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Special Publication (NIST SP)

Energy and Economic Implications of Solar Photovoltaic Performance Degradation

January 6, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, David H. Webb, Eric G. O'Rear

Comparing the Energy and Economic Performance of the NIST NZERTF Design across the Mixed-Humid Climate Zone

December 31, 2015

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear

Community Resilience Economic Decision Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems

December 30, 2015

Author(s)

Stanley W. Gilbert, David Butry, Jennifer Helgeson, Robert E. Chapman

This Economic Guide provides a standard economic methodology for evaluating investment decisions aimed to improve the ability of communities to adapt to

Framework for Cloud Usability

December 22, 2015

Author(s)

Brian C. Stanton, Mary F. Theofanos, Karun P. Joshi

Thermodynamic Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

December 16, 2015

Author(s)

Thomas C. Allison, Donald R. Burgess Jr.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are molecules that exist on earth due to natural and man-made causes. They are a significant health concern as many PAH

Tracking Industry Operations Activity: A Case Study of US Automotive Manufacturing

December 14, 2015

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas, Anand M. Kandaswamy

Private firms, driven by competition, frequently achieve advances in efficiency on their own accord; however, there are often barriers to advancement that

Mobile ID Device Best Practice Recommendation Version 2.0

December 10, 2015

Author(s)

Bradford J. Wing

National Checklist Program for IT Products: Guidelines for Checklist Users and Developers

December 10, 2015

Author(s)

Stephen D. Quinn, Murugiah P. Souppaya, Melanie Cook, Karen Scarfone

[Superseded by SP 800-70 Rev. 3 (December 2015, updated 12/8/2016): https://www.nist.gov/node/1125056?pubid=922414 ] A security configuration checklist is a

LC-MS/MS Measurement of Nanomaterial Induced Genotoxicity in Isolated DNA

November 24, 2015

Author(s)

Bryant C. Nelson, Elijah J. Petersen, Pawel Jaruga, M Miral Dizdar

Making accurate measurements of the environmental fate and environmental and biological effects of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) is critical for reliable risk

GC-MS/MS Measurement of Nanomaterial Induced Genotoxicity in Isolated DNA

November 24, 2015

Author(s)

Bryant C. Nelson, Elijah J. Petersen, Pawel Jaruga, M Miral Dizdar

Making accurate measurements of the environmental fate and environmental and biological effects of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) is critical for reliable risk

GC/MS Measurement of Nanomaterial Induced Genotoxicity in Isolated DNA

November 24, 2015

Author(s)

Bryant C. Nelson, Elijah J. Petersen, Pawel Jaruga, M Miral Dizdar

Making accurate measurements of the environmental fate and environmental and biological effects of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) is critical for reliable risk

Maps of Non-hurricane Non-tornadic Wind Speeds With Specified Mean Recurrence Intervals for the Contiguous United States Using a Two-Dimensional Poisson Process Extreme Value Model and Local Regression

November 12, 2015

Author(s)

Adam L. Pintar, Emil Simiu, Franklin T. Lombardo, Marc L. Levitan

This report describes a procedure for creating maps of non-hurricane, non-tornadic wind speeds for a set of recurrence intervals of interest between \num{10}

Transitions: Recommendation for Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths

November 6, 2015

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Allen L. Roginsky

At the start of the 21st century, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) began the task of providing cryptographic key management guidance

Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems, Volume II

October 29, 2015

Author(s)

Therese P. McAllister

The CRPG provides a methodology for local government to bring together all of the relevant stakeholders to establish performance goals to maintain the social

Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems, Volume I

October 29, 2015

Author(s)

Therese P. McAllister

The CRPG provides a methodology for local government to bring together all of the relevant stakeholders to establish performance goals to maintain the social

A Profile for U. S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems

October 28, 2015

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Miles Smid, Dennis Branstad

This Profile for U. S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management Systems (FCKMSs) contains requirements for their design, implementation, procurement, installation

Guide to Application Whitelisting

October 28, 2015

Author(s)

Adam Sedgewick, Murugiah Souppaya, Karen Scarfone

An application whitelist is a list of applications and application components that are authorized for use in an organization. Application whitelisting

NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework: Volume 3, Use Cases and General Requirements

October 22, 2015

Author(s)

Wo L. Chang, Geoffrey Fox, NBD-PWG NIST Big Data Public Working Group

Big Data is a term used to describe the large amount of data in the networked, digitized, sensor-laden, information-driven world. While opportunities exist with

NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework: Volume 2, Big Data Taxonomies

October 22, 2015

Author(s)

Wo L. Chang, Nancy Grady, Community Resilience Program NIST

Big Data is a term used to describe the large amount of data in the networked, digitized, sensor- laden, information-driven world. While opportunities exist

NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework: Volume 1, Big Data Definitions

October 22, 2015

Author(s)

Wo L. Chang, Nancy Grady, NBD-PWG NIST Big Data Public Working Group

Big Data is a term used to describe the large amount of data in the networked, digitized, sensor- laden, information-driven world. While opportunities exist

NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework: Volume 7, Big Data Standards Roadmap

October 22, 2015

Author(s)

Wo L. Chang, David Boyd, Carl Buffington , NBD-PWG NIST Big Data Public Working Group

Big Data is a term used to describe the large amount of data in the networked, digitized, sensor-laden, information-driven world. While opportunities exist with

NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework: Volume 6, Big Data Reference Architecture

October 22, 2015

Author(s)

Wo L. Chang, Orit Levin, David Boyd, NBD-PWG NIST Big Data Public Working Group

Big Data is a term used to describe the large amount of data in the networked, digitized, sensor-laden, information-driven world. While opportunities exist with

NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework: Volume 5, Architectures White Paper Survey

October 22, 2015

Author(s)

Wo L. Chang, Sanjay Mishra, NBD-PWG NIST Big Data Public Working Group

Big Data is a term used to describe the large amount of data in the networked, digitized, sensor-laden, information-driven world. While opportunities exist with

NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework: Volume 4, Security and Privacy

October 22, 2015

Author(s)

Wo L. Chang, Arnab Roy, Mark Underwood, NBD-PWG NIST Big Data Public Working Group

Big Data is a term used to describe the large amount of data in the networked, digitized, sensor-laden, information-driven world. While opportunities exist with

Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations [including updates as of 09-03-2015]

October 1, 2015

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Kelley L. Dempsey, Patrick Viscuso, Mark Riddle, Gary Guissanie

[Supersedes SP 800-171 (June 2015, updated 1/14/2016): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=920191] The protection of Controlled

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Dispersion 3. Reducing Uncertainty in Estimating Source Strength and Location through Plume Inversion Models

September 30, 2015

Author(s)

Kuldeep R. Prasad, Adam L. Pintar, Heming Hu, Israel Lopez Coto, Dennis T. Ngo, James R. Whetstone

Recent development of accurate instruments for measuring greenhouse gas concentrations and the ability to mount them in ground based vehicles has provided an

Strategies for transmission electron microscopy specimen preparation of polymer composites

September 29, 2015

Author(s)

Keana C. Scott, Lucille A. Giannuzzi

Summary of Workshop on Structure Ignition in Wildland- Urban Interface (WUI) Fires

September 18, 2015

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Steve Quarles

A workshop entitled Structure Ignition in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires was held on June 18-19, 2015 in Anaheim, CA. The workshop was sponsored by ASTM

The ABCs of Using Standard Reference Materials in the Analysis of Foods and Dietary Supplements: A Practical Guide

September 16, 2015

Author(s)

Katherine E. Sharpless, David L. Duewer, Katrice A. Lippa, Andrew L. Rukhin

Although "nutraceuticals" and "functional foods" seem to be ill-defined terms, both are often used to indicate a food that contains compounds providing benefits

Re-Certification of SRM 2492: Bingham Paste Mixture for Rheological Measurements

August 25, 2015

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Alex Olivas, William F. Guthrie, Blaza Toman

Rheological measurements are often performed using a rotational rheometer. In this type of rheometer, the tested fluid is sheared between two surfaces, one of