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Encounter Metrics and Exposure Notification

March 28, 2021

Author(s)

Rene Peralta, Angela Robinson

We discuss the measurement of aggregate levels of encounters in a population, a concept we call encounter metrics. Encounter metrics are designed so that they...

A Guide to United States Cosmetic Products Compliance Requirements

March 26, 2021

Author(s)

Lisa M. Benson, Karen Reczek

This guide addresses the compliance requirements for basic cosmetics and soap. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) defines cosmetics as...

Examining Recent HR Data for Gender Bias Among Federal Employees at NIST

March 26, 2021

Author(s)

Jasmine Evans, Amanda Koepke, Steven Lund, Mary Frances Theofanos

This report is part of a multi-phase mixed methods project that is designed to provide an in-depth look at the population of National Institute of Standards and...

A Guide to United States Apparel and Household Textiles Compliance Requirements

March 26, 2021

Author(s)

Karen Reczek, Lisa M. Benson

This guide addresses wearing apparel, including children's apparel, and household textiles. It does not include other textiles, such as sleeping bags, tents...

Best practices in the collection and use of biometric and forensic datasets

March 24, 2021

Author(s)

Melissa Taylor, Austin Hicklin, George Kiebuzinski

This document discusses issues that arise in the collection, dissemination, and use of datasets for use in biometric and forensic science research, and provides...

Evaluation of Timers Related to ProSe-based UE-to-Network Relays

March 24, 2021

Author(s)

Aziza Ben Mosbah, Samantha Gamboa Quintiliani, Richard A. Rouil

User Equipment (UE)-to-Network Relay functionality was introduced in Release 13 of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) to...

New Equations of State for Binary Hydrogen Mixtures Containing Methane, Nitrogen, Carbon Monoxide, and Carbon Dioxide

March 23, 2021

Author(s)

Ian Bell, Eric Lemmon, Monika Thol, Roland Span, Robin Beckmueller

New equations of state for the binary mixtures H2 + CH4, H2 + N2, H2 + CO2, and H2 + CO are presented. The results are part of an ongoing research project...

Manufacturing USA: Rapid Response to COVID-19

March 23, 2021

Author(s)

Zahraha Brunner, Zachary Valdez, Donald Ufford

The report highlights the manufacturing innovation projects developed by the institutes and their partners across the country to combat COVID-19. Manufacturing...

2020 NIST Center for Neutron Research Accomplishments and Opportunities

March 16, 2021

Author(s)

Steven R. Kline

Guide for Environmentally Sustainable Investment Analysis Based on ASTM E3200

March 15, 2021

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas, Anand M. Kandaswamy, David Butry

This guide presents techniques for evaluating manufacturing investments from the perspective of environmentally sustainable manufacturing by pairing economic...

Voices of NIST: A Study of Gender and Inclusivity, Finding from In-depth Interviews

March 15, 2021

Author(s)

Mary Theofanos, Jasmine R. Evans, Susanne M. Furman, Sandra S. Prettyman

A Standards Roadmap for 3D Imaging in Robotic Assembly Applications

March 15, 2021

Author(s)

Kamel Saidi, Geraldine Cheok

In Situ Thermography During Laser Powder Bed Fusion of a Nickel Superalloy 625 Artifact with Various Overhangs and Supports

March 12, 2021

Author(s)

Benjamin A. Molnar, Jarred C. Heigel, Eric P. Whitenton

This document provides details on the experiment and associated measurement files available for download in the dataset "In Situ Thermography During Laser...

Contactless Fingerprint Capture and Data Interchange Best Practice Recommendation

March 11, 2021

Author(s)

Shahram Orandi, John M. Libert, Craig I. Watson, Gregory Fiumara, John Grantham

While contactless fingerprint capture devices stand to provide for many benefits, images from this nascent technology are sufficiently different than...

The Geographic Footprint of NIST Cooperative Research and Development Agreements and Licenses: Fiscal Year 2019

March 10, 2021

Author(s)

Michael J. Hall, Nicole Gingrich

Summary Report on NIST Smart Grid Testbeds and Collaborations Workshops

March 3, 2021

Author(s)

Avi Gopstein, Allen R. Goldstein, Dhananjay Anand, Paul A. Boynton

This report captures feedback from two workshops that NIST conducted to determine the challenges and opportunities in the use and design of Smart Grid Testbeds...

