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The American Community Survey (ACS) is a major new initiative from the US Census Bureau designed to provide continuously updated information on the numbers and characteristics of the nation's people and housing. It replaces the "long form" of the decennial census. This work covers the basics of how the ACS differs from the long-form sample.

Provides an account of the synthesis of research into teaching and learning science in kindergarten through eighth grade. This book summarizes various findings from the learning sciences and builds cases of science educators at work to make the implications of research for science educators.

Presents an assessment of how the US Department of Veterans Affairs evaluates veterans with possible post traumatic stress disorder and determines the level of disability support to which they are entitled. This book presents a history of mental health disability compensation of military personnel.

Reviews the Department of Education's Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs, which provide higher education funding for international education and foreign language programs. This book also examines the federal government's proposal to create a new National Security Language Initiative, and the efforts to hold higher education programs accountable.

Shows that there is sufficient two-dimensional "base map imagery" to meet Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) flood map modernization goals, but that the three-dimensional "base elevation data" that are needed to determine whether a building should have flood insurance are not adequate.

Like ocean beaches, sheltered coastal areas experience land loss from erosion and sea level rise. This book recommends coastal planning efforts and permitting policies to encourage landowners to use erosion control alternatives that help retain the natural features of coastal shorelines.

The usefulness of US decennial census depends critically on the accuracy with which individual people are counted in specific housing units, at precise geographic locations. This book reviews the evolution of residence rules and the way residence concepts are presented to respondents.

"NOAA's Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application".

The Clean Air Act established a pair of programs - known as New Source Review (NSR) - that regulate large stationary sources of air pollution, such as factories and electricity-generating facilities. This book provides insights into potential effects of the rule changes on national emissions from electric power industry.

Provides an examination of telecommunications research support levels, focus, time horizon in industry, an assessment of university telecommunications research, and the implications of these findings on the health of the sector. This book also includes recommendations for enhancing US telecommunications and research efforts.

Improving Business Statistics Through Interagency Data Sharing

When the space exploration initiative was announced, the NRC was asked to review the science NASA proposed to carryout. In 2005, the NRC released 3 studies focusing on a portion of that task, but changes at NASA forced the postponement of the last phase. This report talks about the last phase and also about the analysis of the science budget.

In January 2006, the President announced a civilian space policy focusing on exploration. This book provides a review of the workforce implications of NASA's plans, an assessment of science and technology workforce demographics, an analysis of factors affecting the aerospace workforce for both NASA and the relevant aerospace industry, and more.

Provides an assessment of the scientific challenges in particle physics, including the key questions and experimental opportunities, the status of the US program and the strategic framework in which it sits, and a set of strategic principles and recommendations to sustain a competitive and globally relevant US particle physics program.

To explore the scientific rationale for the distributed array of small instruments (DASI), the infrastructure needed to support and make use of such arrays, and proposals for a deployment implementation plan, the NRC held a workshop. This report gives a summary of that workshop focusing on the science and instruments, and on infrastructure issues.

The Defense Intelligence Agency asked the NRC to form a committee to help develop study topics about technology warning. One issue was the dependence on foreign suppliers of critical technology as a result of the increase in globalization. Two important questions emerged for study. This report presents an assessment addressing those two questions.

On November 15, 2004, the National Academies sponsored a symposium at the Beckman Center in honor of Arnold O Beckman. This report begins with two presentations: a remembrance by Arnold Beckman's daughter, Pat, and an overview of his life and accomplishments by Arnold Thackray, President of the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

Based on recommendations from a 2004 National Academies report, the AYK Sustainable Salmon Initiative (SSI) developed a research and restoration plan. This report reviews the draft plan, recommending some clarification, shortening, and other improvements, with a focus on the relationship between the intellectual model and the research questions.

Contains the proceedings of a workshop held in June 2005 to investigate methods used to evaluate funding of the biomedical scientists by philanthropic and public funders.

Principal Investigator-Led (PI-led) missions are an important element of NASA's space science enterprise. This report provides a discussion of the evolution and status of the PI-led mission concept, the ways in which certain practices have affected its performance, and the steps that can carry it successfully into the future.