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Enhancing Electronic Health Record Usability in Pediatric Patient Care: A Scenario-Based Approach

March 20, 2013
Author(s)
Emily S. Patterson, Jiajie Zhang, Patricia Abbott, Michael C. Gibbons, Svetlana Z. Lowry, Matthew T. Quinn, Mala Ramaiah, David Brick
… Adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems in hospitals and physician practices is accelerating. … to participate by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in developing and gaining consensus on recommendations that … Enhancing Electronic Health Record Usability in Pediatric Patient Care: A Scenario-Based Approach …

The Calibration of Laboratory X-Ray Diffraction Equipment Using NIST Standard Reference Materials

January 1, 2013
Author(s)
James Cline, David R. Black, Donald Windover, Albert Henins
… of hkl reflections can be collected with a single scan in angular space. Practical data collection rates can be … information may be discerned. However, a drawback exists in the context of the para-focusing optics of laboratory … method is to use National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, Standard Reference Materials, SRMs, to …

Chirality-controlled cloning of carbon nanotubes

November 13, 2012
Author(s)
Ming Zheng, Xiaomin X. Tu, Jia Liu, Chuan Wang, Chongwu Zhou
… to their diameter1. The lack of synthetic control in chirality has long been recognized as a fundamental impediment in the science and application of carbon nanotubes. Previous efforts in addressing the issue have resulted in significant progress …

Bridging the gap between random microstructure and 3-D meshing

November 10, 2012
Author(s)
Edward Garboczi, Yang Lu
… of algorithms for topology and geometry data processing in order to obtain a 3-D optimized mesh that incorporates the … through a set of re-meshing tools. Non-manifold assembly technology is utilized to obtain matching surfaces between … Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering …

Measurement of Temperature, Displacement, and Strain in Structural Components Subject to Fire Effects: Concepts and Candidate Approaches

September 28, 2012
Author(s)
Therese P. McAllister, William E. Luecke, Mark A. Iadicola, Matthew F. Bundy
… For the last forty years, NIST has led the world in fire metrology through research conducted at the Large … fire testing and structural fire testing will be comprised in the National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL), which is … strain gages to measure thermally induced strains.The technology review and the outcome of the demonstration test …

Evacuation of People with Disabilities on Stairs

September 18, 2012
Author(s)
Erica D. Kuligowski, Bryan Hoskins, Richard D. Peacock, Emily A. Wiess
… geometry, speed, density, and pre-evacuation delay. In turn, engineering models of building evacuation use these … Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been collecting stairwell movement data … To date, NIST has collected fire drill evacuation data in 14 building occupancies ranging from 6 to 62 stories in …

Summary and Conclusions of a Workshop on Quantifying the Contribution of Flaming Residential Upholstered Furniture to Fire (NIST TN 1757) Losses in the United States"

September 17, 2012
Author(s)
William M. Pitts
… Flaming Residential Upholstered Furniture to Fire Losses in the United States" that was held at the National Institute of Standards of Technology on March 22-23, 2012. The workshop consisted of … and properties, 2) fires involving RUF are a major factor in current fire losses in the United States, contributing at …

BioCTS 2012: Advanced Conformance Test Architectures and Test Suites for Biometric Data Interchange Formats and Biometric Information Records

September 14, 2012
Author(s)
Fernando L. Podio, Dylan Yaga, Christofer J. McGinnis
… assessment efforts through active technical participation in the development of these standards and the associated … Biometric Information" using test assertions documented in NIST SP 500-295, "Conformance Testing Methodology for … of the Joint Technical Committee 1 - Information Technology of ISO and IEC. Support for testing Biometric …

Highly Charged Ions in Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Penning Traps

July 13, 2012
Author(s)
Nicholas D. Guise, Samuel Brewer, Joseph Tan
… at the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is designed for the isolation, … of highly charged ions. Highly charged ions are produced in the NIST electron-beam ion trap (EBIT), extracted through … that selects a single charge/mass species, then captured in a compact Penning trap, the magnetic field of which is …

More Durable or Vulnerable? --- Effect of Nanoparticles on Long-Term Performance of Polymeric Nanocomposites during UV Exposure

July 2, 2012
Author(s)
Xiaohong Gu, Minhua Zhao, Stephanie S. Watson, Tinh Nguyen, Joannie W. Chin, Jonathan W. Martin, Dongmei Zhe, Guodong Chen
… Polymers are widely used as exterior coatings in buildings, bridges, aircrafts, and automobiles for both … by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. Recent developments in nano-particle technology have initiated the use of inorganic UV absorbers …

Validating the LASSO Algorithm by Unmixing Spectral Signatures in Multicolor Phantoms

