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    Strategic Engagement in Global S&T: Opportunities for Defense Research

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Global Science and Technology,Committee on Globalization of Science and Technology: Opportunities and Challenges for the Department of Defense

    According to recent reports, the United States currently accounts for less than one-third of global research and development spending, and it is projected that this fraction will decline to 18%…

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    Transformation in the Air: A Review of the FAA’s Certification Research Plan

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee to Review the Federal Aviation Administration Research Plan on Certification of New Technologies into the National Airspace System

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently undertaking a broad program known as Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) to develop, introduce, and certify new technologies into the National Airspace…

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    Biosolids Applied to Land: Advancing Standards and Practices

    Committee on Toxicants and Pathogens in Biosolids Applied to Land,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The 1993 regulation (Part 503 Rule) governing the land application of biosolids was established to protect public health and the environment from reasonably anticipated adverse effects. Included in the regulation…

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    Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity

    Committee on the Use of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research,National Research Council

    For many years, experiments using chimpanzees have been instrumental in advancing scientific knowledge and have led to new medicines to prevent life-threatening and debilitating diseases. However, recent advances in alternate…

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    Committee on Opportunities in Basic Research,National Research Council

    Human behavior forms the nucleus of military effectiveness. Humans operating in the complex military system must possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, aptitudes, and temperament to perform their roles effectively in…

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    Opportunities to Use Remote Sensing in Understanding Permafrost and Related Ecological Characteristics: Report of a Workshop

    Committee on Opportunities to Use Remote Sensing in Understanding Permafrost and Ecosystems: A Workshop,Polar Research Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    Permafrost is a thermal condition – its formation, persistence and disappearance are highly dependent on climate. General circulation models predict that, for a doubling of atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide…

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    Risk Analysis and Uncertainty in Flood Damage Reduction Studies

    Committee on Risk-Based Analysis for Flood Damage Reduction,Water Science and Technology Board,National Research Council

    Reviews the Corps of Engineers’ risk-based techniques in its flood damage reduction studies and makes recommendations for improving them. This work notes the areas in which the Corps has made…

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    Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Committee on Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning

    More and more young people are learning about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in a wide variety of afterschool, summer, and informal programs. At the same time, there has…

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    Drawing Louisiana’s New Map: Addressing Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana

    Committee on the Restoration and Protection of Coastal Louisiana,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    During the past 50 years, coastal Louisiana has suffered catastrophic land loss due to both natural and human causes. This loss has increased storm vulnerability and amplified risks to lives…

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    Responding to Changes in Sea Level: Engineering Implications

    Committee on Engineering Implications of Changes in Relative Mean Sea Level,Marine Board,National Research Council

    Examines various sea level trends and project changes over the next 100 years, anticipating shoreline response to changing sea level and the consequences for coastal development and uses. This book…

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    The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics

    Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Offers a prioritized agenda for space- and ground-based research into the twenty-first century. This book presents recommendations, programs, and expenditure levels to meet the needs of the astronomy and astrophysics…

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    Negative Emissions Technologies and Reliable Sequestration: A Research Agenda

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

    To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, negative emissions technologies (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating…

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    Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium: Panel Reports

    Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Space Studies Board,National Research Council

    Humanity has always looked at the heavens in fascination, but we now have the tools to make precise observations. We have begun to seek answers to profound questions about the…

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    Re-Engineering Water Storage in the Everglades: Risks and Opportunities

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem

    To remedy the degradation of the Everglades, Everglades Restoration Plan was formulated in 1999 with the goal of restoring the original hydrologic conditions of its remaining natural ecosystem. This report…

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    Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States

    Committee on Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States,National Research Council

    National interests in greater energy independence, concurrent with favorable market forces, have driven increased production of corn-based ethanol in the United States and research into the next generation of biofuels…

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    Assessing the Relationship Between Propagule Pressure and Invasion Risk in Ballast Water

    Committee on Assessing Numeric Limits for Living Organisms in Ballast Water,National Research Council

    The human-mediated introduction of species to regions of the world they could never reach by natural means has had great impacts on the environment, the economy, and society. In the…

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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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    Opportunities in Chemistry

