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    An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology: Fiscal Year 2011

    Panel on Nanoscale Science and Technology,National Research Council

    Since 1959, the National Research Council (NRC), at the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has annually assembled panels of experts to assess the quality and…

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    Reducing Hazardous Waste Generation: An Evaluation and a Call for Action

    Committee on Institutional Considerations in Reducing the Generation of Hazardous Industrial Wastes,Environmental Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Offers an exploration of how industry, government, and the public can use available nontechnical means to reduce significantly the amount of hazardous waste entering the environment. This book considers many…

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    Under the Weather: Climate, Ecosystems and Infectious Disease

    Committee on Climate, Ecosystems, Infectious Diseases, and Human Health,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Evaluates our understanding of the linkages among climate, ecosystems, and infectious disease. This book also examines the potential for using climate forecasts and ecological observations to help predict infectious disease…

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    Interim Report of the Committee on Changes in New Source Review Programs for Stationary Sources of Air Pollutants

    Committee on Changes in New Source Review Programs for Stationary Sources of Air Pollutants,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New Source Review (NSR) programs are designed to help ensure that the construction or modification of factories, electric-generating facilities and other large stationary sources of…

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    An International Directory of Building Research Organizations

    Building Research Board,National Academy of Sciences

    Offers a compilation of building research institutions. This book contains profiles of the institutions and gives their addresses and phone numbers, the mission and focus of their research, their distinctive…

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    Exploring a Dynamic Soil Information System: Proceedings of a Workshop

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on International Scientific Organizations,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

    As a living substrate, soil is critical to the function of Earth’s geophysical and chemical properties. Soil also plays a major role in several human activities, including farming, forestry, and…

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    Environmental Information for Naval Warfare

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,National Academy of Engineering,Committee on Environmental Information for Naval Use

    Accurate and timely environmental information can provide a tactical advantage to U.S. naval forces during warfare. This report analyzes the current environmental information system used by the U.S. Navy and…

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    Negative Emissions Technologies and Reliable Sequestration: A Research Agenda

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

    To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, negative emissions technologies (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating…

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    The Path to the Ph.D.: Measuring Graduate Attrition in the Sciences and Humanities

    Ad Hoc Panel on Graduate Attrition Advisory Committee,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Provides a summary of datasets that analyze patterns of graduate student attrition and degree completion nationally, along with an analysis of studies on the subject. This work committee examines the…

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    The Proceedings: Fifth International Conference on Numerical Ship Hydrodynamics

    David Taylor Research Center,Office of Naval Research,Naval Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    This book reports on research on and experience with needle exchange and bleach distribution programs and their effects on rates of drug use, the behavior of injection drug users, and…

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    Directions in Engineering Research: An Assessment of Opportunities and Needs

    Engineering Research Board,National Research Council

    Surveying the field of engineering research, this book presents an overview of the status of engineering research. It examines research and needs in a variety of areas. Innovative ways to…

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    Hydrologic Sciences: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

    Proceedings of the 1997 Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture and Symposium on the Hydrologic Sciences,Water Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Hydrologic science, dealing with the occurrence, distribution, and properties of water on Earth, is key to understanding and resolving many environmental issues. This volume stresses many needs for furtherance of…

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    Fostering Responsible Computing Research: Foundations and Practices

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Responsible Computing Research: Ethics and Governance of Computing Research and Its Applications

    With computing technologies increasingly woven into our society and infrastructure, it is vital for the computing research community to be able to address the ethical and societal challenges that can…

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    Selling the Nation’s Helium Reserve

    Committee on Understanding the Impact of Selling the Helium Reserve,National Materials Advisory Board,National Research Council

    Helium has long been the subject of public policy deliberation and management, largely because of its many strategic uses and its unusual source-it is a derived product of natural gas…

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    Fusion of Security System Data to Improve Airport Security

    Committee on Assessment of Security Technologies for Transportation,National Research Council

    The security of the US commercial aviation system has grown since the 1970’s when the hijacking of aircraft became a serious problem. This book focuses on data fusion as a…

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    Exploring a Vision: Integrating Knowledge for Food and Health

    Tina I. Rouse,Debra P. Davis,Planning Group for a Workshop on Exploring a Vision: Integrating Knowledge for Food and Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Features the thoughts of more than 100 leaders in agriculture, health research, education policy, and industry convened at the National Academies in June 2003. This work argues that the nation…

