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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Towards a Classification System of Manufacturing Objects for the Evaluation of Perception Systems

February 27, 2014

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, Marek Franaszek, Afzal A. Godil, Kamel S. Saidi, Roger Eastman, Tsai H. Hong

A Spectral Analytic Method for Fingerprint Image Sample Rate Estimation

February 25, 2014

Author(s)

John M. Libert, Shahram Orandi, John D. Grantham, Michael D. Garris

This study examines the use of the NIST Spectral Image Validation and Verification (SIVV) metric for the application of detecting the sample rate of a given

Roadmap for Developing Measurement Science for Predicting the Service Life of Polymers Used in Photovoltaic (PV) Systems

February 24, 2014

Author(s)

Xiaohong Gu, Joannie W. Chin

Report: Authentication Diary Study

February 4, 2014

Author(s)

Michelle P. Steves, Mary F. Theofanos

Users have developed various coping strategies for minimizing or avoiding the friction and burden associated with managing and using their portfolios of user

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin

February 3, 2014

Author(s)

Petrina C. Potts

The Time and Frequency Bulletin provides information on performance of time scales and a variety of broadcasts (and related information) to users of the NIST

Towards NFIQ II Lite: Self-Organizing Maps for Fingerprint Image Quality Assessment

February 3, 2014

Author(s)

Elham Tabassi

Fingerprint quality assessment is a crucial task which needs to be conducted accurately in various phases in the biometric enrolment and recognition processes

IREX IV: Part 2 Compression Profiles for Iris Image Compression

January 23, 2014

Author(s)

George Quinn, Patrick Grother, Mei Ngan, Nick Rymer

The IREX IV evaluation builds upon IREX III as a performance test of one-to-many iris recognition. This report is the second part of the IREX IV evaluation

Technical Guidance for Archiving and Configuration Management of Homeland Security Simulation Applications

January 15, 2014

Author(s)

Charles R. McLean, Sanjay Jain, Yung-Tsun Lee, Charles W. Hutchings

This document provides general guidance that is designed to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Program Managers and other executives inside and

Nondestructive Testing (NDT) and Sensor Technology for Service Life Modeling of New and Existing Concrete Structures

December 18, 2013

Author(s)

Kenneth A. Snyder, Li Piin Sung, Geraldine S. Cheok

Nondestructive test (NDT) methods and sensor technologies are evaluated in the context of providing input parameters to service life prediction models for

Using Legacy Modeling Artifacts in Supply Chain Logistics Simulation

December 12, 2013

Author(s)

Peter O. Denno, Terry Harrison

We investigate the feasibility, and the potential advantages and pitfalls of using modeling languages such as the Unified Modeling Language (UML), and the

Taxonomic Rules for Password Policies: Translating the Informal to the Formal Language

December 9, 2013

Author(s)

Kevin Killourhy, Yee-Yin Choong, Mary Theofanos

A password policy may seem formal in the sense that it is written in a legalistic language, giving the impression of a binding contract. However, such policies

Compensating operators and stable backward in time marching in nonlinear parabolic equations.

November 26, 2013

Author(s)

Alfred S. Carasso

Step by step time-marching schemes are fundamental tools in the numerical exploration of well-posed nonlinear evolutionary partial differential equations

Recommendations for Specifying Idealized Bust Surrogates for the Testing of Female Stab Resistant Armor

November 20, 2013

Author(s)

Amanda L. Forster, Kirk D. Rice, Michael A. Riley, Aaron M. Forster

This document describes recommendations provided to the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) Special Technical Committee (STC) for the revision of the Stab

PROCESS DESCRIPTION AND ANALYTICS FORMALISM FOR DECISION GUIDANCE IN SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING

November 20, 2013

Author(s)

Alexander Brodsky, Guodong Shao, Frank H. Riddick

This paper introduces NIST's Sustainable Process Analytics Formalism (SPAF) to facilitate the use of simulation and optimization technologies for decision

A Methodology for Handling Standards Terminology for Sustainable Manufacturing

October 30, 2013

Author(s)

Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, David J. Lechevalier, Katherine C. Morris, Sudarsan Rachuri

In order to develop the discipline of sustainable manufacturing, the language of discourse needs to be properly and clearly communicated, for both manufacturers

Benefits and Costs of Commissioning: A Case Study Analysis

October 29, 2013

Author(s)

