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  | | Human-AI Teaming State-of-the-Art and Research Needs (Paperback) by National Academies Press Paperback, Published 2022 by Natl Academy Pr Mrz 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0-309-27017-5, ISBN: 0-309-27017-0 "Human-AI Teaming: State-of-the-Art and Research Needs examines the factors that are relevant to the design and implementation of AI systems with respect to human operations." |
 | | Fueling Innovation and Discovery The Mathematical Sciences in the 21st Century (Mathematics) by National Research Council, Geoffrey Cornelius, Division On Engineering, Physical Sciences, National Academies Press, Their Applications Paperback, 57 Pages, Published 2012 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-25473-1, ISBN: 0-309-25473-6 "The mathematical sciences are part of everyday life. Modern communication, transportation, science, engineering, technology, medicine, manufacturing, security, and finance all depend on the mathematical sciences. Fueling Innovation and Discovery describes recent advances in the mathematical sciences and advances enabled by mathematical sciences research. It is geared toward general readers who would like to know more about ongoing advan ..." |
 | | Post-Incident Recovery Considerations of the Health Care Service Delivery Infrastructure Workshop Summary by Institute Of Medicine, National Academies Press, Bruce M. Altevogt, Theresa Wizemann Paperback, 40 Pages, Published 2012 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-26060-2, ISBN: 0-309-26060-4 "Health systems and assets are a large part of the critical infrastructure of any community and are vital not only for the safety and well-being of its citizens, but also for the economic vitality, quality of life, and livelihood of the entire community. As part of its ongoing mission to foster dialogue among stakeholders and to confront the challenges inherent in ensuring the nation's health security, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) For ..." |
 | | Successful K-12 STEM Education Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics by National Research Council, Board On Testing, Division Of Behavioral, Social Sciences, National Academies Press Paperback, 44 Pages, Published 2011 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-21296-0, ISBN: 0-309-21296-0 "Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are cultural achievements that reflect our humanity, power our economy, and constitute fundamental aspects of our lives as citizens, consumers, parents, and members of the workforce. Providing all students with access to quality education in the STEM disciplines is important to our nation's competitiveness. However, it is challenging to identify the most successful schools and app ..." |
 | | On Being a Scientist(3rd Edition) A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research: Third Edition (Ethical Foundations of Science) by Institute Of Medicine, And Public Policy, Global Affairs, Committee On Science, National Academies Press, Natl Academy Pr, National Academy Press, National... Sciences Paperback, 82 Pages, Published 2009 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-11970-2, ISBN: 0-309-11970-7 "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 attempt by scientists to describe the world accurately and without bias. But this trust will endure only if the scientific community devotes itself to exemplifying and transmitting the values associated with ethical scientific conduct. On Bein ..." |
 | | The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras Science, Ethics, and Governance (Paperback) by National Academies Press Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2021 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-30336-1, ISBN: 0-309-30336-2 "When compared to the gross domestic products of other countries, the Department of Defense (DoD) budget ranks above all but about 20 nations. If viewed as a company, it would be the largest globally with the most employees." |
 | | Forging a Poison Prevention and Control System(1st Edition) by Institute Of Medicine, National Academies Press, Virginia Cullen Reichert, Arunabh Talwar, Alan M. Fein, Nat'l Acad Pres, Disease Prevention Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2004 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-09194-7, ISBN: 0-309-09194-2 "Poisoning is a far more serious health problem in the U.S. than has generally been recognized. It is estimated that more than 4 million poisoning episodes occur annually, with approximately 300,000 cases leading to hospitalization. The field of poison prevention provides some of the most celebrated examples of successful public health interventions, yet surprisingly the current poison control “system†is little more than a loose netw ..." |
 | | Nutrition Across the Lifespan for Healthy Aging Proceedings of a Workshop by Food Forum, Leslie Pray, National Academies Press Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2017 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-45748-4, ISBN: 0-309-45748-3 "In September 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to examine trends and patterns in aging and factors related to healthy aging in the United States, with a focus on nutrition, and how nutrition can sustain and promote healthy aging, not just in late adulthood, but beginning in pregnancy and early childhood and extending throughout the lifespan. Participants discussed the role of nutriti ..." |
 | | Accounting for Social Risk Factors in Medicare Payment by Donald M. Steinwachs, Kathleen Stratton, Leslie Y. Kwan, Medicine Division, Public Health Practice, National Academies Press Paperback, 580 Pages, Published 2017 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-44920-5, ISBN: 0-309-44920-0 "Recent health care payment reforms aim to improve the alignment of Medicare payment strategies with goals to improve the quality of care provided, patient experiences with health care, and health outcomes, while also controlling costs. These efforts move Medicare away from the volume-based payment of traditional fee-for-service models and toward value-based purchasing, in which cost control is an explicit goal in addition to clinical an ..." |
 | | Crossing the Quality Chasm(1st Edition) A New Health System for the 21st Century by Institute Of Medicine, National Academies Press Hardcover, 360 Pages, Published 2001 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-07280-9, ISBN: 0-309-07280-8 "Second in a series of publications from the Institute of Medicine's Quality of Health Care in America project Today's health care providers have more research findings and more technology available to them than ever before. Yet recent reports have raised serious doubts about the quality of health care in America. Crossing the Quality Chasm makes an urgent call for fundamental change to close the quality gap. This book recommends a swe ..." |
