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    Office of The Home Secretary,National Academy of Sciences,National Research Council

    Contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with…

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    Biographical Memoirs

    Office of The Home Secretary,National Academy of Sciences,National Research Council

    Contains short biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences.

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    The Radiochemistry of Lead: National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Nuclear Science Series, NAS-NS 3040

    Walter Maxwell Gibson

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    The Radiochemistry of Lead: National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Nuclear Science Series, NAS-NS 3040

    Walter Maxwell Gibson

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    Infrastructure for the 21st Century: Framework for a Research Agenda

    National Research Council,Committee on Infrastructure Innovation,National Academy of Sciences

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    Biologic Markers in Pulmonary Toxicology

    Committee on Biologic Markers,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Biologic markers - indicators of biological exposure or change - offer the promise of early detection of disease caused by environmental exposure. Offering a comprehensive study of the use of…

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    Committee on Biologic Markers,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Biologic markers - indicators of biological exposure or change - offer the promise of early detection of disease caused by environmental exposure. Offering a comprehensive study of the use of…

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    Measuring What Counts: A Conceptual Guide for Mathematics Assessment

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

    To achieve national goals for education, we must measure the things that really count. This book aims to establish research-based connections between standards and assessment. Arguing for a better balance…

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    Research in Photosynthesis; Papers and Discussions Presented at the Gatlinburg Conference, October 25-29, 1955, Sponsored by the Committee on Photobiology of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council and Supported by the National Science

    H Gaffron

    The Gatlinburg Conference was a landmark event in the study of photosynthesis, bringing together leading researchers to discuss the latest findings and theories. This volume collects the papers and discussions…

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    Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility: Update on National Research Council Recommendations

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program,National Academy of Sciences

    This report reviews the status of the U.S. Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP) operations at Tooele, Utah, with respect to previous recommendations and observations made by the National Research…

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    Cell Bound Antibodies: Conference of the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council Held May 10, 1963

    Additional Contributors Include E. J. Eichwald, H. S. Lawrence, S. V. Boyden And Many Others.

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    Report of the Subcommittee on Internal Emitters

    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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    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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    Issues in Risk Assessment

    Committee on Risk Assessment Methodology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The scientific basis, inference assumptions, regulatory uses, and research needs in risk assessment are considered in this two-part volume. The first part is Use of Maximum Tolerated Dose in Animal…

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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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    Collaboratories: Improving Research Capabilities in Chemical and Biomedical Sciences: Proceedings of a Multi-Site Electronic Workshop

    North Carolina Board of Science and Technology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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    Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics: Challenges and Opportunities

    Committee on Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents a corporate-focused analysis that aims to bring clarity and practicality to the complex issues of environmental metrics in industry. This book examines the metrics implications to businesses as their…

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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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    Star 21: Strategic Technologies for the Army of the Twenty-First Century

    Board on Army Science and Technology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Provides an analysis of how the Army can prepare itself for the battlefield. This book summarizes developments in robotics, brilliant munitions, medical support, laser sensors, biotechnolgy, novel materials, and other…

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    Improving Aircraft Safety

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

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    Organization And Members

    A reference guide to the organizational structure and membership of four prominent scientific organizations in the United States. This comprehensive volume includes detailed information on the history and mission of…

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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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    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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    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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    Science and Its Role in the National Marine Fisheries Service

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    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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    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.

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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.

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    Physics In Perspective

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    The Responsible Conduct of Research in the Health Sciences

    National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Committee on the Responsible Conduct of Research,National Academy of Sciences

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    Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wildland Fires

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Committee on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Monitoring, Modeling, and Management-A Workshop

    Climate change is fundamentally changing ecosystems and their fire conditions, and the 2023 fire season highlighted the urgency of developing and implementing solutions to address wildland fires. Wildland fires transfer…

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    Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development

    Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,Indonesian Academy of Sciences,National Research Council,Science Council of Japan

    Authoring committees: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Indonesian Academy of Sciences, National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Science Council of Japan.

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    Como Mejorar El Cuidado Paliativo: Podemos Mejorar El Cuidado De Personas Con Cancer

    National Cancer Policy Board,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    This booklet summarizes the findings and recommendations of Improving Palliative Care for Cancer (2001), for the lay Spanish-speaking reader. It describes the types of palliative care and comfort care that…

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    America’s Energy Future: Technology and Transformation

    Committee on America's Energy Future,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council

    Energy production and use touch our lives in countless ways. We are reminded of the cost of energy every time we fill up at the gas pump, pay an electricity…

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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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    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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    Nutrient Requirements of Poultry

    Subcommittee on Poultry Nutrition,National Research Council

    Focusing on poultry nutrition, this volume includes information on the nutrient requirements of meat and egg-type chickens, incorporating data on brown-egg strains, turkeys, geese, ducks, pheasants, Japanese quail, and Bobwhite…

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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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    High School Mathematics at Work: Essays and Examples for the Education of All Students

    Mathematical Sciences Education Board,National Research Council

    Traditionally, vocational mathematics and precollege mathematics have been separate in schools. This book addresses how to make mathematical education of students meaningful - how to meet the practical needs of…

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    National Issues in Science and Technology

    National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

    Consists of four white papers, prepared for the Clinton administration as it took office, on important national policy issues in which science and technology play a central role. Topics covered…

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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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    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

    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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    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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    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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    Intellectual Property Rights and Research Tools in Molecular Biology: Summary of a Workshop Held at the National Academy of Sciences, February 15-16, 1996

    Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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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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    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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    Risk and Decisions About Disposition of Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste

    National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) manages sites across the nation that focus on research, design, and production of nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors for defense applications. This report addresses…

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