design Program. Version 4.0. Users' Guide (NIST NSRDS 49)

May 1, 2009

Author(s)

J S. Brown, Piotr A. Domanski, Eric Lemmon

The CYCLE_D package simulates vapor compression refrigeration cycles that use pure refrigerants or mixtures of refrigerants. The model can simulate a basic...

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