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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Thermal Analysis of Refrigeration Systems Used for Vaccine Storage

November 2, 2009

Author(s)

Michal J. Chojnacky, W Wyatt Miller, Dean C. Ripple, Gregory F. Strouse

Each year, billions of dollars of vaccines are stored in refrigerators at the facilities of a variety of medical providers. Many vaccines must be maintained in

Best Practice Guidelines for Pre-Launch Characterization and Calibration of Instruments for Passive Optical Remote Sensing

November 1, 2009

Author(s)

Raju V. Datla, Joseph P. Rice, Keith R. Lykke, Bettye C. Johnson, James J. Butler, Xiaoxiong Xiong

The pre-launch characterization and calibration of remote sensing instruments should be planned and carried out in conjunction with their design and development

Ontological Product Modeling for Collaborative Design

October 30, 2009

Author(s)

Conrad E. Bock, XuanFang Zha, Hyo W. Suh, Jae H. Lee

This paper presents a product modeling language for collaborative design that has the benefits of ontology and expanded capabilities in conventional product

IREX I: Performance of Iris Recognition Algorithms on Standard Images

October 30, 2009

Author(s)

Patrick J. Grother, Elham Tabassi, George W. Quinn, Wayne J. Salamon

The IREX program supports the development of interoperable iris imagery for use in high performance biometric applications. The IREX evaluation, was conducted

Airtightness Evaluation of Shelter-in-Place Spaces for Protection Against Airborne Chembio Releases

October 15, 2009

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily, Heather Davis, Steven J. Emmerich, William S. Dols

Due to concerns about potential airborne chemical and biological releases in or near buildings, building owners and managers and other decision makers are faced

October 2009 SRM Spotlight

October 14, 2009

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery

The SRM Spotlight is a newsletter published by the Measurement Services Division for users of NIST standard reference materials. The Spotlight announces new

Empirical Evidence for Iris Match Score Degradation with Time Lapse in ICE 2006

October 14, 2009

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, Kevin W. Bowyer, Patrick J. Flynn, Sarah E. Baker

Mobile Forensic Reference Materials: a Methodology and Reification

October 14, 2009

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Aurelien M. Delaitre

This report concerns the theoretical and practical issues with automatically populating mobile devices with reference test data for use as reference materials

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

This report summarizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) study of the collapse of the Dallas Cowboys indoor practice facility that

Thermodynamic Evaluation of the Propensity of Niobium to Absorb Hydrogen During Fabrication of Superconducting Radio Frequency Accelerator Cavities

October 2, 2009

Author(s)

Richard E. Ricker

During the fabrication of niobium superconducting radio frequency (SRF) particle accelerator cavities procedures are used that chemically or mechanically remove

Small Business Information Security: the Fundamentals

October 1, 2009

Author(s)

Richard L. Kissel

[Superseded by NISTIR 7621 Rev. 1 (November 2016): https://www.nist.gov/node/1111801 ] For some small businesses, the security of their information, systems

Quick Capture Platform Graphics

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Brian C. Stanton, Yee-Yin Choong, Mary F. Theofanos, Patrick Hoffman

This document defines all of the graphic images for the quick capture platform. For each graphic we provide a description, the dimensions, the image, the image

System and Network Security Acronyms and Abbreviations

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Victoria Thompson

This report contains a list of selected acronyms and abbreviations for system and network security terms with their generally accepted or preferred definitions

Guidelines for Accepting 2D Building Plans (NIST IR 7638)

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, James J. Filliben, Alan M. Lytle

The General Services Administration's (GSA) Public Buildings Services manages 1600 buildings totaling 180, 000, 000 square feet. GSAs ability to capture

Hostage Rescue Team Quick Capture Platform Use Case Document

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Brian Stanton, Yee-Yin Choong, Mary Theofanos

The document defines functional requirements for the Quick Capture Platform (QCP). These requirements have been developed for a portable hardware device with

Development of Soft Armor Conditioning Protocols for NIJ 0101.06: Analytical Results

September 24, 2009

Author(s)

Amanda L. Forster, Kirk D. Rice, Michael A. Riley, Guillaume Messin, Sylvain H. Petit, Cyril Clerici, Gale A. Holmes, Joannie W. Chin

This publication details the four major phases of analytical development work, coupled with several additional side studies, undertaken by the Office of Law

Bochner Subordination, Logarithmic Diffusion Equations, and Blind Deconvolution of Hubble Space Telescope Imagery and Other Scientific Data

