239 Ebook di National Academy of Sciences
Committee on Revising Science and Creationism: A View from the National Academy of Sciences & Institute of Medicine: Science, Evolution, and Creationism
How did life evolve on Earth? The answer to this question can help us understand our past and prepare for our future. Although evolution provides credible and reliable answers, polls show that many p …
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National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
On March 3, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Act of Incorporation that brought the National Academy of Sciences into being. In accordance with that original charter, the Academy is a private, honorar …
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€81.28
Committee on America’s Energy Future & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: America’s Energy Future
For multi-user PDF licensing, please contact customer service. Energy touches our lives in countless ways and its costs are felt when we fill up at the gas pump, pay our home heating bills, and keep …
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€69.49
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: State Science and Technology Policy Advice
The federal government plays the predominant role in supporting research and development (R&D) and in establishing public policies that affect science and technology (S&T) in the United States. Howev …
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€21.31
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: On Being a Scientist
The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the results reported by others are valid. Society trusts that the results of research reflect an honest att …
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€12.91
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs Volume 90 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a mem …
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€87.49
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
The so-called nuclear renaissance has increased worldwide interest in nuclear power. This potential growth also has increased, in some quarters, concern that nonproliferation considerations are not b …
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€44.95
Committee on Science and Technology in the National Interest: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments & Institute of Medicine: Science and Technology for America’s Progress
The new Obama administration and the 110th Congress elected in November 2008 will face immediate challenges. Events will not permit a leisurely leadership transition. The prompt appointment of a Pres …
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€21.31
Committee on Counterterrorism Challenges for Russia and the United States & National Academy of Sciences: Countering Terrorism
This book presents the proceedings of the fourth U.S.-Russian interacademy workshop on the general theme of countering terrorism, which was held in Moscow in March 2007. The fourth in a series, this …
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€51.08
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
The current extinction crisis is of human making, and any favorable resolution of that biodiversity crisisamong the most dire in the 4-billion-year history of Earthwill have to be initiated by mankin …
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€58.54
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & Committee on Strengthening and Expanding the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: Global Security Engagement
The government’s first Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs were created in 1991 to eliminate the former Soviet Union’s nuclear, chemical, and other weapons and prevent their proliferation. Th …
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€36.58
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & Joint Committees on the Future of the Nuclear Security Environment in 2015: Future of the Nuclear Security Environment in 2015
The U.S. National Academies (NAS) and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), building on a foundation of years of interacademy cooperation, conducted a joint project to identify U.S. and Russian view …
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€64.91
Committee on Revising Science and Creationism: A View from the National Academy of Sciences & Institute of Medicine: Science, Evolution, and Creationism
How did life evolve on Earth? The answer to this question can help us understand our past and prepare for our future. Although evolution provides credible and reliable answers, polls show that many p …
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€15.42
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend
This guide offers helpful advice on how teachers, administrators, and career advisers in science and engineering can become better mentors to their students. It starts with the premise that a success …
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€30.87
Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering & Institute of Medicine: Beyond Bias and Barriers
The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its people. To maintain its scientific and engineering leadership amid increasing economic and educational gl …
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€52.75
Committee on Ensuring the Utility and Integrity of Research Data in a Digital Age & Institute of Medicine: Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age
As digital technologies are expanding the power and reach of research, they are also raising complex issues. These include complications in ensuring the validity of research data; standards that do n …
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€34.57
America’s Energy Future Panel on Electricity from Renewable Resources & National Academy of Engineering: Electricity from Renewable Resources
A component in the America’s Energy Future study, Electricity from Renewable Resources examines the technical potential for electric power generation with alternative sources such as wind, solar-phot …
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€49.43
America’s Energy Future Panel on Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuels & National Academy of Engineering: Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass
The transportation sector cannot continue on its current path: The volatility of oil prices threatens the U.S. economy, the large proportion of oil importation threatens U.S. energy security, and the …
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€49.09
America’s Energy Future Panel on Energy Efficiency Technologies & National Academy of Engineering: Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States
America’s economy and lifestyles have been shaped by the low prices and availability of energy. In the last decade, however, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal have increased dramatically, leav …
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€49.08
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
Two Centuries of Darwin is the outgrowth of an Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences on January 16-17, 2009. In the chapters of this book, leading evolutionary b …
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Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: On Being a Scientist
The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the results reported by others are valid. Society trusts that the results of research reflect an honest att …
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€20.33
Committee on America’s Energy Future & National Academy of Engineering: America’s Energy Future
Energy production and use touch our lives in countless ways. We are reminded of the cost of energy every time we fill up at the gas pump, pay an electricity bill, or purchase an airline ticket. Energ …
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€24.98
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & Committee on Strengthening and Expanding the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: Global Security Engagement
The government’s first Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs were created in 1991 to eliminate the former Soviet Union’s nuclear, chemical, and other weapons and prevent their proliferation. Th …
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€51.36
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Sciences: Nurturing and Sustaining Effective Programs in Science Education for Grades K-8
K-8 science education in California (as in many other parts of the country) is in a state of crisis. K-8 students in California spend too little time studying science, many of their teachers are not …
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€36.60
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs Volume 91 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a mem …
