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      Cover image for The Man Who Stopped Time: The Illuminating Story of Eadweard Muybridge - Pioneer Photographer, Father of the Motion Picture, Murderer
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      The Man Who Stopped Time: The Illuminating Story of Eadweard Muybridge - Pioneer Photographer, Father of the Motion Picture, Murderer

      Brian Clegg,National Academy of Sciences

      Features a passionately driven man struggling against the odds, dire treachery and shocking betrayal, a cast of larger-than-life characters set against a backdrop of San Francisco and the Far West…

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      Managing Innovation: Cases from the Services Industries

      National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents case histories that focus on service industries and the technologies that drive them. This book covers innovations, such as Federal Express’s system for package tracking, Citicorp’s development of the…

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      Technology in Services: Policies for Growth, Trade and Employment

      National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences

      Aiming to dispel some of the myths about services, this volume examines the growth in services, the way technology has shaped this growth, and the consequences for the American economy…

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      Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency: Seventh Edition

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics

      Government statistics are widely used to inform decisions by policymakers, program administrators, businesses and other organizations as well as households and the general public. Principles and Practices for a Federal…

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      Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms: Toward a New Synthesis 50 Years After Stebbins

      National Academy of Sciences

      Contains 17 papers that mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of Stebbins’ classic. This book, organized into five sections, covers: early evolution and the origin of cells, virus and…

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      Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms: Toward a New Synthesis 50 Years After Stebbins

      National Academy of Sciences

      Contains 17 papers that mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of Stebbins’ classic. This book, organized into five sections, covers: early evolution and the origin of cells, virus and…

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      Improving Consent and Response in Longitudinal Studies of Aging: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Improving Consent and Response in Longitudinal Studies of Aging: A Workshop

      This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the presentations and discussions at the Workshop on Improving Consent and Response in Longitudinal Studies of Aging, which was held virtually and live-streamed on…

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      A National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C: Phase Two Report

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on a National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C

      Hepatitis B and C cause most cases of hepatitis in the United States and the world. The two diseases account for about a million deaths a year and 78 percent…

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      Eliminating the Public Health Problem of Hepatitis B and C in the United States: Phase One Report

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on a National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C

      Hepatitis B and C cause most cases of hepatitis in the United States and the world. The two diseases account for about a million deaths a year and 78 percent…

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      Federal Statistics, Multiple Data Sources, and Privacy Protection: Next Steps

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on Improving Federal Statistics for Policy and Social Science Research Using Multiple Data Sources and State-of-the-Art Estimation Methods

      The environment for obtaining information and providing statistical data for policy makers and the public has changed significantly in the past decade, raising questions about the fundamental survey paradigm that…

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      Innovations in Federal Statistics: Combining Data Sources While Protecting Privacy

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on Improving Federal Statistics for Policy and Social Science Research Using Multiple Data Sources and State-of-the-Art Estimation Methods

      Federal government statistics provide critical information to the country and serve a key role in a democracy. For decades, sample surveys with instruments carefully designed for particular data needs have…

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      Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Public Health Approaches to Reduce Vision Impairment and Promote Eye Health

      The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional…

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      The Smallpox Vaccination Program: Public Health in an Age of Terrorism

      Committee on Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation

      The Smallpox Vaccination Programme: Public Health in an Age of Terrorism

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      The Unequal Burden of Cancer: An Assessment of NIH Research and Programs for Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved

      Committee on Cancer Research Among Minorities and the Medically Underserved,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides a view of cancer as experienced by ethnic minorities and the medically underserved. This work offers recommendations in understanding special populations, improving the collection of cancer-related data, and setting…

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      In the Nation’s Compelling Interest: Ensuring Diversity in the Health Care Workforce

      Committee on Institutional and Policy-Level Strategies for Increasing the Diversity of the U.S. Healthcare Workforce,National Academy of Sciences

      The United States is transforming into a racially and ethnically diverse nation in the world. This book considers the benefits of racial and ethnic diversity, and identifies institutional and policy-level…

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