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Gibb, James G. "Citizen science: Case studies of public involvement in archaeology at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center." Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage 6, no. 1 (November 29, 2018): 3–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20518196.2018.1549815.

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Walker, Andy, Doug Balcomb, Gregory Kiss, Norm Weaver, and Melinda Humphry Becker. "Analyzing Two Federal Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Projects Using ENERGY-10 Simulations." Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 125, no. 1 (January 27, 2003): 28–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.1531643.

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A new version of the ENERGY-10 computer program simulates the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems and evaluates a wide range of opportunities to improve energy efficiency in buildings. This paper describes two test cases in which the beta release of ENERGY-10 version 1.4 was used to evaluate energy efficiency and building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) for two federal building projects: an office and laboratory building at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory (SAO) in Hilo, Hawaii, and housing for visiting scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland. The capabilities of the software, the design assistance provided by ENERGY-10, and a synopsis of results are given. Estimates of annual energy delivery by the five PV arrays of the SAO are compared to F-Chart to help inform a validation of ENERGY-10. Results indicate that, by simulating both the building electrical load and simultaneous PV performance for each hour of the year, ENERGY-10 facilitates a highly accurate, integrated analysis useful early in the design process. The simulation is especially useful in calculating the effect of PV on the building peak load, and associated demand cost savings.

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Jansen, Alex. "Shell middens and human technologies as a historical baseline for the Chesapeake Bay, USA." North American Archaeologist 39, no. 1 (January 2018): 25–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0197693117753333.

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The Chesapeake Bay has an archaeological record that dates from the Paleoindian period to the early 20th century. In this paper, the research and analysis of artifact technologies recovered from six radiocarbon (14C) dated shell middens located at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Maryland is provided. This paper demonstrates the ways in which the use of artifact analysis and 14C dating can provide information on human use of coastal resources, settlement-subsistence patterns, and serve as a tool to document sites threatened by coastal processes. Furthermore, this work demonstrates the ways in which the analysis of technologies from shell midden sites can be used to help guide contemporary oyster and other fisheries and natural resources management, restoration, conservation, and sustainability issues in the Chesapeake and other coastal areas.

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Lambert, Gretchen, and Karen Sanamyan. "Distaplia alaskensis sp.nov. (Ascidiacea, Aplousobranchia) and other new ascidian records from south-central Alaska, with a redescription of Ascidia columbiana (Huntsman, 1912)." Canadian Journal of Zoology 79, no. 10 (October 1, 2001): 1766–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z01-141.

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Alaskan ascidians are incompletely known and rarely sampled. The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center recently conducted an extensive survey of harbors and marinas for nonindigenous species at major marine traffic sites on the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound in Alaska. Collections made during summer 1998 and 1999 included 12 species of ascidians, one of which is a new species of Distaplia, D. alaskensis. We consider it indigenous, though it could be cryptogenic because it was collected only from marina floats and no neighboring natural subtidal areas have ever been sampled. All the other species are natives except Botrylloides violaceus. This aggressive invader from Japan has recently spread rapidly along both coasts of the U.S.A. and Canada as well as in many other parts of the world, and is here reported from Alaska for the first time. Ascidia columbiana (Huntsman, 1912), synonymized in 1924 by Hartmeyer under Ascidia callosa, has now been shown to be a valid species, based on differences in morphology and reproductive mode; a redescription of A. columbiana is included here. Several species collected in 2000 at the Sitka Sea Farm mariculture facility near Sitka are also included. Because all these collections are from areas never before sampled for ascidians, all are new records for these species.

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Palca, Joseph. "US research: Smithsonian center to close." Nature 320, no. 6061 (April 1986): 387. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/320387a0.

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WEIDENSAUL, SCOTT. "Smithsonian Drops Plan to Close Conservation and Research Center—For Now." BioScience 51, no. 5 (2001): 340. http://dx.doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0340:sdptcc]2.0.co;2.

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Rubinoff, Ira. "Institutions:The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute." Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development 31, no. 5 (June 1989): 44–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00139157.1989.9928946.

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Dow, K. L. "Developing Science Education and Outreach Partnerships at Research Institutions." International Astronomical Union Colloquium 162 (1998): 230–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100115155.

