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462 produkter
AIDS, Sexual Behavior, and Intravenous Drug Use
Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Inbunden, 1989
2248 kr
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The AIDS virus is spread by human behaviors enacted in a variety of social situations. In order to prevent further infection, we need to know more about these behaviors. This volume explores what is known about the number of people infected, risk-associated behaviors, facilitation of behavioral …
Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling
Volume I, Review and Recommendations
Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 1991
1865 kr
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This book reviews the uses and abuses of microsimulation models--large, complex models that produce estimates of the effects on program costs and who would gain and who would lose from proposed changes in government policies ranging from health care to welfare to taxes. Volume 1 is designed to …
Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling
Volume II, Technical Papers
Av Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 1991
1865 kr
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This volume, second in the series, provides essential background material for policy analysts, researchers, statisticians, and others interested in the application of microsimulation techniques to develop estimates of the costs and population impacts of proposed changes in government policies …
Providing National Statistics on Health and Social Welfare Programs in an Era of Change
Summary of a Workshop
Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
729 kr
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Statistics, Testing, and Defense Acquisition
Background Papers
Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
1461 kr
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The Panel on Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluating Defense Systems had a broad mandate-to examine the use of statistics in conjunction with defense testing. This involved examining methods for software testing, reliability test planning and estimation, validation of modeling and …
Early Childhood Intervention
Views from the Field: Report of a Workshop
Av Institute of Medicine, National Research Council m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
751 kr
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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 workshop for researchers and practitioners to examine the …
Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs
What We Don't Know Keeps Hurting Us
Av National Research Council, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
997 kr
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How should the war on drugs be fought? Everyone seems to agree that the United States ought to use a combination of several different approaches to combat the destructive effects of illegal drug use. Yet there is a remarkable paucity of data and research information that policy makers require if …
Fairness in Employment Testing
Validity Generalization, Minority Issues, and the General Aptitude Test Battery
Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 1989
2264 kr
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Declining American competitiveness in world economic markets has renewed interest in employment testing as a way of putting the right workers in the right jobs. A new study of the U.S. Department of Labor's General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) Referral System sheds light on key questions for …
Procedures for Testing Color Vision
Report of Working Group 41
Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 1981
1870 kr
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Emergent Techniques for Assessment of Visual Performance
Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 1985
1781 kr
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Recent vision research has led to the emergence of new techniques that offer exciting potential for a more complete assessment of vision in clinical, industrial, and military settings. Emergent Techniques for Assessment of Visual Performance examines four areas of vision testing that offer …
Cognitive Aspects of Survey Methodology
Building a Bridge Between Disciplines
Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 1984
770 kr
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Sharing Research Data
Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 1985
977 kr
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Developing New Contraceptives
Obstacles and Opportunities
Av National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 1990
900 kr
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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, researching, and introducing new contraceptives--in …
Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace
Low Back and Upper Extremities
Av Panel on Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
1248 kr
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Every year workers'' low-back, hand, and arm problems lead to time away from jobs and reduce the nation''s economic productivity. The connection of these problems to workplace activities-from carrying boxes to lifting patients to pounding computer keyboards-is the subject of major disagreements …
Forced Migration and Mortality
Av Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, Committee on Population m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
624 kr
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In recent years the number of complex humanitarian emergencies around the world has been steadily increasing. War and political, ethnic, racial, and religious strife continually force people to migrate against their will. These forced migrants create a stream of new challenges for relief workers …
American Community Survey
Summary of a Workshop
Av Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
419 kr
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The American Community Survey (ACS), to be run by the Census Bureau, will be a large (250,000 housing units a month), predominantly mailout/mailback survey that will collect information similar to that on the decennial census long form. The development of this new survey raises interesting …
Small-Area Estimates of School-Age Children in Poverty
Evaluation of Current Methodology
Av Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas, Committee on National Statistics m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
1070 kr
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The Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas was established by the Committee on National Statistics at the National Research Council in response to the Improving America''s Schools Act of 1994. That act charged the U.S. Census Bureau to produce updated estimates of poor school-age …
Crime Victims with Developmental Disabilities
Report of a Workshop
Av Committee on Law and Justice, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
710 kr
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Although violent crime in the United States has declined over the past five years, certain groups appear to remain at disproportionately high risk for violent victimization. In the United States, people with developmental disabilities—such as mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, …
Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs
What We Don''t Know Keeps Hurting Us
Av Committee on Data and Research for Policy on Illegal Drugs, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
1159 kr
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How should the war on drugs be fought? Everyone seems to agree that the United States ought to use a combination of several different approaches to combat the destructive effects of illegal drug use. Yet there is a remarkable paucity of data and research information that policy makers require if …
New Horizons in Health
An Integrative Approach
Av Committee on Future Directions for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral, Cognitive m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
698 kr
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New Horizons in Health discusses how the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can integrate research in the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences to better understand the causes of disease as well as interventions that promote health. It outlines a set of research priorities for consideration …
Cells and Surveys
Should Biological Measures Be Included in Social Science Research?
