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Predicting the Performance of Gaseous Air Cleaners Measurements and Model Simulations From a Residential-Scale Pilot Study

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Cynthia H. Reed, Steven J. Nabinger, Steven Emmerich

As part of an ongoing effort to evaluate the predictive capability of indoor air quality (IAQ) simulation tools, the National Institute of Standards and...

Computer Security Division 2003 Annual Report

April 30, 2004

Author(s)

Tanya L. Brewer

This report covers the work conducted within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during the Fiscal Year 2003. It...

Selecting Information Technology Security Products

April 28, 2004

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes NIST Special Publication 800-36, "Guide to Selecting Information Technology Security Products." The selection of IT security products...

NIST-SFPE Workshop for Development of a National R&D Roadmap for Structural Fire Safety Design and Retrofit of Structures: Proceedings

April 20, 2004

Author(s)

K H. Almand, Long Phan, Therese P. McAllister, M A. Starnes, John L. Gross

This report describes the results of the workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Building and Fire Research Laboratory that...

Studies of Biometric Fusion Executive Summary

April 19, 2004

Author(s)

Craig I. Watson, Brad Ulery, R. A. Hicklin, William Fellner, P Halinan

This is an evaluation of different score-level fusion techniques, and the results of a variety of fusion experiments using face and fingerprint data from 187...

Common Biometric Exchange File Format (CBEFF), Augmented

April 15, 2004

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, J S. Dunn, L Reinert, C J. Tilton, L O'Gorman, P Collier, Mark Jerde, B Wirtz

This report is an augmentation of the original standard, which was published as NISTIR 6529 (January 2001). Common Biometric Exchange File Format (CBEFF)...

Fingerprint Image Quality

April 13, 2004

Author(s)

Elham Tabassi, Charles Wilson, Craig I. Watson

In this report, we propose a new definition of quality of fingerprint impressions and present detailed algorithms to measure image quality for fingerprints. We...

2nd Annual PKI Research Workshop Proceedings

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Carl M. Ellison, William Polk, Nelson Hastings, Sean W. Smith

NIST hosted the second annual Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Research Workshop on April 28-29, 2003. The two-day event brought together PKI experts from...

Fire Safety of Passenger Trains. Phase 3. Evaluation of Fire Hazard Analysis Using Full-Scale Passenger Rail Car Tests (NISTIR 6563)

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup, Paul A. Reneke, Richard W. Bukowski

Fire safety is an area of particular interest for both conventional intercity and commuter passenger trains, and new high-speed trains. A systems approach to...

Improving the Usability and Accessibility of Voting Systems and Products

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Sharon J. Laskowski, James H. Yen, M Autry, John V. Cugini, W Killam

In the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, Public Law 107-252, the Election Assistance Commission, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards...

The Rich Transcription 2004 Spring Meeting Recognition Evaluation

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

John S. Garofolo, Christophe Laprun, Jonathan G. Fiscus

This paper presents the design and results of the Rich Transcription 2004 Spring Meeting Recognition Evaluation. The evaluation included both Speaker...

Simulation of Sheared Suspensions With a Parallel Implementation of Quaternion-Based Dissipative Particle Dynamics (QDPD)

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

James S. Sims, Nicos Martys

A quaternion-based dissipative particle dynamics (QDPD) program was developed to study the flow properties of complex fluids like suspensions, subject to shear...

Forensic Software Testing Support Tools: Test Plan, Test Design Specification, Test Case Specification

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Serban I. Gavrila, Elizabeth N. Fong

The Computer Forensic Tool Testing (CFTT) project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the United States Department of...

Chaotic Scattering and Escape Times of Marginally Trapped Ultracold Neutrons

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Kevin Coakley, J M. Doyle, S N. Dzhosyuk, L Yang, Paul R. Huffman

We compute classical trajectories of Ultracold neutrons (UCNs) in a superconducting Ioffe-type magnetic trap using a symplectic integration method. We find that...

Forensic Software Testing Support Tools: Test Summary Report

April 1, 2004

Author(s)

Elizabeth N. Fong, Serban I. Gavrila

The Computer Forensic Tool Testing (CFTT) project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the United States Department of...

A Welding Data Dictionary

March 31, 2004

Author(s)

William G. Rippey

This data dictionary specifies data elements that are used to describe the design, fabrication and inspection of weldments. It comprises welding information...

NIST HANDBOOK 150-2A National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Calibration Laboratories Technical Guide for Electromagnetic DC Low Frequency Measurements

March 21, 2004

Author(s)

C D. Faison, Carroll S. Brickenkamp

The Calibration Laboratories Accreditation Program was developed by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) at the National Institute of...

NIST HANDBOOK 150-2G National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Calibration Laboratories Technical Guide for Mechanical Measurements

March 21, 2004

Author(s)

C D. Faison, Carroll S. Brickenkamp

Tech Note 1458|NIST Measurement Service for DC Standard Resistors

March 8, 2004

Author(s)

Randolph Elmquist, Dean G. Jarrett, George R. Jones Jr., Marlin E. Kraft, Scott H. Shields, Ronald F. Dziuba

At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. representation of the ohm is based on the quantum Hall effect, and it is maintained and...

Feature-Based Inspection and Control System

March 8, 2004

Author(s)

Thomas Kramer, John A. Horst, Hui-Min Huang, Elena R. Messina, Frederick M. Proctor, Harry A. Scott

This report describes an architecture and software system for automatically performing process planning and control code generation for cutting and inspecting...

Correlation for the Second Virial Coefficient of Water

March 4, 2004

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey, Eric W. Lemmon

A new correlation has been developed to represent the second virial coefficient of water (H2O) as a function of temperature. The formulation was fitted to...

The Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory Consortium Annual Report 2003

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Bullard

The Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL) Consortium was formed in January 2001. Headquartered in the Building and Fire Research Laboratory...

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 199, Standards for Security

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This ITL Bulletin describes FIPS 199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems, which is an important component of a...

Limits to the Effectiveness of Metal-Containing Fire Suppressants. Final Technical Report (NISTIR 7177)

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris

This report reviews the literature on metal inhibition of flames and identifies metal species with potential as fire suppressant additives. To provide a basis...

Card Technology Developments and Gap Analysis Interagency Report

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

William C. Barker, Deborah Howard, Timothy Grance, Levent Eyuboglu

This Card Technology Developments and Gap Analysis Interagency Report (IR) provides information regarding current technical capabilities and limitations of...

Structural Collapse Fire Tests: Single Story, Wood Frame Structures

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

D W. Stroup, Nelson P. Bryner, James J. Lee, Jay A. McElroy, G Roadarmel, W H. Twilley

A series of fire tests were conducted in Phoenix, Arizona to develop data for evaluation of a methodology for predicting structural collapse. The fire test...

Cost-Effective Responses to Terrorist Risks in Constructed Facilities

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman, C J. Leng

The owners and managers of constructed facilities face the challenge of responding to potential future terrorist attacks in a financially responsible manner...

Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for the Calibration and Validation of Analytical Methods for PCBs (As Aroclor Mixtures)

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

Dianne L. Poster, Michele M. Schantz, Stefan D. Leigh, Stephen A. Wise

Partical Size Analysis by Laser Diffraction Spectrometry: Application to Cementitious Powders

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

Vincent A. Hackley, Lin-Sien H. Lum, V Gintautas, Chiara F. Ferraris

Overview of the TREC 2003 Robust Retrieval Track

March 1, 2004

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees

The robust retrieval track is a new track in TREC 2003. The goal of the track is to improve the consistency of retrieval technology by focusing on poorly...

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