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Research Announcement: Boundedness of Orbits for Trapezoidal Outer Billiards

November 13, 2008

Author(s)

Daniel I. Genin

We state and briefly sketch the proof of a result on boundedness of outer billiard orbits for trapezoidal outer billiards.

Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions

November 12, 2008

Author(s)

Lidong Chen

This Recommendation specifies techniques for the derivation of additional keying material from a secret key, either established through a key establishment

Overview of the TREC 2006 Question Answering Track

November 5, 2008

Author(s)

Hoa T. Dang, Jimmy Lin, Diane Kelly

The TREC 2006 question answering track contained two tasks: a main task and a complex, interactive question answering (ciQA) task. As in 2005, the main task

User's Guide for the Quality of Design Testing Tool and the Content Checker

November 5, 2008

Author(s)

Katherine C. Morris, Simon P. Frechette, Puja Goyal, Joshua Lubell, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Salifou Sidi Malick, Nicolas Brayard, Severin Tixier

This document describes the operation and usage of the Quality of Design and the Content Checker Testing Tools. These tools were developed at the National

Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security

November 3, 2008

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Karen A. Scarfone

[Superseded by SP 800-124 Rev. 1 (June 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913427] Cell phones and personal digital assistants

Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (Handbook 44-2009)

November 3, 2008

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, Tina G. Butcher, Steven E. Cook

Handbook 44 was first published in 1949, having been preceded by similar handbooks of various designations and in several forms. This 2009 edition was developed

Standards Development for Gas Phase Air Cleaning Equipment in Buildings

November 3, 2008

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily, Cynthia H. Reed, Stephanie S. Watson, Nicos Martys, Edward J. Garboczi, Heather Davis

Concerns about building security have resulted in increasing interest in gas phase air cleaning (GPAC) and the need for standard methods to determine the

Final report on the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7::federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center disaster

November 1, 2008

Author(s)

Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder, Richard G Gann, William Grosshandler, Hai S Lew, Richard W Bukowski, Fahim H Sadek, Frank W Gayle, John L Gross, Therese P McAllister, Jason D Averill, J Randall Lawson, Harold E Nelson, Stephen A Cauffman

Global structural analysis of the response of World Trade Center Building 7 to fires and debris impact damage::federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center disaster

November 1, 2008

Author(s)

Robert MacNeill, Steven Kirkpatrick, Brian Peterson, Robert Bocchieri

Structural fire response and probable collapse sequence of World Trade Center Building 7::federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center disaster

November 1, 2008

Author(s)

Therese P McAllister, Richard G Gann, Jason D Averill, John L Gross, William L Grosshandler, J Randall Lawson, Kevin B McGrattan, William M Pitts, Kuldeep R Prasad, Fahim H Sadek

Analysis of Ventilation Data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Building Assessment Survey and Evaluation (BASE) Study

November 1, 2008

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily, J Gorfain

[Replaces Version (NISTIR 7145) Published in December 2004] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Building Assessment Survey and Evaluation (BASE)

Revised Standardized Equation for Hydrogen Gas Densities for Fuel Consumption Applications

November 1, 2008

Author(s)

Eric W. Lemmon, Marcia L. Huber, Jacob W. Leachman

An equation for the density of hydrogen gas has been developed that agrees with the current standard to within 0.01 % from 220 to 1000 K with pressures up to 70

Reflective optical chopper used in NIST high-power laser measurements

November 1, 2008

Author(s)

Xiaoyu X. Li, Thomas Scott, Christopher L. Cromer, Joshua A. Hadler

For the past ten years, NIST has used high-reflectivity, optical choppers as beamsplitters and attenuators when calibrating the absolute responsivity and

On the Criteria for Smoldering Ignition in the CFR 1632 Test for Mattresses

November 1, 2008

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller

The Sleep Products Safety Council is sponsoring a study at NIST of the viability of a bench-scale version of CFR 1632 (cigarette ignition of mattresses). In the

