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    Standards for K-12 Engineering Education?

    Committee on Standards for K-12 Engineering Education,National Research Council

    The goal of this study was to assess the value and feasibility of developing and implementing content standards for engineering education at the K-12 level. Content standards have been developed…

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    Monoclonal Antibody Production

    Committee on Methods of Producing Monoclonal Antibodies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,National Research Council

    The American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS) petitioned the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on April 23, 1997, to prohibit the use of animals in the production of mAb. On September 18…

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    The Science of Regional and Global Change: Putting Knowledge to Work

    Committee on Global Change Research,National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Policy Division

    Intended to promote a dialogue between the scientific community and the government officials who lead our nation on global change research. This report offers a brief description of the challenges…

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    Forestry Research: A Mandate for Change

    Committee on Forestry Research,National Research Council

    Provides a research agenda that yields the information we need to develop responsible policies for forest use and management. This volume is useful for federal and state policymakers involved in…

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    Research Recommendations to Facilitate Distributed Work

    Technology and Telecommunications: Issues and Impacts Committee,National Research Council

    Sets out technological research topics designed to facilitate and expand distributed work - including telecommuting, working while mobile, and working in geographically distributed teams. This book’s recommendations for computing and…

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    Frontiers in Understanding Climate Change and Polar Ecosystems: Summary of a Workshop

    Committee for the Workshop on Frontiers in Understanding Climate Change and Polar Ecosystems,National Research Council

    The polar regions are experiencing rapid changes in climate. These changes are causing observable ecological impacts of various types and degrees of severity at all ecosystem levels, including society. Even…

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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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    Assessment of Department of Defense Basic Research

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Department of Defense Basic Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The Department of Defense (DOD) supports basic research to advance fundamental knowledge in fields important to national defense. To explore the concerns of several groups on the changing nature of…

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    Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions: Report of a Workshop

    Committee on Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions,National Research Council

    Constituting one-third of all U.S. institutions of higher education, emerging research institutions (ERIs) are crucial to sustaining the nation’s technological competitiveness through innovation and workforce development.
    Many, however, are not…

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    Research Universities and the Future of America: Ten Breakthrough Actions Vital to Our Nation’s Prosperity and Security

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Committee on Research Universities

    Research Universities and the Future of America presents critically important strategies for ensuring that our nation’s research universities contribute strongly to America’s prosperity, security, and national goals. Widely considered the…

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    The AIDS Research Program of the National Institutes of Health

    Committee to Study the AIDS Research Program of the National Institutes of Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Contains a series of recommendations for ensuring that AIDS research is a well-planned and comprehensive long-range program leading to the control and eventual eradication of the disease. This book also…

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    The Arctic in the Anthropocene: Emerging Research Questions

    Committee on Emerging Research Questions in the Arctic,Polar Research Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    Once ice-bound, difficult to access, and largely ignored by the rest of the world, the Arctic is now front and center in the midst of many important questions facing the…

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    Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences

    Committee to Study the National Needs for Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Personnel,National Research Council

    Comprehensive research and a highly trained workforce are essential for the improvement of health and health care both nationally and internationally. Over the past 40 years the National Research Services…

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    Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program’s Synthesis and Assessment Product on Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Climate Research Committee,Committee to Review the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product on Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere

    The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), established in 2002 to coordinate climate and global change research conducted in the United States and to support decision-making on climate-related issues, is…

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    Marine Structures Research Recommendations: Recommendations for the Interagency Ship Structure Committee’s FYs 1998-1999 Research Program

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Marine Structures

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    Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World

    Committee for the Second Forum on Biodiversity,National Academy of Sciences,National Research Council

    From earliest times, human beings have noticed patterns in nature: night and day, tides and lunar cycles, the changing seasons, plant succession, and animal migration. This book features findings, insights…

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    When Weather Matters: Science and Service to Meet Critical Societal Needs

    Committee on Progress and Priorities of U.S. Weather Research and Research-to-Operations Activities,National Research Council

    The past 15 years have seen marked progress in observing, understanding, and predicting weather. At the same time, the United States has failed to match or surpass progress in operational…

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    Research to Protect, Restore and Manage the Environment

    Committee on Environmental Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of environmental research programs, describes the desirable characteristics of an effective program, and recommends cultural and organizational changes to improve the performance of environmental research.

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    Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises

    Committee on Abrupt Climate Change,National Research Council

    This text present a comprehensive review of the current scientific evidence and theoretical knowledge to fully understand what is known about abrupt climate change.

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    The Luminescence of Biological Systems; Proceedings of the Conference on Luminescence, March 28-April 2, 1954, Sponsored by the Committee on Photobiology of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council and Supported by the National Science F

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    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

    This work is in the "public…

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    The Luminescence of Biological Systems; Proceedings of the Conference on Luminescence, March 28-April 2, 1954, Sponsored by the Committee on Photobiology of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council and Supported by the National Science F

    Frank H 1908- Johnson

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

    This work is in the "public…

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    Productive Roles in an Older Society

    Committee on an Aging Society,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Explores the various productive roles that the growing number of elderly individuals can play in society through volunteer work. This work addresses issues like the main incentives and impediments to…

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    Nutrient Requirements of Rabbits

    Committee on Animal Nutrition,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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    The Role of Chromium in Animal Nutrition

    Committee on Animal Nutrition,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Animal health benefits have been attributed to chromium supplementation, including increased longevity; enhanced reproduction; decreased incidence of metabolic disorders, stress effects, and disease; reduced need for antibiotic usage; improved immune…

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    Improving Aircraft Safety

    Committee on FAA Airworthiness Certification Procedures,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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    The Future of U.S.Nuclear Weapons Policy

    Committee on International Security and Arms Control,National Academy of Sciences,National Research Council

    Describes the state to which US and Russian nuclear forces and policies. This book evaluates constraints for US nuclear weapons policy that includes reductions in nuclear forces, changes in nuclear…

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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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    Adequacy of Climate Observing Systems

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources,Climate Research Committee

    The 1997 Conference on the World Climate Research Programme to the Third Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change concluded that the global capacity…

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    Definition of Pain and Distress and Reporting Requirements for Laboratory Animals: Proceedings of the Workshop Held June 22, 2000

    Committee on Regulatory Issues in Animal Care and Use,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,National Research Council

    In this first in a proposed series of workshops on regulatory issues in animal care and use, the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) has addressed the existing and proposed…

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    NASA’s Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on NASA's Strategic Direction

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is widely admired for astonishing accomplishments since its formation in 1958. Looking ahead over a comparable period of time, what can the nation…

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    Research Needs for Human Factors

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

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    Climate, Climatic Change and Water Supply

    Panel on Water and Climate,Geophysics Study Committee,Geophysics Research Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

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    Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Solid State Sciences Committee,Committee on Smaller Facilities

    The NRC carried out a study to characterize and discuss ways to optimize investments in materials research facility infrastructure with attention to midsize facilities. This report provides an assessment of…

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    Water Chemicals Codex

    National Research Council,National Research Council (US), Committee on Water Treatment Chemicals

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    National Collaboratories: Applying Information Technology for Scientific Research

    Committee Toward a National Collaboratory: Establishing the User-Developer Partnership,National Research Council

    Addresses technical, scientific, and social aspects of fostering scientific collaboration using information technology. This book explores issues in molecular biology, oceanography, and space physics, and derives recommendations for a partnership…

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    Environmental Data Management at NOAA: Archiving, Stewardship, and Access

    Committee on Archiving and Accessing,National Research Council

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects, manages, and disseminates a wide range of climate, weather, ecosystem and other environmental data that are used by scientists, engineers, resource managers…

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    Global Air Quality: An Imperative for Long-Term Observational Strategies

    Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

    The National Research Council’s Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry (NRC/CAC) was established to serve as a focal point for NRC activities on issues related to atmospheric chemical change and its impacts…

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    Strengthening U.S. Engineering Through International Cooperation: Some Recommendations for Action

    National Research Council,Office of International Affairs,Committee on International Cooperation in Engineering

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    Understanding Agriculture: New Directions for Education

    Committee on Agricultural Education in Secondary Schools,National Research Council

    Focuses on agricultural literacy (education about agriculture) and vocational agricultural education (education in agriculture). This book addresses the teaching of science through agriculture, teacher education and training, model educational programs…

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    Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

    National Research Council,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board,National Research Council

    The North Pacific Research Board called on the National Academies to develop a comprehensive long range science plan pertaining to its research activities. A National Academies committee worked to understand…

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    Elements of a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

    National Research Council,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board,National Research Council

    Provides a framework to help the NPRB identify appropriate science themes and mechanisms for administering and distributing the funds. This book contains extensive input from residents of Alaskan communities, to…

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    Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society

    National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences,Division of Medical Sciences,Committee on Trauma and Committee on Shock

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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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    Research Opportunities in Corrosion Science and Engineering

    Committee on Research Opportunities in Corrosion Science and Engineering,National Research Council

    [This book] identifies grand challenges for the corrosion research community, highlights research opportunities in corrosion science and engineering, and posits a national strategy for corrosion research. It is a logical…

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    Preparing for an Aging World: The Case for Cross-National Research

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Committee on Population,Panel on a Research Agenda and New Data for an Aging World

    Aging is a process that encompasses virtually all aspects of life. This work looks at the behavioral and socio-economic aspects of aging; and focuses on work, retirement, and pensions; wealth…

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    Monitoring Climate Change Impacts: Metrics at the Intersection of the Human and Earth Systems

    Committee on Indicators for Understanding Global Climate Change,National Research Council

    The stresses associated with climate change are expected to be felt keenly as human population grows to a projected 9 billion by the middle of this century, increasing the demand…

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    Not Eating Enough: Overcoming Underconsumption of Military Operational Rations

    Committee on Military Nutrition Research,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Military personnel in training and field operations often do not eat their rations in the amounts needed, lose weight and potentially risk loss of effectiveness. This book contains information from…

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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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