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    Contraceptive Use and Controlled Fertility: Health Issues for Women and Children

    Committee on Population,National Research Council,Allan M. Parnell,National Academy of Sciences

    Contains four papers that supplement the book Contraception and Reproduction: Health Consequences for Women and Children in the Developing World . The topics addressed in this title include an analysis…

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    People and Pixels: Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science

    Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change,National Research Council

    Examines the possibilities for using remote sensing technology to improve understanding of social processes and human-environment interactions. This book discusses what is involved in establishing effective collaborative efforts between scientists…

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    Electoral Systems and Conflict in Divided Societies

    Committee on International Conflict Resolution,Andrew Reynolds,Ben Reilly,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

    This paper is one of a series being prepared for the National Research Council’s Committee on International Conflict Resolution. The committee was organized in late 1995 to respond to a…

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    Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Social Processes

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance,National Academy of Sciences

    Is it possible for people to register and retain what is said in their presence while they sleep? If it is possible, is the learning that takes place during sleep…

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    Small-Area Estimates of School-Age Children in Poverty: Interim Report 1, Evaluation of 1993 County Estimates for Title I Allocations

    Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

    The Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas was established by the Committee on National Statistics at the National Research Council in response to the Improving America’s Schools…

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    Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions

    Working Group on Population Growth and Economic Development,Committee on Population,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

    Addresses relevant questions like: Will population growth reduce the growth rate of per capita income because it reduces the per capita availability of exhaustible resources?; how about for renewable resources…

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    Between Zeus and the Salmon: The Biodemography of Longevity

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

    Deals with topics such as the role of the elderly in other species and among human societies past and present. This book also discusses the contribution of theory to our…

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    Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Learning During Sleep

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance,National Academy of Sciences

    Is it possible for people to register and retain what is said in their presence while they sleep? If it is possible, is the learning that takes place during sleep…

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    Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Improving Motor Performance

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance,National Academy of Sciences

    Is it possible for people to register and retain what is said in their presence while they sleep? If it is possible, is the learning that takes place during sleep…

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    Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Stress Management

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance,National Academy of Sciences

    Is it possible for people to register and retain what is said in their presence while they sleep? If it is possible, is the learning that takes place during sleep…

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    Social Impact of AIDS in the United States

    Panel on Monitoring the Social Impact of the AIDS Epidemic,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses issues in the public debate over AIDS. This book explores how AIDS has affected fundamental policies and practices in our major institutions. It is helpful to anyone concerned about…

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    Nonresponse in Social Science Surveys: A Research Agenda

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on a Research Agenda for the Future of Social Science Data Collection

    For many household surveys in the United States, responses rates have been steadily declining for at least the past two decades. A similar decline in survey response can be observed…

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    Work, Aging, and Vision: Report of a Conference

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Vision,Working Group on Aging Workers and Visual Impairment

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    Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Working Group on Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Discusses trends in contraceptive use, socioeconomic and program variables that affect the demand for and supply of children, and the relationship of increased contraceptive use to fertility declines.

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    Indicators of Precollege Education in Science and Mathematics: A Preliminary Review

    Committee on Indicators of Precollege Science and Mathematics Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines how the inadequacy of precollege education in the United States can be improved. This book lays out a framework for an efficient monitoring system. The key variables include teacher…

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    Pay Equity: Empirical Inquiries

    Panel on Pay Equity Research,Committee on Women's Employment and Related Social Issues,National Research Council

    Explores race and gender-based differences in wages, at the level both of individuals and of occupations. This book also assesses the effects of the implementation of comparable worth plans for…

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    Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Issues of Theory and Methodology

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance,National Academy of Sciences

    Is it possible for people to register and retain what is said in their presence while they sleep? If it is possible, is the learning that takes place during sleep…

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    Alcohol and Public Policy: Beyond the Shadow of Prohibition

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences,Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior

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    Democratization in Africa: African Views, African Voices

    Panel on Issues in Democratization,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Based on workshops held in Benin, Ethiopia, and Namibia to better understand the dynamics of contemporary democratic movements in Africa. Key issues in the democratization process range from its institutional…

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    Enhancing Human Performance: Issues, Theories, and Techniques, Background Papers (Complete Set)

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance,National Academy of Sciences

    Is it possible for people to register and retain what is said in their presence while they sleep? If it is possible, is the learning that takes place during sleep…

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    New Findings on Welfare and Children’s Development: Summary of a Research Briefing

    National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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    Research on Sentencing: The Search for Reform

    Panel on Sentencing Research,Committee on Research on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

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    Research on Sentencing: The Search for Reform, Volume II

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Research on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice,Panel on Sentencing Research

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    Local Fiscal Effects of Illegal Immigration: Report of a Workshop

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

    The recent level of illegal immigration to the United States has increased debates about the effect of these immigrants on the cost of public services, and states have begun to…

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    Urban Policy in a Changing Federal System: Proceedings of a Symposium

