Analysis of Selected Young People’s Books on Native Americans

The author proposes a process for selecting and curating library collections about Native Americans. First, the author discusses the reductionist and inaccurate portrayal of Native American people in white popular culture, including fiction/movies/poor journalism. The author then proposes a criterion for selecting good materials about both historical and contemporary Native Americans, and provides in-depth reviews of relevant contemporary literature

Variations du poids vif et du rendement en viande de boeufs zébus de l'Adamaoua au cours de la saison sèche

Les auteurs à partir de 2 lots de 35 zébus de l'Adamaoua (Cameroun) achetés sur les marchés locaux ont essayé de chiffrer le préjudice de la saison sèche pour la production de viande bovine. Ils ont observé une diminution de poids vif de l'ordre de 18 p. 100 et noté une corrélation positive hautement significative entre le périmètre thoracique et le poids vif. Le rendement en viande (51,5 p. 100) demeure pratiquement constant au cours de la saison. (Résumé d'auteur

Estimating Peak Demand for Beach Parking Spaces

The United States Army Corps of Engineers planning guidance stipulates that in order for local beach communities to qualify for Federal cost share funds for Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction beach renourishment projects, the community must provide public beach access and parking to satisfy peak demand. This study presents a method for estimating peak demand for beach parking spaces in the presence of parking constraints. A Tobit regression model is developed to estimate the number of parking spaces that would be necessary to meet unconstrained demand on a given percentage of peak demand days. For example, the model can be used to estimate the number of parking spaces that would be adequate to meet peak demand on 90% of peak parking days. The Tobit model provides a promising framework for estimating peak parking demand under constrained parking conditions, a situation that characterizes most beach communities.