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Annual Report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)

March 7, 2007

Author(s)

John(Jack) R. Hayes Jr., Edward Laatsch, Joy Pauschke, David Applegate, John Filson

This annual report is submitted by the interagency Coordinating Committee (ICC) of NEHRP in compliance with Public Law 108-360. As specified in the legislation...

Vehicle Fire Suppression Research Needs

March 1, 2007

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins

This report identifies research needs in automotive fire protection. The work focuses on the problem of post-collision vehicle fires. Recent fire suppression...

Guide for the Selection of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Decontamination Equipment for First Responders

March 1, 2007

Author(s)

Alim A. Fatah, Richard Arcilesi, Adam Judd, Laurel O'Connor, Charlotte H. Lattin, Corrie Y. Wells

The primary purpose of the Guide for the Selection of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Decontamination Equipment for Emergency First...

Guide for the Selection of Biological Agent Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders

March 1, 2007

Author(s)

Alim A. Fatah, Richard D. Arcilesi, Tesema Chekol, Charlotte H. Lattin

In recognizing the needs of state and local emergency first responders, the Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) at NIST is developing biological...

MOSS - Material Off-Shore Sourcing

February 13, 2007

Author(s)

Peter O. Denno

The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) Project, Customs / Logistics Strategies to Strengthen Long Distance Supply Chains, seeks to improve processes and...

A Combined Study of Surface Roughness in Polycrystalline Aluminum During Uniaxial Deformation Using Laser-Induced Photoemission and Confocal Microscopy

January 23, 2007

Author(s)

M Cai, Mark R. Stoudt, Lyle E. Levine, J T. Dickinson

A new technique inegrating measurements of photo stiulated electron (PSE) emission and scanning laser confocal microscopy (SLCM) has been developed to...

Technical Review and Assessment of 'Recommendations Regarding the Use of Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBRs) for Reporting Hours of Service (HOS)'

January 11, 2007

Author(s)

Catherine A. Remley

On September 1, 2004, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting comments on...

A Standard Reporting Format for Summative Usability Evaluations

January 10, 2007

Author(s)

Jean C. Scholtz, Emile L. Morse

Poor usability is an uncontrolled source of overhead, caused by the need for users to correct errors and continually re-learn complex user interfaces. Software...

Reflections on Sunlight-or Daylight-Readability

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Edward F. Kelley

Trade magazine discussion of the need for better sunlight-readability measurement methods based upon ambient contrast measurements. Diffuse reflectance...

Book Review: Thermodynamic stability of radioactivity standard solutions by Marie-Gabrielle Iroulart

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

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Guide for the Selection of Chemical Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders Guide 10006, 3rd Edition

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Alim A. Fatah, Richard Arcilesi, James Peterson, Charlotte H. Lattin, Corrie Y. Wells, Joseph A. McClintock

In recognizing the needs of State and local emergency first responders, the Law Enforcement Standards Office (OLES) at the National Institute of Standards and...

Bibliography on Evacuation From Building Fires: Education, Behavior and Simulation Techniques.

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, D S. Mileti

Stochastic Modeling and Estimation in a Neutron Lifetime Experiment

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Yang G. L., Kevin Coakley

A team of researchers demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cold Neutron Research Facility for the first time that ultra cold...

JILA: Light & Matter

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

J M. Phillips, G Kuebler, Ricardo Jimenez Martinez

Absolute Absorptivity of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes Employing a Pyroelectric Detector

December 20, 2006

Author(s)

Katie Hurst, Anne Dillon, John H. Lehman

Optical properties are important for determining fundamental characteristics of carbon single-walled nanotube (SWNT) samples including purity, chirality, and...

A Direct Comparison System for Measuring Low Frequency Power (100 KHz to 18 GHz)

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Ronald A. Ginley

A direct comparison power measurement system has been developed to measure power sensor effective efficiency in the 100 kHz to 18 GHz frequency range. This...

