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Ecologically Based Pest Management: New Solutions for a New Century

Committee on Pest and Pathogen Control Through Management of Biological Control Agents and Enhanced Cycles and Natural Processes,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Evaluates the feasibility of EBPM and examines how best to move beyond optimal examples into the mainstream of agriculture. This book stresses the need for information, identifies research priorities in…

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Enhancing Productivity Growth in the Information Age: Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy

Committee on Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Starting in the mid 1990s, the United States economy experienced an unprecedented upsurge in economic productivity. Rapid technological change in communications, computing, and information management continue to promise further gains…

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Systems for State Science Assessment

Committee on Test Design for K-12 Science Achievement,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

In response to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), this book explores the ideas and tools that are needed to assess science learning at the state level…

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Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment

Committee on the Foundations of Assessment,Board on Testing and Assessment

Explains how expanding knowledge in the scientific fields of human learning and educational measurement can form the foundations of an improved approach to assessment. This work presents principles for designing…

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Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects

Committee on Identifying and Assessing Unintended Effects of Genetically Engineered Foods on Human Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Assists policymakers in evaluating the scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adverse health effects from genetically modified products. This work feels that scrutiny…

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Animal Biotechnology: Science Based Concerns

Committee on Defining Science-Based Concerns Associated with Products of Animal Biotechnology,Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology, Health, and the Environment,National Research Council,Debra Davis,National Academy of Sciences

Genetic-based animal biotechnology has produced new food and pharmaceutical products and promises many more advances to benefit humankind. This book identifies science-based and policy-related concerns about animal biotechnology. It includes…

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Technology for Adaptive Aging

Steering Committee for the Workshop on Technology for Adaptive Aging,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Brings together experts in aging research to discuss applications of technology to communication, education and learning, employment, and health. This work includes the workshop papers of the committee that organized…

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Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food

Committee on the Review of the Use of Scientific Criteria and Performance Standards for Safe Food,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Aims to help in creating regulations that are consistent, reliable, and ensure the best protection for the health of American consumers. This book addresses the concerns in food safety, such…

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Productivity and Cyclicality in Semiconductors: Trends, Implications, and Questions: Report of a Symposium

Committee on Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Hosted by Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, this symposium brought together leading technologists and economists to review technical challenges facing the semiconductor industry. This book includes a summary of…

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The Use of Drugs in Food Animals: Benefits and Risks

Committee on Drug Use in Food Animals,Panel on Animal Health, Food Safety, and Public Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Provides an overview of why and how drugs are used in the major food-producing animal industries. This volume discusses the prevalence of human pathogens in foods of animal origin. It…

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Exploring a Vision: Integrating Knowledge for Food and Health

Tina I. Rouse,Debra P. Davis,Planning Group for a Workshop on Exploring a Vision: Integrating Knowledge for Food and Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Features the thoughts of more than 100 leaders in agriculture, health research, education policy, and industry convened at the National Academies in June 2003. This work argues that the nation…

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Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8

Committee on Science Learning, Kindergarten through Eighth Grade,National Academy of Sciences

Offers a picture of what we know about teaching and learning science from kindergarten through eighth grade. By looking at a range of questions, this book provides a basic foundation…

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Modeling Human and Organizational Behavior: Application to Military Simulations

Panel on Modeling Human Behavior and Command Decision Making: Representations for Military Simulations,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Simulations are widely used in the military for training personnel, analyzing proposed equipment, and rehearsing missions. This book draws together a variety of theoretical and applied research in human behavior…

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Planning for Two Transformations in Education and Learning Technology: Report of a Workshop

Committee on Improving Learning with Information Technology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences,Center for Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences

In response to concerns about the continued unrealized potential of IT in K-12 education, the National Research CouncilaEURO ™s Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education…

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