    Committee to Survey Opportunities in the Chemical Sciences,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses the direction in which chemical research is heading, including developments, technological applications, and the ways advances in chemistry can be used to improve the human condition. This book examines…

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    Marine Biotechnology in the Twenty-First Century: Problems, Promise and Products

    Committee on Marine Biotechnology: Biomedical Applications of Marine Natural Products,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Two workshops, held in October 1999 and November 2001 at the National Academies, were successful in highlighting various developments and opportunities in environmental and biomedical applications of marine biotechnology. This…

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    Understanding American Agriculture: Challenges for the Agricultural Resource Management Survey

    Panel to Review USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Survey,National Research Council

    The Agricultural Resource Management Survey is the federal government’s primary source of information on the financial condition, production practices, and resource use on farms. This title addresses relevant concepts, applying…

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    U.S.-Europe Collaboration in Space Science

    Committee on International Space Programs,National Research Council,European Space Science Committee,European Science Foundation,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines the space-based research across the Atlantic. This book, prepared jointly with the European Space Science Committee focuses on a set of 13 US-Europe missions that illustrate lessons learned on…

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    Basic Research in Information Science and Technology for Air Force Needs

    National Research Council,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Committee on Directions for the AFOSR Mathematics and Space Sciences Directorate Related to Information Science and Technology,National Research Council

    The US Air Force is developing force capabilities appropriate to an emerging array of threats. This report provides an assessment of basic research needs for Air Force systems and communications…

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    Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era

    Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space,National Research Council

    More than four decades have passed since a human first set foot on the Moon. Great strides have been made in our understanding of what is required to support an…

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    Combined Exposures to Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide in Army Operations: Initial Report

    Committee on Combined Exposures to Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide in Army Operations,Committee on Toxicology,National Research Council

    In response to a request from the U.S. Army, a committee convened by the National Research Council (NRC) conducted the first in a sequence of studies evaluating the combined health…

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    Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments: Processes, Tools, and Applications

    Committee on Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Bioavailability refers to the extent to which humans and ecological receptors are exposed to contaminants in soil or sediment. The concept of bioavailability has recently piqued the interest of the…

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    Contaminants in the Subsurface: Source Zone Assessment and Remediation

    Committee on Source Removal of Contaminants in the Subsurface,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Reviews the technologies available for source remediation and their ability to reach goals, from meeting regulatory standards for groundwater to reducing costs. This report proposes elements of a protocol for…

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    The Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems

    Committee on the Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems,Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life,National Research Council

    The search for life in the solar system and beyond has been governed by a model based on what we know about life on Earth (terran life). This book explores…

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    Strategies for Preservation of and Open Access to Scientific Data in China: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Board on International Scientific Organizations,U.S. National Committee for CODATA

    Preservation of and open access to digital scientific resources are essential to global research, yet the challenges in storing and maintaining access to these collections are substantial. China faces major…

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    National Plant Genome Initiative: Objectives for 2003-2008

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    The National Plant Genome Initiative was launched in 1998 as a long-term project to explore DNA structure and function in plants so that useful properties of plants can be understood…

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    Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta

    Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta,Water Science and Technology Board,Ocean Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    Extensively modified over the last century and a half, California’s San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary remains biologically diverse and functions as a central element in California’s water supply system. Uncertainties…

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    Arsenic in Drinking Water: 2001 Update

    Subcommittee to Update the 1999 Arsenic in Drinking Water Report,Committee on Toxicology,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    Evaluates epidemiological studies and experimental data that provides information on how and at what level arsenic in drinking water can lead to cancer. This report concludes that men and women…

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    Alternatives for Managing the Nation’s Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Future Options for Management in the Nation's Subsurface Remediation Effort

    Across the United States, thousands of hazardous waste sites are contaminated with chemicals that prevent the underlying groundwater from meeting drinking water standards. These include Superfund sites and other facilities…

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    Science Professionals: Master’s Education for a Competitive World

    Committee on Enhancing the Master's Degree in the Natural Sciences,National Research Council

    What are employer needs for staff trained in the natural sciences at the master’s degree level? How do master’s level professionals in the natural sciences contribute in the workplace? How…

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    Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin

    Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin,National Research Council

