@BOOK{NAP author = "Institute of Medicine", title = "Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation: Letter Report 2", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10657/review-of-the-centers-for-disease-control-and-preventions-smallpox-vaccination-program-implementation", year = 2003, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Sarah Michaels and Andrew W. Shouse and Heidi A. Schweingruber", title = "Ready, Set, SCIENCE!: Putting Research to Work in K-8 Science Classrooms", isbn = "978-0-309-10614-6", abstract = "What types of instructional experiences help K-8 students learn science with understanding? What do science educators, teachers, teacher leaders, science specialists, professional development staff, curriculum designers, and school administrators need to know to create and support such experiences?\nReady, Set, Science! guides the way with an account of the groundbreaking and comprehensive synthesis of research into teaching and learning science in kindergarten through eighth grade. Based on the recently released National Research Council report Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8, this book summarizes a rich body of findings from the learning sciences and builds detailed cases of science educators at work to make the implications of research clear, accessible, and stimulating for a broad range of science educators.\nReady, Set, Science! is filled with classroom case studies that bring to life the research findings and help readers to replicate success. Most of these stories are based on real classroom experiences that illustrate the complexities that teachers grapple with every day. They show how teachers work to select and design rigorous and engaging instructional tasks, manage classrooms, orchestrate productive discussions with culturally and linguistically diverse groups of students, and help students make their thinking visible using a variety of representational tools.\nThis book will be an essential resource for science education practitioners and contains information that will be extremely useful to everyone \u00ef\u00bf\u00bdincluding parents \u00ef\u00bf\u00bddirectly or indirectly involved in the teaching of science.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11882/ready-set-science-putting-research-to-work-in-k-8", year = 2008, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "Paul J. Carlson and Bradford K. Brimley and Jeff Miles and Susan Chrysler and Ron Gibbons and Travis Terry", title = "Guidelines for Nighttime Visibility of Overhead Signs", abstract = "TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 828: Guidelines for Nighttime Visibility of Overhead Signs explores legibility distances for drivers in controlled conditions and the effects of sign luminance and visual complexity on the distance at which a driver can read overhead signs and street signs. While the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) provides minimum retroreflectivity standards for overhead signs, there are few guidelines that agencies can reference to decide how to provide sufficient nighttime performance of overhead signs in site-specific situations. The report presents proposed guidelines for nighttime overhead sign visibility, formatted as a potential replacement for the current Chapter 10, Roadway Sign Lighting, in the 2005 AASHTO Roadway Lighting Design Guide.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23512/guidelines-for-nighttime-visibility-of-overhead-signs", year = 2016, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Effective Public Involvement Using Limited Resources", abstract = "TRB\u2019s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 407: Effective Public Involvement Using Limited Resources explores information about staff and agency experiences in the application of successful and cost-effective strategies and implementation techniques used to engage the public in the development of transportation plans and projects. The report also examines unsuccessful strategies.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14411/effective-public-involvement-using-limited-resources", year = 2010, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Final Report for NCHRP Research Results Digest 317: Prototype Software for an Environmental Information Management and Decision Support System", abstract = "TRB\u2019s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 103 is the final report and user\u2019s guide for a prototype environmental information management software developed to help support environmental management for transportation and planning agencies. Descriptions of the efforts to design, test, and demonstrate a prototype software were published as NCHRP Research Results Digest 317.Links to the download the EIMS software and to instructions on burning an .ISO CD-ROM are below.Help on Burning an .ISO CD-ROM ImageDownload the software as an .ISO Image(Warning: This file is large and may take some time to download)", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22000/final-report-for-nchrp-research-results-digest-317-prototype-software-for-an-environmental-information-management-and-decision-support-system", year = 2007, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Hierarchical Structures in Biology as a Guide for New Materials Technology", isbn = "978-0-309-04638-1", abstract = "Hierarchical structures are those assemblages of molecular units or their aggregates embedded within other particles or aggregates that may, in turn, be part of even larger units of increasing levels of organization. This volume reviews the state of the art of synthetic techniques and processing procedures for assembling these structures. Typical natural-occurring systems used as models for synthetic efforts and insight on properties, unusual characteristics, and potential end-use applications are identified. Suggestions are made for research and development efforts to mimic such structures for broader applications.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2215/hierarchical-structures-in-biology-as-a-guide-for-new-materials-technology", year = 1994, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Linking Community Visioning and Highway Capacity Planning", abstract = "TRB\u2019s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-C08-RR-1: Linking Community Visioning and Highway Capacity Planning explores community visioning efforts, identifies steps and activities that might be considered when engaging in visioning, and highlights the links between vision outcomes and transportation planning and project development processes.The report also presents a model\u2014the Vision Guide\u2014that is a blueprint for preparing, creating, and implementing a visioning process. As part of the project that produced Report S2-C08-RR-1, a companion web tool was also developed. The web tool, Transportation\u2014Visioning for Communities (T-VIZ), is the interactive version of the Vision Guide.Appendixes to the report, which are available only in electronic format, are as follows:\u2022 Appendix A: Case Study Summaries\u2022 Appendix B: Considering Communities\u2022 Appendix C: Stakeholder Outreach Resources\u2022 Appendix D: Commitment Tracking An e-book version of this report is available for purchase at Google, iTunes, and Amazon.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14580/linking-community-visioning-and-highway-capacity-planning", year = 2012, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Climate Change: Evidence, Impacts, and Choices: PDF Booklet", isbn = "978-0-309-29010-4", abstract = "What is climate? Climate is commonly thought of as the expected weather conditions at a given location over time. People know when they go to New York City in winter, they should take a heavy coat. When they visit the Pacific Northwest, they should take an umbrella. Climate can be measured as many geographic scales - for example, cities, countries, or the entire globe - by such statistics as average temperatures, average number of rainy days, and the frequency of droughts. Climate change refers to changes in these statistics over years, decades, or even centuries.\n Enormous progress has been made in increasing our understanding of climate change and its causes, and a clearer picture of current and future impacts is emerging. Research is also shedding light on actions that might be taken to limit the magnitude of climate change and adapt to its impacts.\nClimate Change: Evidence, Impacts, and Choices is intended to help people understand what is known about climate change. First, it lays out the evidence that human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels, are responsible for much of the warming and related changes being observed around the world. Second, it summarizes projections of future climate changes and impacts expected in this century and beyond. Finally, the booklet examines how science can help inform choice about managing and reducing the risks posed by climate change. The information is based on a number of National Research Council reports, each of which represents the consensus of experts who have reviewed hundreds of studies describing many years of accumulating evidence.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14673/climate-change-evidence-impacts-and-choices-pdf-booklet", year = 2012, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Framework for a National Database System for Maintenance Actions on Highway Bridges", abstract = "TRB\u2019s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 668: Framework for a National Database System for Maintenance Actions on Highway Bridges explores a potential framework that provides a uniform format for collecting, reporting, and storing information on bridge maintenance actions for inclusion in a national bridge maintenance database.Appendixes A through E to NCHRP Report 668 provide detailed information on the different aspects of the research. Links to the individual appendixes are below.Appendix A: Information on Bridge Maintenance ProgramsAppendix B: National Bridge Maintenance Database TablesAppendix C: List of Element Level Costs of Maintenance ActionsAppendix D: Examples of National Bridge Maintenance Database UsesAppendix E: Other National Bridge Maintenance Database Tables", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14432/framework-for-a-national-database-system-for-maintenance-actions-on-highway-bridges", year = 2010, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP title = "Titanium: Past, Present, and Future", isbn = "978-0-309-07765-1", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1712/titanium-past-present-and-future", year = 1983, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "Damon Fordham and Mia Stephens and Oana Leahu-Aluas and Cian Fields", title = "Sustainability's Role in Enhancing Airport Capacity", abstract = "TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 93: Sustainability's Role in Enhancing Airport Capacity compiles information and examples that successfully demonstrate the value of building sustainability concepts into capacity-enhancing projects. The report describes additional resources and tools that provide guidance on how to select, apply, and communicate sustainability measures. The report explores how sustainability efforts often build on themselves; how lessons learned from one initiative are carried through to the next; and how this progressive learning process can enhance sustainability\u2019s role in capacity-enhancing projects over time.Appendix E, available separately online, is intended for an airport leadership audience and focuses on the benefits of incorporating sustainability into capacity-enhancing projects.