Stanley W. Gilbert

Commissioning is a quality assurance process for the design, construction and operation of buildings. Specifically, Building Commissioning is a process of

Effects of JPEG 2000 Lossy Image Compression on 1000 ppi Latent Fingerprint Casework

October 25, 2013

Author(s)

Shahram Orandi, John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Frederick R. Byers, Lindsay M. Petersen, Michael D. Garris

This paper presents the findings of a study conducted to measure the impact of JPEG 2000 lossy compression on the comparison of 1000 ppi latent fingerprint

Evaluation of Energy Consumption Rating Methods for Thermoelectric Wine Chillers and Compact Refrigerators

October 21, 2013

Author(s)

David A. Yashar, Young-Jin Baik

Most types of refrigerating appliances are rated according to an established test procedure and their energy use is regulated by the US Department of energy

Fingerprint Scanner Affordances

September 30, 2013

Author(s)

Michelle P. Steves, Brian Stanton, Mary Theofanos, Dana E. Chisnell, Hannah Wald

Programmers Guide to the Air-Handling Unit Performance Assessment Rule DLL

September 26, 2013

Author(s)

Michael A. Galler

The AHU Performance Assessment Rules (APAR) were developed in 2001 and have been implemented as part of a limited number of Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD

Cryptographic Key Management Issues & Challenges in Cloud Services

September 18, 2013

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Michaela Iorga, Santosh Chokhani

To interact with various services in the cloud and to store the data generated/processed by those services, several security capabilities are required. Based on

Interlaboratory Analytical Comparison Study of Total Fatty Acid Concentrations in Human Serum: Results for Exercise 01: QA12FASER01

September 18, 2013

Author(s)

Michele M. Schantz, Carissa Powers, Rosemary Schleicher

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and NIHs Office of Dietary

Conformance Test Architecture and Test Suite for ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 NIEM XML Encoded Transactions

September 18, 2013

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, Dylan J. Yaga, Christofer J. McGinnis

The latest version of the ANSI/NIST-ITL standard was published in November 2011 (AN-2011). In addition to specifying Record Types in traditional encoding, the

Effects of Decomposition Levels and Quality Layers with JPEG 2000 Compression of 1000 ppi Fingerprint Images

August 27, 2013

Author(s)

John M. Libert, Shahram Orandi, Michael D. Garris, John D. Grantham

As part of NISTs investigative efforts to support development of the FBI Next Generation Identification (NGI) systems, this investigation evaluates effects on

A Vision of Cyber-Physical Cloud Computing for Smart Networked Systems

August 26, 2013

Author(s)

Eric D. Simmon, Kyoung-sook Kim, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Ryong Lee, Frederic J. de Vaulx, Yohei Murakami, Koji Zettsu, Ram D. Sriram

A key aspect of the next generation Smart Networked System (SNS) is the bridge between the physical and virtual world. These systems that tightly interlink the

Results from the NIST/NIH Vitamin D Metabolites Quality Assurance Program: Five Years of Comparability Studies

August 24, 2013

Author(s)

Mary Bedner, Katrice Lippa, Susan Tai

Abstract too long to be posted. Attached as a pdf.

Model Based Enterprise Technical Data Package Requirements

August 20, 2013

Author(s)

Simon P. Frechette, Paul J. Huang

The Department of Defense and the National Institute of Standards and Technology held a Model Based Enterprise Summit and Technical Data Package (TDP) Workshop

Selected Procedures for Volumetric Calibrations (2013 Ed)

August 19, 2013

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris

This publication contains Good Measurement Procedures (GMP), Good Laboratory Procedures (GLP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for use in calibration

Standard Practice for Determining the Relative Spectral Correction Factors for the Emission Signal of Fluorescence Spectrometers

August 15, 2013

Author(s)

Paul C. DeRose

This standard practice is intended to aid in the calibration and qualification of fluorescence spectrometers as part of complying with regulatory and other QA

Measurement Uncertainty in Cell Image Segmentation Data Analysis

August 13, 2013

Author(s)

Jin Chu Wu, Michael W. Halter, Raghu N. Kacker, John T. Elliott, Anne L. Plant

Cell image segmentation is a part of quantitative studies regarding cell movement and cell behavior, and it plays a critical role in molecular biology and

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