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Human Engineering Design Criteria Standards Part 2 : Methodology and Interview Results FY10-14 DHS S [and] T Standards Project:

April 1, 2014

Author(s)

Susanne Furman, Mary Theofanos, Sam Chapman

Human Engineering Design Criteria Standards Part 1 : Project Introduction and Existing Standards FY10-14 DHS S [and] T Standards Project:

April 1, 2014

Author(s)

Susanne Furman, Mary Theofanos, Sam Chapman

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Winter, Spring, and Fall 1995 Comparability Studies : Results for Round Robins XXXIII, XXXIV, and XXXV Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum and Round Robins 7 and 8 Ascorbic Acid in

April 1, 2014

Author(s)

David L. Duewer, Margaret C. Kline, Sam A. Margolis, Katherine E. Sharpless, Jeanice B. Thomas

Human Engineering Design Criteria Standards Part 3: Interim Steps

April 1, 2014

Author(s)

Susanne M. Furman, Mary Theofanos, Hannah Wald

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires general human systems integration (HSI) criteria for the design and development of human-machine interfaces

Report of the 98th National Conference on Weights and Measures (2013)

March 31, 2014

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, Tina G. Butcher, Richard A. Harshman, David A. Sefcik, Lisa Warfield

The 98th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 14 to 18, 2013, at the Seelbach Hilton Louisville, Louisville

Final Report, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri

March 26, 2014

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Franklin T. Lombardo, Long Phan, Marc L. Levitan, David P. Jorgensen

This is the final report of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the May 22, 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, conducted

Liquid Piston Prover Uncertainty Analysis Spreadsheet

March 25, 2014

Author(s)

John D. Wright, Aaron N. Johnson, Jodie G. Pope

This publication is a spreadsheet that calculates the mass and volume flow uncertainty for a piston prover liquid flow standard based on user inputs of

Erratum: New Group-Contribution Approach to Thermochemical Properties of Organic Compounds: Hydrocarbons and Oxygen-Containing Compounds [J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 42, 033102 (2013)]

March 25, 2014

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel, Sergey P. Verevkin, Vladimir N. Emel'yanenko, Vladimir Diky, Chris Muzny, Robert D. Chirico

Examination of the Impact of Fingerprint Spatial Area Loss on Matcher Performance in Various Mobile Identification Scenarios

March 24, 2014

Author(s)

Shahram Orandi, Kenneth Ko, Stephen S. Wood, John D. Grantham, Michael D. Garris

Background: NIST conducted a study of the FBI Repository for Individuals of Special Concern (RISC) system using various gallery and Mobile ID [MOBID]

Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) - Performance of Automated Age Estimation Algorithms

March 20, 2014

Author(s)

Mei L. Ngan, Patrick J. Grother

Facial Age Estimation is an area of study new to the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) Still Track. While peripheral to traditional face recognition, it has

Sensitivity Analysis of fatigue Crack growth Model for API Steels in Gaseous Hydrogen

March 20, 2014

Author(s)

Neha N. Rustagi, Elizabeth S. Drexler, Andrew Slifka

A model to predict fatigue crack growth of API pipeline steels in high pressure gaseous hydrogen has been developed and is presented elsewhere. The model

Recommendations for Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Wall Buildings Based on Studies of the 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake

March 14, 2014

Author(s)

Joseph Maffei, Patricio Bonelli, Dominic Kelly, Dawn E. Lehman, Laura Lowes, Jack Moehle, Karl Telleen, John Wallace, Michael Willford

Most mid-rise and high-rise buildings in the earthquake-affected regions were constructed with seismic-force-resisting systems consisting of reinforced concrete

Are Bragg Peaks Gaussian?

March 12, 2014

Author(s)

Boualem Hammouda

It is common practice to assume that Bragg scattering peaks have Gaussian shape. The Gaussian shape function is used to perform instrumental smearing

WWVB: A Half Century of Delivering Accurate Frequency and Time by Radio

March 12, 2014

Author(s)

Michael A. Lombardi, Glenn K. Nelson

In commemoration of its 50th anniversary of broadcasting from Fort Collins, Colorado, this paper provides a history of National Institute of Standards and

The dissemination of mass in the United States: Results and implications of recent BIPM calibrations of US National Prototype Kilograms

March 12, 2014

Author(s)

Zeina J. Kubarych, Patrick J. Abbott

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is responsible for the dissemination of the unit of mass within the United States of America through

Software Independent Data Mapping Tool for Structural Fire Analysis

March 12, 2014

Author(s)

Dilip K. Banerjee

In order to model the structural behavior under fire, three separate analyses need to be conducted: a) fire propagation and growth (fire modeling), b) transient

(NISTIR 7988) Integrating Electronic Health Records into Clinical Workflow: An Application of Human Factors Modeling Methods to Ambulatory Care

March 11, 2014

Author(s)

Svetlana Z. Lowry, Mala Ramaiah, Emily S. Patterson, David Brick, Ayse P. Gurses, Ant Ozok, Debora Simmons, Michael C. Gibbons

This report recommendations provide a first step in moving from a billing-centered perspective (i.e., focusing on ensuring maximum and timely reimbursement) to

Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Definition and Considerations

March 7, 2014

Author(s)

Chung Tong Hu

Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) is a logical access control methodology where authorization to perform a set of operations is determined by evaluating

Use of High-Strength Reinforcement in Earthquake-Resistant Concrete Structures

March 5, 2014

Author(s)

Domimic Kelly, Andres Lepage, David Mar, Jose Restrepo, Joseph Sanders, Andrew Taylor

The objective of this project was to study and make recommendations concerning the utilization of high-strength steel reinforcing bars in concrete structures

Best Practices for Sample Collection and Transport in an Initial Response to Potential Biothreat Materials

March 5, 2014

Author(s)

Jayne B. Morrow, Autumn S. Downey, Lisa Delaney

In the event of a suspected or confirmed biological threat, public safety, law enforcement and public and environmental health authorities may collect samples

A Methodology for Developing Authentication Assurance Level Taxonomy for Smart Card-based Identity Verification

March 5, 2014

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli

Smart cards (smart identity tokens) are now being extensively deployed for identity verification for controlling access to Information Technology (IT) resources

SRM Spotlight

March 3, 2014

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery

The SRM Spotlight is a newsletter published by the Office of Reference Materials for users of NIST standard reference materials. The Spotlight announces new