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    Realizing the Information Future: The Internet and Beyond

    NRENAISSANCE Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Highlights what we can learn from Internet and how the research, education, and library communities can take full advantage of the information highway’s promised reach through time and space. This…

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    Biologic Markers in Pulmonary Toxicology

    Committee on Biologic Markers,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Biologic markers - indicators of biological exposure or change - offer the promise of early detection of disease caused by environmental exposure. Offering a comprehensive study of the use of…

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    Committee on Biologic Markers,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Biologic markers - indicators of biological exposure or change - offer the promise of early detection of disease caused by environmental exposure. Offering a comprehensive study of the use of…

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    Infrastructure for the 21st Century: Framework for a Research Agenda

    National Research Council,Committee on Infrastructure Innovation,National Academy of Sciences

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    Issues in Risk Assessment

    Committee on Risk Assessment Methodology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The scientific basis, inference assumptions, regulatory uses, and research needs in risk assessment are considered in this two-part volume. The first part is Use of Maximum Tolerated Dose in Animal…

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    America’s Energy Future: Technology and Transformation

    Committee on America's Energy Future,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council

    Energy production and use touch our lives in countless ways. We are reminded of the cost of energy every time we fill up at the gas pump, pay an electricity…

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    Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics: Challenges and Opportunities

    Committee on Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents a corporate-focused analysis that aims to bring clarity and practicality to the complex issues of environmental metrics in industry. This book examines the metrics implications to businesses as their…

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    Sea Change: 2015-2025 Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Guidance for NSF on National Ocean Science Research Priorities: Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences

    Ocean science connects a global community of scientists in many disciplines - physics, chemistry, biology, geology and geophysics. New observational and computational technologies are transforming the ability of scientists to…

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    Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society

    National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences,Division of Medical Sciences,Committee on Trauma and Committee on Shock

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    Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World

    Committee for the Second Forum on Biodiversity,National Academy of Sciences,National Research Council

    From earliest times, human beings have noticed patterns in nature: night and day, tides and lunar cycles, the changing seasons, plant succession, and animal migration. This book features findings, insights…

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    The Responsible Conduct of Research in the Health Sciences

    National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Committee on the Responsible Conduct of Research,National Academy of Sciences

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    New Directions for Biosciences Research in Agriculture: High-reward Opportunities

    Committee on Biosciences,Research in Agriculture,Board on Agriculture,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presented by an integrated committee of plant and animal scientists, this volume provides a review of molecular genetic techniques and traditional research methods. It discusses biosciences research in genetic engineering…

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    Nutrient Requirements of Rabbits

    Committee on Animal Nutrition,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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    Improving Aircraft Safety

    Committee on FAA Airworthiness Certification Procedures,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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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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    The Role of Chromium in Animal Nutrition

    Committee on Animal Nutrition,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Animal health benefits have been attributed to chromium supplementation, including increased longevity; enhanced reproduction; decreased incidence of metabolic disorders, stress effects, and disease; reduced need for antibiotic usage; improved immune…

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    The Future of U.S.Nuclear Weapons Policy

    Committee on International Security and Arms Control,National Academy of Sciences,National Research Council

    Describes the state to which US and Russian nuclear forces and policies. This book evaluates constraints for US nuclear weapons policy that includes reductions in nuclear forces, changes in nuclear…

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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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    The Outlook for Science and Technology

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

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    Agricultural Biotechnology: Strategies for National Competitiveness

    National Research Council,Board on Agriculture,Committee on a National Strategy for Biotechnology in Agriculture,National Academy of Sciences

    Biotechnology offers tremendous potential for improving crop production, animal agriculture, and bioprocessing. This book explores the United States’ ability to solve important agricultural problems, use funds and institutional structures to…

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    Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for the New Millennium

    Committee on Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Synthesizes what we know about the quality of math and science teaching, drawing conclusions about why teacher preparation needs reform, and then outlining recommendations for accomplishing several important goals before…

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    Assessment of Department of Defense Basic Research

    National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Department of Defense Basic Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The Department of Defense (DOD) supports basic research to advance fundamental knowledge in fields important to national defense. To explore the concerns of several groups on the changing nature of…

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    Research in Photosynthesis; Papers and Discussions Presented at the Gatlinburg Conference, October 25-29, 1955, Sponsored by the Committee on Photobiology of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council and Supported by the National Science

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    The Gatlinburg Conference was a landmark event in the study of photosynthesis, bringing together leading researchers to discuss the latest findings and theories. This volume collects the papers and discussions…

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    Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions

    Committee on the Science of Climate Change,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The warming of the Earth has been the subject of intense debate and concern for many scientists, policy-makers, and citizens for at least the past decade. Climate Change Science: An…

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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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    Technology Commercialization: Russian Challenges, American Lessons

    Committee on Utilization of Technologies Developed at Russian Research and Educational Institutions,National Research Council,Russian Academy of Sciences,Office of International Affairs,National Academy of Sciences

    Offers a collection of papers that addresses a variety of legal, regulatory, institutional, and financial issues that can promote or hinder technology commercialization. This book is the result of a…

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    Research to Protect, Restore and Manage the Environment

    Committee on Environmental Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of environmental research programs, describes the desirable characteristics of an effective program, and recommends cultural and organizational changes to improve the performance of environmental research.

