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The Measurement of Urban Home Environment was first published in 1936. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. No. 11. Institute of Child Welfare Monograph Series This volume contributes a validation and standardization of The Minnesota Home Status Index; a scale constructed by Professor Alice Leahy that gives numerical expression to the nature and extent of variation existing in living conditions of urban homes. Leahy describes the methods used in constructing the index and discusses the significance of her findings. Also included are accounts of previous studies in this field, bibliography, and appendix of schedules used in Leahy's investigation. ... Read more

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Here is the second in a new series of annual supplements to the valued Index Kewensis, formerly issued only every five years.The present volume meets the need for more rapidly available current information.As with the five-yearly supplements, it includes information on new and changed names of seed-bearing plants at the level of family and below.For the first time entries are also given an appendix for ferns and fern allies.The closing date for entries in this volume was December, 1987. ... Read more

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This book concerns two broad classes of Markov decision problems that fall within the family of restless bandits" an intractable class of decision processes introduced by P. Whittle.For the first class of problems we employ Gittins' index theory to establish the indexability of (inter-alia) general families of restless bandits that arise in problems of machine maintenance and stochastic scheduling with switching penalties. We also give formulae for the resulting indices.The second class of problems involves two families of Markov decision problems that can be identified as "bi-directional" restless bandits. The "spinning plates" problem concerns the optimal management of a portfolio of reward-generating assets whose yields grow with investment but otherwise tend to decline. In the model of asset exploitation called the "squad system" the yield from an asset tends to decline when it is used but will recover when the asset is at rest. In both cases simply stated conditions are given which guarantee indexability of the problem. In all cases numerical investigations testify the outstandingly good performance of the index heuristics concerned. " ... Read more

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Here is the third in a series of annual supplements to the Index Kewensis.The latest Index includes information on new and changed names of seedbearing plants at the level of family and below, and serves as a reliable update of this comprehensive botanical reference which was first published in 1895. Readers will find an informative and useful section that lists new and overlooked generic names, while valuable appendix material provides entries for fern and fern allies that were not presented in the original text. ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
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Supplements to the Index Kewensis (1893-5) have so far been issued for five-yearly periods. This is the first of a new series of annual supplements to the Index that will meet the need for more up-to-date information. It includes, as for the five-yearly supplements, information on new and changed names of seed-bearing plants at the level of family and below. Entries are also given in an appendix for ferns and fern allies that have not previously been included in the Index Kewensis . The information in this volume is complete to the end of December 1986. Botanists, pure and applied. ... Read more

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Title: Women with higher BMI at lower risk for glaucoma.(WOMEN'S HEALTH)(Clinical report)
Author: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2010
Publisher: International Medical News Group
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An introductory essay, "The Jewish Family in Retrospect: What's Past is Prologue", provides a review of the Jewish family's place in history. The bibliography is organized into 74 topical headings allowing for quick reference to specific subject areas. An author index and a selected list of addresses for journals that may be found in major libraries also help to make this book a convenient, accessible resource. Readers can expand their search by consulting a list of recommended websites. ... Read more

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While much critical attention has been given to adult literature, African literature for children and young adults remains a neglected area. This annotated bibliography includes entries for English-language books set in Africa. The books are intended for children and young adults, and the works included were published between 1873 and 1994. The nearly 700 entries are arranged in six chapters, with chapters further divided into particular genre. ... Read more

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