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Like many research institutions, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysicsf (CfA), has been actively engaged in education and public outreach activities for many years. The Harvard University Department of Astronomy, the formal higher education arm of the CfA, offers an undergraduate concentration and a doctoral program. In our Science Education Department, educational researchers manage ten programs that address the needs of teachers and students (K-12 and college), through advanced technology, teacher enhancement programs, and the development of curriculum materials. The Editorial and Public Affairs Department offers several public lecture series, recorded sky information, children's nights, and runs the Whipple Observatory Visitors Center in Amado, AZ. In this environment of successful programs, the High Energy Astrophysics (HEA) division, one of seven research divisions at the CfA, has initiated, or partnered with other institutions, development of several new education and outreach programs. Some of these programs involve partnerships with the education community, but all of them have been initiated by and involve scientists.

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Haigler, Daniella. "Osteo Preparation Lab: Preserving the Smithsonian Tradition of Collections Access and Collections-based Research." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 2 (June 13, 2018): e26528. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.26528.

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The National Museum of Natural History is committed to long-term stewardship of collections and to supporting their use by scientists and the general public. Smithsonian’s Osteo Preparation Lab (OPL), in particular, maintains a long-standing tradition of collections access and collections-based research. This tradition of preparing and cataloging osteological specimens traces its origin to the beginning of the Smithsonian Institution itself. In the mid 1800's, James Smithson's legacy called for an Institution with a mission to pursue the “increase and diffusion of knowledge.” Under Spencer Baird, that mission later evolved into a system called collections-based research. This system involved preparing and curating animal specimens for scientific research, which was particularly important for the emerging field of comparative anatomy of vertebrate skeletons. Today, OPL staff work to catalogue and document vertebrate specimens, which contributes greatly to continuing the historic tradition of collections-based research done at Smithsonian Institution. The preparation and curation procedures of vertebrate specimens relies on the commitment of the OPL staff, as well as the use of dermestid colonies, composting, and other maceration techniques. The lab’s sizeable space and state of the art necropsy equipment for large animal dissections are used on a regular basis by visiting scientists studying vertebrate anatomy. Additionally, the OPL is integrally involved in tissue collection from animal remains, which are held by the museum for research purposes in both collections spaces at the museum and our unique biorepository at the museum support center (MSC). In terms of collections access, the osteology specimens in the museum’s research collections draw scientists from around the world. The research done on the specimens has resulted in many intriguing discoveries. In terms of public engagement and access, the Smithsonian Institution can boast maintaining a three hundred year old exhibition on vertebrate osteology, which began in 1881. The “Osteology: Hall of Bones” provides visitors with an opportunity to examine the skeletons of a vast array of vertebrate species, ranging from minute birds to giant mammals. The display, while mirroring the selection of species found in the original exhibit from the nineteenth century, enhances the user experience through the integration of modern technologies, like the app “Skin and Bones.” And so, despite the rather unpleasant smell and macabre nature of the work, the Osteo Prep Lab's activities are integral to both the public outreach and research activities of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.

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N'Diaye, Diana Baird. "“Won't You Help to Sing These Songs of Freedom?”: Sharing Authority, Co-curation, and Supporting Community-Driven Heritage Work." Journal of American Folklore 137, no. 543 (January 1, 2024): 23–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/15351882.137.543.03.

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Abstract Folklorists should enable communities to research and represent their culture on their own terms through yielding authority and facilitating their investigation of the community's own heritage. Community scholar programs in the United States provide training in research, interpretation, and methods of representation. The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage has carried out community-driven heritage programs in tourism, curriculum development, and the research and presentation of personal adornment. This liberatory, community-centered heritage work contrasts with some conventional approaches of cultural workers that reinforce colonialist and racist structures and the abuse of heritage by racist extremists.

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Justeson, John, Christopher A. Pool, Ponciano Ortiz Ceballos, María del Carmen Rodríguez Martínez, and Jane MacLaren Walsh. "The Environs of Tres Zapotes as the Find-Spot of the Tuxtla Statuette." Latin American Antiquity 31, no. 4 (December 2020): 747–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/laq.2020.61.

