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NIST Pubs

Release of NIST Interagency Report 7946, CVSS Implementation Guidance

July 10, 2014

Author(s)

Harold Booth, Joshua M. Franklin, Larry Feldman, Greg Witte

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an open standard designed to convey severity and risk of information system vulnerabilities. CVSS was...

Sustainable Manufacturing Program Workshop Report

July 9, 2014

Author(s)

Sudarsan Rachuri, Katherine C. Morris, Utpal Roy, David Dornfeld, Soundar Kumara

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)s Sustainable Manufacturing Program held a workshop on November 13-14, 2012, in Gaithersburg, MD. Dr...

Research and Development on New Flame Retardant Chemistries for Polyurethane - 60NANB12D167

July 8, 2014

Author(s)

Alexander B. Morgan

Standards Related to Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) for Manufacturing

July 7, 2014

Author(s)

Gregory Vogl, Brian A. Weiss, Alkan Donmez

Prognostics and health management (PHM) systems are utilized to reduce burdensome maintenance tasks of monitored products or processes through diagnostics and...

1588 Power Profile Test Plan

July 7, 2014

Author(s)

Carol Perkins, Jeff Laird, Ryan McEachern, Bob Noseworthy, Julien M. Amelot, YaShian Li-Baboud, Kevin G. Brady

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, facilitating the industry adoption of IEEE Standard...

Applicability of Existing Materials Testing Standards for Additive Manufacturing Materials

July 7, 2014

Author(s)

John A. Slotwinski, Shawn P. Moylan

This NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) is the third in a series of reports from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Laboratory's...

Approximate Matching: Definition and Terminology

July 2, 2014

Author(s)

Frank Breitinger, Barbara Guttman, Michael McCarrin, Vassil Roussev, Douglas R. White

This document provides a definition of and terminology for approximate matching. Approximate matching is a promising technology designed to identify...

A Measurement Metric for Forensic Latent Fingerprint Preprocessing:

July 1, 2014

Author(s)

Haiying Guan, Andrew Dienstfrey, Mary Theofanos, Brian Stanton

An ACT-R Model of Elliptical Endpoint Error Distributions in a Mobile Touchscreen 2-D Fittsâ€™ Law Task:

July 1, 2014

Author(s)

Kristen K. Greene, Melissa A. Gallagher, II Tamborello

NIST time and frequency bulletin:

July 1, 2014

Author(s)

Petrina C. Potts

Performance Metrics for Evaluating Object and Human Detection and Tracking Systems:

July 1, 2014

Author(s)

Afzal Godil, Roger Bostelman, Will Shackleford, Tsai Hong, Michael Shneier

Incorporating Biometric Software Development Kits into the Development Process:

July 1, 2014

Author(s)

Karen Marshall, Ross J. Michaels, Kevin Mangold, Kayee Kwong

Optical Passive Sensor Calibration for Satellite Remote Sensing and the Legacy of NOAA and NIST Cooperation

June 26, 2014

Author(s)

Raju V. Datla , Michael Weinreb, Joseph P. Rice, B. Carol Johnson, Eric L. Shirley, Changyong Cao

This paper traces the cooperative effort of the scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Institute of Standards...

NIST SGIP Priority Action Plan 2, Guidelines for Assessing Wireless Standards for Smart Grid Applications

June 25, 2014

Author(s)

David E. Cypher, Nada T. Golmie

This report is a draft of key tools and methods to assist smart grid system designers in making informed decisions about existing and emerging wireless...

IREX V: Guidance for Iris Image Collection

June 12, 2014

Author(s)

George W. Quinn, JAmes Matey, Elham Tabassi, Patrick J. Grother

This document provides guidance for the proper collection of iris images. Problems that occur during image acquisition can lead to poor quality samples. If the...

Life-Cycle Cost Comparison of the NIST Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility to a Maryland Code-Compliant Design

June 11, 2014

Author(s)

Joshua Kneifel

Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: A Security Life Cycle Approach

June 10, 2014

Author(s)

Ron Ross

This publication provides guidelines for applying the Risk Management Framework (RMF) to federal information systems. The six-step RMF includes security...

ITL Forensic Science Program

June 5, 2014

Author(s)

Barbara Guttman, Martin Herman, Michaela Iorga, Larry Feldman, Kim Quill

Forensic science provides the methodologies for understanding crime scenes. It is used for analyzing evidence, identifying suspects, and prosecuting and...

Reference Correlation of the Viscosity of n-Heptane from the Triple Point to 600 K and up to 248 MPa

June 5, 2014

Author(s)

E.K. Michailidou, Marc J. Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Ilmutdin M. Abdulagatov, Richard A. Perkins

This paper contains new, representative reference equations for the viscosity of n-heptane. The equations are based in part upon a body of experimental data...

Supplemental Guidance on Ongoing Authorization: Transitioning to Near Real-Time Risk Management

June 3, 2014

Author(s)

Kelley L. Dempsey, Ron Ross, Kevin Stine

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-14-03, Enhancing the Security of Federal Information and Information Systems, reminds Federal agencies that,...

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

June 2, 2014

Author(s)

Katherine Sharpless, David Duewer, Katrice 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...

Overview of the TREC-2012 Microblog Track

June 2, 2014

Author(s)

Ian M. Soboroff, Iadh Ounis, Jimmy Lin, Craig Macdonald

The Microblog track examines search tasks and evaluation meth- odologies for information seeking behaviours in microblogging en- vironments such as Twitter. It...