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Bridging Disciplines in the Brain, Behavioral, and Clinical Sciences by Committee on Building Bridges in the Brain, Behavioral, and Clinical Sciences 9780309070782
Booksplease Price: €55.45Interdisciplinary research is a cooperative effort by a team of investigators, each an expert in the use of different methods and concepts, who have joined in an organized program to attack a... -
The Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States by Board on Radiation Effects Research 9780309073318
Booksplease Price: €52.10The National Research Council's Committee on the Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States was called on to assess the effects of the... -
Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information: Summary of a Forum by Board on Life Sciences 9780309074186
Booksplease Price: €52.10On August 16, 2000, the Board on Life Sciences held a forum on "Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information." The purpose of the forum was to... -
Immunization Safety Review: Influenza Vaccines and Neurological Complications by Immunization Safety Review Committee 9780309090865
Booksplease Price: €63.28Infection with the influenza virus can have a serious effect on the health of people of all ages, although it is particularly worrisome for infants, the elderly, and people with underlying heart or... -
Measuring What We Spend: Toward a New Consumer Expenditure Survey by National Research Council 9780309265751
Booksplease Price: €55.80The Consumer Expenditure (CE) surveys are the only source of information on the complete range of consumers' expenditures and incomes in the United States, as well as the characteristics of those... -
Review of the U.S. Department of Defense Air, Space, and Supporting Information Systems Science and Technology Program by Air and Space Systems Science and Technology Program 9780309076081
Booksplease Price: €52.10Since the mid-1940s, when Vannevar Bush and Theodore von Karman wrote Science, the Endless Frontier and Toward New Horizons, respectively, there has been a consensus that strong Department of Defense... -
Managing Space Radiation Risk in the New Era of Space Exploration by Committee on the Evaluation of Radiation Shielding for Space Exploration 9780309113830
Booksplease Price: €52.82As part of the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE), NASA is planning for humans to revisit the Moon and someday go to Mars. An important consideration in this effort is protection against the exposure... -
Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable by National Research Council 9780309114875
Booksplease Price: €32.70Faced with the steady rise in energy costs, dwindling fossil fuel supplies, and the need to maintain a healthy environment - exploration of alternative energy sources is essential for meeting energy... -
Improving the Assessment of the Proliferation Risk of Nuclear Fuel Cycles by Committee on Improving the Assessment of the Proliferation Risk of Nuclear Fuel Cycles 9780309285322
Booksplease Price: €44.91The material that sustains the nuclear reactions that produce energy can also be used to make nuclear weapons-and therefore, the development of nuclear energy is one of multiple pathways to... -
Is That Real? Identification and Assessment of the Counterfeiting Threat for U.S. Banknotes by Committee on Technologies to Deter Currency Counterfeiting 9780309101240
Booksplease Price: €39.72A key mission of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the Department of the Treasury is the design and printing of U.S. banknotes. The BEP is responsible for producing easily recognizable currency... -
Review of the Department of Energy's Genomics: GTL Program by Committee on Review of the Department of Energy's Genomics: GTL Program 9780309101332
Booksplease Price: €42.20The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) promotes scientific and technological innovation to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States. Recognizing the potential of... -
Evaluation Design for Complex Global Initiatives: Workshop Summary by Board on Global Health 9780309302586
RRP: €48.79Booksplease Price: €38.54Every year, public and private funders spend many billions of dollars on large-scale, complex, multi-national health initiatives. The only way to know whether these initiatives are achieving their... -
Managing Food Safety Practices from Farm to Table: Workshop Summary by Institute of Medicine 9780309131667
Booksplease Price: €44.77Legal regulations and manufacturers' monitoring practices have not been enough to prevent contamination of the national food supply and protect consumers from serious harm. In addressing food safety... -
Supporting a Movement for Health and Health Equity: Lessons from Social Movements: Workshop Summary by Institute of Medicine 9780309303316
RRP: €39.27Booksplease Price: €30.94Supporting a Movement for Health and Health Equity is the summary of a workshop convened in December 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination... -
Can Earth's and Society's Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People?: Summary of a Workshop by Board on Environmental Change and Society 9780309306348
Booksplease Price: €42.41The Earth's population, currently 7.2 billion, is expected to rise at a rapid rate over the next 40 years. Current projections state that the Earth will need to support 9.6 billion people by the year... -
Issues in Returning Individual Results from Genome Research Using Population-Based Banked Specimens, with a Focus on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: A Workshop Summary by Committee on National Statistics 9780309307048
Booksplease Price: €43.67Population surveys traditionally collect information from respondents about their circumstances, behaviors, attitudes, and other characteristics. In recent years, many surveys have been collecting... -
Health Literacy Implications for Health Care Reform: Workshop Summary by Roundtable on Health Literacy 9780309164160
RRP: €33.32Booksplease Price: €26.18Health literacy is the degree to which one can understand and make decisions based on health information. Nearly 90 million adults in the United States have limited health literacy. While poor health... -
Glutamate-Related Biomarkers in Drug Development for Disorders of the Nervous System: Workshop Summary by Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders 9780309212212
RRP: €21.41Booksplease Price: €16.96Glutamate is the most pervasive neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). Despite this fact, no validated biological markers, or biomarkers, currently exist for measuring glutamate... -
Improving Health Literacy within a State: Workshop Summary by Roundtable on Health Literacy 9780309215725
RRP: €39.27Booksplease Price: €30.94Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions. According to Health... -
Rationalizing Rural Area Classifications for the Economic Research Service: A Workshop Summary by Gooloo S. Wunderlich 9780309380560
Booksplease Price: €52.69The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA/ERS) maintains four highly related but distinct geographic classification systems to designate areas by the degree to which they are... -
Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: 2015 Letter Report by Carol E. H. Scott-Conner 9780309380614
RRP: €60.69Booksplease Price: €47.11Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2015 Letter Report is the third in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review more than 30 evidence... -
Examining Core Elements of International Research Collaboration: Summary of a Workshop by Planning Committee for the Workshop on Examining Core Elements of International Collaboration 9780309216401
Booksplease Price: €41.00The globalization of science, engineering, and medical research is proceeding rapidly. The globalization of research has important implications for the U.S. research enterprise, for the U.S... -
Policy Issues in the Clinical Development and Use of Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment: Proceedings of a Workshop by National Cancer Policy Forum 9780309442329
RRP: €48.79Booksplease Price: €38.54Immunotherapy 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: €48.79Booksplease Price: €37.59This 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: €71.25The 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: €107.05The 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: €78.86Beginning 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: €78.86Two 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: €47.55Responding 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: €55.11Childhood 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: €45.04The 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: €55.93Booksplease Price: €43.30The 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: €34.51Booksplease Price: €28.08Many 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: €58.31Booksplease Price: €45.21In 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: €48.43When 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: €53.55Booksplease Price: €41.40The 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: €53.55Booksplease Price: €42.35Historically, 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: €48.79Booksplease Price: €38.54The 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: €53.55Booksplease Price: €41.40Volcanic 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: €48.79Booksplease Price: €38.54The 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...