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Consolidated Compartment Fire Model (CCFM) Computer Code Application CCFM.VENTS. Part 2. Software Reference Guide (NISTIR 4343)

July 1, 1990
Author(s)
Glenn P. Forney, Leonard Y. Cooper
… was carried out at The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study the feasibility of developing a … ideas was that such a code would consolidate past progress in zone-type compartment fire modeling, and allow readily for … It serves as a guide for those persons interesting in extending, modifying and if necessary correcting …

An Overview of the Product Data Hyperstandard CD-ROM Prototype

January 1, 1990
Author(s)
Sanford P. Ressler
… of hypertext and multimedia technologies to standards in general. The CD-ROM contains both browsers for perusing … and cost-effective medium for use by the people involved in product data standardization efforts. …

Design Alternatives for Computer Network Security

January 1, 1978
Author(s)
Gerald D. Cole, Dennis K. Branstad
The security problems associated with a network of computers are an extension of those of stand-alone computer systems, but require additional security controls due to the distributed and autonomous nature of the network components. The purpose of this

Multiple Dimension Levenshtein Edit Distance Calculations for Evaluating Automatic Speech Recognition Systems During Periods of Overlapping Speech

Author(s)
Jonathan G. Fiscus, Jerome G. Ajot, Nicolas Radde, Christophe Laprun
… Since 1987, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been providing evaluation infrastructure for … (STT), research community. From the first efforts in the Resource Management domain to the present research, … tool set for system developers to make continued progress in many domains; Wall Street Journal, Conversational …

Hybrid quantum systems with trapped charged particles

February 21, 2017
Author(s)
Shlomi S. Kotler, Raymond Simmonds, Dietrich Leibfried, David J. Wineland
… 99.9% and single-qubit operations of much higher fidelity. In a hybrid system involving trapped charges, quantum degrees … by using parameters that are experimentally attainable in the foreseeable future. We conclude that hybrid quantum … because it requires accommodating both a trapping technology and superconducting circuitry in a compatible …

Temperature-Dependent Materials Research with Micromachined Array Platforms

August 1, 2003
Author(s)
Stephen Semancik
… microarrays. Varied types of microsamples (~ 100 m x 100 m in lateral dimension, and of thicknesses between ~ 10 nm and … be electrically characterized. The microarray studies used in the illustrations of the approach were conducted to … flexibility offered by evolving microfabrication technology (Si micromachining, as emphasized here, but also …

Technical Requirements for Construction Materials Testing

June 1, 2003
Author(s)
Mary J. DiBernardo
… accreditation requirements for laboratories operating in the Construction Materials Testing (CMT) field. It was … Mary Jo DiBernardo, National Institute of Standards and Technology.NIST is publishing this document as a public … to the Institute s responsibilities under the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995, which …

Design and Uncertainty Analysis for a PVTt Gas Flow Standard

February 1, 2003
Author(s)
John D. Wright, Aaron N. Johnson, Michael R. Moldover
… constructed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology with an expanded uncertainty of between 0.02 % and … the standard is given. The gas collection tanks are small in diameter and are immersed in a uniform and time stable … flow standards by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and other laboratories for more than 30 …

An Introduction to Evaluating Biometric Systems

February 1, 2000
Author(s)
P J. Phillips, Alvin F. Martin, Charles L. Wilson, Mark A. Przybocki
… the elements that comprise an ideal biometric system. In an ideal system. All members of the population possess the … Each biometric signature differs from all others in the controlled population. The biometric signatures don't … or the required performance may be beyond what curtent technology can provide. Here we focus on biometric …

Continuous Monitoring of Information Security: An Essential Component of Risk Management

October 25, 2011
Author(s)
Shirley M. Radack
… This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-137, Information … the importance of information system continuous monitoring in protecting information systems and information, the role of ISCM in the Risk Management Framework, the integration of ISCM in …

Algorithm for Calculating the Plume Center Line Temperature and Ceiling Jet Temperature in the Presence of a Hot Upper Layer

