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    Monitoring at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

    Committee on Monitoring at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities,Board on Army Science and Technology,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents an assessment of the monitoring systems used for airborne agent detection at Chemical Materials Agency facilities and of the applicability and availability of innovative technologies. This report also provides…

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    Improving Evaluation of Anticrime Programs

    Committee on Improving Evaluation of Anti-Crime Programs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Suitable as a guide for agencies and organizations responsible for program evaluation, for researchers who design scientifically credible evaluations of government and privately sponsored programs, and for policy officials who…

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    Toxicity of Military Smokes and Obscurants

    On Toxicology Committee

    A variety of smokes and obscurants have been developed and used to screen armed forces from view, signal friendly forces, and mark positions. Smokes are produced by burning or vaporizing…

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    Science and Technology for Army Homeland Security

    Committee on Army Science and Technology for Homeland Defense,Board on Army Science and Technology,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The NRC’s Board on Army Science and Technology formed the Committee on Army Science and Technology for Homeland Security to review relevant literature and activities, determine areas of emphasis for…

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    The Outlook for Science and Technology

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

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    Assessing the National Streamflow Information Program

    Committee on Review of the USGS National Streamflow Information Program,National Research Council

    From warning the public of impending floods to settling legal arguments over water rights, the measurement of streamflow (‘streamgaging’) plays a vital role in our society. This book sees the…

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    Frontiers in High Energy Density Physics: The X-Games of Contemporary Science

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Plasma Science Committee,Committee on High Energy Density Plasma Physics

    This report describes the major research facilities on which high energy density conditions can be achieved and lists a number of key scientific questions about high energy density physics that…

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    Disposal of Offshore Platforms

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Marine Board,Committee on Disposition of Offshore Platforms

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    Assessing Changing Food Consumption Patterns

    Committee on Food Consumption Patterns,Food and Nutrition Board,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

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    Autonomous Vehicles in Support of Naval Operations

    Committee on Autonomous Vehicles in Support of Naval Operations,Naval Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been used in military operations for more than 60 years, with torpedoes, cruise missiles, satellites, and target drones being early examples. This title considers the potential…

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    Spacecraft Water Exposure Guidelines for Selected Contaminants

    Committee on Spacecraft Exposure Guidelines,Committee on Toxicology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    To protect space crews from contaminants in potable and hygiene water, NASA requested that the National Research Council (NRC) provide guidance on how to develop water exposure guidelines and subsequently…

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    Statistics on U.S. Immigration: An Assessment of Data Needs for Future Research

    Committee on National Statistics and Committee on Population,National Research Council

    Presenting an examination of the adequacy of US immigration data, this volume summarizes data needs in four areas: immigration trends, assimilation and impacts, labor force issues, and family and social…

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    Review of EarthScope Integrated Science

    Committee on the Review of EarthScope Science Objectives and Implementation Planning,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    EarthScope is a major science initiative in the solid-earth sciences and has been described as a new earth science initiative that will dramatically advance our physical understanding of the North…

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    Illuminating the Hidden Planet

    National Research Council, Commission on Geosciences Environment and Resources, Ocean Studies Board, Committee on Seafloor Observatories Challenges and Opportunities

    Despite our reliance on the ocean and its resources, it remains a frontier for scientific exploration and discovery. Seafloor observatoriesa unmanned systems of instruments, sensors, and command modulesa will have…

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    The New Science of Metagenomics: Revealing the Secrets of Our Microbial Planet

    Committee on Metagenomics: Challenges and Functional Applications,National Research Council

    Although we can’t usually see them, microbes are essential for every part of human life – indeed all life on Earth. The emerging field of metagenomics offers a new way…

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    District Heating and Cooling in the United States: Prospects and Issues

    Committee on District Heating and Cooling,National Research Council

    Presents a nontechnical examination of the history and contemporary extent of district heating and cooling systems in the United States. This volume talks about their costs and benefits, technical requirements…

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    Radiological Assessments for the Resettlement of Rongelap in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

    Committee on Radiological Safety in the Marshall Islands,National Research Council

    As a result of contamination by radionuclides released during nuclear weapons testing by the United States during the 1940s and 1950s, the residents of Rongelap Atoll were evacuated from the…

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    Health Risks of Radon and Other Internally Deposited Alpha-emitters: Beir IV

    Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations,National Research Council

    Describes hazards from radon progeny and other alpha-emitters that humans may inhale or ingest from their environment. Techniques for estimating the risks to humans posed by radon and other internally…

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    High School Biology: Today and Tomorrow

    Walter G. Rosen,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Committee on High-School Biology Education,National Research Council

    What should we teach in biology and how should it be taught? How can we measure results? How should teachers be educated and certified? What obstacles are blocking reform? This…

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    Safety of Tourist Submersibles

    Committee on Assessing Passenger Submersible Safety,National Research Council,National Research Council,Marine Board

    Examines the development of the tourist submarines industry around the world and explores the problems involved with strengthening the Coast Guard’s capability of providing the oversight and expertise needed to…

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    Review of the Draft Plan for the Modernization and Associated Restructuring Demonstration

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Weather Service Modernization Committee,National Academy of Sciences

    The public law that authorized the National Weather Service (NWS) to modernize its technical systems and restructure its field office organization set the requirements for what has become known as…

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    Opportunities to Improve Airport Passenger Screening with Mass Spectrometry

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board,Committee on Assessment of Security Technologies for Transportation,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents an assessment of mass spectrometry for enhanced trace detection (ETD) of chemicals contained in explosives. This report describes limitations of trace detection in technologies. It offers a discussion of…

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    Parole, Desistance from Crime, and Community Integration

