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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

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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

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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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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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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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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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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

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

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

Implementing Cancer Survivorship Care Planning

Ensuring Safe Food: From Production to Consumption

National Issues in Science and Technology

Corporate Restructuring and Industrial Research and Development

Discovering the Brain

Capitalizing on Investments in Science and Technology

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

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

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

New Medical Devices: Invention, Development and Use

Science, Evolution, and Creationism

Resources for Teaching Middle School Science

The Academic Research Enterprise within the Industrialized Nations: Comparative Perspectives

Research Briefings

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

Biographical Memoirs

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

The Outlook for Science and Technology

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

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

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

Scientists And Human Rights In Somalia

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

Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers

The Myrna Mack Case: An Update

Major Award Decisionmaking at the National Science Foundation

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

Breast Cancer: Setting Priorities for Effectiveness Research

The AIDS Research Program of the National Institutes of Health

Guatemala: Human Rights and the Myrna Mack Case

Responsible Science: Ensuring the Integrity of the Research Process

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

Assessing and Improving the Interpretation of Breast Images: Workshop Summary

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

Global Health Risk Framework: Pandemic Financing: Workshop Summary

Productive Roles in an Older Society

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

Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research

Advanced Research Instrumentation and Facilities

Scientific Communication and National Security

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

Vaccine Supply and Innovation

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

Science and Babies: Private Decisions, Public Dilemmas

Improving Palliative Care for Cancer: Summary and Recommendations

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