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There is a need for real-time identification of hazards to enable selection of appropriate respiratory protection for firefighters. The challenge is to transfer
This document is a set of recommendations to users of biometric quality assessment algorithms. In particular it is concerned with aggregation of quality values
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The purpose of this volume is to provide a means for quantitative comparison of model simulations and measurements. The methodology employed follows the
Defines the content, format, and units of measurement for the exchange of fingerprint, palmprint, facial/mugshot, scar, mark, & tattoo (SMT), iris, and other
Computational tools have been developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for modeling fire spread and smoke transport. These tools
This is the April 2007 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and
Theodore V. Vorburger, James H. Yen, B Bachrach, Thomas Brian Renegar, Li Ma, Hyug-Gyo Rhee, Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, Jun-Feng Song, Charles D. Foreman
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In this work, optimal shaft shapes for flow in the annular space between a rotating shaft with axially-periodic radius and a fixed coaxial outer circular
Michael Brownstein, Robert A. Hoffman, Richard Levenson, Thomas E. Milner, Marla L. Dowell, Paul A. Williams, Grady S. White, Adolfas Gaigalas, Jeeseong C. Hwang
In order to maintain the rapid advance of biophotonics in the U.S. and to enhance our competitiveness worldwide, key measurement tools must be in place. As a
1. Table 23-2-(1.20238)-db: Pages db-1476.0 and db-1476.1 New table for 2,3-dimethylpentane containing the density for the real fluid at selected temperatures
The Cyber Security Research and Development Act of 2002 tasks the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to "develop, and revise as necessary, a
This bulletin summarizes the recommendations developed by NIST to assist organizations in establishing and maintaining robust security for wireless local area
Vibrational zero-point energies (ZPEs), as determined from published spectroscopic constants, are derived for 85 diatomic molecules. Standard uncertainties are
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Flash LADAR cameras based on continuous-wave, time-of-flight range measurement deliver fast 3D imaging for robot applications including mapping, localization
Tom T. Karygiannis, Bernard Eydt, Greg Barber, Lynn Bunn, T. Phillips
This publication seeks to assist organizations in understanding the risks of RFID technology and security measures to mitigate those risks. It provides
A set of C and Fortran computer programs have been developed for computing the permeability of three-dimensional porous media under incompressible Stokes flow
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Two experimental investigations were made in order to reduce background counts in neutron detectors. Each investigation relied upon the fact that neutron
This report describes the development of a low cost vibration amplitude sensor. The processes used to develop this sensor involve the use of Micro-Electronic
Cheol D. Park, Paul A. Reneke, Michael A. Galler, Steven T. Bushby, William D. Davis
As part of a Cybernetic Building Systems project at the NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory, a whole building emulator called the Virtual Cybernetic
The impact of firefighter response on the progress of the building evacuation is not typically considered. The emergency response can significantly increase
The NIST technical investigation into The Station nightclub fire specifically recommended that a study be performed to determine the minimum number and
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