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Policy Issues in the Clinical Development and Use of Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment: Proceedings of a Workshop by National Cancer Policy Forum 9780309442329
RRP: £41.00Booksplease Price: £32.39Immunotherapy is a form of cancer therapy that harnesses the body's immune system to destroy cancer cells. In recent years, immunotherapies have been developed for several cancers, including advanced... -
Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: 2016 Letter Report by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine 9780309451222
RRP: £41.00Booksplease Price: £31.59This is the fourth in a series of five letter reports that provide an independent review of the more than 30 evidence reports that NASA has compiled on human health risks for long-duration and... -
The 2014 Redesign of the Survey of Income and Program Participation: An Assessment by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309464178
Booksplease Price: £59.87The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) is a national, longitudinal household survey conducted by the Census Bureau. SIPP serves as a tool to evaluate the effectiveness of... -
Putting Biotechnology to Work: Bioprocess Engineering by Committee on Bioprocess Engineering 9780309047852
Booksplease Price: £89.96The ability of the United States to sustain a dominant global position in biotechnology lies in maintaining its primacy in basic life-science research and developing a strong resource base for... -
Advice on the Department of Energy's Cleanup Technology Roadmap: Gaps and Bridges by National Research Council 9780309132312
Booksplease Price: £66.27Beginning with the Manhattan Project and continuing through the Cold War, the United States government constructed and operated a massive industrial complex to produce and test nuclear weapons and... -
In the Light of Evolution: Volume III: Two Centuries of Darwin by National Academy of Sciences 9780309139861
Booksplease Price: £66.27Two Centuries of Darwin is the outgrowth of an Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences on January 16-17, 2009. In the chapters of this book, leading evolutionary... -
Growing Innovation Clusters for American Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium by Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives 9780309156226
Booksplease Price: £39.96Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and regions have developed programs to attract and grow... -
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies by Committee on Obesity Prevention Policies for Young Children 9780309210249
Booksplease Price: £46.31Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and communities. The magnitude of the problem has increased dramatically during... -
Feasibility of Using Mycoherbicides for Controlling Illicit Drug Crops by Committee on Mycoherbicides for Eradicating Illicit Drug Crops 9780309221719
Booksplease Price: £37.85The control of illicit-drug trafficking and drug use is a difficult and complex process that involves a variety of prevention, control, treatment, and law enforcement strategies. Eradication... -
Health Literacy: Improving Health, Health Systems, and Health Policy Around the World: Workshop Summary by Institute of Medicine 9780309284844
RRP: £47.00Booksplease Price: £36.39The roots of health literacy can be traced back to the national literacy movement in India under Gandhi and to aid groups working in Africa to promote education and health. The term health literacy... -
Refining Processes for the Co-Development of Genome-Based Therapeutics and Companion Diagnostic Tests: Workshop Summary by Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health 9780309298216
RRP: £29.00Booksplease Price: £23.60Many drug developers have examined new strategies for creating efficiencies in their development processes, including the adoption of genomics-based approaches. Genomic data can identify new drug... -
Overcoming Barriers to Deployment of Plug-in Electric Vehicles by National Research Council 9780309372176
RRP: £49.00Booksplease Price: £37.99In the past few years, interest in plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has grown. Advances in battery and other technologies, new federal standards for carbon-dioxide emissions and fuel economy, state... -
Regional Disaster Response Coordination to Support Health Outcomes: Summary of a Workshop Series by Megan Reeve 9780309371490
Booksplease Price: £40.70When disaster strikes, it rarely impacts just one jurisdiction. Many catastrophic disaster plans include support from neighboring jurisdictions that likely will not be available in a regional... -
Indo-U.S. Workshop on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety: Summary of a Workshop by Policy and Global Affairs 9780309378666
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £34.79The United States and India have pledged to deepen the linkages between their people, their businesses, and their governments for the mutual benefit of both countries and for the promotion of global... -
NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities Revisited by Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board 9780309446969
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £35.59Historically, the United States has been a world leader in aerospace endeavors in both the government and commercial sectors. A key factor in aerospace leadership is continuous development of... -
The Ebola Epidemic in West Africa: Proceedings of a Workshop by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine 9780309450065
RRP: £41.00Booksplease Price: £32.39The most recent Ebola epidemic that began in late 2013 alerted the entire world to the gaps in infectious disease emergency preparedness and response. The regional outbreak that progressed to a... -
Volcanic Eruptions and Their Repose, Unrest, Precursors, and Timing by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine 9780309454124
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £34.79Volcanic eruptions are common, with more than 50 volcanic eruptions in the United States alone in the past 31 years. These eruptions can have devastating economic and social consequences, even at... -
Refining the Concept of Scientific Inference When Working with Big Data: Proceedings of a Workshop by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine 9780309454445
RRP: £41.00Booksplease Price: £32.39The concept of utilizing big data to enable scientific discovery has generated tremendous excitement and investment from both private and public sectors over the past decade, and expectations... -
Accomplishments of the U.S. Global Change Research Program by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine 9780309455015
Booksplease Price: £46.30The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is an interagency program, established by the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990, mandated by Congress to "assist the Nation and the world to... -
Social and Behavioral Sciences for National Security: Proceedings of a Summit by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine 9780309456524
