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    The Search for Life’s Origins: Progress and Future Directions in Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution

    Committee on Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution,Space Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Focusing on the field of planetary biology and chemical evolution, this volume offers recommendations on research programs - including an ambitious effort centered on Mars. It is of interest to…

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    Modern Interdisciplinary University Statistics Education: Proceedings of a Symposium

    Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines how the discipline of statistics should respond to the changing environment in which statisticians work. This book examines what the academic, industry, and government customer need and how the…

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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Radiation Dose Reconstruction for Epidemiologic Uses

    Committee on an Assessment of CDC Radiation Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Public concern about releases of radiation into the environment has focused attention on the measurement of exposure of people living near nuclear weapons production facilities or in areas affected by…

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    Charting a Course into the Digital Era: Guidance for NOAA’s Nautical Charting Mission

    Committee on Nautical Charts and Information,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Assesses the needs of users of nautical information and examines major issues associated with information acquisition, chart preparation, and dissemination. This book addresses user requirements for improved nautical chart products…

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    Ergonomic Models of Anthropometry, Human Biomechanics and Operator-Equipment Interfaces: Proceedings of a Workshop

    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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    Engineering Education and Practice in the United States: Foundations of Our Techno-Economic Future

    Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Studies both sides of the engineering equation, education and utilization. This volume presents a discussion of the development of engineering in the United States followed by an examination of the…

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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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    Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars,National Academy of Sciences

    Discusses policies, requirements, and techniques to protect Mars from organisms originating on Earth that could interfere with scientific investigations. This report provides recommendations on cleanliness and biological burden levels of…

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    The Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon: Final Report

    Committee on the Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents a review of the understanding of the early earth and moon; the identification of science concepts and goals for moon exploration. This report offers an assessment of implementation options…

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    Critical Technology Accessibility

    Committee on Critical Technology Accessibility,Air Force Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The Defense Intelligence Agency asked the NRC to form a committee to help develop study topics about technology warning. One issue was the dependence on foreign suppliers of critical technology…

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    When Weather Matters: Science and Service to Meet Critical Societal Needs

    Committee on Progress and Priorities of U.S. Weather Research and Research-to-Operations Activities,National Research Council

    The past 15 years have seen marked progress in observing, understanding, and predicting weather. At the same time, the United States has failed to match or surpass progress in operational…

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    Launching Science: Science Opportunities Provided by NASA’s Constellation System

    Committee on Science Opportunities Enabled by NASA's Constellation System,National Research Board

    The National Research Council (NRC) committee evaluated a total of 17 mission concepts for space science missions. Of those, the committee determined that 12 would benefit from the Constellation System…

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    Unit Manufacturing Processes: Issues and Opportunities in Research

    Unit Manufacturing Process Research Committee,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    A report of the National Research Council that helps define national priorities for research in unit processes. It contains an organizing framework for unit process families, criteria for determining the…

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    Meeting the Nation’s Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists

    Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Personnel,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Assesses the nation’s future needs for biomedical and behavioral scientists and the role the National Research Service Awards (NRSA) program can play in meeting those needs. The NRSA program has…

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    Forum on Economic Consequences of a Catastrophic Earthquake: Proceedings

    National Committee On Th U.S.

    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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    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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    Toward an Integrated Science of Research on Families: Workshop Report

    Committee on the Science of Research on Families,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

    Demographic changes, immigration, economic upheavals, and changing societal mores are creating new and altered structures, processes, and relationships in American families today. As families undergo rapid change, family science is…

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    Science, Policy, and the Coast: Improving Decisionmaking

    Committee on Science and Policy for the Coastal Ocean,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Summarizes three symposia convened to seek ways to improve the use of science in coastal policymaking. This book recommends actions that could be taken by federal and state agencies and…

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    2002 Assessment of the Office of Naval Research’s Air and Surface Weapons Technology Program

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee for the Review of ONR's Air and Surface Weapons Technology Program,National Academy of Sciences

    Represents the consensus views of the committee and is based on the information presented prior to and at the review, as well as on the committee members’ accumulated experience and…

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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 Funding of Young Investigators in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences

    Committee on the Funding of Young Investigators in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences,National Research Council,National Research Council,Commission on Life Sciences,National Academy of Sciences

    Brings to light trends in the support of life scientists beginning their professional careers. This volume aims to present data about the trends and examine their implications.

