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NIST Pubs

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]...

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...

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...

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 G. 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...

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

March 1, 2014

Author(s)

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

Veriï¬cation and validation of commonly used empirical correlations for fire scenarios:

March 1, 2014

Author(s)

Kristopher J. Overholt

Applied and Computational Mathematics Division : summary of activities for fiscal year 2013:

March 1, 2014

Author(s)

Ronald F. Boisvert

A roadmap to progress measurement science in robot dexterity and manipulation:

March 1, 2014

Author(s)

Joe Falco, Jeremy Marvel, Elena Messina

Exploring the Methodology and Utility of Standardized Latent Fingerprint Matcher Scoring:

March 1, 2014

Author(s)

V. N. Dvornychenko, G. W. Quinn

Integrating electronic health records into clinical workflow : an application of human factors modeling methods to ambulatory care:

March 1, 2014

Author(s)

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

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

March 1, 2014

Author(s)

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

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

March 1, 2014

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli

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...

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