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NIST Pubs

BioCTS 2012: Advanced Conformance Test Architectures and Test Suites for Biometric Data Interchange Formats and Biometric Information Records

September 14, 2012

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, Dylan Yaga, Christofer J. McGinnis

The Computer Security Division of NIST/ITL supports the development of biometric conformance testing methodology standards and other conformity assessment...

Soil-Structure Interaction for Building Structures

September 13, 2012

Author(s)

Jonathan Stewart, C.B. Crouse, Tara C. Hutchinson, Bret Lizundia, Farzad Naeim, Farhang Ostadan

The purpose of this project was to develop consensus guidance for implementing soil-structure interaction in response history analyses, and to identify areas of...

Measurement of Scattering Cross Section with a Spectrophotometer with an Integrating Sphere Detector

September 13, 2012

Author(s)

Lili Wang, Steven J. Choquette, Yu-Zhong Zhang, Victoria Karpiak, Adolfas Gaigalas

A commercial spectrometer with an integrating sphere (IS) detector was used to measure the scattering cross section of microspheres. Analysis of the measurement...

Justification of Shielding Requirements for Plutonium Sources

September 12, 2012

Author(s)

Leticia S. Pibida, Michael P. Unterweger

This report provides a justification for shielding plutonium sources when testing radiation detection instruments against standard performance requirements and...

Conformance Testing Methodology for ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011, Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information (Release 1.0)

September 5, 2012

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, Dylan J. Yaga, Christofer J. McGinnis

Conformance testing measures whether an implementation faithfully implements the technical requirements defined in a standard. Conformance testing provides...

BioCTS 2012: Advanced Conformance Test Architectures and Test Suites for Biometric Data Interchange Formats and Biometric Information Records:

September 1, 2012

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, Dylan Yaga, Christofer J. McGinnis

Guidelines for Access Control System Evaluation Metrics:

September 1, 2012

Author(s)

Vincent C. Hu, Karen Scarfone

Usability of PIV Smartcards for Logical Access

August 31, 2012

Author(s)

Mary F. Theofanos, Emile L. Morse, Hannah Wald, Yee-Yin Choong, Celeste Paul, Aiping L. Zhang

Big Data Issues in Quantitative Imaging

August 29, 2012

Author(s)

Mary C. Brady, Alden A. Dima, Charles D. Fenimore, James J. Filliben, John Lu, Adele Peskin, Mala Ramaiah, Ganesh Saiprasad, Ram D. Sriram

Digital image correlation measurements during gusset plate connection testing to structural failure.

August 28, 2012

Author(s)

Mark A. Iadicola

This report describes 3-dimensional (3D) digital image correlation to measure the 3D shape, displacement, and in-plane strain field, during testing of gusset...

Modeling Methodologies and Simulation for Dynamical Systems

August 27, 2012

Author(s)

Ion Matei, Conrad E. Bock

Computer-interpretable representations of system structure and behavior are at the center of designing todays complex systems. Engineers create and review such...

Recommendation for Applications Using Approved Hash Algorithms

August 24, 2012

Author(s)

Quynh H. Dang

Hash functions that compute a fixed-length message digest from arbitrary length messages are widely used for many purposes in information security. This...

New International Formulation for the Thermal Conductivity of H2O

August 23, 2012

Author(s)

Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins, Daniel G. Friend, Jan V. Sengers, Marc J. Assael, Ifigenia N. Metaxa, Kiyoshi Miyagawa, Robert Hellmann, Eckhard Vogel

The International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS) encouraged an extensive research effort to update the IAPS Formulation 1985 for the...

NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 7 - Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Mat Foundations: A Guide for Practicing Engineers

August 15, 2012

Author(s)

Ron Klemencic, Ian McFarlane, Neil Hawkins, Sissy Nikolaou

Accelerated Weathering of Firefighter Protective Clothing Containing Melamine Fiber Blends

August 14, 2012

Author(s)

Shonali Nazare, Rick D. Davis, Joannie W. Chin

In this study, environmentally stressed OS fabrics containing melamine fiber blends were evaluated for thermal and mechanical properties that are critical to...

Model Based Enterprise / Technical Data Package Summit Report

August 13, 2012

Author(s)

Joshua Lubell, Kenway K. Chen, John A. Horst, Simon P. Frechette, Paul J. Huang

This report summarizes the presentations, discussions and recommendations of a workshop held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in December...