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The famous greenstone figure known as the Tuxtla Statuette is one of only 12 objects known to bear an epi-Olmec inscription and was the first to become known to scholarship. For more than a century its original find-spot was imprecisely and erroneously identified as lying in the township of San Andrés Tuxtla or, more generally, in the Tuxtla Mountains. Correspondence in the National Anthropology Archives of the Smithsonian Institution documents that the figure was found on the Hacienda de Hueyapan de Mimendi, near the colossal head of Tres Zapotes. Archival research in Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology and the Archivo General del Estado de Veracruz, as well as interviews with descendants of owners of the Hacienda de Hueyapan and the statuette, allow us to confirm several features of the Smithsonian correspondence. The data indicate that the statuette was found within or very near the epi-Olmec regional center of Tres Zapotes and within the township of Santiago Tuxtla.

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Ashton, Peter. "Tree Demography Plots." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 16 (July 26, 2018): 9–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2018.244.

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The pantropical network of large tree demography plots coordinated by the Smithsonian’s Center for Tropical Forest Science has now gone global, as part of the Smithsonian Institution Global Earth Observatories. Some four million tropical trees, representing about 10,000 species, are now tagged, provisionally identified and periodically recensused. Some 3,000 species are captured in the six plots within Malesia. These include species rarely collected and many that are now endangered. Easy location of trees for periodic examination for fertile material and detailed ecological data, together with seasoned in-country research teams, provide unique opportunities for research collaboration.

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Fallon, Doug, Melinda Peters, Michael Hunt, and Kirsten Koehler. "Cleaning protocol for mercuric chloride–contaminated herbarium cabinets at the Smithsonian Museum Support Center." Collection Forum 30, no. 1-2 (January 1, 2016): 51–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.14351/0831-4985-30.1.51.

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Abstract Mercuric chloride has been used to control insect and fungal infestations in natural history collections for the past two centuries. Due to health concerns, its use was discontinued in the mid-1980s, but specimens treated with mercuric chloride are commonly found in modern collections and present a hazard to collection staff and researchers. Cabinets used to store mercuric chloride–treated specimens also become contaminated with the substance and represent a source of exposure even after specimens are removed. A team at the US National Herbarium, in coordination with the Smithsonian’s Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management, developed a protocol to clean herbarium cabinets that were contaminated with mercuric chloride. Cabinets were cleaned with 70% ethanol and laboratory wipes, and effectiveness was measured using a portable mercury vapor analyzer and surface wipe sampling. Cleaning with ethanol was found to be more effective than just removing treated specimens, but the differences in reduction of airborne and surface mercury concentrations were not statistically significant. This study provides important insight and guidance for museums seeking to eliminate legacy mercuric chloride contamination from their herbarium cabinets.

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Haley, Shauna M. "Stem Cell Quandary Quashes Research, Smithsonian Secretary Backs Down from CRC Closure - and Welcome Back to Star Wars." Scientific World JOURNAL 1 (2001): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.51.

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Nature leads this week with a story about how questions surrounding stem cell research have thrown a funding agency and the German government into the boxing ring. The contested overhaul of the U.S. Smithsonian Institution tops the news this week in Science.

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Margules, Chris. "EDITORIAL : A research priority for biodiversity conservation." Taprobanica 10, no. 2 (November 22, 2021): 80–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.47605/tapro.v10i2.255.

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Conservation biology emerged as a scientific discipline in the mid-1980s with the explicit practical goal of conserving species and habitats. The term ‘biodiversity’ was coined soon after, apparently at some time during the organization of the September 1986 National Forum on Biodiversity held by the US National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution. The science of conservation biology was quickly taken up. Journals proliferated and textbooks soon followed. Laboratories within university biology and ecology departments specialized in conservation biology. Along with a great many other young biologists and ecologists, I climbed the moral high ground and set about research to help change the future by discovering how to protect biodiversity.

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El-Hamamsy, Laila Shukry. "Planning and development of rural and semi-urban settlements." Ekistics and The New Habitat 69, no. 412-414 (June 1, 2002): 140–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.53910/26531313-e200269412-414400.

