1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910694009703321

Titolo

The rising number of disabled veterans deemed unemployable : is the system failing? : a closer look at VA's individual unemployability benefit : hearing before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, October 27, 2005

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 65 p.)

Soggetti

Disability evaluation - Government policy - United States

Disabled veterans - Employment - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910737297203321

Autore

Cotta-Ramusino Paolo

Titolo

Nuclear Risks and Arms Control - Problems and Progresses in the Time of Pandemics and War : Proceedings of the XXII Edoardo Amaldi Conference, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, Italy, April 6–8, 2022 / / edited by Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Micah Lowenthal, Luciano Maiani, Enza Pellecchia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-29708-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 pages)

Collana

Springer Proceedings in Physics, , 1867-4941 ; ; 291

Classificazione

POL011000SCI003000TEC028000

Altri autori (Persone)

LowenthalMicah

MaianiLuciano

PellecchiaEnza

Disciplina

621

Soggetti

Physics

Nuclear engineering

Peace

Applied and Technical Physics

Nuclear Energy

Peace and Conflict Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Science and Society -- 25 Years of CTBT -- The Nuclear Conundrum in the Ukraine Crisis -- Ending the ‘Perpetual Menace’ of Nuclear Weapons: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty -- Lessons Learnt from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident -- International cooperation to tackle future pandemics -- From NPT to TPNW: From Non-Proliferation to Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons -- Domestic Debate in Russia about Arms Control and Nuclear Weapons -- Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East within the context of Regional security -- Conflict areas – An Israeli Perspective -- Tensions in the Middle East -- The Struggle to save the JCPOA: Negotiations to Nowhere? -- The Fate of The Iranian Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) -- Nuclear weapons and the militarization of AI -- The Roadmap to Fusion: Science and International Cooperation for Sustainable Energy -- Promoting Integral Human Development and Peace in the Digital Age -- Present Nuclear Dangers -- Sesame: From a 2022 Personal Point of view.

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book is based on the conference organised by Accademia dei Lincei and the US National Academy of Sciences and supported by the Italian Ministero degli Affari Esteri. It was attended by about 60 scientists and researchers from 13 countries, including, besides Europe, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Pakistan, India, Japan, Russian Federation and the USA. In an international scenario shaken by the uncertainties of the pandemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine, dialogue and scientific collaboration are confirmed to be precious tools to enhance nuclear safety, security and non-proliferation. The urgency to open peace discussions in Ukraine was emphasised by all participants, and the belief that science can make an essential contribution to peace construction was reaffirmed. Current challenges (some new, such as autonomous weapons and the use of artificial intelligence for war purposes) are discussed and attempts made to identify possible solutions and future improvements, including in the field of sustainable energy development.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973560503321

Titolo

Pan-organizational summit on the U.S. science and engineering workforce : meeting summary / / Marye Anne Fox ; Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable ; National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

9786610209187

9780309167871

0309167876

9781280209185

1280209186

9780309525305

0309525306

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FoxMarye Anne <1947-2021.>

Soggetti

Scientists - United States

Engineers - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation -- Alliance for Science and Technology Research in America (ASTRA) -- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) -- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) -- American Institute of Physics (AIP) -- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) -- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) -- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) -- American Society of Mechanical Engineers International (ASME) -- Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) -- Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) -- Coalition of the Concerned for the Vitality of the Science and Engineering Workforce -- Council on Competitiveness -- Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST) -- Educational Testing Service (ETS) -- Global Alliance -- Industrial Research Institute



(IRI) -- Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) -- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-United States of America (IEEE-USA) -- MentorNet -- National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) -- National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) -- The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) -- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) -- National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) -- Partnership for Public Service (PPS) -- Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) -- RAND -- Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society -- Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) -- Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network (WEPAN) -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendix A-Keynote Speaker Addresses -- Appendix B-Nonprofit Organizations Participating in the Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce (November 11-12, 2002).

Appendix C-Summit Agenda Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce -- Appendix D-National Academies Publications on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce.

Sommario/riassunto

Each of 32 nonprofit organizations contributing a presentation to the Pan-Organizational Summit on the Science and Engineering Workforce (November 11-12, 2002; The National Academies, Washington, DC) was invited to issue a corresponding position paper to be reproduced in this volume. The bulk of this report comprises these papers. In addition, Shirley Jackson and Joseph Toole, two of the keynote speakers, have included their remarks.