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€75.29
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs Volume 90 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a mem …
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€90.07
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Sciences: Nurturing and Sustaining Effective Programs in Science Education for Grades K-8
K-8 science education in California (as in many other parts of the country) is in a state of crisis. K-8 students in California spend too little time studying science, many of their teachers are not …
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€52.62
Committee on Ensuring the Utility and Integrity of Research Data in a Digital Age & Institute of Medicine: Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age
As digital technologies are expanding the power and reach of research, they are also raising complex issues. These include complications in ensuring the validity of research data; standards that do n …
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€46.43
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs Volume 91 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a mem …
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€108.81
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
Two Centuries of Darwin is the outgrowth of an Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences on January 16-17, 2009. In the chapters of this book, leading evolutionary b …
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€83.28
Committee on America’s Energy Future & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: America’s Energy Future
For multi-user PDF licensing, please contact customer service. Energy touches our lives in countless ways and its costs are felt when we fill up at the gas pump, pay our home heating bills, and keep …
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€70.62
Committee on America’s Energy Future & National Academy of Engineering: America’s Energy Future
Energy production and use touch our lives in countless ways. We are reminded of the cost of energy every time we fill up at the gas pump, pay an electricity bill, or purchase an airline ticket. Energ …
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€35.68
America’s Energy Future Panel on Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuels & National Academy of Engineering: Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass
The transportation sector cannot continue on its current path: The volatility of oil prices threatens the U.S. economy, the large proportion of oil importation threatens U.S. energy security, and the …
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€70.67
America’s Energy Future Panel on Electricity from Renewable Resources & National Academy of Engineering: Electricity from Renewable Resources
A component in the America’s Energy Future study, Electricity from Renewable Resources examines the technical potential for electric power generation with alternative sources such as wind, solar-phot …
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€70.47
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
The Human Condition is a collection of papers by leading evolutionary biologists and philosophers of science that reflect on the Darwinian Revolution as it relates to the human condition at levels ra …
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€57.81
America’s Energy Future Panel on Energy Efficiency Technologies & National Academy of Engineering: Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States
America’s economy and lifestyles have been shaped by the low prices and availability of energy. In the last decade, however, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal have increased dramatically, leav …
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€70.12
Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the Science and Engineering Workforce Pipeline & Institute of Medicine: Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation
In order for the United States to maintain the global leadership and competitiveness in science and technology that are critical to achieving national goals, we must invest in research, encourage inn …
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€39.81
2005 &Rising Above the Gathering Storm& Committee & Institute of Medicine: Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited
In the face of so many daunting near-term challenges, U.S. government and industry are letting the crucial strategic issues of U.S. competitiveness slip below the surface. Five years ago, the Nationa …
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€19.78
2005 &Rising Above the Gathering Storm& Committee & Institute of Medicine: Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited
In the face of so many daunting near-term challenges, U.S. government and industry are letting the crucial strategic issues of U.S. competitiveness slip below the surface. Five years ago, the Nationa …
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€28.15
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
The current extinction crisis is of human making, and any favorable resolution of that biodiversity crisisamong the most dire in the 4-billion-year history of Earthwill have to be initiated by mankin …
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€83.45
Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering & Institute of Medicine: Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in Academic Science and Engineering
During the last 40 years, the number of women studying science and engineering (S&E) has increased dramatically. Nevertheless, women do not hold academic faculty positions in numbers that commensurat …
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€55.21
National Academy of Sciences: Systematics and the Origin of Species
In December 2004, the National Academy of Sciences sponsored a colloquiumon "Systematics and the Origin of Species" to celebrate Ernst Mayr’s100th anniversary and to explore current knowled …
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€55.27
Committee on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research & Institute of Medicine: Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research
Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research examines current interdisciplinary research efforts and recommends ways to stimulate and support such research. Advances in science and engineering increasingl …
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€53.52
National Academy of Sciences & Steve Olson: Evolution in Hawaii
As both individuals and societies, we are making decisions today that will have profound consequences for future generations. From preserving Earth’s plants and animals to altering our use of fossil …
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€20.58
Government-Industry-University Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce
Each of 32 nonprofit organizations contributing a presentation to the Pan-Organizational Summit on the Science and Engineering Workforce (November 11-12, 2002; The National Academies, Washington, DC) …
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€61.01
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & National Academy of Sciences: Envisioning a 21st Century Science and Engineering Workforce for the United States
At the request of the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR), Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, presents in this brief paper her views of the cha …
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€37.12
Committee on the FY 2003 Federal Science and Technology Budget & Institute of Medicine: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 2003 Federal Science and Technology Budget
Fifth in a series of annual reports, this study provides observations on the Administration’s FY 2003 budget proposal for federal science and technology (FS&T) programs. The first section of the repo …
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Committee on the Federal Science and Technology Budget & Institute of Medicine: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Science and Technology Budget
Fourth in a series of annual reports, this study provides observations on the Administration’s FY 2002 budget proposal for federal science and technology (FS&T) programs. The report comments first on …
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€21.67
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Implementing the Government Performance and Results Act for Research
As requested by Congress and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), this report assists federal agencies in crafting plans and reports that are responsive to the Government P …
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€60.86
Committee on Women in Science and Engineering & National Academy of Sciences: Who Will Do the Science of the Future?
