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Saturday, December 30, 2006  Awareness Watch™ Newsletter V5N1 January 2007 Awareness Watch™ Newsletter V5N1 January 2007 http://AwarenessWatch.VirtualPrivateLibrary.net/V5N1.pdf Awareness Watch™ Newsletter Blog and Archives http://www.AwarenessWatch.com/ The January 2007 V5N1 Awareness Watch™ Newsletter is a freely available 45 page .pdf document (845KB) from the above URL. This month’s featured report is a special report and I will not have the normal Awareness Watch™ Spotters, Awareness Watch™ Book/Paper/Article Review or related Subject Tracer™ Information Blogs. This special report will be on my latest research and the associated report/article that has just been placed on line through LLRX.com . The title of my report is Deep Web Research 2007. This comprehensive report comprises hundreds of reliable sources to assist you in identifying best practices, strategies, websites and new technology applications which can be leveraged to mine the vast content of the deep web.   ©2007 Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. posted by Marcus Zillman | 7:34 AM  dbGaP - Database of Genotype and Phenotype http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=gap The database of Genotype and Phenotype (dbGaP) was developed to archive and distribute the results of studies that have investigated the interaction of genotype and phenotype. Such studies include genome-wide association studies, medical sequencing, molecular diagnostic assays, as well as association between genotype and non-clinical traits. The advent of high-throughput, cost-effective methods for genotyping and sequencing has provided powerful tools that allow for the generation of the massive amount of genotypic data required to make these analyses possible. dbGaP provides two levels of access - open and controlled - in order to allow broad release of non-sensitive data, while providing oversight and investigator accountability for sensitive data sets involving personal health information. Summaries of studies and the contents of measured variables as well as original study document text are generally available to the public, while access to individual-level data including phenotypic data tables and genotypes require varying levels of authorization. The data in dbGaP will be pre-competitive, and will not be protected by intellectual property patents. Investigators who agree to the terms of dbGaP data use may not restrict other investigators' use of primary dbGaP data by filing intellectual property patents on it. However, the use of primary data from dbGaP to develop commercial products and tests to meet public health needs is encouraged. This has been added to Biological Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:36 AM  Neural Processing Letters http://www.springerlink.com/content/1573-773X/ Neural Processing Letters is an international journal publishing research results and innovative ideas in all fields of artificial neural networks. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit letters concerning any aspect of the Artificial Neural Networks field including, but not restricted to, theoretical developments, biological models, new formal modes, learning, applications, software and hardware developments, and prospective researches. The journal promotes fast exchange of information in the community of neural network researchers and users. The resurgence of interest in the field of artificial neural networks since the beginning of the 1980s is coupled to tremendous research activity in specialized or multidisciplinary groups. Research, however, is not possible without good communication between people and the exchange of information, especially in a field covering such different areas; fast communication is also a key aspect, and this is the reason for Neural Processing Letters. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:23 AM  FlyNote - Lighter Than a Blog http://www.FlyNote.com/ Ever want to get something off your chest in the blogosphere but found it was too much of a hassle? Flynote lets you post your notes instantly, no setup, no templates, no coding. Just a simple, free registration and you're ready to post whatever you want whenever you want -- a private note to yourself or a public message for the world. Your post goes into a super-searchable pool instantly accessible to you or anyone else. Read what others have to say -- the most popular entries are filtered to float right to the top. Save what's important to you, dump what's not. Give it a try. Post some notes. Or see what the other flynoters are posting these days. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:13 AM  Library for Social Network Analysis Library for Social Network Analysis http://www.libsna.org/ libSNA is an open-source library for Social Network Analysis, licensed under the LGPL. This library is under active development by Abe Usher in hopes that it will serve as a catalyst for improving the field of Social Network Analysis. This has been added to Social Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:02 AM Friday, December 29, 2006  International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) Database http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/IBIDS.aspx The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database provides access to bibliographic citations and abstracts from published, international, and scientific literature on dietary supplements. Users can choose to search the Full IBIDS Database, a subset of Consumer Citations Only or Peer Reviewed Citations Only. This has been added to Healthcare Resources 2007 Internet MiniGuide. This has also been added to the source code of eHealthcareBot Search Engine. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:45 AM HIT Journal of Science and Engineering http://www.hait.ac.il/jse/ HIT Journal of Science and Engineering is a quarterly interdisciplinary journal featuring concise, up-to-date reports on significant new findings in exact sciences and modern technologies. The main direction of editorial policy is compilation of thematic issues devoted to hot topics in various branches of physics, technology and physical aspects of life sciences. The editors intend to invite Guest Editors (GE) for special issues. The GE defines the subject of the issue assigned to him by the Editorial Board, invites authors and chooses appropriate papers from the journal portfolio. Some issues will be provided for publication of proceedings of international conferences and workshops. Current papers will be published in correlation with topical issues. Includes two series: a) Series A: Quantum Physics and Engineering, and b) Series B: Applied Sciences and Engineering. Manuscripts must be in English. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:34 AM  Long Bets Foundation - Accountable Predictions http://www.LongBets.org/ The purpose of the Long Bets Foundation is to improve long-term thinking. Long Bets is a public arena for enjoyably competitive predictions, of interest to society, with philanthropic money at stake. The foundation furnishes the continuity to see even the longest bets through to public resolution. This website provides a forum for discussion about what may be learned from the bets and their eventual outcome. This has been added to Prediction Markets Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:22 AM  TruthMapping.com - A Tool To Elevate Debate http://www.TruthMapping.com/ TruthMapping.com is a free tool that provides a focused, rational method for adversarial discussion that overcomes the limitations of standard message boards, e-mail and even conversation; it is a site for persons who believe that reasoning should be at the heart of public debate. Traditional methods of discussion including e-mail, message boards and conversation involve back and forth interactions that necessarily lead one away from the original argument. What typically remains are meandering sub-discussions and often the original points are forgotten entirely. The TruthMapping.com solution is to make participant interaction always point inward, back toward the argument itself; the argument is the context which can not be escaped. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM Thursday, December 28, 2006  MyYellowPad MyYellowPad http://www.myyellowpad.com/ MyYellowPad is the fastest way to access your notes from anywhere, free! You can use it to store and organize notes for just about anything such as: Wish Lists, Shopping Lists, To-do lists, Phone Numbers, Addresses, Contacts, Notes, Serial Numbers, Birthdays and more ..... This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:44 AM  Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings http://www.baylorhealth.edu/Proceedings/ Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, a quarterly, peer-reviewed medical journal, communicates information about the research and clinical activities, philosophy, and history of Baylor Health Care System. The journal offers a mix of articles and features for a general medical audience, including original research, reviews, and historical, ethical, and philosophical pieces. Regular features focus on radiology, dermatology, pharmacology, health care research and improvement, and medicolegal issues. The editor's column, "Facts and ideas from anywhere," is included as well. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings welcomes research articles, review articles, case studies, and editorials from Baylor or non-Baylor authors. Manuscripts containing Baylor data are particularly desired. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:19 AM  UK National Statistics Online http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level. Summaries and detailed data releases are published free of charge. This has been added to Statistics Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:12 AM  StyleFeeder - Find, Share and Keep Track of Shopping http://www.stylefeeder.com/ StyleFeeder is a way to find, share, and keep track of neat shopping stuff online, using visual bookmarks. This has been added to ShoppingBots Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:06 AM Wednesday, December 27, 2006 Yugma - Free Web Conferencing https://www.yugma.com/ Yugma is a free web conferencing service that enables people to instantly connect over the internet and to collaborate using any application or software, using both Windows and Mac. Businesses can connect on-demand and real-time with clients, prospects or employees whether they are across the city, nation or even the globe. Popular uses include presenting sales proposals, product demonstrations, conducting training, project management, customer service, team reviews, remote support and troubleshooting, and collaboration by web communities such as Skype, Jotspot and Salesforce.com. Yugma is reliable and secure; adapting to organizational security models like AD or LDAP. The name Yugma is a word from the Sanskrit language meaning "the state of being in unified collaboration." This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:58 AM  Mind, Culture, and