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Why bridges collapse [videorecording] / by Gorst, Martin,1960-television director,television producer.(CARDINAL)666665; Meyers, Eric,1959-narrator.; Windfall Films (Firm),production company.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.),production company.(CARDINAL)154259; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.(CARDINAL)143648; Radio Monte-Carlo,production company.; WELT (Television channel : Berlin, Germany),production company.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),publisher.(CARDINAL)189964; PBS Distribution (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)309769;
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.Narrator, Eric Meyers.Editors, Ben Weissbort, David Preston ; animation, Fluid Pictures.TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-PG (parental guidance suggested; this program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children).
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Science television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Bridge failures.; Bridge failures; Bridge failures; Bridges; Bridges; Civil engineering.; Bridges; Transportation engineering.; Structural health monitoring.; Structural failures;
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Maintenance and preservation of structures and equipment. by National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.(CARDINAL)141287;
Includes bibliographical references.This issue contains 11 papers on the subject of maintenance and preservation of structures and equipment. Specific topics discussed include the following: concrete bridge decks exposed to deicing solutions; tracking highway bridge maintenance; health monitoring of prestressing tendons in concrete bridges; network- and project-level interaction in bridge maintenance; multicriteria bridge management at the network level; timing of rehabilitation and replacement of bridge elements; condition survey of older bridge decks with epoxy-coated reinforcing bars; effect of overlays on chloride concentrations in concrete bridge decks; effects of concrete mix on reinforcement corrosion and chloride threshold level; light-emitting diode warning beacons for maintenance vehicles; and equipment replacement optimization.
Subjects: Pavements; Roads; Bridges; Infrastructure (Economics);
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The heart and blood / by Ballard, Carol.(CARDINAL)637256;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The heart and circulatory system -- Healthy heart -- Heart structure -- Heart function -- Heart attack -- Heart monitoring -- Heart surgery -- Pace makers -- Faulty valves -- Heart transplant -- Blood vessels -- Problems with arteries -- Problems with veins -- Blood pressure -- Blood -- Blood groups -- Blood donors and blood transfusions -- Hemophilia -- Blood disorders -- Sickle cell anemia.IG1100L
Subjects: Blood; Cardiovascular system;
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Learning from Head Start : a teacher's guide to school readiness / by Gilford, Sidney W.(CARDINAL)404087;
Includes bibliographical references.A typical day as a Head Start teacher -- Parent involvement -- Head Start history and structure -- Ensuring quality: regulations, monitoring, support, and resources -- School readiness -- The Head Start child development and early learning framework -- Child assessment and program evaluation in Head Start -- Early language development and literacy -- Early mathematics -- Early science -- Social studies knowledge and skills -- Creative arts -- Physical health and development: gross and fine motor skills -- Social and emotional development -- Positive approaches to learning and cognitive skills -- Curriculum and lesson plans -- Teaching young children with disabilities -- Increasing English language skills of dual language learners -- Classroom management -- How to set up and arrange a Head Start classroom.
Subjects: Head Start Program (U.S.); Children with social disabilities; Readiness for school;
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The great indoors : the surprising science of how buildings shape our behavior, health, and happiness / by Anthes, Emily,author.(CARDINAL)491653;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The indoor jungle -- A hospital room of one's own -- Stair masters -- The cure for the common cubicle -- Full spectrum -- Jailbreakers -- In these walls could talk, listen, and record -- Hope floats -- Blueprints for the red planet.Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. And yet, in many ways, the indoor world remains unexplored territory. For all the time we spend inside buildings, we rarely stop to consider: How do these spaces affect our mental and physical well-being? Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Our productivity, performance, and relationships? In this wide-ranging, character-driven book, science journalist Emily Anthes takes us on an adventure into the buildings in which we spend our days, exploring the profound, and sometimes unexpected, ways that they shape our lives. Drawing on cutting-edge research, she probes the pain-killing power of a well-placed window and examines how the right office layout can expand our social networks. She investigates how room temperature regulates our cognitive performance, how the microbes hiding in our homes influence our immune systems, and how cafeteria design affects what - and how much - we eat. Along the way, Anthes takes readers into an operating room designed to minimize medical errors, a school designed to boost students' physical fitness, and a prison designed to support inmates' psychological needs. And she previews the homes of the future, from the high-tech houses that could monitor our health to the 3D-printed structures that might allow us to live on the Moon.
