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    Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration,Committee on Population,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Situations involving conflict and forced migration have become increasingly commonplace in world. The Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, under the aegis of the Committee on Population of the…

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    Information Technology Research, Innovation, and e-Government

    Committee on Computing and Communications Research to Enable Better Use of Information Technology in Government,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines the emerging visions for e-government, the technologies required to implement them, and approaches that can be taken to accelerate innovation and the transition of innovative information technologies from the…

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    Elementary Particle Physics: Revealing the Secrets of Energy and Matter

    Committee on Elementary-Particle Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    As physicists have probed ever deeper into the structure of matter, they have begun to explore one of the fundamental questions that one can ask about the universe: What gives…

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    Possible Long-Term Health Effects of Short-Term Exposure To Chemical Agents, Volume 2: Cholinesterase Reactivators, Psychochemicals and Irritants and Vesicants

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

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    Climate Data Records from Environmental Satellites: Interim Report

    Committee on Climate Data Records from NOAA Operational Satellites,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Outlines key elements to consider in designing a program to create climate-quality data from satellites. This work examines historical attempts to create climate data records, and provides advice on steps…

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    Review of the Research and Development Plan for the Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Advanced Automotive Technologies Plan,National Academy of Sciences

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    River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey

    Committee on River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Rivers provide about 60 percent of the nation’s drinking water and irrigation water and 10 percent of the nation’s electric power needs. The multiple and sometimes incompatible services demanded of…

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    Principal-Investigator-Led Missions in the Space Sciences

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Principal-Investigator-Led Missions in the Space Sciences,National Academy of Sciences

    Principal Investigator-Led (PI-led) missions are an important element of NASA’s space science enterprise. This report provides a discussion of the evolution and status of the PI-led mission concept, the ways…

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    Current Status of Neutron-Scattering Research and Facilities in the United States

    Panel on Neutron Scattering,Solid State Sciences Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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    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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    Status of Pollinators in North America

    Committee on the Status of Pollinators in North America,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Provides evidence for the decline of some pollinator species in North America, including America’s most important managed pollinator, the honeybee, as well as some butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds. This book…

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    Potential Applications of Concentrated Solar Photons

    Committee on Potential Applications of Concentrated Solar Photons,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines work and assesses the state of the art in potential applications of concentrated solar energy in nonelectric areas, such as water and waste treatment, photochemical processes, and materials processing…

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    Setting Priorities for Drinking Water Contaminants

    Committee on Drinking Water Contaminants,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Recommends a different process for the US Environmental Protection Agency to use in deciding which potential drinking water contaminants should be regulated in public water supplies to provide the greatest…

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    Scientific Opportunities with a Rare-Isotope Facility in the United States

    Rare Isotope Science Assessment Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Provides a discussion of the key science drivers for a Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). This book gives an assessment of existing domestic and international rare isotope beams. It…

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    Designing Foods: Animal Product Options in the Marketplace

    Committee on Technological Options to Improve the Nutritional Attributes of Animal Products,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines various trends in animal product consumption and diet. This book industry efforts, policies, and programs aimed at improving the nutritional attributes of animal products. It also focuses on dietary…

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    Interim Report of the Committee on Exclusive Economic Zone Information Needs: Coastal States and Territories

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Marine Board,National Academy of Sciences

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    Mathematical Research in Materials Science: Opportunities and Perspectives

    Committee on Mathematical Sciences Applied to Materials Science,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Describes fruitful past collaborations between the mathematical and materials sciences and indicates future challenges. This book is written for both mathematical and materials science researchers interested in advancing research at…

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    Behavioral and Social Science Research: A National Resource

    Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Specifies appropriate criteria for assessing the value, significance, and social utility of basic research in the social sciences. This book identifies illustrative areas of basic research in the social sciences…

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    Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens

    Committee on Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    This study examines indicators and technologies for assessing contamination of U.S. recreational waters and sources for drinking water. The report presents a phased, three-level monitoring framework for selecting indicators and…

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    Advanced Energetic Materials

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Committee on Advanced Energetic Materials and Manufacturing Technologies,National Academy of Sciences

    To assist in addressing the concerns of the nation’s ability to maintain and improve the knowledge base in the area of advanced energetic materials, two offices within DOD asked the…

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    Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Human Factors Research

    Committee on Human Factors,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Identifies areas that represent various opportunities for human factors research. This book focuses on national or global problems, including productivity in organizations, education and training, employment and disabilities, health care…

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    Welfare, the Family and Reproductive Behavior: Research Perspectives

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

    The design of welfare programs in an era of reform and devolution to the states must take into account the likely effects of programs on demographic behavior. This work contains…

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    Assessment of NASA’s Mars Architecture 2007-2016

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee to Review the Next Decade Mars Architecture,National Academy of Sciences

    Is the Mars architecture reflective of the strategies, priorities, and guidelines put forward by the National Research Council’s solar system exploration decadal survey and related science strategies and NASA plans…

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    Ecological Dynamics on Yellowstone’s Northern Range

    Committee on Ungulate Management in Yellowstone National Park,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Discusses the complex management challenges in Yellowstone National Park. This report examines the evidence that increased ungulate populations are responsible for the changes in vegetation and that the changes represent…

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    Harnessing Light: Optical Science and Engineering for the 21st Century

    Committee on Optical Science and Engineering,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Optical science and engineering affect almost every aspect of our lives. This book surveys their applications, as well as the status of the optics industry and of research and education…

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    Modern Interdisciplinary University Statistics Education: Proceedings of a Symposium

    Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines how the discipline of statistics should respond to the changing environment in which statisticians work. This book examines what the academic, industry, and government customer need and how the…

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    Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

    Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee’s set of amendments to the Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research . This report clarifies earlier recommendations and conclusions, including…

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    Engineering Education and Practice in the United States: Foundations of Our Techno-Economic Future

    Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Studies both sides of the engineering equation, education and utilization. This volume presents a discussion of the development of engineering in the United States followed by an examination of the…

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    Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science

    Committee on Basic Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Discusses the link between basic research and societal needs, and how improvements in technology have provided opportunities for observing the processes of present-day Earth. This text examines six main areas…

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    Assessment of the Continuing Operability of Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities and Equipment

    Committee on Continuing Operability of Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities and Equipment,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The US Army’s Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) contracts for the operation of chemical agent stockpile incineration facilities at four disposal sites. This book presents a review of potential infrastructure and…

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    The United States Antarctic Research Report to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

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

    Many nations conduct research and engage in other scientific activities on Antarctica. Each year the US National Committee for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research compiles a book that includes…

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    Materials Research Agenda for the Automobile and Aircraft Industries

    Committee on Materials for the 21st Century,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents a materials research agenda for the commercial aircraft and automobile industries. This work uses two case studies as a basis for discussion: the 50-mile-per-gallon, 5-passenger sedan and the high-speed…

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    Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals

    Subcommittee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels,Committee on Toxicology,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 resulted in the death of around 2,000 residents living near chemical plants and irreversible injuries to more than 20,000 other residents. This title outlines acute…

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    Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

    National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee to Review the NIOSH Hearing Loss Research Program,National Academy of Sciences

    Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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    Ergonomic Models of Anthropometry, Human Biomechanics and Operator-Equipment Interfaces: Proceedings of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Committee on Human Factors,National Academy of Sciences

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    CLEANER and NSF’s Environmental Observatories

    Committee on the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER),Water Science and Technology Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Degradation of the nation’s water resources threatens the health of humans and the functioning of natural ecosystems. To help better understand the causes of these adverse impacts and how they…

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    Status of the Dosimetry for the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (DS86)

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Radiation Effects Research,Committee on Dosimetry for the Radiation Effects Research Foundation,National Academy of Sciences

    The Committee on Dosimetry for the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) was charged with monitoring work and experimental results related to the Dosimetry System 1986 (DS86) used by RERF to…

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    Human Factors in Automated and Robotic Space Systems: Proceedings of a Symposium

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Committee on Human Factors,National Academy of Sciences

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    Data Priorities for Population and Health in Developing Countries: Summary of a Workshop

    Committee on Population,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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    Evaluation of Redesigning the National Assessment of Educational Progress

    Committee on Evaluation of National and State Assessments of Educational Progress,Board on Testing and Assessment,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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    Land Use Planning and Oil and Gas Leasing on Onshore Federal Lands

    Committee on Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines the consideration of oil and gas leasing in the land use planning processes of the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service. This book was required by the Federal…

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    Building a Foundation for Sound Environmental Decisions

    Committee on Research Opportunities and Priorities for EPA,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Describes a framework for acquiring the knowledge needed both to solve recognized problems and to be prepared for the kinds of problems likely to emerge. Many case examples are included…

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    Airborne Geophysics and Precise Positioning: Scientific Issues and Future Directions

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

    Examines the state of the art in airborne geophysics as integrated with precise global positioning systems. This book outlines the scientific goals of focused effort in airborne geophysics, including advances…

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    Grasslands and Grassland Sciences in Northern China

    Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Describes one of the most extensive grassland ecosystems and the efforts of Chinese scientists to understand it. Leading Chinese scientists attribute the decline in China’s grasslands to overgrazing and excessive…

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    Demographic Assessment Techniques in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Summary of a Workshop

    Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration,Committee on Population,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Explores the applicability of various methods in different types of emergency settings, how to improve existing methodologies and develop new ones, and the difficulties encountered by personnel in the field…

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    IT Roadmap to a Geospatial Future

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Intersections Between Geospatial Information and Information Technology,National Academy of Sciences

    A grand challenge for science is to understand the human implications of global environmental change and to help society cope with those changes. Virtually all the scientific questions associated with…

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    A Geospatial Framework for the Coastal Zone: National Needs for Coastal Mapping and Charting

    Committee on National Needs for Coastal Mapping and Charting,Mapping Science Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The coastal zone is of enormous importance to a nation’s well-being. This book identifies and suggests mechanisms for addressing the needs for spatial information in the coastal zone. It also…

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    Identification of Promising Naval Aviation Science and Technology Opportunities

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee on Identification of Promising Naval Aviation Science and Technology Opportunities,National Academy of Sciences

    The Department of Defense is developing the means to transform the nation’s armed forces to meet future military challenges. For the Navy, this vision is encompassed in Naval Power 21…

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