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Towards Ontology Evaluation across the Life Cycle

May 3, 2013
Author(s)
Fabian M. Neuhaus, Amanda Vizedom, Ken Baclawski, Mike Bennet, Mike Dean, Michael Denny, Michael Gruninger, Ali Hashemi, Terry Longstreth, Leo Obrst, Steven R. Ray, Ram D. Sriram, Todd Schneider, Marcela Vegetti, Matthew West, Peter Yim
… evaluation techniques and tools are not widely utilized in the development of ontologies. This can lead to ontologies … obstacle to the successful deployment of ontologies as a technology. This document focuses on the evaluation of five … cycle is presented, and evaluation criteria are presented in the context of the phases of the life cycle. We discuss …

Key comparison BIPM.RI(I)-K6 of the standards for absorbed dose to water of the NIST, USA and BIPM in accelerator photon beams

January 23, 2013
Author(s)
Ronald E. Tosh, S Picard, D T. Burns, P Roger, Fred B. Bateman, Huaiyu H. Chen-Mayer
… out between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) in September and October 2010. The comparison was based on … MV, each with a combined standard uncertainty of 6 parts in 103. This result is the third in the on-going …

Optical-Fiber Power Meter Comparison between NIST and KRISS

December 21, 2012
Author(s)
Seungkwan Kim, Keesuk Hong, Dong-Hoon Lee, David J. Livigni, Xiaoyu X. Li, John H. Lehman
… standards between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST-USA) and Korea Research Institute of … showed the largest difference of less than 2.5 parts in 103, which is within the combined standard (k=1) …

Evaluation of Fusion Methods for Latent Fingerprint Matchers

March 29, 2012
Author(s)
Vladimir N. Dvornychenko
… for improving biometric system performance. Our interest in fusion was largely to determine how much performance "headroom" exists with current matcher technology. We employed five latent fingerprint matchers, … with the probability that the true mate appears in the top (first) position boosted by 6 - 15%-points. …

Results of a hydraulic pressure comparison in the range from 25 MPa to 200 MPa between NIS-Egypt and NIST-USA

February 28, 2012
Author(s)
Douglas A. Olson, Alaaeldin A. Eltawil, Shaker A. Gelany
… comparison between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA, and the National Institute of … to determine degree of equivalence between NIST and NIS in the pressure range from 25 MPa to 200 MPa at a reference … Results of a hydraulic pressure comparison in the range from 25 MPa to 200 MPa between NIS-Egypt and …

Security Automation from a NIST Perspective

October 21, 2011
Author(s)
John F. Banghart, Stephen D. Quinn, Kevin M. Stine
… automation can harmonize the vast amounts of information technology (IT) data into coherent, comparable information …

Specification for the Asset Reporting Format 1.1

June 21, 2011
Author(s)
David A. Waltermire, Adam Halbardier, Mark Johnson
… throughout and between organizations. ARF is vendor and technology neutral, flexible, and suited for a wide variety …

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

May 1, 2011
Author(s)
Karl Berggren, Vikas Anant, Burm Baek, E Dauler, X Hu, Andrew J. Kerman, F Marsili, Richard Mirin, Richard J. Molnar, Sae Woo Nam, F Najafi, Martin Stevens, F Wong, Tian Zhong
… Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector (SNSPD) technology achieves simultaneously high device detection … devices perform well across a broad spectral bandwidth in the UV, visible and, with gradually decreasing efficiency, …

On The Security Performance of Physical-Layer Network Coding

January 5, 2009
Author(s)
Yi Qian, Kejie Lu, Shengli Fu, Tao Zhang
… network coding (PLNC) is a novel wireless communication technology, in which multiple transmitters can send signals on the same … improve the throughput performance of the whole network. In this paper, we address the security performance of PLNC. …

Characterization of UV-Induced Radiation Damage to Si-based Photodiodes

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Keith R. Lykke, Ping-Shine Shaw, J L. Dehmer, R Gupta
… and the reflectivity of UV-damaged silicon photodiodes in the spectral range of 120 nm to 320 nm. The above … the degradation of performance of the silicon photodiodes in the ultraviolet. The measurements were made using … radiation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) synchrotron ultraviolet radiation facility …

New Approaches to Serving Library Users

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
C L. Clark
… The NIST Research Library serves over 3,000 Science & Technology customers; provides access to 200,000 items, 1,000 …

Usability and Biometrics: Ensuring Successful Biometric Systems

June 11, 2008
Author(s)
Mary F. Theofanos, Brian C. Stanton, Cari Wolfson
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)Visualization and Usability Gropu initiated … to the concept of usability and showcase the ways in which a properly implemented user-centered design process …

A TWO-WAY JOSEPHSON VOLTAGE STANDARD COMPARISON BETWEEN NIST AND NRC

June 1, 2008
Author(s)
Yi-hua D. Tang, Barry Wood, Clark Hamilton
… comparison between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Research Council (NRC) has … and software. The results of the two comparisons are in agreement to within 0.7 nV and their mean indicates that …

HYDROGEN PIPELINE RESEARCH AT NIST

March 31, 2008
Author(s)
Thomas A. Siewert, Joseph D. McColskey, Angelique N. Lasseigne
… In 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology greatly expanded its efforts in support of the use of hydrogen as a fuel.   Various NIST …

Securing External Computers and Other Devices Used by Teleworkers

December 19, 2007
Author(s)
Shirley M. Radack
This bulletin summarizes the recommendations developed by NIST to help workers secure their external devices that they need for teleworking. The bulletin covers background information on telework technologies and the security issues related to the use of

NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (2008 Ed.)

October 31, 2007
Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, Tina Butcher, Steven E. Cook, L T. Sebring, R C. Suiter
… Handbook 44 was first published in 1949, having been preceded by similar handbooks of various designations and in several forms. This 2008 edition was developed by the … Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The handbook includes amendments adopted by the …

Material Standards for Environmental Health and Safety for Engineered Nanoscale Materials

September 13, 2007
Author(s)
Dianne L. Poster, John A. Small, Michael T. Postek
… The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in its 2006 document, Environmental, Health, and Safety … ensure full realization of the potential of nanotechnology in a safe and responsible manner. In response to this … research need, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sponsored a workshop on Material Standards …

Teaching Materials Science to Children, Ages 8-14

June 7, 2007
Author(s)
Robert D. Shull
… A pre-high school science program, Adventure In Science (AIS), has been running in the Gaithersburg, Maryland area for the past 33 years. It … Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), describes the goals and details of the …

Development of the NIST Rocky Flats Soil Standard

March 29, 2007
Author(s)
Svetlana Nour, James J. Filliben, Kenneth G. Inn
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Rocky Flats Soil-II Standard Reference … certified values and uncertainties for the radionuclides in the Rocky Flats Soil II SRM. …
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