    Committee on National Urban Policy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    In an atmosphere of changing priorities and power bases, the Committee on National Urban Policy convened a symposium to address this division. The symposium examined the New Federalism as it…

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    Technology and Assessment: Thinking Ahead – Proceedings from a Workshop

    Board on Testing and Assessment,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

    The papers in this collection were commissioned by the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) of the National Research Council (NRC) for a workshop held on November 14, 2001, with…

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    A Strategy for Assessing Science: Behavioral and Social Research on Aging

    Committee on Assessing Behavioral and Social Science Research on Aging,National Research Council

    Offers advice on the issue of assessing rates of progress in different scientific fields. This book considers knowledge about how science makes progress and examines decision-making strategies for addressing various…

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    Enhancing Human Performance: Issues, Theories, and Techniques

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance

    Reviews relevant materials, describes each technique, makes recommendations in some cases for scientific research and investigation, and notes applications in military and industrial settings. This book contains techniques that address…

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    Improving Access to and Confidentiality of Research Data: Report 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,National Academy of Sciences

    Summarizes a workshop convened by the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) to promote discussion about methods for advancing the often conflicting goals of exploiting the research potential of microdata and…

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    Population Dynamics of Kenya

    Working Group on Kenya,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Offers an examination of trends in fertility and mortality, considering the links between those trends and the socioeconomic changes occuring during the same period.

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    Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Committee on National Statistics,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences

    Examines how to update human subjects protections regulations so that they effectively respond to current research contexts and methods. This book addresses the dramatic alterations in the research landscapes that…

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    Children of Immigrants: Health, Adjustment, and Public Assistance

    Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families,National Research Council

    Presents research efforts on the circumstances, health, and development of children in immigrant families and the delivery of health and social services to these children and their families. This book…

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    Interdisciplinary Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education

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    Tinnitus: Facts, Theories, and Treatments

    Committee on Hearing, Bioacoustics, and Biomechanics,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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    The Changing Nature of Work: Implications for Occupational Analysis

    Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance: Occupational Analysis,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examining the evidence for change in the world of work, this volume provides an illustrated framework for understanding the changes and the implications for analyzing the structure of occupations in…

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    Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans

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

    Examines trends in mortality rates and selected causes of disability (cardiovascular disease, dementia) for older people of different racial and ethnic groups. This volume provides an understanding of research bearing…

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    Video Displays, Work and Vision

    Panel on Impact of Video Viewing on Vision of Workers,Committee on Vision,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Along with the use of computers have come fears that working in front of video display terminals (VDTs) can irritate and even damage the eyes. Separating scientific fact from popular…

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    Research on Future Skill Demands: A Workshop Summary

    National Research Council

    This report is a summary of a workshop on research evidence related to future skill demands convened by the National Research Council (NRC) –P. xi.

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    Intelligence Analysis: Behavioral and Social Scientific Foundations

    National Research Council,Committee on Behavioral and Social Science Research to Improve Intelligence Analysis for National Security

    The U.S. intelligence community (IC) is a complex human enterprise whose success depends on how well the people in it perform their work. Although often aided by sophisticated technologies, these…

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    Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: A Research Agenda

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education

    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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    Improving Indicators of the Quality of Science and Mathematics Education in Grades K-12

    Committee on Indicators of Precollege Science and Mathematics Education,National Research Council,Richard J. Murnane,Senta A. Raizen

    Presents a monitoring system to track the progress of mathematics and science education. This book describes a series of indicators to assess student learning, curriculum quality, teaching effectiveness, student behavior…

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    Contact Lens Use Under Adverse Conditions: Applications in Military Aviation

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Vision,Working Group on Contact Lens Use Under Adverse Conditions

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    The Demography of Forced Migration: Summary of a Workshop

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

    To explore a range of issues about internally displaced persons and refugees, the Committee on Population of the National Research Council organized a Workshop on the Demography of Forced Migration…

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    What’s Changing in Prosecution?: Report of a Workshop

    Committee on Law and Justice,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    This workshop arose out of the efforts of the Committee on Law and Justice to assist the National Institute of Justice in identifying gaps in the overall research portfolio on…

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    Changing Numbers, Changing Needs: American Indian Demography and Public Health

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

    Presents a summary of what is known about the demography of American Indian and Alaska Native population, their geographic distributions, household structure, employment, and disability and disease patterns. This volume…

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    Proceedings: Workshop on Needle Exchange and Bleach Distribution Programs

    Panel on Needle Exchange and Bleach Distribution Programs,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

    Describes the research on and experience with needle exchange and bleach distribution programs and their effects on rates of drug use, the behavior of injection drug users, and the spread…

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    Transforming Post-Communist Political Economies

    Task Force on Economies in Transition,National Research Council

    Focuses on the interaction between political, social, and economic change in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States. This book includes analytic papers, essays by scholars, and an…

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    Improving Theory and Research on Quality Enhancement in Organizations: Report of a Workshop

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

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