Subjects: Architectural design; Interior architecture; Buildings; Architecture;
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Simply AI : facts made fast / by Quigley, Claire,contributor.(CARDINAL)679870;
Introduction -- History of artificial intelligence. An imitation of life -- Defining intelligence -- Thinking=computing -- Zeros and ones -- Ste by step -- Algorithms in action -- Instructing computers -- The first mechanical computers -- A mechanical computers -- A theoretical computer -- An electric brain -- Artificial neurons -- A programmable computer -- A theoretical program -- A computing blueprint -- Two kinds of AI -- AI in action -- Trial and error -- Mimicking the brain -- AI models -- Computing power -- Raw information -- Everything, everywhere, all of the time -- Classical artificial intelligence. Representing data. Following the rules -- What, when, why, and how? -- Presenting knowledge -- If this, then that -- The shortest route -- Imperfect solutions -- Performing a task -- Dealing with uncertainty -- Automated advice -- Handling 'messy' data -- Neats vs. scruffies -- Statistical artificial intelligence. Teaching AIs to think -- Gaining insight from data -- Teaching materials -- Giving data meaning -- Looking for patterns -- Yes or no? -- Types of data -- The line of best fit -- Grouping data -- The odd one out -- The most likely outcome? -- Machine learning with 'labeled' data -- Learning from feedback -- Working together -- The Ai brain -- Network structure -- Assigning importance -- Goals and thresholds -- Measuring success -- Improving performance -- Refining the model -- A one-way network -- Fine-tuning data -- Structured data -- Building a brain -- AI vs. AI -- Processing visual data -- Using artificial intelligence. Using artificial intelligence. Uses of AI -- Ranking -- Recommending -- Detecting threats -- Online attacks -- Detecting fraud -- AI in finance -- Unraveling proteins -- Searching for planets -- Digital doctors -- Monitoring health -- Internet of things -- Smart devices -- Monitoring systems -- 'Smart farming -- Sensory AI -- Processing sound -- Mimicking sight -- Facial recognition -- Understanding words -- AI interpreters -- Talking with AI -- AI writers -- AI helpers -- AI artists -- Intelligent robots -- AI companions -- Movement and mobility -- Manual dexterity -- Driverless cars -- AI and warfare -- Philosophy of artificial intelligence. Humanliek AI -- The point of no return -- Where is consciousness? -- do submarines swim? -- The imitation game -- Intelligence metrics -- Machines and understanding -- Philosophical zombies -- A new kind of person -- Replicating the mind -- Transparent thinking -- Living with artificial intelligence. Myth or reality? -- Powered by exploitation? -- Garbage in, garbage out -- Prejudiced outcomes -- Making assumptions -- Transparent processing -- An AI workforce -- The AI balance -- An echo chamber -- The limits of control -- Right vs. wrong -- Built-in ethics -- who is to blame? -- What should we allow? -- Existential risks -- Unlimited rewards.Covering a broad range of fields within AI - from computing and mathematics to politics and philosophy - entries demystify what artificial intelligence is and how it works, how it has dramatically changed how we live, and how it might evolve in the future. Everyone is talking about AI, but this book helps to explain each individual aspect of AI more clearly than ever before.
Subjects: Informational works.; Artificial intelligence.; Computational intelligence.;
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The soul of soil : a soil-building guide for master gardeners and farmers / by Gershuny, Grace.(CARDINAL)201562; Smillie, Joseph.(CARDINAL)755387;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-161).
