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    Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems: Fishing, Food Webs, and Future Options

    Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase II - Assessments of the Extent of Change and the Implications for Policy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The National Research Council conducted an independent study to weigh the collective evidence for fishery-induced changes to marine ecosystems and the implications of the findings for US fisheries management. This…

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    Review and Assessment of the Health and Productivity Benefits of Green Schools: An Interim Report

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee to Review and Assess the Health and Productivity Benefits of Green Schools,National Academy of Sciences

    Some educational professionals have suggested that so-called green schools would result in superior performance and increased health for students and teachers. This book presents an evaluation of evidence for relationships…

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    A Census That Mirrors America: Interim Report

    Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines the Census Bureau’s program of research and development of the 2000 census, focusing particularly on the design of the 1995 census tests. This volume concentrates on those aspects of…

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    Review of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy’s Research Plan for Fine Particulates

    National Research Council,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee to Review DOE's Office of Fossil Energy's Research Plan for Fine Particulates,National Academy of Sciences

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    Complex Mixtures: Methods for In Vivo Toxicity Testing

    Committee on Methods for the In Vivo Toxicity Testing of Complex Mixtures,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses the problem of identifying and classifying complex mixtures, investigating the effect of exposure, and the research problems inherent in testing their toxicity to human beings. A series of case…

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    A Century of Wildland Fire Research: Contributions to Long-term Approaches for Wildland Fire Management: Proceedings of a Workshop

    National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,A Century of Wildland Fire Research

    Although ecosystems, humans, and fire have coexisted for millennia, changes in geology, ecology, hydrology, and climate as well as sociocultural, regulatory, and economic factors have converged to make wildland fire…

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    Terrorism, Reducing Vulnerabilities and Improving Responses: U.S., Russian Workshop Proceedings

    Committee on Counterterrorism Challenges for Russia and the United States,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia Development, Security, and Cooperation,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    This book is devoted primarily to papers prepared by American and Russian specialists on cyber terrorism and urban terrorism. It also includes papers on biological and radiological terrorism from the…

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    Saragosa, Texas, Tornado, May 22, 1987: An Evaluation of the Warning System

    Committee on Natural Disasters,Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The small community of Saragosa, Texas, was devastated by a violent multiple-vortex tornado in 1987. This book aims to combine the information provided by the respondents to a post disaster…

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    Reusable Launch Vehicle: Technology Development and Test Program

    Committee on Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology and Test Program,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Assesses whether the technology development, test and analysis programs in propulsion and materials-related technologies are properly constituted to provide the information required to support a December 1996 decision to build…

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    The Use of Multi-State Life Tables in Estimating Places for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists: A Technical Paper

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel,Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Personnel,National Academy of Sciences

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    Implementing the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: Summary of a Workshop in China

    National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    This report summarizes a workshop — Strengthening Science-Based Decision-Making: Implementing the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants held June 7-10, 2004, in Beijing, China. The presentations and discussions summarized here…

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    Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

    Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academies

    In 2005, the National Academies released the report Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research . In order to keep the guidelines up to date, the Human Embryonic Stem Cell…

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    The U.S. Global Change Research Program: An Assessment of the FY 1991 Plans

    Committee on Global Change,National Research Council,Thomas M. Donahue,National Academy of Sciences

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    Attitudes, Aptitudes and Aspirations of American Youth: Implications for Military Recruitment

    Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Offers an overview of issues for military recruiters, touching on a number of important topics including - sex and race, education and aptitude, physical and moral attributes, and military life…

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    SBIR at NASA

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program--Phase II

    The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 1982 to encourage small businesses to develop new processes…

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    Superfund and Mining Megasites: Lessons from the Coeur D'Alene River Basin

    Committee on Superfund Site Assessment and Remediation in the Coeur d' Alene River Basin,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The Coeur d and Alene River Basin has been known as ‘The Silver Valley’ for being one of the productive silver, lead, and zinc mining areas in the United States…

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    Materials in a New Era: Proceedings of the 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Solid State Sciences Committee,National Academy of Sciences

    The 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum, entitled Materials in a New Era, was held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., on February 16-17, 1999. The forum…

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    Optimizing the Nation’s Investment in Academic Research: A New Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Committee on Federal Research Regulations and Reporting Requirements: A New Framework for Research Universities in the 21st Century

    This final report contains the full contents of Optimizing the Nation’s Investment in Academic Research: A New Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century: Part 1, which was initially released as…

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    New Findings on Welfare and Children’s Development: Summary of a Research Briefing

    National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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    Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium: Reactor-Related Options

    Panel on Reactor-Related Options for the Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    A supporting volume to a study by the Committee on International Security and Arms Control which dealt with the management and disposition of nuclear materials. This study concentrates on the…

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    Critical Needs for Research in Veterinary Science

    Committee on the National Needs for Research in Veterinary Science,National Research Council

    Identifies questions and issues that veterinary research can help to address, and discusses the scientific expertise and infrastructure needed to meet the most critical research needs. This report finds that…

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    Understanding Violence Against Women

    Panel on Research on Violence Against Women,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Identifies four areas with the potential return from a research investment by increasing the understanding of and responding to domestic violence and rape: what interventions are designed to do, whom…

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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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    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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    Improving Data on America’s Aging Population: Summary of a Workshop

    Committee on National Statistics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

    The Committee on National Statistics and the Committee on Population, at the request of the NIA, convened a workshop in March 1996 to discuss data on the aging population that…

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    Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism: Confronting the Fual Use  Dilemma

    Committee on Research Standards and Practices to Prevent the Destructive Application of Biotechnology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Recommends that the government expand regulations and rely on self-governance by scientists rather than adopt intrusive new policies.