X-ray Microtomography Studies of Air-Void Instability and Growth during Drying of Tile Adhesive Mortars

November 1, 2008

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, C Haecker

A previous X-ray absorption study of tile adhesive mortars [1] identified a new phenomenon during drying, namely the movement of small cement particles from the

Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

October 31, 2008

Author(s)

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

[Superseded by FIPS 180-4 (March 2012): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=910977] This standard specifies five hash algorithms that

Standardization of 68Ge/68Ga using three liquid scintillation counting-based methods

October 31, 2008

Author(s)

Brian E. Zimmerman, Jeffrey T. Cessna, Ryan P. Fitzgerald

A solution containing 68Ge in equilibrium with its daughter, 68Ga, has been standardized for the first time at the National Institute of Standards and

Reasoning in Manufacturing Part-Part Examples with OWL 2

October 29, 2008

Author(s)

Nenad Krdzavac, Conrad E. Bock

This report examines whether the Web Ontology Language 2 (OWL 2) is expressive enough for some common manufacturing examples involving relations between parts

TRC Thermodynamic Tables - Hydrocarbons, Supplement H-136

October 27, 2008

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel

1. Table 23-2-(5.12003)-db - Pages db-2610.0 through db-2610.12: New table for 1-butene containing the density for the real fluid at selected temperatures and

Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows XP Systems for IT Professionals: A NIST Security Configuration Checklist

October 24, 2008

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Murugiah P. Souppaya, Paul M. Johnson

This publication assists IT professionals in securing Windows XP workstations, mobile computers, and computers used by telecommuters within various environments

Guidelines for Using Color in Voting Systems

October 23, 2008

Author(s)

Maureen Stone, Sharon J. Laskowski, Svetlana Z. Lowry

This document is a digital color design guide for the electronic displays of voting systems. It encodes best practice for usability in general, and specifically

An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule

October 22, 2008

Author(s)

Matthew A. Scholl, Kevin Stine, Joan Hash, Pauline Bowen, L A. Johnson, Carla Dancy Smith, Daniel Steinberg

Special Publication 800-66 Rev. 1, An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule

Cooling Mode Fault Detection And Diagnosis Method For A Residential Heat Pump

October 17, 2008

Author(s)

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

Performance characteristics of a R410A residential unitary split heat pump equipped with a thermostatic expansion valve (TXV) were investigated in the cooling

Speed Measuring Device Performance Specifications: Across-the-Road Radar Module

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

A G. Lieberman

These specifications describe performance requirements and test methods for stationary, automated across-the-road radar speed measuring devices used by law

Report on the First Meeting of the National Working Group on Stored Vehicle Tare Weights (9/17 - 9/19/04)

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Kenneth S. Butcher

The primary goal of the National Working Group is to develop recommendations (e.g., good weighing practices; new methods of sale of commodities requirements, or

TBT Agreement Activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 1996

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

JoAnne R. Overman

This report describes the World Trade organization (WTO) Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) activities conducted by the national Institute

Type Evaluation Laboratory Quality Manual Template

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Gloria Diane Lee

This NISTIR is a Quality Manual Template designed to assist U.S. type evaluation laboratories document their laboratory quality system in accordance with the

Forum Report: Permissive Metric Only Labeling

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Kenneth S. Butcher

Report on the Forum on Metric-only Labeling held on November 7, 2002, in Washington, DC. The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National

Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler (1770-1843) : A Twenty Year Retrospective, 1987-2007

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

H Hassler, Charles A. Burroughs

This publication will bring together remarks, papers, and photographs associated with various Hassler-related events held in Philadelphia and the Washington

Household Weights and Measures (NIST SP 430) 2004

October 16, 2008

Author(s)

Kenneth S. Butcher

The purpose of this publication is to present in a convenient form the weights and measures tables most useful for household purposes, together with associated

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