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NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (2008 Ed.)

October 31, 2007

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, Tina Butcher, Steven E. Cook, L T. Sebring, R C. Suiter

Handbook 44 was first published in 1949, having been preceded by similar handbooks of various designations and in several forms. This 2008 edition was developed...

Investigating Resource Allocation in a Standards-Based Grid Compute Economy

October 31, 2007

Author(s)

Christopher E. Dabrowski

This paper reports work investigating resource allocation in a simulated grid compute economy where consumers and providers employ software components...

TRC Thermodynamic Tables, Hydrocarbon Supplement H134, 2007

October 29, 2007

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel

1. Table 23-2-(3.25030)-db ?o Pages db-2188.0 to db-2188.2 New table for 1-cyclopentyl-4-(3-cyclopentylpropyl)dodecane containing the density for the real fluid...

Thermodynamics of Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions: Part 7 - 2007 Update

October 25, 2007

Author(s)

Robert N. Goldberg, Yadu D. Tewari, Talapady N. Bhat

This review serves to update previously published evaluations of equilibrium constants and enthalpy changes for enzyme catalyzed reactions. For each reaction...

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

October 25, 2007

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the guidance developed by NIST and published in NISTIR 7435 to help IT managers to make sense of data about the vulnerabilities of...

Information Technology Laboratory Brochure

October 24, 2007

Author(s)

Elizabeth B. Lennon

This brochure describes the programs of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). Following a letter from the ITL Director, ITL's nine programs are described...

Mathematical Foundations of Measurement Science for Information Systems - Report of a Planning Workshop

October 24, 2007

Author(s)

Ronald Boisvert, Isabel M. Beichl

The report summarized the discussions from a one-day planning workshop held at NIST to consider the basis for a new program on the mathematical foundations of...

ICT for Supply Chains and Product Lifecycle Management: A Research Agenda for French-US Collaboration

October 24, 2007

Author(s)

A Bouras, Sudarsan Rachuri, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Jean-Philippe Legrange

Innovation is becoming more and more dependent on global networks of resources and skills. Research plays a critical role in the innovation process, providing a...

The State of Container Security Standards

October 17, 2007

Author(s)

Shaw C. Feng, Simon P. Frechette

As cargo container security is a critical component in the U.S. homeland security, the communication among people in a chain of custody of a container needs to...

Acoustic Sensing of Hydrating Cement Slurries: An Exploratory Study

October 10, 2007

Author(s)

Vincent A. Hackley, L -. Lum, Chiara F. Ferraris

Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers

October 9, 2007

Author(s)

Miles C. Tracy, Wayne Jansen, Karen A. Scarfone, Theodore Winograd

Web servers are often the most targeted and attacked hosts on organizations' networks. As a result, it is essential to secure Web servers and the network...

NIST HB 130 - Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality (2008)

October 1, 2007

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, Lisa Warfield, T Coleman, L T. Sebring

This handbook compiles uniform laws and regulations developed by the Committee on Laws and Regulations of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM)...

Effect of CuO Nanolubricant on R134a Pool Boiling Heat Transfer with Extensive Measurement and Analysis Details

October 1, 2007

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski

This paper quantifies the influence of CuO nanoparticles on the boiling performance of R134a/polyolester mixtures on a roughened, horizontal, flat surface...

Electro-physical Technique for Post-fabrication Measurements of CMOS Process Layer Thicknesses

October 1, 2007

Author(s)

Janet M. Cassard, Paul T. Vernier

This paper presents a combined physical and electrical post-fabrication method for determining the thicknesses of the various layers in a commercial 1.5-um...

The Decontamination for Building Plumbing Systems - Analysis and Procedures

September 30, 2007

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado

This report describes the results of measurements and analysis of methods to decontaminate building plumbing systems in the event of the accidental or...

Maze Hypothesis Development in Assessing Robot Performance During Teleoperation

September 28, 2007

Author(s)

Salvatore P. Schipani, Elena R. Messina

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) personnel had the opportunity to assess 14 prospective Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) robots, for the...

Effect of Lubricant on R410A Horizontal Flow Boiling

September 27, 2007

Author(s)

N N. Sawant, Mark A. Kedzierski, J S. Brown

The paper experimentally quantified the effect of lubricant on horizontal flow boiling of R410A. This was accomplished by first establishing a baseline by...

NIST Special Publication 250-79 Airspeed Calibration Service.

September 26, 2007

Author(s)

Tsyh Tyan Yeh, J. M. Hall

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides calibration services for airspeed instrumentation such as Pitot-static tubes, anemometers...

NIST HANDBOOK 150-11 2007 Edition National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM

September 21, 2007

Author(s)

Kurt Fischer, Carroll S. Brickenkamp

NIST Handbook 150-11, NVLAP Electromagnetic Compatibility and Telecommunications, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of...

Effect of CuO Nanoparticle Concentration on R134a/Lubricant Pool Boiling Heat Transfer With Extensive Analysis

September 20, 2007

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski

This paper quantifies the influence of CuO nanoparticle concentration on the boiling performance of R134a/polyolester mixtures on a roughened, horizontal flat...

Feasibility of Using a Concrete Mixing Truck as a Rheometer(Orlando, Florida)

September 19, 2007

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Roy Cooley, Joe Grein, Max A. Peltz, Michael Topputo, Steve Verdino

The goal of the tests reported here was to further determine the feasibility of using a concrete mixing truck as a rotational rheometer. This work is the...

Proceedings of the NIST/USCAR Workshop on Friction Issues Related to Metal Forming

September 17, 2007

Author(s)

Mark R. Stoudt

The NIST Metallurgy Division has initiated a research project to study the friction behavior of automotive alloys during sheet metal forming. The principal...

Guided Data Capture (GDC) 5.0

September 17, 2007

Author(s)

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...

6th Annual PKI R&D Workshop "Applications-Driven PKI" Proceedings

September 13, 2007

Author(s)

William Polk, Kent Seamons

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...

Material Standards for Environmental Health and Safety for Engineered Nanoscale Materials

September 13, 2007

Author(s)

Dianne L. Poster, John A. Small, Michael T. Postek

The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in its 2006 document, Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials...

Microwave Spectra of Molecules of Astrophysical Interest: XXV. Methylamine

September 5, 2007

Author(s)

Vadim V. Ilyushin, Francis J. Lovas

The microwave spectrum of methylamine in its ground vibrational state is critically reviewed and supplemented with spectral frequency calculations derived from...

Studies of Operational Measurement of ROC Curve on Large Fingerprint Data Sets Using Two-Sample Bootstrap

September 4, 2007

Author(s)

Jin Chu Wu

From the operational perspective, for large-size fingerprint data, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is usually measured by the true accept rate...

Benefit-Cost Analysis of Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems

September 2, 2007

Author(s)

David T. Butry, M H. Brown, S Fuller

This report documents a benefit-cost analysis performed to measure the expected present value of net benefits resulting from the installation of a multipurpose...

NIST Workshop on Materials Test Procedures for Hydrogen Pipelines:The proceedings of a workshop held August 21-22, 2007 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305

September 1, 2007

Author(s)

Thomas A. Siewert, J. David McColskey, Richard E. Ricker

NIST Workshop on Materials Test Procedures for Hydrogen Pipelines

September 1, 2007

Author(s)

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...

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