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313 produkter
Nuclear Weapons Complex
Management for Health, Safety, and the Environment
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 1989
2925 kr
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In this volume, the National Research Council examines problems arising throughout government-owned, contractor-operated facilities in the United States engaged in activities to build nuclear weapons. The book draws conclusions about and makes recommendations for the health and safety of the …
Statistical Software Engineering
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
1341 kr
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This book identifies challenges and opportunities in the development and implementation of software that contain significant statistical content. While emphasizing the relevance of using rigorous statistical and probabilistic techniques in software engineering contexts, it presents opportunities …
Post-Cold War Conflict Deterrence
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
1559 kr
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Deterrence as a strategic concept evolved during the Cold War. During that period, deterrence strategy was aimed mainly at preventing aggression against the United States and its close allies by the hostile Communist power centers--the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and its allies, …
Massive Data Sets
Proceedings of a Workshop
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
1502 kr
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Mars Sample Return
Issues and Recommendations
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
1346 kr
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The Space Studies Board of the National Research Council (NRC) serves as the primary adviser to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on planetary protection policy, the purpose of which is to preserve conditions for future biological and organic exploration of planets and other …
New Science Strategy for Space Astronomy and Astrophysics
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
1205 kr
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Review of ONR's Uninhabited Combat Air Vehicles Program
Av National Research Council, and Applications Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
1279 kr
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Joint Vision 20101 addresses the need for achieving military dominance through the application of new operational concepts. For the Department of the Navy, future operational concepts will hinge on a continuance of forward yet unobtrusive presence and the capability to influence events ashore as …
Discriminant Analysis and Clustering
Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.
Häftad, 1988
677 kr
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Laboratory Design, Construction, and Renovation
Participants, Process, and Product
Av and Renovation of Laboratory Facilities Committee on Design, Construction, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
624 kr
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Laboratory facilities are complex, technically sophisticated, and mechanically intensive structures that are expensive to build and to maintain. Hundreds of decisions must be made before and during new construction or renovation that will determine how successfully the facility will function when …
Women in the Chemical Workforce
A Workshop Report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable
Av Chemical Sciences Roundtable, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
690 kr
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For a period of history no women worked outside the home. Bust as years have gone by and society has changed, Women are working varying jobs every day. They are, however, underrepresented in some sectors of jobs. This includes women in the engineering and science fields. To matters worse, women do …
Issues in the Integration of Research and Operational Satellite Systems for Climate Research
Part I. Science and Design
Av Committee on Earth Studies, Space Studies Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
693 kr
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Currently, the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Commerce (DOC) acquire and operate separate polarorbiting environmental satellite systems that collect data needed for military and civil weather forecasting. The National Performance Review (NPR) and subsequent Presidential Decision Directive (PDD), …
Review of NASA's Biomedical Research Program
Av Committee on Space Biology and Medicine, Space Studies Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
610 kr
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The 1998 Committee on Space Biology and Medicine (CSBM) report A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine in the New Century assessed the known and potential effects of spaceflight on biological systems in general and on human physiology, behavior, and performance in particular, and …
LC21
A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress
Av Committee on an Information Technology Strategy for the Library of Congress, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
725 kr
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Digital information and networks challenge the core practices of libraries, archives, and all organizations with intensive information management needs in many respects—not only in terms of accommodating digital information and technology, but also through the need to develop new economic and …
Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences
Issues for the 21st Century: Report of a Workshop
Av Chemical Sciences Roundtable, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
690 kr
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Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences is a summary of the December 1999 workshop, "Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences: Issues for the 21st Century." This workshop discussed the various features of graduate education in chemical science and technology. Using case histories and their …
Summary of a Workshop on Information Technology Research for Federal Statistics
Av Committee on Computing and Communications Research to Enable Better Use of Information Technology in Government, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
416 kr
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Part of an in-depth study of how information technology research and development could more effectively support advances in the use of information technology (IT) in government, Summary of a Workshop on Information Technology Research for Federal Statistics explores IT research opportunities of …
Network-Centric Naval Forces
A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities
Av Committee on Network-Centric Naval Forces, Naval Studies Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
1905 kr
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Network-Centric Naval Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational Capabilities is a study to advise the Department of the Navy regarding its transition strategy to achieve a network-centric naval force through technology application. This report discusses the technical underpinnings …
Assessment of Undersea Weapons Science and Technology
Av Committee for Undersea Weapons Science and Technology, Naval Studies Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
644 kr
