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Engineering Tasks for the New Century: Japanese and U.S. Perspectives

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

The U.S.-Japan bilateral task force was tasked with addressing the following questions: (1) How do Japan and the United States educate and train engineers, and what are the major similarities…

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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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Global Change Ecosystems Research

Ecosystems Panel,Oversight Group for the Ecosystems Panel,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council

Research Council established the Ecosystems Panel in response to a request from the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The panel’s charge included periodic reviews of the ecosystems aspects…

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Global Networks and Local Values: A Comparative Look at Germany and the United States

Committee to Study Global Netoworks and Local Values,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Focuses on the relationship between global information networks and local values. This book draws a comparison between US and German approaches towards global communication and information flow. It explores the…

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China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration

Panel on Global Climate Change Sciences in China,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Provides insights into how research priorities are determined and detailed information about institutional infrastructure, human resources, and other factors that constrain or facilitate Chinese responses to and research on global…

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High-Stakes Aviation: U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Transport Aircraft

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

The third in a series of sector-specific assessments of US-Japan technology linkages, this book examines US-Japan relationships that develop or transfer aircraft technology, the motivations of participating organizations, and the…

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A Survey of Attitudes and Actions on Dual Use Research in the Life Sciences: A Collaborative Effort of the National Research Council and the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Committee on Assessing Fundamental Attitudes of Life Scientists as a Basis for Biosecurity Education,National Research Council

The same technologies that fuel scientific advances also pose potential risks–that the knowledge, tools, and techniques gained through legitimate biotechnology research could be misused to create biological weapons or for…

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The Global Ocean Observing System: Users, Benefits, and Priorities

Committee on the Global Ocean Observing System,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The Global Ocean Observing System is a study by the Ocean Studies Board intended to provide information and advice to federal agencies (the U.S. GOOS Interagency ad hoc Working Group)…

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Understanding Climate Change Feedbacks

Panel on Climate Change Feedbacks,Climate Research Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Feedbacks are processes in the climate system that can either amplify or dampen the system’s response to changed forcings. This study looks at what is known and not known about…

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U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliances in the Semiconductor Industry: Technology Transfer, Competition and Public Policy

Committee on Japan,National Research Council,Office of International Affairs,National Academy of Sciences

Reviews the evolution of strategic alliances involving US and Japanese companies in the semiconductor industry and analyzes whether alliances can contribute to the renewal of an industry faced with stiff…

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Lighting the Way: Knowledge Assessment in Prince Edward Island

National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Knowledge Assessment,National Academy of Sciences

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Sea Level Change

Geophysics Study Committee,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

Explores the views among scientists on the causes and mechanisms of sea-level change. This book examines measurement programs and make recommendations aimed at improving our understanding of the factors that…

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Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge Through Evaluations and Research

Committee on Evaluation of USAID Democracy Assistance Programs,National Research Council

The US agency for International Development (USAID) has supported democracy and governance programs in approximately 120 countries and territories. This book presents a road map to enable USAID and its…

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New Strategies for New Challenges: Corporate Innovation in the United States and Japan

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

Innovation, the process by which firms master and get into practice product designs and manufacturing processes that are new to them, is vital for companies wishing to remain competitive in…

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Frontiers in Soil Science Research: Report of a Workshop

Steering Committee for Frontiers in Soil Science Research,National Research Council

There has been renewed interest in soil and soil science in recent years as the recognition that biogeochemical processes that occur at the Earth’s surface influence global climate change, land…

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Technology Commercialization: Russian Challenges, American Lessons

Committee on Utilization of Technologies Developed at Russian Research and Educational Institutions,National Research Council,Russian Academy of Sciences,Office of International Affairs,National Academy of Sciences

Offers a collection of papers that addresses a variety of legal, regulatory, institutional, and financial issues that can promote or hinder technology commercialization. This book is the result of a…

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U.S. Conventional Prompt Global Strike: Issues for 2008 and Beyond

Committee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability,National Research Council

Conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) is a military option under consideration by the US Department of Defense. This book, the final report from the National Research Council’s Committee on Conventional…

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Innovation Inducement Prizes at the National Science Foundation

Committee on the Design of an NSF Innovation Prize,National Research Council

Following a congressional directive in its FY 2006 Appropriations Act, the National Science Foundation asked the STEP Board to propose a plan for administering prizes to individuals or teams that…

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National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces

Committee on National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces,National Research Council

In response to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the National Research Council appointed a committee operating under the auspices of the Naval Studies Board to study the national security…

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Developing a 21st Century Global Library for Mathematics Research

Committee on Planning a Global Library of the Mathematical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

Like most areas of scholarship, mathematics is a cumulative discipline: new research is reliant on well-organized and well-curated literature. Because of the precise definitions and structures within mathematics, today’s information…

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Effects of Past Global Change on Life

Panel on Effects of Past Global Change on Life,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Explores what earth scientists are learning about the impact of large-scale environmental changes on ancient life - and how these findings may help us resolve several environmental controversies. This book…

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Preparing the Workforce for Digital Curation

National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Research Data and Information,Committee on Future Career Opportunities and Educational Requirements for Digital Curation

The massive increase in digital information in the last decade has created new requirements for institutional and technological structures and workforce skills. Preparing the Workforce for Digital Curation focuses on…

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Advancing Land Change Modeling: Opportunities and Research Requirements

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Geographical Sciences Committee,Committee on Needs and Research Requirements for Land Change Modeling

A report that provides a summary and evaluation of several modeling approaches, and their theoretical and empirical underpinnings, relative to complex land-change dynamics and processes, and identifies several opportunities for…

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Women Scientists and Engineers Employed in Industry: Why So Few?

Committee on Women in Science and Engineering,National Research Council

Examines both quantitative and qualitative evidence regarding the low employment of women scientists and engineers in the industrial work force of the United States. This book addresses the statistics underlying…

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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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Global Ocean Science: Toward an Integrated Approach

Committee on Major U.S. Oceanographic Research Programs,National Research Council

Examines how the largest US ocean research programs, such as the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS), have significantly contributed to our understanding of…

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GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) for Predicting Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate: A Program of Observation, Modeling and Analysis

Climate Research Committee,National Research Council

Lays out a science plan for a major, international, 15-year research program. There have been significant progress in studies of short-term climate variations, in particular for the region of the…

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Hydrologic Science Priorities for the U.S. Global Change Research Program: An Initial Assessment

Committee on Hydrologic Science,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

The availability of fresh water is potentially one of the most pervasive crises of the coming century. Water-related decisions will determine the future of major ecosystems, the health of regional…

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Export Control Challenges Associated with Homeland Security

Committee on Homeland Security and Export Controls,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council

‘The homeland security mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is paradoxical: Its mission space is uniquely focused on the domestic consequences of security threats, but these threats may…

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Avoiding Surprise in an Era of Global Technology Advances

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Defense Intelligence Agency Technology Forecasts and Reviews,National Academy of Sciences

The Technology Warning Division of the Defense Intelligence Agency asked the National Research Council to undertake a study examining technology warning issues. This report provides the first part of that…

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Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Research and Development on Urban Systems

Committee on the Challenge of Developing Sustainable Urban Systems,National Research Council

Sustainability science and technology –Cover.

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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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Women in Science and Engineering, Increasing Their Numbers in the 1990s: A Statement on Policy and Strategy

Committee on Women in Science and Engineering,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council

Explores the under participation of women in science and engineering in the United States, and presents a strategic plan to bring qualified women into such careers as researchers, teachers, and…

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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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Meeting the Nation’s Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists

Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Personnel,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Assesses the nation’s future needs for biomedical and behavioral scientists and the role the National Research Service Awards (NRSA) program can play in meeting those needs. The NRSA program has…

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Sustainability for the Nation: Resource Connections and Governance Linkages

National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program,Committee on Sustainability Linkages in the Federal Government

A sustainable society, according to one definition, is one that can persist over generations; one that is far-seeing enough, flexible enough, and wise enough not to undermine either its physical…

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Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties

Committee on Radiative Forcing Effects on Climate,Climate Research Committee,National Research Council

Reviews knowledge of climate forcings, and recommends critical research needed to improve understanding. Whereas emphasis usually has been on how these climate forcings affect global mean temperature, this book finds…

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Mobilizing Science-Based Enterprises for Energy, Water, and Medicines in Nigeria

Committee on Creation of Science-Based Industries in Developing Countries,National Research Council

Developed in collaboration with the Nigerian Academy of Science, this report explores the ways in which science-based private enterprises can be created and encouraged in Nigeria and other developing countries…

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Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning

