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    Monitoring International Labor Standards: National Legal Frameworks, Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Academy of Sciences

    The National Research Council has convened the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards to provide expert, science-based advice on monitoring compliance with international labor standards. The committee has undertaken a…

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    Science Teaching Reconsidered: A Handbook

    Committee on Undergraduate Science Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    What impact does teaching style have? How do I plan a course curriculum? This handbook provides productive approaches to these and several other questions. It provides undergraduate science educators with…

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    Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology

    Committee on Undergraduate Science Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses pre-college preparation for students in SME&T and the joint roles and responsibilities of faculty and administrators in arts and sciences and in schools of education to better educate teachers…

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    Science, Medicine, and Animals

    National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Explains the role that animals play in biomedical research and the ways in which scientists, governments, and citizens have tried to balance the experimental use of animals with a concern…

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    Transparency in Statistical Information for the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and All Federal Statistical Agencies

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on Transparency and Reproducibility of Federal Statistics for the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

    Widely available, trustworthy government statistics are essential for policy makers and program administrators at all levels of government, for private sector decision makers, for researchers, and for the media and…

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    Conserving Biodiversity: A Research Agenda for Development Agencies

    Panel on Biodiversity Research Priorities,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents an agenda for research that aims to provide information to formulate policy and design conservation programs in the Third World. This book includes discussions of research needs in the…

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    Scaling Up: A Research Agenda for Software Engineering

    The Computer Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,J.F. Traub,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents several directions for research in software engineering. In this book, a group of experts support the need for greater interaction between researchers and practitioners and more aggressive efforts to…

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    Portals to the Universe: The NASA Astronomy Science Centers

    Committee on NASA Astronomy Science Centers,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The astronomy science centers established by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to serve as the interfaces between astronomy missions and the community of scientists who utilize the data…

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    Emerging Information Technologies for Facilities Owners: Research and Practical Applications: Symposium Proceedings

    National Research Council,Federal Facilities Council,Federal Facilities Council,Federal Facilities Council Technical Report No. 144,National Academy of Sciences

    Available and emerging information technologies hold the promise of enhancing the quality of federal workplaces; supporting worker productivity; improving capital asset management, programming, and decision making; reducing project delivery time…

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    Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology

    Committee on Criteria for Federal Support of Research and Development,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The United States faces the challenge of maintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology despite fiscal stringency. This book provides 13 recommendations that propose a budgeting…

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    The American Community Survey: Summary of a Workshop

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

    The American Community Survey (ACS), to be run by the Census Bureau, will be a large (250,000 housing units a month), predominantly mailout/mailback survey that will collect information similar to…

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    Emergent Techniques for Assessment of Visual Performance

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

    Recent vision research has led to the emergence of new techniques that offer exciting potential for a more complete assessment of vision in clinical, industrial, and military settings. Emergent Techniques…

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    Measuring Alternative Work Arrangements for Research and Policy

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Committee on Contingent Work and Alternative Work Arrangements

    Business structures, employment relationships, job characteristics, and worker outcomes have changed in the United States over the last few decades?in some ways unpredictably. A high level of interest exists among…

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    Improving Palliative Care for Cancer: Summary and Recommendations

    National Cancer Policy Board,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    It is innately human to comfort and provide care to those suffering from cancer, particularly those close to death. Yet what seems self-evident at an individual, personal level has, by…

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    Research and Data Priorities for Improving Economic and Social Mobility

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Committee on Population

    Since around 1980, fewer Americans than before are doing better than their parents had - that is, more are experiencing downward social and economic mobility in terms of occupational status…

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    Information Technology for Manufacturing: A Research Agenda

    Committee to Study Information Technology and Manufacturing,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents a vision of manufacturing in the twenty-first century that maximizes efficiencies and improvements by exploiting the power of information and provides a research agenda for information technology and manufacturing…

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    Animal Welfare Challenges in Research and Education on Wildlife, Non-Model Animal Species and Biodiversity

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

    Research to advance understanding of the ecology and biology of wildlife species is more important than ever as the world confronts issues ranging from biodiversity loss to the emergence of…

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    Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition: Selected Perspectives

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

    Addresses the roles of diffusion processes, ideational change, social networks, and mass communications in changing behavior and values, especially as related to childbearing. This book reveals empirical research emerging from…

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    Population, Land Use, and Environment: Research Directions

    National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Offers recommendations for research to improve understanding of how changes in human populations affect the natural environment by means of changes in land use, such as deforestation, urban development, and…

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    Reporting Test Results for Students with Disabilities and English-Language Learners: Summary of a Workshop

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

    Board on Testing and Assessment, Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

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    Taking Stock: Summary of a Workshop

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

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    Key Transportation Indicators: Summary of a Workshop

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

    The purpose of the Worksshop on Transportation Indicators was to discuss issues relating to transportation indicators and provide the Bureau of Transportation Statistics with new ideas for issues to address.–P…

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    Rethinking Urban Policy: Urban Development in an Advanced Economy

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

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    Biobased Industrial Products: Research and Commercialization Priorities

    Committee on Biobased Industrial Products,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Envisions a biobased industrial future. This book discusses the concept of the biorefinery and outlines potential thermal, mechanical, and chemical technologies for conversion of natural resources to industrial applications. It…

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    A Consumer Food Data System for 2030 and Beyond