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The author, a cultural anthropologist, Professor Emeritus, Social Research Center, American University in Cairo, and a member of UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee and Egypt's National Bioethics Committee, after completing her Ph. D studies at Cornell University, has been for 25 years Professor and Director of the Social Research Center, American University in Cairo, while also acting as Senior Fellow, Population Center, Harvard University; Senior Visiting Associate, Population Program, California Institute of Technology; Research Project Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva. Parallel to the above, she has been consultant for, and member of numerous international evaluation missions and expert committees of the UN Economic and Social Department, the UN Population Division, UNFPA, UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO and FAO. She has also been Secretary General of the Organization for the Promotion of Social Sciences in the Middle East; member of the Smithsonian Center for the Study of Man and of the Board of the International Union for Ethnological and Anthropological Sciences; member of the World Society for Ekistics (WSE),of which she was Vice-President for four years. The various distinctions awarded to Dr El-Hamamsy for her overall scientific achievements include the Distinguished Alumni Award of the American University in Cairo and the President Award of the American Anthropological Association. The text that follows is a slightly edited and revised version of a paper presented at the WSE Symposion "Defining Success of the City in the 21st Century," Berlin, 24-28 October, 2001.

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Kriachko, Ivan P. "ВИКОНАННЯ НАВЧАЛЬНИХ АСТРОНОМІЧНИХ СПОСТЕРЕЖЕНЬ НА ТЕЛЕСКОПАХ З ВІДДАЛЕНИМ ДОСТУПОМ." Information Technologies and Learning Tools 50, no. 6 (January 1, 2016): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.33407/itlt.v50i6.1310.

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The purpose of this article is to show the way of overcoming one of the major problems of astronomy teaching methods in upper secondary school – organization of educational astronomical observations. Nowadays it became possible to perform such observations on remote access telescopes. By using up-to-date informational and communicational technologies, having an opportunity to work with robotic telescopes allows us to organize a unique cognitive and research oriented activities for students while conducting their specialized astronomical studies. Below here is given a brief description of the most significant robotic telescopes and the way of the usage of open remote access telescopic network which was created by professors and scientists of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA.

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Michel, Harding B. "Antarctic Megacalanidae (Copepoda: Calanoida) and the distribution of the family." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 74, no. 1 (February 1994): 175–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400035748.

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The global distribution of the 12 described, deep-living megacalanid species is presented in a report on collections made in the Southern Ocean during the United States Antarctic Research Program. Included are four species and one subspecies described in 1967 from samples obtained early in the program. In the material lent to the author by the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center, only six of the described species were found. Bathycalanus bradyi, common in those samples and elsewhere, is made a synonym of B. richardi. The predominant forms are, in order, B. richardi, Megacalanus princeps, and B. princeps, with Bradycalanus sarsi, B. typicus and B. gigas also present. Knowledge of their distribution and ecology is discussed.

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Faustman, Elaine M. "CENTER FOR CHILD ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS RESEARCH." Epidemiology 15, no. 4 (July 2004): S36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00001648-200407000-00079.

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Deeds, Jonathan R., Sara M. Handy, Frederick Fry, Hudson Granade, Jeffrey T. Williams, Monica Powers, Robert Shipp, and Lee A. Weigt. "Protocol for Building a Reference Standard Sequence Library for DNA-Based Seafood Identification." Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 97, no. 6 (November 1, 2014): 1626–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5740/jaoacint.14-111.

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Abstract With the recent adoption of a DNA sequencing-based method for the species identification for seafood products by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a library of standard sequences derived from reference specimens with authoritative taxonomic authentication was required. Provided here are details of how the FDA and its collaborators are building this reference standard sequence library that will be used to confirm the accurate labeling of seafood products sold in interstate commerce in the United States. As an example data set from this library, information for 117 fish reference standards, representing 94 species from 43 families in 15 orders, collected over a 4-year period from the Gulf of Mexico, U.S., that are now stored at the Smithsonian Museum Support Center in Suitland, MD, are provided.

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EMBER, LOIS R. "Ghanaian Research Center Tackles Tough Health, Environmental Problems." Chemical & Engineering News 74, no. 1 (January 1996): 27–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cen-v074n001.p027.

