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      Strategic Management of Information and Communication Technology: The United States Air Force Experience with Y2K

      Mark Haselkorn,National Research Council

      Shortly before we rolled from 1999 to 2000 we understood we were standing on the brink of the end of our technological society. Shortly after, we were relieved to discover…

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      Learning About Assessment, Learning Through Assessment

      Mark Driscoll,Deborah Bryant,Mathematical Sciences Education Board,National Research Council

      The MSEB, with generous support and encouragement from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, seeks to bring discussion of assessment to school-and district-based practitioners through an initiative called Assessment in…

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      Careers in Clinical Research: Obstacles and Opportunities

      Committee on Addressing Career Paths for Clinical Research,Division of Health Sciences Policy,National Research Council

      Explores how clinical research is conducted, what human resources are available, and what research opportunities lie ahead; why health professionals become discouraged about clinical research; and more. This book is…

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      Marking, Rendering Inert, and Licensing of Explosive Materials: Interim Report

      Committee on Marking, Rendering Inert, and Licensing of Explosive Materials,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings: An Integrated National Strategy for Marking, Tagging, Rendering Inert, and Licensing Explosives and Their Precursors

      Committee on Marking, Rendering Inert, and Licensing of Explosive Materials,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      In response to the rising concern of the American public over illegal bombings, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms asked the National Research Council to examine mechanisms for reducing…

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      Microbial Threats to Health: Emergence, Detection, and Response

      Committee on Emerging Microbial Threats to Health in the 21st Century,National Research Council

      Following up on a high-profile 1992 report from the Institute of Medicine, Microbial Threats to Health examines the state of knowledge and policy pertaining to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases…

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      Cities Transformed: Demographic Change and Its Implications in the Developing World

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      The benefits from urbanization cannot be overlooked, but the speed and sheer scale of transformation present many challenges. Drawing from a variety of data sources, this work explores the implications…

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      Systems for State Science Assessment

      Committee on Test Design for K-12 Science Achievement,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      In response to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), this book explores the ideas and tools that are needed to assess science learning at the state level…

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      Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence

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      The shooting at Columbine High School riveted national attention on violence in the nation’s schools. Offering an outcome of the National Research Council’s effort to glean lessons from six case…

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      Patent System for the 21st Century

      Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge-Based Economy,National Research Council

      The U.S. patent system is in an accelerating race with human ingenuity and investments in innovation. In many respects the system has responded with admirable flexibility, but the strain of…

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      Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards

      Committee on Developing Assessments of Science Proficiency in K-12

      Develops an approach to science assessment to meet the vision of science education for the future as it has been elaborated in A Framework for K-12 Science Education (Framework) and…

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      A All-of-Government Approach to Increase Resilience for International Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Events: Workshop Summary

      Steering Committee on An All-of-Government Approach to Increase Resilience for International Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Events: A Workshop Summary,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) events have the potential to destabilize governments, create conditions that exacerbate violence or promote terrorism. This can trigger global repercussions. These events…

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