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Recommended Dietary Allowances: 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780309040419 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Since its introduction in 1943 Recommended Dietary Allowances has become the accepted source of nutrient allowances for healthy people. Since its introduction in 1943 Recommended Dietary Allowances has become the accepted source of nutrient allowances for healthy people. |
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286,04 zł |
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A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia's Public Schools: From Impressions to Evidence
ISBN: 9780309209366 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The District of Columbia (DC) has struggled for decades to improve its public education system. In 2007 the DC government made a bold change in the way it governs public education with the goal of shaking up the system and bringing new energy to efforts to improve outcomes for students. The Public Education Reform Amendment Act (PERAA) shifted control of the city's public schools from an elected school board to the mayor, developed a new state department of education, created the position of chancellor, and made other significant management changes. The District of Columbia (DC) has struggled for decades to improve its public education system. In 2007 the DC government made a bold change in the... |
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205,09 zł |
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Biosocial Surveys
ISBN: 9780309108676 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Biosocial Surveys analyzes the latest research on the increasing number of multipurpose household surveys that collect biological data along with the more familiar interviewera "respondent information. This book serves as a follow-up to the 2003 volume, Cells and Surveys: Should Biological Measures Be Included in Social Science Research? and asks these questions: What have the social sciences, especially demography, learned from those efforts and the greater interdisciplinary communication that has resulted from them? Which biological or genetic information has proven most... Biosocial Surveys analyzes the latest research on the increasing number of multipurpose household surveys that collect biological data along... |
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286,04 zł |
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Medical Isotope Production Without Highly Enriched Uranium
ISBN: 9780309130394 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book is the product of a congressionally mandated study to examine the feasibility of eliminating the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU2) in reactor fuel, reactor targets, and medical isotope production facilities. The book focuses primarily on the use of HEU for the production of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), whose decay product, technetium-99m3 (Tc-99m), is used in the majority of medical diagnostic imaging procedures in the United States, and secondarily on the use of HEU for research and test reactor fuel. This book is the product of a congressionally mandated study to examine the feasibility of eliminating the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU2) in... |
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286,04 zł |
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Human Performance Modification: Review of Worldwide Research with a View to the Future
ISBN: 9780309262699 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The development of technologies to modify natural human physical and cognitive performance is one of increasing interest and concern, especially among military services that may be called on to defeat foreign powers with enhanced warfighter capabilities. Human performance modification (HPM) is a general term that can encompass actions ranging from the use of "natural" materials, such as caffeine or khat as a stimulant, to the application of nanotechnology as a drug delivery mechanism or in an invasive brain implant. Although the literature on HPM typically addresses methods that enhance... The development of technologies to modify natural human physical and cognitive performance is one of increasing interest and concern, especially am... |
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145,72 zł |
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Confronting the Nation's Water Problems: The Role of Research
ISBN: 9780309092586 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, the United States needs to make a new commitment to research on water resources. A new mechanism is needed to coordinate water research currently fragmented among nearly 20 federal agencies. Given the competition for water among farmers, communities, aquatic ecosystems and other users--as well as emerging challenges such as climate change and the threat of waterborne diseases--Confronting the Nation's Water Problems concludes that an additional $70 million in federal funding should go... In order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, the United States needs to make a new commitment to ... |
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296,84 zł |
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Origin and Evolution of Earth: Research Questions for a Changing Planet
ISBN: 9780309117173 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Questions about the origin and nature of Earth and the life on it have long preoccupied human thought and the scientific endeavor. Deciphering the planet's history and processes could improve the ability to predict catastrophes like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, to manage Earth's resources, and to anticipate changes in climate and geologic processes. At the request of the U.S. Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, and U.S. Geological Survey, the National Research Council assembled a committee to propose and explore grand... Questions about the origin and nature of Earth and the life on it have long preoccupied human thought and the scientific endeavor. Deciphering the ... |
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221,28 zł |
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Earth Observations from Space: The First 50 Years of Scientific Achievements
ISBN: 9780309110952 / Miękka / 2008 / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Over the past 50 years, thousands of satellites have been sent into space on missions to collect data about the Earth. Today, the ability to forecast weather, climate, and natural hazards depends critically on these satellite-based observations. At the request of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Research Council convened a committee to examine the scientific accomplishments that have resulted from space-based observations. This book describes how the ability to view the entire globe at once, uniquely available from satellite observations, has revolutionized... Over the past 50 years, thousands of satellites have been sent into space on missions to collect data about the Earth. Today, the ability to foreca... |
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210,48 zł |
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Transforming Combustion Research Through Cyberinfrastructure
ISBN: 9780309163873 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Combustion has provided society with most of its energy needs for millenia, from igniting the fires of cave dwellers to propelling the rockets that traveled to the Moon. Even in the face of climate change and the increasing availability of alternative energy sources, fossil fuels will continue to be used for many decades. However, they will likely become more expensive, and pressure to minimize undesired combustion by-products (pollutants) will likely increase. The trends in the continued use of fossil fuels and likely use of alternative combustion fuels call for more rapid...Combustion has provided society with most of its energy needs for millenia, from igniting the fires of cave dwellers to propelling the rockets that... |
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140,32 zł |
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The Airliner Cabin Environment: Air Quality and Safety
ISBN: 9780309036900 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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393,98 zł |
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Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts
ISBN: 9780309137126 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych.
