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As part of the Physics 2010 decadal survey project, the National
Research Council was asked by the Department of Energy and the
National Science Foundation to recommend priorities for the U.S.
particle physics program for the next 15 years. The challenge faced
in this study was to identify a compelling leadership role for the
United States in elementary particle physics given the global
nature of the field and the current lack of a long-term and
distinguishing strategic focus. Revealing the Hidden Nature of
Space and Time provides an assessment of the scientific challenges
in particle physics, including the key questions and experimental
opportunities, the current status of the U.S. program and the
strategic framework in which it sits and a set of strategic
principles and recommendations to sustain a competitive and
globally relevant U.S. particle physics program. Table of Contents
Front Matter Executive Summary Overview 1 The Scientific Excitement
and Challenges 2 Key Questions in Particle Physics 3 The
Experimental Opportunities 4 The Strategic Framework 5 Findings and
Recommended Actions A International Progress Toward the ILC B
Charge to the Committee C Committee Meeting Agendas D Biographical
Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
Although asbestos is no longer mined in the United States, prior
and ongoing exposures to asbestos continue to contribute to
respiratory diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and
asbestosis. To examine ongoing issues and concerns in this field,
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
drafted a research roadmap, Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated
Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research,
that provides an overview of the state of the science and a plan
for future research in areas including toxicology, mineralogy,
epidemiology, and exposure assessment. The focus of the proposed
research is on clarifying the relationship between human health
effects and the physical and chemical characteristics of a wide
range of elongate mineral particles. In 2008, NIOSH asked the
Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council to form a
committee to provide a review of the scientific and technical
quality of the January 2009 draft NIOSH Roadmap document. The
present volume provides the committee's assessment of the Roadmap
and recommendations for strengthening its utility for NIOSH, other
federal agencies, the private sector, and other stakeholders.
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