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Making Policies for Children

av National Research Council, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Committee On Child Development Research And Public Policy, Panel For The Study Of The Policy Formation Process

Häftad, Engelska, 1982-02-01

882

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Population Growth and Economic Development

av National Research Council, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Committee On Population, Working Group On Population Growth And Economic Development

Häftad, Engelska, 1986-02-01

505

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This book addresses nine relevant questions: Will population growth reduce the growth rate of per capita income because it reduces the per capita availability of exhaustible resources? How about for renewable resources? Will population growth aggr...

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Fisheries Technologies for Developing Countries

av National Research Council, Policy And Global Affairs, Board On Science And Technology For International Development

Häftad, Engelska, 1988-02-01

613

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In developing countries, traditional fishermen are important food contributors, yet technological information and development assistance to third-world nations often focuses on agriculture and industrial fishing, without addressing the needs of in...

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Lost Crops of the Incas

av National Research Council, Policy And Global Affairs, Board On Science And Technology For International Development, Ad Hoc Panel Of The Advisory Committee On Technology Innovation

Häftad, Engelska, 1989-02-01

1205

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This fascinating, readable volume is filled with enticing, detailed information about more than 30 different Incan crops that promise to follow the potato's lead and become important contributors to the world's food supply. Some of these overlooke...

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Microlivestock

av National Research Council, Board On Science And Technology For International Development

Häftad, Engelska, 1991-02-01

1366

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Microlivestock is a term coined for species that are inherently small as well as for breeds of cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs that are less than about half the size of the most common breeds. These miniature animals are seldom considered in the br...

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Conserving Biodiversity

av National Research Council, Board On Science And Technology For International Development

Häftad, Engelska, 1992-02-01

92

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The loss of the earth's biological diversity is widely recognized as a critical environmental problem. That loss is most severe in developing countries, where the conditions of human existence are most difficult. Conserving Biodiversity presents a...

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Neem

av National Research Council, Board On Science And Technology For International Development

Häftad, Engelska, 1992-02-01

559

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The neem tree, one of the most promising of all plants, may eventually benefit every person on the planet. Probably no other plant yields as many varied products or has as many exploitable by-products. Indeed, as foreseen by some scientists, this ...

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Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics

av National Research Council, Board On Science And Technology For International Development, Board On Agriculture, Committee On Sustainable Agriculture And The Environment In The Humid Tropics

Inbunden, Engelska, 1993-02-01

613

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Rainforests are rapidly being cleared in the humid tropics to keep pace with food demands, economic needs, and population growth. Without proper management, these forests and other natural resources will be seriously depleted within the next 50 ye...

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Lost Crops of Africa

av National Research Council, Policy And Global Affairs, Office Of International Affairs, Board On Science And Technology For International Development

Häftad, Engelska, 1996-03-01

720

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Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever hope to feed its growing population. Yet there is an overlooked food resourc...

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Virtual Reality

av National Research Council, Computer Science And Telecommunications Board, Committee On Virtual Reality Research And Development, Anne S Mavor, Nathaniel I Durlach

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995-01-01

828

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Despite widespread interest in virtual reality, research and development efforts in synthetic environments (SE)?the field encompassing virtual environments, teleoperation, and hybrids?have remained fragmented. Virtual Reality is the first integrat...

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Improving Schooling for Language Minority Children

av Committee On Developing A Research Agenda On The Education Of Limited-English-Proficient And, National Research Council And Institute Of Medicine, National Academy Of Sciences, Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education

Inbunden, Engelska, 1997-05-01

962

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How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? In Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a committee of experts focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a...

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World-Class Research and Development

av National Research Council, Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences, Commission On Engineering And Technical Systems, Development And Engineering Center, Standing Committee On Program And Technical Review Of The U S Army Natick Research

Häftad, Engelska, 1996-10-01

532

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Global Environmental Change

av Committee On Global Change Research, National Research Council, Board On Sustainable Development

Häftad, Engelska, 1998-08-01

532

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Stewardship of Federal Facilities

av National Research Council, Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences, Commission On Engineering And Technical Systems, Committee To Assess Techniques For Developing Maintenance And Repair Budgets For Federal Facilities

Häftad, Engelska, 1998-10-01

505

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The federal government has invested more than $300 billion in 500,000 buildings and other facilities worldwide to support the provision of government services. Evidence is mounting that the physical condition, functionality, and quality of federal...

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Global Environmental Change

av National Research Council, Policy Division, Board On Sustainable Development, Committee On Global Change Research

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999-10-01

990

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How can we understand and rise to the environmental challenges of global change? One clear answer is to understand the science of global change, not solely in terms of the processes that control changes in climate and the composition of the atmosp...

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Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards

av National Research Council, Mathematics Center For Science And Engineering Education, Committee On Development Of An Addendum To The National Science Education Standards On Scientific

Häftad, Engelska, 2000-05-01

439

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Humans, especially children, are naturally curious. Yet, people often balk at the thought of learning science?the "eyes glazed over" syndrome. Teachers may find teaching science a major challenge in an era when science ranges from the ha...

