Provides a comprehensive, child-oriented research agenda for the nation. This work presents an overview of three major areas: definitions and scope; consequences, treatment, and prevention; and infrastructure and ethics. It…

Examines how changes in reproductive patterns have affected the health of women and children in the developing world. This book looks at the relationships between contraceptive use, reproductive patterns, and…

Animal health benefits have been attributed to chromium supplementation, including increased longevity; enhanced reproduction; decreased incidence of metabolic disorders, stress effects, and disease; reduced need for antibiotic usage; improved immune…

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…

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…

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…

Interactive multimedia and information infrastructure receive a lot of attention in the press, but what do they really mean for society? What are the most significant and enduring innovations? This…

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…