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Refracted near-field scanning is an attractive method for precisely determining the index profile of an optical waveguide. This method was first proposed and...
Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology National Bureau of Standards
[Withdrawn February 8, 2005] This Guideline provides information and guidance to Federal agencies on techniques and practices which can be used to control...
This publication describes the design and operation of the NBS testbed that is used for the validation of hardware implementations of the Federal Information...
This publication describes the design of four maintenance tests for the Federal Information Processing Data Encryption Standard (DES) . The tests consist of an...
The initial investigation of the Willow Island cooling tower collapse (NBS IR 78-1578)established that the most probable cause of the collapse was the...
The Center for Fire Research conducted a series of full-scale fire tests in a patient room and corridor arrangement to examine the use of automatic sprinklers...
Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology National Bureau of Standards
[Withdrawn February 8, 2005] Security decisions should be an integral part of the entire planning, development, and operation of a computer application. This...
A quantitative evaluation system for grading health care facilities in terms of fire safety is described. The system can be used to determine how combinations...
The National Bureau of Standards, with the support of the U.S. General Accounting Office, sponsored a second invitational workshop on computer security audit...