Who Will Do the Science of the Future? is the summary of a symposium on careers of women in science. The symposium incorporated three panels of presenters: one focusing on the next generation, Scienc …
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€41.06
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers
The concept of postdoctoral training came to science and engineering about a century ago. Since the 1960s, the performance of research in the United States has increasingly relied on these recent Ph …
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€46.21
National Academy of Sciences: Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms
"The present book is intended as a progress report on [the] synthetic approach to evolution as it applies to the plant kingdom." With this simple statement, G. Ledyard Stebbins formulated t …
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€62.71
Board on Radiation Effects Research & Commission on Life Sciences: Review of the Hanford Thyroid Disease Study Draft Final Report
In 1986, officials of the US Department of Energy revealed that the Hanford Atomic Products Operations in Richland, Washington, had been releasing radioactive material, in particular iodine-131, into …
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€88.97
Committee on Balancing Scientific Openness and National Security & Institute of Medicine: Balancing Scientific Openness and National Security Controls at the Nuclear Weapons Laboratories
This report addresses consequences of current and proposed restrictions on international contacts by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) national laboratories and explores methods of best serving n …
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€48.51
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Capitalizing on Investments in Science and Technology
Although the United States is currently capitalizing on its investment in science and technology effectively, there remains much room for improvement. This volume identifies the ingredients for succe …
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€53.77
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Evaluating Federal Research Programs
The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), passed by Congress in 1993, requires that federal agencies write five-year strategic plans with annual performance goals and produce an annual repor …
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€48.43
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 74 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€109.14
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: National Science and Technology Strategies in a Global Context
This report covers discussions at a symposium on the International Context for National Science and Technology Strategies. The meeting was held May 7, 1997 at the National Academy of Sciences in Wash …
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€48.75
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 1999 Federal Science and Technology Budget
In this report, the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) provides its observations on the federal science and technology (FS&T) portion of the president’s fiscal year (FY) 1 …
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€21.60
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & National Academy of Sciences: Future of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
The debate about appropriate purposes and policies for U.S. nuclear weapons has been under way since the beginning of the nuclear age. With the end of the Cold War, the debate has entered a new phase …
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€26.68
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Careers in Science and Engineering
As science and technology advance, the needs of employers change, and these changes continually reshape the job market for scientists and engineers. Such shifts present challenges for students as the …
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€25.72
Committee on Criteria for Federal Support of Research and Development & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology
The United States faces a new challengemaintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology despite fiscal stringency during the next several years. To address this change, th …
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€48.69
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & Joint Committees on the Future of the Nuclear Security Environment in 2015: Future of the Nuclear Security Environment in 2015
The U.S. National Academies (NAS) and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), building on a foundation of years of interacademy cooperation, conducted a joint project to identify U.S. and Russian view …
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€70.62
Committee on Counterterrorism Challenges for Russia and the United States & National Academy of Sciences: Countering Terrorism
This book presents the proceedings of the fourth U.S.-Russian interacademy workshop on the general theme of countering terrorism, which was held in Moscow in March 2007. The fourth in a series, this …
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€70.78
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & International Strategic and Security Studies Programme of the National Institute of Advanced Studies: Science and Technology to Counter Terrorism
This volume presents the papers and summarizes the discussions of a workshop held in Goa, India, in January 2004, organized by the Indian National Institute of Advanced Science (NIAS) and the U.S. Co …
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€57.88
Committee on Advanced Research Instrumentation & Institute of Medicine: Advanced Research Instrumentation and Facilities
In recent years, the instrumentation needs of the nation’s research communities have changed and expanded. The need for particular instruments has become broader, crossing scientific and engineering …
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€70.46
Committee on Ensuring the Best Presidential and Federal Advisory Committee Science and Technology Appointments & Institute of Medicine: Science and Technology in the National Interest
In 2004, an ad hoc committee was charged with preparing this third report examining the most senior S&T appointments to federal government positions and updating the accompanying list of the most urg …
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€56.47
Committee on Human Rights & Institute of Medicine: Guatemala
Two members of the Committee on Human Rights (CHR), NAS member Mary Jane West-Eberhard and NAS/NAE member Morton Panish, undertook a mission to Guatemala to observe the trial of two high-level Guatem …
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€47.36
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & Committee on Technical Issues Related to Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Drawing upon the considerable existing body of technical material related to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the National Academy of Sciences reviewed and assessed the key technical issues that ar …
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€30.63
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Science and Technology in the National Interest
This report is the second edition of the 1992 COSEPUP report "Science and Technology Leadership in American Government: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments." As was the case with th …
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€15.43
Board on Radiation Effects Research & Commission on Life Sciences: Review of the Draft Report of the NCI-CDC Working Group to Revise the 1985 Radioepidemiological Tables
The National Research Council was asked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to review the draft report of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-CDC’s working group charged with revi …
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€48.89
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
The Human Condition is a collection of papers by leading evolutionary biologists and philosophers of science that reflect on the Darwinian Revolution as it relates to the human condition at levels ra …
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€77.33
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science
Today many school students are shielded from one of the most important concepts in modern science: evolution. In engaging and conversational style, Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science …
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€20.52
Committee on Science and Technology in the National Interest: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments & Institute of Medicine: Science and Technology for America’s Progress
The new Obama administration and the 110th Congress elected in November 2008 will face immediate challenges. Events will not permit a leisurely leadership transition. The prompt appointment of a Pres …
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€30.59
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: State Science and Technology Policy Advice
The federal government plays the predominant role in supporting research and development (R&D) and in establishing public policies that affect science and technology (S&T) in the United States. Howev …
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€30.92
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
The so-called nuclear renaissance has increased worldwide interest in nuclear power. This potential growth also has increased, in some quarters, concern that nonproliferation considerations are not b …