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on Improving Consumer Data for Food and Nutrition Policy Research for the Economic Research Service

    Patterns of food consumption and nutritional intake strongly affect the population’s health and well-being. The Food Economics Division of USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) engages in research and data collection…

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    The Transition to Democracy: Proceedings of a Workshop

    Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,David Jarmul,National Academy of Sciences

    Summarizes the presentations and discussions at a workshop for the US Agency for International Development that explored information about transitions to democracy in various parts of the world and what…

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    Support for Forensic Science Research: Improving the Scientific Role of the National Institute of Justice

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Committee on Strengthening Forensic Science at the National Institute of Justice

    Reliable and valid forensic science analytic techniques are critical to a credible, fair, and evidence-based criminal justice system. There is widespread agreement that the scientific foundation of some currently available…

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    Human Factors Research and Nuclear Safety

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Committee on Human Factors,National Academy of Sciences

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    New Directions for Understanding Systemic Risk: A Report on a Conference Cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the National Academy of Sciences

    National Research Council

    The stability of the financial system and the potential for systemic events to alter its function have long been critical issues for central bankers and researchers. Recent events suggest that…

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    Improving Palliative Care for Cancer

    National Cancer Policy Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    In our society’s aggressive pursuit of cures for cancer, we have neglected symptom control and comfort care. This work examines the barriers - scientific, policy, and social - that keep…

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    Improving the Nation’s Water Security: Opportunities for Research

    Committee on Water System Security Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Concern over terrorist attacks since 2001 has directed attention to potential vulnerabilities of the nation’s water and wastewater systems. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which leads federal efforts to protect…

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    National Need and Priorities for Veterinarians in Biomedical Research

    Committee on Increasing Veterinary Involvement in Biomedical Research,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Identifies various factors which contribute to creating a need for veterinarians in the biomedical research workforce. This work also looks at factors that include an increase in the number of…

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    Testing of Defense Systems in an Evolutionary Acquisition Environment

    Oversight Committee for the Workshop on Testing for Dynamic Acquisition of Defense Systems,Committee on National Statistics,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) was charged with planning and conducting a workshop to study test strategies for the evolutionary acquisition. This book provides the conclusions and recommendations of…

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    Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency

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

    Four principles are fundamental for a federal statistical agency: relevance to policy issues, credibility among data users, trust among data providers, and independence from political and other undue external influence…

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    Animals for Research: A Directory of Sources, Tenth Edition and Supplement

    Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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    An Assessment of the International Science and Technology Center: Redirecting Expertise in Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Former Soviet Union

    Office of International Affairs,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Reviews the International Science and Technology Center’s objectives and plans. This report concludes that, during its first two years, the ISTC was successful and effective in meeting its primary objective…

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    Globalization of Materials R&D: Time for a National Strategy

    Committee on Globalization of Materials Research and Development,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The Department of Defense (DOD) asked the NRC to assess the status and impacts of the global spread of MSE R&D. This report presents a discussion of drivers affecting US…

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    Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers

    National Research Council

    Is the US producing too many PhDs? Does the current graduate education system adequately prepare science and engineering students for today’s marketplace? How do foreign students enter the picture? What…

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    International Perspectives: The Future of Nonhuman Primate Resources, Proceedings of the Workshop Held April 17-19, 2002

    Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The future of nonhuman primate (NHP) resources is a concern of scientists, veterinarians, and funding authorities. An April 2002 workshop brought participants from all over the world to discuss various…

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    Addressing the Nation’s Changing Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists

    Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists,Education & Career Studies Unit,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines the number of investigators trained every year, patterns of hiring by universities and industry, and the age of the scientific workforce in different fields, and makes recommendations for the…

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    Indicators of Precollege Education in Science and Mathematics: A Preliminary Review

    Committee on Indicators of Precollege Science and Mathematics Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines how the inadequacy of precollege education in the United States can be improved. This book lays out a framework for an efficient monitoring system. The key variables include teacher…

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    Engineering Education: Designing an Adaptive System

    Board on Engineering Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses the development of long-term strategies for an engineering education system that aims to reflect the needs and realities of the US and the world in the 21st century. This…

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    Dogs

    Committee on Dogs,Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines the controversies over proper cage sizes and interpretation of federal requirements for exercise and offers recommendations for researchers. This book includes guidelines on how to recognize and alleviate pain…

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    Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States

    America's Energy Future Energy Efficiency Technologies Subcommittee,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council

    As part of the America’s Energy Future project, this title examines the potential for reducing energy demand through improving efficiency by using existing technologies, technologies developed but not yet utilized…

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    Technology for Small Spacecraft

    Panel on Small Spacecraft Technology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Reviews the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) small spacecraft technology development. Included are assessments of NASA’s technology priorities for relevance to small spacecraft and identification of technology gaps…

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    Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade

    Committee on Global Change Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    How can we understand and rise to the environmental challenges of global change? This book offers a comprehensive overview of global change research, and provides a framework for answering questions…

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    Measuring the 21st Century Science and Engineering Workforce Population: Evolving Needs

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel to Evaluate the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Approach to Measuring the Science and Engineering Workforce

    The National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), one of the nation’s principal statistical agencies, is charged to collect, acquire, analyze, report, and disseminate statistical data…

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    Data Priorities for Population and Health in Developing Countries: Summary of a Workshop

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

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