Booksplease Price: £42.11In the coming years, complex domestic and international environments and challenges to national security will continue. Intelligence analysts and the intelligence community will need access to the... -
Nutrient Requirements of Horses: Sixth Revised Edition by National Research Council 9780309488952
RRP: £81.00Booksplease Price: £63.57Proper formulation of diets for horses depends on adequate knowledge of their nutrient requirements. These requirements depend on the breed and age of the horse and whether it is exercising,... -
Neuroscience Data in the Cloud: Opportunities and Challenges: Proceedings of a Workshop by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309670555
RRP: £37.00Booksplease Price: £29.20The cloud model of data sharing has led to a vast increase in the quantity and complexity of data and expanded access to these data, which has attracted many more researchers, enabled multi-national... -
Medications in Single-Dose Vials: Implications of Discarded Drugs by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309682077
RRP: £49.00Booksplease Price: £38.79Every year, significant amounts of expensive drugs are discarded. This is due in part to the growing number of prescription drugs that are administered in variable doses (rather than fixed or flat... -
The Eruption of Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano Colombia, South America, November 13, 1985 by National Research Council 9780309044776
Booksplease Price: £36.70On November 13, 1985, catastrophic mudflows swept down the slopes of the erupting Nevado del Ruiz volcano, destroying structures in their paths. Various estimates of deaths ranged as high as 24,000... -
Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade, Overview by Committee on Global Change Research 9780309061384
Booksplease Price: £43.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780309061384Author Committee on Global Change ResearchFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint National... -
Gravitational Physics: Exploring the Structure of Space and Time by Committee on Gravitational Physics 9780309066358
Booksplease Price: £94.75Gravitational Physics assesses the achievements of the field over the past decade in both theory and experiment, identifies the most promising opportunities for research in the next decade, and... -
Considerations for Viral Disease Eradication: Lessons Learned and Future Strategies: Workshop Summary by Stacey Knobler 9780309084147
Booksplease Price: £49.18Since smallpox eradication, the science of eradication has changed and with it, our definitions of what diseases are possible to eradicate. However, eradication must not beget complacency. As has... -
Innovation in Information Technology by National Research Council 9780309089807
Booksplease Price: £43.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780309089807Author National Research CouncilFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint National Academies... -
Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Improving Care and Quality of Life by National Research Council 9780309088985
Booksplease Price: £44.39Only more recently has it been realized that the intense effort to care for and cure a child with cancer does not end with survival. Continued surveillance and a variety of interventions may, in many... -
Characterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Vietnam: Interim Findings and Recommendations by Institute of Medicine 9780309089432
Booksplease Price: £45.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780309089432Author Institute of MedicineFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint National Academies... -
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States by Institute of Medicine 9780309092708
Booksplease Price: £56.68Integration of complementary and alternative medicine therapies (CAM) with conventional medicine is occurring in hospitals and physicians offices, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) are covering... -
Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research by National Research Council 9780309097024
Booksplease Price: £58.28Most of the instruments now used for materials research are too complex and expensive for individual investigators to own, operate, and maintain them. Consequently, they have become increasingly... -
Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals by National Research Council 9780309101103
Booksplease Price: £41.14Arranging the transportation of animals at research facilities is often an ordeal. There is a confusing patchwork of local, national, and international regulations; a perceived lack of high-quality... -
Measures of Health Literacy: Workshop Summary by Institute of Medicine 9780309139809
Booksplease Price: £40.99Health literacy-the ability for individuals to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to facilitate appropriate health decisions-is increasingly recognized as an... -
Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research: Workshop Report by Committee on Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research 9780309103558
Booksplease Price: £41.99It is widely understood that stem cell treatments have the potential to revolutionize medicine. Because of this potential, in 2004 California voters approved Proposition 71 to set up a 10-year, $3... -
The National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future: Summary of a Meeting by National Research Council 9780309124782
Booksplease Price: £49.98There is a growing sense of national urgency about the role of energy in long-term U.S. economic vitality, national security, and climate change. This urgency is the consequence of many factors,... -
Managing Global Genetic Resources: Agricultural Crop Issues and Policies by National Research Council 9780309131865
Booksplease Price: £108.94This anchor volume to the series Managing Global Genetic Resources examines the structure that underlies efforts to preserve genetic material, including the worldwide network of genetic collections;... -
The New Orleans Hurricane Protection System: Assessing Pre-Katrina Vulnerability and Improving Mitigation and Preparedness by Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects 9780309138338
Booksplease Price: £28.78Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and surrounding areas in August 2005, ranks as one of the nation's most devastating natural disasters. Shortly after the storm, the U.S. Army Corps of... -
Toward a Sustainable and Secure Water Future: A Leadership Role for the U.S. Geological Survey by Committee on Water Resources Activities 9780309139151
Booksplease Price: £41.48Water is our most fundamental natural resource, a resource that is limited. Challenges to our nation's water resources continue to grow, driven by population growth, ecological needs, climate change,... -
Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society by Committee on a Decadal Strategy for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 9780309164283
RRP: £69.00Booksplease Price: £55.58From the interior of the Sun, to the upper atmosphere and near-space environment of Earth, and outward to a region far beyond Pluto where the Sun's influence wanes, advances during the past decade in...