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      China Bound Revised: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC

      Anne F. Thurston,Karen Turner-Gottschang,Linda A. Reed,Committee on Scholarly Communication with China,American Council of Learned Societies

      Offers details that academic visitors need to make long-term stays in China productive, comfortable, and fun. This book covers various things from how to obtain the correct travel documents to…

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      Toward an Earth Science Enterprise Federation: Results from a Workshop

      Steering Committee for a Workshop on an Earth Science Enterprise Federation,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      A Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society

      Committee on the Status of Black Americans,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Drawing on historical perspectives and data, this book examines the many years of change and continuity in the status of black Americans. By studying and comparing black and white age…

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

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

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

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      Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings: An Integrated National Strategy for Marking, Tagging, Rendering Inert, and Licensing Explosives and Their Precursors

      Committee on Marking, Rendering Inert, and Licensing of Explosive Materials,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      In response to the rising concern of the American public over illegal bombings, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms asked the National Research Council to examine mechanisms for reducing…

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      Reducing Hazardous Waste Generation: An Evaluation and a Call for Action

      Committee on Institutional Considerations in Reducing the Generation of Hazardous Industrial Wastes,Environmental Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Offers an exploration of how industry, government, and the public can use available nontechnical means to reduce significantly the amount of hazardous waste entering the environment. This book considers many…

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      Evaluating Food Assistance Programs in an Era of Welfare Reform: 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 and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      This report was prepared in response to a request from the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It summarizes the discussions at a February 1998…

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      Conflict and Reconstruction in Multiethnic Societies: Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop

      Russian Academy of Sciences,National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia

      The international symposium in Washington, DC organized by the National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences in December 2001 addressed: characteristics of peaceful management of tensions in multiethnic societies…

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

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

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

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      An Assessment of Space Shuttle Flight Software Development Processes

      Committee for Review of Oversight Mechanisms for Space Shuttle Flight Software Processes,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Evaluates the safety, oversight, and management functions that are implemented in the Space Shuttle program to ensure that the software is of the highest quality possible. This work makes numerous…

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      Causes and Effects of Stratospheric Ozone Reduction: An Update

      Committee on Chemistry and Physics of Ozone Depletion,Committee on Biological Effects of Increased Solar Ultraviolet Radiation,Environmental Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Developing Capacities for Teaching Responsible Science in the MENA Region: Refashioning Scientific Dialogue

      The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS),Bibliotheca Alexandrina,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences

      In September 2012, the first Institute was held in Aqaba, Jordan, bringing together 28 participants from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, and Yemen to engage with, evidence-based teaching methods, and become…

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      The Aging Population in the Twenty-First Century: Statistics for Health Policy

      Panel on Statistics for an Aging Population,Committee on National Statistics,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

      Examines social, economic, and demographic changes among the aged, as well as many health-related topics: health promotion and disease prevention; quality of life; health care system financing and use; and…

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      Review of NASA’s Aerospace Technology Enterprise: An Assessment of NASA’s Pioneering Revolutionary Technology Program

      Committee for the Review of NASA's Pioneering Revolutionary Technology(PRT)Program,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Committee for the Review of NASA’s Pioneering Revolutionary Technology (PRT) Program and its three supporting panels were charged by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with assessing the…

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      Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling: Proceedings of an Iranian-American Workshop

      Committee on U.S-Iranian Workshop on Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia Development, Security, and Cooperation,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      In December 2002, a group of specialists on water resources from the United States and Iran met in Tunis, Tunisia, for an interacademy workshop on water resources management, conservation, and…

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      An Assessment of Potential Health Effects from Exposure to PAVE PAWS Low-Level Phased-Array Radiofrequency Energy

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Radiation Effects Research,Committee to Assess Potential Health Effects from Exposures to PAVE PAWS Low-Level Phased-Array Radiofrequency Energy,National Academy of Sciences

      PAVE PAWS is a phased-array warning system designed to detect and track sea-launched and intercontinental ballistic missiles operated on Cape Cod since 1979 by the U.S. Air Force Space Command…

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      Life Sciences and Related Fields: Trends Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention

      Committee on Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention: An International Workshop,Chinese Academy of Sciences,IAP - The Global Network of Science Academies,International Union of Microbiological Societies,International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

      During the last decade, national and international scientific organizations have become increasingly engaged in considering how to respond to the biosecurity implications of developments in the life sciences and in…

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      Research in the Life Sciences with Dual Use Potential: An International Faculty Development Project on Education About the Responsible Conduct of Science

      Committee on Developing a Framework for an International Faculty Development Project on Education about Research in the Life Sciences with Dual Use Potential,National Research Council,Bibliotheca Alexandrine,TWAS, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World

      In many countries, colleges and universities are where the majority of innovative research is done; in all cases, they are where future scientists receive both their initial training and their…

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      Food Insecurity and Hunger in the United States: An Assessment of the Measure

      Panel to Review U.S Department of Agriculture's Measurement of Food Insecurity and Hunger,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Food Insecurity and Hunger in the United States: An Assessment of the Measure (2006)

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      Aging and the Macroeconomy: Long-Term Implications of an Older Population

      National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications

      The United States is in the midst of a major demographic shift. In the coming decades, people aged 65 and over will make up an increasingly large percentage of the…

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      Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation in an Aging America

      Panel to Review Risk and Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect,National Research Council

      Helps broaden our understanding of the mistreatment of the elderly and recommends specific research and funding strategies. This book includes a discussion of the conceptual, methodological, and logistical issues needed…

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      Pathways to an Equitable and Just Energy Transition

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions

      While technologies are clearly instrumental in transitioning away from fossil fuel-based energy and toward a decarbonized economy, decisions about which technologies are prioritized, how they are implemented, and the policies…

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      Critical Information Infrastructure Protection and the Law: An Overview of Key Issues

      National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Critical Information Infrastructure Protection and the Law

      All critical infrastructures are increasingly dependent on the information infrastructure for information management, communications, and control functions. Protection of the critical information infrastructure (CIIP), therefore, is of prime concern. To…

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      Interim Report-Status of the Study An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy

      Committee on the Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems,National Research Council,National Academies

      The scientific and technological progress in inertial confinement fusion has been substantial during the past decade. However, many of the technologies needed for an integrated inertial fusion energy system are…

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      Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security: A Framework for Addressing Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues

      National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council,Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society Advisory Group,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Board on Life Sciences

      Offers a study on the ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to the research on, development of, and use of rapidly changing technologies with low barriers of entry that have…

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