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NIST HANDBOOK 150-1 2008 Edition National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING PRODUCTS

December 31, 2007

Author(s)

C Cameron Miller, Lawrence I. Knab

The NIST Handbook 150 publication series sets forth the procedures, requirements, and guidance for the accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories by

X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Absorbed Dose Profiles in Teeth: An EPR and Modelling Study

December 31, 2007

Author(s)

S Sholom, C M. O'Brien, E Bakhanova, V Chumak, Marc F. Desrosiers, A Bouville

Dose profiles in teeth have been experimentally and theoretically studied for different energies and geometries of incident X- and gamma-rays. The experiments

EPR Tooth Dosimetry of SNTS Area Inhabitants

December 29, 2007

Author(s)

S Sholom, Marc F. Desrosiers, A Bouville, N Luckyanov, V Chumak, S L. Simon

Determination of external dose to teeth of inhabitants of settlements near the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site (SNTS) was conducted using the EPR dosimetry

Autonomy Levels for Unmanned Systems (ALFUS) FrameworkVolume II: Framework Models Initial Version

December 28, 2007

Author(s)

Hui-Min Huang, Elena R. Messina

This document describes the current Framework models of the overall Autonomy Levels for Unmanned Systems Framework, or ALFUS. ALFUS addresses the autonomy

Proceedings of the Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS)2007 Workshop, August 28-30, 2007

December 28, 2007

Author(s)

Rajmohan (. Madhavan, Elena R. Messina

The 2007 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS'07) Workshop is the seventh installment in the series that started in 2000 targeted at defining

Securing External Computers and Other Devices Used by Teleworkers

December 19, 2007

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the recommendations developed by NIST to help workers secure their external devices that they need for teleworking. The bulletin covers

Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometer Calibrations from the Ar TP to the Ag FP

December 19, 2007

Author(s)

Gregory F. Strouse

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is in charge of realizing, maintaining, and disseminating the international Scale of 1990 (ITS-90)

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems

December 19, 2007

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Stuart W. Katzke, L A. Johnson, Marianne M. Swanson

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 3 (August 2009): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=918663] This publication revises NIST SP 800-53

Air-Side Velocity Distribution in Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers

December 17, 2007

Author(s)

David A. Yashar, Hong H. Cho

The performance of finned tube heat exchangers is greatly affected by the distribution of the air that passes through it. The air side velocity distribution is

Dissemination of 3D Visualizations of Complex Function Data for the NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions

December 10, 2007

Author(s)

Qiming Wang, Bonita V. Saunders, Sanford P. Ressler

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a digital library to replace the widely used National Bureau of Standards Handbook of

NIST HB-1A Energy Efficient Lighting - Solid State Luminaires

December 7, 2007

Author(s)

C Cameron Miller, Lawrence I. Knab, Ambler Thompson, Jon M. Crickenberger

NIST Handbook 150-1A presents technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation

Collected Publications From the Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program

December 6, 2007

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann

In its decade of systematic research (1997-2006), the NGP revitalized the field of fire suppression science. The NGP arose as a result of a discovery that

Analysis of Inter-laboratory Testing of Non-loadbearing Gypsum/Steel-Stud Wall Assemblies

December 1, 2007

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler, Samuel L. Manzello, Alexander Maranghides, T Mizukami

This report summarizes the results of a test program conducted in 2006 and 2007 by the North American Fire Testing Laboratories (NAFTL) consortium. Gypsum/steel

Guidelines for Breakout Sessions (NIST SP 1051)

December 1, 2007

Author(s)

Rodney A. Bryant

Performance of Home Smoke Alarms Analysis of the Response of Several Available Technologies in Residential Fire Settings (NIST TN 1455-1)

December 1, 2007

Author(s)

Richard W. Bukowski, Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Thomas G. Cleary, Nelson P. Bryner, William D. Walton, Paul A. Reneke, Erica D. Kuligowski

This report presents the results of the project and provides details of the response of a range of residential smoke alarm technologies in a controlled

NIST Fire Fighter Technology Program Overview (NIST SP 1051)

December 1, 2007

Author(s)

Nelson P. Bryner

The Advanced Fire Service Technologies (AFST) Program objectives are to (*) Provide the science and performance metrics for development and implementation of

Real-Time Particulate Monitoring Detecting Respiratory Threats for First Responders: Workshop Proceedings

December 1, 2007

Author(s)

Rodney A. Bryant, Kathryn M. Butler, R Vettori, P Greenberg

This workshop brought together members of the fire service, particulate detector manufacturers, public health professionals, airborne particulate researchers

Secure Biometric Match-on-Card Feasibility Report

November 30, 2007

Author(s)

David A. Cooper, Trung-Hung Dang, Philip Lee, William I. MacGregor, Ketan Mehta

FIPS 201, "Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors," and its associated special publications define a method to perform

Certification of Standard Reference Material 1476a, a Polyethylene Resin

November 29, 2007

Author(s)

Kathleen M. Flynn, S Wetzel, William R. Blair, J R. Maurey

The melt flow rate of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1476a Branched Polyethylene Resin was determined to be 1.23g/10 min at 190 C under a load of 2.16 kg

Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and GMAC

November 28, 2007

Author(s)

Morris J. Dworkin

This Recommendation specifies the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM), an algorithm for authenticated encryption with associated data, and its specialization, GMAC, for

Overview of the TREC 2006 Blog Track

November 27, 2007

Author(s)

Iadh Ounis, Maarten de Rijke, Craig Macdonald, Gilad Mishne, Ian Soboroff

The Blog track began this year, with the aim to explore the information seeking behaviour in the blogosphere. For this purpose, a new large-scale test

Using Storage Encryption Technologies to Protect End User Devices

November 26, 2007

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the guidance developed by NIST and published in SP 800-111 to help organizations secure their end user devices, and deter unauthorized

Committee Report of the 92nd National Conference on Weights and Measures, July 8 - 12, 2007, Salt Lake City, Utah

November 26, 2007

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, L T. Sebring

The 92nd Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, July 8 - 13, 2007. The theme of the conference was

Overview of TREC 2006

November 26, 2007

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees

This report provides an overview of the fifteenth Text REtrieval Conference, TREC 2006. TREC 2006 was held at NIST on November 16-19, 2006. The conference was

Guide to Storage Encryption Technologies for End User Devices

November 15, 2007

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Murugiah P. Souppaya, Matt Sexton

Many threats against end user devices, such as desktop and laptop computers, smart phones, personal digital assistants, and removable media, could cause

Building Information Services and Control System (BISACS): Technical Documentation, Revision 1.0

November 14, 2007

Author(s)

Alan B. Vinh

The goal of the Building Information Services and Control System (BISACS) is to create a computer supported system that will allow external users to be

Design of the HLPR ChairHome Lift Position and Rehabilitation Chair

November 9, 2007

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, James S. Albus

This paper is a HLPR Chair (Home Lift, Position, and Rehabilitation Chair) design document that includes a brief introduction of the need for this technology

Advanced Technology for Fire Suppression in Aircraft

November 6, 2007

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann

In its decade of systematic research (1997-2006), the NGP revitalized the field of fire suppression science. The NGP arose as a result of a discovery that

Comparison between NIST and AF laser energy standards using high power lasers

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

Xiaoyu X. Li, Thomas Scott, Christopher L. Cromer, David Cooper, Steven Comisford

We report the results of a high-energy laser calorimeter comparison conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado

Computational Model for Fire Growth and Spread On Thermoplastic Objects. Final Report.

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

M Bockelie, Q Tang

In this report is described the work effort by Reaction Engineering International (REI) to develop, demonstrate and deliver to the National Institute of

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