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Bjoern J. Johansson, Mahesh Mani, William Z. Bernstein, Kevin W. Lyons, KC Morris, Laurie Rebouillat, Ilaria Barletta
Efficiency of natural stone production processes in quarries directly affects the economic output and environmental performances, such as production lead times and energy consumptions. Knowledge on stone production processes is crucial in making
Yanmei Piao, Jeffrey R. Simpson, Jason K. Streit, Geyou Ao, Ming Zheng, Angela R. Hight Walker
Relative intensities of resonant Raman spectral features, specifically the radial breathing mode (RBM) and G modes, of eleven chirality-enriched single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) species were established under second-order optical transition excitation
This guide describes how to use Baseline Tailor, a software tool for navigating the United States Government's Cybersecurity Framework and for tailoring the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 security
This guide addresses apparel, including childrens apparel, and household textiles. It does not include other textiles, such as sleeping bags, tents, sporting goods, or other non-household products that contain or are made from textile materials.
Anne L. Sallaska, Leticia Pibida, Ronaldo Minniti, C M. O'Brien
A wide variability exists among commercial radiation detection instruments used to measure exposure rate or ambient dose equivalent rate. These instruments are used to measure both the radiation background and radioactive sources strengths to determine the
Ronald Colle, Lizbeth Laureano-Perez, Denis E. Bergeron
A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) tritiated-water (3H-labeled oxidane) standard was prepared and calibrated. It is the 17th in a series of linked standards since 1954 and will be disseminated as Standard Reference Material SRM
Jeffrey W. Hudgens, Richard Y. Huang, Emma D'Ambro
The chapter examines method validation and measurement standards for measuring protein dynamics by hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Topics examined include the rationale for a reference measurement system for HDX-MS, attaining high accuracy
Hind El Hadri, Elijah Petersen, Michael R. Winchester
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are already incorporated into numerous consumer products, and increasing product applications are expected in future years. To enable an understanding of potential risks associated with these products, it is important to
Aaron N. Johnson, Rodney A. Bryant, Tamae M. Wong, James R. Whetstone, Eric Harman, Woong Kang, Keith A. Gillis, Hsin-Hung Lee, Iosif I. Shinder, Liang Zhang
On April 20-21, 2015, NIST hosted a workshop that, through measurement science, enabled the owners of stationary sources (primarily the electric power industry) and their regulatory agencies (federal and state) to better characterize greenhouse gas (GHG)
This is the fourth part of a series of tutorial papers discussing various causes of measurement uncertainty in scanned particle beam instruments. Scanned particle beam instruments especially the scanning electron microscope (SEM) have gone through
Carl G. Simon Jr., John Test, Michael Yaszemski, Reto Luginbuehl, Anthony Ratcliffe, Paul Tomlins
A Workshop on Standards & Measurements for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds was held on May 21, 2013 and was sponsored by the American Society of Testing and Materials International (ASTM International) in Indianapolis, IN. The purpose of the workshop was to
Simple vibration-based metrics are, in many cases, insufficient to diagnose machine tool spindle condition. These metrics couple defect-based motion with spindle dynamics; diagnostics should be defect-driven. A new method and spindle condition estimation
This report documents a journey from research to an approved standard of a NIST-led standard development activity. That standard, Core Manufacturing Simulation Data (CMSD) information model, provides neutral structures for the efficient exchange of
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed a prototype field test standard (FTS) that incorporates three test methods that could be used by state weights and measures inspectors to periodically test retail hydrogen dispensers, much
Ronald S. Ross, Kelley L. Dempsey, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte
This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST SP 800-171: Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations. The publication the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) while
Bonnie J. Dorr, Peter C. Fontana, Craig S. Greenberg, Mark A. Przybocki, Marion Le Bras, Cathryn A. Ploehn, Oleg Aulov, Martial Michel, Edmond J. Golden III, Wo L. Chang
We examine foundational issues in data science including current challenges, basic research questions, and expected advances, as the basis for a new Data Science Research Program and evaluation series, introduced by the Information Access Division of the
In residential upholstered furniture, the polyurethane foam (PUF) is the most flammable component. Barrier fabrics (BFs) are often used to protect PUF from heat and flames. For this purpose, the barrier fabrics are placed between the cover fabric and the
Chiao-Chi Lin, Peter J. Krommenhoek, Stephanie S. Watson, Xiaohong Gu
In this study, Raman imaging was used to depth profiling the chemical degradation of a commercial PPE (polyethylene terephthalate (PET)/PET/ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)) backsheet films during exposure with UV irradiance of 170 W/m2 (300 nm to 400 nm) at
Shonali Nazare, Christopher W. Meyer, Daniel M. Madrzykowski
Structural firefighters often encounter hot and humid environments during interior firefighting. The water vapor transfer to and from the skin has great influence on thermo-physiological comfort of the firefigher. Quantitative information on water vapor
Roger V. Bostelman, Tsai H. Hong, Elena R. Messina
U.S. and European safety standards have evolved to protect workers near Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV's). However, only recently performance standards have begun development for AGV's and mobile robots. Lessons can be learned for developing such a
A Regional Metrology Organization (RMO) Key Comparison of dew/frost point temperatures was carried out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, USA) and the National Research Council (NRC, Canada) between December, 2014 and April, 2015
Shonali Nazare, John R. Shields, Szabolcs Matko, Rick D. Davis
Fire behavior of five barrier fabrics has been evaluated both, as an individual component and as a part of composite samples, using different test methods. The quantitative component test methods selected to characterize fire behavior of barrier fabrics
Katherine E. Sharpless, David L. Duewer, Katrice A. Lippa, Andrew L. Rukhin
Although "nutraceuticals" and "functional foods" seem to be ill-defined terms, both are often used to indicate a food that contains compounds providing benefits beyond basic nutrition, often with the expectation that these compounds are protective against