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NIST Pubs

The biological evidence preservation handbook : best practices for evidence handlers ; technical working group on biological evidence preservation:

Author(s)
Susan Ballou, Mark Stolorow, Melissa Taylor, Phylis S. Bamberger, Larry Brown, Rebecca Brown, Yvette Burney, Dennis Davenport, Linsday DePalma, Shannan Williams, Cynthia Jones, Ralph Keaton, William Kiley, Joseph Latta, Margaret Kline, Karen Lanning, Gerry LaPorte, Linda E. Ledray, Randy Nagy, Brian E. Ostrom, Lisa Schwind, Stephanie Stoiloff

Ground Truth Systems for Object Recognition and Tracking

Author(s)
Afzal A. Godil, Roger D. Eastman, Tsai H. Hong
In this report we discuss different types of ground-truth systems used for evaluation of object recognition and tracking systems in industrial manufacturing

Explosive Standards Forum Recommendations

Author(s)
William G. Billotte, Sharon B. Nakich
From September 2011 to September 2012, the NIST Law Enforcement Standards Office (OLES), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and

Paving the Way for a More Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure: A Vision for Developing a Comprehensive Description of Cement Hydration Kinetics

Author(s)
Joseph J. Biernacki, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Constantiner Constantiner, Richard Meininger, Maria Juenger, Josephine H. Cheung, William Hansen, R. D. Hooton, Andreas Luttge, Jeffrey J. Thomas
Hydration of portland cement is the cornerstone of the process responsible for microstructure development in concrete and ultimately controls the kinetics of

Camera Recognition

Author(s)
Michelle P. Steves, Brian C. Stanton, Mary F. Theofanos, Dana E. Chisnell, Hannah Wald
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program is a biometrically-enhanced
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