• The Brittle Books Program is an initiative carried out by the National Endowment for the Humanities at the request of the United States Congress. The...
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  • Structured programming is a programming paradigm aimed at improving the clarity, quality, and development time of a computer program by making extensive...
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    libraries", as well as, in the 1980s and early 1990s under the Brittle Books Program, creation of the Digital Library Federation under the now-named...
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  • Authority of the Library Board of Virginia. Acid paper Archival science Brittle Books Program Library and Information Science Mass deacidification Preservation...
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  • Upon arriving at Cornell, Kenney became involved in the Brittle Books Program, converting books to microfilm. She became intrigued by the promise of scanners...
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  • Double Fold (category 2001 non-fiction books)
    targets of Baker's ire include the highly regarded Brittle Books Program, the United States Newspaper Program, the mass deacidification policy practiced by...
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  • figured prominently as a theme in both Western and Eastern philosophies. Books about or featuring the environment as a prominent theme have proliferated...
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    causes acid to degrade the cellulose, which causes the paper to become brittle and discolored over time. In addition, paper has the natural ability to...
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    during loading. Ground tests determined that the acetate-based film became brittle in the vacuum of space, something that had not been discovered even in...
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  • Fahrenheit 451 (category Ballantine Books books)
    "thin as a praying mantis from dieting, her hair burnt by chemicals to a brittle straw, and her flesh like white bacon." Despite her husband's attempts...
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  • "twenty-year brittle books preservation plan to microfilm three million endangered volumes, via the National Endowment for the Humanities Brittle Books Program. For...
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    Metal (section Brittle metal)
    In chemistry, two elements that would otherwise qualify (in physics) as brittle metals—arsenic and antimony—are commonly instead recognised as metalloids...
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    be sent to a commercial library binder if the papers in the volume are brittle, if the volume appears to have value as an artifact, if the item can be...
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    2007. Retrieved October 4, 2023. Kilov, Daniel (November 9, 2020). "The brittleness of expertise and why it matters". Synthese. 199 (1–2): 3431–3455. doi:10...
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    build up a computer's semantic memory by hand and how limited or "brittle" such programs are. In 1973, Winograd moved to Stanford University and developed...
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  • signs of the genetic mutation osteogenesis imperfecta, commonly known as "brittle bone disease". Most of his bones had been broken during the delivery. He...
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  • to more effort to review and to understand the change at a later date Brittleness: if a programmer does not correctly format the table when making a change...
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    varying from 50 to 100 years old and more, and often composed of fragile, brittle paper. Although the monetary value for some collectors (and for most sellers...
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    undertaken to maintain access to digital materials over time. The prevalent Brittle Books issue facing libraries across the world is being addressed with a digital...
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    nuclear testing program. Heinlein stated that he used the novel to clarify his military and political views. Like many of Heinlein's books, Starship Troopers...
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  • libraries or programs to cease working. It is an example of software brittleness. This problem is more often called the fragile base class problem or...
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  • The Death of Vivek Oji (category Riverhead Books books)
    Retrieved 2021-07-14. "Excerpt: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi". Brittle Paper. 2020-09-22. Archived from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved...
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  • then used as stimulus for masturbation. Eventually, the skull became too brittle by this bleaching process, so Dahmer pulverized and disposed of it. According...
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    dip-slip and strike-slip; this is known as oblique slip. The topmost, brittle part of the Earth's crust, and the cool slabs of the tectonic plates that...
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    exposed to the elements, but non-UV treated material will quickly become brittle and lose strength and water resistance if exposed to sunlight. Canvas tarpaulins...
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  • 14 5 "Eaten Alive" March 27, 2006 (2006-03-27) A baby's hair appears brittle, and she is slow in developing after a case of whooping cough. Following...
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  • core world programs were written was very brittle, and more often than not mutations would completely destroy the functionality of a program. The first...
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  • Once the energy has been drained, all that remains of their prey are brittle statues. If an infected creature is not drained of its energy, it becomes...
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    generally used in this article. Physically, these metals are soft (or brittle), have poor mechanical strength, and usually have melting points lower...
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    time, rather than flaking off like most other finishes. Because it is too brittle to be used alone, carnauba wax is often combined with other waxes (principally...
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