Books from National Academy Press
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Transit: Rail Transit and Maintenance, Commuter Rail, Major Activity Center Circulation Systems, Light Rail Transit, and Ferry Service
By National Research CouncilTransit: Rail Transit and Maintenance, Commuter Rail, Major Activity Center Circulation Systems, Light Rail Transit, and Ferry Service
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HOV Systems Manual
By Texas Transportation InstituteHOV Systems Manual
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Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants
By National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Nuclear and Radiation Studies BoardThis report examines the causes of the crisis, the performance of safety systems at the plant, and the responses of its operators following the earthquake and tsunami.
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Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts
By National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, EngineeringReducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts reviews the coastal risk-reduction strategies and levels of protection that have been used along the United States East and Gulf Coasts to reduce the impacts of coastal flooding associated ...
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Urban Pest Management: A Report
By National Research CouncilUrban Pest Management: A Report
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Implementing Juvenile Justice Reform: The Federal Role
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Committee on Law and JusticeImplementing Juvenile Justice Reform identifies and prioritizes strategies and policies to effectively facilitate reform of the juvenile justice system and develop an implementation plan for OJJDP.
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Investing for Productivity and Prosperity
Investing for Productivity and Prosperity
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Graduate Medical Education That Meets the Nation's Health Needs
By Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Care ServicesIntro -- FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background on the Pipeline to the Physician Workforce -- 3 GME Financing -- 4 Governance -- 5 ...
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Rethinking the Components, Coordination, and Management of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Laboratories
By National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Environmental Studies and ToxicologyIn recent years, EPA has made several changes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its laboratories, such as the designation of national program directors to align the work of research laboratories with the needs of the agency's ...
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Science and Babies: Private Decisions, Public Dilemmas
By Suzanne WymelenbergDrawing on presentations at the annual meeting of the Institute of Medicine held in Washington, DC, October 1988, Wymelenberg describes the state of current understanding of human fertility and allied...
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Identifying and Estimating the Genetic Impact of Chemical Mutagens
By National Research CouncilAnd conclusions; Introduction; A primer on genetics, mutation, mutagens, and the implications of mutagenesis; Metabolism and pharmacologic disposition of mutagens and promutagens; The nature of test systems; Strategies for risk...
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Techniques for the Study of Primate Population Ecology
Techniques for the Study of Primate Population Ecology
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Space Science in the Twenty-first Century: Astronomy and astrophysics
By National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Task Group on Astronomy and AstrophysicsSpace Science in the Twenty-first Century: Astronomy and astrophysics
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Technology and Employment: Innovation and Growth in the U.S. Economy
By David C. Mowery, Engineering, Committee on ScienceThis report addresses a number of issues that have surfaced in the debates over the impact of technological change on employment. These issues include the effects of technological change on...
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Strategic Engagement in Global S&T: Opportunities for Defense Research
By National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Committee on Globalization of Science and Technology: Opportunities and Challenges for the Department of DefenseStrategic Engagement in Global S&T assesses the opportunities and challenges stemming from the globalization of S&T and the implications for the DoD and its Services.
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Annual Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering
Annual Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering
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Innovations in Travel Behavior Analysis, Demand Forecasting, and Modeling Networks
By National Research CouncilThe papers in the Record may be grouped into four topic areas: travel behavior models and simulation, modeling telecommunications attitudes and preferences, mode choice applications, and transportation planning modeling and...
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Autostress Design of Highway Bridges
By National Research CouncilAutostress Design of Highway Bridges
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Women, Work, and Wages: Equal Pay for Jobs of Equal Value
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research CouncilIn order to determine whether methods of job analysis and classification currently used are biased by traditional sex stereotypes or other factors, a committee assessed formal systems of job evaluation...
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Culture Matters: International Research Collaboration in a Changing World--Summary of a Workshop
By Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, Susan Sauer Sloan, Joe AlperCulture Matters is the summary of a workshop convened by the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR) in July 2013 to address how culture and cultural perception influence and impact the process by which research ...