    Committee on Community Supervision and Desistance from Crime,National Research Council

    Will the releasees see parole as an opportunity to be reintegrated into society, with jobs and homes and supportive families and friends? Or will they commit new crimes or violate…

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    Biomedical Models and Resources: Current Needs and Future Opportunities

    National Research Council,Commission on Life Sciences,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Committee on New and Emerging Models in Biomedical and Behavioral Research

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    Technology Development for Army Unmanned Ground Vehicles

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Army Science and Technology,Committee on Army Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology,National Academy of Sciences

    Unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) are expected to play a key role in the Army’s Objective Force structure. These UGVs would be used for weapons platforms, logistics carriers, and reconnaissance, and…

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    Defense Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis: Meeting the Challenge

    Committee on Modeling and Simulation for Defense Transformation,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

    Modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) is a crucial tool for military affairs. This report presents topics such as identification of high-level opportunities for MS&A research to address the expanded mission…

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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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    Key Transportation Indicators: Summary of a Workshop

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

    The purpose of the Worksshop on Transportation Indicators was to discuss issues relating to transportation indicators and provide the Bureau of Transportation Statistics with new ideas for issues to address.–P…

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    Reports of the Committee on Vision: 1947-1990

    Committee on Vision,National Research Council,Joanne Albanes,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents a summary of reports issued since 1947 under the aegis of the National Research Council’s Committee on Vision. This title deals with research efforts in such classic areas of…

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    Embedded, Everywhere: A Research Agenda for Networked Systems of Embedded Computers

    Committee on Networked Systems of Embedded Computers,National Research Council,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,National Academy of Sciences

    Explores the potential of networked systems of embedded computers and the research challenges arising from embedding computation and communications technology into a variety of applications. This book describes how these…

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    A Reassessment of the Marine Salvage Posture of the United States

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

    Evaluates the changes, and assesses the adequacy of marine salvage in the United States. Among the issues addressed in this book are conditions in the salvage industry; emergency response-time; national…

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    New Directions in Manufacturing: Report of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Committee on New Directions in Manufacturing,National Academy of Sciences

    The processes and techniques of manufacturing have changed substantially over the decades and that evolution continues today. In order to examine the potential impacts of these changes, the Department of…

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    Origin and Evolution of Earth: Research Questions for a Changing Planet

    Committee on Grand Research Questions in the Solid-Earth Sciences,National Research Council

    Questions about the origin and nature of Earth and the life on it have long preoccupied human thought and the scientific endeavor. This book captures, in a series of questions…

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    Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties

    Committee on Radiative Forcing Effects on Climate,Climate Research Committee,National Research Council

    Reviews knowledge of climate forcings, and recommends critical research needed to improve understanding. Whereas emphasis usually has been on how these climate forcings affect global mean temperature, this book finds…

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    Indoor Pollutants

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on Indoor Pollutants

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    Summary of a Forum on Spectrum Management Policy Reform

    Committee on Wireless Technology Prospects and Policy Options,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    In 2003, the Department of Commerce’s Spectrum Policy Initiative was established for promoting a more efficient and beneficial use of the spectrum. This report presents a summary of the views…

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    Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Committee on Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative: Phase II

    The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is a multiagency, multidisciplinary federal initiative comprising a collection of research programs and other activities funded by the participating agencies. This title provides concluding remarks…

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    Fairness and Effectiveness in Policing: The Evidence

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Kathleen Frydl

    Suitable for anyone concerned about police work: policy makers, administrators, educators, police supervisors and officers, journalists, and interested citizens, this book reviews how police work is organized, explores the expanding…

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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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    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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    Measuring and Improving Infrastructure Performance

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Measuring and Improving Infrastructure Performance,National Academy of Sciences

    Develops a framework for guiding attempts at measuring the performance of infrastructure systems and grapples with the concept of defining good performance. This book focuses on urban regions, within a…

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    Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology

    Committee on Criteria for Federal Support of Research and Development,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The United States faces the challenge of maintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology despite fiscal stringency. This book provides 13 recommendations that propose a budgeting…

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    NASA Aeronautics Research: An Assessment

    Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Aeronautics Research Program,National Research Council

    Presents an assessment of how well NASA’s research portfolio is addressing the recommendations and high priority R&T challenges identified in the Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics: Foundation for the Future…

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    The Future of Federal Household Surveys: A Workshop Summary

    National Research Council

    Federal household surveys today face several significant challenges including: increasing costs of data collection, declining response rates, perceptions of increasing response burden, inadequate timeliness of estimates, discrepant estimates of key…

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    Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys: Beyond ADLs and IADLs: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council

    Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys summarizes a workshop organized to draw upon recent advances to improve the measurement of physical and cognitive disability in population surveys…

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    Interim Report on 21st Century Cyber-Physical Systems Education

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on 21st Century Cyber-Physical Systems Education

    Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are increasingly relied on to provide the functionality and value to products, systems, and infrastructure in sectors including transportation, health care, manufacturing, and electrical power generation and…

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    U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliances in the Semiconductor Industry: Technology Transfer, Competition and Public Policy

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

    Reviews the evolution of strategic alliances involving US and Japanese companies in the semiconductor industry and analyzes whether alliances can contribute to the renewal of an industry faced with stiff…

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    Review of the National Defense Intelligence College’s Master’s Degree in Science and Technology Intelligence

    Committee for the Review of the Master's Degree Program for Science and Technology Intelligence Professionals,National Research Council

    The National Research Council (NRC) was asked by the National Defense Intelligence College (NDIC) to convene a committee to review the curriculum and syllabi for their proposed master of science…

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