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25159/sustainabilitys-role-in-enhancing-airport-capacity", year = 2018, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "Jennifer Shane and Kelly Strong and Douglas Gransberg", title = "Guide to Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects", abstract = "TRB\u2019s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-R10-RW-2: Guide to Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects facilitates the application of a five-dimensional management approach for complex projects. The objective of the guide is to identify and communicate the critical factors involved in successfully managing complex transportation design and construction projects. A training course based on the information in the guide was also developed.In addition, SHRP 2 Renewal Project R10 developed two other reports:Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects, which describes the five-dimensional management approach for complex projects. The goal of the five-dimensional approach is to identify issues that should be planned and managed proactively, rather than retroactively. The five areas of the new project management approach address cost, schedule, engineering requirements, external influences, and financing; andProject Management Strategies for Complex Projects: Case Study Report, which includes case studies of 15 projects in the United States and three international projects that used tools that aid project managers in the delivery of complex projects.Software Disclaimer: This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively \"TRB\") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22755/guide-to-project-management-strategies-for-complex-projects", year = 2013, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "Leslie Ann McCarthy and Seri Park and Anthony R. Giancola", title = "Practices and Performance Measures for Local Public Agency Federally Funded Highway Projects", abstract = "TRB\u2019s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 442: Practices and Performance Measures for Local Public Agency Federally Funded Highway Projects explores what performance measures, delivery practices, strategies, and tools are currently used in relation to federally-funded local public agency (LPA) highway project development and delivery, and how they are used to measure success in project administration.Appendix D to NCHRP Synthesis 422, which provides samples of documents that exhibit practices or performance measures for federally funded LPA transportation projects, is not included in the print or PDF version of the report. Appendix D is available online.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22592/practices-and-performance-measures-for-local-public-agency-federally-funded-highway-projects", year = 2013, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Assessment of Hybrid-Electric Transit Bus Technology", abstract = "TRB\u2019s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 132: Assessment of Hybrid-Electric Transit Bus Technology explores decision-making guidelines coupled with a comprehensive life cycle cost (LCC) model designed to assist transit managers in evaluating, selecting, and implementing hybrid-electric technology options for transit buses. The LCC model allows the user to compare the total life cycle costs across several cost categories for up to 6 different \u201cpurchase scenarios.\u201d The LCC model is contained on the accompanying CD-ROM (CRP-CD-71), with the printed version of the report and available for download as an ISO image online.Links to the ISO image and instructions for burning a CD-ROM from an ISO image are provided below. Help on Burning an .ISO CD-ROM ImageDownload the .ISO CD-ROM Image(Warning: This is a large and may take some time to download using a high-speed connection. Any software included is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively \u201cTRB\u201d) be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages.)", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22983/assessment-of-hybrid-electric-transit-bus-technology", year = 2009, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Institute of Medicine", editor = "Alina Baciu and Andrea Pernack Anason and Kathleen Stratton and Brian Strom", title = "The Smallpox Vaccination Program: Public Health in an Age of Terrorism", isbn = "978-0-309-09592-1", abstract = "December 13, 2002, the president of the United States announced that smallpox vaccination would be offered to some categories of civilians and administered to members of the military and government representatives in high-risk areas of the world. The events that precipitated that historic announcement included a series of terrorist attacks during the 1990s, which culminated in the catastrophic events of 2001.\n\nAlthough preparedness for deliberate attacks with biologic weapons was already the subject of much public health planning, meetings, and publications as the twentieth century neared its end, the events of 2001 led to a steep rise in bioterrorism-related government policies and funding, and in state and local preparedness activities, for example, in public health, health care, and the emergency response and public safety communities. The national smallpox vaccination program is but one of many efforts to improve readiness to respond to deliberate releases of biologic agents.\n\nThe Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation was convened in October 2002 at the request of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the federal agency charged with implementing the government's policy of providing smallpox vaccine first to public health and health care workers on response teams, then to all interested health care workers and other first responders, and finally to members of the general public who might insist on receiving the vaccine. The committee was charged with providing \"advice to the CDC and the program investigators on selected aspects of the smallpox program implementation and evaluation.