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The Department of the Navy strives to maintain, through its Office of Naval Research (ONR), a vigorous science and technology (S&T) program in those areas considered critically important to U.S. naval superiority in the maritime environment, including littoral waters and shore regions. In pursuing …
Impact of Selling the Federal Helium Reserve
Av Committee on the Impact of Selling the Federal Helium Reserve, Board on Physics and Astronomy m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
502 kr
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The Helium Privatization Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-273) directs the Department of the Interior to begin liquidating the U.S. Federal Helium Reserve by 2005 in a manner consistent with "minimum market disruption" and at a price given by a formula specified in the act. It also mandates that the …
Making IT Better
Expanding Information Technology Research to Meet Society''s Needs
Av Committee on Information Technology Research in a Competitive World, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
803 kr
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The flood of information technology (I.T.) products and services entering the market place often obscures the need to nurture the research enterprise. But as I.T. becomes integrated into all aspects of society, the need for research is even greater. And the range of issues that need to be addressed …
Internet's Coming of Age
Av Committee on the Internet in the Evolving Information Infrastructure, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
696 kr
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What most of us know as "the Internet" is actually a set of largely autonomous, loosely coordinated communication networks. As the influence of the Internet continues to grow, understanding its real nature is imperative to acting on a wide range of policy issues. This timely new book explains basic …
Assessment of Naval Hydromechanics Science and Technology
Av Committee for Naval Hydromechanics Science and Technology, Naval Studies Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
658 kr
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The Department of the Navy maintains a vigorous science and technology (S&T) research program in those areas that are critically important to ensuring U.S. naval superiority in the maritime environment. A number of these areas depend largely on sustained Navy Department investments for their …
Future Biotechnology Research on the International Space Station
Av Task Group for the Evaluation of NASA's Biotechnology Facility for the International Space Station, Space Studies Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
644 kr
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Under current NASA plans, investigations in the area of biotechnology will be a significant component of the life sciences research to be conducted on the International Space Station (ISS). They encompass work on cell science and studies of the use of microgravity to grow high-quality protein …
Research Teams and Partnerships
Trends in the Chemical Sciences, Report of a Workshop
Av Chemical Sciences Roundtable, and Applications Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
710 kr
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The third workshop of the Chemical Sciences Roundtable, Research Teams and Partnerships was held in Irvine, California, on May 2-3, 1999. The presentations and discussions at the workshop considered the current status of research partnerships in the chemical sciences and methods to improve the …
Networking Health
Prescriptions for the Internet
Av Committee on Enhancing the Internet for Health Applications: Technical Requirements and Implementation Strategies, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
1047 kr
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Consumer health websites have garnered considerable media attention, but only begin to scratch the surface of the more pervasive transformations the Internet could bring to health and health care. Networking Health examines ways in which the Internet may become a routine part of health care …
Materials in a New Era
Proceedings of the 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum
Av Solid State Sciences Committee, and Applications Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics m. fl.
E-bok, 1999
407 kr
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The 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum, entitled "Materials in a New Era," was held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., on February 16-17, 1999. The forum was designed to launch the report entitled Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow ''s …
Summary of a Workshop on Information Technology Research for Crisis Management
Av Committee on Computing and Communications Research to Enable Better Use of Information Technology in Government, and Applications Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics m. fl.
E-bok, 1999
559 kr
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This workshop summary was produced in the course of a broader study that is exploring how information technology research can foster new and improved government services, operations, and interactions with citizens. This workshop summary examines how this technology can contribute to more-effective …
Radiation and the International Space Station
Recommendations to Reduce Risk
Av Committee on Solar and Space Physics, Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Research m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
554 kr
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A major objective of the International Space Station is learning how to cope with the inherent risks of human spaceflight—how to live and work in space for extended periods. The construction of the station itself provides the first opportunity for doing so. Prominent among the challenges associated …
Cooperative Stewardship
Managing the Nation''s Multidisciplinary User Facilities for Research with Synchrotron Radiation, Neutrons, and High Magnetic Fields
Av Committee on Developing a Federal Materials Facilities Strategy, and Applications Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics m. fl.
E-bok, 1999
658 kr
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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 research with synchrotron radiation, neutrons, and high …
Question of Balance
Private Rights and the Public Interest in Scientific and Technical Databases
Av Committee for a Study on Promoting Access to Scientific and Technical Data for the Public Interest, and Applications Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics m. fl.
E-bok, 1999
624 kr
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New legal approaches, such as the European Union''s 1996 Directive on the Legal Protection of Databases, and other legal initiatives now being considered in the United States at the federal and state level, are threatening to compromise public access to scientific and technical data available …
Improving Surface Transportation Security
A Research and Development Strategy
Av Committee on R&D Strategies to Improve Surface Transportation Security, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems m. fl.
E-bok, 1999
303 kr
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The surface transportation system is vital to our nation''s economy, defense, and quality of life. Because threats against the system have hitherto been perceived as minor, little attention has been paid to its security. But the world is changing, as highlighted by dramatic incidents such as the …