August 10, 1997
Author(s)
William D. Davis, Kathy A. Notarianni
… (NIST TN 1423) using JP-5 and JP-8 pool fires performed in 15 m and 22 m high hangars suggest that plume center line temperature correlations found in the computer fire model FPETool (NISTIR 5486-1) under … ABSTRACTS ONLY. National Institute of Standards and Technology and Society of Fire Protection Engineers …

Development of Silicon Micromachined Waveguide Filter-Banks for On-Chip Spectrometers

January 12, 2026
Author(s)
Matthew Koc, Jason Austermann, James Beall, Johannes Hubmayr, Michael Vissers, Jordan Wheeler
… Development of high-speed, spatial-mapping spectrometers in the millimeter and far-infrared frequencies would enable entirely new research avenues in astronomy and cosmology. An "on-chip" spectrometer is one such technology that could enable Line Intensity Mapping. Recent …

Characterization of subclonal variants in HG002 Genome in a Bottle reference material as a resource for benchmarking variant callers

December 19, 2025
Author(s)
Megan Cleveland, Jennifer McDaniel, Justin Zook, Nathanael Olson
… We developed a benchmark set of subclonal variants in the Genome in a Bottle (GIAB) Consortium HG002 reference material (RM) … Jewish trio to identify potential subclonal variants in the HG002 RM DNA. Using orthogonal sequencing data and … variant, SNV, genome sequencing, benchmarking, genome in a bottle …

Reflection of its Creators: Qualitative Analysis of General Public and Expert Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence

October 16, 2024
Author(s)
Theodore Jensen, Mary Frances Theofanos, Kristen K. Greene, Olivia Williams, Kurtis Goad, Janet Bih Fofang
… conducted semi-structured interviews with 25 individuals in the general public and 20 AI experts in the United States (U.S.) to assess perceptions of AI … Ethics arose in discussions of the role of technology in society and centered around views of AI as made …

Unusually strong near-infrared photoluminescence of highly transparent bulk InSe flakes

September 23, 2024
Author(s)
Jamie Geng, Dehui Zhang, Inha Kim, Hyong Min Kim, Naoiki Higashitarumizu, I K M Reaz Rahman, Lam Lam, Joel W. Ager III, Albert Davydov, Sergiy Krylyuk, Ali Javey
… to near infrared wavelengths (λ = 1.0 µm) useful in optoelectronic applications from biometric detectors to … for optoelectronic applications is largely untapped due in part to the lack of quantitative studies of its optical … demonstrated to show the promise of InSe in optoelectronic technology such as highly transparent, bright NIR light …

A collaborative study on the precision of the Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms used for DNA profile interpretation

June 19, 2024
Author(s)
Sarah Riman, Jo-Anne Bright, Kaitlin Huffman, Lilliana Moreno, Sicen Liu, Asmitha Sathya, Peter Vallone
… at a locus. Replicate interpretations of the same profile in these software are expected not to produce identical … exercise across the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and … interpretations does not contribute to any variations in LR values. The study quantifies the magnitude of …

Advancing Methodologies for Hurricane Disaster Research Using Social Media Data

May 29, 2024
Author(s)
Emina Herovic, Caerwyn Hartten, Emily Walpole, Katherine Johnson, Cameron Busser
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) investigations of disasters and failures … of the data collection and analysis methods utilized in 85 hurricane disaster research articles using social media …

Dielectric Characterization of H2O and CO2 Uptake by Polyethylenimine Films

April 10, 2024
Author(s)
Jan Obrzut, Jennifer Clark, Avery Baumann, Jack F. Douglas
… properties of branched polyethylenimine (PEI) films in relation to their interaction with moisture and CO2. The … to nitrogen (N2) atmosphere leads to considerable increase in PEI dielectric loss (εr″) with the introduction and subsequent increase in humidity, suggesting enhanced dipolar interactions between …

Photonic bandgap microcombs at 1064 nm

February 27, 2024
Author(s)
Gregory Spektor, Jizhao Zang, Atasi Dan, Travis Briles, Grant Brodnik, Haixin Liu, Jennifer Black, David Carlson, Scott Papp
… data communication to exoplanet searches. While microcombs in the 1550 nm band are well documented, there is interest in using microcombs in other bands. Here, we demonstrate the formation and …
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