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  | | Science and Engineering in Preschool Through Elementary Grades The Brilliance of Children and the Strengths of Educators (Consensus Study Report) by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Science Education, Committee on Enhancing Science and Engineering in Prekindergarten Through Fifth Grades, Stephens, Amy, Davis, Elizabeth A. Paperback, 285 Pages, Published 2022 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-68417-0, ISBN: 0-309-68417-X |
 | | How People Learn II(Illustrated) Learners, Contexts, and Cultures by Division Of Behavioral, Social Sciences, Sensory Sciences, Nasem Nasem, Natl.Acad.Pr. Paperback, 346 Pages, Published 2018 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-45964-8, ISBN: 0-309-45964-8 |
 | | Neem(1st Edition) A Tree for Solving Global Problems by National Research Council, Global Affairs, Noel Vietmeyer, Eloise Napier, Technologyfor International Development Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 1992 by National Academy Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-04686-2, ISBN: 0-309-04686-6 |
 | | Trends in Federal Support of Research and Graduate Education by National Research Council, Board On Science 112 Pages, Published 2001 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-17062-8, ISBN: 0-309-17062-1 "The NRC committee chaired by Frank Press called on OMB and OSTP to determine if the aggregate budget for ... the United States to perform at a world class level in all major research fields and to be preeminent in selected fields. ... Examples are physics, electrical engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and geological sciences. ... are also valuable tools for assessing the nation's allocation of res ..." |
 | | Trends in Federal Support of Research and Graduate Education by National Research Council, Board On Science Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2001 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-08366-9, ISBN: 0-309-08366-4 "The Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy updated its 1999 analysis (Appendix A, Securing America's Industrial Strength, 1999) of changes since 1990 in the distribution of federal research funding by field of science and ..." |
 | | The Small Business Innovation Research Program Challenges and Opportunities by National Research Council, Board On Science 186 Pages, Published 1999 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-17258-5, ISBN: 0-309-17258-6 "Challenges and Opportunities Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy, National Research Council Charles W. Wessner ... activities as the first element in a program examining "Government-Industry Partnerships for the Development of New Technologies. ... for the meeting effort rests with a distinguished steering committee chaired by Gordon Moore, chairman emeritus of Intel Corporation; ..." |
 | | The Small Business Innovation Research Program Challenges and Opportunities (Compass Series) by National Research Council, Charles W. Wessner, Board On Science Paperback, 186 Pages, Published 1999 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-06198-8, ISBN: 0-309-06198-9 "Small businesses have increasingly been recognized as a source of innovation, and one way in which the Federal government encourages such innovation is through the Small Business Innovation Research program. SBIR sets aside 2.5 percent of federal agencies' R&D budgets for R&D grants to small business. Although the program's budget was nearly $1.2 billion in 1998, SBIR has been subject to relatively little outside review. As part of the ..." |
 | | Advanced Technology Program Challenges and Opportunities by National Research Council, Board On Science 118 Pages, Published 1999 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-18418-2, ISBN: 0-309-18418-5 "Challenges and Opportunities Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy, National Research Council ... PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEE The expansion of cooperative activities highlights the need for better ... the STEP Board initiated the project on "Government-Industry Partnerships for the Development of New Technologies," ... The committee's principal tasks are to provide overall direction and relevant expertise in the asse ..." |
 | | Advanced Technology Program Challenges and Opportunities (Compass Series) by National Research Council, Board On Science, Charles W. Wessner, And Economic Policy Paperback, 140 Pages, Published 1999 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-06775-1, ISBN: 0-309-06775-8 "The growth in government programs to support high-technology industry within national economies and their impact on international science and technology cooperation and on the multilateral trading system are of considerable interest worldwide. Accordingly, these topics were taken up by STEP in a study carried out in conjunction with the Hamburg Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for World Economics in Kiel. One of the pri ..." |
 | | 001 Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grains (Lost Crops of Africa Vol. I) by National Research Council, International Affairs Office, Global Affairs, Board On Science Paperback, 408 Pages, Published 1996 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-04990-0, ISBN: 0-309-04990-3 "Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever hope to feed its growing population. Yet there is an overlooked food resource in sub-Saharan Africa that has vast potential: native food plants. When experts were asked to nominate African food plants for inclusion in a new book, a list of 30 species grew quickly to hundreds. Al ..." |