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 massive contribution of greenhouse gases threatens the environment. The development of domestic sources of alternative transportation fuels with lower greenhouse emissions is now a national imperative. Coal and biomass are in abundant supply in the United States and can be converted to liquid fuels that can be combusted in existing and future vehicles. Their abundant supply makes...
The transportation sector cannot continue on its current path: The volatility of oil prices threatens the U.S. economy, the large proporti... |
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302,23 zł |
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The Case for International Sharing of Scientific Data : A Focus on Developing Countries: Proceedings of a Symposium
ISBN: 9780309301572 / Miękka / 2012 / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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199,69 zł |
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Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience : A Vision for Future Practice
ISBN: 9780309256148 / Miękka / 2012 / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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221,28 zł |
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Assessment of the NASA Astrobiology Institute
ISBN: 9780309114974 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Astrobiology is a scientific discipline devoted to the study of life in the universe - its origin, evolution, distribution, and future. In 1997, NASA established an Astrobiology program (the NASA Astrobiology Institute - NAI) as a result of a series of new results from solar system exploration and astronomical research in the mid-1990s together with advances in the biological sciences. To help evaluate the NAI, NASA asked the NRC to review progress made by the Institute in developing the field of astrobiology. This book presents an evaluation of NAI's success in meeting its goals for... Astrobiology is a scientific discipline devoted to the study of life in the universe - its origin, evolution, distribution, and future. In 1997, NA... |
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129,48 zł |
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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010
ISBN: 9780309161640 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works with industry, standards bodies, universities, and other government laboratories to improve the nation's measurements and standards infrastructure for materials. A panel of experts appointed by the National Research Council (NRC) assessed the four divisions of MSEL, by visiting these divisions and reviewing their activities. The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works with industry, standards... |
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97,09 zł |
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Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation
ISBN: 9780309042642 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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480,33 zł |
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Professionalizing the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce?: Criteria for Decision-Making
ISBN: 9780309291040 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Professionalizing the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce? Criteria for Decision-Making considers approaches to increasing the professionalization of the nation's cybersecurity workforce. This report examines workforce requirements for cybersecurity and the segments and job functions in which professionalization is most needed; the role of assessment tools, certification, licensing, and other means for assessing and enhancing professionalization; and emerging approaches, such as performance-based measures. It also examines requirements for the federal (military and civilian) workforce,... Professionalizing the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce? Criteria for Decision-Making considers approaches to increasing the professionalizat... |
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156,51 zł |
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Reopening Public Facilities After a Biological Attack: A Decision Making Framework
ISBN: 9780309096614 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The anthrax attacks in fall 2001 spurred an extensive and costly decontamination effort where many decisions had to be made about which sites required cleanup, what method to use, how to determine the effectiveness of the cleanup, and how "clean" the building had to be for reoccupation. As part of a project funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and managed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the National Research Council was asked to consider the criteria that must be met for a cleanup to be declared successful, allowing the reoccupation of a facility. The report... The anthrax attacks in fall 2001 spurred an extensive and costly decontamination effort where many decisions had to be made about which sites requi... |
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221,28 zł |
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America's Future in Space: Aligning the Civil Space Program with National Needs
ISBN: 9780309140362 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 89 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. As civil space policies and programs have evolved, the geopolitical environment has changed dramatically. Although the U.S. space program was originally driven in large part by competition with the Soviet Union, the nation now finds itself in a post-Cold War world in which many nations have established, or are aspiring to develop, independent space capabilities. Furthermore discoveries from developments in the first 50 years of the space age have led to an explosion of scientific and engineering knowledge and practical applications of space technology. The private sector has also been... As civil space policies and programs have evolved, the geopolitical environment has changed dramatically. Although the U.S. space program was origi... |
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178,10 zł |
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Biometric Recognition: Challenges and Opportunities
ISBN: 9780309142076 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 165 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Biometric recognition--the automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioral and biological characteristic--is promoted as a way to help identify terrorists, provide better control of access to physical facilities and financial accounts, and increase the efficiency of access to services and their utilization. Biometric recognition has been applied to identification of criminals, patient tracking in medical informatics, and the personalization of social services, among other things. In spite of substantial effort, however, there remain unresolved questions about the... Biometric recognition--the automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioral and biological characteristic--is promoted as a way to he... |
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199,69 zł |