Subjects: Soil management.; Organic farming.; Agricultural ecology.;
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Are the keys in the freezer? : an advocate's guide for Alzheimer's and other dementias / by Woodell, Patricia,author.(CARDINAL)616018; Niblock, Brenda,author.(CARDINAL)616015; Warner, Jeri,author.(CARDINAL)616016;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Dementia; Dementia; Alzheimer's disease; Alzheimer's disease; Caregivers.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Are the keys in the freezer? : an advocate's guide for Alzheimer's and other dementias / by Woodell, Patricia.(CARDINAL)616018; Niblock, Brenda.(CARDINAL)616015; Warner, Jeri.(CARDINAL)616016;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-211).1. Coming to terms with dementia. What is dementia? -- Testing and diagnosis for dementia -- Understanding types of dementia -- Stages of dementia : Mild or early stage of dementia ; Moderate or middle stage of dementia ; Severe or late stage of dementia -- Treatment plans for dementia -- 2. Care facilities: making the right move. Types of care facilities : Continuing care retirement communities ; Independent living ; Assisted living ; Adult family homes ; Skilled nursing facilities ; Alzheimer's and memory care facilities -- Guidelines for screening care facilities -- Making the choice: our concerns in selecting a care facility -- Meals and menus in care facilities -- Social activities in care facilities: what's available to keep people interested? -- Moving to a care facility: dementia and disorientation -- Dementia and wandering outside a care facility: a choice of safety or independence -- Switching assisted living facilities: making sure it's the right move -- Conflicts with assisted living staff -- Lessons about choosing a service area in a care facility -- Memory care: first impressions -- What happens if you live in a different state? -- 3. Can we afford a care facility? Paying for long-term care : Long-term care insurance ; Reverse mortgages ; Veterans benefits ; Aid and attendance pension benefit ; Life settlement ; PACE program ; Income tax deductions ; Medicare and Medicaid -- Finances: do you really know what's happening? -- Comparing costs: living at home or in a care facility -- Facility fee structures -- Cost categories in a long-term care budget -- building a five-year budget : Table 1: Net worth ; Table 2: Income and expenses ; Table 3: Annual reductions in net worth -- What if a family cannot afford a care facility? -- Family conflicts about money and caregiving responsibilities -- 4. Care facility agreements. Flexibility in care facility agreements : Negotiating apartment or room prices ; Waiting lists ; One-time fees -- Talking about terms with facility staff : Financial guarantee ; Asset guarantee -- Care plans -- Attachments and exhibits to care facility agreements : State inspection handbook ; Resident information forms ; Resident rights forms ; Privacy notice ; Pharmacy authorization ; Public relations and activity authorizations ; Disclosure of services -- Where to turn for help : State long-term care ombudsman offices ; Adult protective services ; Licensing offices that regulate care facilities ; Legal support -- 5. Advocacy in medical care. Unmasking mom's medication problems -- Taking responsibility for someone's health care -- Monitoring a care facility's medication system -- Checkpoints for monitoring medications : Open communications with the physician ; Reviewing the medical chart ; Laboratory tests ; Warning labels -- What happens when the system breaks down -- Calming drugs: are they the answer in a care facility? -- Hearing, vision, dental care, and mobility -- 6. Hospice and palliative care. What is hospice care? -- Qualifying for hospice care -- Role of the hospice team -- Comfort care for dying patients -- The importance of educating families about dying -- 7. Advance care directives. What are advance directives? : Living will ; Durable power of attorney for healthcare -- Appointing a health-care proxy -- Shortfalls of advance directives -- Five Wishes: an alternative to traditional advance directives -- Doctor's orders: out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders -- POLST: Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment -- When to take action on advance care directives -- 8. The path forward. Changing the way we look at care facilities -- Neighborhood alternatives for the future -- Dementiaville: the answer to future care? -- The Alzheimer's café -- Current and emerging technologies -- Appendixes. 1. Examples of cognitive tests : Mini-mental status exam ; St. Louis University mental status exam -- 2. Care-plan costs and the point system in assisted living and memory care facilities -- 3. Technologies, now and the future : In-home remote monitoring technologies ; Tracking technologies ; Home safety ; Assistive products ; Cognitive fitness technologies ; Education.
Subjects: Dementia; Alzheimer's disease.; Alzheimer's disease; Caregivers.;
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All horse systems go : the horse owner's full-color veterinary care and conditioning resource for modern performance, sport, and pleasure horses / by Loving, Nancy S.(CARDINAL)384384;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-590) and index.
Subjects: Atlases.; Horses; Horses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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