Author: Committee on Competitiveness of the U.S. Minerals
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: industry, metals, minerals, competitiveness
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1990-01-01
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0309042453
ISBN-13: 9780309042451

This book includes an assessment of the global minerals and metals industry; a review of technologies in use for exploration, mining, minerals processing, and metals extraction; and a look at research priorities. The core of the volume is a series of specific recommendations for government, industry, and the academic community, to promote partnerships that will produce a strong flow of new technologies. Special focus is given to the role of the federal government, particularly the Bureau of Mines.

Author: Committee on International Collaborations inU.S.
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: research, report, workshop, sciences, social, collaborations, behavioral, international
Number of Pages: 102
Published: 2008-01-11
List price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 0309114152
ISBN-13: 9780309114158

Based on the outcomes of a workshop convened by the U.S. National Committee for Psychological Science and informed by a survey of social scientists who have led cross-national projects, this National Science Foundation-funded report addresses the multiple benefits of research extending across national boundaries and describes factors common among successful collaborations. Workshop participants identified the obstacles frequently encountered and suggested ways of dealing with these challenges to enhance international collaborative research in the behavioral and social sciences. Several dimensi

Author: Committee on the Possible Effects of Electromagnet
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: electric, magnetic, fields, residential, exposure, health, effects, possible
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 1997-03-07
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0309054478
ISBN-13: 9780309054478

Can the electric and magnetic fields (EMF) to which people are routinely exposed cause health effects? This volume assesses the data and draws conclusions about the consequences of human exposure to EMF. The committee examines what is known about three kinds of health effects associated with EMF: cancer, primarily childhood leukemia; reproduction and development; and neurobiological effects. This book provides a detailed discussion of hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure assessment, and risk characterization for each. "Possible Health Effects of Exposure to Residential Ele

Author: Committee on the Prevention of HIV Infection among
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: risk, countries, assessment, evidence, users, drug, hiv, infection, among, injecting, preventing
Number of Pages: 298
Published: 2006-11-28
List price: $61.25
ISBN-10: 0309102804
ISBN-13: 9780309102803

Presents report of the Committee on the Prevention of HIV Infection Among Injecting Drug Users in High-Risk Countries held in Geneva, Switzerland, in December 2005. Topics include treatment for drug dependence, sterile needle and syringe access outreach, education, taking action, and more. For public health personnel. Softcover.

Author: Committee on Strengthening the Linkages Between th
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: sciences, report, nchrp, mathematical, strengthening, linkages
Number of Pages: 138
Published: 2000-04-05
List price: $34.00
ISBN-10: 0309069475
ISBN-13: 9780309069472

Author: Technology, and Law Program Committee on the Use o
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: purposes, scientific, ethical, issues, regulatory, epa, human, dosing, studies, intentional
Number of Pages: 226
Published: 2004-06-10
List price: $49.00
ISBN-10: 0309091721
ISBN-13: 9780309091725

The EPA commissioned the National Academies to provide advice on the vexing question of whether and, if so, under what circumstances EPA should accept and consider intentional human dosing studies conducted by companies or other sources outside the agency (so-called third parties) to gather evidence relating to the risks of a chemical or the conditions under which exposure to it could be judged safe. This report recommends that such studies be conducted and used for regulatory purposes only if all of several strict conditions are met, including the following: the study is necessary and scienti

Author: International Scientific Committee for TAli A. Ma
Publisher: UNESCO
Keywords: africa, history, general, vol, viii
Number of Pages: 1072
Published: 1993-01
List price: $45.73
ISBN-10: 9231027581
ISBN-13: 9789231027581