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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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Nutrient Requirements of Rabbits

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

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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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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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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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Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA

Committee on Microgravity Research,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

For many years, the NASA microgravity program has used space as a tool to study fundamental flow phenomena that are important to fields ranging from combustion science to biotechnology. This…

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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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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.

This work is in the public…

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Designing an Agricultural Genome Program

National Research Council,Board on Agriculture,Board on Biology,National Academy of Sciences

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The Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance

Committee on the Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance,National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences

Assesses the qualitative impact of academic research on five industries’ network systems and communications; medical devices and equipment; aerospace; transportation, distribution, and logistics services; and financial services. This book includes…

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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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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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Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade

Committee on Global Change Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

How can we understand and rise to the environmental challenges of global change? This book offers a comprehensive overview of global change research, and provides a framework for answering questions…

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Research Briefings

Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy,National Academy of Sciences

Examines areas important to the progress of US science and technology: the science of interfaces and thin films, decision making and problem solving, protein structure and biological function, and the…

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Wood in Our Future, the Role of Life-Cycle Analysis: Proceedings of a Symposium

Board on Agriculture,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

To better assess the use of wood as a raw material, the US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service asked the National Research Council’s Board on Agriculture to bring together experts…

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An Approach for Assessing U.S. Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration: A Gulf Research Program Environmental Monitoring Report

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Gulf Research Program,Committee on Long-Term Environmental Trends in the Gulf of Mexico

Valued for its ecological richness and economic value, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is under substantial pressure from human activities. The Deepwater Horizon platform explosion and oil spill significantly damaged…

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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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Ruminant Nitrogen Usage

Subcommittee on Nitrogen Usage in Ruminants,Committee on Animal Nutrition,Board on Agriculture,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Brings together the research on protein absorption by ruminants and takes a look at the calculation of optimum nutrient requirements, including bacterial digestion, in the calculations. This book also describes…

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Genetic Engineering of Plants: Agricultural Research Opportunities and Policy Concerns

National Research Council,Agriculture Board of National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Deals with the practical problems associated with translating the explosion in basic biotechnological research into the next Green Revolution. This book is aimed at those interested in application of molecular…

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Biobased Industrial Products: Research and Commercialization Priorities

Committee on Biobased Industrial Products,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Envisions a biobased industrial future. This book discusses the concept of the biorefinery and outlines potential thermal, mechanical, and chemical technologies for conversion of natural resources to industrial applications. It…

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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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The Carbon Dioxide Dilemma: Promising Technologies and Policies

Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Contains presentations of a symposium held in April of 2002. The sequestration options include ocean disposal, terrestrial disposal in geologic formations, biomass based approaches, and carbon trading schemes. This report…

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Investing in the National Research Initiative: An Update of the Competitive Grants Program in the U.S.Department of Agriculture

Board on Agriculture,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Reaffirms recommendations made by the Board on Agriculture (BA) for the US Department of Agriculture supported competitive grants program in its 1989 report. This book features a discussion of competitively…

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Frameworks for Higher Education in Homeland Security

Committee on Educational Paradigms for Homeland Security,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Explores whether there are core pedagogical and skill-based homeland security program needs. This report examines education programs focusing on various aspects of homeland security. It comments on the possible parallels…

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Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Measuring Exposures and Assessing Health Effects

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

Examines the characteristics and composition of different types of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and discusses possible health effects of ETS. This book presents an overview of methods used to determine…

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Confronting AIDS: Directions for Public Health, Health Care and Research

Committee on a National Strategy for AIDS,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

Examines the complex medical, social, ethical, financial, and scientific problems arising from the AIDS epidemic. This book also offers several public policy and research recommendations for an appropriate national response…

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Communicating Science Effectively: A Research Agenda

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on the Science of Science Communication: A Research Agenda

Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result, people face an increasing need to integrate information from science with their personal values and…

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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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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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Environmental Information for Naval Warfare

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,National Academy of Engineering,Committee on Environmental Information for Naval Use

Accurate and timely environmental information can provide a tactical advantage to U.S. naval forces during warfare. This report analyzes the current environmental information system used by the U.S. Navy and…

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Steps to Facilitate Principal-Investigator-Led Earth Science Missions

Committee on Earth Studies,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Principal-investigator (PI) Earth science missions are projects involving relatively small spacecraft. To help NASA’s Office of Earth Science determine how best to address the challenges related to such missions, the…

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Opportunities in Biology

Committee on Research Opportunities in Biology,Board on Biology,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

Reports on the state of the new biology, taking a look at the disciplines of biology. This volume examines the advances made in medicine, agriculture, and other fields. It serves…

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The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System

Committee on Managing Global Genetic Resources: Agricultural Imperatives,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

