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    Human Factors Research and Nuclear Safety

    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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    Upgrading the Space Shuttle

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Space Shuttle Upgrades,National Academy of Sciences

    The space shuttle is a unique national resource. One of only two operating vehicles that carries humans into space, the space shuttle functions as a scientific laboratory and as a…

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    Review of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Review of the National Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan

    The world’s ocean has already experienced a 30% rise in acidity since the industrial revolution, with acidity expected to rise 100 to 150% over preindustrial levels by the end of…

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    Global Ocean Science: Toward an Integrated Approach

    Committee on Major U.S. Oceanographic Research Programs,National Research Council

    Examines how the largest US ocean research programs, such as the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS), have significantly contributed to our understanding of…

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    Strategy for the Detection and Study of Other Planetary Systems and Extrasolar Planetary Materials: 1990-2000

    Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration,Space Studies Board,National Research Council

    Addresses a different opportunity in the planetary sciences - to extend our exploration outward to discover and study planetary systems that may have formed or are forming around other stars.

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    A Biological Survey for the Nation

    Committee on the Formation of the National Biological Survey,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Discusses key issues and problems for which an improved assessment of the nation’s biological resources is needed; the kinds of efforts in research and information management needed to create that…

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    Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Climate Research Committee

    Reflects the state of scientific knowledge about natural climate variability on decade-to-century time scales. This volume covers a range of subjects, including the characteristics of the atmosphere and ocean environments…

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    Lighting the Way: Knowledge Assessment in Prince Edward Island

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

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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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    Integrated Computational Materials Engineering: A Transformational Discipline for Improved Competitiveness and National Security

    Committee on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering,National Research Council

    Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) can accelerate materials development and unify design and manufacturing. This book offers a vision for ICME, a view of case studies and lessons learned, an…

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    New Strategies for New Challenges: Corporate Innovation in the United States and Japan

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

    Innovation, the process by which firms master and get into practice product designs and manufacturing processes that are new to them, is vital for companies wishing to remain competitive in…

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    Improving Democracy Assistance: Building Knowledge Through Evaluations and Research

    Committee on Evaluation of USAID Democracy Assistance Programs,National Research Council

    The US agency for International Development (USAID) has supported democracy and governance programs in approximately 120 countries and territories. This book presents a road map to enable USAID and its…

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    Science and the Endangered Species Act

    National Research Council,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Scientific Issues in the Endangered Species Act

    Focuses on the science underlying the Endangered Species Act ESA and offers recommendations for making the act more effective. This book provides an overview of what scientists know about extinction…

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    Assessment of Advanced Solid-State Lighting

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Assessment of Solid-State Lighting

    Summarizes the current status of solid-state lighting (SSL) technologies and products - light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic LEDs (OLEDs) - and evaluates barriers to their improved cost and performance. This…

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    Forum on Economic Consequences of a Catastrophic Earthquake: Proceedings

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    This book presents the proceedings of an August 1990 forum held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. Topics covered include the current and potential roles of the…

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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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    Undersea Vehicles and National Needs

    Committee on Undersea Vehicles and National Needs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Advances in guidance and control, communications, sensors, and other technologies for undersea vehicles provide an opportunity to understand the oceans’ influence on the energy and chemical balance. This book provides…

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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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    A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine into the Next Century

    Committee on Space Biology and Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Provides a review of ground-based and space research in eleven disciplines, ranging from bone physiology to plant biology. This book offers recommendations for research. It is useful as a reference…

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    Exposure Science in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Human and Environmental Exposure Science in the 21st Century

    From the use of personal products to our consumption of food, water, and air, people are exposed to a wide array of agents each day-many with the potential to affect…

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    Neutrinos and Beyond: New Windows on Nature

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Neutrino Facilities Assessment Committee,National Academy of Sciences

    The President’s FY 2003 Budget Request for the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction Account called for a National Research Council (NRC) review of…

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    Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities: A Profile

    Committee on the Future of the Colleges of Agriculture in the Land Grant System,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Reviews the legislative history of the land grant system from its establishment in 1862 to the 1994 act conferring land grant status on Native American colleges. This book describes trends…

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    Continuing Innovation in Information Technology

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Depicting Innovation in Information Technology

    Information technology (IT) is widely understood to be the enabling technology of the 21st century. IT has transformed, and continues to transform, all aspects of our lives: commerce and finance…

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    Expanding the Vision of Sensor Materials

    Committee on New Sensor Technologies: Materials and Applications,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

    Based on case studies from manufacturing and structural monitoring, involving chemical and long wave-length infrared sensors, this book suggests an approach that frames technical issues to expedite the consideration of…

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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 reviews industry efforts, policies, and programs aimed at improving the nutritional attributes of animal products. It also focuses on…