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    Human Factors Specialists’ Education and Utilization: Results of a Survey

    Panel on Human Factors Specialists'Education and Utilization,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Useful to educators as an aid in evaluating their graduate training curricula, employers in working with graduate programs and enhancing staff opportunities for continuing education, and professionals in assessing their…

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    Looking Over the Fence at Networks: A Neighbor’s View of Networking Research

    Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Research Horizons in Networking,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

    A remarkable creation, the Internet encompasses a diversity of networks, technologies, and organizations. The enormous volume and great variety of data carried over it give it a rich complexity and…

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    How Students Learn: History in the Classroom

    Committee on How People Learn: A Targeted Report for Teachers,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    In this volume, practical questions that confront every history teacher are addressed using the latest research on cognition, teaching, and learning.

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    A Strategic Vision for NSF Investments in Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Polar Research Board,Committee on the Development of a Strategic Vision for the U.S. Antarctic Program

    Antarctic and Southern Ocean scientific research has produced a wide array of important and exciting scientific advances. Spanning oceanography to tectonics, microbiology to astrophysics, the extreme Antarctic environment provides unique…

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    In-Time Aviation Safety Management: Challenges and Research for an Evolving Aviation System

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Aviation Safety Assurance Committee

    Decades of continuous efforts to address known hazards in the national airspace system (NAS) and to respond to issues illuminated by analysis of incidents and accidents have made commercial airlines…

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    Nutrient Requirements of Swine: Eleventh Revised Edition

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on Nutrient Requirements of Swine,Division on Earth and Life Studies

    Since 1944, the National Research Council has published 10 editions of the Nutrient Requirements of Swine. This reference has guided nutritionists and other professionals in academia and the swine and…

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    Technology and Assessment: Thinking Ahead – Proceedings from a Workshop

    Board on Testing and Assessment,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

    The papers in this collection were commissioned by the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) of the National Research Council (NRC) for a workshop held on November 14, 2001, with…

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    Engaging Schools: Fostering High School Students’ Motivation to Learn

    Committee on Increasing High School Students' Engagement and Motivation to Learn,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    What is it about the school environment - pedagogy, curriculum, climate, organization - that encourages or discourages engagement in school activities? This book reviews research on what shapes adolescents’ school…

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    Government/Industry/Academic Relationships for Technology Development: A Workshop Report

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Steering Committee for Workshops on Issues of Technology Development for Human and Robotic Exploration and Development of Space,National Academy of Sciences

    To assist in the development of a framework for future space flight capabilities, NASA asked the National Research Council to convene workshops on technology policy issues concerning the relationship of…

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    Toward Sustainability: A Plan for Collaborative Research on Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

    Panel for Collaborative Research Support for AID's Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Program,National Research Council

    Recommends a design for a Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) for the US Agency for International Development (AID). This book defines a process by which knowledge from relevant AID-supported programs…

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    Global Health Risk Framework: Research and Development of Medical Products: Workshop Summary

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy

    The Workshop on Research and Development of Medical Products is one of the four workstream activities of the Global Health Risk Framework Initiative … The workshop was co-hosted by the…

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    Gravitational Physics: Exploring the Structure of Space and Time

    National Research Council

    Identifies the opportunities for research in Gravitational Physics and describes the resources necessary to realize those opportunities. This book examines topics such as gravitational waves and their detection, classical and…

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    Review of the Restructured Research and Analysis Programs of NASA’s Planetary Science Division

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Review of NASA's Planetary Science Division's Restructured Research and Analysis Program

    A report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.

