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      National Children’s Study 2014: An Assessment

      Panel on the Design of the National Children's Study and Implications for the Generalizability of Results,Committee on National Statistics,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Institute of Medicine

      The National Children’s Study (NCS) was authorized by the Children’s Health Act of 2000 and is being implemented by a dedicated Program Office in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute…

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      Indoor Allergens: Assessing and Controlling Adverse Health Effects

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Committee on the Health Effects of Indoor Allergens

      More than 50 million Americans, one out of five, suffer from hay fever, asthma, and other allergic diseases. Many of these conditions are caused by exposure to allergens in indoor…

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      Teacher Supply, Demand and Quality: Policy Issues, Models and Data Bases

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

      Examines policy issues, projection models, and data bases pertaining to the supply of, demand for, and quality of teachers in the United States from kindergarten to twelfth grade. This book…

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      Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death: Summary of Workshops

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population

      Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death is the summary of two workshops conducted by The Committee on Population of the National Research Council at the National Academies to…

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      Strengthening Benefit-Cost Analysis for Early Childhood Interventions: Workshop Summary

      Committee on Strengthening Benefit-Cost Methodology for the Evaluation of Early Childhood Interventions,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,Institute of Medicine

      The deficiencies that many children experience from birth to school age–in health care, nutrition, emotional support, and intellectual stimulation, for example–play a major role in academic achievement gaps that persist…

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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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      Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research at NIOSH

      Committee to Review the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program,National Research Council

      The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducts research in order to improve worker safety and health. This National Research Council book reviews the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and…

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      Measuring Respirator Use in the Workplace

      Panel on Review of the National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health,Bureau of Labor Statistics Respirator Use Survey

      Respirators are used in a variety of workplaces including emergency response, mining operations, construction, manufacturing, and hospitals. In 2001, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Bureau of…

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      Research on Health Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation Exposure: Opportunities for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Research Directions in Human Biological Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation

      Support for this project was provided by the National Academy of Sciences and the Uniformed Sciences University of the Health Sciences under Grant No. HT9404-12-1-0028. –Title page verso.

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      Small-Area Estimates of School-Age Children in Poverty: Interim Report 2, Evaluation of Revised 1993 County Estimates for Title I Allocations

      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

      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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      Children’s Health, the Nation’s Wealth: Assessing and Improving Child Health

      Committee on Evaluation of Children's Health,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides an examination of the information about children’s health that is needed to help policy makers and program providers at the federal, state, and local levels. This book describes what…

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      Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Faculty

      Committee on Gender Differences in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty,Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine,National Research Council

      Paints a picture of the status of female faculty at top universities, clarifies whether male and female faculty have similar opportunities to advance and succeed in academia, challenges some commonly…

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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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      The Early Childhood Care and Education Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities: A Workshop Report

      Committee on Early Childhood Care and Education Workforce: A Workshop,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Early childhood care and education (ECCE) settings offer an opportunity to provide children with a solid beginning in all areas of their development. The quality and efficacy of these settings…

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      BioWatch PCR Assays: Building Confidence, Ensuring Reliability: Abbreviated Version

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences

      BioWatch is an air monitoring system deployed in jurisdictions around the country with the goal of detecting the presence of certain high risk pathogenic microorganisms. It relies on a network…

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      Medical Care Economic Risk: Measuring Financial Vulnerability from Spending on Medical Care

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics

      The United States has seen major advances in medical care during the past decades, but access to care at an affordable cost is not universal. Many Americans lack health care…

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      Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report

      Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report summarizes a one and a half day workshop convened in May 2006 that reviewed U.S. trends in maternal weight…

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      Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, A Non-Technical Summary

      Committee on the Early Detection of Breast Cancer

      X-ray mammography screening is the current mainstay for early breast cancer detection. It has been proven to detect breast cancer at an earlier stage and to reduce the number of…

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      New Horizons in Health: An Integrative Approach

      Committee on Future Directions for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,National Research Council

      Discusses how the National Institutes of Health can integrate research in social, behavioural and biomedical sciences to better understand the causes of disease and interventions that promote health. This text…

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      Microbial Threats to Health: Emergence, Detection, and Response

      Committee on Emerging Microbial Threats to Health in the 21st Century,National Research Council

      Following up on a high-profile 1992 report from the Institute of Medicine, Microbial Threats to Health examines the state of knowledge and policy pertaining to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases…

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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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      Globalization, Biosecurity, and the Future of the Life Sciences

      Committee on Advances in Technology and the Prevention of Their Application to Next Generation Biowarfare Threats,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Biomedical advances have made it possible to manipulate features of living organisms in useful ways. This book examines the trends and objectives of research in public health, life sciences, and…

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      Preparing for Terrorism: Tools for Evaluating the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program

      Committee on Evaluation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program,Board on Health Sciences Policy,National Research Council

      Provides the managers of the MMRS program and others concerned about local capabilities to cope with Chemical, Biological or Radiological terrorism with three evaluation tools and a three-part assessment method…

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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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      International Animal Research Regulations: Impact on Neuroscience Research: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Policy and Global Affairs

      Animals are widely used in neuroscience research to explore biological mechanisms of nervous system function, to identify the genetic basis of disease states, and to provide models of human disorders…

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      A Risk-Characterization Framework for Decision-Making at the Food and Drug Administration

      Committee on Ranking FDA Product Categories Based on Health Consequences, Phase II,National Research Council

      National Research Council of the National Academies.

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      Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice

      Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, and Control,Committee on Law and Justice,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

      Presents recommendations for addressing the various aspects of America’s youth crime problem. This book explores desistance - the probability that delinquency or criminal activities decrease with age - and evaluates…

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      Sleep Needs, Patterns and Difficulties of Adolescents: Summary of a Workshop

      Forum on Adolescence,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      Sleep is not only a biological necessity but also a physiological drive. In today’s fast-paced world, though, a good night’s sleep is often the first thing to go. The effects…

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      Statistics, Testing and Defense Acquisition: New Approaches and Methodological Improvements

      Panel on Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluating Defense Systems,Committee on National Statistics

      In the milestone process used by US Department of Defense to answer the basic acquisition question, one component near the end of the process is operational testing. This book examines…

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      Protecting Youth at Work: Health, Safety and Development of Working Children and Adolescents in the United States

      Committee on the Health and Safety Implications of Child Labor,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Looks at what is known about work done by children and adolescents and the effects of that work on their physical and emotional health and social functioning. This book provides…

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      Assessing Evaluation Studies: The Case of Bilingual Education Strategies

      Panel to Review Evaluation Studies of Bilingual Education,Committee on National Statistics,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

      Providing a detailed critique of the two largest studies of US bilingual education programs, this book examines the goals of the studies and what can be learned from them. Using…

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      BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance: Evaluating Systems for the Early Detection of Biological Threats: Abbreviated Version

      Committee on Effectiveness of National Biosurveillance Systems: BioWatch and the Public Health System,National Research Council

      Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the anthrax letters, the ability to detect biological threats as quickly as possible became a top priority. In 2003 the Department of…

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      After-School Programs to Promote Child and Adolescent Development: Summary of a Workshop

      Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth,Institute of Medicine,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      This report summarizes the presentations and discussion at a workshop entitled Opportunities to Promote Child and Adolescent Development During the After-School Hours, convened on October 21, 1999. The workshop was…

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      Engaging Schools: Fostering High School Students’ Motivation to Learn

      Committee on Increasing High School Students' Engagement and Motivation to Learn,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      What is it about the school environment - pedagogy, curriculum, climate, organization - that encourages or discourages engagement in school activities? This book reviews research on what shapes adolescents’ school…

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      From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development

      How we raise young children is one of today’s most highly personalized and sharply politicized issues, in part because each of us can claim some level of expertise. The debate…

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      Careers in Clinical Research: Obstacles and Opportunities

      Committee on Addressing Career Paths for Clinical Research,Division of Health Sciences Policy,National Research Council

      Explores how clinical research is conducted, what human resources are available, and what research opportunities lie ahead; why health professionals become discouraged about clinical research; and more. This book is…

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      Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Children

      Committee on Ethical Issues in Housing-Related Health Hazard Research Involving Children, Youth, and Families,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores the ethical issues posed when conducting research designed to identify, understand, or ameliorate housing-related health hazards among children. Such research involves children as subjects and is conducted in the…

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      Perspectives on Research with H5N1 Avian Influenza: Scientific Inquiry, Communication, Controversy: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Board on Global Health

      When, in late 2011, it became public knowledge that two research groups had submitted for publication manuscripts that reported on their work on mammalian transmissibility of a lethal H5N1 avian…

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      Dietary Supplements: A Framework for Evaluating Safety

      Committe on the Framework for Evaluating the Safety of the Dietary Supplements,National Research Council

      Many dietary supplements are probably safe when used as recommended. But there are also many types of products that qualify as supplements. Given these factors, what information can the Food…

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      New Findings on Poverty and Child Health and Nutrition: Summary of a Research Briefing

      Board on Children, Youth, and Families,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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      Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming

      Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming-Synthesis Panel,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Offers an analysis of the major issues surrounding greenhouse warming, and presents the authoring panel’s recommendations for US policy. This book analyzes understanding of greenhouse gas accumulation and its effect…

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      Community Programs to Promote Youth Development

      Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth

      After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. This book offers…

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      Modernizing the U.S.Census

      Panel on Census Requirements in the Year 2000 and Beyond,National Research Council,Committee on National Statistics

      Examines the traditional US census. This book evaluates several radical proposals that have been made for changing the census, as well as other proposals for redesigning the year 2000 census…

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      Studying Media Effects on Children and Youth: Improving Methods and Measures, Workshop Summary

      Program Committee for a Workshop on Improving Research on Interactive Media and Children's Health,National Research Council

      The presence and intensity of media influences television, radio, music, computers, films, videos, and the Internet are increasingly recognized as an important part of the social ecology of children and…

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      Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute of Medicine,National Cancer Policy Board,Committee on Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer

      Provides a perspective on the state of breast cancer screening and diagnosis and recommends steps for developing reliable breast cancer detection methods. This work book reviews the expansion of breast…

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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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      Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers

      Committee on the Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The US is experiencing a change in its demographic structure known as population aging. This book aims to provide an image of what is known about the health and safety…

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      Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law

      On October 17, 2014, spurred by incidents at U.S. government laboratories that raised serious biosafety concerns, the United States government launched a one-year deliberative process to address the continuing controversy…

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