Author: Task Group on Research and Analysis ProgramsSpace
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: innovation, engines, synthesis, compass, series, programs, science, research, data, analysis, nasa, supporting
Number of Pages: 118
Published: 1998-10-16
List price: $30.75
ISBN-10: 0309062756
ISBN-13: 9780309062756

Takes a broad look at the research & data analysis (R&DA) programs across all the science disciplines addressed by NASA. Considers the role of R&DA, examines as much as possible the historical trends in funding, & considers ways in which R&DA programs could be improved in the context of the current space research environment. Paper.

Author: IWA Task Group
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Keywords: amp, technical, reports, scientific, adm1, digestion, model, anaerobic
Number of Pages: 92
Published: 2008-06-10
List price: $123.00
ISBN-10: 1900222787
ISBN-13: 9781900222785

The IWA Task Group for Mathematical Modelling of Anaerobic Digestion Processes was created with the aim to produce a generic model and common platform for dynamic simulations of a variety of anaerobic processes. This book presents the outcome of this undertaking and is the result of four years collaborative work by a number of international experts from various fields of anaerobic process technology. The purpose of this approach is to provide a unified basis for anaerobic digestion modelling. It is hoped this will promote increased application of modelling and simulation as a tool for research

Author: Committee on Analysis of Research Directions and N
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: manufacturing, priorities, research, edge, competitive
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 1991-01-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0309047846
ISBN-13: 9780309047845

To maintain competitiveness in the emerging global economy, U.S. manufacturing must rise to new standards of product quality, responsiveness to customers, and process flexibility. This volume presents a concise and well-organized analysis of new research directions to achieve these goals. Five critical areas receive in-depth analysis of present practices, needed improvement, and research priorities: advanced engineered materials that offer the prospect of better life-cycle performance and other gains; equipment reliability and maintenance practices for better returns on capital investment; rap

Author: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Insti
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: niosh, program, technology, protective, personal
Number of Pages: 214
Published: 2008-09-25
List price: $44.50
ISBN-10: 0309120187
ISBN-13: 9780309120180

Maintaining the health and safety of workers in the United States and globally is accomplished in part by reducing hazardous exposures through the use of personal protective equipment. Personal protective technologies (PPT) include respirators worn by construction workers and miners; protective clothing, respirators, and gloves worn by firefighters and mine rescue workers; and respirators and protective clothing worn by healthcare workers. An estimated 5 million workers are required to wear respirators in 1.3 million U.S. workplaces. For some occupations, such as firefighting, the worker’

Author: Task Group on Fundamental Physics and ChemistrySp
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: first, decades, science, twenty, space, physics, series, imperatives, century, fundamental, chemistry
Number of Pages: 108
Published: 1988-01-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0309038413
ISBN-13: 9780309038416

Author: Task Group on Organic Environments in the Solar Sy
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: system, solar, environments, organic, exploring
Number of Pages: 124
Published: 2007-02-23
List price: $31.75
ISBN-10: 0309102359
ISBN-13: 9780309102353

The sources, distributions, and transformation of organic compounds in the solar system are active study areas as a means to provide information about the evolution of the solar system and the possibilities of life elsewhere in the universe. There are many organic synthesis processes, however, and ambiguity surrounds the relative effectiveness of these processes in explaining the distribution of organic compounds in the solar system. As a consequence, NASA directed the NRC to determine what processes account for the reduced carbon compounds found throughout the solar system and to examine how

Author: Task Group on Issues in Sample ReturnNational Res
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: little, golden, book, recommendations, issues, sample, return, mars
Number of Pages: 58
Published: 1997-02-28
List price: $34.75
ISBN-10: 0309057337
ISBN-13: 9780309057332