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Design, Measurements and Performance Predictions for a Micromolded Refrigerant Expansion Device.

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

David A. Yashar

Building Tactical Information System for Public Safety Officials. Intelligent Building Response (iBR).

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

David G. Holmberg, William D. Davis, Stephen J. Treado, K A. Reed

Synthetic Incoherence Via Scanned Gaussian Beams

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Zachary H. Levine

Tomography, in most formulations, requires an incoherent signal. For a conventional transmission electron microscope, the coherence of the beam often results in...

Bayesian Tomography for Projections With an Arbitrary Transmission Function With an Application in Electron Microscopy

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Zachary H. Levine, Anthony J. Kearsley, John G. Hagedorn

The vast majority of the developments in tomography assume that the transmission of the probe trhought he sample follows Beer s Law, i.e., the rule of...

Recollections on Sixty Years of NBS Ionizing Radiation Programs for Energetic X Rays and Electrons

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

H W. Koch

The history of NBS/NIST Ionizing Radiation Programs for Photons and Electrons from 1928 to 1988 is reviewed. The Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and...

NIST Calibration of a Neutron Spectrometer ROSPEC

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Craig Heimbach

A neutron spectrometer, ROSPEC, was acquired for use in the measurement of NIST calibration neutron fields. The spectrometer included options for the...

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Eyvon Petty

The Time and Frequency Bulleting provides information on performance of time scales and avariety of broadcasts (and related information) to users of the NIST...

Capital Facilities Information Handover Guide. Part 1.

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kristine K. Fallon, Mark E. Palmer

Healthcare Standards Landscape Users Guide

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Elizabeth N. Fong, Roy S. Morgan, Thomas R. Rhodes, Clement Ridoret

The Health Care Standards Landscape Web site is a project to develop and demonstrate a web-based repository of information (called the Landscape) on health...

Approximating Periodic Solutions of Autonomous Delay Differential Equations

November 30, 2006

Author(s)

David E. Gilsinn

Machine tool chatter has been characterized as isolated periodic solutions or limit cycles of delay differential equations. Determining the amplitude and...

Recommendation for Obtaining Assurances for Digital Signature Applications

November 30, 2006

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker

Entities participating in the generation or verification of digital signatures depend on the authenticity of the process. This Recommendation specifies methods...

A Taxonomy of Definitions for Usability Studies in Biometrics

November 27, 2006

Author(s)

Ross J. Micheals, Brian C. Stanton, Mary F. Theofanos, Shahram Orandi

Historically, usability research strives to focus on user behavior in a manner that is as system independent as possible. Although ¿ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 Standing...

Guide to Securing Computers Using Windows XP Home Edition

November 22, 2006

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information provided in NIST SP 800-69 concerning the need to secure Windows XP Home Edition computers, and discusses the security...

Summary of Latent Fingerprint work at NIST

November 20, 2006

Author(s)

Vladimir N. Dvornychenko, Michael D. Garris

This paper describes past and present fingerprint activity at NIST. While the primary focus is on latent fingerprints, the paper also surveys relevant general...

Committee Reports of the 91st National Conference on Weights and Measures, July 9 - 13, 2006, Chicago, IL (SP 1053)

November 15, 2006

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, L T. Sebring

The 91st Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures was held in Chicago, IL, July 9 - 14, 2006. The theme of the conference was Back to...

Selected Procedures for Volumetric Calibrations

November 15, 2006

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris

Results and Description of the NIST/NOAA 2005 Interlaboratory Comparison Exercise for Trace Elements in Marine Mammals

November 5, 2006

Author(s)

Rebecca S. Pugh, Michael B. Ellisor, S. J. Christopher, Elizabeth A. Mackey, Rabia Oflaz, Barbara J. Porter, Kathie J. Bealer, John R. Kucklick, T K. Rowles

Intercomparison Program for Organic Speciation in PM 2.5 Air Particulate Matter: Description and Results for Trial III

November 1, 2006

Author(s)

Michele M. Schantz, Dianne L. Poster, John R. Kucklick, Stephen A. Wise, S McDow, J Lewtas

NIST Intercomparison Program for Organic Contaminants in the Marine Environment: Description and Results of 2005 Organic Intercomparison Exercises

November 1, 2006

Author(s)

Michele M. Schantz, John R. Kucklick, Reenie M. Parris, Dianne L. Poster, Stephen A. Wise

The National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank Specimen Inventory

November 1, 2006

Author(s)

Michele M. Schantz, Rebecca S. Pugh, Michael B. Ellisor, Amanda J. Moors, Paul R. Becker, Barbara J. Porter, Elizabeth A. Mackey, Stephen A. Wise, R. Demiralp

Description and Results of the 2001 NIST/NOAA Interlaboratory Comparison Exercise Program for Organic Contaminants in Marine Mammal Tissues

November 1, 2006

Author(s)

John R. Kucklick, Rebecca S. Pugh, Paul R. Becker, Michele M. Schantz, Stephen A. Wise, T K. Rowles

In-situ Attenuation Corrections for Radiation Force Measurements of High Frequency Ultrasound with a Conical Target

November 1, 2006

Author(s)

Steven E. Fick, E Steven, D Ruggless

Radiation force balance (RFB) measurements of time-averaged spatially-integrated ultrasound power transmitted into a reflectionless water load are based on...

Recommended Practice Guide: DTA and Heat-Flux DSC Measurements of Alloy Melting and Freezing

November 1, 2006

Author(s)

William J. Boettinger, Ursula R. Kattner, Kil-Won Moon, John Perepezko

This document is focused on differential thermal analysis (DTA) and heat-flux differential scanning calorimetry (HF-DSC) of metals and alloys. A thermal...

Chemical and Physical Characterization of Poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole) Fibers Used in Body Armor: Temperature and Humidity Aging

November 1, 2006

Author(s)

Joannie W. Chin, E Byrd, Cyril Clerici, Amanda L. Forster, M Oudina, Li Piin Sung, Kirk D. Rice

In recent years, poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole) (PBO) fibers have become prominent in high strength applications such as body armor, ropes and cables...

Specification for the Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF), Version 1.1

November 1, 2006

Author(s)

Neal Ziring, Timothy Grance

This document specifies the data model and XML representation for the Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF). An XCCDF document is a...

NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (2007 Ed.)

October 31, 2006

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, Tina Butcher, R C. Suiter, Juana Williams

Handbook 44 was first published in 1949, having been preceded by similar handbooks of various designations and in several forms. This 2007 edition was developed...

PHAML User's Guide, Version 1.0

October 31, 2006

Author(s)

William F. Mitchell

PHAML (Parallel Hierarchical Adaptive MultiLevel) is a Fortran module for the solution of elliptic partial differential equations. It uses finite elements...

Results from Field Testing of Embedded Air Handling Unit and Variable Air Volume Box Fault Detection Tools

October 30, 2006

Author(s)

J Schein

Fault detection and diagnostic (FDD) methods that can detect common mechanical faults and control errors in air-handling units (AHUs) and variable-air-volume...

Log Management: Using Computer and Network Records to Improve Information Security

October 25, 2006

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

NIST SP 800-92 helps organizations develop, implement and maintain effective processes for managing logs, which contain information about specific events...

An Ontology of Identity Credentials Part 1: Background and Formulation

October 6, 2006

Author(s)

William I. MacGregor

The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promotes the U.S. economy and public welfare by...

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