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    Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA

    Committee on Microgravity Research,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    For many years, the NASA microgravity program has used space as a tool to study fundamental flow phenomena that are important to fields ranging from combustion science to biotechnology. This…

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    Not Eating Enough: Overcoming Underconsumption of Military Operational Rations

    Committee on Military Nutrition Research,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Military personnel in training and field operations often do not eat their rations in the amounts needed, lose weight and potentially risk loss of effectiveness. This book contains information from…

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    Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade

    Committee on Global Change Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    How can we understand and rise to the environmental challenges of global change? This book offers a comprehensive overview of global change research, and provides a framework for answering questions…

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    Amphibians: Guidelines for the Breeding, Care and Management of Laboratory Animals

    National Research Council,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Committee on Standards,Subcommittee on Amphibian Standards,National Academy of Sciences

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    Information Technology for Manufacturing: A Research Agenda

    Committee to Study Information Technology and Manufacturing,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Presents a vision of manufacturing in the twenty-first century that maximizes efficiencies and improvements by exploiting the power of information and provides a research agenda for information technology and manufacturing…

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    Biobased Industrial Products: Research and Commercialization Priorities

    Committee on Biobased Industrial Products,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Envisions a biobased industrial future. This book discusses the concept of the biorefinery and outlines potential thermal, mechanical, and chemical technologies for conversion of natural resources to industrial applications. It…

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    Toxicologic Assessment of the Army’s Zinc Cadmium Sulfide Dispersion Tests: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions

    Committee on Toxicology,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    During the 1950s and 1960s, the U.S. Army conducted atmospheric dispersion tests in many American cities using fluorescent particles of zinc cadmium sulfide (ZnCdS) to develop and verify meteorological models…

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    Possible Long-Term Health Effects of Short-Term Exposure To Chemical Agents, Volume 2: Cholinesterase Reactivators, Psychochemicals and Irritants and Vesicants

    National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Toxicology,National Academy of Sciences

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    Globalization of Materials R&D: Time for a National Strategy

    Committee on Globalization of Materials Research and Development,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The Department of Defense (DOD) asked the NRC to assess the status and impacts of the global spread of MSE R&D. This report presents a discussion of drivers affecting US…

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    Grand Challenges in Environmental Sciences

    Committee on Grand Challenges in Environmental Sciences,Oversight Commission for the Committee on Grand Challenges in Environmental Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Scientists have long sought to unravel the fundamental mysteries of the land, life, water, and air that surround us. To identify high-priority environmental science projects, this work explores the important…

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    The Luminescence of Biological Systems; Proceedings of the Conference on Luminescence, March 28-April 2, 1954, Sponsored by the Committee on Photobiology of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council and Supported by the National Science F

    Frank H 1908- Johnson

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

    This work is in the "public…

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    The Luminescence of Biological Systems; Proceedings of the Conference on Luminescence, March 28-April 2, 1954, Sponsored by the Committee on Photobiology of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council and Supported by the National Science F

    Frank H 1908- Johnson

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

    This work is in the "public…

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    Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology

    Committee on Criteria for Federal Support of Research and Development,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The United States faces the challenge of maintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology despite fiscal stringency. This book provides 13 recommendations that propose a budgeting…

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    U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Biotechnology: Challenges for the 1990s

    Committee on Japan,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Provides an assessment of the extent and nature of the linkages between the United States and Japan in biotechnology. Through analysis of aggregate data and case studies, this book assesses…

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    U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliances in the Semiconductor Industry: Technology Transfer, Competition and Public Policy

    Committee on Japan,National Research Council,Office of International Affairs,National Academy of Sciences

    Reviews the evolution of strategic alliances involving US and Japanese companies in the semiconductor industry and analyzes whether alliances can contribute to the renewal of an industry faced with stiff…

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    High-Stakes Aviation: U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Transport Aircraft

    Committee on Japan,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The third in a series of sector-specific assessments of US-Japan technology linkages, this book examines US-Japan relationships that develop or transfer aircraft technology, the motivations of participating organizations, and the…

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    New Strategies for New Challenges: Corporate Innovation in the United States and Japan

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Japan,National Academy of Sciences

    Innovation, the process by which firms master and get into practice product designs and manufacturing processes that are new to them, is vital for companies wishing to remain competitive in…

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    Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Japan,National Academy of Sciences

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    Engineering Tasks for the New Century: Japanese and U.S. Perspectives

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Japan,National Academy of Sciences

    The U.S.-Japan bilateral task force was tasked with addressing the following questions: (1) How do Japan and the United States educate and train engineers, and what are the major similarities…

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    An Evaluation of the Role of Microbiological Criteria for Foods and Food Ingredients

    National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Committee on Food Protection,Subcommittee on Microbiological Criteria,National Academy of Sciences

    The safety of US food supply depend on a program of careful microbiological control. This book provides an objective evaluation of microbiological criteria for foods and specific pathogens, and the…

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    Frameworks for Higher Education in Homeland Security

    Committee on Educational Paradigms for Homeland Security,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Explores whether there are core pedagogical and skill-based homeland security program needs. This report examines education programs focusing on various aspects of homeland security. It comments on the possible parallels…

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