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NIST Pubs

Two Finger Matching with Vendor SDK Matchers

Author(s)
Craig I. Watson, Charles L. Wilson, Michael D. Indovina, Brian J. Cochran
This report is an extension of the NIST Studies of one-to-one Fingerprint Matching with Vendor SDK Matchers which evaluated the accuracy of SDK (Software...

A Review of Building Evacuation Models

Author(s)
Erica D. Kuligowski, Richard D. Peacock
Evacuation calculations are increasingly becoming a part of performance-based analyses to assess the level of life safety provided in buildings. In some cases...

Data Transfer Strategy for Machine Shop Simulation

Author(s)
Yung-Tsun Lee, Yan Luo
Manufacturing simulation systems normally provide interfaces for data import and export using proprietary formats. Dependent data interfaces limit simulation...

Semiconductor Microelectronics and Naoelectronics Programs

Author(s)
Stephen Knight, Joaquin (. Martinez, Michele L. Buckley
The microelectronics industry supplies vital components to the electronics industry and to the U.S. economy, enabling rapid improvements in productivity and in...

Modeling Solid Sample Burning With FDS

Author(s)
Gregory T. Linteris, L W. Gewuerz, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney
Black PMMA was burned in the cone calorimeter in two orientations (horizontal and vertical), at imposed radiant heat fluxes of (0, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 75) kW/m2...

NIST Intercomparison Exercise Program for Organic Contaminants in the Marine Environment: Description and Results of 2003 Organic Intercomparison Exercises; Exercise Materials: Mussel Tissue XI (QA03TIS1) and Marine Sediment XII (QA03SED12)

Author(s)
Michele M. Schantz, John R. Kucklick, Reenie M. Parris, Dianne L. Poster, Stephen A. Wise
In support of marine monitoring measurement programs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducts yearly interlaboratory comparison...

HiCASS Target Tracking Sensor Study

Author(s)
Richard J. Norcross
The High Capacity Alongside Sea base Sustainment (HiCASS) program intends to generate substantial improvements in skin-to-skin at-sea replenishment. HiCASS...

A Curve-Based Mixed System Rating Method

Author(s)
Piotr A. Domanski, William V. Payne
The curve-based method was evaluated based on performance predictions for nine mixed systems, which were also tested by an independent testing laboratory...
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