@BOOK{NAP author = "National Academy of Engineering", title = "Technology for a Quieter America", isbn = "978-0-309-15632-5", abstract = "Exposure to noise at home, at work, while traveling, and during leisure activities is a fact of life for all Americans. At times noise can be loud enough to damage hearing, and at lower levels it can disrupt normal living, affect sleep patterns, affect our ability to concentrate at work, interfere with outdoor recreational activities, and, in some cases, interfere with communications and even cause accidents. Clearly, exposure to excessive noise can affect our quality of life. \n\nAs the population of the United States and, indeed, the world increases and developing countries become more industrialized, problems of noise are likely to become more pervasive and lower the quality of life for everyone. Efforts to manage noise exposures, to design quieter buildings, products, equipment, and transportation vehicles, and to provide a regulatory environment that facilitates adequate, cost-effective, sustainable noise controls require our immediate attention. \n\nTechnology for a Quieter America looks at the most commonly identified sources of noise, how they are characterized, and efforts that have been made to reduce noise emissions and experiences. The book also reviews the standards and regulations that govern noise levels and the federal, state, and local agencies that regulate noise for the benefit, safety, and wellness of society at large. In addition, it presents the cost-benefit trade-offs between efforts to mitigate noise and the improvements they achieve, information sources available to the public on the dimensions of noise problems and their mitigation, and the need to educate professionals who can deal with these issues. \n\nNoise emissions are an issue in industry, in communities, in buildings, and during leisure activities. As such, Technology for a Quieter America will appeal to a wide range of stakeholders: the engineering community; the public; government at the federal, state, and local levels; private industry; labor unions; and nonprofit organizations. Implementation of the recommendations in Technology for a Quieter America will result in reduction of the noise levels to which Americans are exposed and will improve the ability of American industry to compete in world markets paying increasing attention to the noise emissions of products.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12928/technology-for-a-quieter-america", year = 2010, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "2009-2010 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory", isbn = "978-0-309-21140-6", abstract = "The charge of the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) is to provide biannual assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The advice provided in this report focuses on technical rather than programmatic considerations.\nThe Board is assisted by six National Research Council (NRC) panels, each of which focuses on the portion of the ARL program conducted by one of ARL's six directorates. When requested to do so by ARL, the Board also examines work that cuts across the directorates. The Board has been performing assessments of ARL since 1996. The current report summarizes its finding for the 2009-2010 period, during which 96 volunteer experts in fields of science and engineering participated in the following activities: visiting ARL annually, receiving formal presentations of technical work, examining facilities, engaging in technical discussions with ARL staff, and reviewing ARL technical materials.\nThe Board continues to be impressed by the overall quality of ARL's technical staff and their work and applauds ARL for its clear, passionate concern for the end user of its technology--the soldier in the field--and for ARL's demonstrated mindfulness of the importance of transitioning technology to support immediate and longer-term Army needs. ARL staff also continue to expand their involvement with the wider scientific and engineering community. In general, ARL is working very well within an appropriate research and development (R&D) niche and has been demonstrating significant accomplishments.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13137/2009-2010-assessment-of-the-army-research-laboratory", year = 2011, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "2013-2014 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory: Interim Report", isbn = "978-0-309-29985-5", abstract = "The National Research Council's Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board provides biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army Research Laboratory, focusing on ballistics sciences, human sciences, information sciences, materials sciences, and mechanical sciences.\nThis interim report summarizes the findings of the Board for the first year of this biennial\nassessment. During the first year the Board examined the following elements: within ballistic sciences, terminal ballistics; within human sciences, translational\nneuroscience and soldier simulation and training technology; within information sciences, autonomous\nsystems; and within materials sciences, energy materials and devices, photonic materials and devices, and biomaterials. The review of autonomous systems included examination of the mechanical sciences competency area for autonomous systems. A second, final report will subsume the findings of this interim report and add the findings from the second year of the review, during which the Board will examine additional elements.