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Kalisdha, A. "MEDIA LIBRARIES: CATALYSTS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION AND DISSEMINATION." International Journal of Advanced Research 11, no. 11 (November 30, 2023): 126–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/17809.

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Cultural heritage, the rich tapestry of a societys history, traditions, and identity, has evolved and adapted to the changing needs of society. It is instrumental in fostering a sense of identity and belonging, connecting people to their roots, and preserving the collective memory of communities. However, cultural heritage faces formidable challenges, including physical decay, loss, and the imperative need for wide-reaching dissemination. In this research article, we explore the multifaceted role of media libraries as catalysts for cultural heritage preservation and dissemination. These digital repositories serve as custodians of tangible and intangible cultural assets, preserving them through digitization and providing a global stage for their accessibility. Media libraries play pivotal functions in digitization and preservation, accessibility, metadata and cataloging, cross-cultural exchange, and education and research. While they offer numerous advantages, they also encounter challenges, including copyright issues, data security, cultural sensitivity, accessibility, resource constraints, and technological obsolescence. Case studies from renowned institutions, including the British Library, UNESCOs World Heritage Center, the American Folklife Center, and the Smithsonian Institution, serve as exemplars of best practices in cultural heritage preservation and dissemination. As we navigate the digital age, media libraries stand as transformative agents in preserving and sharing cultural heritage, promising to enrich contemporary identities and safeguard the legacy of the past for future generations.

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Alvarado, Juan José, and Sònia Fabregat Malé. "Echinoderm research perspectives: A Central American bibliometric review." UNED Research Journal 13, no. 2 (November 15, 2021): e3535. http://dx.doi.org/10.22458/urj.v13i2.3535.

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Introduction: Central America, a narrow strip of land dividing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, has a high diversity of marine and terrestrial species. Echinoderms are one of the most diverse marine groups with 420 reported species. Objective: To summarize echinoderm research in Central America. Methods: We compiled the literature from SCOPUS, Web of Science, SciELO, Google Scholar, Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Internet Archive and the Smithsonian Library. Results: We found 324 publications dating from 1840 to 2020; the early studies had a strong taxonomic focus, but after the 1970s, ecology, evolution and reproduction gained prominence. Echinoidea is the most studied class (38% of publications) due to its use in evolutionary studies as well as the importance of the genus Diadema in reef ecology and dynamics. Conclusion: We recommend more research on fisheries management, conservation and environmental education; and greater integration of local and international research.

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Morris, Brendan. "Center for Environmental Research & Technology (CE-CERT) [ITS Research Lab]." IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine 5, no. 4 (2013): 163–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mits.2013.2281012.

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Winkelman, Sherry, Arnold Rots, Raffaele D’Abrusco, Glenn Becker, Sinh Thong, and Michael McCollough. "Growing a Bibliography." EPJ Web of Conferences 186 (2018): 04001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818604001.

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The Chandra Data Archive (CDA) has been tracking publications based on Chandra observations in journals and on-line conference proceedings since early in the mission. Our goals are two-fold: 1) provide a means for Chandra users to search literature on Chandra-related papers to further their scientific research; and 2) provide a means for measuring the science produced from Chandra data. Over the years the database and its associated tools have expanded dramatically. In this paper I will give a history of the development of the bibliography with a focus on the human capital involved, along with the skill sets and management structures developed which allow us to maintain a very rich and extensive bibliography with a limited number of full time employees (FTEs). I will also cover how the diverse metadata collected has made the Chandra bibliography an essential resource in managing the Chandra X-ray Center. This work has been supported by NASA under contract NAS 8-03060 to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for operation of the Chandra X-ray Center. It depends critically on the services provided by the ADS.

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Rosers, Bonnie. "Research Corner: National Center for Nursing Research." AAOHN Journal 34, no. 4 (April 1986): 196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/216507998603400418.

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Roberts, Katherine, Jessica Nakano, and Kelsey Falquero. "Establishing Legal Title for Non-Accessioned Collections: All Collections Matter." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 2 (July 17, 2018): e28231. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.28231.

