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      Stem Cell Therapies: Opportunities for Ensuring the Quality and Safety of Clinical Offerings: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the International Society for Stem Cell Research

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy

      Stem cells offer tremendous promise for advancing health and medicine. Whether being used to replace damaged cells and organs or else by supporting the body’s intrinsic repair mechanisms, stem cells…

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      Safe Work in the 21st Century: Education and Training Needs for the Next Decade’s Occupational Safety and Health Personnel

      Institute of Medicine,National Academy Press

      Arguing that the safety of the American workplace falls almost solely on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) personnel, this report evaluates the adequacy of the current OSH workforce and offers…

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      Preventing Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine, the National Research Council, and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Global Violence Prevention

      Globally, between 15-71 percent of women will experience physical and/or sexual abuse from an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime. Too often this preventable form of violence is…

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      Implementing Cancer Survivorship Care Planning

      A National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and Institute of Medicine National Cancer Policy Forum Workshop,The Lance Armstrong Foundation and The National Cancer Institute,National Academy of Sciences

      One of the key recommendations of the joint IOM and NRC book, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition , is that patients completing their primary treatment for…

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      Ensuring Safe Food: From Production to Consumption

      Committee to Ensure Safe Food from Production to Consumption,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Talks about the concerns associated with microbiological, chemical, and physical hazards in the food supply. This book discusses such issues as: What are the primary hazards associated with the food…

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      National Issues in Science and Technology

      National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Consists of four white papers, prepared for the Clinton administration as it took office, on important national policy issues in which science and technology play a central role. Topics covered…

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      Corporate Restructuring and Industrial Research and Development

      National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,The Academy Industry Program of the National Academy of Sciences

      The debate about the effects of corporate restructuring on industrial investment in research and development has important implications for public policy. This book emanated from a symposium sponsored by the…

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      Discovering the Brain

      National Academy of Sciences,Institute of Medicine,Sandra Ackerman

      The brain …

      There is no other part of the human anatomy that is so intriguing. How does it develop and function and why does it sometimes, tragically, degenerate?

      The…

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      Capitalizing on Investments in Science and Technology

      Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      Although the United States capitalizes on its investment in science and technology effectively, there remains room for improvement. This volume identifies the ingredients for success in capitalizing on such investments…

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      Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 1999 Federal Science and Technology Budget

      Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      In this report, the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) provides its observations on the federal science and technology (FS&T) portion of the president’s fiscal year (FY) 1999…

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      Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 2000 Federal Science and Technology Budget

      Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      Fifth in a series of annual reports, this study provides observations on the Administrationa s FY 2003 budget proposal for federal science and technology (FS&T) programs. The first section of…

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      An Assessment of the National Science Foundation’s Science and Technology Centers Program

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

      The National Science Foundation requested that the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy of the NAS, the NAE, and the IOM form a panel to evaluate the accomplishments of…

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      New Medical Devices: Invention, Development and Use

      National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,Karen B. Ekelman,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the role of federal support, the decision-making process behind private funding, the need for reforms in regulation and product liability, the effects of the medical payment system, and other…

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      Science, Evolution, and Creationism

      Committee on Revising Science and Creationism: A View from the National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Sciences,Institute of Medicine,National Academies

      How did life evolve on Earth? The answer to this question can help us understand our past and prepare for our future. This work explores the many inquiries being pursued…

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      Resources for Teaching Middle School Science

      National Science Resources Center of the National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,The Smithsonian Institution

      Developed by the National Science Resources Center, this is a tool for identifying and selecting effective science curriculum materials meant for students in grades 6 through 8. This volume describes…

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      The Academic Research Enterprise within the Industrialized Nations: Comparative Perspectives

      National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

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      Research Briefings

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

      Examines areas important to the progress of US science and technology: the science of interfaces and thin films, decision making and problem solving, protein structure and biological function, and the…

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      Future National Research Policies within the Industrialized Nations: Report of a Symposium

      National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Contains proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable and the National Science Foundation. This book includes assessments of challenges to their national research systems, descriptions of national…

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      Biographical Memoirs

      Office of The Home Secretary,National Academy of Sciences,Institute of Medicine

      Contains short biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences.

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      National Science and Technology Strategies in a Global Context: Report of an International Symposium

      Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      This report covers discussions at a symposium on the International Context for National Science and Technology Strategies. The meeting was held May 7, 1997 at the National Academy of Sciences…

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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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      To Improve Human Health: A History of the Institute of Medicine

      Edward D. Berkowitz,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Describes important individuals and events associated with the Institute of Medicine’s creation, operation, development, and accomplishments. This work also talks about the issues and challenges the Institute has confronted over…

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      State Science and Technology Policy Advice: Issues, Opportunities, and Challenges: Summary of a National Convocation

      National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      States have also assumed an increasing responsibility for developing, formalizing, and institutionalizing policies and programs that support R&D and enable S&T evidence and expertise to be incorporated into policy making…

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      The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Lectures 2003: Keeping Patients Safe – Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses

      Institute of Medicine of the National Academies,National Academy of Sciences

      The Rosenthal lecture included in this volume captures a panel discussion on the IOM report Keeping patients safe: transforming the work environment of nurses –Foreword.