Key Elements of Preparing Emergency Responders for Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

S Becker, B Bruddemeier, J Bushberg, J Cardarelli, W Conklin, B Dodd, J M. Frazier, F Fong, R Goans, I Hamilton, R Kouzes, J M. Links, P Liotta, F Mettler, T Pellmar, Leticia Pibida, M Puzziferri, C Riland, J Ring, T Seed, J Smith, R Whitcomb

The OLES Imaging Metrology Program

November 22, 2006

Author(s)

Nicholas G. Paulter Jr.

The OLES Imaging Metrology Program is a broad-based interdisciplinary activity initiated and maintained for the development of metrology of digital imagery as...

How to Combine Results Having Stated Uncertainties: To MU or Not to MU?, in: Combining and Reporting Analytical Results

November 5, 2006

Author(s)

David L. Duewer, A. Fajgelj, M Belli, U. Sansone

Effect of CVN Striker Radius on Absorbed Energy and Lateral Expansion for Various Stainless Steels

November 1, 2006

Author(s)

Thomas A. Siewert, Betsy Siewert, Raymond Santoyo

A number of wrought and cast stainless steel alloys were used to evaluate the effect of Charpy V-notch striker radius (2 mm vs 8 mm). Standard 10 mm by 10 mm...

The Fifth Text Retrival Conference [TREC-5]

October 30, 2006

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees, Donna K. Harman

This paper is the track report for the TREC-5 confusion track. For TREC-5, retrieval from corrupted data was studied through retrieval of specific target...

RF, Analog and Mixed Signal Technologies for Communication ICs - an ITRS Perspective

October 10, 2006

Author(s)

W M. Huang, Herbert S. Bennett, Julio Costa, Peter Cottrell, Anthony A. Immorlica, Jan-Erik Mueller, Marco Racanelli, Hisashi Shichijo, Charles E. Weitzel, Bin Zhao

MiniSTRs: Past, Present, and Future

October 1, 2006

Author(s)

John M. Butler

ThermoML Opener

September 25, 2006

Author(s)

Chris Muzny, Vladimir Diky, Robert D. Chirico

ThermoML Opener is a software product that allows one to view ThermoML files in Microsoft Excel. It uses XSLT (eXtensible Stylesheet Language for...

Guided Data Capture software (GDC 4.0)

September 18, 2006

Author(s)

Vladimir Diky, Robert D. Chirico, Michael D. Frenkel

Guided data capture software (GDC 4.0) is software for structured capture of experimental thermophysical and thermochemical property data for molecular chemical...

Recognition Problem in Biometric Data Studies: Nonparametric Dependence Characteristics and Aggregated Algorithms

September 14, 2006

Author(s)

Andrew L. Rukhin

Biometric systems designed to detect or verify a persons identity are widely used in homeland security. A variety of commercially available biometric systems...

An Upper Bound to the Frequency Dependence of the Cryogenic Vacuum-Gap Capacitor

September 6, 2006

Author(s)

Neil M. Zimmerman, Brian Simonds, Yicheng Wang

In attempting to develop a capacitance standard based on the charge of the electron, one question which has been open for many years is the frequency dependence...

Spindle Health Diagnosis Based on Analytic Wavelet Enveloping

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Li Zhang, Robert Gao, Kang B. Lee

A new diagnostic technique for identifying structural defects in spindles was developed, based on the analytic wavelet transform. The new technique extracts...

Survey of SEER Ratings for Independent Coil Manufacturer Mixed Systems Relative to Original Equipment Manufacturer Mixed Systems and Highest Sales Volume Tested Combinations

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

William V. Payne

This investigation compares the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) ratings of independent coil manufacturers (ICMs) and original equipment manufacturers...

Annual Performance Report: Thermodynamic, Transport and Chemical Properties of Reference JP-8

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno

The NIST research focuses on measurement of major thermophysical and chemical properties of JP-8, to develop it as a reference fluid. The properties include...

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