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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

IREX VI - Temporal Stability of Iris Recognition Accuracy

Author(s)
Patrick J. Grother, James R. Matey, Elham Tabassi, George W. Quinn, Michael Chumakov
Background: Stability is a required definitional property for a biometric to be useful. Quantitative statements of stability are operationally important as they

IREX IV: Part 1, Evaluation of Iris Identification Algorithms

Author(s)
George W. Quinn, Patrick J. Grother, Mei L. Ngan, James R. Matey
IREX IV aims to provide a fair and balanced scientific evaluation of the performance of automated iris recognition algorithms. IREX IV evaluated the performance

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Summer 2002 Comparability Studies: Results for Round Robin LII Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum and Round Robin 17 Ascorbic Acid in Human Serum

Author(s)
David L. Duewer, Katherine E. Sharpless, Margaret C. Kline, Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, Sam A. Margolis
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure

Forensic Science Laboratories: Handbook for Facility Planning, Design, Construction, and Relocation.

Author(s)
James Aguilar, Tom Barnes, Joseph Browne, Yvette Burney, John Byrd, Bonnie Carver, Adam Denmark, Susan Halla, Lou Hartman, Alison Kennedy, Deborah Leben, Greg Matheson, Jim McClaren, Russell McElroy, Romeo Miranda, Kenneth Mohr, Michael Mount, Steve Sigel, Jennifer Smither, Melissa Taylor, Aliece Watts, Shannan Williams
This handbook is a resource for laboratory directors, designers, consultants, and other stakeholders involved in the construction or major renovation of

Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

Author(s)
Richard L. Kissel
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received numerous requests to provide a summary glossary for our publications and other relevant

Metrics and Test Methods for Industrial Kit Building

Author(s)
Stephen B. Balakirsky, Thomas R. Kramer, Zeid Kootbally, Anthony Pietromartire
The IEEE RAS Ontologies for Robotics and Automation Working Group is dedicated to developing a methodology for knowledge representation and reasoning in

The Biological Evidence Preservation Handbook: Best Practices for Evidence Handlers

Author(s)
Susan M. Ballou, Margaret C. Kline, Mark D. Stolorow, Melissa Taylor, Shannan Williams, Phylis S. Bamberger, Burney Yvette, Larry Brown, Cynthia E. Jones, Ralph Keaton, William Kiley, Karen Thiessen, Gerry LaPorte, Joseph Latta, Linda E. Ledray, Randy Nagy, Linda Schwind, Stephanie Stoiloff, Brian Ostrom
The report of the Technical Working Group on Biological Evidence Preservation offers guidance for individuals involved in the collection, examination, tracking
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