Av Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
953 kr
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What can social science, and demography in particular, reasonably expect to learn from biological information? There is increasing pressure for multipurpose household surveys to collect biological data along with the more familiar interviewer-respondent information. Given that recent technical …
Education and Delinquency
Summary of a Workshop
Av and Control Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, Committee on Law and Justice m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
639 kr
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The Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, and Control convened a workshop on October 2, 1998, to explore issues related to educational performance, school climate, school practices, learning, student motivation and commitment to school, and their relationship to delinquency. The workshop …
Improving Access to and Confidentiality of Research Data
Report of a Workshop
Av Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
658 kr
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Improving Access to and Confidentiality of Research Data summarizes a workshop convened by the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) to promote discussion about methods for advancing the often conflicting goals of exploiting the research potential of microdata and maintaining acceptable levels …
Small-Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Priorities for 2000 and Beyond
Av Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas, Committee on National Statistics m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
676 kr
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Recent trends in federal policies for social and economic programs have increased the demand for timely, accurate estimates of income and poverty for states, counties, and even smaller areas. Every year more than $130 billion in federal funds is allocated to states and localities through formulas …
After-School Programs to Promote Child and Adolescent Development
Summary of a Workshop
Av Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth, and Families Board on Children, Youth m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
678 kr
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This report summarizes the presentations and discussion at a workshop entitled Opportunities to Promote Child and Adolescent Development During the After-School Hours, convened on October 21, 1999. The workshop was organized by the Board on Children, Youth, and Families and its Forum on Adolescence …
Sleep Needs, Patterns, and Difficulties of Adolescents
Summary of a Workshop
Av Forum on Adolescence, and Families Board on Children, Youth m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
428 kr
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Sleep is not only a biological necessity but also a physiological drive. In today''s fast-paced world, though, a good night''s sleep is often the first thing to go. The effects of inadequate sleep are more than mere annoyances: they affect our mood and how we perform at school, work, and home and …
International Conflict Resolution After the Cold War
Av Committee on International Conflict Resolution, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
1039 kr
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The end of the Cold War has changed the shape of organized violence in the world and the ways in which governments and others try to set its limits. Even the concept of international conflict is broadening to include ethnic conflicts and other kinds of violence within national borders that may …
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 …
Time-Use Measurement and Research
Report of a Workshop
Av Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
605 kr
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One of the most substantial policy changes in the past decade was the elimination of the main social welfare program for poor families, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, ending the entitlement to cash benefits and replacing it with a policy emphasizing work. A question relevant for …
Early Childhood Intervention
Views from the Field: Report of a Workshop
Av Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development, and Families Board on Children, Youth m. fl.
E-bok, 2000
678 kr
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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 workshop for researchers and practitioners to examine the …