September 23, 2009

Author(s)

Alfred S. Carasso

Generalized Linnik processes and associated logarithmic diffusion equations can be constructed by appropriate Bochner randomization of the time variable in

Status Report on the First Round of the SHA-3 Cryptographic Hash Algorithm Competition

September 23, 2009

Author(s)

Andrew R. Regenscheid, Ray A. Perlner, Shu-jen H. Chang, John M. Kelsey, Mridul Nandi, Souradyuti Paul

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is in the process of selecting a new cryptographic hash algorithm through a public competition. The new hash

A Coherent Approach for Interrogating Polybenzoxazole Fibers for Residual Phosphoric Acid

September 17, 2009

Author(s)

Gale A. Holmes, Eun S. Park, Charles M. Guttman, Kathleen M. Flynn, John R. Sieber, Stephanie S. Watson, Kirk D. Rice

Because of the premature failure of soft-body armor that contains the active fiber poly [(benzo-[1,2-d:5,4-d']-benzoxazole-2,6-diyl)-1,4-phenylene] (PBO), the

Study of the Acid Generation in Aqueous Environments from Copolymer Fibers based on 5-amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)-benzimidazole

September 1, 2009

Author(s)

Amanda L. Forster, Guillaume Messin, Kirk D. Rice, Michael A. Riley, Stephanie S. Watson

In a communication to the ballistic vest community released in January 2006, there was an allegation by a competing fiber manufacturer that copolymer fibers

Heat and Mass Transfer Through Gypsum Partitions Subjected to Fire Exposures

August 31, 2009

Author(s)

S R. Kukuck

A model is presented that describes the heat transfer through a gypsum wallboard partition assembly incorporating the mass transport effects of water in liquid

STEP-OAGIS Harmonization Joint Working Group, PDM Subgroup Interim Report

August 27, 2009

Author(s)

Xenia Fiorentini, Sudarsan Rachuri

In any manufacturing enterprise, there are two types of tools used to create and share product related data across its extended network. The engineering

Formal Representation of Product Design Specifications for Validating Product Designs

August 27, 2009

Author(s)

Alex Weissman, Satyandra K. Gupta, Xenia Fiorentini, Sudarsan Rachuri, Ram D. Sriram

Large scale distributed design projects increasingly result in designs that do not fully conform to the stated design goals or specifications. Hence, there is a

The ABCs oF Standards Activities

August 23, 2009

Author(s)

Maureen A. Breitenberg

This report is an introduction to standardization and the U.S. standards system for readers that are not familiar with this topic. It highlights some of the

Three Dimensional Shape Retrieval using Scale Invariant Feature Transform and Spatial Restrictions

August 20, 2009

Author(s)

Lydia A. Lei

Three dimensional shape retrieval is a fairly new concept being studied all over the world. It is notable and essential because it can be applied to multiple

A 1D Spectral Image Validation/Verification Metric for Fingerprints

August 19, 2009

Author(s)

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

Image validation and verification are important functions in the acquisition of fingerprint images from live-scan devices and for assessing and maintaining the

System Builders Manual for Version 2.1.5 of the NIST DMIS Test Suite

August 19, 2009

Author(s)

Thomas R. Kramer, John A. Horst

This is a system builders manual for the NIST DMIS Test Suite, version 2.1.5. The purpose of the manual is to help system builders use software provided in the

Users Manual for Version 2.1.5 of the NIST DMIS Test Suite (for DMIS 5.1)

August 19, 2009

Author(s)

Thomas R. Kramer, John A. Horst

The NIST DMIS Test Suite, version 2.1.5, is described. The test suite is intended to serve two purposes, 1) to help users and vendors use version 5.1 of DMIS

Assessing Face Overlay

August 17, 2009

Author(s)

Mary F. Theofanos, Brian C. Stanton, Charles L. Sheppard, Ross J. Micheals, Yee-Yin Choong, John W. Wydler II, Kevin C. Mangold, Michelle P. Steves, Emile L. Morse

The United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology's (US-VISIT) has embarked on an effort to improve the quality of facial images captured at

Use of ISO/IEC 24727

August 14, 2009

Author(s)

Hildegard Ferraiolo, Teresa T. Schwarzhoff, William I. MacGregor, Hung Dang, Ketan Mehta

This document describes the use of ISO/IEC 24727 in enabling client-applications to access identity credentials issued by different credential issuers.

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