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      Scientists And Human Rights In Somalia

      This influential report documents the human rights abuses suffered by scientists in war-torn Somalia. It also offers recommendations for protecting scientists and promoting academic freedom around the world. A must-read…

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      An Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Guidance for Military Operations: Interim Report

      Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

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      Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers

      National Research Council

      Is the US producing too many PhDs? Does the current graduate education system adequately prepare science and engineering students for today’s marketplace? How do foreign students enter the picture? What…

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      The Myrna Mack Case: An Update

      Committee on Human Rights,Office of International Affairs,National Academy of Sciences,Policy and Global Affairs,National Academy of Engineering

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      Major Award Decisionmaking at the National Science Foundation

      Panel on NSF Decisionmaking for Major Awards,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      The National Science Foundation (NSF) plans, grants, and administers large-scale research projects. This book provides an overview of how such projects are planned, reviews proposals for merit, and evaluates ongoing…

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      Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Their Families: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the American Cancer Society

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum

      Childhood cancer is an area of oncology that has seen both remarkable progress as well as substantial continuing challenges. While survival rates for some pediatric cancers present a story of…

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      Breast Cancer: Setting Priorities for Effectiveness Research

      Division of Health Care Services,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

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      The AIDS Research Program of the National Institutes of Health

      Committee to Study the AIDS Research Program of the National Institutes of Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Contains a series of recommendations for ensuring that AIDS research is a well-planned and comprehensive long-range program leading to the control and eventual eradication of the disease. This book also…

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      Guatemala: Human Rights and the Myrna Mack Case

      Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences,Committee on Human Rights

      Two members of the Committee on Human Rights, NAS member Mary Jane West-Eberhard and NAS/NAE member Morton Panish, undertook a mission to Guatemala to observe the trial of 2 high-level…

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      Responsible Science: Ensuring the Integrity of the Research Process

      Panel on Scientific Responsibility and the Conduct of Research,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      Offering a comprehensive review of factors that influence the integrity of the research process, this volume examines reports on the incidence of misconduct in science and reviews institutional and governmental…

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      Improving Quality of Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health

      Quality of care is a priority for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The agency’s missions abroad and their host country partners work in quality improvement, but a lack of…

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      Papers Commissioned for a Workshop on the Federal Role in Research and Development

      National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine,Sponsored by the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy and the Academy Industry Program,Institute of Medicine,Committee on Science,Engineering and Public Policy

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      Assessing and Improving the Interpretation of Breast Images: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum

      Millions of women undergo screening mammography regularly with the hope of detecting breast cancer at an earlier and more curable stage. But the ability of such screening to accurately detect…

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      Global Health Risk Framework: Pandemic Financing: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health

      The Global Health Risk Framework Project Workshop on Pandemic Financing, National Academy of Sciences Building, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, Thursday, August 27, 2015 –Page 79.

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      Productive Roles in an Older Society

      Committee on an Aging Society,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores the various productive roles that the growing number of elderly individuals can play in society through volunteer work. This work addresses issues like the main incentives and impediments to…

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      Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 2001: Federal Science and Technology Budget

      Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      Identifies potential impacts of the President’s proposed federal science and technology budget. This title does not make recommendations about specific spending levels, but rather identifies aspects of the proposed budget…

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      Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research

      Committee on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      Examines interdisciplinary research efforts and recommends ways to stimulate and support such research. This report identifies steps that researchers, teachers, students, institutions, funding organizations, and disciplinary societies can take to…

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      Advanced Research Instrumentation and Facilities

      Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences,Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy,Committee on Advanced Research Instrumentation

      In recent years, the instrumentation needs of the nation’s research communities have changed and expanded. The need for particular instruments has become broader, crossing scientific and engineering disciplines. The growth…

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      Scientific Communication and National Security

      Norman G. Levinsky,Panel on Scientific Communication and National Security,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      The military, political, and economic preeminence of the United States during the post-World War II era is based to a substantial degree on its superior rate of achievement in science…

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      Technology and Employment: Innovation and Growth in the U.S. Economy

      Panel on Technology and Employment,Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      Studies the relationship of technology to employment and the effects of technological change on the workplace. This book discusses the role of various technologies in strengthening US international competitiveness, recommends…

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      Vaccine Supply and Innovation

      Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examining vaccine research and development, production and supply, and utilization, this volume offers recommendations aimed at ensuring vaccine supply and promoting innovation. It also provides information on the adverse reactions…

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      Effectiveness and Outcomes in Health Care: Proceedings of an Invitational Conference

      Division of Health Care Services,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

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      Science and Babies: Private Decisions, Public Dilemmas

      Suzanne Wymelenberg,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents the major reproductive issues that suggests answers for the public. This book includes discussions on how the clash of opinions on sex and family planning prevents us from making…

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      Improving Palliative Care for Cancer: Summary and Recommendations

      National Cancer Policy Board,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      It is innately human to comfort and provide care to those suffering from cancer, particularly those close to death. Yet what seems self-evident at an individual, personal level has, by…

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