Trust and Artificial Intelligence (Draft)

March 2, 2021

Author(s)

Brian Stanton, Theodore Jensen

WITHDRAWN January 4, 2023 The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is upon us, with the promise of advances such as driverless cars, smart buildings...

Simulation of Electron Spectra for Surface Analysis (SESSA)Version 2.2 User's Guide

March 2, 2021

Author(s)

Wolfgang Werner, Werner Smekal, Cedric J. Powell, Justin Gorham

An Evaluation Design for Comparing Netflow Based Network Anomaly Detection Systems Using Synthetic Malicious Traffic

March 2, 2021

Author(s)

Shuvo Bardhan, Mitsuhiro Hatada, James Filliben, Douglas Montgomery, Alexander Jia

In this paper, we present an evaluation procedure for comparing multiple netflow based network anomaly detection (NF-NAD) systems based on accuracy of detection...

A Comparison of Measurement Methods for Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers

February 26, 2021

Author(s)

Mary Bedner, Jacolin Murray, Aaron A. Urbas, William A. MacCrehan, Walter Brent Wilson

The production and demand for hand sanitizers have increased dramatically during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health emergency. To be deemed...

Simulations of Flow Over an Axisymmetric Hill

February 26, 2021

Author(s)

Rikhi Bose, DongHun Yeo

In this report, high-Reynolds number turbulent flow around an axisymmetric hill is studied using large eddy and unsteady Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes...

AWS-3 LTE Impacts on Aeronautical Mobile Telemetry

February 25, 2021

Author(s)

William F. Young, Duncan McGillivray, Adam Wunderlich, Mark Krangle, Jack Sklar, Aric Sanders, Keith Forsyth, Mark A. Lofquist, Dan Kuester

This technical report details an effort to design, demonstrate, and validate a test methodology to measure the impacts of Long Term Evolution (LTE) User...

Manufacturing USA 2019/2020 Highlights Report

February 25, 2021

Author(s)

Frank W. Gayle, Michael Molnar, John Roth, Zahraha Brunner

Manufacturing USA® is a network of public-private partnerships united to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing through large scale...

Research Data Framework (RDaF): Motivation, Development, and a Preliminary Framework Core

February 24, 2021

Author(s)

Debra Kaiser, Robert Hanisch

NIST is leading the development of the Research Data Framework (RDaF) with involvement and input from national and international leaders in the broad research...

A Perspective on Forest Fuel Bed Ignition by Firebrands

February 19, 2021

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang

A different perspective on forest fuel bed ignition by firebrands is presented to obtain a correlation between the ignition time of a fuel bed by a glowing...

NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0

February 18, 2021

Author(s)

Avi Gopstein, Cuong Nguyen, Cheyney O'Fallon, Nelson Hastings, David A. Wollman

NIST's fourth framework informing America's development of the smart grid includes updates to the Smart Grid Conceptual Model, introduces new Communication...

A Guide to United States Apparel and Household Textiles Compliance Requirements

February 17, 2021

Author(s)

Lisa M. Benson, Karen Reczek

This guide addresses wearing apparel, including children's apparel, and household textiles. It does not include other textiles, such as sleeping bags, tents...

Foundational PNT Profile: Applying the Cyber Security Framework for the Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Services

February 11, 2021

Author(s)

Jim McCarthy, Karen Reczek, Michael Bartock, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Suzanne Lightman, Arthur Scholz, Theresa Suloway, Doug Northrip, Joesph Brule

The national and economic security of the United States (US) is dependent upon the reliable functioning of critical infrastructure. Positioning, Navigation and...

SRM NIST Standard Reference Materials Catalog January 2021

February 11, 2021

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery

Key Practices in Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management: Observations from Industry

February 11, 2021

Author(s)

Jon M. Boyens, Celia Paulsen, Nadya Bartol, Kris Winkler, James Gimbi

In today's highly connected, inter-dependent world, all organizations rely on others for critical products and services. However, the reality of globalization...

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