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Describes and assesses the current status of IFE research in the United States; compares the various technical approaches to IFE; and identifies the scientific and engineering challenges associated with developing inertial confinement fusion (ICF) in particular as an energy source.

Reviews the types of survey methods used to estimate catch in recreational fisheries, including state/federal cooperative programs. This report finds that both telephone survey and onsite access components of the monitoring systems have serious flaws in design or implementation.

"Committee on the Study of Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States, Center for Education Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education."

Helps to identify short-term and long-term goals for federal government sponsors and other public and private partners in establishing a coordinated nationwide 'network of networks' of weather and climate observations.

Federal agencies have taken steps to include the public in a wide range of environmental decisions. This book concludes that public participation improves the quality of federal agencies' decisions about the environment. It details principles and approaches agencies can use to successfully involve the public.

Risk assessment has become a dominant public policy tool for making choices, based on limited resources, to protect public health and the environment. This book embeds various concepts and conduct of risk assessment within a broader framework for risk-based decision-making. It is of interest for those working in the public health fields.