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Vladimir Diky, Robert D. Chirico, Robert N. Goldberg, Michael D. Frenkel
Guided Data Capture (GDC) 5.0 includes capture capabilities for biochemical substances and selected biothermodynamic properties. A key characteristic of data
NIST hosted the sixth Annual Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Research Workshop on April 17-19, 2007. The two and a half day event brought together PKI experts
The microwave spectrum of methylamine in its ground vibrational state is critically reviewed and supplemented with spectral frequency calculations derived from
From the operational perspective, for large-size fingerprint data, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is usually measured by the true accept rate
This report documents a benefit-cost analysis performed to measure the expected present value of net benefits resulting from the installation of a multipurpose
Thomas A. Siewert, Joseph D. McColskey, Richard E. Ricker
The Materials Reliability and Metallurgy Divisions have expanded their efforts to advance the technology for the construction, repair, and inspection of
Anthony P. Hamins, Matthew F. Bundy, C B. Oh, Stephen P. Fuss, J. Logue
This final report describes the study that has been supported through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) microgravity grants program from
Economic tools are needed to help the owners and managers of buildings, industrial facilities, and other critical infrastructure to select cost-effective
The development of a simulation model has always been a challenging task; it is time-consuming and requires expertise. Furthermore, most customized simulation
Jolene Splett, Christopher N. McCowan, Hariharan K. Iyer, Chih-Ming Wang
The purpose of this recommended practice guide is to demonstrate how to determine the uncertainty associated with mean absorbed energy of specimens tested on a
John G. Hagedorn, Joy Dunkers, Steven G. Satterfield, Adele Peskin, John T. Kelso, Judith E. Terrill
This paper describes a set of tools for performing measurements of objects in a virtual reality based immersive visualization environment. These tools enable
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) provides an open framework for communicating the characteristics and impacts of IT vulnerabilities. The National
The use of molecules in electronic circuit has been the subject of recent study. Experimentally, two-terminal, molecular rectifiers have been demonstrated
Anoop Singhal, Theodore Winograd, Karen A. Scarfone
The advance of Web services technologies promises to have far-reaching effects on the Internet and enterprise networks. Web services based on the eXtensible
Iris recognition has long been widely regarded as a highly accurate biometric, despite the lack of independent, large-scale testing of its performance. Recently
This bulletin provides information on current and emerging standards that have been developed for Web services, and provides background information on the most
For firefighters and first response crews, the facial respirator is the first and last defense against hazardous and potentially harmful airborne agents. That
The MINEX II evaluation plan instantiates a complete mechanism for the measure of speed and the core algorithmic capabilities of fingerprint matching algorithms
Concurrent engineering depends on clear communication between all members of the development process. As that communication becomes more and more complex --
Smokeview is a software tool designed to visualize numerical calculations generated by fire models such as the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), a computational
Aircraft fire suppression applications inherently demanding performance requirements, made all the more challenging by low temperature conditions, physical
William D. Davis, R Vettori, Paul A. Reneke, L D. Brassell, David G. Holmberg, Jodi Kostecki, Jessica Kratchman
On July 26, 2005, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted a workshop consisting of fire service and fire safety personnel that had
William D. Davis, David G. Holmberg, Paul A. Reneke, L D. Brassell, R Vettori
On September 22, 2005 the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted a demonstration of two prototype tactical decision aid computer
The BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) version 4.0 software implements a rational, systematic technique for selecting environmentally
The 2004 Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) report, Collaboration, Integrated Information, and the Project Life Cycle in Building Design, Construction and
Marti Frank, Hannah Friedman, Kristin Heinemeier, Cory Toole, David Claridge, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Philip Haves
This report documents the findings of a review of the state of the art in the commissioning of low energy buildings. The purpose of this report is threefold: 1)
Most commonly occurring images f(x,y) are not smoothly differentiable functions of the variables x and y. Rather, these images display edges, localized sharp