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Certification of SRM 114q: Part I

June 14, 2006

Author(s)

Chiara C. Ferraris, William Guthrie, A Aviles, Robin K. Haupt, Bruce S. MacDonald

The standard reference material (SRM) for fineness of cement, SRM 114, is an integral part of the calibration material routinely used in the cement industry to...

Feasibility on Using a Concrete Mixing Truck as a Rheometer

June 14, 2006

Author(s)

S Amziane, Chiara C. Ferraris, E Koehler

Fresh concrete properties are crucial for the performance of the concrete in its hardened state. The measurement of workability is usually done using a simple...

Recommendation for Random Number Generation Using Deterministic Random Bit Generators

June 13, 2006

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, John M. Kelsey

[Superseded by SP 800-90 Revised (March 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=50814] This Recommendation specifies mechanisms for...

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

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

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

In support of marine monitoring measurement programs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducts interlaboratory comparison exercises to...

Simulating the Time-Scale Dynamics of Network Traffic Using Homogeneous Modeling

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kevin L. Mills, J Yuan

Simulating and understanding traffic dynamics in large networks present difficult challenges due to the complexity of such networks, coupled with limitations...

Proposed Test Methodology and Performance Rating Standard for Residential Fuel Cell Systems

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

Mark W. Davis, M W. Ellis, Brian P. Dougherty

A test method and rating standard is proposed for residential fuel cell systems (RFCS). The proposed approach extends previously developed test procedures for...

NIST Inter-Comparison Exercise Program for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Marine Sediment: Description and Results of the 2004 Intercomparison Exercise

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

H M. Stapleton, Jennifer M. Lynch, Michele M. Schantz, John R. Kucklick, Stephen A. Wise

In support of environmental monitoring measurement programs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducts inter-laboratory comparison...

The National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank Specimen Inventory

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

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

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides for the cryogenic banking of marine mammal tissues in the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank...

Intercomparison Program for Organic Speciation in PM2.5 Air Particulate Matter: Description and Results for Trial III

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

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

A working group of investigators, who are characterizing and quantifying the organic compounds in particulate matter (PM) as part of the US EPA s PM 2.5...

User Interface of Simulation of the Shipbuilding Operations

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

Guodong Shao, Charles R. McLean, Swee K. Leong

This paper discusses the development of the user interface for a simulation of the shipbuilding operations. It presents an overview of a generic simulation of...

Performance Validation Strategies for Chemical Agent Detectors Bases on Ion Mobility Spectrometry

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

Pamela M. Chu, C S. Harden, M Bishop, D C. Meirer, Michele M. Schantz

The current Department of Defense (DoD) operational requirements for the Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) call for agent dosage measurements with an...

Linear-Fit-Based Rating Procedure for Mixed Air-Source Unitary Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Operating in the Cooling Mode

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski

The purpose of this report is to establish the method for determining the cooling performance ratings of air-source unitary split-system air conditioners and...

Effect of Nitrogen on the Mechanical Properties of Microstructures of Hot Isostatically Pressed Nanograined Fe

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

A Munitz, Z Livne, J C. Rawers, J S. Adams, Richard J. Fields

The effect of nitrogen content in Fe powders on the mechanical properties and microstructure of cold isostatic pressed (CIPed) and sintered or hot isostatic...

Thermochemical and Thermophysical Properties of JP-10

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, Marcia L. Huber, Arno D. Laesecke, Eric Lemmon, Richard A. Perkins

This report describes measurement and modeling efforts performed on the missile fuel, JP-10. Measurements* include chemical analysis, thermal decomposition...

Simple Thermal Efficiency Model for CMOS-Microhotplate Design

May 31, 2006

Author(s)

Jon Geist, Muhammad Afridi, Ankush Varma, Allen R. Hefner Jr.

An Update on Cryptographic Standards, Guidelines, and Testing Requirements

May 24, 2006

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin discusses the cryptographic methods that have been used to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information, to verify that information...

