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    Research Universities and the Future of America: Ten Breakthrough Actions Vital to Our Nation’s Prosperity and Security

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Committee on Research Universities

    Research Universities and the Future of America presents critically important strategies for ensuring that our nation’s research universities contribute strongly to America’s prosperity, security, and national goals. Widely considered the…

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    Marshaling Technology for Development: Proceedings of a Symposium

    Technology and Development Steering Committee,National Research Council,World Bank,National Academy of Sciences

    Technological advances pose challenges and opportunities for developing countries, and for the development banks and other organizations that serve them. This book surveys the status and effect of change in…

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    A Survey of Attitudes and Actions on Dual Use Research in the Life Sciences: A Collaborative Effort of the National Research Council and the American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Committee on Assessing Fundamental Attitudes of Life Scientists as a Basis for Biosecurity Education,National Research Council

    The same technologies that fuel scientific advances also pose potential risks–that the knowledge, tools, and techniques gained through legitimate biotechnology research could be misused to create biological weapons or for…

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    National Collaboratories: Applying Information Technology for Scientific Research

    Committee Toward a National Collaboratory: Establishing the User-Developer Partnership,National Research Council

    Addresses technical, scientific, and social aspects of fostering scientific collaboration using information technology. This book explores issues in molecular biology, oceanography, and space physics, and derives recommendations for a partnership…

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    Conserving Biodiversity: A Research Agenda for Development Agencies

    Panel on Biodiversity Research Priorities,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents an agenda for research that aims to provide information to formulate policy and design conservation programs in the Third World. This book includes discussions of research needs in the…

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    Biobased Industrial Products: Research and Commercialization Priorities

    Committee on Biobased Industrial Products,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Envisions a biobased industrial future. This book discusses the concept of the biorefinery and outlines potential thermal, mechanical, and chemical technologies for conversion of natural resources to industrial applications. It…

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    A Works Council Manual …: Supplemental to Research Report, Issue 21

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…

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    Forestry Research: A Mandate for Change

    Committee on Forestry Research,National Research Council

    Provides a research agenda that yields the information we need to develop responsible policies for forest use and management. This volume is useful for federal and state policymakers involved in…

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    Global Change Ecosystems Research

    Ecosystems Panel,Oversight Group for the Ecosystems Panel,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council

    Research Council established the Ecosystems Panel in response to a request from the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The panel’s charge included periodic reviews of the ecosystems aspects…

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    Dual-Use Technologies and Export Control in the Post-Cold War Era: Documents from a Joint Program of the National Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Sciences

    Office of International Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Explores possible approaches to the control of sensitive dual-use technologies, with respect to expanded trade between Western advanced industrialized countries and the republics of the former Soviet Union as well…

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    An Assessment of the International Science and Technology Center: Redirecting Expertise in Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Former Soviet Union

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

    Reviews the International Science and Technology Center’s objectives and plans. This report concludes that, during its first two years, the ISTC was successful and effective in meeting its primary objective…

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    Physics In Perspective

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    Realizing the Information Future: The Internet and Beyond

    NRENAISSANCE Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Highlights what we can learn from Internet and how the research, education, and library communities can take full advantage of the information highway’s promised reach through time and space. This…

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    Small Wonders, Endless Frontiers: A Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative

    Committee for the Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

    This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CTS-0096624.

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    Lost Crops of Africa

    National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Evaluates the African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa’s food supply. This title describes 24 indigenous African cultivated and wild fruits that have potential as food and…

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    The Flexible Electronics Opportunity

    Committee on Best Practice in National Innovation Programs from Flexible Electronics,National Research Council

    Flexible electronics describes circuits that can bend and stretch, enabling significant versatility in applications and the prospect of low-cost manufacturing processes. They represent an important technological advance, in terms of…

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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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    Envisioning the Agenda for Water Resources Research in the Twenty-First Century

    Water Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

    In this century, the United States will be challenged to provide sufficient quantities of high-quality water to its growing population. Water is a limiting resource for human well-being and social…

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    Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Addendum to Biologic Markers in Immunotoxicology

    Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

    Use of the term multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) as a diagnostic label has generated increasing controversy as a phenomenon related to exposure to chemical agents sustained both in indoor and…

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    Forecasting Demand and Supply of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers: Report of a Workshop on Methodology

    National Research Council,National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel

    A summary of a workshop conducted by the National Research Council to learn from both forecast makers and forecast users about improvements that can be made in understanding the markets…

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    Investigations on Multi-Sensor Image System and its Surveillance Applications

    Zheng Liu (National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario)

    This thesis investigates the issues of implementing multi-sensor imaging system for surveillance applications. Three topics for the fusion of infrared and electro-optic images are studied, i.e. registration, fusion, and evaluation…

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    Concrete Admixtures Handbook: Properties, Science and Technology

    V.S. Ramachandran (National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada)

    Reflects the relative advances made in the science and technology of different groups of admixtures.