National Research Council,Board on Life Sciences

Human reproductive cloning is an assisted reproductive technology that would be carried out with the goal of creating a newborn genetically identical to another human being. This work considers the…

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Sustainability and the U.S. EPA

Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,National Research Council

Sustainability is based on a simple and long-recognized factual premise: Everything that humans require for their survival and well-being depends, directly or indirectly, on the natural environment. The environment provides…

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Grasslands and Grassland Sciences in Northern China

Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Describes one of the most extensive grassland ecosystems and the efforts of Chinese scientists to understand it. Leading Chinese scientists attribute the decline in China’s grasslands to overgrazing and excessive…

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Science Professionals: Master’s Education for a Competitive World

Committee on Enhancing the Master's Degree in the Natural Sciences,National Research Council

What are employer needs for staff trained in the natural sciences at the master’s degree level? How do master’s level professionals in the natural sciences contribute in the workplace? How…

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The Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries

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

The Workshop on the Social Processes Underlying Fertility Change in Developing Countries was held in Washington, DC in January 1998. The 14 papers presented are summarized in chapters on diffusion…

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NOAA’s Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application

Committee on the Future of Rainfall Measuring Missions,National Research Council

NOAA’s Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application .

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Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change: Anticipating Surprises

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on Understanding and Monitoring Abrupt Climate Change and Its Impacts

Climate is changing, forced out of the range of the past million years by levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases not seen in the Earth’s atmosphere for a…

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The Ocean’s Role in Global Change: Progress of Major Research Programs

Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Provides summaries on the progress of the major oceanographic research programs. This book looks at programs that study processes that occur over periods ranging from days to hundreds of years…

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Capacity of U.S. Climate Modeling to Support Climate Change Assessment Activities

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

The U.S. government has pending before it the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement to limit the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), which is largely based on the threat…

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Rapid Population Change in China, 1952-1982

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

Summarizes the changes in fertility, nuptiality, and mortality that have occurred in the People’s Republic of China from the early 1950s to 1982. The data in this report is based…

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Engineering Tasks for the New Century: Japanese and U.S. Perspectives

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

Global Change Ecosystems Research

Global Networks and Local Values: A Comparative Look at Germany and the United States

China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration

High-Stakes Aviation: U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Transport Aircraft

A Survey of Attitudes and Actions on Dual Use Research in the Life Sciences: A Collaborative Effort of the National Research Council and the American Association for the Advancement of Science

The Global Ocean Observing System: Users, Benefits, and Priorities

Understanding Climate Change Feedbacks

U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliances in the Semiconductor Industry: Technology Transfer, Competition and Public Policy

Lighting the Way: Knowledge Assessment in Prince Edward Island

Sea Level Change

Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge Through Evaluations and Research

New Strategies for New Challenges: Corporate Innovation in the United States and Japan

Frontiers in Soil Science Research: Report of a Workshop

Technology Commercialization: Russian Challenges, American Lessons

U.S. Conventional Prompt Global Strike: Issues for 2008 and Beyond

Innovation Inducement Prizes at the National Science Foundation

National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces

Developing a 21st Century Global Library for Mathematics Research

Effects of Past Global Change on Life

Preparing the Workforce for Digital Curation

Advancing Land Change Modeling: Opportunities and Research Requirements

Women Scientists and Engineers Employed in Industry: Why So Few?

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

Global Ocean Science: Toward an Integrated Approach

GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) for Predicting Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate: A Program of Observation, Modeling and Analysis

Hydrologic Science Priorities for the U.S. Global Change Research Program: An Initial Assessment

Export Control Challenges Associated with Homeland Security

Avoiding Surprise in an Era of Global Technology Advances

Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Research and Development on Urban Systems

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

Women in Science and Engineering, Increasing Their Numbers in the 1990s: A Statement on Policy and Strategy

Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises

Meeting the Nation’s Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists

Sustainability for the Nation: Resource Connections and Governance Linkages

Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties

Mobilizing Science-Based Enterprises for Energy, Water, and Medicines in Nigeria

Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning

Sustainability and the U.S. EPA

Grasslands and Grassland Sciences in Northern China

Science Professionals: Master’s Education for a Competitive World

The Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries

NOAA’s Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application

Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change: Anticipating Surprises

The Ocean’s Role in Global Change: Progress of Major Research Programs

Capacity of U.S. Climate Modeling to Support Climate Change Assessment Activities

Rapid Population Change in China, 1952-1982

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