Overview of TREC 2005

May 17, 2006

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees

The fourteenth Text REtrieval Conference, TREC 2005, was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) November 15--18, 2005. The conference...

Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide

May 16, 2006

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Scott W. Rose

[Superseded by SP 800-81 Rev. 1 (April 2010): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=905113] We examine the performance of multimodal...

NIST Measurement Services: Specular Gloss

May 15, 2006

Author(s)

Maria E. Nadal, E A. Early, E A. Thompson

This document describes the instrumentation, standards, and measurement techniques used at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to measure...

Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography

May 3, 2006

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Don Johnson, Miles Smid

[Superseded by SP 800-56A Revised (March 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=150618] This Recommendation specifies key...

Consumer Package Labeling Guide: Selling by Length and Area

May 2, 2006

Author(s)

K M. Dresser

[Withdrawn (February 12, 2018)] Guide is intended to provide manufacturers, packers, distributors, and retailers of packaged products with information about the...

An Examination of New Paradigms for Spline Approximations

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Christoph J. Witzgall, David E. Gilsinn, Marjorie A. McClain

Lavery splines are examined in the univariate and bivariate cases. In both instances relaxation based algorithms for approximate calculation of Lavery splines...

Recommendation for Key Management - Part 1: General (Revised) (May 2006 edition)

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, William C. Barker, William E. Burr, William T. Polk, Miles Smid

[Superseded by SP 800-57 Part 1 Revised (March 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=917473] This Recommendation provides...

Requirements for the Development of Bacillus Anthracis Spore Reference Materials Used to Test Detection Systems

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Jamie L. Almeida, Lili Wang, Jayne B. Morrow, Kenneth D. Cole

Bacillus anthracis spores have been used as biological weapons and the possibility of their further use requires surveillance systems that can accurately and...

Evaluation of Aerodynamic Drag and Torque for External Tanks in Low Earth Orbit

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

William C. Stone, Christoph J. Witzgall

A numerical procedure is described in which the aerodynamic drag and torque in low Earth orbit are calculated for a prototype Space Shuttle external tank and...

Variable Magnification With Kirkpatrick-Baez Optics for Synchrotron X-Ray Microscopy

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Terrence J. Jach, A S. Bakulin, S M. Durbin, J Pedulla, A T. Macrander

We describe the distinction between the operation of a short focal lengthx-ray microscope forming a real image with a laboratory source (convergentillumination)...

Chemical and Physical Characterization of Poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) Fibers Used in Body Armor

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Joannie W. Chin, E Byrd, Amanda L. Forster, Xiaohong Gu, Tinh Nguyen, Kirk D. Rice, Walter J. Rossiter Jr, S J. Scierka, John R. Sieber, Paul E. Stutzman, Li Piin Sung

Problems with the performance and durability of body armor based on poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole (PBO) fiber became apparent in the summer of 2003, when PBO...

RM 8111: Development of a Prototype Linewidth Standard

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Michael W. Cresswell, William Gutherie, R. Dixon, Richard A. Allen, Christine E. Murabito, Joaquin (. Martinez

Staff of the Semiconductor Electronics Division, the Information Technology Laboratory, and the Precision Engineering Laboratory at NIST, in collaboration with...

Report of Workshop on Measurement Methods for Evaluation of the Reliability of Active Implantable Medical Devices

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Elizabeth S. Drexler, W F. Regnault, John A. Tesk

This report summarizes the activities of the Workshop on Measurement Methods for Evaluation of the Reliability of Active Implantable Medical Devices, held...

Evaluating Reasoning Systems

May 1, 2006

Author(s)

Conrad Bock, Michael Gruninger, Donald E. Libes, Joshua Lubell, Eswaran Subrahmanian

A review of the literature on evaluating reasoning systems reveals that it is a very broad area with wide variation in depth and breadth of research on metrics...

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