\n ", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18661/2013-2014-assessment-of-the-army-research-laboratory-interim-report", year = 2014, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Primates", isbn = "978-0-309-08914-2", abstract = "The field of occupational health and safety constantly changes, especially as it pertains to biomedical research. New infectious hazards are of particular importance at nonhuman-primate facilities. For example, the discovery that B virus can be transmitted via a splash on a mucous membrane raises new concerns that must be addressed, as does the discovery of the Reston strain of Ebola virus in import quarantine facilities in the U.S. The risk of such infectious hazards is best managed through a flexible and comprehensive Occupational Health and Safety Program (OHSP) that can identify and mitigate potential hazards. \n\nOccupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Primates is intended as a reference for vivarium managers, veterinarians, researchers, safety professionals, and others who are involved in developing or implementing an OHSP that deals with nonhuman primates. The book lists the important features of an OHSP and provides the tools necessary for informed decision-making in developing an optimal program that meets all particular institutional needs.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10713/occupational-health-and-safety-in-the-care-and-use-of-nonhuman-primates", year = 2003, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "Gerald Ullman and Laura Higgins and Susan Chrysler and Boniphace Kutela and Jeff Muttart and Suntasy Gernhard-Macha", title = "Development of Guidelines for Vehicle and Equipment Marking and Lighting", abstract = "Roadway operations equipment used by state departments of transportation (DOTs) and transportation agencies for activities such as construction, maintenance, and incident response generally deploys on all types of roadways, during daytime and nighttime hours, and in all weather conditions. To improve motorist and worker safety, equipment must be readily seen and recognized.\nNCHRP Research Report 1085: Development of Guidelines for Vehicle and Equipment Marking and Lighting, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, presents proposed guidelines for vehicle and equipment color, marking, and lighting practices.\nSupplemental to the report are a presentation and an implementation memo.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27475/development-of-guidelines-for-vehicle-and-equipment-marking-and-lighting", year = 2024, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Institute of Medicine", editor = "Larry E. Humes and Lois M. Joellenbeck and Jane S. Durch", title = "Noise and Military Service: Implications for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus", isbn = "978-0-309-09949-3", abstract = "The Institute of Medicine carried out a study mandated by Congress and sponsored\nby the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide an assessment of several issues\nrelated to noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus associated with service in the\nArmed Forces since World War II.\nThe resulting book, Noise and Military Service: Implications for Hearing Loss and\nTinnitus, presents findings on the presence of hazardous noise in military settings,\nlevels of noise exposure necessary to cause hearing loss or tinnitus, risk factors for\nnoise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus, the timing of the effects of noise exposure\non hearing, and the adequacy of military hearing conservation programs and audiometric\ntesting. The book stresses the importance of conducting hearing tests (audiograms)\nat the beginning and end of military service for all military personnel and\nrecommends several steps aimed at improving the military services\u2019 prevention of\nand surveillance for hearing loss and tinnitus. The book also identifies research\nneeds, emphasizing topics specifically related to military service.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11443/noise-and-military-service-implications-for-hearing-loss-and-tinnitus", year = 2006, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Institute of Medicine", editor = "Andrew M. Pope and David P. Rall", title = "Environmental Medicine: Integrating a Missing Element into Medical Education", isbn = "978-0-309-05140-8", abstract = "People are increasingly concerned about potential environmental health hazards and often ask their physicians questions such as: \"Is the tap water safe to drink?\" \"Is it safe to live near power lines?\" Unfortunately, physicians often lack the information and training related to environmental health risks needed to answer such questions. This book discusses six competency based learning objectives for all medical school students, discusses the relevance of environmental health to specific courses and clerkships, and demonstrates how to integrate environmental health into the curriculum through published case studies, some of which are included in one of the book's three appendices. Also included is a guide on where to obtain additional information for treatment, referral, and follow-up for diseases with possible environmental and\/or occupational origins.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4795/environmental-medicine-integrating-a-missing-element-into-medical-education", year = 1995, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }