http://www.ntis.gov/rss/RSSNTISCategoryList.aspxNational Technical Reports Libraryen(c) 2008, National Technical Information Service. All rights reserved.5http://www.ntis.gov/images/logoRSS.jpghttp://www.ntis.govThis report describes sample design, sample selection, weighting, and variance estimation procedures for the 2008 Post-Election Voting Survey of Department of State Voting Assistance Officers. The first section of this report describes the design and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA504031This report describes sample design, sample selection, weighting, and variance estimation procedures for the 2008 Post-Election Voting Survey of Federal Civilians Overseas. The first section of this report describes the design and selection of sample ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA504035This report describes sample design, sample selection, weighting, and variance estimation procedures for the 2008 Post-Election Voting Survey of Local Election Officials. The first section of this report describes the design and selection of sample. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA504028This report describes sample design, sample selection, weighting, and variance estimation procedures for the 2008 Post-Election Voting Survey of Overseas Citizens. The first section of this report describes the design and selection of sample. The sec ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA504033This report describes sample design, sample selection, weighting, and variance estimation procedures for the 2008 Post-Election Voting Survey of Uniformed Service Members. The first section of this report describes the design and selection of sample. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA504034This report describes sample design, sample selection, weighting, and variance estimation procedures for the 2008 Post-Election Voting Survey of Unit Voting Assistance Officers. The first section of this report describes the design and selection of s ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA504027The federal Title I program provides financial assistance to schools with a high number or percentage of poor children to help all students meet state academic standards. Under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Title I schools must make adequate y ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101491This report presents an investigation by ACT of an alternative design for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The proposed design greatly simplifies the data collection and analysis procedures needed to produce assessment results. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101033With the United States military already spread thin throughout the world, the adoption of an interventionist policy in Africa involving U.S. troops will be difficult to sell. Coupled with growing budget demands, the needed resources are becoming ever ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505344This report presents data from the Adult Education component of the 1991 National Household Education Survey (NHES:91), a household-based data collection designed to provide estimates of participation in adult education. For the purposes of this repo ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102032Table of Contents: Foreward; Preface; Introduction; Comparing Literacy Across Nations; Literacy, Employment, Occupation, and Income; Figure; Exhibit and Tables. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102023The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) was invited by USAID in February 2007 to provide to agency leadership feedback and recommendations regarding the U.S. foreign assistance reforms. Two areas of the Committees recommendations addr ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101513Established by Presidential directive after World War II, the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) serves as a link between the U.S. Government and private voluntary organizations (PVOs) active in humanitarian assistance and developmen ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101514GAO has identified Afghanistan and Pakistan as two of the most urgent issues facing this Administration and this Congress. In March, the President announced a strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, with a broad strategic goal of disrupting, dismantli ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505940Our objectives for this audit were to determine whether organizations in Southwest Asia given the responsibility by the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) for managing the Afghanistan Security Forces (ASF) Fund properly accounted for the goods and serv ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505969Opium poppy cultivation and drug trafficking have become significant factors in Afghanistan's fragile political and economic order over the last 25 years. In 2005, Afghanistan remained the source of 87% of the world's illicit opium, in spite of ongoi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506104Opium poppy cultivation and drug trafficking have become significant factors in Afghanistan's fragile political and economic order over the last 25 years. In 2004, Afghanistan was the source of 87% of the world's illicit opium and heroin, in spite of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506102Currently, the United States finds itself in a predicament similar to that which Great Britain experienced after emerging from the First World War as she dealt with the governance of a growing empire. Some air-minded proponents are asking whether the ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506166In February 2009, the Office of Inspector General received a letter from Congressman Mark Steven Kirk of Illinois, which included constituent allegations that an exclusive technology licensing agreement by Argonne National Laboratory was tainted by i ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009962820This paper analyzes alternative sentences for federal offenders and, specifically, United States citizens sentenced under various types of alternatives. This analysis describes current federal sentencing policy governing alternative sentences and exa ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101489Five-hundred-sixty-five externally sourced Transition Team advisors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan completed a survey to help identify the cross-cultural behaviors critical to advisor effectiveness in the current operating environment. Results i ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505827The threat to the United States from foreign economic intelligence collection and industrial espionage has continued unabated since the publication of the 'Annual Report to Congress on Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage, 2007.' Econ ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506093In response to provisions of the Trafficking Victims Protection and Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), the U.S Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs contracted with the National Research Council (NRC) to organize a two-day workshop on ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101922Social identity is commonly defined as a person'perceived membership in social groups.This monograph examines the impact of Muslim immigrants on the national identity of Great Britain and the difficulty associated with the assimilation of immigrant p ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506222Strauss and Howe define the Millennials as those individuals born between 1982 and 2002. As new generations develop and societal culture changes, so must the efforts of organizations wanting to recruit them, namely the U.S. Army. To recruit America's ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506118Assessing the neurocognitive demands of humans operating in real- world environments is critical for understanding Soldier performance. However, the capability to reliably measure brain dynamics of Soldiers in operational environments is a major chal ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506020Students struggling with mathematics may benefit from early interventions aimed at improving their mathematics ability and ultimately preventing subsequent failure. This guide provides eight specific recommendations intended to help teachers, princip ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101790In the primary grades students with reading difficulties may need intervention to prevent future reading failure. This guide offers specific recommendations to help educators identify students in need of intervention and implement evidence-based inte ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101791The present situation in Afghanistan is not being resolved by the current U.S. strategic approach. Given the recent uptick in insurgent violence, the shift in emphasis with regards to Afghanistan, and the change in presidential administrations, the U ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505494Monitoring teams of decision-makers in complex military environments requires effective tracking of individual Soldier and team performance. An untapped source of timely and diagnostic performance information lies in ongoing communications among Sold ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506208The battle captain is an integral position within a combat operations center (COC) and can play a major role in the effectiveness and efficiency of the COC. To employ the position consistently within the Marine Corps, the organization must agree on a ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506042The document highlights ten recommendations to improve and expand efforts regarding early identification, diagnostic services, and quality research on interventions for individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders(FASD)s and their families. Addi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101021Initiated in the late 1960s, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the outstanding example of this nation's attempts to improve the education of its children by bringing information about children's achievement to the awareness of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101032This report examines the changing face of the federal offender population and of the federal caseload in the types of federal offenses sentenced over the past 17 years. This report analyzes United States Sentencing Commission data from fiscal years 1 ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101488On February 6, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) held a public workshop on technical assistance programs that help foreign jurisdictions to develop their laws and policies on compet ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101937Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC) Malaria Communities Program (MCP) first year of program implementation, 450 people were trained / oriented in malaria prevention and control. The project worked in two districts with public (government and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101511Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is reported to be caused by traumatic events that are outside the range of usual human experience including (but not limited to) military combat, violent personal assault, being kidnapped or taken hostage and ter ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505737During the Vietnam conflict, senior Marine Corps leadership recognized the need for a strategy oriented toward guerilla warfare. As the United States finds itself embroiled in the Global War on Terrorism, the Marine Corps should look to the past to f ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505617In a constantly changing world threatened by the likelihood of terrorist acts, the American people need military leaders who clearly demonstrate an understanding of American core values, and who are both competent and morally focused. To produce mili ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505406The purpose of this report is to compare estimates of selected data from the two components of the 1993 National Household Education Survey (NHES:93), School Readiness (SR) and School Safety and Discipline (SS&D), with data from other surveys and pub ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102024The analyses above compare the recidivism risk prediction powers of the U.S. Sentencing Commission's criminal history category (CHC) and the U.S. Parole Commission's Salient Factor Score (SFS). The SFS serves as a historical model for the CHC, with m ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101787Contemporary multidimensional peace operations typically require the participation of several organizational entities. As a result, it is necessary to coordinate their respective activities, in order to ensure the coherence of the operation as a whol ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101515In March 2009, the RAND Corporation convened a small group of experts from the U.S. government, allied partner nations, the maritime industry, and other academic organizations to discuss piracy in the modern era. The premise of the workshop was that ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506085A culturally diverse and prepared Marine Corps with a language capability of sufficient diversity and numbers to ensure success on any battlefield for any mission will require change. There is an increased interactivity between the United States and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505949In response to the declining marksmanship of Marines, a conference was hosted by Training and Education Command's Marksmanship Programs Section (MPS) on April 12, 2005. Marine Corps Infantry Weapons Officers ('Gunners,' MOS 0306) and Marine Corps Ran ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506046When US soldiers are deployed to Iraq, their interactions with the local population are impacted by their understanding of complex cultural differences. Nonverbal cues play a major role in cross-cultural communication, as they vary among cultures by ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505789The effectiveness of BiLAT, a game-based prototype for training negotiation skills in an Iraqi cultural setting, was assessed. The prototype aims to train deliberate preparation behaviors, trust-building and relationship- building strategies, and fam ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505896The Marine Corps is involved in a challenging and dynamic war on terrorism. To ensure success in this GWOT and other fourth generation wars that emerge, the leadership of the Corps will need an increased understanding of the cultures and countries wh ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505626As a result of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the many small crises that simmered during the Cold War have begun to boil over. More often than not, these crises will erupt in urban areas in the developing world. Because 75 percent of the world' ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505357Medical care in modern warfare is challenged by the use of high- explosive weapons that can induce mass casualties. In the current conflicts, improvements in body armour, the use of tourniquets and hemostatic dressings and in most cases, rapid evacua ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505841The plan of action described in this report addresses the following goals: 1. Promote empowered leadership, culture and advocacy for psychological health; 2. Build psychological fitness and resilience while dispelling stigma; 3. Improve access to car ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505678Research has shown that there is a strong association between mental health disorders and substance use disorders, but findings about the order of onset and direction of influence vary by substance and type of disorder. There is strong evidence, for ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101151Table of Contents: Foreword; Overview of The National Household Education Survey; Design Overview; Sample Design, Data Collection, Interview Administration Time, Data Editing, References and List of Tables. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102025A fully-integrated, palmtop, field-portable DNA analyzer that is capable of responding within 30 minutes to a sample of as little as three strands of DNA will enhance the survivability of the warfighter. This technology has been sponsored through the ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505930Disproportionate minority contact (DMC) refers to the disproportionate representation of minority youth in the juvenile justice system. DMC first cameto national attention in 1988, when the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (formerly the National Coalit ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101936The end of the Cold War has generated rapid transformation within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). When the Soviet Union collapsed, NATO lost its primary reason to exist, and a lot of people called for an end to the alliance. To the con ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505625This study provides educators with a sense of the effectiveness of these curricula when used for the first time by teachers in real-world conditions. Although the study team worked to facilitate study activities such as the collection of data in stud ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101490Walking is generally viewed as an automatized skill, requiring little ongoing attentional control in neurologically intact adults. However, a growing body of research demonstrates that attention is required when moving over difficult terrain. This ha ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505850The mid-range theories of the social sciences can provide the United States and its allies useful frameworks for amplifying civil and military actions to defeat Islamic Totalitarianism. The United States' experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq have once ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505430Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th grade is published by the National Energy Information Center (NEIC), a service of the Energy Information Administration (EIA), to provide students, educators, and other information users a list of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101441Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th Grade is published by the National Energy Information Center (NEIC), a service of the Energy Information Administration (EIA), to provide students, educators, and other information users a list of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101159Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th Grade is published by the National Energy Information Center (NEIC), a service of the Energy Information Administration (EIA), to provide students, educators, and other information users a list of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101160Population size is a central parameter in ecology, evolutionary biology and conservation. Until the advent of molecular genetic methods, population size was measured through observation and/or capture of individuals. Now, molecular data are frequentl ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101395If the logical extension of the current exploration program is to develop self-sustaining settlements on the Moon and Mars over the next few centuries, then there is a path that takes civilization from its current one planet existence to a multi-worl ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20090028752At the National Marine Sanctuary Program we use a focus on heritage resources as a tool to encourage a way of thinking. Fathoming Our Past presents the compelling role of the ocean in humanity's journey. We want to engage society's attention and to e ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101973This report provides the current findings on nonfatal and fatal violent crimes committed against females. Data are from the Bureau of Justice Statistics National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 1993 to 2008, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101516The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (hereinafter the SRA) ushered in a new era of sentencing in federal courts. Prior to implementation of the SRA, federal crimes carried very broad ranges of penalties, and federal judges had the discretion to choose t ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101484The insurgency and terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan have direct linkages to and similarities with organized crime and gangs. For example, cars that had been stolen in the United States were discovered in vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (V ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505955The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is engaged in a variety of initiatives to ensure that our mission as administrator of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) is carried out in the most efficient and effective manner possible. This outreach will ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101943The Human Research and Engineering Directorate (HRED), U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and partner Tank and Automotive Research Development Command (TARDEC) embarked on a 5-year Army Technology Objective (ATO) research program that addressed huma ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505725Given the proliferation of new technology and new threats across a wide spectrum throughout the department of defense, an analysis is in order to ensure that the force coming into the service, particularly the Marine Corps, is of adequate mental capa ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505528Table of Contents: Foreword; Preface; Implications of Prior Research for ECLS; Study Summaries and List of Tables. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101030With the adoption of a new Performance Evaluation System in the late 1990s (more commonly referred to as a 'fitrep'), the Marine Corps fielded a document with the ability to put each individual fitrep's average into perspective using a corresponding ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505526The analyses presented in this report address the following question: How much more or less does it cost to provide the same levels of educational resources across different geographic locations in the United States. To answer this question, the repo ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102033The Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) is a narrow corridor that stretches for approximately 134 miles along the Current River and Jacks Fork in southern Missouri. Most of the water flowing in the Current River and Jacks Fork is discharged to the ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101619This reports contains a presentation on our energy system being in a state of crisis. Global warming, and high unstable prices at the gas pumps throughout the nation. The mid-east with its petroleum dictatorships controlling the price of a barrel of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505576Although the United States cannot afford to be the world's exclusive security guarantor, the world is ill prepared for U.S. retrenchment. This Global Strategic Assessment offers a conceptual pathway for U.S. policymakers to begin recalibrating Americ ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101940In 2004, my organization was asked to collect and analyze lessons from the Global War on Terrorism, giving particular attention to how components of the national security establishment worked together and what role DoD could play in making that proce ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505529The VA Office of Inspector General, Office of Healthcare Inspections (OHI) completed an evaluation of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities implementation of suicide prevention programs in compliance with VHA requirements. VHA mental health ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101800This guide is intended to help schools and districts develop practices to increase access to higher education. It can be useful for individuals who work in schools and districts in planning and executing strategies to improve preparation for, and acc ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101497This report presents earnings data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a national monthly survey of approximately 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Information on earnings is collecte ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101494Many authors in recent years have written about the Army's reaction to change. They have explored the topic from various perspectives; some look at bureaucracy, others at culture, and still others look at the increasing speed with which the Army's st ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506189The Report identifies important distinctions between the characteristics of the Immigration Detention population in ICE custody and the administrative purpose of their detentionwhich is to hold, process, and prepare individuals for removalas compared ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100811The issue of immigration reform has become a major topic of discussion among policymakers. There are two factors that broadly may account for this increasing interest in immigration reform overall, the increase in the number of illegal immigrations, ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101498This report is submitted by the United States Sentencing Commission (the Commission) pursuant to section 1104(a)(3) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107204 (the Act). Sections 805, 905, and 1104 contain several emergency directives to the C ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101793The Social Security Administration (SSA) receives electronic data from other agencies to support its own programs, and provides electronic data to support more than 800 state and federal agency partners. This information aids in, among other things, ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101341In response to a request from the Military Training Task Force of the Defense Safety Oversight Council, this study examined whether prescribing running shoes based on the shape of the plantar surface influenced injury risk in Marine Corps basic train ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506005Whether adjusting to a new environment or to an evolving threat, America's Army of the 21st century must be adaptable and become more innovative. The operational environment is becoming more complicated and complex. Societal trends, such as globaliza ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505513Table of Contents: Problem 1: Quality/Specificity of Information about Courses Students Have Taken; Solutions: Problem 2: Level of Language/Understanding Expected of Fourth Graders; Solutions: Simplify the Vocabulary and the Phrasing Used; Field-Test ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102022This report focuses on the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act (the Act), the Intellectual Property Protection and Court Amendment Act of 2005 (IPPCA Act), and the CAN-SPAM Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7704. The Commission acted upon directives in the A ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101499The purpose of this project was to create an interactive game to expose high school students to concepts in laser amplification by demonstrating the National Ignition Facility's main amplifier at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. To succeed, th ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE2009964070This is the final report of the Study of the International Comparability of Statistics on Education Expenditures (hereafter, the Expenditure Comparability Study), sponsored by the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics(NCES). The study was con ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101027The purpose of this study was to test the reliability of self- reported strategy measures for predicting differences in brain activity patterns during a learning and memory task and to compare their predictive value to other measures of cognitive pro ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505787The FBI publishes Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted each year to provide information about the officers who were killed, feloniously or accidentally, and those officers who were assaulted while performing their duties. The FBI collects th ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101941The primary missions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) School are to educate students in expeditionary operations and command and control systems. This program is helping to develop and improve the leadership skills of Mari ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505958The literature review is a summary of select sources that directly or indirectly address gender-based violence and its potential link to human trafficking. Sources ranged from academic research studies and donor-funded publications, including other l ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101517During the Battle of Grozny, a Chechen fighter said, 'The Russian infantry wouldn't get out of their BMPs to fight, so their tanks had no infantry support. We just stood on the balconies and dropped grenades on them as they drove by underneath.' The ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505349The purpose of this paper is to analyze the British Administration's and, later, the Malaysian Government's strategies in fighting the Malayan Communist Party (MCP). The British spent almost 12 years fighting the communist insurgency, and later the M ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505882The purpose of this report is to develop an inflationary cost-of-education index that improves upon measures of inflation previously proposed and used by researchers in the field. Until now, NCES and others attempting to adjust actual data that have ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102031Contents: Foreword; Preface; Background; Introduction; Dimensions and Measures of Program Environments; Findings and Implications from Large-Scale Studies Measuring Early Childhood Program Environments; Recommended Framework for Assessing Early Child ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102026Mexico has had a growing commitment to trade integration through the formation of free trade agreements (FTAs) since the 1990s and its trade policy is among the most open in the world. Mexico's pursuit of FTAs with other countries not only provides e ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101009This report describes the various laws regarding military recruitment on high school and college campuses, as well as discusses the policy and legal issues that they may raise. Meanwhile, several bills that would amend these military recruitment prov ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101786With the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) and Marine Corps human and materiel resources being stretched to the limit, the need for Marines in the Operating Forces has never been greater. Many Marines are currently deployed in Afghanistan or Iraq, some ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505641We show that certain adaptations can make other adaptations maladaptive. For example, one line of defence against an enemy can make an otherwise valuable, but subsequent line of defence detrimental. This can occur through indirect rare enemy effects. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101519The report discusses the general purpose of this report, which outlines the potential plans for the redesign of the National Assessment of Educational Progress(NAEP). We view NAEP as an integrated system, where a change in any one of the functional a ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102021Table of Contents: Foreword; Background; Adult Education Courses; Course Codes; Merge Files; SAS Example; References; Appendix: Adult Education Course Code Merge File Layout in Position Order; and Adult Education Course Code Merge File Codebook. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101029Table of Contents: Foreword; Background; Procedures; Examples of Courses and Analysis; Course Codes and Resolving Discrepancy Course Codes. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101028Table of Contents: Foreword; Overview of the 1996 National Household Education Survey; NHES:96 Screener/Household & Library Interview; NHES:96 Parent and Family Involvement in Education and Civic Involvement Interview; NHES:96 Youth Civic Involvement ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101031This issue of the Naval Law Review contains the following articles: 'Responding to Transnational Terrorism under the Jus Ad Bellum: A Normative Framework,' by Michael N. Schmitt; 'A Comfortable Sofa: The Need for an Equitable Foreign Criminal Jurisdi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505358This issue of the Naval Law Review contains the following articles: 'Moving the Law of Occupation into the Twenty-First Century,' by Major Breven C. Parsons, USMC; 'One Small Step for a Submersible, One Giant Land Grab for Russian-Kind: An Evaluation ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505359Currently in the Marine Corps, infantry officers attend the Infantry Officer Course (IOC) for approximately 90 days and then are unleashed to the Fleet Marine Force to conduct the infantry operations they have just learned. For two to three years, th ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506117Today's infantry company commander is being tasked with more than commanders have historically been given. To be successful, infantry company commanders and the soldiers under them must have access to lessons learned and must be equipped with relevan ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506037ARDEC's Target Behavioral Response Laboratory is currently conducting research on methods for crowd laboratory experiments, specifically crowd behavior metrics. Crowd metrics based on topological data were derived using motion capture methods. Sociom ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506050Accurate simulation models of social networks enable over time prediction, statistical testing of hypothesis about social groups, and enables researchers to develop more informed hypotheses for human experimentation, by evaluating them and reasoning ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506151There have been a number of previous successful efforts that show how fuzzy logic concepts have homomorphic-like stochastic correspondences, utilizing one-point coverages of appropriately constructed random sets. Independent of this and fuzzy logic c ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505614Decision superiority hinges on the successful implementation of information superiority and information superiority relies on the complete integration of information operations (IO) into the joint operational concept. As such, IO must be integrated i ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505347Policing can be an effective counterinsurgency tool. Police are able to determine the individual needs of each community and address each constituent's concerns, which in turn enhances the government's legitimacy. The Iraqi Police face the challenge ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506198In late 2008 and early 2009, our financial system was in the midst of one of the most severe financial crises of the past century, and was in danger of even further deterioration or collapse. The initial actions taken by the Federal Reserve and the U ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101152In October 2000, garrison data network management was transformed due to the Marine Corps' transition to the Navy and Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI). In December of 1999, the Navy and Marine Corps solicited proposals from the civilian sector for a cont ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505527This final report is submitted pursuant to the charter for the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons Policy Development Team. The team was formed in May 1999, to assist Commissioners in evaluating possible options for addressing sentencing issues ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101781This is a report of an occupational survey of the Historian career ladder conducted by the Air Force Occupational Measurement Squadron (AFOMS). Survey data will be used to identify current utilization patterns among career ladder personnel and evalua ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADM001266The purpose of this monograph is to suggest that the U.S. Global War on Terrorism is actually a Global Counterinsurgency as defined by FM 3-24, and Al Qaida is the global insurgent currently opposing the United States. The Kinetic nature of terrorism ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506186This report begins by describing the change in the age distribution of the U.S. population that will occur between 2010 and 2030 and by summarizing the historical data on the labor force participation of older workers. This discussion is followed by ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101789Table of Contents: Foreword; Executive Summary; Introduction; IRT Models for Rater Effects; Lessons from Other Contexts: Rater Effects and What We Can Do about Them; NAEP Analyses Part I: 1992 Trial State Assessment in Reading; NAEP Analyses Part II: ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102027In fiscal year 2007, the United States Sentencing Commission received information on 73,062 new federal criminal cases. Among these cases, 72,865 involved an individual defendant and 197 involved a corporation or other organizational defendant. This ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101487The study objective was to determine whether sleep extension (a) improves alertness and performance during subsequent sleep restriction and (b) mediates the rate at which alertness and performance are restored by post- restriction recovery sleep. Twe ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505715It has become a cliche to remark on the overfull plate of the new administration, and certainly Iraq is a large part of that meal. Of all the seriously daunting and immediate international problems facing the newly elected U.S. President, none is mor ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506159The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (the 50 states and the District of Columbia) and other jurisdictions, such as Puerto Rico. For IPEDS, a po ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101939This monograph examines the phenomenon of the disproportionate volunteerism of members of Delaware's Presbyterian Ulster-Scot community in the sole Regiment from Delaware to join the Continental Army. It posits Ulster- Scots represented a majority of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505604This guide is intended to help elementary school educators as well as school and district administrators develop and implement effective prevention and intervention strategies that promote positive student behavior. The guide includes concrete recomm ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101492Table of Contents: Foreword; Background; Design Considerations; Analysis Methods; Findings; Conclusions; References; Appendix-Parent PFI/CI and Youth CI Reinterview Questionnaires; Table and Exhibit. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102028On 15 August 2008, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice concluded a missile defense treaty with Poland permitting the deployment of a Ground- Based, Mid-Course Ballistic Missile Defense System (GMD) on Polish territory. Following years of negotiat ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506177Bachelor's and master's degree data and data on doctoral degrees in engineering technologies were collected from all accredited institutions of higher education by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Completions Survey, conduct ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102089The Marine Corps is a fighting organization whose purpose is combat readiness, and an essential aspect of combat readiness is physical conditioning. According to the Marine Corps' manual for physical fitness, physical conditioning should include stre ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505547Inadequate sleep is known to impair a variety of cognitive capacities, including attention, vigilance, concentration. memory encoding, and some aspects of higher order reasoning and judgment. The ability to unobtrusively measure fatigue and predict i ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505791This report examines Member use of one specific new electronic communication medium: Twitter. After providing an overview and background of Twitter, the report analyzes patterns of Member use of Twitter during two one-week periods in July and August ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101785Since its inception, the Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable (MEU (SOC)) has often been referred to as the tip of the spear for Marine Corps operations. These units provide combatant commanders with a versatile force that can execute ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506108In less than three months, Iraqs citizens will choose a new Council of Representatives (CoR) in the countrys first parliamentary elections since 2005. When the new CoR convenes next year, its first order of business will be to select a prime minister ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102113The Marine Corps needs to change the 0369 MOS designation process to prevent the loss of experienced staff noncommissioned officers in the Light Armored Reconnaissance community. In an interview with Colonel Powers, he stated that Light Armored (LAR) ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506115The contents of this Quarterly includes: (1) An Editorial on Framing Deterrence in the Twenty-First Century; (2) Featured Articles on Economic Security and National Security: Interaction and Synthesis; Security without the United States. Europe's Per ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505970This guide is intended to help educators, out-of-school time (OST) program providers, and school and district administrators structure academically focused out-of-school time programs. OST is an opportunity to supplement learning from the school day ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101783As urban areas increase around the world, Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW), Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT), Counterinsurgency, and Security and Stability Operations (SASO) define modern warfare. Unlike warfare fought with defin ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505546The state of warfare over the past several decades has rapidly evolved, requiring an equally agile adaptation by Army forces. One of the most prevalent consequences of warfare is a lack of adequate rest. Soldiers can receive as little as 0-5 hours of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505831Close combat is vital to the Marine Corps, a service that prides itself on being able to 'locate, close with, and destroy the enemy...' The Marine Corps has adopted many programs designed to dispatch the enemy at close range. Unfortunately, programs ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505502The training and education of logistics officers is the responsibility of two separate commands: (1) Training Command, Logistics Officer Course, Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools (MCCSSS), and (2) Education Command, the School of MAGTF Logi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506120While the military was once at the forefront of technological advances, it is now trying to keep pace with the civilian sector. The technological explosion during the past decade has forever changed the world and the Marine Corps, for which technolog ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505610This report is submitted pursuant to section 6(b)(2) of the Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105184 (the Act), which requires the United States Sentencing Commission (the Commission) to submit to Congress: A. An explanation of each ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101795In the words of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, 'The United States, our allies, and our partners face a spectrum of challenges... We must balance strategic risk across the responses, making the best use of the tools at hand within the U.S. Governm ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506160The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, passed by the Congress and signed into law by the President in December 2003, requires the Department of State to submit to the Congress an Interim Assessment of the progress made in combating t ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101925Small-scale military eruptions around the globe have demonstrated new forms of warfare with a different cast of characters -- guerilla armies, terrorists, and bandits -- pursuing diverse goals by violent means with the most primitive to the most soph ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505442The ability to answer the call, 'Engineers Up' has been the hallmark of the Marine engineer since his forefathers fought through the battlefields of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. Whether it consists of breaching a minefield, building a base camp, or leve ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506119The crowd roars with laughter. The quick, clever banter invented by the two actors on stage seems planned, but it is not. The actors are performing a Harold, where each player invents a role for himself and a story unfolds before the audience. Undern ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505964The purpose of the EPA Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program is to increase public health protection through certification for personnel operating public drinking water systems in Indian country. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101396The approaching fifteen-year anniversary of the federal sentencing guidelines brings an opportunity to reflect on the work produced by the U.S. Sentencing Commission and the effect of the guidelines on the criminal justice system. For this reason, th ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101500Development of a model curriculum and training protocol for the implementation of community-based malaria programs by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) was a significant output of the UMCP project in Year One. This process included the following ste ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101527Table of Contents: Foreword; Background; Telephone Coverage and Bias; Statistical Adjustments of the Estimates; Conclusions; References and Appendix (Table 1-9). ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102029China's status is the international community is a question being addressed by many political and economic theorists around the world. Viewed by many as a potential belligerent adversary and by others as a future economic ally, the current Chinese le ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505967This paper employs a new model of nuclear conflict to explore the potential nature of a more proliferated world. A fundamental postulate of this model is that it takes more than an arsenal of nuclear weapons to win an interest or defend it. A state a ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505420Recognizing the importance of targeted government promotional policies relative to innovation, the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) is studying selected foreign innovation programs and comparing them with major U.S. programs. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101485In the future, it will be necessary for all Marines to apply systems theory. War has always been complex. However, contemporary complexity is accelerating toward increasing future complexity. On this basis, this paper argues that in the future Marine ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505411This report describes the response and completion rates for the NHES:96. It includes data on the rates for the Screener interview, the Parent PFI/CI interview, the Youth CI interview, and the Adult CI interview. The following presentation assumes tha ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102030This is a report of an occupational survey of the Air Traffic Control career ladder conducted by the Air Force Occupational Measurement Squadron (AFOMS) Survey data will be used to identify current utilization patterns among career ladder personnel a ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADM001228In the past three decades, one country has stood out more than any other in opposing the United States efforts in the Middle East: Iran. To counter Iranian influences in the Middle East, the United States has adopted a stance of containment towards I ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506228On August 14 and 15 of 2003, maritime historians and archaeologists and scientists and managers from the National Marine Sanctuary Program, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, National Undersea Research Centers, and the academic community came together ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102341The purpose of this practice guide is to help K-12 teachers and administrators use student achievement data to make instructional decisions intended to raise student achievement. The panel believes that the responsibility for effective data use lies ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101495This document enhances the knowledge about domestic violence by presenting information collected from emergency shelters for battered women in San Diego County with respect to the characteristics of the clients, the batterers, and the incidents. Addi ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101871The aim of this study was to examine the factors related to different patterns of male violence against women. To accomplish this goal, information from the National Survey of Families and Households Waves 1 and 2 (Sweet, Bumpass, & Call, 1988) was u ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101870This report summarizes two studies that used different methodologies and samples to determine the extent to which physical and sexual abuse as a child or adolescent contribute to later abuse. In one study, researchers followed college women and men f ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101872This report synthesizes empirical research in the areas of domestic violence and sexual assault for advocacy organizations. It is organized into three sections; each also addresses gaps in research. The first section addresses domestic violence and s ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101878This report is intended to synthesize the literature on violence against women for policymakers and program administrators at the Federal, State, and local levels who face challenging decisions about how society should respond. The first part of the ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101876This report presents an overview of the latest research on the physical and mental health effects of domestic violence and sexual assault, a brief history of the evolution of the health care system on the subject of violence against women, and sugges ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101879This report synthesizes research findings on topics of concern to judges and court administrators who are faced with changing expectations about their courts responses to violence against women. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101880The objective of this report is to provide the empirical foundation for effective policy guidelines for police departments seeking to lessen both the occurrence and impact of violence against women. This project defines violence against women broadly ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101873The purposes of this project are to provide practitioners with information on key findings from scientific research on violence against women, identify knowledge gaps that may be inadvertently filled by unsubstantiated assumptions or beliefs, and inc ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101874This report reviews research on prosecution policies and practices to protect women from violence. It examines three general categories of violence against women: domestic violence, rape and sexual assault, and violations of protection orders and sta ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101877This report is written for public health policymakers, a broadly defined group that encompasses legislators; funders; agency administrators; chairs of programs and departments in schools of public health, medicine, nursing, and other schools in healt ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101883This report is intended for secondary school administrators and teachers. When possible, we use examples from our experiences to bring the concepts and research findings to life in ways that may be consistent with readers professional experiences wit ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101882Survivors of violence against women seek services to address victimization and its effects in a variety of settings. This report addresses providers of those services in community settings. Specifically, the report addresses staff of domestic violenc ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101875This report summarizes social science research in three broad topic areas that are likely to be of interest to local task force members and leadership: Conventional wisdom about domestic violence, offenders, and victims. Attempts to change and improv ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101881Each year nearly 1 million individuals become victims of violent crime while working or on duty. These victimizations account for 15% of the over 6 1/2 million acts of violence experienced by U.S. residents age 12 or older. In addition, over 2 millio ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102356This report summarizes the following Department of Justice statistics about violence between intimates: The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) produces estimates of violence that victims perceive to be crimes and are willing and able to repor ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102357According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), victims perceived perpetrators to be gang members in about 6% of violent victimizations between 1998 and 2003. On average for each year, gang members committed about 373,000 of the 6.6 mill ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102358During the last 20 years, victims have described more than 119 million violent victimizations of rape, robbery, or assault in interviews for the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) sponsors this continuo ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102359During 1994 U.S. hospital emergency department (ED) personnel treated an estimated 1.4 million people for injuries from confirmed or suspected interpersonal violence. These patients represented about 1.5% of all visits to hospital ED's and 3.6% of th ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102361In partnership with State departments of corrections, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) collected information on sentences and time served by violent offenders in State prison. For 1992, 1993, and 1994, 49 States and the District of Columbia pro ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102360Literally the figures of life and death, vital statistics hold an undeniable position of importance among a nation's data resources. In their basic content, the measurement of births and deaths is one of the longest-standing data collection prioritie ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101120This reports contains a presentation with the Department of Defense and USAID(United States Agency for International Development). There is a greater understanding through training, joint conferences, and senior/technical staff visits. Showing intere ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505575Information and the ability to wield it is a key aspect of national security. Two years after the United States Information Agency (USIA) was terminated and merged into the State Department, the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 reminded the natio ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506195