wyszukanych pozycji: 1005
Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects
ISBN: 9780309092098 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Assists policymakers in evaluating the appropriate scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adverse health effects from genetically modified products. In this book, the committee recommended that greater scrutiny should be given to foods containing new compounds or unusual amounts of naturally occurring substances, regardless of the method used to create them. The book offers a framework to guide federal agencies in selecting the route of safety assessment. It identifies and recommends several pre- and post-market approaches to... Assists policymakers in evaluating the appropriate scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adve... |
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215,88 zł |
Ptsd Compensation and Military Service
ISBN: 9780309105521 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The scars of war take many forms: the limb lost, the illness brought on by a battlefield exposure, and, for some, the psychological toll of encountering an extremely traumatic event. PTSD Compensation and Military Service presents a thorough assessment of how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs evaluates veterans with possible posttraumatic stress disorder and determines the level of disability support to which they are entitled. The book presents a history of mental health disability compensation of military personnel and reviews the current compensation and pension examination... The scars of war take many forms: the limb lost, the illness brought on by a battlefield exposure, and, for some, the psychological toll of encount... |
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269,85 zł |
Computational Technology for Effective Health Care: Immediate Steps and Strategic Directions
ISBN: 9780309130509 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Despite a strong commitment to delivering quality health care, persistent problems involving medical errors and ineffective treatment continue to plague the industry. Many of these problems are the consequence of poor information and technology (IT) capabilities, and most importantly, the lack cognitive IT support. Clinicians spend a great deal of time sifting through large amounts of raw data, when, ideally, IT systems would place raw data into context with current medical knowledge to provide clinicians with computer models that depict the health status of the patient. ...Despite a strong commitment to delivering quality health care, persistent problems involving medical errors and ineffective treatment continue to p... |
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215,88 zł |
Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research
ISBN: 9780309097024 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Most of the instruments now used for materials research are too complex and expensive for individual investigators to own, operate, and maintain them. Consequently, they have become increasingly consolidated into multi-user, small to midsized research facilities, located at many sites around the country. The proliferation of these facilities, however, has drawn calls for a careful assessment of best principles for their operation. With support from the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, the NRC carried out a study to characterize and discuss ways to optimize... Most of the instruments now used for materials research are too complex and expensive for individual investigators to own, operate, and maintain th... |
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296,84 zł |
Toward a New Era in U.S. Manufacturing: The Need for a National Vision
ISBN: 9780309078498 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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221,28 zł |
Nutrient Requirements of Poultry: Ninth Revised Edition, 1994
ISBN: 9780309048927 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This classic reference for poultry nutrition has been updated for the first time since 1984. The chapter on general considerations concerning individual nutrients and water has been greatly expanded and includes, for the first time, equations for predicting the energy value of individual feed ingredients from their proximate composition. This classic reference for poultry nutrition has been updated for the first time since 1984. The chapter on general considerations concerning indiv... |
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199,69 zł |
Valuing Ecosystem Services: Toward Better Environmental Decision-Making
ISBN: 9780309093187 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Nutrient recycling, habitat for plants and animals, flood control, and water supply are among the many beneficial services provided by aquatic ecosystems. In making decisions about human activities, such as draining a wetland for a housing development, it is essential to consider both the value of the development and the value of the ecosystem services that could be lost. Despite a growing recognition of the importance of ecosystem services, their value is often overlooked in environmental decision-making. This report identifies methods for assigning economic value to ecosystem servicesa... Nutrient recycling, habitat for plants and animals, flood control, and water supply are among the many beneficial services provided by aquatic ecos... |
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242,87 zł |
Zero-Sustainment Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force: A Workshop Summary
ISBN: 9780309272612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Overall Air Force weapon system sustainment (WSS) costs are growing at more than 4 percent per year, while budgets have remained essentially flat. The cost growth is due partly to aging of the aircraft fleet, and partly to the cost of supporting higher-performance aircraft and new capabilities provided by more complex and sophisticated systems, such as the latest intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms. Furthermore, the expectation for the foreseeable future is that sustainment budgets are likely to decrease, so that the gap between budgets and sustainment needs will... Overall Air Force weapon system sustainment (WSS) costs are growing at more than 4 percent per year, while budgets have remained essentially flat. ... |
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145,72 zł |
Landscapes on the Edge: New Horizons for Research on Earth's Surface
ISBN: 9780309140249 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 163 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. During geologic spans of time, Earth's shifting tectonic plates, atmosphere, freezing water, thawing ice, flowing rivers, and evolving life have shaped Earth's surface features. The resulting hills, mountains, valleys, and plains shelter ecosystems that interact with all life and provide a record of Earth surface processes that extend back through Earth's history. Despite rapidly growing scientific knowledge of Earth surface interactions, and the increasing availability of new monitoring technologies, there is still little understanding of how these processes generate and degrade... During geologic spans of time, Earth's shifting tectonic plates, atmosphere, freezing water, thawing ice, flowing rivers, and evolving life have sh... |
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232,07 zł |
Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications
ISBN: 9780309053754 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book provides a brief overview of worldwide terrorist activity and reviews technologies and methods for designing blast resistant buildings. These techniques, primarily developed by the military, have applicability and relevance to the design of civilian structures. The volume recommends that a program of applied research and technology transfer be undertaken to hasten the availability and utility of these techniques to the civilian building community. This book provides a brief overview of worldwide terrorist activity and reviews technologies and methods for designing blast resistant buildings. T... |
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178,10 zł |
An Update on Research Issues in the Assessment of Birth Settings: Workshop Summary
ISBN: 9780309287395 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. More than 30 years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) convened a committee to determine methodologies and research needed to evaluate childbirth settings in the United States. The committee members reported their findings and recommendations in a consensus report, Research Issues in the Assessment of Birth Settings (IOM and NRC, 1982). An Update on Research Issues in the Assessment of Birth Settings is the summary of a workshop convened in March, 2013, to review updates to the 1982 report. Health care providers, researchers,... More than 30 years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) convened a committee to determine methodologies and... |
