Bøker av National Research Council

The Water Institute of the Gulf is a not-for-profit, independent research institute dedicated to advancing the understanding of coastal, deltaic, river and water resource systems, both within the Gulf Coast and around the world. This book offers advice to The Water Institute of the Gulf that it might use as part of its strategic planning process.

A report that follows up the 2012 report A Research Strategy for Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials, which presented a strategic approach for developing the science and research infrastructure needed to address uncertainties regarding the potential environmental, health, and safety risks posed by ENMs.

Identifies, reviews, and interprets relevant toxicologic and other scientific data for ethyl mercaptan, methyl mercaptan, phenyl mercaptan, tert-octyl mercaptan, lewisite, methyl isothiocyanate, and selected monoisocyanates in order to develop acute exposure guideline levels (AEGLs) for these high-priority, acutely toxic chemicals.

Considers approaches to increasing the professionalization of the nation's cybersecurity workforce. This title examines requirements for the federal (military and civilian) workforce, the private sector, and state and local government.

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) - a program of the US Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology - has sought for more than two decades to strengthen American manufacturing. This title seeks to generate a better understanding of the operation, achievements, and challenges of the MEP program.

Assesses the quality of science and engineering (S&E) in terms of the capability of the laboratories to perform the necessary tasks to execute the laboratories' missions, both at present and in the future.

The National Research Council (NRC) has been conducting decadal surveys in the Earth and space sciences since 1964, and released the latest five surveys in the past 5 years, four of which were only completed in the past 3 years. This title presents the summary of a workshop held in response to unforseen challenges.

The Republic of Indonesia, home to over 240 million people, is the world's fourth most populous nation. Ethnically, culturally, and economically diverse, the Indonesian people are dispersed across an archipelago of more than 13,000 islands. This book evaluates the quality and consistency of the existing data on maternal and neonatal mortality.

Presents the summary of a workshop held April 3-4, 2013 to examine the future of military entrance assessments.

A title that deals with a committee that was specifically tasked with several objectives including identifying stakeholders and their data needs and providing recommendations to facilitate the transition from NASA's research-based series of satellites to a sustained US Geological Survey (USGS) land imaging program.

The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (GNDA) is described as a worldwide network of sensors, telecommunications, and personnel. This book considers how to develop performance measures and quantitative metrics that can be used to evaluate the overall effectiveness and report on progress toward meeting the goals of the GNDA.

Presents the summary of a February, 2013 workshop convened by the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council to examine precise geotargeting of public alerts and warnings using social media.

As part of the continuing effort of The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) to promote the revised pregnancy weight gain guidelines recommended in their 2009 study Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines, the IOM and NRC convened a workshop in March, 2013.

Suitable for anyone concerned about police work: policy makers, administrators, educators, police supervisors and officers, journalists, and interested citizens, this book reviews how police work is organized, explores the expanding responsibilities of police, and examines the increasing diversity among police employees.

In the fall of 2012, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) requested that the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) of the NRC and the IOM convene a joint workshop, to be led by CNSTAT. This title presents an overview of the workshop held on January 11, 2013.

On July 26, 2011, the US Department of Health and Human Services issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) with the purpose of soliciting comments on how regulations for protecting research participants could be modernized and revised. This title focuses on six areas.

Presents the summary of a workshop jointly sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences(NAS) Committee on Law and Justice and the Institute of Medicine(IOM) Board on Health and Select Populations in December 2012.

Being exposed to trees enhances social cohesion, improve health and recreational opportunities, and increase real estate values. In order to gain more knowledge into this urban forestry, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) held a workshop February 25-26, 2013. This title presents an overview of the issues discussed by the workshop's groups.

Reviews and evaluates the results of the tests conducted on one of the SCWO units to be provided to Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. This title provides recommendations on SCWO systemization testing inclusive of durability testing and discusses systemization testing objectives and concepts.

Earth science is vital to the wellbeing of the United States and many of its issues. As a result, the US Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Science Quality and Integrity asked the National Research Council (NRC) to establish a committee to carry out a study, organized around a workshop. This title presents the committee's finding.

More than 30 years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) convened a committee to determine methodologies and research needed to evaluate childbirth settings in the United States. This title presents the summary of a workshop convened in March, 2013, to review updates to the 1982 report.

Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airway Transportation System Specialists ATSS) maintain and certify the equipment in the National Airspace System (NAS). This book reviews the duties of employees in job series 2101 (Airways Transportation Systems Specialist) in the Technical Operations service unit.

In September 2012, the first Institute was held in Aqaba, Jordan, bringing together 28 participants from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, and Yemen to engage with, evidence-based teaching methods, and become community leaders on dual use and related topics. This title offers insights from the institute.

The Standing Committee on Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure of the National Materials and Manufacturing Board of the National Research Council (NRC) held a workshop on December 5 and 6, 2012, to discuss processes in industrial modernization. This title presents a summarization of the key points of this workshop.

Young adults are at a significant and pivotal time of life. This title presents the summary of a workshop hosted by the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) in May, 2013.

Consists of two 3-day sessions held in Washington, DC on September 26-28, 2012 and January 29-31, 2013 and was attended by a very diverse set of participants with expertise in strategic deterrence and a range of analytic tools of potential interest to the Air Force.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) have had prominent roles in discussions of aging, disability, and technology for decades. In 1978, Aging and Medical Education (IOM, 1978) raised national awareness of the challenges to physicians posed by the aging of the US population. This title deals with this workshop.

Presents the summary of a workshop convened in September 2010 by Policy and Global Affairs' Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy to review challenges, plans, and opportunities for growing a robust flexible electronics industry in the United States.