Security of Bluetooth Systems and Devices: Updated Guide Issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

August 13, 2012

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information that is included in NIST Special Publication (SP) 121, Revision 1, Guide to Bluetooth Security: Recommendations of the...

Computer Security Incident Handling Guide

August 6, 2012

Author(s)

Paul R. Cichonski, Thomas Millar, Timothy Grance, Karen Scarfone

Computer security incident response has become an important component of information technology (IT) programs. Security-related threats have become not only...

An Exploration of the Operational Ramifications of Lossless Compression of 1000 ppi Fingerprint Imagery

August 6, 2012

Author(s)

Shahram Orandi, John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Kenneth Ko, Stephen S. Wood, Jin Chu Wu, Lindsay M. Petersen, Bruce Bandini

This paper presents the findings of a study initially conducted to measure the operational impact of JPEG 2000 lossy compression on 1000 ppi fingerprint imagery...

Properties of Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing: A Review of the State of the Art of Metal Powder Property Testing

August 3, 2012

Author(s)

April L. Cooke, John A. Slotwinski

This report investigates the current state-of-the-art methods for determining the properties of metal powders. This assessment evaluates both existing standards...

Thermal Analysis of Refrigeration Systems Used for Vaccine Storage: Report on Pharmaceutical Grade Refrigerator and Household Refrigerator/Freezer

August 2, 2012

Author(s)

Michal J. Chojnacky, W Wyatt Miller

Each year, billions of dollars of vaccines are stored in refrigerators at the facilities of a variety of medical providers. Many vaccines must be maintained in...

SEABIRD TISSUE ARCHIVAL AND MONITORING PROJECT: Egg Collections and Analytical Results for 2006-2009

August 2, 2012

Author(s)

Stacy S. Schuur, Paul R. Becker, Sylvain Berail, Russell D. Day, Olivier F. Donard, Keith A. Hobson, Amanda J. Moors, Rebecca S. Pugh, Lauren B. Rust, David G. Roseneau

Since 1999, the Seabird Tissue Archival and Monitoring Project (STAMP) has collected, banked, and analyzed seabird eggs using established protocols to monitor...

Computer Security Incident Handling Guide : Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology:

August 1, 2012

Author(s)

Paul Cichonski, Tom Millar, Tim Grance, Karen Scarfone

Conformance Testing Methodology for ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011, Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial and Other Biometric Information (Release 1.0):

August 1, 2012

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, Dylan Yaga, Christofer J. McGinnis

Technology Readiness Levels for Randomized Bin Picking:Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS) 2012 Workshop Special Session Workshop Summary and Proceedings):

August 1, 2012

Author(s)

Jeremy Marvel, Roger Eastman, Geraldine Cheok, Kamel Saidi, Tsai Hong, Elena Messina

Modeling Methodologies and Simulation for Dynamical Systems:

August 1, 2012

Author(s)

Ion Matei, Conrad E. Bock

Properties of Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing: A Review of the State of the Art of Metal Powder Property Testing:

August 1, 2012

Author(s)

April Cooke, John Slotwinski

SEABIRD TISSUE ARCHIVAL AND MONITORING PROJECT: Egg Collections and Analytical Results for 2006-2009:

August 1, 2012

Author(s)

Stacy S. Vander Pol, Paul R. Becker, Sylvain Berail, Rusty D. Day, Olivier F.X. Donard, Keith A. Hobson, Amanda J. Moors, Rebecca S. Pugh, Lauren B. Rust, David G. Roseneau

An Exploration of the Operational Ramifications of Lossless Compression of 1000 ppi Fingerprint Imagery:

August 1, 2012

Author(s)

Shahram Orandi, John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Kenneth Ko, Stephen S. Wood, Jin Chu Wu, Lindsay M. Petersen, Bruce Bandini

A Method for the Preparation of NIST Traceable Fossil Fuel Standards with Concentrations Intermediate to SRM Values

August 1, 2012

Author(s)

William R. Kelly, Bruce S. MacDonald, John L. Molloy, Stefan D. Leigh, Andrew L. Rukhin

A procedure is presented whereby the fossil fuel community may design and mix SRMs in different proportions and thereby produce in their laboratory fossil fuel...

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