 | | Lost Crops of the Incas(2nd Edition) Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation by National Research Council ., Global Affairs, Board On Science, National Academy Press Paperback, 440 Pages, Published 1989 by National Academies Press International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-309-04264-2, ISBN: 0-309-04264-X "This fascinating, readable volume is filled with enticing, detailed information about more than 30 different Incan crops that promise to follow the potato's lead and become important contributors to the world's food supply. Some of these overlooked foods offer special advantages for developing nations, such as high nutritional quality and excellent yields. Many are adaptable to areas of the United States. Lost Crops of the Incas include ..." |
 | | Lost Crops of the Incas(1st Edition) Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation by National Research Council, Board On Science, Global Affairs Paperback, 440 Pages, Published 1989 by National Academies Press International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-309-07461-2, ISBN: 0-309-07461-4 "This fascinating, readable volume is filled with enticing, detailed information about more than 30 different Incan crops that promise to follow the potato's lead and become important contributors to the world's food supply. Some of these overlooked foods offer special advantages for developing nations, such as high nutritional quality and excellent yields. Many are adaptable to areas of the United States. Lost Crops of the Incas include ..." |
 | | Food Aid Projections for the Decade of the 1990's Report of an Ad Hoc Panel Meeting, October 6th and 7th 1988 by National Research Council, Board On Science Paperback, 194 Pages, Published 1989 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-04268-0, ISBN: 0-309-04268-2 "This book presents the results of a meeting held by the Board on Science and Technology for International Development. At this meeting, six groups of modelers presented their best estimates of the food aid/food commodity trade picture during the period 1991-2000. These estimates are based on each modeler's own database and own assumptions about trends in global policy, climate, population, and economics." |
 | | Fisheries Technologies for Developing Countries by National Research Council, Board On Science Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 1988 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-03788-4, ISBN: 0-309-03788-3 "In developing countries, traditional fishermen are important food contributors, yet technological information and development assistance to third-world nations often focuses on agriculture and industrial fishing, without addressing the needs of independent, small-scale fishermen. This book explores technological considerations of small-scale, primitive fishing technologies, and describes innovative, relatively inexpensive methods and to ..." |
 | | Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics(1st Edition) by National Research Council, Board On Agriculture, Board On Science Hardcover, 720 Pages, Published 1993 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-04749-4, ISBN: 0-309-04749-8 "Rain forests are rapidly being cleared in the humid tropics to keep pace with food demands, economic needs, and population growth. Without proper management, these forests and other natural resources will be seriously depleted within the next 50 years. Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics provides critically needed direction for developing strategies that both mitigate land degradation, deforestation, and bio ..." |
 | | Surrounded by Science(2nd Edition) Learning Science in Informal Environments (STEM Education) by National Research Council, Center For Education, Marilyn Fenichel, Heidi A. Schweingruber, Division Of Behavioral, Social Sciences, Marilyn P. Fenichel, National Academies Press Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2010 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-13674-7, ISBN: 0-309-13674-1 |
 | | How People Learn Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition by National Research Council, John D. Bransford Paperback, 374 Pages, Published 2000 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-07036-2, ISBN: 0-309-07036-8 |
 | | Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 by Division Of Behavioral, Social Sciences, Medicine Division, Nutrition Board, Division On Earth, Life Studies Paperback, 242 Pages, Published 2019 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-47392-7, ISBN: 0-309-47392-6 |
 | | Science Teaching Reconsidered(Updated) A Handbook by National Research Council, Division Of Behavioral, Social Sciences Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 1997 by National Academies Press ISBN-13: 978-0-309-05498-0, ISBN: 0-309-05498-2 |
 | | Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology National Research Council; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Board on Science Education and Committee on Undergraduate Science Education by National Research Council, Division Of Behavioral, Social Sciences, Nat'l Research Council, Center For Science Paperback, 113 Pages, Published 1999 by Natl Academy Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-309-06294-7, ISBN: 0-309-06294-2 |
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