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TABLE 3 Continued

Recommendations
Total number of major recommendations
For each:
Complete citation (article, report, or conference where recommendation was made)
Summary in one to four sentences
Percentage of target audience that has adopted recommendation 1, 5, and 10 years later
Up to three examples of implementation in the field
Identifications of “top five” recommendations to date

Tools, methods, or technologies (TMT)
Total number of major TMT (includes training and education materials)
For each:
Title and objective of TMT (in one to four sentences)
Complete citation (if applicable)
Percentage of target audience that has used TMT 1, 5, and 10 years later
Up to three examples of implementation in the field
Identification of “top five” TMT to date

Patents
Total number of patents
For each:
Title and objective patent (in one to four sentences)
Complete citation
Percentage of target audience that has used product 1, 5, and 10 years later
Up to three examples of implementation in the field
Identification of “top five” patents to date

Miscellaneous
Any other important program outputs

The EC should ask NIOSH to provide information on all relevant outputs for
the specific program for the chosen time period.

Questions to Guide the Evaluation Committee
1.

What are the major outputs of the research program?

2. Did the research program produce outputs that addressed the high-

priority areas?

3. To what extent did the program generate important new knowledge

or technology?

4. Are there peer-reviewed publications that are widely cited and consid-

ered to report “breakthrough” results?