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Cooperative Stewardship

av National Research Council, Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences, Mathematics Commission On Physical Sciences And Applications, Committee On Developing A Federal Materials Facilities Strategy

Häftad, Engelska, 2000-01-01

532

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The Committee on Developing a Federal Materials Facilities Strategy was appointed by the National Research Council (NRC) in response to a request by the federal agencies involved in funding and operating multidisciplinary user facilities for resea...

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How People Learn

av National Research Council, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Cognitive Board On Behavioral And Sensory Sciences, Committee On Developments In The Science Of Learning With Additional Material From The Committee On

Häftad, Engelska, 2000-09-01

559

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First released in the Spring of 1999, How People Learn has been expanded to show how the theories and insights from the original book can translate into actions and practice, now making a real connection between classroom activities and learning b...

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Early Childhood Intervention

av Youth Board On Children And Families, Committee On Integrating The Science Of Early Childhood Development, National Research Council, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Institute Of Medicine

Häftad, Engelska, 2000-05-01

548

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On June 24-25, 1999, the Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine convened a works...

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Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

av Rewarding Committee On Recognizing, Evaluating And Developing Excellence In Teaching Of, Board On Science Education, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, National Research Council, Mary Anne Fox

Häftad, Engelska, 2003-01-01

613

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Economic, academic, and social forces are causing undergraduate schools to start a fresh examination of teaching effectiveness. Administrators face the complex task of developing equitable, predictable ways to evaluate, encourage, and reward good ...

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At What Price?

av National Research Council, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Committee On National Statistics, Measurement Panel On Conceptual And Other Statistical Issues In Developing Cost-Of-Living Indexes, Christopher MacKie

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002-03-01

613

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How well does the consumer price index (CPI) reflect the changes that people actually face in living costs?from apples to computers to health care? Given how it is used, is it desirable to construct the CPI as a cost-of-living index (COLI)? With w...

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A Strategic Vision for Department of Energy Environmental Quality Research and Development

av Committee On Building A Long-Term Environmental Quality Research And Development Program In The, National Research Council, Division On Earth And Life Studies, Board On Radioactive Waste Management

Häftad, Engelska, 2001-10-01

828

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The National Academies' National Research Council undertook this study in response to a request from the Under Secretary of Energy to provide strategic advice on how the Department of Energy could improve its Environmental Quality R&D portfoli...

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The Role of Environmental NGOs, Russian Challenges, American Lessons

av Committee On Improving The Effectiveness Of Environmental Nongovernmental Organizations In Russia, Security Office For Central Europe And Eurasia Development And Cooperation, Office Of International Affairs, Policy And Global Affairs, National Research Council

Häftad, Engelska, 2001-12-01

882

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An NRC committee was established to work with a Russian counterpart group in conducting a workshop in Moscow on the effectiveness of Russian environmental NGOs in environmental decision-making and prepared proceedings of this workshop, highlightin...

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High-Impact Terrorism

av Russian Academy Of Sciences, National Research Council, Policy And Global Affairs, Security Development And Cooperation, Office For Central Europe And Eurasia

Häftad, Engelska, 2002-06-01

720

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In June 2001 the National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences held a bilateral workshop in Moscow on terrorism in a high-technology society and modern methods to prevent and respond to it. The purpose of the workshop was to begin a dialo...

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Developing New Contraceptives

av National Research Council And Institute Of Medicine, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Committee On Contraceptive Development

Häftad, Engelska, 1990-02-01

686

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There are numerous reasons to hasten the introduction of new and improved contraceptives?from health concerns about the pill to the continuing medical liability crisis. Yet, U.S. organizations are far from taking a leadership position in funding, ...

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Reducing Underage Drinking

av Institute Of Medicine, National Research Council, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Youth Board On Children And Families, Committee On Developing A Strategy To Reduce And Prevent Underage Drinking

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004-03-01

543

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Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish...

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Terrorism: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Improving Responses

av Russian Academy Of Sciences, National Research Council, Policy And Global Affairs, Security Development And Cooperation, Office For Central Europe And Eurasia

Häftad, Engelska, 2004-07-01

680

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This book is devoted primarily to papers prepared by American and Russian specialists on cyber terrorism and urban terrorism. It also includes papers on biological and radiological terrorism from the American and Russian perspectives. Of particula...

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Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism

av National Research Council, Policy And Global Affairs, Security Development And Cooperation, Committee On Research Standards And Practices To Prevent The Destructive Application Of

Häftad, Engelska, 2004-03-01

562

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In recent years much has happened to justify an examination of biological research in light of national security concerns. The destructive application of biotechnology research includes activities such as spreading common pathogens or transforming...

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Preventing Earthquake Disasters: The Grand Challenge in Earthquake Engineering

av National Research Council, Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences, Board On Infrastructure And The Constructed Environment, Committee To Develop A Long-Term Research Agenda For The Network For Earthquake Engineering

Häftad, Engelska, 2003-12-01

640

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The Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is scheduled to become operational in 2004. These network sites will perform a range of experiments to test and validate complex compu...

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Science and Technology in Armenia

av National Research Council, Policy And Global Affairs, Security Development And Cooperation, Office For Central Europe And Eurasia, Committee On Science And Technology In Armenia

Häftad, Engelska, 2004-12-01

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An NRC ad hoc committee analyzed the current status and future development potential of Armenia's science and technology base, including human and infrastructural resources and research and educational capabilities. The committee identified those ...

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