Author: Committee of Achieving Compatibility in IT-Based E
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: workshop, report, recommendations, materials, educational, technology, based, information
Number of Pages: 58
Published: 2003-09-08
List price: $21.00
ISBN-10: 0309089743
ISBN-13: 9780309089746
In the last half-century, we have witnessed the birth and development of a new era: the information age. Information Technology (IT), the primary vehicle of the information age, has transformed the modern workplace and is pervasive in the development of new knowledge and wealth. IT has also dramatically influenced our capacity to educate. Yet, the application of IT in education has been disorganized and uneven. Pockets of innovation in localized environments are thriving, but the promise of open access, greatly enhanced teaching and learning, and large-scale use has not been realized. "IT-Base
Author: Committee on Employment-Based Health BenefitsInst
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: risk, connection, benefits, health, employment
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 1993-01-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0309048273
ISBN-13: 9780309048279
The United States is unique among economically advanced nations in its reliance on employers to provide health benefits voluntarily for workers and their families. Although it is well known that this system fails to reach millions of these individuals as well as others who have no connection to the work place, the system has other weaknesses. It also has many advantages. Because most proposals for health care reform assume some continued role for employers, this book makes an important contribution by describing the strength and limitations of the current system of employment-based health bene
Author: Committee on Risk-Based Criteria for Non-RCRA Haza
Publisher: National Academy Press
Keywords: compass, series, california, classification, based, waste, risk
Number of Pages: 219
Published: 1999-07-14
List price: $50.75
ISBN-10: 0309065445
ISBN-13: 9780309065443
Addresses the regulatory requirement under section 57004 of the California Health and Safety Code. Discusses the scientific basis of the proposed waste classification system, subject to external scientific peer review by the National Academy of Sciences, and the University of California. Softcover.
Author: Committee on Community-Based Drug TreatmentInstit
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: based, drug, alcohol, treatment, community, partnerships, gap, practice, research, forging, bridging
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1998-08-15
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 0309065658
ISBN-13: 9780309065658
Informed by real-life experiences in addiction treatment including workshops and site visits, this book examines why research remains remote from treatment and makes specific recommendations to community providers, federal and state agencies, and other decision makers. The book outlines concrete strategies for building and disseminating knowledge about addiction; for linking research, policy development, and everyday treatment; and for helping drug treatment consumers become more informed advocates.
Author: Committee on Defining Science-Based Concerns Assoc
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: concerns, based, science, biotechnology
Number of Pages: 201
Published: 2002-11-18
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0309084393
ISBN-13: 9780309084390
Genetic-based animal biotechnology has produced new food and pharmaceutical products and promises many more advances to benefit humankind. These exciting prospects are accompanied by considerable unease, however, about matters such as safety and ethics. This book identifies science-based and policy-related concerns about animal biotechnology - key issues that must be resolved before the new breakthroughs can reach their potential. The book includes a short history of the field and provides understandable definitions of terms like cloning. Looking at technologies on the near horizon, the author
Author: Based on a Workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infec
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: strengthening, surveillance, research, prevention, opportunities, challenges, care, systems, emerging, infections, managed
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2000-02-01
List price: $27.00
ISBN-10: 0309068282
ISBN-13: 9780309068284
This workshop summary report from the IOM Forum on Emerging Infections, Managed Care Systems and Emerging Infections: Challenges and Opportunities for Strenghening Surveillance, Research and Prevention This book examines how the managed care revolution has created both problems and opportunities in the fight against infectious diseases. It highlights ways in which managed care systems can aid research, develop clinical guidelines, manage the use of antibiotics, support public education efforts, and monitor the spread of emerging infections and microbial resistance.
Author: International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intell
Publisher: Ios Pr Inc
Keywords: frontiers, kes, artificial, intelligence, applications, technologies, allied, intelligent, based, information, engineering, systems, knowledge
Number of Pages: 1622
Published: 2002-09-01
List price: $182.00
ISBN-10: 1586032801
ISBN-13: 9781586032807
The book contains the Proceedings of KES 2002, the Sixth Edition of the Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems International Conference. The conference papers presented new research results, focusing on three main areas of interest: Generic Intelligent Techniques: This area includes results on basic disciplines underlying knowledge-based and intelligent systems, such as artificial neural networks, machine learning, knowledge-based systems, case-based reasoning, intelligent agents and soft computing. Applications of Intelligent Systems: The second area presents results on