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    Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates and Effects

    Committee on Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates, and Effects,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Since the early 1970s, experts have recognized that petroleum pollutants were being discharged in marine waters worldwide, from oil spills, vessel operations, and land-based sources. Public attention has forced improvements…

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    Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines

    Committee on Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Office of International Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines potential technologies for replacing antipersonnel landmines by 2006, the US target date for signing an international treaty banning these weapons. The text emphasizes the role that technology can play…

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    Health Risks From Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: BEIR VII, Phase 2

    Committee to Assess Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses the effects of exposure to low dose LET (Linear Energy Transfer) ionizing radiation and human health. This work includes detailed risk estimates for cancer incidence in addition to cancer…

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    Democratization in Africa: African Views, African Voices

    Panel on Issues in Democratization,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Based on workshops held in Benin, Ethiopia, and Namibia to better understand the dynamics of contemporary democratic movements in Africa. Key issues in the democratization process range from its institutional…

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    Weight Management: State of the Science and Opportunities for Military Programs

    Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Military Nutrition Research,Subcommittee on Military Weight Management,National Academy of Sciences

    The primary purpose of fitness and body composition standards in the US Armed Forces has always been to select individuals best suited to the physical demands of military service, based…

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    Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates, and Effects

    Steering Committee for the Petroleum in the Marine Environment Update,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Assesses the problems relating to petroleum-derived hydrocarbons in the marine environment. This book examines the inputs, analytical methods, fates, and effects of petroleum in the marine environment. It reflects the…

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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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    Video Displays, Work and Vision

    Panel on Impact of Video Viewing on Vision of Workers,Committee on Vision,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Along with the use of computers have come fears that working in front of video display terminals (VDTs) can irritate and even damage the eyes. Separating scientific fact from popular…

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    River Resource Management in the Grand Canyon

    Committee to Review the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Analyzes environmental research conducted in the lower Colorado River below the Glen Canyon Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation. This book reviews alternative dam operations to mitigate impacts in the…

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    Promoting Innovation: 2002 Assessment of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee for Review and Assessment of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing,National Academy of Sciences

    The application of technology to housing design, construction, and operation offers opportunities for improving affordability, energy efficiency, comfort, safety, and convenience for consumers. New technologies and production processes could help…

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    Reducing the Impact of Dementia in America: A Decadal Survey of the Behavioral and Social Sciences

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Decadal Survey of Behavioral and Social Science Research on Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias

    As the largest generation in U.S. history - the population born in the two decades immediately following World War II - enters the age of risk for cognitive impairment, growing…

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    Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Learning During Sleep

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance,National Academy of Sciences

    Is it possible for people to register and retain what is said in their presence while they sleep? If it is possible, is the learning that takes place during sleep…

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    Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Improving Motor Performance

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance,National Academy of Sciences

    Is it possible for people to register and retain what is said in their presence while they sleep? If it is possible, is the learning that takes place during sleep…

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    Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Stress Management

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance,National Academy of Sciences

    Is it possible for people to register and retain what is said in their presence while they sleep? If it is possible, is the learning that takes place during sleep…

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    Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Social Processes

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance,National Academy of Sciences

    Is it possible for people to register and retain what is said in their presence while they sleep? If it is possible, is the learning that takes place during sleep…

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    Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources: An Evaluation of the Department of the Interior’s 1989 Assessment Procedures

    Committee on Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    When the US Department of the Interior released its 1989 estimates of how much undiscovered oil and gas remain in the United States, a controversy ensued. Some members of the…

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    The National Energy Modeling System

    Committee on the National Energy Modeling System,Energy Engineering Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on National Statistics,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses the process and actions for developing enhanced capabilities to analyze energy policy issues and perform strategic planning activities at the US Department of Energy (DOE). This volume also examines…

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    Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years

    Committee on Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Assesses the state of scientific efforts to reconstruct surface temperature records for Earth during approximately last 2,000 years and the implications of these efforts for our understanding of global climate…

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    America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences

    Faith Mitchell,etc.

    Explores the trends among African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native Americans in the context of a white majority. This volume presents the findings and analysis on racial and social…

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    Improving Racial and Ethnic Data on Health: Report of a Workshop

    Panel on DHHS Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data,Committee on National Statistics,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The panel convened the Workshop on Improving Racial and Ethnic Data in Health to review information about current private-sector and state data collection practices in light of existing federal, state…

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    Summary of a Workshop on Research in Multiple Sclerosis, April 5-6, 2001

    Institute of Medicine,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Janet E. Joy,Miriam Davis,National Academy of Sciences

    Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future identifies promising areas of multiple sclerosis (MS) research based on a strategic analysis of the current state of knowledge. This title…

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    Commercial Multimedia Technologies for Twenty-First Century Army Battlefields: A Technology Management Strategy

    Committee on Future Technologies for Army Multimedia Communications,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Recommends approaches for the applicability of commercial multimedia technologies to command, control, communications and intelligence needs of the US Army on future battlefields. Battlefield potential is illustrated, and a technology…

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