National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division on Engineering and Physical Sci Air Force Studies Board
The Air Force (USAF) has continuously sought to improve the speed with which it develops new capabilities to accomplish its various missions in air, space, and cyberspace. Historically, innovation has been a key part of USAF strategy, and operating within an adversarya (TM)s OODA loop (observe, orient, decide, act) is part of Air Force DNA. This includes the ability to deploy technological innovations faster than do our adversaries. The Air Force faces adversaries with the potential to operate within the USAFa (TM)s OODA loop, and some of these adversaries are already deploying innovations...
The Air Force (USAF) has continuously sought to improve the speed with which it develops new capabilities to accomplish its various missions in air...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc Board on Science Education
The term a oeservice-learninga generally refers to projects planned as components of academic coursework in which students use knowledge and skills taught in the course to address real needs in their communities. This kind of learning experience, which allows students to focus on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsibility, has become an increasingly popular component of undergraduate science education.
In April 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine planned a workshop to explore the current and potential role of service-learning in...
The term a oeservice-learninga generally refers to projects planned as components of academic coursework in which students use knowledge and skills...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Health and Medicine Division Board on Health Sciences Policy
The Department of Homeland Securitya (TM)s (DHSa (TM)s) BioWatch program aims to provide an early indication of an aerosolized biological weapon attack. The first generation of BioWatch air samplers were deployed in 2003. The current version of this technology, referred to as Generation 2 (Gen-2), uses daily manual collection and testing of air filters from each monitor, a process that can take 12 to 36 hours to detect the presence of biological pathogens. Until April 2014, DHS pursued a next-generation autonomous detection technology that aimed to shorten the time from sample collection...
The Department of Homeland Securitya (TM)s (DHSa (TM)s) BioWatch program aims to provide an early indication of an aerosolized biological weapon at...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Policy and Global Affairs Board on Science Technology and Econom
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 1982 to encourage small businesses to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the U.S. governmenta (TM)s many missions. The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program was created in 1992 by the Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act to expand joint venture opportunities for small businesses and nonprofit research institutions by requiring small business recipients to collaborate...
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 19...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc Board on Children Youth and Families
Communities provide the context in which programs, principles, and policies are implemented. Their needs dictate the kinds of programs that community organizers and advocates, program developers and implementers, and researchers will bring to bear on a problem. Their characteristics help determine whether a program will succeed or fail. The detailed workings of programs cannot be separated from the communities in which they are embedded.
Communities also represent the front line in addressing many behavioral health conditions experienced by children, adolescents, young adults, and...
Communities provide the context in which programs, principles, and policies are implemented. Their needs dictate the kinds of programs that communi...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Health and Medicine Division Board on Health Care Services
The public health burden from lung cancer is substantial: it is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Given the individual and population health burden of lung cancer, especially when it is diagnosed at later stages, there has been a push to develop and implement screening strategies for early detection. However, many factors need to be considered for broad implementation of lung cancer screening in clinical practice. Effective implementation will entail understanding the balance of potential benefits and harms of...
The public health burden from lung cancer is substantial: it is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related d...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Health and Medicine Division Board on Health Sciences Policy
Multimodal therapy approaches that combine interventions aimed at different aspects of disease are emerging as potentiala "and perhaps essentiala "ways to enhance clinical outcomes for patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders. In order to examine the general principles underlying multimodal therapies and to explore challenges, potential barriers, and opportunities for their development, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop in June 2016. Participants explored scientific, clinical, regulatory, and reimbursement issues related to...
Multimodal therapy approaches that combine interventions aimed at different aspects of disease are emerging as potentiala "and perhaps essentiala "...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Health and Medicine Division Board on the Health of Select Populati
The medical research landscape in the United States is supported by a variety of organizations that spend billions of dollars in government and private funds each year to seek answers to complex medical and public health problems. The largest government funder is the National Institutes of Health (NIH), followed by the Department of Defense (DoD). Almost half of DoDa (TM)s medical research funding is administered by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).
The mission of CDMRP is to foster innovative approaches to medical research in response to the needs of...
The medical research landscape in the United States is supported by a variety of organizations that spend billions of dollars in government and pri...