| Phase Transition in Korea-. U.S. Science and Technology Relations |
2003 |
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| Authors:
Caroline Wagner; Anny Wong; SungHo Lee; Irene Brahmakulam; RAND CORP WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INST
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 | This report presents an analysis of the relationship between the Republic of Korea and the United States in science and technology (S&T). The research was conducted within the Science and Technology Division of RAND. The Korean Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) requested the study, and the research was conducted in close cooperation with the Science and Technology Policy Institute of Korea (STEPI). The goal of this study is to provide ... |
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| Lessons of 9/11 |
OCT 2002 |
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| Authors:
Bruce Hoffman; RAND CORP WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INST
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| This testimony responds to a list of specific questions posed by the Joint Inquiry Staff to the author which are addressed in this statement for the record ad seriatim. This document is a report of the "Lessons of 9/11". |
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| Protecting Emergency Responders: Lessons Learned from Terrorist Attacks |
05 MAR 2002 |
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| Authors:
Brian A. Jackson; D. J. Peterson; James T. Bartis; Tom LaTourrette; Irene Brahmakulam; RAND CORP WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INST
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| Just as it has for the nation as a whole, the world in which emergency responders work has changed in fundamental ways since September 11, 2001. Members of professions already defined by their high levels of risk now face new, often unknown threats on the job. At a basic level, the September 11 terrorist events have forced emergency responders to see the incidents they are asked to respond to in ... |
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| Strengthening the Grid: Effect of High-Temperature Superconducting Power Technologies on Reliability, Power Transfer Capacity, and Energy Use |
2002 |
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| Authors:
Richard Silberglitt; Emile Ettedgui; Anders Hove; RAND CORP WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INST
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| This report evaluates the potential of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) power technologies to address existing problems with the U.S. electric power transmission grid, especially problems with transmission constraints. These constraints that have resulted from the slow growth of transmission systems relative to the growth in demand for power have played a major role in higher electricity prices and reduced reliability in a number of areas across the United States in recent ... |
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| Challenges and Choices for Crime-Fighting Technology. Federal Support of State and Local Law Enforcement |
APR 2001 |
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| Authors:
William Schwabe; Lois M. Davis; Brian A. Jackson; RAND CORP WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INST
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| This report provides findings of a study of technology in use or needed by law enforcement agencies at the state and local level, for the purpose of informing federal policymakers as they consider technology-related support for these agencies. In addition, it seeks to characterize the obstacles that exist to technology adoption by law enforcement agencies and characterize the perceived impact of federal assistance programs intended to facilitate the process. The ... |
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| A Report to the President: Analytic Perspectives on the Science and Technology Issues Facing the Nation |
JAN 2001 |
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RAND CORP WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INST
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| This Report to the President, mandated by the legislation governing S&TPI, presents some of the key findings resulting from our activities. We present these in a format intended not only to report on our activities but also to communicate what we have found to a wider audience and to prompt more general discussion of effective policymaking in this realm of public concern. |
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| The Public Benefit of California's Investments in Energy Efficiency |
MAR 2000 |
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| Authors:
Mark Bernstein; Robert Lempert; David Loughran; David Ortiz; RAND CORP WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INST
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| In the fiscal year 2000 budget, the California legislature requested that the California Energy Commission (CEC) prepare a plan to transfer energy efficiency programs financed by the public goods charge from their current home in the Public Utility Commission to the CEC. To inform decisions regarding the size and scope of energy efficiency programs, the Governor requested that the CEC provide for an independent review ... |
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| Biomaterials Availability. Potential Effects on Medical Innovation and Health Care |
2000 |
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RAND CORP WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INST
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| Biomaterials provide components for many life-saving and life- enhancing medical devices, including implantable items such as heart valves, orthopedic prostheses, and intraocular lenses. U.S. firms produce more of such devices and hold more patents on them than firms from any other nation. However, manufacturers of these devices face a potential shortage of the biomaterials necessary to make them. Producers of biomaterials have in recent years cut off or restricted the ... |
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| Freshwater Decision Makers' Information Needs |
DEC 1999 |
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| Authors:
RAND CORP WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INST
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| This project was launched as a follow up to the Freshwater Imperative, which was initiated in 1990. The project was developed as a three- phase effort to identify priority research issues based on the needs of decision makers. The purpose of the Freshwater Decision Makers' Information Needs (FIN) is straightforward: to enhance the use of scientific information by those responsible for managing, restoring and conserving freshwater systems by strengthening the ... |
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| Remote Sensing Operational Capabilities |
OCT 1999 |
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| Authors:
David Frelinger; Mark Gebriele; RAND CORP WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INST
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| Freshwater Decision Makers' Information Needs |
1999 |
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| Authors:
RAND CORP WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INST
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| This project was launched as a follow up to the Freshwater imperative, which was initiated in 1990. The project was developed as a three- phase effort to identify priority research issues based on the needs of decision makers. The purpose of the Freshwater Decision Makers' information Needs (FIN) is straightforward: to enhance the use of scientific information by those responsible for managing, restoring and conserving freshwater systems by strengthening the ... |
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| Handbook of Human Tissue Sources. A National Resource of Human Tissue Samples |
1999 |
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| Authors:
Elisa Eiseman; Susanne B. Haga; RAND CORP WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INST
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| One aspect of the recent and rapid advances in biological and medical research is that human tissue is being used in an increasing variety of new ways. Now that techniques exist to extract DNA from minuscule archival samples, Including frozen blood or tissue samples and even paraffin-embedded tissue blocks, genetic tests could potentially be performed on virtually any size stored tissue sample. These technological advances, which ... |
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