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NIST Pubs

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

Fundamental Equation of State for Deuterium

February 27, 2014

Author(s)

Ian A. Richardson, Jacob W. Leachman, Eric Lemmon

World utilization of deuterium is anticipated to increase with the rise of fusion energy machines such as ITER and NIF. We present a new fundamental equation of

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

Compression Guidance for 1000 ppi Friction Ridge Imagery

February 24, 2014

Author(s)

Shahram Orandi, John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Kenneth Ko, Stephen S. Wood, Frederick R. Byers, Bruce Bandini, Stephen G. Harvey, Michael D. Garris

This special publication provides guidance for compression of 1000 ppi friction ridge imagery as well as an interoperability pathway between legacy 500 ppi

Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

February 19, 2014

Author(s)

Kevin M. Stine, Kim Quill, Gregory A. Witte

Recognizing that the national and economic security of the United States depends on the resilience of critical infrastructure, President Obama issued Executive

General Guidance on Emergency Communication Strategies for Buildings, 2nd Edition

February 14, 2014

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Hidemi Omori

When a building emergency occurs, it is not always sufficient to simply initiate alarm bells. Individuals may not know what the alarm bell means and as a result

The U.S. Manufacturing Value Chain: An International Perspective

February 10, 2014

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas

This report uses input-output data from the World Input-Output Database along with the methods developed by Wassily Leontief to track the intermediate goods and

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

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

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

Documentation for Reference Material (RM) 8820: A Versatile, Multipurpose Dimensional Metrology Calibration Standard for Scanned Particle Beam, Scanned Probe and Optical Microscopy

February 3, 2014

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, Bin Ming, Bunday Benjamin

Reference Material (RM) 8820 is a multipurpose instrument calibration standard available from NIST. This is a dimensional standard initially developed to

Estimation of uncertainty in application profiles

February 3, 2014

Author(s)

David W. Flater

Application profiling tools are the instruments used to measure software performance at the function and application levels. The most powerful measurement

Compression Guidance for 1000 ppi Friction Ridge Imagery:

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Shahram Orandi, John Libert, Kenneth Ko, Stephen Wood, Frederick Byers, Stephen Harvey, Michael Garris, John Grantham, Bruce Bandini

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

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

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

Report: Authentication Diary Study:

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Michelle Steves, Dana Chisnell, Angela Sasse, Kat Krol, Mary Theofanos, Hannah Wald

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin:

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Petrina C. Potts

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

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

Xiaohong Gu, Joannie W. Chin

A Spectral Analytic Method for Fingerprint Image Sample Rate Estimation:

February 1, 2014

Author(s)

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

Measurement Science R&D Roadmap for Windstorm and Coastal Inundation Impact Reduction

January 30, 2014

Author(s)

William Coulbourne, Jon Galsworthy, Horia Hangan, Christopher Jones, Chris Letchford, Thomas Smith

Windstorms, storm surge, and other coastal inundation events caused 4,045 fatalities and property losses of $250 billion (in 2012 dollars) in the United States

Review of Past Performance and Further Development of Modeling Techniques for Collapse Assessment of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings

January 23, 2014

Author(s)

Kenneth Elwood, Jack Baker, Craig Comartin, William Holmes, Jack Moehle, Peter Somers

The first phase of work of the Program Plan, documented in this report, included the identification of critical deficiencies, refinement of the list of common

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

Guide to Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Definition and Considerations

January 16, 2014

Author(s)

Chung Tong Hu, David F. Ferraiolo, David R. Kuhn, Adam Schnitzer, Kenneth Sandlin, Robert Miller, Karen Scarfone

This document provides Federal agencies with a definition of attribute based access control (ABAC). ABAC is a logical access control methodology where

Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations [including updates as of 1/15/2014]

January 15, 2014

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4(April 2013 w/ updates through 1/22/15): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=917904] This

Liquid Flow Meter Calibrations with the 0.1 L/s and 2.5 L/s Piston Provers

January 15, 2014

Author(s)

Jodie G. Pope, John D. Wright, Aaron N. Johnson, Christopher J. Crowley

This document provides a description of the 2.5 L/s and 0.1 L/s liquid flow calibration standards operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Ambulance Design Survey 2011: A Summary Report

January 15, 2014

Author(s)

Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Deogratias Kibira, Allison Barnard Feeney, Jennifer L. Marshall

Current ambulance designs are ergonomically inefficient and often times unsafe for practical treatment response to medical emergencies. Thus, the patient

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

A Profile of the Key Management Framework for the Federal Government

January 9, 2014

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker

The Computer Security Division within ITL has recently provided a draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-152, A Profile for U. S. Federal Cryptographic Key

SRM NIST Standard Reference Materials Technical Catalog January 2014

January 8, 2014

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery

SRM Technical Catalog listing all SRMs for sale.

Advanced mass calibration and measurement assurance program for state calibration laboratories (2014 ed):

January 1, 2014

Author(s)

Ken L Fraley, Georgia L Harris

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