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Time Synchronization for Electronic Distributed Systems

May 28, 2004

Author(s)

John D. Gale, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud

Synchronization of clocks in electronic distributed systems has become critical in an increasing number of applications. Accurate knowledge of the correct time...

Guide for the Security Certification and Accreditation of Federal Information Systems

May 20, 2004

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Marianne M. Swanson, G Stoneburner, Stuart W. Katzke, L A. Johnson

[Superseded by SP 800-37 Rev. 1 (February 2010): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=904985] The purpose of this publication is to...

NIST SP430, Household Weights and Measures

May 15, 2004

Author(s)

Kenneth S. Butcher

The purpose of this publication is to present, in a convenient form, the weights and measures tables most useful for household purposes, together with...

Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: The CCM Mode for Authentication and Confidentiality [including updates through 7/20/2007]

May 12, 2004

Author(s)

Morris J. Dworkin

This Recommendation defines a mode of operation, called Counter with Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code (CCM), for a symmetric key block cipher...

Improving the Usability and Accessibility of Voting Systems and Products

May 7, 2004

Author(s)

Sharon J. Laskowski, James H. Yen, Marguerite W. Autry, J Cuginin, William H. Killam

The goal of this report is to describe how research and best practices from the human factors, human-machine and human-computer interaction, and usability...

Performance Analysis of Next-Generation LADAR for Manufacturing, Construction, and Mobility

May 6, 2004

Author(s)

William C. Stone, Maris Juberts, Nicholas Dagalakis, Jack A. Stone Jr., Jason J. Gorman

The NIST Construction Metrology and Automation Group (CMAG), in cooperation with the NIST Intelligent Systems Division (ISD), is developing performance metrics...

The Twelfth Text Retrieval Conference, TREC 2003

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees, Lori P. Buckland

Operation and Reference Manual for the NIST Automated Ac/dc Calibration Systems and Software

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Thomas E. Lipe Jr.

This document provides a reference for the NIST automated systems for the determination of the ac-dc difference of thermal converters. It presents the structure...

Overview of the TREC 2003 Novelty Track

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Ian M. Soboroff, Donna K. Harman

Recommendation for the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) Block Cipher

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

William C. Barker

[Superseded by SP 800-67 Rev. 1 (January 2012): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=910079] The selective application of technological...

Simulation of the Dynamics of a Fire in the Basement of a Hardware Store- New York, June 17, 2001

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Nelson P. Bryner, Stephen Kerber

A computer based fire model, Fire Dynamic Simulator was used to reconstruction a portion of a fire that occurred in the basement of a hardware store. A FDS...

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...

The AMIS Approach to Systems Integration: An Overview

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Donald E. Libes, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Peter O. Denno, David Flater, Michelle P. Steves, Evan K. Wallace, Allison Barnard Feeney

This paper is an overview of the AMIS (Automated Methods for Integrating Systems) project approach to systems integration. The objective of the AMIS project is...

Embedded MicroHeating Elements in Polymeric MicroChannels for Temperature Control and Fluid Sensing

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

Michael Gaitan, Laurie E. Locascio

Operating Characteristics of the Proposed Sampling Plans for Testing Distribution Transformers

May 1, 2004

Author(s)

O. Petersons, Ken L. Stricklett, C Hagwood

The sampling plan for efficiency testing contained in the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNOPR),Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for...

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...

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