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The Education and Outreach (E&O) Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) contains around 125,000 specimens and objects representing all seven of NMNH’s research departments: Anthropology, Botany, Entomology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mineral Sciences, Paleobiology, and Vertebrate Zoology. The primary source of the E&O Collection is the NMNH’s former Naturalist Center (NC) that began in 1976 and closed in 2011. Almost a year after the NC’s closure, the Collection was repurposed as the core of the E&O Collection for the new science learning center, Q?rius, at NMNH. The E&O Collection was designated a collecting unit that needed to meet the Smithsonian Institution’s standards of care, holding non-accessioned collections to the same principles as accessioned collections. For museums to claim full legal title, all acquired collections require proof of offer from the donor, acceptance by the museum, and physical custody of the objects. Title status is necessary to comply with the exceptions and regulations surrounding intellectual property rights and to fulfill legal and ethical obligations. E&O collection items derived from several different sources, including donations, purchases, exchanges, collecting trips, and most commonly from former NC docents who routinely deposited items into the Collection. At the start of 2013, the E&O Collection’s team along with graduate-level interns from The George Washington University began the legal title project for the E&O Collection. In order to ensure that NMNH holds full title to the E&O Collection, interns research original acquisition records and federal and international regulations on cultural and biological materials. In 2016, through the Collections Care Preservation Fund, a contractor was hired to: 1) create a comprehensive digital and paper record to re-enforce the integrity of the non-accessioned collections and their future actions for exhibition, loan, or disposal, and 2) conduct thorough research and review of collection items’ acquisition histories to record that NMNH has done its due diligence to understand what is in the E&O Collection and how it arrived there. Over the past five years, we have investigated legal title for over 9,000 collection lots and worked with over 44 interns. We have digitized over 1,097 transaction records and have linked over 20,090 catalog records to a transaction. Ultimately, the E&O legal title research process ensures collection items have full legal title, mitigates risk of losing collection data by digitizing acquisition records and legal title research, and promotes best practices for acquired but not accessioned education collections.

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Brecher, Kenneth, and Philip Sadler. "The MicroObservatory Net." International Astronomical Union Colloquium 162 (1998): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100114770.

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Beginning in 1990, a group of scientists, engineers and educators based at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) developed a prototype of a small, inexpensive and fully integrated automated astronomical telescope and image processing system. The MicroObservatory combines the imaging power of a cooled CCD, with a self contained and weatherized reflecting optical telescope and mount. A microcomputer points the telescope and processes the captured images. Software for computer control, pointing, focusing, filter selection as well as pattern recognition have also been developed. The telescope was designed to be used by teachers for classroom instruction, as well as by students for original scientific research projects. Probably in no other area of frontier science is it possible for a broad spectrum of students (not just the gifted) to have access to state-of-the-art technologies that allow for original research projects. The MicroObservatory has also been designed to be used as a valuable new capture and display device for real-time astronomical imaging in planetariums and science museums.

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Vaughan, D. J. "Interdisciplinary research center devoted to molecular environmental science opens." Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union 82, no. 49 (2001): 604. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/01eo00353.

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Stark, Antony A. "AST/RO: A submillimetre-wave telescope for the South Pole." Highlights of Astronomy 9 (1992): 587–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1539299600022590.

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The Antarctic submillimetre Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO), a 1.7 m offset Gregorian, is scheduled for installation at the South Pole in November 1993. It is a collaboration including the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Boston University, the University of Illinois, the University of Colorado, and the University of Cologne. Observational tests (Pajot 1990; Dragovan et al 1990) and modeling (Bally 1990) of atmospheric transparency over the Pole indicate that it is the best accessible submillimetre-wave site in the world. The immediate scientific goals are heterodyne spectroscopy of galactic molecular clouds and molecular lines in the earth’s stratosphere at wavelengths near 600 μm. Two early observational programs are a large-scale survey of the CI line at 609 μm and monitoring of the 2.8 mm O3 line arising in the stratosphere. Under the newly-formed Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica (centred at Yerkes Observatory), AST/RO will become a general-purpose instrument for the millimetre, sub-millimetre and far-infrared.

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Alden, Harry A., and Alvaro E. Galvis. "On The Trail of the Fathers: The Serendipitous Santos." Microscopy Today 12, no. 4 (July 2004): 8–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1551929500054766.

