Books from National Academies Press

Advancing Disease Modeling in Animal-Based Research in Support of Precision Medicine: Proceedings of a Workshop
By Division on Earth and Life Studies, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Roundtable on Science and Welfare in Laboratory Animal Use
While there are differences that have to be accounted for, Berridge said there is a logical rationale for the dependence on animals as a surrogate for the human system. Citing a study that investigated the concordance of drug toxicity ...
Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products
By Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee on Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products
Smoking-related diseases kill more Americans than alcohol, illegal drugs, murder and suicide combined.
Public Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age of Legal Access to Tobacco Products
By Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee on the Public Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age for Purchasing Tobacco Products
The report reviews the existing literature on tobacco use patterns, developmental biology and psychology, health effects of tobacco use, and the current landscape regarding youth access laws, including minimum age laws and their enforcement ...
Reducing Risks for Mental Disorders: Frontiers for Preventive Intervention Research
By Institute of Medicine, Committee on Prevention of Mental Disorders
The book presents a focused research agenda, with recommendations on how to develop effective intervention programs, create a cadre of prevention researchers, and improve coordination among federal agencies.
Improving Theory and Research on Quality Enhancement in Organizations: Report of a Workshop
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Improving Theory and Research on Quality Enhancement in Organizations: Report of a Workshop
In the Light of Evolution: Volume IV: The Human Condition
By National Academy of Sciences
This fourth volume from the In the Light of Evolution (ILE) series, based on a series of Arthur M. Sackler colloquia, was designed to promote the evolutionary sciences.
Assessing Research-Doctorate Programs: A Methodology Study
By National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Committee to Examine the Methodology for the Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs
A Methodology Study National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Committee to Examine the Methodology for the Assessment ... Executive Director Marc Brodsky, Executive Director John Ewing, Executive Director Ronald McPherson, ...
Transitions in Work and Learning: Implications for Assessment
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Board on Testing and Assessment
The book also examines the role of assessment in determining needed skills; developing ongoing education and training; and providing information to employers, prospective workers, and schools.
Transitions in Work and Learning: Implications for Assessment
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Board on Testing and Assessment
The book also examines the role of assessment in determining needed skills; developing ongoing education and training; and providing information to employers, prospective workers, and schools.
The Transportation Research Board, 1920â¬"2020: Everyone Interested Is Invited
By Sarah Jo Peterson
... 302 Kennedy, John F., 151,156 Kentucky, 61, 196,239 Kentucky Department of Highways, 196 Kettering, Charles F., 42 King, Elaine, 283 King County International Airport, 267 Kinzel, Augustus, 120 Kittelson, Wayne, 80 Knatz, Geraldine, ...
Review of the Proposal for the Gulf Long-Term Follow-Up Study: Highlights from the September 2010 Workshop: Workshop Report
By Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee to Review the Federal Response to the Health Effects Associated with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is designing a study to investigate the health effects on clean-up workers. The IOM held a workshop to review and comment on NIEHS'o;s study protocol.
Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future
By Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences
He also served as cochair of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and president and CEO of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. He is chairman of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Theravance, two biotechnology companies.
The Power of Renewables: Opportunities and Challenges for China and the United States
By National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs
... National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, Policy and Global Affairs, Committee on U.S.-China Cooperation on ... Energy Tax Act provides personal income tax credits and business tax credits for renewables.
Rational Therapeutics for Infants and Children: Workshop Summary
By Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Jonathan R. Davis
Shapiro, G., L. Mendelson, M. Kraemer, M. Cruz-Rivera, and K. Walton-Bowen. 1998. Efficacy and safety of budesonide inhalation suspension (Pulmicort Respules) in young children with inhaled steroid-dependent, persistent asthma.
PEPFAR Implementation: Progress and Promise
By Institute of Medicine, Board on Global Health, Committee for the Evaluation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
The book recommends that the program transition from its focus on emergency relief to an emphasis on the long-term strategic planning and capacity building necessary for a sustainable response.
Society's Choices: Social and Ethical Decision Making in Biomedicine
By Institute of Medicine, Committee on the Social and Ethical Impacts of Developments in Biomedicine
The volume includes a series of 12 superb background papers on public moral discourse, mechanisms for handling social and ethical dilemmas, and other specific areas of controversy by well-known experts Ronald Bayer, Martin Benjamin, Dan W. ...
Adverse Effects of Pertussis and Rubella Vaccines
By Institute of Medicine, Committee to Review the Adverse Consequences of Pertussis and RubellaVaccines
This book examines the controversy over the evidence and offers a comprehensively documented assessment of the risk of illness following immunization with vaccines against pertussis and rubella.
Evidence-Based Medicine and the Changing Nature of Health Care: 2007 IOM Annual Meeting Summary
By Institute of Medicine, J. Michael McGinnis, LeighAnne M. Olsen
Doebbeling, B. N., G. L. Stanley, C. T. Sheetz, M. A. Pfaller, A. K. Houston, L. Annis, N. Li, and R. P. Wenzel. 1992. Comparative efficacy of alternative hand-washing agents in re- ducing nosocomial infections in intensive care units.
Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States: Rebuilding Unity: Workshop Summary
By Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy, and Medicine
The purpose of this regional workshop in the Southeast was to broaden the environmental health perspective from its typical focus on environmental toxicology to a view that included the impact of the natural, built, and social environments ...
A Positron Named Priscilla: Scientific Discovery at the Frontier
By Anne Simon Moffat, National Academy of Sciences, Addison Greenwood
Michael Steigerwald has produced crystallites of CdSe, a II–VI compound, by conducting the synthesis within a solution of surfactant or soap. The crystallites form within soap bubbles; their sizes are controllable and range from 15 to ...