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Relevance assessment: are judges exchangeable and does it matter?

July 21, 2008
Author(s)
Ian M. Soboroff, Peter Bailey, Nick Craswell, Alan Smeaton, Emine Yilmaz, Paul Thomas
We investigate to what extent people making relevance judgments for a reusable IR test collection are exchangeable. We consider three classes of judge: gold standard judges, who are topic origi- nators and are experts in a particular information seeking

Ultra fast quantum key distribution over a 97-km installed telecom fiber with wavelength-division-multiplexing clock synchronization

July 21, 2008
Author(s)
Akihiro Tanaka, Mikio Fujiwara, Sae Woo Nam, Yoshihiro Nambu, Seigo Takahashi, Wakako Maeda, Ken-ichiro Yoshino, Shigehito Miki, Burm Baek, Z. Wang, Akio Tajima, Masahide Sasaki, Akihisa Tomita
We demonstrated ultra fast BB84 quantum key distribution (QKD) transmission at 625 MHz clock rate through a 97 km field-installed fiber using practical clock synchronization based on wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM). We succeeded in over-one-hour

Web Services Security: Techniques and Challenges (Extended Abstract)

July 21, 2008
Author(s)
Anoop Singhal
Web services-based computing is currently an important driver for the software industry. While several standards bodies (such as W3C and OASIS) are laying the foundation for Web services security, several research problems must be solved to make secure Web

On the Fluorescence From Integrating Spheres

July 20, 2008
Author(s)
Ping-Shine Shaw, Zhigang Li
Our recent study of the performance of integrating spheres shows prominent UV induced fluorescence features that are associated with contamination of the diffusing wall material by hydrocarbons. Because of multiple reflections of the radiation inside the

Sensor Experiments to Facilitate Robot Use in Assistive Environments

July 19, 2008
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, James S. Albus
In this paper, we describe the mobile robot and sensor research and development toward assistive devices ongoing at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Through mobility research projects, NIST has been studying advanced sensor

Materials Science &Technology (MS&T) 2008 Conference & Exhibition

July 18, 2008
Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng
The Materials Science &Technology 2008 Conference & Exhibition took place in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from October 5-9. The MS&T 2008 Conference was a great success, with a total more than 1000 papers presented in

Microfluidic DNA Analysis Systems for Forensic Applications

July 18, 2008
Author(s)
Michael Gaitan, Jayna J. Shah, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez, Pierre-Alain Auroux, Jon Geist, Laurie E. Locascio, Wyatt N. Vreeland, David J. Ross, Peter Vallone, Paul Smith, Nicole Morgan, Tom Pohida, John Kakareka, Annelise Barron
This report summarizes the NIST effort on microfluidic DNA analysis systems for forensic applications sponsored by the National Institute of Justice. Currently emerging microfluidics-based forensic systems are implemented in silica (glass) because the

An Attack Graph Based Probabilistic Security Metric

July 16, 2008
Author(s)
Lingyu Wang, Tania Islam, Tao Long, Anoop Singhal, Sushil Jajodia
To protect critical resources in today's networked environments, it is desirable to quantify the likelihood of potential multi-step attacks that combine multiple vulnerabilities. This now becomes feasible due to a model of causal relationships between

Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security

July 16, 2008
Author(s)
Elizabeth Chew, Marianne M. Swanson, Kevin M. Stine, N Bartol, Anthony Brown, W Robinson
This document provides guidance on how an organization, through the use of metrics, identifies the adequacy of in-place security controls, policies, and procedures. It provides an approach to help management decide where to invest in additional security

Reversal mechanisms in perpendicular magnetic nanostructures

July 16, 2008
Author(s)
Justin M. Shaw, Stephen E. Russek, Michael J. Donahue, Thomas Thomson, Bruce Terris, Michael Schneider, Miles Olsen
We find that the reversal mechanism in magnetic nanostructures is highly dependent on the nature and condition of the edges. Temperature and size dependent reversal properties of fabricated perpendicularly magnetized nanostructures down to 25 nm in

The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC)

July 16, 2008
Author(s)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Quynh Dang
This Standard describes a keyed-hash message authentication code (HMAC), a mechanism for message authentication using cryptographic hash functions. HMAC can be used with any iterative Approved cryptographic hash function, in combination with a shared

Dynamic Routing and Congestion Control Through Random Assignment of Routes

July 15, 2008
Author(s)
Fern Y. Hunt, Vladimir V. Marbukh
We introduce an algorithm for maximizing utility through congestion control and random allocation of routes to users. The allocation is defined by a probability distribution whose degree of randomness as measured by its entropy, is controlled. We seek to

Electron heating in rf-biased, inductively coupled plasmas

July 15, 2008
Author(s)
Mark A. Sobolewski, J. -. Kim
The effect of radio-frequency (rf) bias on electron density in an inductively coupled plasma reactor was measured using a wave cutoff probe, in Ar, CF4, and Ar/CF4 mixtures. At low source powers, we observed an increase in plasma electron density caused by

Liquid State NMR as a Test-bed for Developing Quantum Control Methods

July 15, 2008
Author(s)
C. A. Ryan, C. Negrevergne, M. Laforest, Emanuel Knill, R. Laflamme
Quantum mechanics has been successfully describing experimental phenomena for close to a century. However, it has only been much more recently that the idea of using quantum mechanical evolution to process information was realized. This has revolutionized

Lost Knowledge - What Will You Say in Your Last Lecture

July 15, 2008
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris
Article highlights proposed efforts by National Conference of Standards Laboratories International (NCSLI) Learning and Development committees to capture metrological knowledge in the profession.

NCSLI: Approved for the 2008 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)!

July 15, 2008
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris
Federal employees can now contribute their tax-deductible contributions through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and support NCSL International efforts at the same time. NCSLI's code is 26683 for 2008. We will be listed in the National/International

Conformance Testing and Interoperability: A Case Study in Healthcare Data Exchange

July 14, 2008
Author(s)
Robert D. Snelick, Leonard E. Gebase, Mark Skall
Correct data exchange is critical for ensuring reliable healthcare systems. Standards based systems are the foundation for achieving this goal. However, standards alone are not enough to ensure this promise; conformance and interoperability testing are

Generating Network Models Using the S-Metric

July 14, 2008
Author(s)
Isabel M. Beichl, Brian D. Cloteaux
The ability to create random models of real networks is useful for understanding the interactions of the networks. Several researchers have proposed modeling of complex networks using the degree distribution, the most popular being a power-law distribution

Joe D. Simmons Memorial Scholarship

July 14, 2008
Author(s)
Norman B. Belecki, Dilip Shah, Diana Poulton, Mark Lapinskis, J. M. Suraci, Patricia Simmons, J H. Simmons, Georgia L. Harris
The Joe D. Simmons Memorial Scholarship fosters the furtherance of metrology through education by striving to: support the academic pursuit of a metrology career by worthy students; promote and improve measurement science education and educational
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