@BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Report of the Observer Panel for the U.S.-Japan Earthquake Policy Symposium", isbn = "978-0-309-05691-5", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5473/report-of-the-observer-panel-for-the-us-japan-earthquake-policy-symposium", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP title = "Board on Assessment of NIST Programs Directory of Board and Panel Members: Fiscal Year 1997", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9044/board-on-assessment-of-nist-programs-directory-of-board-and-panel-members", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "William Rouse and Nancy Kober and Anne Mavor", title = "The Case For Human Factors in Industry and Government: Report of a Workshop", isbn = "978-0-309-05894-0", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5862/the-case-for-human-factors-in-industry-and-government-report", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board", title = "Tourism Travel Contributions to Economic Development, Volume II: Supporting Materials and References, Final Report", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6359/tourism-travel-contributions-to-economic-development-volume-ii-supporting-materials", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP title = "An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Programs: Fiscal Year 1997", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9208/an-assessment-of-the-national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-programs", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP title = "Preparing for the 21st Century: The Environment and the Human Future", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9536/preparing-for-the-21st-century-the-environment-and-the-human-future", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "The Evolution of Untethered Communications", isbn = "978-0-309-05946-6", abstract = "In response to a request from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the committee studied a range of issues to help identify what strategies the Department of Defense might follow to meet its need for flexible, rapidly deployable communications systems. Taking into account the military's particular requirements for security, interoperability, and other capabilities as well as the extent to which commercial technology development can be expected to support these and related needs, the book recommends systems and component research as well as organizational changes to help the DOD field state-of-the-art, cost-effective untethered communications systems. In addition to advising DARPA on where its investment in information technology for mobile wireless communications systems can have the greatest impact, the book explores the evolution of wireless technology, the often fruitful synergy between commercial and military research and development efforts, and the technical challenges still to be overcome in making the dream of \"anytime, anywhere\" communications a reality.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5968/the-evolution-of-untethered-communications", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants: Safety and Reliability Issues", isbn = "978-0-309-05732-5", abstract = "The nuclear industry and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) have been working for several years on the development of an adequate process to guide the replacement of aging analog monitoring and control instrumentation in nuclear power plants with modern digital instrumentation without introducing off-setting safety problems. This book identifies criteria for the USNRC's review and acceptance of digital applications in nuclear power plants. It focuses on eight areas: software quality assurance, common-mode software failure potential, systems aspects of digital instrumentation and control technology, human factors and human-machine interfaces, safety and reliability assessment methods, dedication of commercial off-the-shelf hardware and software, the case-by-case licensing process, and the adequacy of technical infrastructure.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5432/digital-instrumentation-and-control-systems-in-nuclear-power-plants-safety", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Institute of Medicine", editor = "Margaret Edmunds and Richard Frank and Michael Hogan and Dennis McCarty and Rhonda Robinson-Beale and Constance Weisner", title = "Managing Managed Care: Quality Improvement in Behavioral Health", isbn = "978-0-309-05642-7", abstract = "Managed care has produced dramatic changes in the treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems, known as behavioral health. Managing Managed Care offers an urgently needed assessment of managed care for behavioral health and a framework for purchasing, delivering, and ensuring the quality of behavioral health care. It presents the first objective analysis of the powerful multimillion-dollar accreditation industry and the key accrediting organizations.\nManaging Managed Care draws evidence-based conclusions about the effectiveness of behavioral health treatments and makes recommendations that address consumer protections, quality improvements, structure and financing, roles of public and private participants, inclusion of special populations, and ethical issues.\nThe volume discusses trends in managed behavioral health care, highlighting the emerging role of the purchaser. The committee explores problems of overlap and fragmentation in the delivery of behavioral health care and discusses the issue of access, a special concern when private systems are restricted and public systems overburdened.\nHighly applicable to the larger health care system, this volume will be of particular interest to all stakeholders in behavioral health\u2014federal and state policymakers, public and private purchasers, health care providers and administrators, consumers and consumer advocates, accrediting organizations, and health services researchers.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5477/managing-managed-care-quality-improvement-in-behavioral-health", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "The Unpredictable Certainty: White Papers", isbn = "978-0-309-06036-3", abstract = "This book contains a key component of the NII 2000 project of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, a set of white papers that contributed to and complements the project's final report, The Unpredictable Certainty: Information Infrastructure Through 2000, which was published in the spring of 1996. That report was disseminated widely and was well received by its sponsors and a variety of audiences in government, industry, and academia. Constraints on staff time and availability delayed the publication of these white papers, which offer details on a number of issues and positions relating to the deployment of information infrastructure.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6062/the-unpredictable-certainty-white-papers", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "The Future of Spatial Data and Society: Summary of a Workshop", isbn = "978-0-309-05735-6", abstract = "Public and private institutions are committing resources and making important long-term decisions concerning the collection, management, and use of spatial data. Although these actions are influenced by current pressures, priorities, and opportunities, their ultimate success depends on how these spatial data activities will be relevant to future needs and demands.\nThe Mapping Science Committee, in cooperation with the Federal Geographic Data Committee, convened a workshop in April 1996 to examine societal and technological changes that might occur within the next 15 years. The purpose was to consider within the context of spatial data activities a series of long-term visions and to identify societal forces and changes that would make those visions more or less likely. The workshop provided a framework for thinking about the future of U.S. spatial data activities.