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€64.34
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Examining Core Elements of International Research Collaboration
The globalization of science, engineering, and medical research is proceeding rapidly. The globalization of research has important implications for the U.S. research enterprise, for the U.S. governme …
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€35.95
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Examining Core Elements of International Research Collaboration
The globalization of science, engineering, and medical research is proceeding rapidly. The globalization of research has important implications for the U.S. research enterprise, for the U.S. governme …
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€38.38
Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the Science and Engineering Workforce Pipeline & Institute of Medicine: Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation
In order for the United States to maintain the global leadership and competitiveness in science and technology that are critical to achieving national goals, we must invest in research, encourage inn …
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€42.35
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
Biodiversitythe genetic variety of lifeis an exuberant product of the evolutionary past, a vast human-supportive resource (aesthetic, intellectual, and material) of the present, and a rich legacy to …
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€3.82
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Anticipating Biosecurity Challenges of the Global Expansion of High-Containment Biological Laboratories: Biosecurity Challenges of the Global Expansion of High-Containment Biological Laboratories
During July 10-13, 2011, 68 participants from 32 countries gathered in Istanbul, Turkey for a workshop organized by the United States National Research Council on Anticipating Biosecurity Challenges …
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€3.85
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Anticipating Biosecurity Challenges of the Global Expansion of High-Containment Biological Laboratories: Biosecurity Challenges of the Global Expansion of High-Containment Biological Laboratories
During July 10-13, 2011, 68 participants from 32 countries gathered in Istanbul, Turkey for a workshop organized by the United States National Research Council on Anticipating Biosecurity Challenges …
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€47.15
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Rising Above the Gathering Storm
In October 2005, the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine released a policy report that served as a call to action. The report, Rising Above the Ga …
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Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Rising Above the Gathering Storm
In October 2005, the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine released a policy report that served as a call to action. The report, Rising Above the Ga …
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€34.65
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
The central goal of the In the Light of Evolution (ILE) series is to promote the evolutionary sciences through state-of-the-art colloquiain the series of Arthur M. Sackler colloquia sponsored by the …
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€3.83
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
The central goal of the In the Light of Evolution (ILE) series is to promote the evolutionary sciences through state-of-the-art colloquiain the series of Arthur M. Sackler colloquia sponsored by the …
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€70.74
Committee to Evaluate the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and Similar Federal Agency Programs & Institute of Medicine: Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
The primary federal program designed to ensure that all states are capable of participating the nation’s research enterprise fall under the general rubric of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Com …
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€3.84
Committee to Evaluate the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and Similar Federal Agency Programs & Institute of Medicine: Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
The primary federal program designed to ensure that all states are capable of participating the nation’s research enterprise fall under the general rubric of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Com …
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€47.60
Committee on India-United States Cooperation on Global Security: Technical Aspects of Civilian Nuclear Materials Security & Committee on International Security and Arms Control: India-United States Cooperation on Global Security
The U.S. government has made safeguarding of weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium an international policy priority, and convened The 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., o …
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€3.83
Committee on India-United States Cooperation on Global Security: Technical Aspects of Civilian Nuclear Materials Security & Committee on International Security and Arms Control: India-United States Cooperation on Global Security
The U.S. government has made safeguarding of weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium an international policy priority, and convened The 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., o …
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€50.38
National Academy of Sciences: Science of Science Communication II
Successful scientists must be effective communicators within their professions. Without those skills, they could not write papers and funding proposals, give talks and field questions, or teach class …
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€41.17
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Trends in the Innovation Ecosystem
Innovation has been a major engine of American economic and societal progress. It has increased per capita income more than sevenfold since the 19th century, has added three decades to the average li …
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€3.84
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Trends in the Innovation Ecosystem
Innovation has been a major engine of American economic and societal progress. It has increased per capita income more than sevenfold since the 19th century, has added three decades to the average li …
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€33.45
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
Humans possess certain unique mental traits. Self-reflection, as well as ethic and aesthetic values, is among them, constituting an essential part of what we call the human condition. The human menta …
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€3.85
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
Humans possess certain unique mental traits. Self-reflection, as well as ethic and aesthetic values, is among them, constituting an essential part of what we call the human condition. The human menta …
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€70.62
National Academy of Sciences: Science of Science Communication II
Successful scientists must be effective communicators within their professions. Without those skills, they could not write papers and funding proposals, give talks and field questions, or teach class …
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€3.84
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Arc of the Academic Research Career
America’s research universities have undergone striking change in recent decades, as have many aspects of the society that surrounds them. This change has important implications for the heart of ever …
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€3.84
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Arc of the Academic Research Career
America’s research universities have undergone striking change in recent decades, as have many aspects of the society that surrounds them. This change has important implications for the heart of ever …
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€42.36
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Culture Matters
In an increasingly interconnected world, science and technology research often transects international boundaries and involves researchers from multiple nations. This paradigm provides both new oppor …
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€3.79
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Culture Matters
In an increasingly interconnected world, science and technology research often transects international boundaries and involves researchers from multiple nations. This paradigm provides both new oppor …
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€41.07
Committee on India-United States Cooperation on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism & National Academy of Sciences: India-United States Cooperation on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism
India and the United States are the world’s two largest democracies with distinguished scientific traditions and experts in a wide range of scientific-technical fields. Given these strengths and the …
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€3.83
Committee on India-United States Cooperation on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism & National Academy of Sciences: India-United States Cooperation on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism
India and the United States are the world’s two largest democracies with distinguished scientific traditions and experts in a wide range of scientific-technical fields. Given these strengths and the …
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€53.91
Committee to Review the State of Postdoctoral Experience in Scientists and Engineers & Institute of Medicine: Postdoctoral Experience Revisited
The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited builds on the 2000 report Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers. That ground-breaking report assessed the postdoctoral experience an …
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€3.85
Committee to Review the State of Postdoctoral Experience in Scientists and Engineers & Institute of Medicine: Postdoctoral Experience Revisited
The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited builds on the 2000 report Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers. That ground-breaking report assessed the postdoctoral experience an …
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€52.53
Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares & National Academy of Sciences: Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security
On August 25-26, 2014, the Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN) and the National Research Council of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences convened the Brazil-U.S. Workshop on …
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€3.85
Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares & National Academy of Sciences: Brazil-U.S. Workshop on Strengthening the Culture of Nuclear Safety and Security
On August 25-26, 2014, the Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN) and the National Research Council of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences convened the Brazil-U.S. Workshop on …
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€43.62
Committee on India-United States Cooperation on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety & Indian National Science Academy: Indo-U.S. Workshop on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety
The United States and India have pledged to deepen the linkages between their people, their businesses, and their governments for the mutual benefit of both countries and for the promotion of global …
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€3.86
Committee on India-United States Cooperation on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety & Indian National Science Academy: Indo-U.S. Workshop on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety
The United States and India have pledged to deepen the linkages between their people, their businesses, and their governments for the mutual benefit of both countries and for the promotion of global …
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€56.70
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
Biodiversitythe genetic variety of lifeis an exuberant product of the evolutionary past, a vast human-supportive resource (aesthetic, intellectual, and material) of the present, and a rich legacy to …
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€3.83
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
Biodiversitythe genetic variety of lifeis an exuberant product of the evolutionary past, a vast human-supportive resource (aesthetic, intellectual, and material) of the present, and a rich legacy to …
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€154.07
National Academy of Medicine & National Academy of Sciences: Human Genome Editing
Genome editing is a powerful new tool for making precise alterations to an organism’s genetic material. Recent scientific advances have made genome editing more efficient, precise, and flexible than …
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€3.84
National Academy of Medicine & National Academy of Sciences: Human Genome Editing
Genome editing is a powerful new tool for making precise alterations to an organism’s genetic material. Recent scientific advances have made genome editing more efficient, precise, and flexible than …
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€70.62
National Academy of Sciences: Science of Science Communication III
Successful scientists must be effective communicators within their professions. Without those skills, they could not write papers and funding proposals, give talks and field questions, or teach class …
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€3.84
National Academy of Sciences: Science of Science Communication III
Successful scientists must be effective communicators within their professions. Without those skills, they could not write papers and funding proposals, give talks and field questions, or teach class …
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€47.71
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs Volume 81 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a mem …
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€83.92
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & Committee on Technical Issues Related to Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Drawing upon the considerable existing body of technical material related to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the National Academy of Sciences reviewed and assessed the key technical issues that ar …
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€20.93
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers
The concept of postdoctoral training came to science and engineering about a century ago. Since the 1960s, the performance of research in the United States has increasingly relied on these recent Ph …
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€19.90
Committee on Women in Science and Engineering & National Academy of Sciences: Who Will Do the Science of the Future?
Who Will Do the Science of the Future? is the summary of a symposium on careers of women in science. The symposium incorporated three panels of presenters: one focusing on the next generation, Scienc …
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€28.25
National Academy of Sciences: Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms
"The present book is intended as a progress report on [the] synthetic approach to evolution as it applies to the plant kingdom." With this simple statement, G. Ledyard Stebbins formulated t …
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€19.90
Committee on the FY 2003 Federal Science and Technology Budget & Institute of Medicine: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 2003 Federal Science and Technology Budget
Fifth in a series of annual reports, this study provides observations on the Administration’s FY 2003 budget proposal for federal science and technology (FS&T) programs. The first section of the repo …
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€21.19
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & National Academy of Sciences: Envisioning a 21st Century Science and Engineering Workforce for the United States
At the request of the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR), Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, presents in this brief paper her views of the cha …
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€25.80
Committee on Human Rights & Institute of Medicine: Guatemala
Two members of the Committee on Human Rights (CHR), NAS member Mary Jane West-Eberhard and NAS/NAE member Morton Panish, undertook a mission to Guatemala to observe the trial of two high-level Guatem …
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€34.42
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 80 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€77.86
Committee on the Federal Science and Technology Budget & Institute of Medicine: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Science and Technology Budget
Fourth in a series of annual reports, this study provides observations on the Administration’s FY 2002 budget proposal for federal science and technology (FS&T) programs. The report comments first on …
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€14.58
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Implementing the Government Performance and Results Act for Research
As requested by Congress and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), this report assists federal agencies in crafting plans and reports that are responsive to the Government P …
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€60.46
Committee on Balancing Scientific Openness and National Security & Institute of Medicine: Balancing Scientific Openness and National Security Controls at the Nuclear Weapons Laboratories
This report addresses consequences of current and proposed restrictions on international contacts by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) national laboratories and explores methods of best serving n …
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€34.74
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs Volume 82 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a mem …
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€101.22
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Evaluating Federal Research Programs
The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), passed by Congress in 1993, requires that federal agencies write five-year strategic plans with annual performance goals and produce an annual repor …
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€34.81
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & National Academy of Sciences: Future of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
The debate about appropriate purposes and policies for U.S. nuclear weapons has been under way since the beginning of the nuclear age. With the end of the Cold War, the debate has entered a new phase …
