%0 Book %A National Research Council %T Preparing For the 2000 Census: Interim Report II %@ 978-0-309-05880-3 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5886/preparing-for-the-2000-census-interim-report-ii %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5886/preparing-for-the-2000-census-interim-report-ii %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 104 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Toxicologic Assessment of the Army's Zinc Cadmium Sulfide Dispersion Tests %@ 978-0-309-05783-7 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5739/toxicologic-assessment-of-the-armys-zinc-cadmium-sulfide-dispersion-tests %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5739/toxicologic-assessment-of-the-armys-zinc-cadmium-sulfide-dispersion-tests %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Conflict and Security Issues %K Health and Medicine %P 380 %X During the 1950s and 1960s, the U.S. Army conducted atmospheric dispersion tests in many American cities using fluorescent particles of zinc cadmium sulfide (ZnCdS) to develop and verify meteorological models to estimate the dispersal of aerosols. Upon learning of the tests, many citizens and some public health officials in the affected cities raised concerns about the health consequences of the tests. This book assesses the public health effects of the Army's tests, including the toxicity of ZnCdS, the toxicity of surrogate cadmium compounds, the environmental fate of ZnCdS, the extent of public exposures from the dispersion tests, and the risks of such exposures. %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Lesgold, Alan %E Feuer, Michael J. %E Black, Allison M. %T Transitions in Work and Learning: Implications for Assessment %@ 978-0-309-06365-4 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5790/transitions-in-work-and-learning-implications-for-assessment %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5790/transitions-in-work-and-learning-implications-for-assessment %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Industry and Labor %P 35 %X The dramatic shift in the American labor market away from manufacturing and the growing gap in earnings between high school and college graduates have contributed to a sense of alarm about the capacity of the nation's schools to supply adequately skilled graduates to the work force. The role that schools can or should play in preparing people to enter the world of work is hotly debated. In an effort to nurture the important and ongoing national dialogue on these issues, the Board on Testing and Assessment asked researchers and policymakers to engage in an interdisciplinary review and discussion of available data and implications for assessment policy. Transitions in Work and Learning considers the role of assessment in facilitating improved labor market transitions and life-long learning of American workers. It addresses the apparent mismatch between skill requirements of high-performance workplaces and skills acquired by students in school, the validity of existing assessment technologies to determine skills and competencies of persons entering various occupations, and ethical and legal issues in the implementation of new testing and certification programs. The book also examines the role of assessment in determining needed skills; developing ongoing education and training; and providing information to employers, prospective workers, and schools. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T The Scientific Bases for Preservation of the Mariana Crow %@ 978-0-309-05581-9 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5372/the-scientific-bases-for-preservation-of-the-mariana-crow %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5372/the-scientific-bases-for-preservation-of-the-mariana-crow %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 103 %X This book, while focusing on current preservation challenges posed by the Aga, or Mariana crow, also reflects the larger issues and challenges of biodiversity conservation in all oceanic island ecosystems. It evaluates causes for the continuing decline of the Aga, which exists on only the two southernmost islands in the Mariana archipelago, Guam and Rota, and reviews actions to halt or reverse the decrease. This book reminds us of the importance and challenge of preserving the unique environmental heritage of islands of the Mariana archipelago, the need for increased knowledge to restore and maintain native species and habitats, and the compelling and lasting value of extensive public education to stimulate environmentally informed public policy development. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %T Vaccine Safety Forum: Summaries of Two Workshops %@ 978-0-309-05791-2 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5881/vaccine-safety-forum-summaries-of-two-workshops %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5881/vaccine-safety-forum-summaries-of-two-workshops %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 72 %X On November 6, 1995, the Institute of Medicine's Vaccine Safety Forum convened a workshop on detecting and responding to adverse events following vaccination. Workshop speakers and participants discussed the difficulties in detecting adverse events, current adverse events detection and response methods and procedures, suggestions for improving the means of detecting and responding to adverse events following vaccination, and future areas of research. This document represents a summary of that workshop. %0 Book %T Building a Diverse Work Force: Scientists and Engineers in the Office of Naval Research %@ 978-0-309-05849-0 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5837/building-a-diverse-work-force-scientists-and-engineers-in-the %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5837/building-a-diverse-work-force-scientists-and-engineers-in-the %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %K Engineering and Technology %P 159 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Federal Facilities Beyond the 1990s: Ensuring Quality in an Era of Limited Resources: Summary of a Symposium %@ 978-0-309-05746-2 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5711/federal-facilities-beyond-the-1990s-ensuring-quality-in-an-era-of-limited-resources %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5711/federal-facilities-beyond-the-1990s-ensuring-quality-in-an-era-of-limited-resources %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Engineering and Technology %P 180 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T The Unpredictable Certainty: White Papers %@ 978-0-309-06036-3 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6062/the-unpredictable-certainty-white-papers %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6062/the-unpredictable-certainty-white-papers %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Computers and Information Technology %P 632 %X This book contains a key component of the NII 2000 project of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, a set of white papers that contributed to and complements the project's final report, The Unpredictable Certainty: Information Infrastructure Through 2000, which was published in the spring of 1996. That report was disseminated widely and was well received by its sponsors and a variety of audiences in government, industry, and academia. Constraints on staff time and availability delayed the publication of these white papers, which offer details on a number of issues and positions relating to the deployment of information infrastructure. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035 Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 8: Logistics %@ 978-0-309-05927-5 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5868/technology-for-the-united-states-navy-and-marine-corps-2000-2035-becoming-a-21st-century-force %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5868/technology-for-the-united-states-navy-and-marine-corps-2000-2035-becoming-a-21st-century-force %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 64 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society %@ 978-0-309-07679-1 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4913/rediscovering-geography-new-relevance-for-science-and-society %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4913/rediscovering-geography-new-relevance-for-science-and-society %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Education %K Earth Sciences %P 259 %X As political, economic, and environmental issues increasingly spread across the globe, the science of geography is being rediscovered by scientists, policymakers, and educators alike. Geography has been made a core subject in U.S. schools, and scientists from a variety of disciplines are using analytical tools originally developed by geographers. Rediscovering Geography presents a broad overview of geography's renewed importance in a changing world. Through discussions and highlighted case studies, this book illustrates geography's impact on international trade, environmental change, population growth, information infrastructure, the condition of cities, the spread of AIDS, and much more. The committee examines some of the more significant tools for data collection, storage, analysis, and display, with examples of major contributions made by geographers. Rediscovering Geography provides a blueprint for the future of the discipline, recommending how to strengthen its intellectual and institutional foundation and meet the demand for geographic expertise among professionals and the public. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Aeronautics: Scenario-Based Strategic Planning for NASA's Aeronautics Enterprise %@ 978-0-309-05696-0 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5546/maintaining-us-leadership-in-aeronautics-scenario-based-strategic-planning-for %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5546/maintaining-us-leadership-in-aeronautics-scenario-based-strategic-planning-for %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Space and Aeronautics %P 138 %X Although the U.S. aeronautics industry has been one of the undisputed success stories in global competitiveness throughout the latter half of this century and is currently one of the largest positive industrial contributors to the U.S. balance of trade, long-term strategic planning is necessary to ensure that the United States retains a strong and competitive aeronautics industry in the future. Recognizing that a long-term strategic plan for aeronautics requires a broad-based national perspective that includes the needs of users and consumers, the National Research Council conducted a workshop that would bring together experts from industry, government, and academia to analyze a number of possible scenarios for aeronautics 15 to 25 years hence. The results of the workshop, which are discussed in this book, focus on potential needs and opportunities for aviation and aeronautics in the future and their implications for several broad areas of technology development. These areas include new types of aircraft, improved system integration in aircraft design manufacturing and operations, passenger and crew safety and security, operating efficiency and cost effectiveness, environmental compliance and noise abatement, and access to space. %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Citro, Constance F. %E Norwood, Janet L. %T The Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Priorities for the Future %@ 978-0-309-06404-0 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5809/the-bureau-of-transportation-statistics-priorities-for-the-future %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5809/the-bureau-of-transportation-statistics-priorities-for-the-future %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 160 %X How can the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the nation's newest federal statistical agency, contribute to the work of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)? What is the appropriate role for such an agency as a part of a major department? BTS was authorized in 1991 by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) in recognition of the need for more and better data for transportation officials at local, state, and federal levels. While the USDOT has many long-standing data collection programs for particular transportation modes (highways, rail, air, etc.), it has never had a statistical agency with a mandate to improve the quality and relevance of transportation data for important system-wide, cross-modal analyses of the nation's transportation system. This book examines how BTS can provide statistical leadership for USDOT, define and maintain quality standards for transportation data, and improve data documentation. It considers BTS's role in developing national transportation indicators, coordinating data collection throughout USDOT, filling gaps, identifying user needs, and developing analysis programs for transportation data. Anyone concerned with having high-quality, relevant transportation indicators and other data available for policy planning, evaluation, and research will be interested in this book, as will students of effective government. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T NOAA's Arctic Research Initiative: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-05992-3 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5980/noaas-arctic-research-initiative-proceedings-of-a-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5980/noaas-arctic-research-initiative-proceedings-of-a-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Earth Sciences %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 190 %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Chilingerian, Jon A. %E Kay, Corrine M. %T The Lessons and The Legacy of the Pew Health Policy Program %@ 978-0-309-05825-4 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5821/the-lessons-and-the-legacy-of-the-pew-health-policy-program %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5821/the-lessons-and-the-legacy-of-the-pew-health-policy-program %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 360 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Defining a Decade: Envisioning CSTB's Second 10 Years %@ 978-0-309-05933-6 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5903/defining-a-decade-envisioning-cstbs-second-10-years %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5903/defining-a-decade-envisioning-cstbs-second-10-years %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Explore Science %K Math, Chemistry, and Physics %K Computers and Information Technology %K Surveys and Statistics %P 116 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 1: Overview %@ 978-0-309-05886-5 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5838/technology-for-the-united-states-navy-and-marine-corps-2000-2035-becoming-a-21st-century-force %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5838/technology-for-the-united-states-navy-and-marine-corps-2000-2035-becoming-a-21st-century-force %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 142 %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %T Multimodal Transportation Planning Data: Final Report %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6342/multimodal-transportation-planning-data-final-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6342/multimodal-transportation-planning-data-final-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %P 192 %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 71 %@ 978-0-309-05738-7 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5737/biographical-memoirs-volume-71 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5737/biographical-memoirs-volume-71 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 394 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 71 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Benderly, Beryl Lieff %T In Her Own Right: The Institute of Medicine's Guide to Women's Health Issues %@ 978-0-309-05327-3 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4956/in-her-own-right-the-institute-of-medicines-guide-to %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4956/in-her-own-right-the-institute-of-medicines-guide-to %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 240 %X Right to life. Right to choice. Masectomy, lumpectomy. Vitamin therapy, hormone therapy, aromatherapy. Tabloids, op-eds, Phil, Sally, Oprah. Yesterday, women confided in their doctors about health problems and received private, albeit sometimes paternalistic, attention. Today, women's health issues are headline material. Topics that once raised a blush now raise a blare of conflicting medical news and political advocacy. Women welcome the new recognition of their health concerns. Now women are less often treated, as the old saw goes, as "a uterus with a person attached." At the same time, they need help in sorting through the flood of reports on scientific studies, claims of success for new treatments, and just plain myths. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has responded to this need with In Her Own Right. Throughout its 25-year history, the IOM has provided authoritative views on fast-moving developments in medicine—bringing accuracy, objectivity, and balance to the hottest controversies. Talented science writer Beryl Lieff Benderly synthesizes this expertise into a readable overview of women's health. Why do women live longer than men? Why do more women than men suffer vertebral fractures? Benderly highlights what we know about the health differences between men and women and the mysteries that remain to be solved. With a frank, conversational approach, Benderly examines women's health across the life span: Issues of female childhood, adolescence, and sexual maturity, including smoking, eating behavior, teen pregnancy, and more. The host of issues surrounding the reproductive years; contraception, infertility, abortion, pregnancy and birth, AIDS, and mental health. Postmenopausal life and issues of aging, as health choices made decades earlier come home to roost. Benderly addresses women's experience with the nation's health care establishment and the controversy over the lack of female representation in the world of scientific research. Much more than a how-to guide, In Her Own Right translates the finest scholarship on topics of women's health into terms that will help any woman ask the right questions and make the right choices. Covering the spectrum from traditional beliefs to cutting-edge research, this book presents the personal insights of leading investigators, along with clear explanations of breakthrough studies written in plain English. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %T Evaluating Transit Operations for Individuals with Disabilities: Final Report %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6348/evaluating-transit-operations-for-individuals-with-disabilities-final-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6348/evaluating-transit-operations-for-individuals-with-disabilities-final-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %P 366