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    Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles

    Standing Committee to Review the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Transportation Research Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines the state of development and research progress of technologies being considered for a generation of vehicles. This book addresses compression ignition direct injection engines, fuel cells, gas turbines, batteries…

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    Public Health Risks of Disasters: Communication, Infrastructure, and Preparedness, Workshop Summary

    Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The National Research Council’s Disasters Roundtable and the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine were established as mechanisms for bringing various stakeholders together to discuss…

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    An Assessment of Space Shuttle Flight Software Development Processes

    Committee for Review of Oversight Mechanisms for Space Shuttle Flight Software Processes,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Evaluates the safety, oversight, and management functions that are implemented in the Space Shuttle program to ensure that the software is of the highest quality possible. This work makes numerous…

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    Assessing Economic Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council

    Many economic models exist to estimate the cost and effectiveness of different policies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Some approaches incorporate rich technological detail, others emphasize the aggregate behavior…

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    Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Committee on Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative: Phase II

    The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is a multiagency, multidisciplinary federal initiative comprising a collection of research programs and other activities funded by the participating agencies. This title provides concluding remarks…

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    Gaseous Carbon Waste Streams Utilization: Status and Research Needs

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Committee on Developing a Research Agenda for Utilization of Gaseous Carbon Waste Streams

    In the quest to mitigate the buildup of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere, researchers and policymakers have increasingly turned their attention to techniques for capturing greenhouse gases such as carbon…

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    For the Record: Protecting Electronic Health Information

    Committee on Maintaining Privacy and Security in Health Care Applications of the National Information Infrastructure,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Responds to the health care industry’s need for greater guidance in protecting health information that flows through the national information infrastructure - from patient to provider, payer, analyst, employer, government…

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    Frontiers in Memristive Materials for Neuromorphic Processing Applications: Proceedings of a Workshop

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee

    Current von Neumann style computing is energy inefficient and bandwidth limited as information is physically shuttled via electrons between processor, short term non-volatile memory, and long-term storage. Biologically inspired neuromorphic…

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    Technology for Adaptive Aging

    Steering Committee for the Workshop on Technology for Adaptive Aging,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Brings together experts in aging research to discuss applications of technology to communication, education and learning, employment, and health. This work includes the workshop papers of the committee that organized…

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    Gene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty, and Aligning Research with Public Values

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on Gene Drive Research in Non-Human Organisms: Recommendations for Responsible Conduct

    Research on gene drive systems is rapidly advancing. Many proposed applications of gene drive research aim to solve environmental and public health challenges, including the reduction of poverty and the…

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    Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035 Becoming a 21st-Century Force

    Committee on Technology for Future Naval Forces,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The future national security environment will present the naval forces with operational challenges that can best be met through the development of military capabilities that effectively leverage rapidly advancing technologies…

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    Emergency Alert and Warning Systems: Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on the Future of Emergency Alert and Warning Systems: Research Directions

    Following a series of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, that revealed shortcomings in the nation’s ability to effectively alert populations at risk, Congress passed the Warning, Alert, and Response Network…

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    Recommended Dietary Allowances

    Subcommittee on the Tenth Edition of the Recommended Dietary Allowances,Food and Nutrition Board,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council

    Includes research results and expert interpretations from nutrition and provides Recommended Dietary Allowances and Estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intakes . This volume reviews the function of each nutrient…

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    Dolphins and the Tuna Industry

    Committee on Reducing Porpoise Mortality from Tuna Fishing,Board on Biology,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council

    Providing a comprehensive overview of the dolphin-tuna controversy, this book explores the processes of tuna fishing and dolphin mortality, the status of the tuna industry, and the progress made in…

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    Managing the NIH Bethesda Campus Capital Assets for Success in a Highly Competitive Global Biomedical Research Environment

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee on Assessing the Capital Needs of the National Institutes of Health

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. Founded in the late 1870s, NIH has produced…

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    Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Health and Medicine Division,Food and Nutrition Board

    For nearly a century, scientific advances have fueled progress in U.S. agriculture to enable American producers to deliver safe and abundant food domestically and provide a trade surplus in bulk…

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    Designing a Market Basket for NAEP: Summary of a Workshop

    Committee on NAEP Reporting Practices: Investigating District-Level and Market-Basket Reporting,Board on Testing and Assessment,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    At the request of the U.S. Department of Education, the National Research Council (NRC) established the Committee on NAEP Reporting Practices to examine the feasibility and potential impact of district-level…

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    Best Practices in Assessment of Research and Development Organizations: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Laboratory Assessments Board

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-recognizing that information and insights gained through continual examination of practices for organizational assessment are useful for decision makers at organizations across the…

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    Persistent Forecasting of Disruptive Technologies

    Committee on Forecasting Future Disruptive Technologies,National Research Council

    Accompanying CD-ROM contains figures from chapter 2 and appendix F and transcripts from appendixes D and E.

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