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1. BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATION FOR THE STUDY |
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The Evolution of Counterfeiting, |
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Counterfeiting at Home and Abroad, |
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The Impact of Counterfeiting, |
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Detection of Counterfeits: The Effectiveness of Features on U.S. Banknotes, |
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Human Detection of Counterfeits: Visual and Tactile Effectiveness, |
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Machine Counting and Authentication, |
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2. UNDERSTANDING COUNTERFEITING |
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Portrait of a Counterfeiter, |
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The Primitive Counterfeiter, |
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The Opportunist Counterfeiter, |
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The Petty Criminal Counterfeiter, |
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The Professional Criminal Counterfeiter, |
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The State-Sponsored Counterfeiter, |
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A Flow Model for Counterfeiting, |
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Evaluating Security Features with the Flow Model, |
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Decreasing the Counterfeit Production Rate—Parameter p, |
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Emptying the Stockpile—Parameter c, |
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Disrupting the Passing of Counterfeits—Parameter s, |
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Removing Counterfeits from Circulation—Parameters r, h, and β, |
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3. EMERGING COUNTERFEITING TECHNOLOGY THREATS |
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Image-Printing Implications, |
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Implications of Technology Trends, |
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4. INNOVATIVE COUNTERFEIT-DETERRENT FEATURES |
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Demonstration of the Evaluation Scheme, |
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Summary Description of Novel Image Features, |
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Modified Substrate Features, |
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Composite Additions to the Substrate, |
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Assessment of Feature Production Cost, |
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Prioritization of Innovative Features, |
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5. DISRUPTIVE FEATURE PLATFORMS |
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Developing the Idea of Feature Platforms, |
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6 A PATH FORWARD |
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Feature-Delivery Process, |
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Development Risk and Issues, |
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Single Feature Versus a Set of Features, |
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Program-Execution Considerations, |
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Field Testing of Features, |
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APPENDIXES |
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A Statement of Task and Organization of the Report |
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B Features of Current U.S. Banknotes |
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C Intermediate-Term Feature Descriptions |
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Frensel Lens for Microprinting Self-Authentication, |
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Grazing-Incidence Optical Patterns, |
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High-Complexity Spatial Patterns, |
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Hybrid Diffractive Optically Variable Devices, |
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Microperforated Substrate, |
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Refractive Microoptic Arrays, |
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See-Through Registration Feature, |
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Subwavelength Optical Devices, |
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Tactile Variant Substrate, |
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Thermoresponsive Optically Variable Devices, |
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D Long-Term Feature and Feature Platform Descriptions |
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Anomalous Currency Space, |
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Digitally Encrypted Substrate, |
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Engineered Cotton Fibers, |
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NiTi Shape Memory and Superelastic Responsive Materials, |
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Tactilely Active Electronic Features, |
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E An Example Using a Flow Model for Counterfeiting |
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F Biographical Sketches of Committee Members |
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