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A key support component for network-wide data sharing is the ability of a process to access remotely stored data to be useful, a means of overcoming differences...
Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology National Bureau of Standards
[Withdrawn May 19, 2005] The Federal Data Encryption Standard (DES) (FIPS 46) specifies a cryptographic algorithm to be used for the cryptographic protection of...
A series of seven large-scale room burnout fire tests was conducted with a set of selected residential floor-ceiling assemblies to provide data on the...
A series of 18 full-scale tests was conducted in an instrumented test room using five different wood-burning appliances. These tests were designed (1) to...
As a result of several accidents involving fire induced detonation of military explosive during rail shipment, a research project, funded by the Federal...
This study was designed to assess the fire hazard of a cellular plastic material which has comparable structural characteristics to wood. The study attempts to...
On June 12, 1978, a destructive earthquake with Richter magnitude of 7.4 occurred off the east coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Preliminary estimates by the...
A survey of health care facilities in eight states was conducted to gather data on experience with smoke detection systems. Requested information included...
A multi-phase study program has been established to develop a rational test procedure for evaluating the fire resistance of residential floor assemblies. The...
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[Withdrawn February 8, 2005] This Guideline provides information and guidance to Federal agencies on techniques and practices which can be used to control...