    One of the biggest threats today is the uncertainty surrounding the emergence of a novel pathogen or the re-emergence of a known infectious disease that might result in disease outbreaks…

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    Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases

    H1N1 ( swine flu ), SARS, mad cow disease, and HIV/AIDS are a few examples of zoonotic diseases-diseases transmitted between humans and animals. Zoonotic diseases are a growing concern given…

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    Acid Deposition: Long-Term Trends

    Committee on Monitoring and Assessment of Trends in Acid Deposition,Environmental Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses topics like the emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides, precipitation chemistry, atmospheric sulfates and visibility, surface water chemistry, sediment chemistry and abundance of diatom taxa, fish populations, and forest…

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    A Scientific Rationale for Mobility in Planetary Environments

    Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

    For the last several decades, the Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration (COMPLEX) has advocated a systematic approach to exploration of the solar system; that is, the information and understanding…

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    Defense Manufacturing in 2010 and Beyond: Meeting the Changing Needs of National Defense

    National Research Council

    An analysis of approaching manufacturing advancements. The work examines whether these breakthroughs will meet future US defense manufacturing requirements, now the Cold War is over, identifying highest priorities and recommending…

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    Bridges to Independence: Fostering the Independence of New Investigators in Biomedical Research

    Committee on Bridges to Independence: Identifying Opportunities for and Challenges to Fostering the Independence of Young Investigators in the Life Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    A rising median age at which PhDs receive their first research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is among the factors forcing academic biomedical researchers to spend longer…

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    Using Remote Sensing in State and Local Government: Information for Management and Decision Making

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

    Advances in spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution have expanded opportunities for practical applications of remote sensing data. This report is on the third of those workshops, held to explore the…

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    Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania

    Committee on Water Quality Improvement for the Pittsburgh Region,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The city of Pittsburgh and surrounding area of southwestern Pennsylvania face complex water quality problems. This report finds that a watershed-based approach is needed to effectively meet water quality standards…

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    Evaluation of NSF’s Program of Grants and Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE)

    Committee to Evaluate the NSF's Vertically Integrated Grants for Research and Education (VIGRE) Program

    In 1998, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a program of Grants for Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE). These grants were designed for institutions…

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    Accelerating Technology Transition: Bridging the Valley of Death for Materials and Processes in Defense Systems

    Committee on Accelerating Technology Transition,National Materials Advisory Board,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

    The Department of Defense asked the National Research Council to examine lessons learned from rapid technology applications by integrated design and manufacturing groups. This report presents the results of that…

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    A Research Strategy to Examine the Taxonomy of the Red Wolf

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on Assistance to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Taxonomic Studies of the Red Wolf: A Review of Applications to Carry Out Research and Development of a Research Strategy

    A Research Strategy to Examine the Taxonomy of the Red Wolf provides independent guidance about taxonomic research on the red wolf, Canis rufus. Building from the 2019 report Evaluating the…

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    Conceptual Models of Flow and Transport in the Fractured Vadose Zone

    Panel on Conceptual Models of Flow and Transport in the Fractured Vadose Zone,National Committee For Rock Mechanics U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Based on the work of a panel established under the auspices of the US National Committee for Rock Mechanics. This work identifies geochemical and environmental tracer data as key components…

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    Building a Workforce for the Information Economy: Workforce Needs in Information Technology

    Committee on Workforce Needs in Information Technology,Board on Testing and Assessment,Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel,National Research Council

    Looks at IT workers and the policy issues they inspire. This book identifies characteristics that differentiate IT work from other categories of high-tech work, including an informative contrast with biotechnology…

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    Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era of Space Exploration: An Interim Report

    Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space,Space Studies Board,National Research Council

    In response to requests from Congress, NASA asked the National Research Council to undertake a decadal survey of life and physical sciences in microgravity. Developed in consultation with members of…

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    Distribution and Administration of Potassium Iodide in the Event of a Nuclear Incident

    Committee to Assess the Distribution and Administration of Potassium Iodide in the Event of a Nuclear Incident,National Research Council

    Exposure to radioiodine can lead to radiation injury to the thyroid, including thyroid cancer. Radiation to the thyroid from radioiodine can be limited by taking a nonradioactive iodine such as…

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