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199,69 zł |
The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts: Workshop Summary
ISBN: 9780309137287 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In the United States, people living in low-income neighborhoods frequently do not have access to affordable healthy food venues, such as supermarkets. Instead, those living in "food deserts" must rely on convenience stores and small neighborhood stores that offer few, if any, healthy food choices, such as fruits and vegetables. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) convened a two-day workshop on January 26-27, 2009, to provide input into a Congressionally-mandated food deserts study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. The... In the United States, people living in low-income neighborhoods frequently do not have access to affordable healthy food venues, such as supermarke... |
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183,50 zł |
Computing the Future: A Broader Agenda for Computer Science and Engineering
ISBN: 9780309047401 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Computers are increasingly the enabling devices of the information revolution, and computing is becoming ubiquitous in every corner of society, from manufacturing to telecommunications to pharmaceuticals to entertainment. Even more importantly, the face of computing is changing rapidly, as even traditional rivals such as IBM and Apple Computer begin to cooperate and new modes of computing are developed. Computers are increasingly the enabling devices of the information revolution, and computing is becoming ubiquitous in every corner of society, fro... |
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221,28 zł |
Sediment Dredging at Superfund Megasites: Assessing the Effectiveness
ISBN: 9780309109772 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Some of the nation's estuaries, lakes and other water bodies contain contaminated sediments that can adversely affect fish and wildlife and may then find their way into people's diets. Dredging is one of the few options available for attempting to clean up contaminated sediments, but it can uncover and re-suspend buried contaminants, creating additional exposures for wildlife and people. At the request of Congress, EPA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to evaluate dredging as a cleanup technique. The book finds that, based on a review of available evidence, dredging's ability to... Some of the nation's estuaries, lakes and other water bodies contain contaminated sediments that can adversely affect fish and wildlife and may the... |
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280,64 zł |
Globalization of Materials R&d: Time for a National Strategy
ISBN: 9780309096034 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) R&D is spreading globally at an accelerating rate. As a result, the relative U.S. position in a number of MSE subfields is in a state of flux. To understand better this trend and its implications for the U.S. economy and national security, the Department of Defense (DOD) asked the NRC to assess the status and impacts of the global spread of MSE R&D. This report presents a discussion of drivers affecting U.S. companiesa (TM) decisions about location of MSE R&D, an analysis of impacts on the U.S. economy and national security, and recommendations to... Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) R&D is spreading globally at an accelerating rate. As a result, the relative U.S. position in a number of M... |
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232,07 zł |
Technology, Policy, Law, and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities
ISBN: 9780309138505 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The United States is increasingly dependent on information and information technology for both civilian and military purposes, as are many other nations. Although there is a substantial literature on the potential impact of a cyberattack on the societal infrastructure of the United States, little has been written about the use of cyberattack as an instrument of U.S. policy.
The United States is increasingly dependent on information and information technology for both civilian and military purposes, as are many other na... |
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242,87 zł |
Aging of U.S. Air Force Aircraft: Final Report
ISBN: 9780309059350 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Many of the aircraft that form the backbone of the U.S. Air Force operational fleet are 25 years old or older. A few of these will be replaced with new aircraft, but many are expected to remain in service an additional 25 years or more. This book provides a strategy to address the technical needs and priorities associated with the Air Force's aging airframe structures. It includes a detailed summary of the structural status of the aging force, identification of key technical issues, recommendations for near-term engineering and management actions, and prioritized near-term and long-term... Many of the aircraft that form the backbone of the U.S. Air Force operational fleet are 25 years old or older. A few of these will be replaced with... |
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199,69 zł |
Managing Space Radiation Risk in the New Era of Space Exploration
ISBN: 9780309113830 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 117 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. As part of the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE), NASA is planning for humans to revisit the Moon and someday go to Mars. An important consideration in this effort is protection against the exposure to space radiation. That radiation might result in severe long-term health consequences for astronauts on such missions if they are not adequately shielded. To help with these concerns, NASA asked the NRC to further the understanding of the risks of space radiation, to evaluate radiation shielding requirements, and recommend a strategic plan for developing appropriate mitigation capabilities.... As part of the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE), NASA is planning for humans to revisit the Moon and someday go to Mars. An important considerati... |
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199,69 zł |
Improving Disaster Management: The Role of It in Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
ISBN: 9780309103961 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 177 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Information technology (IT) has the potential to play a critical role in managing natural and human-made disasters. Damage to communications infrastructure, along with other communications problems exacerbated the difficulties in carrying out response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina. To assist government planning in this area, the Congress, in the E-government Act of 2002, directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to request the NRC to conduct a study on the application of IT to disaster management. This report characterizes disaster management providing a... Information technology (IT) has the potential to play a critical role in managing natural and human-made disasters. Damage to communications infras... |
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199,69 zł |
Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment: Physical, Medical, and Mental Health Standards
ISBN: 9780309100793 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 253 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) faces short-term and long-term challenges in selecting and recruiting an enlisted force to meet personnel requirements associated with diverse and changing missions. The DoD has established standards for aptitudes/abilities, medical conditions, and physical fitness to be used in selecting recruits who are most likely to succeed in their jobs and complete the first term of service (generally 36 months). In 1999, the Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment was established by the National Research Council (NRC) in response to a request... The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) faces short-term and long-term challenges in selecting and recruiting an enlisted force to meet personnel requ... |
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296,84 zł |