 | | Assessing the Use of Agent-Based Models for Tobacco Regulation(1st Edition) by Institute Of Medicine, National Academies Press, V. Ayano Ogawa, Amy Geller, Robert Wallace Paperback, 290 Pages, Published 2015 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-31722-1, ISBN: 0-309-31722-3 "Tobacco consumption continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products - specifically cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, and smokeless tobacco - to protect public health and reduce tobacco use in the United States. Given the strong social component inherent to tobacco ..." |
 | | Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022 (Space Exploration and Weather) by National Research Council, Space Studies Board, National Academies Press, Division On Engineering, Physical Sciences Paperback, 398 Pages, Published 2012 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-22464-2, ISBN: 0-309-22464-0 "In recent years, planetary science has seen a tremendous growth in new knowledge. Deposits of water ice exist at the Moon's poles. Discoveries on the surface of Mars point to an early warm wet climate, and perhaps conditions under which life could have emerged. Liquid methane rain falls on Saturn's moon Titan, creating rivers, lakes, and geologic landscapes with uncanny resemblances to Earth's. Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science ..." |
 | | Health Effects of Beryllium Exposure(1st Edition) A Literature Review (Paperback) by Committee On Toxicology, National Research Council, National Academies Press Paperback, 118 Pages, Published 2007 by National Academy Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-11167-6, ISBN: 0-309-11167-6 "1989 Rat respiratory epithelial cells BeO (low fired) — Positive Steele et al. 1989 Rat respiratory epithelial cells BeO (high fired) — Mixed Steele et al. 1989 BALB/ c-3T3 cells BeSO4 — Positive Keshava et al. 2001 Rat respiratory epithelial ..." |
 | | The Owner's Role in Project Risk Management by National Research Council, Committee For Oversight, Division On Engineering, Physical Sciences, Board On Infrastructure, The Constructed Environment, National Academies Press Paperback, 102 Pages, Published 2005 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-09518-1, ISBN: 0-309-09518-2 "Effective risk management is essential for the success of large projects built and operated by the Department of Energy (DOE), particularly for the one-of-a-kind projects that characterize much of its mission. To enhance DOE’s risk management efforts, the department asked the NRC to prepare a summary of the most effective practices used by leading owner organizations. The study’s primary objective was to provide DOE project managers ..." |
 | | Learning to Think Spatially(1st Edition) GIS as a Support System in the K-12 Curriculum by National Research Council, Committee On Geography, Geographical Sciences Committee, Division On Earth, Life Studies, National Academies Press Paperback, 332 Pages, Published 2005 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-09208-1, ISBN: 0-309-09208-6 "Spatial thinkingâ€"a constructive combination of concepts of space, tools of representation, and processes of reasoningâ€"uses space to structure problems, find answers, and express solutions. It is powerful and pervasive in science, the workplace, and everyday life. By visualizing relationships within spatial structures, we can perceive, remember, and analyze the static and dynamic properties of objects and the relationships between ob ..." |
 | | STEM Integration in K-12 Education Status, Prospects, and an Agenda for Research (STEM Education) by National Research Council, Dr Margaret Honey, Greg Pearson, Heidi Schweingruber, National Academies Press, Heidi A. Schweingruber Paperback, 165 Pages, Published 2014 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-29796-7, ISBN: 0-309-29796-6 "STEM Integration in K-12 Education examines current efforts to connect the STEM disciplines in K-12 education. This report identifies and characterizes existing approaches to integrated STEM education, both in formal and after- and out-of-school settings. The report reviews the evidence for the impact of integrated approaches on various student outcomes, and it proposes a set of priority research questions to advance the understanding o ..." |
 | | Urban Stormwater Management in the United States (Water Infrastructure) by National Research Council, Division On Earth, Water Science, Technology Board, Life Studies, Natl Research Council, National Academies Press Paperback, 610 Pages, Published 2009 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-12539-0, ISBN: 0-309-12539-1 "The rapid conversion of land to urban and suburban areas has profoundly altered how water flows during and following storm events, putting higher volumes of water and more pollutants into the nation's rivers, lakes, and estuaries. These changes have degraded water quality and habitat in virtually every urban stream system. The Clean Water Act regulatory framework for addressing sewage and industrial wastes is not well suited to the more ..." |
 | | Open Source Software Policy Options for Nasa Earth and Space Sciences (American Geophysical Union) by Space Studies Board Paperback, 108 Pages, Published 2019 by Natl Academy Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-309-48271-4, ISBN: 0-309-48271-2 |
 | | Social and Behavioral Sciences for National Security Proceedings of a Summit by Julie Anne Schuck, National Academies Press Paperback, 92 Pages, Published 2017 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-45652-4, ISBN: 0-309-45652-5 "In the coming years, complex domestic and international environments and challenges to national security will continue. Intelligence analysts and the intelligence community will need access to the appropriate tools and developing knowledge about threats to national security in order to provide the best information to policy makers. Research and knowledge from the social and behavioral sciences (SBS) can help inform the work of intellige ..." |
 | | Cross-Cutting Themes for U.S. Contributions to the UN Ocean Decade by National Academies Press Published 2022 by Natl Academy Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-309-27311-4, ISBN: 0-309-27311-0 |
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