Technology

Information, Communications and Media (ICM) Panel

Round-robin Arbiter Design and Generation

Round-robin pretest analyses of a 1:6-scale reinforced concrete containment model subject to static internal pressurization

Total Quality Management

Modeling of Photovoltaic Systems Using PSCAD

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Sustainability Partnerships:

Sustainable development--meeting human needs while nurturing and restoring the planet's life support systems--requires a continuous process of scientific innovation, new knowledge and learning, and collaborative approaches to implementing technologies and policies. To address these challenges, different stakeholder groups are increasingly seeking to ally themselves through partnership, in order to implement projects, deliver services, establish secure funding mechanisms, and achieve on the ground results. Advocates of this collaborative approach point to the failure of governmental regulations, international commitments, or business as usual. However, skeptics often question the effectiveness of partnerships at achieving sustainable development goals and, in the absence of demonstrated results, wonder where partnerships are adding value. A symposium held in June 2008 and summarized in this volume, attempted to advance the dialogue on partnerships for sustainability in order to catalyze existing knowledge and inform future efforts. Ideas that came out of discussions at the symposium will help leaders in government, the private sector, foundations and NGOs, and universities, both in the United States and internationally, as they develop and participate in new partnerships for sustainability.

International Animal Research Regulations:

Animals are widely used in neuroscience research to explore biological mechanisms of nervous system function, to identify the genetic basis of disease states, and to provide models of human disorders and diseases for the development of new treatments. To ensure the humane care and use of animals, numerous laws, policies, and regulations are in place governing the use of animals in research, and certain animal regulations have implications specific to neuroscience research. To consider animal research regulations from a global perspective, the IOM Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, in collaboration with the National Research Council and the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, held a workshop in Buckinghamshire, UK, July 26-27, 2011. The workshop brought together neuroscientists, legal scholars, administrators, and other key stakeholders to discuss current and emerging trends in animal regulations as they apply to the neurosciences. This document summarizes the workshop.

Capital budgeting

Development of Cable Elements and Their Applications in the Analysis of Cable Structures

The Design of Counterfort-retaining Walls--a Rational Approach

Microsoft Excel 2010 CourseNotes

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The Functional Morphology of the Alimentary Canal of Tribolium Confusm Du Val (Coleoptera)

Energy

Rolls for the Metalworking Industries

BOF steelmaking

BOF steelmaking

W.O. Philbrook Memorial Symposium proceedings

Energy use in the steel industry

Mobile Commerce

Assessing the Value of Research in the Chemical Sciences

This book captures the messages from a workshop that brought together research managers from government, industry, and academia to review and discuss the mechanisms that have been proposed or used to assess the value of chemical research. The workshop focused on the assessment procedures that have been or will be established within the various organizations that carry out or fund research activities, with particular attention to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The book presents approaches and ideas from leaders in each area that were intended to identify new and useful ways of assessing the value and potential impact of research activities.