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U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health Autor Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries, Woolf, Steven H., Aron, Laudan Y., National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

“…The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United…”
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How students learn: History, mathematics, and the science in the classroom Autor National Research Council (U.S.). committee on how people learn, a targeted report for teachers, Donovan, Suzanne M., Bransford, John D.

“…How do you get a fourth-grader excited about history? How do you even begin to persuade high school students that mathematical functions are relevant to their…”
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Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children: Opportunities to Improve Identification, Treatment, and Prevention Autor Medicine, Institute of, Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Committee on Depression, Parenting Practices, and the Healthy Development of Children

“…Depression is a widespread condition affecting approximately 7.5 million parents in the U.S. each year and may be putting at least 15 million children at risk…”
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Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate Autor Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Change, Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global, Support, Panel on Strategies and Methods for Climate-Related Decision

“…Everyone-government agencies, private organizations, and individuals-is facing a changing climate: an environment in which it is no longer prudent to follow…”
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Hispanics and the Future of America Autor Tienda, Marta, Mitchell, Faith, National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Hispanics in the United States, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population

“…Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a population that varies in many dimensions, including national origin,…”
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Deterrence and the Death Penalty Autor Nagin, Daniel, Pepper, John, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Law and Justice, National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies

“…Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine whether the death penalty has any deterrent effect on homicide rates. Researchers have…”
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Safe Science: Promoting a Culture of Safety in Academic Chemical Research Autor Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Integration, Board on Human-Systems, Studies, Division on Earth and Life, Technology, Board on Chemical Sciences and, Research, Committee on Establishing and Promoting a Culture of Safety in Academic Laboratory

“…Recent serious and sometimes fatal accidents in chemical research laboratories at United States universities have driven government agencies, professional…”
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Cities Transformed: Demographic Change and Its Implications in the Developing World Autor Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Population, Committee on, Dynamics, Panel on Urban Population, Reed, Holly E, Cohen, Barney, Stren, Richard, Montgomery, Mark R

“…Virtually all of the growth in the worlds population for the foreseeable future will take place in the cities and towns of the developing world. Over the next…”
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Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research Autor National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Policy and Data Needs to Meet the Challenge of Aging in Africa, Cohen, Barney, Menken, Jane A.

“…In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship…”
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The Integration of Immigrants into American Society Autor Panel on the Integration of Immigrants Into American Society, Waters, Mary C., Pineau, Marisa Gerstein, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Committee on Population

“…The United States prides itself on being a nation of immigrants, and the country has a long history of successfully absorbing people from across the globe. The…”
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Learning science in informal environments: People, places, and pursuits Autor National Research Council of The National Academies (U.S.). Committee on Learning Science in Informal Environments, Bell, Philip

“…Informal science is a burgeoning field that operates across a broad range of venues and envisages learning outcomes for individuals, schools, families, and…”
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Improving Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines Autor Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Integration, Board on Human-Systems, Self-Escape, Committee on Mine Safety: Essential Components of

“…Coal mine disasters in the United States are relatively rare events; many of the roughly 50,000 miners underground will never have to evacuate a mine in an…”
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Understanding American agriculture: challenges for the agricultural Resource Management Survey Autor Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Statistics, Committee on National, Survey, Panel to Review USDA's Agricultural Resource Management

“…The Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) is the federal government's primary source of information on the financial condition, production practices,…”
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Implementing Randomized Field Trials in Education: Report of a Workshop Autor Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Education, Center for, Education, Committee on Research in, Hilton, Margaret, Towne, LIsa

“…The central idea of evidence-based education-that education policy and practice ought to be fashioned based on what is known from rigorous research-offers a…”
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Science Teaching Reconsidered: A Handbook Autor Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Education, Board on Science, Education, Committee on Undergraduate Science

“…Effective science teaching requires creativity, imagination, and innovation. In light of concerns about American science literacy, scientists and educators…”
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Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment: Physical, Medical, and Mental Health Standards Autor Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment: Physical, Medical, and Mental Health Standards, Mavor, Anne S, Sackett, Paul R

“…The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) faces short-term and long-term challenges in selecting and recruiting an enlisted force to meet personnel requirements…”
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Between Zeus and the Salmon: The Biodemography of Longevity Autor Wachter, Kenneth W., Finch, Caleb Ellicott, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population

“…Demographers and public health specialists have been surprised by the rapid increases in life expectancy, especially at the oldest ages, that have occurred…”
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Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect Autor Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Neglect, Panel on Research on Child Abuse and

“…The tragedy of child abuse and neglect is in the forefront of public attention. Yet, without a conceptual framework, research in this area has been highly…”
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Fairness and effectiveness in policing : the evidence Autor National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review Research on Police Policy and Practices, Skogan, Wesley G., Frydl, Kathleen, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Law and Justice, National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies

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Nature's numbers: expanding the national economic accounts to include the environment Autor Nordhaus, William D, Kokkelenberg, Edward Charles

“…In order to really see the forest, what's the best way to count the trees? Understanding how the economy interacts with the environment has important…”
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