TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Deborah Matherly A2 - Neeli Langdon A2 - Brian Wolshon A2 - Pamela Murray-Tuite A2 - John Renne A2 - Roberta Thomas A2 - Jane Mobley A2 - Kelly Reinhardt TI - A Guide to Regional Transportation Planning for Disasters, Emergencies, and Significant Events DO - 10.17226/22338 PY - 2014 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22338/a-guide-to-regional-transportation-planning-for-disasters-emergencies-and-significant-events PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 777: A Guide to Regional Transportation Planning for Disasters, Emergencies, and Significant Events uses foundational planning principles, case studies, tips, and tools to explain implementation of transportation planning for possible multijurisdictional disasters, emergencies, and other major events. In addition to the guide, there is a contractor's final research report and a PowerPoint presentation describing the entire project. ER - TY - BOOK A2 - Richard Corfield TI - The Silent Landscape: The Scientific Voyage of HMS Challenger DO - 10.17226/10725 PY - 2003 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10725/the-silent-landscape-the-scientific-voyage-of-hms-challenger PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Explore Science KW - Biography and Autobiography AB - In 1872 HMS Challenger set sail from Portsmouth, England, to map and sample the ocean floor. This marked the birth of modern oceanography. By retracing Challenger’s extraordinary voyage, we view our underwater landscape anew – focusing on what 21st century science is now able to add to this incredible story. The oceans make up more than two thirds of the Earth’s surface. But they are as mysterious for what they conceal beneath their surfaces as they are familiar for their ubiquity. Deep below the susurrus swell of waves lies an alien world that we have only begun to explore. The quest to know more about this secret domain began in earnest in the late 1800s. In 1859, Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection set the scientific world abuzz with its radical theory of evolution, and sparked a feverish desire to know more about the workings of nature. Scientists became increasingly convinced that the ocean floor could provide proof – or refutation – of Darwin’s theory of natural selection. They believed that the ocean floor was a haven for life that had long been extinct on land and that obscure fossil evidence culled from the depths could provide us with information on species that no longer existed topside. So an expedition was specifically designed and undertaken to investigate the natural history and geology of the ocean floor. With its emphasis on locating and retrieving fossil records that would test the new theory of evolution, Challenger’s voyage was nothing less than a mission to choose between God and science. Sailing three and half years and 69,000 nautical miles through burning tropical heat waves and stupefyingly cold Antarctic seas, and suffering further privations of hunger, storms, and sometimes crushing boredom between data-collecting surveys, Challenger dredged up thousands of samples from the sea floor and mapped enormous areas of undersea terrain. The final result was nothing short of a roaring success. So extensive were their findings that it was to take the scientists 19 years to completely examine and report on all their data. The final report, published in 1895, ran to fifty volumes. Most startling of all was the revelation that the ocean was not a silent landscape that serenely reflected Earth’s past – it was a gloriously vibrant ecosystem teeming with a variety and multitude of life on a scale we could scarcely imagine from our landlocked perspective. Relying on the official documentation, logs, and journals of the ship’s company, The Silent Landscape recounts the tale of an extraordinary voyage brought to life by 21st-century science. From the endangered coral reefs of the Caribbean to the trackless depths beneath the western Pacific, The Silent Landscape takes us on an epic journey across time. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Lisa Bain A2 - Chanel Matney A2 - Clare Stroud TI - Novel Molecular Targets for Mood Disorders and Psychosis: Proceedings of a Workshop SN - DO - 10.17226/26218 PY - 2021 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26218/novel-molecular-targets-for-mood-disorders-and-psychosis-proceedings-of PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine AB - Mood disorders - including depression and bipolar disorder - are common, disabling, and potentially lethal disorders, characterized by a shortened lifespan from comorbid medical illness and rising suicide rates. Medications for these conditions have been shown to be insufficiently effective in the majority of people who take them, and there remains a tremendous unmet medical need. Recent advances towards understanding the mechanisms of action for psychiatric medicines have led to the identification of potential novel molecular targets and agents for treating mood disorders. While these promising avenues for further investigation have re-energized scientific research in this area, many open questions remain. In response to this interest, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders convened a workshop in March 2021, Novel Molecular Targets for Mood Disorders and Psychosis. The goal of this workshop was to explore the landscape of novel pharmacologic treatments for psychiatric disorders, review the challenges and opportunities that have been highlighted by the development of recently approved drugs, and reflect on how to apply those lessons learned towards current and future efforts to identify and validate additional novel molecular targets. With a grounding in the personal experiences of patients living with depression and schizophrenia, workshop participants discussed the scientific, clinical, technological, regulatory, and ethical considerations of this topic. Examples of drug classes discussed in the workshop include antagonists for NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors and GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) receptors, as well as modulators for muscarinic and serotonergic receptors. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academy of Sciences A2 - John C. Avise A2 - Francisco J. Ayala TI - In the Light of Evolution: Volume III: Two Centuries of Darwin SN - DO - 10.17226/12692 PY - 2009 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12692/in-the-light-of-evolution-volume-iii-two-centuries-of PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Biology and Life Sciences KW - Explore Science AB - Two Centuries of Darwin is the outgrowth of an Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences on January 16-17, 2009. In the chapters of this book, leading evolutionary biologists and science historians reflect on and commemorate the Darwinian Revolution. They canvass modern research approaches and current scientific thought on each of the three main categories of selection (natural, artificial, and sexual) that Darwin addressed during his career. Although Darwin's legacy is associated primarily with the illumination of natural selection in The Origin, he also contemplated and wrote extensively about what we now term artificial selection and sexual selection. In a concluding section of this book, several science historians comment on Darwin's seminal contributions. Two Centuries of Darwin is the third book of the In the Light of Evolution series. Each installment in the series explores evolutionary perspectives on a particular biological topic that is scientifically intriguing but also has special relevance to contemporary societal issues or challenges. The ILE series aims to interpret phenomena in various areas of biology through the lens of evolution and address some of the most intellectually engaging, as well as pragmatically important societal issues of our times. ER - TY - BOOK TI - A History of the First Half-Century of the National Academy of Sciences: 1863-1913 PY - 1913 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10800/a-history-of-the-first-half-century-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Policy for Science and Technology KW - Explore Science AB - The National Academy of Sciences is the third oldest American institution, being established after the Smithsonian Institute and the American Association for the Promotion of Science. The Academy dates back to 1863, right in the midst of the American Civil War. Fortunately for the time, the Academy was vital to the development of the war in favor of the Union through its establishment of much needed scientific advancements and insight tantamount to those of the academies in Great Britain and the rest of Europe despite the involvement of science's most primary men. Since then, the Academy has served as a scientific adviser to the government, an adviser greatly appreciated by the government. The Academy's recommendations have been adopted, its findings accepted, and its investigations used to better advance the nation as a whole. A History of the First Half-Century of the National Academy of Sciences: 1863-1913 (1913) illustrates the Academy's history from its creation to the appointment of Woodrow Wilson as president. The book features a detailed look into the founding and forming of the Academy; the annals of the academy including the classifications of membership in 1892; lists of those involved with the Academy including officers and foreign associates; the Academy's publications, and more. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine A2 - Miriam Davis A2 - Marnina S. Kammersell A2 - Bruce M. Altevogt TI - Dispensing Medical Countermeasures for Public Health Emergencies: Workshop Summary SN - DO - 10.17226/12221 PY - 2008 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12221/dispensing-medical-countermeasures-for-public-health-emergencies-workshop-summary PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine KW - Conflict and Security Issues AB - On March 3-4, 2008, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events hosted a workshop titled "Medical Countermeasures Dispensing." The overall objective was to discuss a range of solutions to rapidly provide medical countermeasures to protect large numbers of people prior to or during a public health emergency, such as a bioterrorist attack or infectious disease outbreak. The United States is currently unprepared to confront the range of threats it is facing, such as an intentional anthrax release, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), or pandemic influenza, and it must plan aggressively to counteract the threat of these and other future public health emergencies. Countermeasure dispensing must harness all types of imaginative partnerships between public and private institutions, working together in ways tailored to meet individual community needs. This workshop summary highlights the presentations and subsequent discussion that occurred at the