... often highly specialized software—a difficult process but one in which the United States is preeminent. Other key abilities essential to successful systems integration, also abilities in which the United ... (1992) This executive summary plus thousands more available at www.nap.edu. Keeping the U. S. Computer Industry Competitive: Systems Integration Computer Science and Telecommu...
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... “outcome-based,” and should they be? In its discussion the committee uses the terms inputs, outputs, and out- comes as defined by OMB, except as modified and discussed below: • Inputs are ... has used the term end outcomes. 5 Summary It is best evaluated by assessing the program s research activities, from planning to funding to midcourse adjustments, in the framework o...
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The Competitive Status of the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry docx
... They exclude sales of bulk drugs and veterinary drugs. SOURCE: Annual Survey Reports (Washington, DC: Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association, various years). Starting in the 195 0s, American ... result in distribution of pharmaceuticals whose risk is not fully appreciated, with occasional disastrous results. As a result of such social cost, national government regulation of product...
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The U.S. Newspaper Industry in Transition docx
... The U. S. Newspaper Industry in Transition Congressional Research Service Summary The U. S. newspaper industry is suffering through what could be its worst financial crisis since the Great ... the state of the news media. As part of the process, FTC staff compiled a discussion draft 118 of suggestions from industry analysts and officials who participated in...
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Tài liệu Building the U.S. e Battery Industry of Electric Drive Vehicles ppt
... Ms. Gioia said. By this, they not only mean their products and fuels, she said, but also the sustainability of their businesses. In the near term, therefore, automakers will make continuous ... customer it has to work simultaneously as this transportation rolls out.” The charging infrastructure also must be worked out. The top priorities are setting up charging systems at homes...
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ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE OF THE U.S. PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY pdf
... biomass-based waste and byproduct fuels (e.g., wood, spent pulping liquors, chips, sawdust, bark). Despite its large use of biomass-based fuels, the paper manufacturing industry is the fourth ... either sold as chemical intermediates, consumed onsite as boiler fuel, or disposed of as solid waste. Tables 2-4 through 2-9 summarize the various air emissions, effluents, residuals, wa...
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Tài liệu Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U.S pptx
... include bridges constructed using other materials such as masonry, aluminum, cast iron and wrought iron. Therefore, the sum of the values for the four materials listed will generally be slightly less than ... 2003. Bridges are classified as reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, structural steel and timber based on the superstructure material for the main span. Values shown in...
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Tài liệu Irish Economy Note No. 10 “The U.S. and Irish Credit Crises: Their Distinctive Differences and Common Features” ppt
... €0m €100,000m €200,000m €300,000m € 400,000m €500,000m €600,000m Capital=and=reserves Debt=securities=to=Irish=residents Non‐Irish=customer=dep osits Debt=securities=‐ non‐Irish Other=liabilities Deposits=from=Irish=credit=institutions Irish=customer=deposits Deposits=from=non‐Irish=credit=institutions Dec/99 Dec/08 ... Section 2 compares the U. S. credit-liquidity crisis and the sub...
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Tài liệu The Decline in the U.S. Personal Saving Rate: Is It Real and Is It a Puzzle? pptx
... BOG. These accounts also provide estimates of holding gains and losses for assets such as real estate and corporate equities, including assets held indirectly through mutual funds, pension funds, ... the current FoF practices of the BOG, this measure of savings should capture not only the acquisition cost of new assets, but also the sum of the acquisition costs and of the capital...
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Tài liệu Free At Last - The U.S. Civil Rights Movement pptx
... General Rufus Saxton to raise the Union Army s first official black regiment, the First South Carolina Volunteers. is and other black regiments organized in the coastal regions successfully defended ... It was not until 1865, the year the war ended, that Congress passed a law providing equal pay for black soldiers. Despite these restrictions, the United States Colored Tro...
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