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    Application of Lightweighting Technology to Military Vehicles, Vessels, and Aircraft

    Committee on Benchmarking the Technology and Application of Lightweighting,National Research Council

    Lightweighting is a concept well known to structural designers and engineers in all applications areas, from laptops to bicycles to automobiles to buildings and airplanes. Reducing the weight of structures…

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    Frontiers in Soil Science Research: Report of a Workshop

    Steering Committee for Frontiers in Soil Science Research,National Research Council

    There has been renewed interest in soil and soil science in recent years as the recognition that biogeochemical processes that occur at the Earth’s surface influence global climate change, land…

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    Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals

    Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels,Committee on Toxicology,National Research Council

    Reviews toxicity documents on five chemicals - chlorine, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, toluene, and uranium hexafluoride - for their scientific validity, comprehensives, internal consistency, and conformance to the 1993 guidelines…

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    Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals

    Committee 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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    Acute Exposure Guidelines for Selected Airborne Chemicals

    Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels,Committee on Toxicology,National Research Council

    Includes Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for acetone cyanohydrin, carbon disulfide, monochloroacetic acid, and phenol. This book reviews the scientific literature for 12 chemicals.

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    Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals

    Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels,Committee on Toxicology,National Research Council

    At the request of the Department of Defense, the National Research Council has reviewed the relevant scientific literature compiled by an expert panel and established Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs)…

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    Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals

    Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels,Committee on Toxicology,National Research Council

    At the request of the Department of Defense, the National Research Council has reviewed the relevant scientific literature compiled by an expert panel and established Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs)…

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    Expansion Joints in Buildings

    Standing Committee on Structural Engineering of the Federal Construction Council,Building Research Advisory Board,Federal Facilities Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

    Many factors affect the amount of temperature-induced movement that occurs in a building and the extent to which this movement can occur before serious damage develops or extensive maintenance is…

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    The New Global Ecosystem in Advanced Computing: Implications for U.S. Competitiveness and National Security

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Global Science and Technology,Committee on Global Approaches to Advanced Computing

    Computing and information and communications technology (ICT) has dramatically changed how we work and live, has had profound effects on nearly every sector of society, has transformed whole industries, and…

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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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    Weather Radar Technology Beyond Nexrad

    Committee on Weather Radar Technology Beyond NEXRAD, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate

    Weather radar is a vital instrument for observing the atmosphere to help provide weather forecasts and issue weather warnings to the public. The current Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) system…

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    Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition: Selected Perspectives

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses the roles of diffusion processes, ideational change, social networks, and mass communications in changing behavior and values, especially as related to childbearing. This book reveals empirical research emerging from…

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    Autonomy Research for Civil Aviation: Toward a New Era of Flight

    Committee on Autonomy Research for Civil Aviation,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

    This report develops a set of integrated and comprehensive technical goals and objectives of importance to the civil aeronautics community and the nation.

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    Nuclear Physics: The Core of Matter, the Fuel of Stars

    Committee on Nuclear Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Part of the The Physics in a New Era series, this book describes the activity in understanding nuclear structure and symmetries, the behavior of matter at extreme densities, the role…

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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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    Diet and Health: Implications for Reducing Chronic Disease Risk

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

    Examines the complex issues concerning diet and its role in increasing or decreasing the risk of chronic disease. This book proposes dietary recommendations for reducing the risk of the major…

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    Summary of a Workshop on Software Certification and Dependability

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Certifiably Dependable Software Systems

    Presents a summary of workshop participants; and presentations and subsequent discussion. This report covers, among other things, the strengths and limitations of process; challenges and opportunities; experience to date; organization…

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    Avoiding Surprise in an Era of Global Technology Advances

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Defense Intelligence Agency Technology Forecasts and Reviews,National Academy of Sciences

    The Technology Warning Division of the Defense Intelligence Agency asked the National Research Council to undertake a study examining technology warning issues. This report provides the first part of that…

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    Review of EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Process

    Committee To Review The IRIS Process,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is a program within the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that is responsible for developing toxicologic assessments of environmental contaminants. An IRIS assessment contains…

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    Purposeful Jettison of Petroleum Cargo

    Committee on Marine Salvage Issues,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses the problem of discharge of petroleum cargo during salvage operations. This book assesses the implications for shipping and marine environmental protection; documents the need to clarify US law concerning…

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    Space Technology for the New Century

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Advanced Space Technology,National Academy of Sciences

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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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    DNA Technology in Forensic Science

    Committee on DNA Technology in Forensic Science,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Offers recommendations for resolving crucial questions in DNA typing. This volume addresses: quality and reliability in DNA typing; DNA typing in the courtroom; and societal issues. It offers guidance to…

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