workshop. ER - TY - BOOK TI - Report of the Treasurer to the Council 1995-1996 DO - 10.17226/9238 PY - 1996 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9238/report-of-the-treasurer-to-the-council-1995-1996 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Assessment of the NASA Applied Sciences Program SN - DO - 10.17226/11987 PY - 2007 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11987/assessment-of-the-nasa-applied-sciences-program PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Space and Aeronautics KW - Earth Sciences ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Beyond Compliance: Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry DO - 10.17226/23662 PY - 2016 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23662/beyond-compliance-strengthening-the-safety-culture-of-the-offshore-oil-and-gas-industry PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - Beyond Compliance: Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry summarizes recommendations to industry and regulators to strengthen and sustain the safety culture of the offshore oil and gas industry.The committee that prepared the report addresses conceptual challenges in defining safety culture, and discusses the empirical support for the safety culture definition offered by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the nine characteristics or elements of a robust safety culture, methods for assessing company safety culture, and barriers to improving safety culture in the offshore industry.The committee’s report also identifies topics on which further research is needed with respect to assessing, improving, and sustaining safety culture. Download the full report issued in May 2016 or a Report in Brief. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academy of Sciences TI - Report of the Treasurer to the Council for the Year Ended December 31, 2000 DO - 10.17226/10154 PY - 2001 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10154/report-of-the-treasurer-to-the-council-for-the-year-ended-december-31-2000 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academy of Sciences TI - Report of the Treasurer to the Council for the Year Ended December 31, 2006 DO - 10.17226/11958 PY - 2007 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11958/report-of-the-treasurer-to-the-council-for-the-year-ended-december-31-2006 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academy of Sciences TI - Report of the Treasurer to the Council for the Year Ended December 31, 2003 DO - 10.17226/11033 PY - 2004 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11033/report-of-the-treasurer-to-the-council-for-the-year-ended-december-31-2003 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academy of Sciences TI - Report of the Treasurer to the Council for the Year Ended December 31, 2002 DO - 10.17226/10760 PY - 2003 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10760/report-of-the-treasurer-to-the-council-for-the-year-ended-december-31-2002 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academy of Sciences TI - Report of the Treasurer for the Year Ended December 31, 2007 DO - 10.17226/12259 PY - 2008 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12259/report-of-the-treasurer-for-the-year-ended-december-31-2007 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Policy for Science and Technology ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academy of Sciences TI - Report of the Treasurer to the Council for the Year Ended December 31, 1999 DO - 10.17226/9894 PY - 2000 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9894/report-of-the-treasurer-to-the-council-for-the-year-ended-december-31-1999 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academy of Sciences TI - Report of the Treasurer to the Council for the Year Ended December 31, 2005 DO - 10.17226/11682 PY - 2006 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11682/report-of-the-treasurer-to-the-council-for-the-year-ended-december-31-2005 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English ER - TY - BOOK TI - Report of the Treasurer to the Council For the Six Months Ended December 31, 1998 DO - 10.17226/9626 PY - 1999 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9626/report-of-the-treasurer-to-the-council-for-the-six-months-ended-december-31-1998 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English ER - TY - BOOK TI - Report of the Treasurer to the Council 1997-1998 DO - 10.17226/9521 PY - 1998 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9521/report-of-the-treasurer-to-the-council-1997-1998 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English ER - TY - BOOK TI - Report of the Treasurer to the Council 1996-1997 DO - 10.17226/9522 PY - 1997 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9522/report-of-the-treasurer-to-the-council-1996-1997 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academy of Sciences TI - Report of the Treasurer to the Council for the Year Ended December 31, 2004 DO - 10.17226/11342 PY - 2005 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11342/report-of-the-treasurer-to-the-council-for-the-year-ended-december-31-2004 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English AB - This report, Treasurer's Report to the Council of the National Academy of Sciences, presents the financial position and results of operations as well as a review of the endowment and trust activities of our Academy for the year ended December 31, 2004. 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