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NIST Pubs

Industrial Wireless Systems: Radio Propagation Measurements

Author(s)
Richard Candell, Catherine A. Remley, Jeanne T. Quimby, David R. Novotny, Alexandra Curtin, Peter B. Papazian, Galen H. Koepke, Joseph Diener, Mohamed T. Hany
Radio frequency (RF) propagation measurements were conducted at three facilities representing a cross-section of different classes of industrial environments...

2016 PSCR Analytics Summit Report

Author(s)
Jeremy E. Benson, Harris Feldman
PSCR hosted over 80 stakeholders from industry, academia, public safety, and government to the NIST Boulder campus in August 2016. The August summit was a...

Examining the Copy and Paste Function in the Use of Electronic Health Records

Author(s)
Svetlana Z. Lowry, Mala Ramaiah, Sandra S. Prettyman, Debora Simmons, David Brick, Ellen Deutsch, Lorraine B. Possanza, Ollie B. Gray, Betty A. Levine, Kinsey Gimbel, Kyle Andrews
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with ECRI conducted a study titled “Examining the Copy and Paste Function in the Use...

Timing Challenges in the Smart Grid

Author(s)
YaShian Li-Baboud, Cuong T. Nguyen, Marc A. Weiss, Dhananjay Anand, Allen R. Goldstein, Jason Allnutt, Bob Noseworthy, Ravi Subramaniam
Correct time and timing is one of the foundational elements in enabling the communication and orchestration of technologies for accurate and optimal wide area...

First Workshop on Video Analytics in Public Safety

Author(s)
John S. Garofolo, Simson L. Garfinkel, Reva B. Schwartz
The first Video Analytics in Public Safety (VAPS) Workshop was held on Monday, June 6, 2016, in San Diego, CA as a satellite workshop of the Public Safety...

Dramatically Reducing Software Vulnerabilities

Author(s)
Paul E. Black, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte
This bulletin summarized the information presented in NISTIR 8151: Dramatically Reducing Software Vulnerabilities: Report to the White House Office of Science...

Performance Data from the NIST Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility

Author(s)
William M. Healy, Arthur H. Fanney, Brian P. Dougherty, Lisa C. Ng, William V. Payne, Tania Ullah, Farhad Omar
Data were collected over two separate year-long test periods at the Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility, a laboratory that is designed to evaluate a...

Determination of Liquid Density

Author(s)
Lane C. Sander, Lorna T. Sniegoski
The determination of solution density is required for conversion of liquid solution levels from a mass fraction basis to a volume fraction basis. This...

What is Chromatography All About?

Author(s)
Lane C. Sander
Chromatography is an example of a process by which a mixture is separated into at least two fractions with different compositions. Other separation methods...

Sample Concentration and Processing

Author(s)
Lane C. Sander
Sample Concentration and Processing Sample concentration is a common step in sample preparation prior to analysis that is performed to increase method...

Use of Analytical Balances

Author(s)
Lane C. Sander
The determination of mass is a fundamental component in quantitative analysis, and weighing accuracy is an important factor for most applications. This...

Pressurized Fluid Extraction

Author(s)
Lane C. Sander
Pressurized fluid extraction (PFE) is one of several sample preparation methods that can be used to extract targeted analytes from a sample matrix into a...

Volumetric Transfer of Liquids

Author(s)
Lane C. Sander
Although volumetric measurements are usually less accurate than gravimetric based measurements, volumetric measurements are still in common use due to the...

Principles of Quantitation: Chromatography

Author(s)
Lane C. Sander
The accurate characterization of the chemical composition of a sample depends on a variety of factors that must be considered by the analyst. Knowledge of how...

Preparation of Calibration Solutions

Author(s)
Lane C. Sander, Michele M. Schantz
Calibration solutions provide the basis for quantitation for most instrumental techniques. The instrumental responses for analytes in calibrants of known...

Soxhlet Extractions

Author(s)
Lane C. Sander
Soxhlet extraction is one of several sample preparation methods that can be used to transfer targeted analytes from a sample matrix into a solvent, to permit...

Plumbing for Liquid Chromatography

Author(s)
Lane C. Sander
The setup and maintenance of liquid chromatographic equipment requires a basic knowledge of chromatographic hardware. Tubing connections are an essential...
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