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€19.38
Committee on Criteria for Federal Support of Research and Development & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology
The United States faces a new challengemaintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology despite fiscal stringency during the next several years. To address this change, th …
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€34.88
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Careers in Science and Engineering
As science and technology advance, the needs of employers change, and these changes continually reshape the job market for scientists and engineers. Such shifts present challenges for students as the …
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€12.27
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 1999 Federal Science and Technology Budget
In this report, the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) provides its observations on the federal science and technology (FS&T) portion of the president’s fiscal year (FY) 1 …
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€14.72
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs Volume 84 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a mem …
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€81.51
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Capitalizing on Investments in Science and Technology
Although the United States is currently capitalizing on its investment in science and technology effectively, there remains much room for improvement. This volume identifies the ingredients for succe …
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€37.96
Government-Industry-University Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce
Each of 32 nonprofit organizations contributing a presentation to the Pan-Organizational Summit on the Science and Engineering Workforce (November 11-12, 2002; The National Academies, Washington, DC) …
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€57.62
National Academy of Sciences & Steve Olson: Evolution in Hawaii
As both individuals and societies, we are making decisions today that will have profound consequences for future generations. From preserving Earth’s plants and animals to altering our use of fossil …
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€14.72
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs Volume 83 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a mem …
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€75.75
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs Volume 85 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a mem …
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€100.54
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science
Today many school students are shielded from one of the most important concepts in modern science: evolution. In engaging and conversational style, Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science …
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€19.80
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 45 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€29.61
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 44 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€29.17
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Finding Common Ground
Protecting U.S. security by controlling technology export has long been a major issue. But the threat of the Soviet sphere is rapidly being superseded by state-sponsored terrorism; nuclear, chemical, …
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€34.75
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs Volume 86 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a mem …
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€105.95
Committee on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research & Institute of Medicine: Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research
Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research examines current interdisciplinary research efforts and recommends ways to stimulate and support such research. Advances in science and engineering increasingl …
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€46.28
National Academy of Sciences: Systematics and the Origin of Species
In December 2004, the National Academy of Sciences sponsored a colloquiumon "Systematics and the Origin of Species" to celebrate Ernst Mayr’s100th anniversary and to explore current knowled …
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€38.61
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs Volume 87 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a mem …
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€77.52
Committee on Advanced Research Instrumentation & Institute of Medicine: Advanced Research Instrumentation and Facilities
In recent years, the instrumentation needs of the nation’s research communities have changed and expanded. The need for particular instruments has become broader, crossing scientific and engineering …
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€50.72
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & National Academy of Sciences: Nuclear Arms Control
This nontechnical overview of developments in nuclear arms control describes how the United States and the Soviet Union arrived at their present positionsand where they might go from here. According …
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€24.79
Committee on a National Strategy for AIDS & Institute of Medicine: Confronting AIDS
This volume examines the complex medical, social, ethical, financial, and scientific problems arising from the AIDS epidemic and offers dozens of public policy and research recommendations for an app …
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€29.71
National Academy of Sciences & Polish Academy of Sciences: Ecological Risks
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€34.75
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Planetary Sciences
This book contains the proceedings from a workshop on planetary sciences sponsored by the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and the National Academy of Sciences. The proceedings include papers written …
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€28.95
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming
Global warming continues to gain importance on the international agenda and calls for action are heightening. Yet, there is still controversy over what must be done and what is needed to proceed.Poli …
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€98.41
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Science and Technology in the National Interest
This report is the second edition of the 1992 COSEPUP report "Science and Technology Leadership in American Government: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments." As was the case with th …
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€14.72
Addison Greenwood & National Academy of Sciences: Science at the Frontier
Science at the Frontier takes you on a journey through the minds of some of the nation’s leading young scientists as they explore the most exciting areas of discovery today.Based on the second Fronti …
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€25.13
American Council of Learned Societies & Anne F. Thurston: China Bound, Revised
Being prepared in China, says one researcher, can mean "the difference between a headache and a productive day." Acclaimed by readers, this friendly and practical volumenow updated with imp …
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€27.61
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 61 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€58.39
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Sciences: Eat for Life
Results from the National Research Council’s (NRC) landmark study Diet and health are readily accessible to nonscientists in this friendly, easy-to-read guide.Readers will find the heart of the book …
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€53.00
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 66 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€77.78
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 68 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€78.05
Board on Radiation Effects Research & Commission on Life Sciences: Review of the Draft Report of the NCI-CDC Working Group to Revise the 1985 Radioepidemiological Tables
The National Research Council was asked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to review the draft report of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-CDC’s working group charged with revi …
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€34.45
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 79 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€77.98
National Academy of Sciences & Office of International Affairs: High-Energy Astrophysics
During the past decade, the field of astrophysics has progressed at an impressive rate. This was reflected by the topics discussed at the workshop from which this book eminated. These topics include …
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€29.53
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Science and Technology in the Academic Enterprise
The U.S. academic research enterprise is entering a new era characterized by remarkable opportunities and increased strain. This two-part volume integrates the experiential knowledge of group members …
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€14.58
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers
Are we producing too many Ph Ds? Does the current graduate education system adequately prepare science and engineering students for today’s marketplace? How do foreign students enter the picture? Wha …
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€59.20
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 76 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€80.30
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 78 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€77.64
Board on Radiation Effects Research & Commission on Life Sciences: Review of the Hanford Thyroid Disease Study Draft Final Report
In 1986, officials of the US Department of Energy revealed that the Hanford Atomic Products Operations in Richland, Washington, had been releasing radioactive material, in particular iodine-131, into …
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€64.71
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & National Academy of Sciences: Challenges for the 1990s for Arms Control and International Security
Featuring essays by prominent experts in international security, this volume surveys the status and prospects for progress in every major area of arms control under active negotiation: strategic and …
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€14.80
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Sciences: Discovering the Brain
The brain …There is no other part of the human anatomy that is so intriguing. How does it develop and function and why does it sometimes, tragically, degenerate?The answers are complex. In Discover …
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€25.10
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & National Academy of Sciences: Future of the U.S.-Soviet Nuclear Relationship
The United States and the Soviet Union could drastically reduce their nuclear arsenals below the levels prescribed by the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). The end of the Cold War and the …
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€10.24
Committee on Nutritional Status During Pregnancy and Lactation & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Nutrition Services in Perinatal Care
This book focuses on nutrition services beginning in the preconceptional period and extending well beyond birth. It provides the rationale for the recommended nutritional services; briefly describes …
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€19.21
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: National Issues in Science and Technology 1993
This volume consists of four "white papers, " prepared for the Clinton administration as it took office, on important national policy issues in which science and technology play a central r …
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€25.50
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 64 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€90.47
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 60 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€106.99
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 56 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€29.37
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & National Academy of Sciences: Reykjavik and Beyond
No more important issue faces us today than the future success of efforts to manage and control nuclear arsenals. Reykjavik and Beyond represents the careful consideration of this subject by a group …
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€12.84
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Information Technology and the Conduct of Research
Computers and telecommunications have revolutionized the processes of scientific research. How is this information technology being applied and what difficulties do scientists face in using informati …
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€12.90
Academy Industry Program & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Supercomputers
Supercomputers are the ultimate engine of the information age. By generating and processing vast amounts of data with hitherto unparalleled speed, they make new activities in industrial research and …
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€17.28
Frank Press & National Academy of Sciences: Headline News, Science Views
Many Americans want information on how to eat a healthier diet, clean up the environment, or improve their children’s education. Yet, all too often, people lack the time or background to read scienti …
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€14.77
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming
Readily accessible to any interested reader, this volume offers an analysis of the major issues surrounding greenhouse warming and presents the authoring panel’s recommendations for U.S. policy.Recom …
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€17.75
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Government Role in Civilian Technology
As U.S. industry faces worldwide challenges, policymakers are asking questions about the role of the federal governmentnot only in promoting basic research but also in ushering new innovations to the …
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€23.10
Cheryl Simon Silver & National Academy of Sciences: One Earth, One Future
Written for nonscientists, One Earth, One Future can help individuals understand the basic science behind changes in the global environment and the resulting policy implications that the population o …
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€29.53
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Future National Research Policies Within the Industrialized Nations
This book is a summary and proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable and the National Science Foundation. It includes presentations by senior gove …
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€19.26
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Fateful Choices
This volume describes a vision for the future of U.S. academic research and the near-term actions and policies required to maintain the quality of academic research in the United States. It also desc …
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€19.26
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Science and Technology Leadership in American Government
The government of the United States today is deeply involved in activities that have significant scientific and technical (S&T) components that are vitally important for economic productivity and tec …
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€12.81
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Responsible Science
Responsible Science is a comprehensive review of factors that influence the integrity of the research process. Volume I examines reports on the incidence of misconduct in science and reviews institut …
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€59.72
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Responsible Science
Volume II of Responsible Science includes background papers and selected institutional reports, policies, and procedures that were used to develop Volume I. Topics discussed include traditions of men …
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€73.73
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 63 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€133.20
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Major Award Decisionmaking at the National Science Foundation
As part of its mission to foster high-quality scientific and engineering research, the National Science Foundation (NSF) plans, grants, and administers major awards to universities and other research …
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€34.65
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & National Academy of Sciences: Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium
Within the next decade, many thousands of U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons are slated to be retired as a result of nuclear arms reduction treaties and unilateral pledges. A hundred tons or more of pl …
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€74.48
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & National Academy of Sciences: Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium
Within the next decade, many thousands of U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons are slated to be retired as a result of nuclear arms reduction treaties and unilateral pledges. Hundreds of tons of plutoniu …
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€47.85
Addison Greenwood & Andrew Chaikin: Positron Named Priscilla
A Positron Named Priscilla is a book of wonder, offering a fascinating, readable overview of cutting-edge investigations by many of today’s leading young scientists. Written for anyone who loves scie …
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€29.44
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 69 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€77.20
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 70 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€77.68
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 71 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€77.82
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 72 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€77.47
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 73 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€77.26
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 74 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€77.53
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: National Science and Technology Strategies in a Global Context
This report covers discussions at a symposium on the International Context for National Science and Technology Strategies. The meeting was held May 7, 1997 at the National Academy of Sciences in Wash …
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€34.75
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend
This guide offers helpful advice on how teachers, administrators, and career advisers in science and engineering can become better mentors to their students. It starts with the premise that a success …
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€19.70
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 77 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€81.39
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Scientific Communication and National Security
The military, political, and economic preeminence of the United States during the post-World War II era is based to a substantial degree on its superior rate of achievement in science and technology, …
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€55.55
Leo A. Orleans & National Academy of Sciences: Chinese Students in America
The shift in U.S.-China relations since normalization has resulted in a rapid influx of Chinese students and scholars studying at U.S. institutions. There is an urgent need among institutions and ind …
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€14.72
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
This distinguished series contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member …
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€29.32
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 58 contains short biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences. …
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€29.37
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 59 contains short biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences. …
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€29.53
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 62 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€58.26
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 67 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€77.98
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 47 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€29.56
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 48 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€29.60
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 50 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€29.53
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 51 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€29.51
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 53 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€29.60
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs: Volume 54 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a me …
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€29.52
Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology & Institute of Medicine: Rising Above the Gathering Storm
In a world where advanced knowledge is widespread and low-cost labor is readily available, U.S. advantages in the marketplace and in science and technology have begun to erode. A comprehensive and co …
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€59.13
Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering & Institute of Medicine: Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in Academic Science and Engineering
During the last 40 years, the number of women studying science and engineering (S&E) has increased dramatically. Nevertheless, women do not hold academic faculty positions in numbers that commensurat …
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€38.05
Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering & Institute of Medicine: Beyond Bias and Barriers
The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its people. To maintain its scientific and engineering leadership amid increasing economic and educational gl …
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€50.09
National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs
Biographic Memoirs Volume 88 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a mem …
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€77.03
National Academy of Sciences: In the Light of Evolution
In December 2006, the National Academy of Sciences sponsored a colloquium (featured as part of the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia series) on "Adaptation and Complex Design" to synthesize recen …
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€58.95
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & International Strategic and Security Studies Programme of the National Institute of Advanced Studies: Science and Technology to Counter Terrorism
This volume presents the papers and summarizes the discussions of a workshop held in Goa, India, in January 2004, organized by the Indian National Institute of Advanced Science (NIAS) and the U.S. Co …
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€40.68
National Academy of Sciences: Policy Issues In Microcomputer Applications For Developing Countries
The growth of microcomputer applications in industrialized countries is predicated on an existing base that includes the ready availability of affordable hardware and software, trained personnel, cap …
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€36.77
National Academy of Sciences: Policy Issues In Microcomputer Applications For Developing Countries
The growth of microcomputer applications in industrialized countries is predicated on an existing base that includes the ready availability of affordable hardware and software, trained personnel, cap …
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€37.40
Committee on International Security and Arms Control & Joint Committee on Ballistic Missile Defense in the Context of Strategic Stability: Regional Ballistic Missile Defense in the Context of Strategic Stability
As ballistic missile technology proliferates, and as ballistic missile defenses are deployed by both the Russian Federation and the United States, it is increasingly important for these two countries …
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€62.56
International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing & National Academy of Medicine: Heritable Human Genome Editing
Heritable human genome editing – making changes to the genetic material of eggs, sperm, or any cells that lead to their development, including the cells of early embryos, and establishing a pregnancy …
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€70.40
Review of the Draft Research and Restoration Plan for Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (Western Alaska) Salmon
Declines in the abundance of salmon in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (AYK) region of western Alaska in the late 1990s and early 2000s created hardships for the people and communities who depend on this …
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€15.43
Chinese Academy of Sciences & Indian National Science Academy: Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes
As the world’s population exceeds an incredible 6 billion people, governmentsand scientistseverywhere are concerned about the prospects for sustainable development. The science academies of the three …
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€61.45
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 2001 Federal Science and Technology Budget
In 1995, the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council issued a report entitled Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Tech …
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€48.63
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Experiments in International Benchmarking of US Research Fields
How can the federal government gauge the overall health of scientific researchas a whole and in its partsand determine whether national funding adequately supports national research objectives? It is …
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€89.24
Committee on Improving Metrics for the Department of Defense & Committee on International Security and Arms Control: Improving Metrics for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
The Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program was created in 1991 as a set of support activities assisting the Former Soviet Union states in securing and eliminating strategic nuclear weapons and th …
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€3.84
Committee on Improving Metrics for the Department of Defense & Committee on International Security and Arms Control: Improving Metrics for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
The Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program was created in 1991 as a set of support activities assisting the Former Soviet Union states in securing and eliminating strategic nuclear weapons and th …
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€39.79
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 2001 Federal Science and Technology Budget
In 1995, the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council issued a report entitled Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Tech …
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€34.57
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Experiments in International Benchmarking of US Research Fields
How can the federal government gauge the overall health of scientific researchas a whole and in its partsand determine whether national funding adequately supports national research objectives? It is …
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€63.16
Chinese Academy of Sciences & Indian National Science Academy: Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes
As the world’s population exceeds an incredible 6 billion people, governmentsand scientistseverywhere are concerned about the prospects for sustainable development. The science academies of the three …
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€34.56