\"\n\nThe committee met six times over 19 months and wrote a series of brief \"letter\" reports. The Smallpox Vaccination Program: Public Health in an Age of Terrorism constitutes the committee's seventh and final report, and the committee hopes that it will fulfill three purposes: 1) To serve as an archival document that brings together the six reports addressed to Julie Gerberding, director of CDC, and previously released on line and as short, unbound papers; 2) To serve as a historical document that summarizes milestones in the smallpox vaccination program, and ; 3) To comment on the achievement of overall goals of the smallpox vaccination program (in accordance with the last item in the charge), including lessons learned from the program.\n ", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11240/the-smallpox-vaccination-program-public-health-in-an-age-of", year = 2005, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Current Practices in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Savings from Transit", abstract = "TRB\u2019s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 84: Current Practices in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Savings from Transit explores the role of transit agencies in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and examines the current practice of a sample of transit agencies.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14385/current-practices-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions-savings-from-transit", year = 2010, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "James W. Jolley and Mary Ellen Tuccillo and Michelle L. Young and Michael Barrett and Anna Lantin", title = "Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Volume 1: Primer", abstract = "TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 174 defines and discusses green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) management strategies, a relatively new approach to regulation compliance. As more airports are proactively incorporating sustainable practices in all aspects of their operations, federal and state regulatory agencies are also promoting GSI strategies to comply with water regulations and requirements. Volume 1: Primer is written for the airport manager, planner, and engineer seeking to understand stormwater management and how GSI can comply with regulatory standards and requirements along with other benefits. Volume 2: Guidebook assists airport staff with evaluating the applicability of a GSI strategy and how to select an appropriate GSI strategy.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24817/green-stormwater-infrastructure-volume-1-primer", year = 2017, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "Alexa Mitchell and Chris Williges and John Messner", title = "Lifecycle BIM for Infrastructure: A Business Case for Project Delivery and Asset Management", abstract = "Building Information Modeling (BIM) allows transportation infrastructure project teams to improve the overall quality of the planning and design of projects as well as more efficiently construct the project through improved planning, cost control, and automation, such as machine-guided equipment.The TRB Cooperative Research Program's CRP Special Release 4: Lifecycle BIM for Infrastructure: A Business Case for Project Delivery and Asset Management focuses on the development of resources to support the adoption of BIM by highway agencies. Supplemental to the report are an assessment matrix for Appendix E: BIM Maturity Matrix for Transportation Agencies, BIM multi-media materials, and video interviews.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26731/lifecycle-bim-for-infrastructure-a-business-case-for-project-delivery-and-asset-management", year = 2023, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "TranSys Research Ltd. and RailTEC at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and CPCS Transcom and Lawson Economics Research Inc.", title = "Technical Document and User Guide for the Multi-Modal Passenger Simulation Model for Comparing Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes", abstract = "TRB\u2019s National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP) Web-Only Document 1: Technical Document and User Guide for the Multi-Modal Passenger Simulation Model for Comparing Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes describes the technical details of an analytical framework used to create NCRRP Report 3: Comparison of Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes. The Web-Only Document also provides guidance on how to set up and use the multi-modal passenger simulation model provided in NCRRP Report 3.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22080/technical-document-and-user-guide-for-the-multi-modal-passenger-simulation-model-for-comparing-passenger-rail-energy-consumption-with-competing-modes", year = 2015, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Pilot Testing of SHRP 2 Reliability Data and Analytical Products: Minnesota", abstract = "TRB\u2019s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Reliability Project L38 Report: Pilot Testing of SHRP 2 Reliability Data and Analytical Products: Minnesota tests SHRP 2's Reliability analytical products at a Minnesota pilot site for SHRP 2 Reliability products for the L02, L07, and L05 projects. These data elements were combined into a travel time reliability monitoring system.Other pilots were conducted in Southern California, Florida, and Washington.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22255/pilot-testing-of-shrp-2-reliability-data-and-analytical-products-minnesota", year = 2014, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }