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      Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities for Converting U.S. and Russian Research Reactors: A Workshop

      U.S. Committee on Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities for Converting U.S. and Russian Reactors from Highly Enriched to Low Enriched Uranium Fuel,National Research Council

      Highly enriched uranium (HEU) is used for two major civilian purposes: as fuel for research reactors and as targets for medical isotope production. This material can be dangerous in the…

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      Contract Compliance and Equal Employment Opportunity in the Construction Industry; Transcript of Open Meeting Before the Massachusetts State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Open Meeting Held in Bos

      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 was reproduced from the…

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      Measuring Access to Learning Opportunities

      Committee on Improving Measures of Access to Equal Educational Opportunity,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Concludes that the E&S survey plays an essential role in providing information that is useful both in guiding efforts to protect students’ civil rights and for informing educational policy and…

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      Geological and Geotechnical Engineering in the New Millennium: Opportunities for Research and Technological Innovation

      Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering in the New Millennium,Opportunities for Research and Technological Innovation,National Research Council,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      Geological and Geotechnical Engineering in the New Millennium: Opportunities for Research and Technological Innovation (2006)

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      Bridges to Independence: Fostering the Independence of New Investigators in Biomedical Research

      Committee on Bridges to Independence: Identifying Opportunities for and Challenges to Fostering the Independence of Young Investigators in the Life Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      A rising median age at which PhDs receive their first research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is among the factors forcing academic biomedical researchers to spend longer…

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      Identification of Promising Naval Aviation Science and Technology Opportunities

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee on Identification of Promising Naval Aviation Science and Technology Opportunities,National Academy of Sciences

      The Department of Defense is developing the means to transform the nation’s armed forces to meet future military challenges. For the Navy, this vision is encompassed in Naval Power 21…

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      Health Care Reform: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Technology of the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, Portland, Or, September 1, 1993

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      Advancing Chemistry and Quantum Information Science

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Committee on Identifying Opportunities at the Interface of Chemistry and Quantum Information Science

      The field of quantum information science (QIS) has witnessed a dramatic rise in scientific research activities in the 21st century as excitement has grown about its potential to revolutionize communications…

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      Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities for the United States

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program,Committee on Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities

      Sustainability science and technology –Cover.

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      Automated Research Workflows for Accelerated Discovery: Closing the Knowledge Discovery Loop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics

      The needs and demands placed on science to address a range of urgent problems are growing. The world is faced with complex, interrelated challenges in which the way forward lies…

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      Marine Aquaculture: Opportunities for Growth

      Committee on Assessment of Technology and Opportunities for Marine Aquaculture in the United States,Marine Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examining the obstacles to developing marine aquaculture in the US, this book offers recommendations for technology and policy strategies to encourage this industry. It also describes problems of coordination of…

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      Vision 21: Fossil Fuel Options for the Future

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on R&D Opportunities for Advanced Fossil-Fueled Energy Complexes

      Reviews the goals of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vision 21 Program and to recommend systems and approaches for moving from concept to reality. This title offers a program for…

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      Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science

      Committee on Basic Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Discusses the link between basic research and societal needs, and how improvements in technology have provided opportunities for observing the processes of present-day Earth. This text examines six main areas…

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      Beam Technologies for Integrated Processing

      Committee on Beam Technologies: Opportunities in Attaining Fully Integrated Processing Systems,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Beam technologies play an important role in microelectronic component fabrication. This volume identifies various beam technologies and their applications in electronics and other manufacturing processes. Recommendations for research and development…

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      Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers

      Committee to Assess the Barriers and Opportunities to Improve Manufacturing at Small and Medium-Sized Companies,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Manufacturing firms - large and small - face massive change and adjustment as they move from a stable, fault-tolerant environment of long production runs to a volatile world in which…

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      New Directions for Chemical Engineering

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Committee on Chemical Engineering in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities

      Over the past century, the work of chemical engineers has helped transform societies and the lives of individuals, from the synthetic fertilizers that helped feed the world to the development…

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      A Pragmatic Future for NAEP: Containing Costs and Updating Technologies

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on Opportunities for the National Assessment of Educational Progress in an Age of AI and Pervasive Computation: A Pragmatic Vision

      The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - often called The Nation’s Report Card - is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in public and private…

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      Energizing Data-Driven Operations at the Tactical Edge: Challenges and Concerns

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Energy Challenges and Opportunities for Future Data-Driven Operations in the United States Air Force

      Significant efforts are ongoing within the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to improve national security and competitiveness by harnessing the growing power of information technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and…

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      Preparing for Future Products of Biotechnology

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

      Between 1973 and 2016, the ways to manipulate DNA to endow new characteristics in an organism (that is, biotechnology) have advanced, enabling the development of products that were not previously…

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      Evaluation of Compensation Data Collected Through the EEO-1 Form

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel to Evaluate the Quality of Compensation Data Collected from U.S. Employers by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Through the EEO-1 Form

      The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expanded EEO-1 data collection for reporting years 2017 to 2018 in an effort to improve its ability to investigate and address pay disparities…

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      Closing the Opportunity Gap for Young Children

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Committee on Exploring the Opportunity Gap for Young Children from Birth to Age Eight

      Many young children in the United States are thriving and have access to the conditions and resources they need to grow up healthy. However, a substantial number of young children…

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      Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees: Systemic Change to Support Students’ Diverse Pathways

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      Board on Science Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Board on Higher Education and the Workforce, Division of Policy and Global Affairs; National Academy of Engineering; National…

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      New Directions for Biosciences Research in Agriculture: High-reward Opportunities

      Committee on Biosciences,Research in Agriculture,Board on Agriculture,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presented by an integrated committee of plant and animal scientists, this volume provides a review of molecular genetic techniques and traditional research methods. It discusses biosciences research in genetic engineering…

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      Human Exposure Assessment for Airborne Pollutants: Advances and Opportunities

      Committee on Advances in Assessing Human Exposure to Airborne Pollutants,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Exploring the need for strategies to address indoor and outdoor exposures, this book examines the methods used for finding out when significant exposures occur. It includes a conceptual framework and…

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      Adapting to a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities in Undergraduate Physics Education

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Committee on Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation

      Adapting to a Changing World–Challenges and Opportunities in Undergraduate Physics Education

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      Biomedical Models and Resources: Current Needs and Future Opportunities

      National Research Council,Commission on Life Sciences,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Committee on New and Emerging Models in Biomedical and Behavioral Research

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      Unit Manufacturing Processes: Issues and Opportunities in Research

      Unit Manufacturing Process Research Committee,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      A report of the National Research Council that helps define national priorities for research in unit processes. It contains an organizing framework for unit process families, criteria for determining the…

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      Mathematical Research in Materials Science: Opportunities and Perspectives

      Committee on Mathematical Sciences Applied to Materials Science,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Describes fruitful past collaborations between the mathematical and materials sciences and indicates future challenges. This book is written for both mathematical and materials science researchers interested in advancing research at…

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      Cognitive Aging: Progress in Understanding and Opportunities for Action

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on the Public Health Dimensions of Cognitive Aging

      For most Americans, staying mentally sharp as they age is a very high priority. Declines in memory and decision-making abilities may trigger fears of Alzheimer’s disease or other neurodegenerative diseases…

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      Challenges and Opportunities for Education About Dual Use Issues in the Life Sciences

      Committee on Education on Dual Use Issues in the Life Sciences,National Research Council

      In cooperation with IAP: The Global Network of Science Academies, International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, International Union of Microbiological Societies, Polish Academy of Sciences.

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      Laser Radar: Progress and Opportunities in Active Electro-Optical Sensing

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Review of Advancements in Active Electro-Optical Systems to Avoid Technological Surprise Adverse to U.S. National Security

      In today’s world, the range of technologies with the potential to threaten the security of U.S. military forces is extremely broad. These include developments in explosive materials, sensors, control systems…

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      Re-Engineering Water Storage in the Everglades: Risks and Opportunities

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem

      To remedy the degradation of the Everglades, Everglades Restoration Plan was formulated in 1999 with the goal of restoring the original hydrologic conditions of its remaining natural ecosystem. This report…

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      Scientific Opportunities with a Rare-Isotope Facility in the United States

      Rare Isotope Science Assessment Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides a discussion of the key science drivers for a Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). This book gives an assessment of existing domestic and international rare isotope beams. It…

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      Opportunities and Priorities in Arctic Geoscience

      Committee on Arctic Solid-Earth Geosciences,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

      Recommends that the Arctic Ocean basin and its margins be the focus of a research program in three stages of study based on selected criteria: geologic framework and tectonic evolution…

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      Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

      Committee on Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries,National Academy of Sciences

      Identifies various steps for LMCs and their partners to begin to reduce the cancer burden. This book helps in developing and increasing capacity for cancer screening and treatment of highly…

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      Careers in Clinical Research: Obstacles and Opportunities

      Committee on Addressing Career Paths for Clinical Research,Division of Health Sciences Policy,National Research Council

      Explores how clinical research is conducted, what human resources are available, and what research opportunities lie ahead; why health professionals become discouraged about clinical research; and more. This book is…

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      The Behavioral and Social Sciences: Achievements and Opportunities

      Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences,National Research Council,Dean R. Gerstein

      Explores the scientific frontiers and leading edges of research across the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, history, business, education, geography, law, and psychiatry, as well as specialized…

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      Competition in the Electric Industry: Emerging Issues, Opportunities, and Risks for Facility Operators

      Federal Facilities Council Standing Committee on Operations and Maintenance,Federal Facilities Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children: Opportunities to Improve Identification, Treatment, and Prevention

      Committee on Depression, Parenting Practices, and the Healthy Development of Children,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

      Depression is a widespread condition affecting approximately 7.5 million parents in the U.S. each year and may be putting at least 15 million children at risk for adverse health outcomes…

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      The Aging Mind: Opportunities in Cognitive Research

      Committee on Future Directions for Cognitive Research on Aging,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,National Research Council

      Possible breakthroughs in understanding the aging mind that can be used to benefit older people are now emerging from research. This volume identifies the key scientific advances and the opportunities…

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      Research on Health Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation Exposure: Opportunities for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Research Directions in Human Biological Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation

      Support for this project was provided by the National Academy of Sciences and the Uniformed Sciences University of the Health Sciences under Grant No. HT9404-12-1-0028. –Title page verso.

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      Scaling Up Treatment for the Global AIDS Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities

      The Institute of Medicine committee was asked to conduct a review and assessment of rapid scale-up ART programs. At the heart of the committee’s report lie five imperatives: immediately introduce…

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      Challenges and Opportunities for Change in Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention

      Documents a body of evidence showing an association of television advertising with the adiposity of children and adolescents aged 2-18. This title notes the prevailing pattern that food and beverage…

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      Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities: Summary of a Symposium

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives,Subcommittee on Electric Drive Battery Research and Development Activities

      Best practice in state and regional innovation –Cover.

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      Opportunities for High-Power, High-Frequency Transmitters to Advance Ionospheric/Thermospheric Research: Report of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Role of High-Power, High-Frequency-Band Transmitters in Advancing Ionospheric/Thermospheric Research: A Workshop

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened by the Space Studies Board of the National Research Council in May 2013.

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      Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy

      Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older…

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      Governance and Opportunity in Metropolitan America

      Committee on Improving the Future of U.S. Cities Through Improved Metropolitan Area Governance

      America’s cities have symbolized the nation’s prosperity, dynamism, and innovation. This book addresses the condition of the city from the perspective of the larger metropolitan region. It offers important perspectives…

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      Opportunities for Organ Donor Intervention Research: Saving Lives by Improving the Quality and Quantity of Organs for Transplantation

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Issues in Organ Donor Intervention Research

      The organ donation and transplantation system strives to honor the gift of donated organs by fully using those organs to save and improve the quality of the lives of their…

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