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    Strengthening U.S. Engineering Through International Cooperation: Some Recommendations for Action

    National Research Council,Office of International Affairs,Committee on International Cooperation in Engineering

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    Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

    Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,Naval Studies Board

    Vive la Revolution! was the theme of the Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics held in Val de Reuil, France, from September 17-22, 2000 as more than 140 experts in ship…

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    Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process

    Committee on the Institutional Means for Assessment of Risks to Public Health,National Research Council

    The regulation of potentially hazardous substances has become a controversial issue. This volume evaluates efforts to develop and use risk assessment guidelines, reviews the experience of regulatory agencies with different…

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    Understanding Agriculture: New Directions for Education

    Committee on Agricultural Education in Secondary Schools,National Research Council

    Focuses on agricultural literacy (education about agriculture) and vocational agricultural education (education in agriculture). This book addresses the teaching of science through agriculture, teacher education and training, model educational programs…

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    The Age of Expert Testimony: Science in the Courtroom: Report of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Science Technology and Law Panel

    The federal courts are seeking ways to increase the ability of judges to deal with difficult issues of scientific expert testimony. The workshop explored the new environment judges, plaintiffs, defendants…

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    Modeling the Economics of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council

    Models are fundamental for estimating the possible costs and effectiveness of different policies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is a wide array of models to perform such analysis…

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    Instrumentation for a Better Tomorrow: Proceedings of a Symposium in Honor of Arnold Beckman

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Board on Physics and Astronomy

    On November 15, 2004, the National Academies sponsored a symposium at the Beckman Center in honor of Arnold O Beckman. This report begins with two presentations: a remembrance by Arnold…

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    Approaches to Reducing the Use of Forced or Child Labor: Summary of a Workshop on Assessing Practice

    National Research Council

    Globally, child labor and forced labor are widespread and complex problems. They are conceptually different phenomena, requiring different policy responses, though they may also overlap in practice. The Trafficking Victims…

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    Biology Code of the Chemical-Biological Coordination Center..

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    Survey on Neurobiology. Bibliography of Genetic Neurology

    Agnes Sanzay 1917- Burt

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    Key to the Biology Code of the Chemical-Biological Coordination Center..

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    Biology Code of the Chemical-Biological Coordination Center..

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    Survey on Neurobiology. Bibliography of Genetic Neurology

    Agnes Sanzay 1917- Burt

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    Key to the Biology Code of the Chemical-Biological Coordination Center..

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    Research to Protect, Restore and Manage the Environment

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

    Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of environmental research programs, describes the desirable characteristics of an effective program, and recommends cultural and organizational changes to improve the performance of environmental research.

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    Research on Future Skill Demands: A Workshop Summary

    National Research Council

    This report is a summary of a workshop on research evidence related to future skill demands convened by the National Research Council (NRC) –P. xi.

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    Research Strategies for the U.S. Global Change Research Program

    Committee on Global Change,National Research Council

    Recommends research priorities and scientific approaches for global change research. This book addresses the scientific approaches for documenting global change, developing integrated earth system models, and conducting studies to improve…

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    Not Eating Enough: Overcoming Underconsumption of Military Operational Rations

    Committee on Military Nutrition Research,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Military personnel in training and field operations often do not eat their rations in the amounts needed, lose weight and potentially risk loss of effectiveness. This book contains information from…

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    Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade

    Committee on Global Change Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    How can we understand and rise to the environmental challenges of global change? This book offers a comprehensive overview of global change research, and provides a framework for answering questions…

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    Amphibians: Guidelines for the Breeding, Care and Management of Laboratory Animals

    National Research Council,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Committee on Standards,Subcommittee on Amphibian Standards,National Academy of Sciences

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    Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development

    Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,Indonesian Academy of Sciences,National Research Council,Science Council of Japan

    Authoring committees: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Indonesian Academy of Sciences, National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Science Council of Japan.

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    Future Materials Science Research on the International Space Station

    Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,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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    Confronting the Nation’s Water Problems: The Role of Research

    Committee on Assessment of Water Resources Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    In order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, the United States needs to make a new commitment to research on water resources…

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    An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2008

    Panel on Building and Fire Research,National Research Council

    Assesses the scientific and technical work of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This book finds that, overall the technical…

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    An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010

    Panel on Building and Fire Research,National Research Council

    A panel of experts appointed by the National Research Council assessed the scientific and technical work of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards…

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