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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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    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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    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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    Land Use Planning and Oil and Gas Leasing on Onshore Federal Lands

    Committee on Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Examines the consideration of oil and gas leasing in the land use planning processes of the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service. This book was required by the Federal…

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    An Assessment of Non-Lethal Weapons Science and Technology

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee for an Assessment of Non-Lethal Weapons Science and Technology,National Academy of Sciences

    Non-lethal weapons (NLWs) are designed to minimize fatalities and other undesired collateral damage when used. Events of the last few years including the attack on the USS Cole have raised…

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    River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey

    Committee on River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Rivers provide about 60 percent of the nation’s drinking water and irrigation water and 10 percent of the nation’s electric power needs. The multiple and sometimes incompatible services demanded of…

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    Principal-Investigator-Led Missions in the Space Sciences

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Principal-Investigator-Led Missions in the Space Sciences,National Academy of Sciences

    Principal Investigator-Led (PI-led) missions are an important element of NASA’s space science enterprise. This report provides a discussion of the evolution and status of the PI-led mission concept, the ways…

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    Making the Nation Safe from Fire: A Path Forward in Research

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee to Identify Innovative Research Needs to Foster Improved Fire Safety in the United States,National Academy of Sciences

    The committee that prepared this report was charged with assessing the state of fire safety research and describing the potential role of the NSF in improving fire safety in the…

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    Global Perspectives for Local Action: Using TIMSS to Improve U.S. Mathematics and Science Education

    Committee on Science Education K-12 and Mathematical Sciences Education Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) raised the alarm about US mathematics and science education. This book presents an analysis of the TIMSS study. It features reports on…

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    Drinking Water and Health

    Safe Drinking Water Committee,National Research Council

    Providing an overview of DNA adducts and their effects on health, this title explores the techniques in use for detecting them and offers an outlook on toxicity testing. It also…

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    Women Scientists and Engineers Employed in Industry: Why So Few?

    Committee on Women in Science and Engineering,National Research Council

    Examines both quantitative and qualitative evidence regarding the low employment of women scientists and engineers in the industrial work force of the United States. This book addresses the statistics underlying…

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    The Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure

    Steering Committee on the Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure,National Research Council

    Advancement of telecommunications and information infrastructure occurs through private investment. The government affects the rate and direction of this progress through regulation and public investment. This book presents a range…

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    Environmental Data Management at NOAA: Archiving, Stewardship, and Access

    Committee on Archiving and Accessing,National Research Council

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects, manages, and disseminates a wide range of climate, weather, ecosystem and other environmental data that are used by scientists, engineers, resource managers…

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    Sociality, Hierarchy, Health: Comparative Biodemography: A Collection of Papers

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

    Papers originally presented at a National Academies workshop.

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    Drinking Water and Health,: Volume 1

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Safe Drinking Water Committee,Commission on Life Sciences

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    Drinking Water and Health

    Safe Drinking Water Committee,National Research Council

    Part of the Drinking Water and Health series, this seventh volume addresses methods of drinking water disinfection and compares standard chlorination techniques with alternative methods. Various techniques are discussed in…

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    Evaluating Human Genetic Diversity

    Committee on Human Genome Diversity,National Research Council

    Assesses the scientific value and merit of research on human genetic differences - including a collection of DNA samples that represents the whole of human genetic diversity - and the…

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    Global Air Quality: An Imperative for Long-Term Observational Strategies

    Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

    The National Research Council’s Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry (NRC/CAC) was established to serve as a focal point for NRC activities on issues related to atmospheric chemical change and its impacts…

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    A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia’s Public Schools: From Impressions to Evidence

    Committee on the Independent Evaluation of DC Public Schools,National Research Council

    The District of Columbia (DC) has struggled for decades to improve its public education system. In 2007 the DC government made a bold change in the way it governs public…

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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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    FORCEnet Implementation Strategy

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee on the FORCEnet Implementation Strategy

    FORCEnet is currently defined as the operational construct and architectural framework for naval warfare in the information age that integrates warriors, sensors, networks, command and control, platforms, and weapons into…

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