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5581/the-future-of-spatial-data-and-society-summary-of-a", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Aeronautics: Scenario-Based Strategic Planning for NASA's Aeronautics Enterprise", isbn = "978-0-309-05696-0", abstract = "Although the U.S. aeronautics industry has been one of the undisputed success stories in global competitiveness throughout the latter half of this century and is currently one of the largest positive industrial contributors to the U.S. balance of trade, long-term strategic planning is necessary to ensure that the United States retains a strong and competitive aeronautics industry in the future. Recognizing that a long-term strategic plan for aeronautics requires a broad-based national perspective that includes the needs of users and consumers, the National Research Council conducted a workshop that would bring together experts from industry, government, and academia to analyze a number of possible scenarios for aeronautics 15 to 25 years hence. The results of the workshop, which are discussed in this book, focus on potential needs and opportunities for aviation and aeronautics in the future and their implications for several broad areas of technology development. These areas include new types of aircraft, improved system integration in aircraft design manufacturing and operations, passenger and crew safety and security, operating efficiency and cost effectiveness, environmental compliance and noise abatement, and access to space.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5546/maintaining-us-leadership-in-aeronautics-scenario-based-strategic-planning-for", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board", title = "Highway Maintenance Quality Assurance: Final Report", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6346/highway-maintenance-quality-assurance-final-report", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Institute of Medicine", editor = "Jane S. Durch and Linda A. Bailey and Michael A. Stoto", title = "Improving Health in the Community: A Role for Performance Monitoring", isbn = "978-0-309-05534-5", abstract = "How do communities protect and improve the health of their populations? Health care is part of the answer but so are environmental protections, social and educational services, adequate nutrition, and a host of other activities.\nWith concern over funding constraints, making sure such activities are efficient and effective is becoming a high priority.\nImproving Health in the Community explains how population-based performance monitoring programs can help communities point their efforts in the right direction.\nWithin a broad definition of community health, the committee addresses factors surrounding the implementation of performance monitoring and explores the \"why\" and \"how to\" of establishing mechanisms to monitor the performance of those who can influence community health. The book offers a policy framework, applies a multidimensional model of the determinants of health, and provides sets of prototype performance indicators for specific health issues.\nImproving Health in the Community presents an attainable vision of a process that can achieve community-wide health benefits.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5298/improving-health-in-the-community-a-role-for-performance-monitoring", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Risk Assessment and Management at Deseret Chemical Depot and the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility", isbn = "978-0-309-05841-4", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5872/risk-assessment-and-management-at-deseret-chemical-depot-and-the-tooele-chemical-agent-disposal-facility", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Institute of Medicine", editor = "Michael A. Stoto and Lawrence W. Green and Linda A. Bailey", title = "Linking Research and Public Health Practice: A Review of CDC's Program of Centers for Research and Demonstration of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention", isbn = "978-0-309-05680-9", abstract = "Health promotion and disease prevention are central priorities in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vision. To advance research in these areas, Congress authorized and CDC established a program of university-based Centers for Research and Demonstration of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention to explore improved ways of appraising health hazards and to serve as demonstration sites for new and innovative research in public health. Begun in 1986 with three centers, there are now fourteen. In response to a CDC request to evaluate the program, Linking Research and Public Health Practice examines the vision for the prevention research centers program, the projects conducted by the centers, and the management and oversight of the program. In conducting the evaluation, the IOM committee took a broad view of how prevention research can influence the health of communities, and considered both the proximal risk factors for disease prevention and the more distal conditions for health promotion and improved equity in the distribution of risk factors. Month?", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5564/linking-research-and-public-health-practice-a-review-of-cdcs", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "James P. Smith and Barry Edmonston", title = "The New Americans: Economic, Demographic, and Fiscal Effects of Immigration", isbn = "978-0-309-06356-2", abstract = "This book sheds light on one of the most controversial issues of the decade. It identifies the economic gains and losses from immigration\u2014for the nation, states, and local areas\u2014and provides a foundation for public discussion and policymaking. Three key questions are explored:\n\n What is the influence of immigration on the overall economy, especially national and regional labor markets?\n What are the overall effects of immigration on federal, state, and local government budgets?\n What effects will immigration have on the future size and makeup of the nation's population over the next 50 years?\n\nThe New Americans examines what immigrants gain by coming to the United States and what they contribute to the country, the skills of immigrants and those of native-born Americans, the experiences of immigrant women and other groups, and much more. It offers examples of how to measure the impact of immigration on government revenues and expenditures\u2014estimating one year's fiscal impact in California, New Jersey, and the United States and projecting the long-run fiscal effects on government revenues and expenditures. Also included is background information on immigration policies and practices and data on where immigrants come from, what they do in America, and how they will change the nation's social fabric in the decades to come.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5779/the-new-americans-economic-demographic-and-fiscal-effects-of-immigration", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Defining a Decade: Envisioning CSTB's Second 10 Years", isbn = "978-0-309-05933-6", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5903/defining-a-decade-envisioning-cstbs-second-10-years", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP title = "The National Research Council's Committee on Toxicology: The First 50 Years 1947-1997", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9487/the-national-research-councils-committee-on-toxicology-the-first-50", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Janet S. Hansen and Clinton V. Oster, Jr.", title = "Taking Flight: Education and Training for Aviation Careers", isbn = "978-0-309-05676-2", abstract = "The commercial aviation industry is a major part of the U.S. transportation infrastructure and a key contributor to the nation's economy. The industry is facing the effects of a reduced role by the military as a source of high-quality trained personnel, particularly pilots and mechanics. At the same time, it is facing the challenges of a changing American workforce.\nThis book is a study of the civilian training and education programs needed to satisfy the work-force requirements of the commercial aviation industry in the year 2000 and beyond, with particular emphasis on issues related to access to aviation careers by women and minorities.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5433/taking-flight-education-and-training-for-aviation-careers", year = 1997, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }