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      Strengthening U.S. Engineering Through International Cooperation: Some Recommendations for Action

      National Research Council,Office of International Affairs,Committee on International Cooperation in Engineering

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      The Role of Environmental NGOs, Russian Challenges, American Lessons: Proceedings of a Workshop

      Committee on Improving the Effectiveness of Environmental Nongovernmental Organizations in Russia,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia Development, Security, and Cooperation,Office of International Affairs,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council

      Contains proceedings of the NRC committee established to work with a Russian counterpart group on the effectiveness of Russian environmental NGOs in environmental decision-making. This work highlights the successes and…

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      An International Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility, Exploring a Russian Site as a Prototype: Proceedings of an International Workshop

      Committee on the Scientific Aspects of an International Spent Fuel Repository in Russia,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,National Research Council,Russian Academy of Sciences,Development, Security, and Cooperation

      Focuses on the environmental aspects of the general location and characteristics of a possible storage site, transportation to and within the site, containers for transportation and storage, inventory and accountability…

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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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      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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      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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      Lighting the Way: Knowledge Assessment in Prince Edward Island

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

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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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      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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      Partners on the Frontier: The Future of U.S.-Russian Cooperation in Science and Technology

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,National Academy of Sciences

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      Grasslands and Grassland Sciences in Northern China

      Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Describes one of the most extensive grassland ecosystems and the efforts of Chinese scientists to understand it. Leading Chinese scientists attribute the decline in China’s grasslands to overgrazing and excessive…

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      Proliferation Concerns: Assessing U.S. Efforts to Help Contain Nuclear and Other Dangerous Materials and Technologies in the Former Soviet Union

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

      The successor states of the former Soviet Union have enormous stocks of weapons-usable nuclear material and other militarily significant commodities. Preventing the flow of such items to terrorist groups is…

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      The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development: An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development

      Committee on Science and Technology in Foreign Assistance,National Research Council

      Explores specific programmatic, organizational, and personnel reforms that would increase the effective use of science and technology to meet the US Agency for International Development’s goals while supporting larger US…

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      Foreign and Foreign-Born Engineers in the United States: Infusing Talent, Raising Issues

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel,Committee on the International Exchange and Movement of Engineers,National Academy of Sciences

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      Knowledge and Diplomacy: Science Advice in the United Nations System

      Committee for Survey and Analysis of Science Advice on Sustainable Development to International Organizations,Development, Security, and Cooperation Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Focuses on the functions of the United Nations that affect international governance in the fields related to sustainable development, with reference to the taxonomy of the key United Nations organs…

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      Science and Technology and the Future Development of Societies: International Workshop Proceedings

      Committee on the U.S.-Iran Workshop on Science and Technology and the Future Development of Societies,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,Development, Security, and Cooperation,National Research Council

      Includes presentations made at the workshop at the estate of the Foundation des Treilles in Toutour, France. This book contains such topics as science and society issues, the role of…

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      The Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain: Proceedings of a Symposium

      Steering Committee on the Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain,Office of International Scientific and Technical Information Programs,Board on International Scientific Organizations,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council

      This symposium brought together leading experts and managers from the public and private sectors who are involved in the creation, dissemination, and use of scientific and technical data and information…

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      An International Perspective on Advancing Technologies and Strategies for Managing Dual-Use Risks: Report of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Institute of Medicine,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Development, Security, and Cooperation

      As part of a study of current and future research in the life sciences that contains applications relevant to development of agents of biological origin 5 to 10 years into…

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      The Pervasive Role of Science, Technology, and Health in Foreign Policy: Imperatives for the Department of State

      Committee on Science, Technology, and Health Aspects of the Foreign Policy Agenda of the United States,National Research Council,Office of International Affairs,Policy and Global Affairs

      Issues involving science, technology, and health (STH) have moved to the forefront of the international diplomatic agenda. Other vital issues linked to technological developments pervade longer-range foreign policy concerns. Thus…

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      Soviet-American Dialogue in the Social Sciences: Research Workshops on Interdependence Among Nations

      Committee on Contributions of Behavioral and Social Science to the Prevention of Nuclear War,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Cleaning Up Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Materials: International Workshop Proceedings

      Committee on Cleaning Up of Radioactive Contamination: Russian Challenges and U.S. Experience,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia

      This publication features papers presented at the Workshop on Cleaning Up Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Materials, held in Moscow in June 2007. This activity was organized by the National Academies…

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