The Problem of Subject Access to Visual Materials

This article discusses the problem of giving subject access to works of art.We survey both concept-based and content-based access by computers and by indexers/catalogers respectively, as well as issues of interoperability, database and indexer consistency, and cataloging standards.The authors, both of whom are trained Face Primers art historians, q

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Poverty and self-regulation: Connecting psychosocial processes, neurobiology, and the risk for psychopathology

In the United States, over 40% of youth under the age of 18 live at or near the federal poverty line.Several decades of research have established clear links between exposure to child poverty and the development of psychopathology, yet the mechanisms that convey this risk remain unclear.We review research in developmental science and other allied d

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Benefits of Cover Crops for Soil Health

SS-AGR-272, a 4-page fact sheet by Y.C.Newman, Artichoke D.W.Wright, C.Mackowiak, J.M.S.Scholberg and C.M.Cherr, discusses the benefits of cover crops in agricultural production, the benefits of soil organic matter; how to match cover crop nutrient casa release with future crop demand; timing and depth of residue incorporation; and erosion, pest an

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