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The Committee for the Review of NASA's Pioneering Revolutionary Technology (PRT) Program and its three supporting panels were charged by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with assessing the overall scientific and technical quality of the PRT program and its component programs, along with their associated elements and individual research tasks. Major issues addressed in the review include (1) research portfolios, (2) rese...

In 2000, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) produced a report Calling the Shots: Immunization Finance Policies and Practices (IOM, 2000a) that illustrated the uncertainties and instability of the public health infrastructure that supports U.S. immunization programs. The IOM report proposed several strategies to address these concerns and to strengthen the immunization infrastructure. In March 2002, a group of 50 health officials, public health ex...

Workshop [held] at the David Lawrence Convention Center, on March 13, 2003"--Preface.

This volume, The Sun to the Earth-and Beyond: Panel Reports, is a compilation of the reports from five National Research Council (NRC) panels convened as part of a survey in solar and space physics for the period 2003-2013. The NRC's Space Studies Board and its Committee on Solar and Space Physics organized the study. Overall direction for the survey was provided by the Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee, whose report, The Sun to the Ear...

Each of 32 nonprofit organizations contributing a presentation to the Pan-Organizational Summit on the Science and Engineering Workforce (November 11-12, 2002, The National Academies, Washington, DC) was invited to issue a corresponding position paper to be reproduced in this volume. The bulk of this report comprises these papers. In addition, Shirley Jackson and Joseph Toole, two of the keynote speakers, have included their remarks.

Biographic Memoirs Volume 83 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.

The Immunization Safety Review Committee was established by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to evaluate the evidence on possible causal associations between immunizations and certain adverse outcomes, and to then present conclusions and recommendations. The committee's mandate also includes assessing the broader societal significance of these immunization safety issues. While all the committee members share the view that immunization is genera...

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Bioterrorisme is een veel besproken onderwerp. In 1995 werd een zenuwgas (sarin) verspreid in de ondergrondse van Tokio en in 2001 werd anthrax in de Verenigde Staten in postpakketten gevonden. Beide gebeurtenissen hebben tot grote commotie geleid. Er wordt gevreesd dat het effect van deze stoffen mild is vergeleken met wat terroristen werkelijk kunnen aanrichten. Als terroristen met de huidige moleculaire technieken in staat zijn biowapens te...

Tot nu toe hebben bij de vermaatschappelijking van natuur vooral de wensen voor verbreding van natuur centraal gestaan. De rijksoverheid wil echter ook de aandacht voor de bijdragen aan natuurbehoud verbreden en de verantwoordelijkheid hiervoor mede bij andere overheden en bij particulieren leggen. Dit streven naar medeverantwoordelijkheid vindt langzaam, maar nog niet voldoende weerklank. Voor veel particulieren is natuur een consumptiegoed. ...

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A spoilt child learns the lessons of life the hard way, in this warm family saga set in Wigan from 1920s to 1950s.

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Who am I? Why am I here? Where did I come from? Where am I going? Will I be there by next week?" Aren't these the questions of life? And these are some of the questions and ruminations posed by Coyote in the 21 very colorful and whimsical full-color illustrations by Sandy Gullikson. I sit here today in my Northern California home, having survived several life-altering events to include a major career shift, loss of a mate and lifestyle, suicid...

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