Books by National Research Council

The childhood cancer survivors who experience late effects as a result of their disease, its treatment, or both, are the focus of this report. It outlines a policy agenda that links improved health care delivery and follow-up, investments in education and training for health care providers, and research to improve the long-term outlook.

Experimentation provides the means to enhance naval and joint force development. To assist the Navy in this effort, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) asked the NRC to conduct a study to examine the role of experimentation in building future naval forces to operate in the joint environment. This work covers this study.

Computer science emerged as a field in the middle of the 20th century. This book argues that, at the beginning of the 21st century, information technology (IT) is forming a powerful alliance with creative practices in the arts and design to establish the exciting domain of information technology and creative practices - ITCP.

The benefits from urbanization cannot be overlooked, but the speed and sheer scale of transformation present many challenges. Drawing from a variety of data sources, this work explores the implications of various urban contexts for marriage, fertility, health, schooling, and children's lives.

Examines three key issues related to human participation in social, behavioral, and economic sciences research. This report is suitable for policy makers, research administrators, research sponsors, IRB members, and investigators.

Few demographers worry about how biological processes might affect voluntary behavior choices that have demographic consequences even though behavioral geneticists have documented genetics effects on variables such as parenting and divorce. This work reviews the state of research in this field and identifies research directions for the future.

Draws together relevant geological, technical, economic, and environmental factors and recommends specific directions for US research and development efforts on alternative fuel sources. This volume is useful for executives and engineers in the automotive and fuel industries, policymakers, environmental and alternative fuel specialists, and more.

This report describes the major research facilities on which high energy density conditions can be achieved and lists a number of key scientific questions about high energy density physics that can be addressed by this research.

"Malaria Control During Mass Population Movements and Natural Disasters" provides a basic overview of the state of knowledge of epidemiology of malaria and public health interventions and practices for controlling the disease in situations involving forced migration and conflict.

Birth outcomes have improved worldwide, yet, there is a gap between the outcomes in developing and developed countries. This book addresses the steps needed to reduce that gap. It reviews the statistics of low birth weight, prematurity, and birth defects and identifies cost-effective opportunities for improving birth outcomes.

Biological sciences have been revolutionized, not only in the way research is conducted but also in how research findings are communicated among professionals and to the public. This book includes recommendations for teaching life science investigators. It presents brief case studies of exemplary programs at leading institutions.

Reviews sources of noise in the ocean environment, what is known of the responses of marine mammals to acoustic disturbance, and what models exist for describing ocean noise and marine mammal responses. Recommendations are made for data gathering efforts, studies of marine mammal behavior and physiology, and more.

This text discusses technical approaches to mitigate vulnerabilities in US society. Topics include: nuclear and radiological threats; bioterrorism; toxic chemicals and explosive materials; transportation systems; the response of people to terrorism; and cities and fixed infrastructures.

Stresses the role that research institutions play in providing an integrity-rich environment. This book identifies practices that characterize integrity in such areas as peer review and research on human subjects, and weighs the strengths and limitations of self-evaluation efforts by institutions. It details an approach to promoting integrity.

This text summarizes the applicability of geographic data for sustainable development and draws on experiences in African countries to examine how future sources and applications of geographic data could provide reliable support to decision-makers as they work towards sustainable development.