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    Realizing the Information Future: The Internet and Beyond

    NRENAISSANCE Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Highlights what we can learn from Internet and how the research, education, and library communities can take full advantage of the information highway’s promised reach through time and space. This…

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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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    People and Technology in the Workplace

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

    Presents information for managers trying to meld human and technological resources. This volume identifies factors critical to successful technology introduction and examines why America lags behind in this effort. The…

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    Rehabilitation Engineering

    Originally published in 1978, this groundbreaking report from the National Academy of Sciences outlines a comprehensive plan for advancing the field of rehabilitation engineering. Drawing on the latest research and…

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    Nutrient Requirements of Rabbits

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

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    Improving Aircraft Safety

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

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    Pesticides and Groundwater Quality: Issues and Problems in Four States

    Patrick W. Holden,Board on Agriculture,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Pesticides in groundwater can contaminate drinking water and threaten the health of communities. This new book uses a case-study approach to describe the discovery of the problem in 4 major…

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    Nutrient Requirements of Fish

    Subcommittee on Fish Nutrition,National Research Council,Board on Agriculture,National Academy of Sciences

    Using research in fish nutrition, this volume combines the 1981 edition on coldwater fish and the 1983 edition on warmwater fish and shellfish. In addition to providing requirements for energy…

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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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    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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    Report of the Subcommittee on Internal Emitters

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    Dual-Use Technologies and Export Control in the Post-Cold War Era: Documents from a Joint Program of the National Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Sciences

    Office of International Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Explores possible approaches to the control of sensitive dual-use technologies, with respect to expanded trade between Western advanced industrialized countries and the republics of the former Soviet Union as well…

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    Agricultural Biotechnology: Strategies for National Competitiveness

    National Research Council,Board on Agriculture,Committee on a National Strategy for Biotechnology in Agriculture,National Academy of Sciences

    Biotechnology offers tremendous potential for improving crop production, animal agriculture, and bioprocessing. This book explores the United States’ ability to solve important agricultural problems, use funds and institutional structures to…

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    Linking the Construction Industry: Electronic Operation and Maintenance Manuals: Workshop Summary

    National Research Council,Federal Facilities Council,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,National Academy of Sciences

    Public agencies, private corporations, nonprofit institutions, and other organizations regularly invest millions of dollars in acquiring buildings and other constructed facilities to support their lines of business. For this investment…

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    Electricity from Renewable Resources: Status, Prospects, and Impediments

    America's Energy Future Panel on Electricity from Renewable Resources,National Research Council

    A component in the Americas Energy Future study, Electricity from Renewables examines the technical potential for electric power generation with alternative sources such as wind, solar-photovoltaic, geothermal, solar-thermal, hydroelectric, and…

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    Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts

    America's Energy Future Panel on Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuels,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council

    The transportation sector cannot continue on its current path: The volatility of oil prices threatens the U.S. economy, the large proportion of oil importation threatens U.S. energy security, and the…

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    Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for the New Millennium

    Committee on Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Synthesizes what we know about the quality of math and science teaching, drawing conclusions about why teacher preparation needs reform, and then outlining recommendations for accomplishing several important goals before…

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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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    A Convergence of Science and Law: A Summary Report of the First Meeting of the Science, Technology, and Law Panel

    Policy and Global Affairs,Policy and Global Affairs,Science, Technology, and Law Panel,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    This report is a summary of the first meeting of the Science, Technology, and Law Panel. The Policy Division of the National Research Council established the panel to bring the…

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    On the Shoulders of Giants: New Approaches to Numeracy

    Mathematical Sciences Education Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    A vision of mathematics expressed in essays on change, dimension, quantity, shape, and uncertainty, each of which illustrate fundamental strands for mathematics. These essays allow us to realize the importance…

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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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    Physics In Perspective

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

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    Lost Crops of Africa

    National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Evaluates the African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa’s food supply. This title describes 24 indigenous African cultivated and wild fruits that have potential as food and…

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    Keeping the U.S. Computer and Communications Industry Competitive: Convergence of Computing, Communications, and Entertainment

    The Computer Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Interactive multimedia and information infrastructure receive a lot of attention in the press, but what do they really mean for society? What are the most significant and enduring innovations? This…

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    The Mathematical Sciences’ Role in Homeland Security: Proceedings of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,National Academy of Sciences

    Mathematical sciences play a key role in many important areas of Homeland Security. This report presents the results of a workshop focusing on mathematical methods and techniques for addressing these…

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    Keeping the U.S. Computer Industry Competitive: Defining the Agenda

    The Computer Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Discusses issues as long-term, or strategic, commitment on the part of large firms in the United States; cooperation within and among firms and between industry, universities, and government; weaknesses in…

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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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    Sea Change: 2015-2025 Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Guidance for NSF on National Ocean Science Research Priorities: Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences

    Ocean science connects a global community of scientists in many disciplines - physics, chemistry, biology, geology and geophysics. New observational and computational technologies are transforming the ability of scientists to…

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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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    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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    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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    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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    Physics In Perspective

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    Fateful Choices: The Future of the U.S. Academic Research Enterprise

    Working Group on the Academic Research Enterprise,National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

    Describes a vision for the future of US academic research and the policies required to maintain the quality of academic research in the US. This volume also describes longer-term strategic…

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    The National Academies Summit on America’s Energy Future: Summary of a Meeting

    Committee for The National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future,National Research Council

    On March 13, 2008, the National Academies brought together many of the knowledgeable people working on energy issues to discuss how we can meet the need for energy without damaging…

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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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    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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    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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    U.S.Industry in 2000: Studies in Competitive Performance

    National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examining 11 manufacturing and service industries, this work assesses practices in research and innovation, technology adoption and international operations. It looks at how science and technology are applied in the…

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    Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    NASAaEURO ™s Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS) program within the Office of Space Flight has proposed a new framework for space technology and systems developmentaEURO Advanced Systems, Technology…

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    Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions

    Committee on the Science of Climate Change,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The warming of the Earth has been the subject of intense debate and concern for many scientists, policy-makers, and citizens for at least the past decade. Climate Change Science: An…

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    An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories: Fiscal Years 2004-2005

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Assessment of NIST Programs,National Academy of Sciences

    At the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s request, the National Research Council (NRC) carries out a biennial assessment of the seven Measurements and Standards Laboratories (MSL). This report presents…

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    Preventing Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine, the National Research Council, and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences

    National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Global Violence Prevention

    Globally, between 15-71 percent of women will experience physical and/or sexual abuse from an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime. Too often this preventable form of violence is…

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    Vaccine Supply and Innovation

    Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examining vaccine research and development, production and supply, and utilization, this volume offers recommendations aimed at ensuring vaccine supply and promoting innovation. It also provides information on the adverse reactions…

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    Humanities Doctorates in the United States: 1995 Profile

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel,National Academy of Sciences

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    International Critical Tables Of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry And Technology; Volume 1

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

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    International Critical Tables Of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry And Technology; Volume 1

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    Science and Its Role in the National Marine Fisheries Service

    National Research Council

    NMFS has a difficult and complex task in managing U.S. marine fisheries. Despite some successes, too many stocks continue to decline. Over the past decade, several problems have been identified…

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