In the US, the critical task of preserving plant genetic resources is the responsibility of the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS). This book outlines the importance and status of plant…

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Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects

Committee on Environmental Impacts of Wind Energy Projects,National Research Council

The generation of electricity by wind energy has the potential to reduce environmental impacts caused by the use of fossil fuels. This work includes a case study of the mid-Atlantic…

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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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Improving the Nation’s Water Security: Opportunities for Research

Committee on Water System Security Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Concern over terrorist attacks since 2001 has directed attention to potential vulnerabilities of the nation’s water and wastewater systems. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which leads federal efforts to protect…

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Neon: Addressing the Nation’s Environmental Challenges

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on the National Ecological Observatory Network,National Academy of Sciences

Endorses the National Science Foundation’s concept of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) for providing a nationwide network of facilities and infrastructure for ecological and environmental research that is impossible…

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Assessment of the In-House Laboratory Independent Research at the Army’s Research, Development, and Engineering Centers

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Army Research Program Review and Analysis Committee

This report evaluates the In-House Laboratory Independent Research (ILIR) conducted at the Research, Development, and Engineering Centers (RDECs) of the U.S. Army’s Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) during 2018…

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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

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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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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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National Need and Priorities for Veterinarians in Biomedical Research

Committee on Increasing Veterinary Involvement in Biomedical Research,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Identifies various factors which contribute to creating a need for veterinarians in the biomedical research workforce. This work also looks at factors that include an increase in the number of…

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Dogs

Committee on Dogs,Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Examines the controversies over proper cage sizes and interpretation of federal requirements for exercise and offers recommendations for researchers. This book includes guidelines on how to recognize and alleviate pain…

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Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service

Committee on Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

In recent years there has been growing interest in having fisheries stakeholders involved in various aspects of fisheries data collection and experimentation. This activity is generally known as cooperative research…

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Critical Technology Accessibility

Committee on Critical Technology Accessibility,Air Force Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The Defense Intelligence Agency asked the NRC to form a committee to help develop study topics about technology warning. One issue was the dependence on foreign suppliers of critical technology…

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Injury in America: A Continuing Public Health Problem

Committee on Trauma Research,Commission on Life Sciences,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

Provides a survey of what is known about injuries, and suggests that there is a vast need to know more. This book traces findings on the epidemiology of injuries, prevention…

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Evaluation of the National Aerospace Initiative

Committee on the National Aerospace Initiative,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The Air Force became concerned about the National Aerospace Initiative’s possible consequences on Air Force programs and budget if NAI program decisions differed from Air Force priorities. To examine this…

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Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan

National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Japan,National Academy of Sciences

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Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer: Directions for Research

Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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America’s Energy Future: Technology and Transformation

Nutrient Requirements of Rabbits

Technology Commercialization: Russian Challenges, American Lessons

Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World

Productive Roles in an Older Society

Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA

Assessment of Department of Defense Basic Research

Report of the Subcommittee on Internal Emitters

Designing an Agricultural Genome Program

The Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance

The Future of U.S.Nuclear Weapons Policy

Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society

Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade

Research Briefings

Wood in Our Future, the Role of Life-Cycle Analysis: Proceedings of a Symposium

An Approach for Assessing U.S. Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration: A Gulf Research Program Environmental Monitoring Report

Nutrient Requirements of Fish

Ruminant Nitrogen Usage

Genetic Engineering of Plants: Agricultural Research Opportunities and Policy Concerns

Biobased Industrial Products: Research and Commercialization Priorities

Agricultural Biotechnology: Strategies for National Competitiveness

The Carbon Dioxide Dilemma: Promising Technologies and Policies

Investing in the National Research Initiative: An Update of the Competitive Grants Program in the U.S.Department of Agriculture

Frameworks for Higher Education in Homeland Security

Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Measuring Exposures and Assessing Health Effects

Confronting AIDS: Directions for Public Health, Health Care and Research

Communicating Science Effectively: A Research Agenda

Realizing the Information Future: The Internet and Beyond

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

Environmental Information for Naval Warfare

Steps to Facilitate Principal-Investigator-Led Earth Science Missions

Opportunities in Biology

The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System

Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects

Science and Its Role in the National Marine Fisheries Service

Improving the Nation’s Water Security: Opportunities for Research

Neon: Addressing the Nation’s Environmental Challenges

Assessment of the In-House Laboratory Independent Research at the Army’s Research, Development, and Engineering Centers

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

Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology

National Need and Priorities for Veterinarians in Biomedical Research

Dogs

Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service

Critical Technology Accessibility

Injury in America: A Continuing Public Health Problem

Evaluation of the National Aerospace Initiative

Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan

Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer: Directions for Research

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