Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION: The Chrysanthemum Meets the Eagle-The Co-evolution of Innovation Policies in Japan and the United States -- II. OVERVIEW -- III. SYMPOSIUM PAPERS: Technology Policies in Japan: 1990 to the Present -- Reform of University Research System in Japan: Where Do...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Ideal Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program -- 3 Overall Program Assessment -- 4 Review of Surveillance Research -- 5 Review of...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Critical Minerals -- 2 Minerals and Materials Uses in the United States -- 3 Availability and Reliability of Supply -- 4 Applying the Matrix -- 5 Mineral Information and Possible Initiatives in Research and Education -- 6...

Intro -- Independent Report Reviewers -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Relevance of the NIOSH PPT Program -- 3 Impact of the NIOSH PPT Program -- 4 Emerging Issues and Research Areas in Personal Protective...

Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background and Current Setting -- 3 Needs and Benefits -- 4 Current Status -- 5 Challenges -- 6 Vision and Model -- 7 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Acronyms --...

FrontMatter -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Prizes in the National Innovation System -- 2 An Experimental Innovation Inducement Prize Program at NSF -- 3 Selecting Prize Topics and Implementing Early Prize Contests -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Comparison of Recent...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Diversity: Why Is It Important and How Can It Be Achieved? -- 2 Preparing College Students for a Diverse Democracy -- 3 An HBCU Perspective -- 4 Reports from the Breakout Sessions -- 5 The Meyerhoff Undergraduate...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Abstract -- Summary and Recommendations -- 1 Setting the Stage -- 2 What Is Broadband? -- 3 Broadband Applications and Content -- 4 Technology Options and Economic Factors -- 5 Broadband Policy and Regulation -- Bibliography...

FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- Technical Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Bhopal and Chemical Process Safety -- 3 Industrial Production and Use of MIC at Bayer CropScience -- 4 The Concepts of Inherently Safer Processes and Assessment -- 5...

FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 SIPP's History, Strengths, and Weaknesses -- 3 Expanded Use of Administrative Records -- 4 Innovation in Design and Data Collection -- Appendix A: SIPP Data Quality -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members...