February 1, 2012
Author(s)
Daniel V. Samarov, Matthew L. Clarke, Ji Y. Lee, David W. Allen, Maritoni A. Litorja, Jeeseong Hwang
… While certainly important under any circumstance, as this technology begins to see a transition from benchtop to … professionals are accurate and reproducible is critical. In order to address these issues work has been done in generating a collection of datasets which could act as a …

Synchronizing Computer Clocks by the Use of Kalman Filters

November 14, 2011
Author(s)
Judah Levine
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) currently operates 35 public network time servers that are located at many different sites in the United States. The servers provide time messages over the public Internet in a number of different formats. The times are derived from …

Initial Reconnaissance of the 2011 Wildland-Urban Interfaces Fires in Amarillo, Texas

July 27, 2011
Author(s)
Alexander Maranghides, William Mell, Karen Ridenour, Derek McNamara
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working to reduce the risk of fire spread in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) communities. An objective … tools for improved risk assessment and risk mitigation in WUI communities at risk from wildfires. These tools will …

Multigate Communication Network For Smart Grid

June 1, 2011
Author(s)
Hamid Gharavi
… It is envisioned that one of the most important issues in Smart Grid will be to design a network architecture that … technologies and systems have been greatly enhanced, in wireless communication environments the smart grid faces new challenges in terms of reliability and efficiency. In this paper we …

Usability and Accessibility in Consumer Health Informatics: Current Trends and Future Challenges

May 16, 2011
Author(s)
Larry Goldberg, Bettijoyce B. Lide, Svetlana Z. Lowry, Holly Massett, Whitney Quesenbery, Ben Schneiderman
… health information to be available anywhere, anytime, and in a form that is easy to comprehend and act upon. To better … telehealth to deliver oncology services to patients living in rural Montana. Innovative Visualizations and Assistive … and discuss the accessibility standards and processes in place that make fully inclusive eHealth information …

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE DATA SUMMIT

May 9, 2011
Author(s)
Jason D. Averill, Lori Moore-Merrell, Kathy Notarianni, Robert Santos, Doug Wissoker
… makers, know how fire department resource deployment in their local community affects community outcomes in three important areas: firefighter injury and death; … advances and substantial fire department efforts in data collection, the fire service is unable to …

Investigation into the Standardization of Tc-99

July 30, 2010
Author(s)
Lizbeth Laureano-Perez, Ronald Colle, Ryan P. Fitzgerald, Brian E. Zimmerman, Lonnie T. Cumberland
… be disseminated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as Standard Reference Material SRM 4288B. This 99Tc solution standard is contained in a 5 mL flame-sealed borosilicate glass ampoule; consists … coincidence ratio (TDCR) method. The certified value was in agreement with the confirmatory determinations to within …

Interim Report on the Examination of Corrosion Damage in Homes Constructed with Imported Wallboard: Examination of Samples Received September 28, 2009

June 30, 2010
Author(s)
David J. Pitchure, Richard E. Ricker, Maureen E. Williams, Sandra W. Claggett
… Recently, increased failure rates have been reported in homes constructed with imported wallboard. At the request … Commission (CPSC), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) performed metallurgical analyses on samples … products were also observed on other types of metals in the air conditioner coils where condensation frequently …

A Framework for XML Schema Naming and Design Rules Development Tools

June 1, 2010
Author(s)
Katherine C. Morris
… Many organizations are facing enormous challenges today in trying to integrate a wide range of software systems. … as, the multitude of organizations and countries involved in a business process. To address the needs of information … high quality NDR, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a set of tools to facilitate …

Final Report on the Collapse of the Dallas Cowboys Indoor Practice Facility, May 2, 2009 (NIST IR 7661)

January 26, 2010
Author(s)
John L. Gross, Joseph Main, Long Phan, Fahim H. Sadek, Stephen A. Cauffman, David P. Jorgensen
… report summarizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) study of the collapse of the Dallas Cowboys … tubular steel frame structure, designed and constructed in 2003. The structure was upgraded in 2008 with additional purlins, reinforcements for some …

Draft Report on the Collapse of the Dallas Cowboys Indoor Practice Facility, May 2, 2009 (NIST IR 7636) ***DRAFT for Public Comments (for final version, see NIST IR 7661)***

October 6, 2009
Author(s)
John L. Gross, Joseph Main, Long Phan, Fahim H. Sadek, Stephen A. Cauffman, David P. Jorgensen
… report summarizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) study of the collapse of the Dallas Cowboys … tubular steel frame structure, designed and constructed in 2003. The structure was upgraded in 2008 with additional purlins and reinforcements for some …
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