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Sustainability through Lifecycle Synthesis of Material Information

April 19, 2013
Author(s)
Paul W. Witherell, Katherine C. Morris, Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, Jae H. Lee, Sudarsan Rachuri
The synthesis of material information across lifecycle stages will lay the foundation for a material information model to support sustainable decision making. This paper explores how material information is represented in select standards that address

Standard Reference Materials for Food Analysis

March 21, 2013
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, Katherine E. Sharpless, Stephen A. Wise
Well-characterized reference materials with assigned concentrations of nutrients are needed as matrix-matched controls for analytical measurements to assist food manufacturers in quality control and facilitate compliance with nutritional labeling laws. The

Breakfast Cereal Sampling Study for Nutritional Elements

February 5, 2013
Author(s)
Laura J. Wood, Katrice A. Lippa, Melissa M. Phillips, Catherine A. Rimmer, Nathanael A. Heckert, Stefan D. Leigh, Amanda J. Moors, Rebecca S. Pugh
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established a Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (DSQAP) in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH-ODS). The DSQAP designed

NIST Handbook 150-11, NVLAP Electromagnetic Compatibility and Telecommunications

December 21, 2012
Author(s)
Bethany E. Hackett, Bradley Moore, Dennis G. Camell
NIST Handbook 150-11, NVLAP Electromagnetic Compatibility and Telecommunications, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP Electromagnetic Compatibility and Telecommunications (ECT) LAP. It is

Testing the Nations Health care Information Infrastructure

November 10, 2012
Author(s)
Kevin G. Brady, Ram D. Sriram, Bettijoyce B. Lide, Kathleen M. Roberts
According to a report by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS] (http://www.cms.gov), the United States spent nearly $2.6 trillion dollars on health care in 2010. It is estimated that this will nearly double by the end of this decade. This is

"A Game About Standards"

September 4, 2012
Author(s)
Erik Puskar
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Standards Coordination Office offers training to government agencies on standards, conformity assessment and related topics. One such course, Setting Standards: A Simulation Exercise in Strategy and

The Date-Time Vocabulary

July 28, 2012
Author(s)
Mark H. Linehan, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Stan Hendryx
The Date-Time Vocabulary is a new OMG specification that models continuous time, discrete time, the relationship of events and situations to time, language tense and aspect, time indexicals, timetables, and schedules. It offers a "business vocabulary" (i.e

Power Density Rating for Embedded Resistors

July 9, 2012
Author(s)
Jan Obrzut, Jason D. Ferguson, MIchael H. Azarian
The Power Density Ratting (PDR) for Embedded Resistors test method covers procedures for the demonstration of the ability to operate the embedded device safely within nominal tolerance, at rated power, and to withstand the transient voltage waves resulting

The Benefits of U.S.-European Security Standardization

June 6, 2012
Author(s)
Erik Puskar
This paper briefly characterizes the benefits of collaboration, focusing on the innovations and efficiencies that standardization entails. EU-U.S. standization institutions and collaborative standardization initiative are identified; the logic of expanding

Modeling Gaps and Overlaps of Sustainability Standards

May 28, 2012
Author(s)
Paul W. Witherell, Sudarsan Rachuri, Anna D'Alessio
Organizational and production dispersions in manufacturing enterprises can create situations where manufacturers are asked to conform to multiple sustainability standards to participate in targeted markets. These standards may vary in scope, application
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