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I am a botanist, with an expertise in plant anatomy, specifically wood anatomy. In my capacity of mkroscopist for the Smithsonian Institution, I help answer research questions developed by curators, conservators, anthropologists and archaeologists. I am typically presented with a variety of materials that range from large, entire objects from museums to small, deteriorated, fragmentary samples from archaeological digs. Many of the requests center around the questions “What is it?” and “Where did it come from?” The answers to these questions help determine the traditional materials used by a culture and the distribution of these objects through trade and cultural exchange. Of the numerous requests that I receive, one or two each year tend to stand out as captivating examples of applied optical microscopy. The one that I would like to present in this article (along with my intern for the project - Alvaro Galvis) is the early Catholic statues (santos) from Chihuahua, Mexico and southern California.

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Sato, Kazuhiko, Naoto Yagi, and Toshio Nakagiri. "ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ON URANIUM AT THE NINGYO-TOGE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CENTER, JAEA." Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE) 2019.27 (2019): 1498. http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jsmeicone.2019.27.1498.

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Fradkin, Larry, and Francis T. Mayo. "Technology Transfer at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’ Cincinnati Environmental Research Center." Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 40, no. 3 (March 1990): 317–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10473289.1990.10466688.

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Joffres, M. R., T. Williams, B. Sabo, and R. A. Fox. "Environmental sensitivities: prevalence of major symptoms in a referral center: the Nova Scotia Environmental Sensitivities Research Center Study." Environmental Health Perspectives 109, no. 2 (February 2001): 161–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.01109161.

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Nodari, Rubens Onofre, Eunice Sueli Nodari, and José Luiz de Andrade Franco. "Uso e Conservação da Biodiversidade: as duas faces da moeda." Fronteiras: Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science 5, no. 3 (December 19, 2016): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.21664/2238-8869.2016v5i3.p11-16.

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Biodiversidade, tanto a palavra como o conceito se tornaram, nas últimas décadas, difusos no imaginário coletivo e na literatura acadêmica. No entanto, ainda que a percepção da variedade de formas de vida esteja presente em todos os grupos humanos, desde a pré-história, o conceito de biodiversidade é bastante recente. Foi concebido por Walter G. Rosen, do National Research Council / National Academy of Sciences (NRC/NAS), em 1985, durante a organização do National Forum on BioDiversity (Fórum Nacional sobre BioDiversidade), evento realizado na capital norte-americana, Washington, de 21 a 24 de setembro de 1986, sob os auspícios da NAS e do Smithsonian Institute (Franco 2013, Wilson 1997)...

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Edington, Dee W. "Emerging Research: A View from One Research Center." American Journal of Health Promotion 15, no. 5 (May 2001): 341–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/0890-1171-15.5.341.

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Berbey Álvarez, Aránzazu. "Dr Oris Sanjur." Prisma Tecnológico 12, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 8–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.33412/pri.v12.1.2968.

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Dr. Sanjur’s relationship with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute spans three decades. In 1989, she was a research assistant for two years working on her undergraduate thesis project. After earning a B.S. in Biology from the University of Panama, she completed a PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She returned to STRI as a postdoctoral fellow in 1998, studying the relationships between wild and domesticated crops such as squash and pumpkin. She then spent ten years as manager and researcher of the Molecular Evolution laboratory, after which she took on her most recent role as Associate Director for Science Administration at STRI. In this position, she became responsible for maintaining high standards of scientific operational support for the Institute’s research programs throughout a decade.

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Watanabe, Kazuo. "Research work undertaken in the Plant Transgenic Design Initiative in the Gene Research Center within Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center." Impact 2020, no. 3 (May 13, 2020): 6–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.21820/23987073.2020.3.6.

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The burgeoning area of plant genetics may hold the key to overcoming some of the most pressing environmental challenges. For example, crops can be genetically improved to make them better able to adapt to climate change, while genetic engineering of crops could help to address food security challenges. As such, a comprehensive understanding of plant genetics may enable humankind to make headway in addressing climate change and resulting challenges. Research in this area is therefore paramount. Research work undertaken in the Plant Transgenic Design Initiative (PTraD) in the Gene Research Center (GRC) within Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center (T-PIRC), located at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, is focused on plant sciences and biotechnologies. The PTraD is the centre of excellence in plant biotechnology research in Japan, shedding light on plant genetics and how this can be harnessed to solve environmental challenges such as climate change.

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Watanabe, Kazuo. "Research work undertaken in the Plant Transgenic Design Initiative in the Gene Research Center within Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center." Impact 2020, no. 6 (November 16, 2020): 86–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.21820/23987073.2020.6.86.

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The burgeoning area of plant genetics may hold the key to overcoming some of the most pressing environmental challenges. For example, crops can be genetically improved to make them better able to adapt to climate change, while genetic engineering of crops could help to address food security challenges. As such, a comprehensive understanding of plant genetics may enable humankind to make headway in addressing climate change and resulting challenges. Research in this area is therefore paramount. Research work undertaken in the Plant Transgenic Design Initiative (PTraD) in the Gene Research Center (GRC) within Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center (T-PIRC), located at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, is focused on plant sciences and biotechnologies. The PTraD is the centre of excellence in plant biotechnology research in Japan, shedding light on plant genetics and how this can be harnessed to solve environmental challenges such as climate change.

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Rogers, Bonnie. "National Center for Nursing Research Update." AAOHN Journal 40, no. 4 (April 1992): 196–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/216507999204000408.

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Okamura, Hideo, Mitsuru Hayashii, and Shoko Tanabe. "Kobe University Research Center for Inland Seas (KURCIS), Environmental Biochemistry." Marine Engineering 47, no. 2 (2012): 289–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.5988/jime.47.289.

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Bloom, Raanan A. "Environmental Activites at FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research." Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation 2008, no. 9 (January 1, 2008): 6412. http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/193864708788809527.

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Ole Seno, Simon. "Essay: Environmental Field-Based Research: A Kenyan Perspective." Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad 14, no. 1 (December 15, 2007): 171–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v14i1.208.

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PERERA, F., S. VISWANATHAN, R. WHYATT, D. TANG, R. L. MILLER, and V. RAUH. "Children's Environmental Health Research--Highlights from the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1076, no. 1 (September 1, 2006): 15–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1196/annals.1371.018.

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Serafin, Robert J. "InstitutionsNational Center for Atmospheric Research." Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development 32, no. 8 (October 1990): 2–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00139157.1990.9929043.

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Luo, Catherine L. "Institutions: The Lighting Research Center." Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development 34, no. 7 (September 1992): 4–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00139157.1992.9931459.

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Alholm, Patricia. "Institutions:The National Wildflower Research Center." Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development 35, no. 8 (October 1993): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00139157.1993.9929118.

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Fitzhugh, William W. "The Tuvaaluk and Torngat archaeological projects: Review and assessment." Études/Inuit/Studies 39, no. 2 (December 2, 2016): 27–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1038142ar.

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In the late 1970s, two large, multi-disciplinary, multi-year archaeological programs were initiated along the coasts of northern Labrador and Ungava in northern Quebec. Both envisioned a new model for Arctic archaeology that integrated archaeology, ethnography, environmental studies, earth sciences, and informatics. The Tuvaaluk research program was directed by Patrick Plumet at the Université du Québec à Montréal, and the Torngat Archaeological Project (TAP) by William Fitzhugh at the Smithsonian Institution and Richard Jordan at Bryn Mawr College. Project periods lasted roughly five years and included researchers and students from several institutions. The Tuvaaluk project concentrated on Paleoeskimo and Thule cultures, while TAP included research on Maritime Archaic and later Indian cultures as well as Paleoeskimo and Inuit cultures. This paper reviews and compares Tuvaaluk and TAP goals, methods, results, lessons learned, and legacies.

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Segesta, Rosalind, and Louis J. Thibodeaux. "The hazardous waste research center at louisiana state university." Environmental Progress 6, no. 1 (February 1987): 57–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ep.670060125.

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Mitchell, Robert D., Robert J. Radel, and Suzanne R. Hunter. "The road to quality traveled by the TVA's environmental research center." National Productivity Review 13, no. 3 (1994): 399–415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/npr.4040130311.

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