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During the past decade, the STEM acronym has developed wide currency in US education and policy circles. This book examines efforts to integrate the STEM disciplines in K-12 education and to develop a research agenda that if carried out could provide the data needed to inform such efforts going forward.

Reviews the technical specifications that underlie federally-implemented rebuilding plans, and the outcomes of those plans. This title discusses the methods and criteria used to set target fishing mortality and biomass levels for rebuilding overfished stocks, and to determine the probability that a particular stock will rebuild by a certain date.

Offers a study on the ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to the research on, development of, and use of rapidly changing technologies with low barriers of entry that have potential military application, such as information technologies, synthetic biology, and nanotechnology.

Discusses the benefits and challenges associated with using an ecosystem services approach to damage assessment, describing potential impacts of response technologies, exploring the role of resilience, and offering suggestions for areas of future research.

Over the years, few subjects at the intersection of medicine and sports have generated as much public interest as sports-related concussions - especially among youth. This book reviews the science of sports-related concussions in youth from elementary school through young adulthood, as well as in military personnel and their dependents.

Based on a series of workshops and conferences that brought together policymakers along with leaders of industry and academia in a select number of states, this study highlights a variety of policy initiatives underway at the state and regional level to foster knowledge based growth and employment.

Discusses various aspects of creating a system that will allow human operators to see, hear, smell, taste, move about, give commands, respond to conditions, and manipulate objects effectively in a real or virtual environment. The committee offers recommendations for development of improved SE technology and government policy and infrastructure.

The '1,000-ship Navy' concept envisions US naval forces partnering with multinational, state, local and private sector entities to ensure freedom of navigation, the flow of commerce, and the protection of ocean resources. This book from the National Research Council examines the technical and operational implications of the '1,000-ship Navy'.

Relying on a comprehensive review of the research, Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood lays out the critical areas that should be the focus of young children's early mathematics education, explores the extent to which they are currently being incorporated in early childhood settings and identifies the changes needed to improve the quality of mathematics experiences for young children.

The search for life in the solar system and beyond has been governed by a model based on what we know about life on Earth (terran life). This book explores a limited set of hypothetical chemistries of life, a review of knowledge concerning key questions or hypotheses about nonterran life, and suggestions for research.

"Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Climate Research Committee, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, Space Studies Board, Committee on Earth Studies, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council."

Data mining of massive data sets is transforming the way we think about crisis response, marketing, entertainment, cybersecurity and national intelligence. This title examines the frontier of analyzing massive amounts of data, whether in a static database or streaming through a system.

In 1995, the National Science Foundation (NSF) created a special account to fund large research facilities. This report presents a series of recommendations on how NSF can improve its priority setting process for large research facilities.

Continued advancement in high-magnetic field science requires substantial investments in magnets with enhanced capabilities. This book contains recommendations for the further development of various - superconducting, hybrid, and higher field pulsed magnets that meet ambitious but achievable goals.

Every day in the United States, children and adolescents are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. This title examines commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of US citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States under age 18.

Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices

Considers how the methods of quantification of proliferation risk are being used and implemented. This book seeks to understand the extent to which technical analysis of proliferation risk could be improved for policy makers through research and development.

A comprehensive overview of the animal feed intake research, this work provides detailed information about the feeding patterns of fishes, pigs, poultry, dairy cows, beef cattle, and sheep. Equations for calculating predicted feed intake are also presented for each animal and are accompanied by charts, graphs, and tables.