Activity http://www.leaonline.com/loi/mca Mind, Culture, and Activity (MCA) is an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the study of the human mind in its cultural and historical contexts. Articles appearing in MCA draw upon research and theory in a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, cognitive science, education, linguistics, psychology, and sociology. Particular emphasis is placed upon research that seeks to resolve methodological problems associated with the analysis of human action in everyday activities and theoretical approaches that place culture and activity at the center of attempts to understand human nature. MCA is organized into four distinct sections; the relative weights of each will change somewhat from issue to issue: * Section 1 features articles of general theoretical or empirical importance that go through a regular peer review process. * Section 2 includes symposia that are built around a central article or book addressing important theoretical themes. Commentaries are invited from scholars from different intellectual traditions and cultural contexts. * Section 3 contains informal communications or renderings in alternative genres, such as work-in-progress reports, summaries of e-mail discussions, poetry, and more. * Section 4 includes book reviews and shorter book notes. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM  OA-Journals Comprenhesive List by Jan Szczepanski http://www.his.se/templates/vanligwebbsida1.aspx?id=20709 Jan Szczepanski, a librarian at Göteborg University, has collected links and information on Open Access journals for years. His lists contain over 4500 current OA-journals and 757 historic. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Academic Resources 2007. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:11 AM  OpenDOAR - Search Repository Contents http://www.opendoar.org/search.php OpenDOAR is a trial search service for the full-text of material held in open access repositories listed in the Directory. This has been made possible through the recent launch by Google of its Custom Search Engine, which allows OpenDOAR to define a search service based on the Directory holdings. Users of this service can search through the world's repositories of freely available research information, with the assurance that each of these repositories has been assessed by OpenDOAR staff. This quality controlled approach will minimise (but not eliminate!) spurious or junk results, and lead more directly to useful and relevant information. This has been added to the source code of eHealthcareBot Search Engine. This will be added to Academic and Scholar Search Engines and Sources. This will be added to Academic Resources 2007. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:03 AM Tuesday, December 26, 2006  Betocracy http://www.betocracy.com/ Harness the power of prediction markets. Betocracy is the simplest way to create your own prediction markets in order to predict future outcomes such as year-end corporate revenues, or popular events like elections and sports competitions. What are prediction markets? Also known as decision markets, they are betting systems that can be used to predict future events; in the last few years they have been gaining increasing popularity as a forecasting tool. As a user, you can create your own Betocracy site in just a single step. On your site, you can add as many prediction markets as you'd like on whatever topics you choose by filling out a simple form. No programming is necessary. Invite members to your site, or make your site open to the public, and let the markets run their course. This has been added to Prediction Markets Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Information Futures Markets Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:43 AM  Journal of Advertising Research http://www.jar.warc.com/ The mission of the Journal of Advertising Research (JAR) is to act as the research and development vehicle for professionals in all areas of marketing including media, research, advertising and communications. The JAR provides a forum for sharing findings, applications, new technologies and methodologies, and avenues of solution. Its primary audience is the practitioner at all levels of practice. The ARF began publishing the Journal of Advertising Research in 1960, and since its inception, it has become one of the seminal journals in the industry. The JAR encourages dialogue between practitioners and academics to expand the scientific body of knowledge about all facets of marketing and advertising research and to facilitate translation of that knowledge to support the ARF's mission of effective business through research and insights. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:36 AM  SearchBots.net Research Project Searchbots - Uniquely Searching the Internet http://www.Searchbots.net/ A Searchbot is your own personal search robot that continuously searches the Internet trying to find all the best websites it can on your behalf. When you build a Searchbot you give it a personality and then program it's search circuits with all the things you want to find. You can search for websites based on factual information like tags and locations, or more creative ways like colour and the mood you're in. You can even ask your Searchbot a question and it will talk to other Searchbots to find you an answer. Searchbots.net is an experimental search engine that investigates the use of mythology, personification and game theory as motivational strategies in creating a sustainable search community. Searchbots has a rich history and is unique in that it allows you to search using more "human" and entertaining types of information like colour and mood. If you picked the colour red you might get a website about tomatoes, communism or angry people. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Bot Research Subjecvt Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:21 AM  Tick - Track Time and Hit Budgets http://www.tickspot.com/ In the service industry your hours are your inventory. Lose track of them—they spoil. Hit your budgets—move more inventory. Tick gives you the information you need, when you need it. It’s simply that Tick allows everyone to know how much inventory is left on the shelves. If it’s getting thin, everyone knows it. If there’s extra, they know that too. Tick encourages and empowers team members by disseminating the critical information to the entire team. It’s not tracking time simply for the sake of tracking it. It’s tracking time with the end goal of nailing your budget. It allows people to know exactly where they stand, where they can lend a hand or when they need to work faster. When you’re willing to view hours as inventory, and everyone has a key to the storeroom, it will be much easier to produce products on time and on budget. That’s important. And that’s why Tick matters. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:04 AM Saturday, December 23, 2006  January 2007 Zillman Column - Directory Resources On the Internet January 2007 Zillman Column - Directory Resources On the Internet http://columns.VirtualPrivateLibrary.net/Directory Resources.pdf http://www.zillmancolumns.com http://www.DirectoryResources.info/ The January 2007 Zillman Column is now available and is titled Directory Resources On the Internet. This January 2007 column is a comprehensive list of directories, subject guides, subject trees, and indexes on the Internet including associated and related online sources. This column features Single Subject Directories and Portals including: a) Academic/Education, b) Economic/Business, c) Government and Statistics, d) Humanities, e) Information and Information Science, f) Law, g) Medicine, h) News, i) Science and Engineering, and j) Social Sciences. This column also includes Multiple Subject Directories and Multiple Subject Trees and Portals. Download this excellent 34 page free .pdf (721KB) column today and find the subject directory for your favorite topic, professional interest or hobby! © 2007 Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. posted by Marcus Zillman | 7:30 PM  Shoutback - Find and Share Great Deals http://www.shoutback.com/ Shoutback is a place for you to find and share great deals. They aggregate the best deals from all over the web, and encourage shoppers like you to add deals that they haven't found yet. Shoutback also rewards you with points for each dollar you spend at various online merchants. You can redeem your points for vacations, apparel, gadgets, and other popular, top-shelf items. Shoutback is 100% free. You'll find tons of deals by clicking the "Local Deals & Coupons" or the "Online/National Deals & Coupons" tab. If you know of a great deal that's not listed on Shoutback that you'd like to share, feel free to add it. This has been added to ShoppingBots Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:53 AM  International Journal of Computing and Information Sciences (IJCIS) http://www.ijcis.info/ Computing and Information Sciences is a peer reviewed journal that is committed to timely publication of original research, surveying and tutorial contributions on the analysis and development of computing and information engineering. The journal is designed mainly to serve researchers and developers, dealing with information and computing. Papers that can provide both theoretical analysis, along with carefully designed computational experiments, are particularly welcome. The journal is published 2-3 times per year with distribution to librarians, universities, research centers, researchers in computing, mathematics, and computer scientists. The journal maintains strict refereeing procedures through its editorial policies in order to publish papers of only the highest quality. The refereeing is done by anonymous reviewers. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:37 AM  Quidco - Web's Cashback Cooperative http://www.quidco.com/ Quidco is the web's cashback cooperative. Quidco collects referral commissions from online merchants and passes them all on to their members. The Quidco cooperative is a cashback revolution where members keep their full earnings in exchange for giving Quidco £5 out of their earnings once a year. The Quidco model works for both the merchant and you. It enables the merchant to reach a large base of motivated savvy buyers and it enables you to get back big savings by buying from merchants who participate in the model. This has been added to ShoppingBots Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:19 AM  Swivel - Explore All Types of Data http://www.swivel.com/ Swivel is a place where curious people explore data — all kinds of data. Swivel lets you explore data and share your insights with others. Swivel has data about politics, economics, weather, sports, business and more. Swivel is full of good stuff. They think of it like this: a) Explore popular data or obscure data. Search for it or have fun cruising all the colorful graphs, data sets and opinions, b) Compare gas prices to presidential approval ratings or UFO sightings to iPod sales. You might find a crazy coincidence or something more, c) Share your insights by posting a graph to your blog or emailing a link to your friends and coworkers, and d) Upload the information you care about, describe it, pick a color scheme and even pick a cool photo to bring it to life. If you're curious about data, Swivel is the place for you. This has been added to Statistics Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:07 AM Friday, December 22, 2006  Zoho Planner Zoho Planner - Online Organizer http://planner.zoho.com/ Create & share multiple pages of to do's, files, images, and notes. Zoho Planner is an online organizer to Plan & Organize yourself. Create your own space on the web, Organize yourself by creating new tasks & marking completed, Quickly post your thoughts as blogs, Interact with people, Create classified ads. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:44 AM  Chinese Medicine http://www.cmjournal.org/ Chinese Medicine, the official journal of the International Society for Chinese Medicine, is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal that encompasses all aspects of research on Chinese medicine, provided the material, methods, results, and conclusions are evidence-based, scientifically justified, and ethical. Areas of interest include herbal medicine, health food, clinical nutrition, acupuncture, Tui-na, Qi-qong, Tai Chi Quan, energy research, medical education, cultural exchange, and technical translation. Chinese Medicine is a credible channel to disseminate unbiased scientific data, information, and knowledge in Chinese medicine to researchers, clinicians, academics, and students in Chinese medicine, integrative Chinese-Western medicine, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and related biomedical fields. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:34 AM  BTjunkie - Bittorrent Search Engine http://www.btjunkie.org/ BTjunkie is one of the the largest and most advanced BitTorrent search engines. With over 600,000 active torrents and from 5,000-25,000 torrents added daily, you will find no shortage of what you're looking for here. Features include: a) Indexes both private and public trackers, b) A completely automated crawler that scours the Internet, c) Free public torrent submission, d) Torrent Mail, for immediate notification of new torrent additions, and e) Torrent comments and passwords. This has been added to the P2P section of Deep Web Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:24 AM  Dealio - Finding the Best Deal and Comparison Shopper http://www.dealio.com/ Dealio helps shoppers find great deals anywhere, anytime. Their deal community provides the most comprehensive source of deals on virtually anything for sale, while their comparison shopping toolbar helps find shoppers the lowest price on products while they shop online. This has been added to ShoppingBots Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:02 AM Thursday, December 21, 2006  Retrevo - The Ultimate in Consumer Electronics Search http://www.retrevo.com/ Their mission is to make your digital life simple and more enjoyable. Retrevo team has in-depth experience in building technology products and services. They understand technology, understand information (and the pain associated with overload and irrelevancy) and they understand service delivery. Most importantly, they are passionate about electronic gadgets just the way you are. And they won't stop at anything short of building the best destination for your digital life. They believe in keeping good company and are backed by Alloy Ventures, one of the most respected venture firms in Silicon Valley. This has been added to the search engine sections of Internet MiniGuides 2007. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:43 AM  Communications in Information Literacy http://www.comminfolit.org/index.php/cil Note: Forthcoming Spring 2007 Communications in Information Literacy (CIL) is an independent, professional, refereed electronic journal dedicated to advancing knowledge, theory, and research in the area of information literacy. CIL is committed to the principles of information literacy as set forth by the Association of College and Research Libraries. CIL is also committed to the principles of open access for academic research. CIL seeks manuscripts on subject matter of interest to professionals in the area of higher education who are committed to advancing information literacy. Manuscripts may be theoretical, research-based, or of a practical nature. It is recommended that prospective authors query the CIL editors before submitting their works, but it is not necessary. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:37 AM  Shelfari - Virtual Shelf for Your Books http://www.shelfari.com/ The problem with our large bookshelves is that they are buried in our home where only a subset of people can see what we have read. Now with Shelfari you can show off that book collection to your friends and the world! Shelfari makes it easy to see what your friends are reading and even get and give book recommendations. With Shelfari you can easily connect with new and old friends to talk about the books you are passionate about. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:16 AM  abazab - Share Video, Pictures or Voice Instantly in Social Websites http://www.abazabinc.com/ abazab is an Internet service for social websites, allowing people to share life when it happens and where it happens with instant video, pictures or voice. abazab catalyzes web-based social media via instant publishing in a easy, no download, and no plug-in process via cell phones, web cams, or other devices. see for yourself. This has been added to Social Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:07 AM Wednesday, December 20, 2006  Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) created the Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms to help people without scientific backgrounds understand the terms and concepts used in genetic research. Simply click on the term of interest to open a page with a wealth of information, including the term's pronunciation, audio information, images and additional links to related terms. Students, teachers and parents will find the glossary an easy-to-use, always available learning source on genetics. This has been added to Biological Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:47 AM  Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal http://www.hawaii.edu/aplpj/ The APLPJ is the first fully-functional, web-based, American legal journal dedicated to issues facing Asia and the Pacific Rim. The Journal strives to disseminate legal research by law professors, legal practitioners, social scientists, economists, and students; to increase awareness of legal issues impacting the region; and to provide a forum to discuss legal topics that fall within the Journal's geographic scope. Articles and commentaries should address new legal developments from or affecting Asia (all regions), Australia, New Zealand or Polynesia. The Journal also welcomes relevant articles or commentaries that evoke discussion. Translations should be of significant cases or recently enacted law or promulgated rules or regulations from the nations in the Asian-Pacific region. Book reviews on recent relevant ublications are also welcome. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:34 AM  WebSnapr - Capture Screenshots http://www.websnapr.com/ WebSnapr lets you capture screenshots of (almost) any web page. Lets your visitors instantly visualize any web page before clicking. Increase site traffic, click-through rate and site stickiness. This has been added to World Wide Web Reference Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:23 AM   Demographic and Health Surveys http://www.measuredhs.com/ Since 1984, the MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys) project has provided technical assistance to more than 200 surveys in 75 countries, advancing global understanding of health and population trends in developing countries. The strategic objective of MEASURE DHS is to improve and institutionalize the collection and use of data by host countries for program monitoring and evaluation and for policy development decisions. MEASURE DHS is funded by USAID with contributions from other donors. As a key participant in the MEASURE program, DHS has earned a worldwide reputation for collecting and disseminating accurate, nationally representative data on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, as well as child survival, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and nutrition. The DHS approach to data collection emphasizes integration, coordination, cost-effectiveness, and capacity building. This has been added to Internet Demographics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Healthcare Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:11 AM Tuesday, December 19, 2006  LLRX December 2006 Issue - Deep Web Research 2007 Featured Article http://www.llrx.com/features/deepweb2007.htm The December 2006 Issue of LLRX has a feature article written by Marcus P. Zillman titled Deep Web Research 2007. The guide extensively documents resources that include articles, books, websites, presentations, search engines, and technology applications that facilitate the challenging task of accessing information, published in many formats, that encompass the hundreds of millions of pages comprising the "deep web." Marcus P. Zillman's bibliographic guide highlights resources that focus on the history of deep web research, as well as dozens of topical sources that will contribute to your efforts to locating search through a range of respositories of valuable data, reports and scholarly literature. [Published LLRX December 17, 2006]. Other white papers and subject tracers by Marcus P. Zillman are available by clicking here. posted by Marcus Zillman | 9:47 AM  2CAN Bioinformatics Support Portal http://www.ebi.ac.uk/2can/home.html 2CAN Bioinformatics Support Portal - The bioinformatics educational resource. This site provides short and concise introductions to basic concepts in molecular and cell biology and bioinformatics. The main emphasis is placed on making it as easy as possible for the user to understand which tools and databases are available from the EBI and from sites belonging to its collaborators. The site content aims to make these services easier and more accessible but also provides links to other sites where similar resources are maintained and well supported. This has been added to Biological Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:58 AM  Neural Development http://www.neuraldevelopment.com/ Neural Development is a peer-reviewed open access, online journal, which will feature studies that use molecular, cellular, physiological or behavioural methods to provide novel insights into the mechanisms that underlie the formation of the nervous system. Neural Development aims to discover how the nervous system arises and acquires the abilities to sense the world and control adaptive motor output. The field includes analysis of how progenitor cells form a nervous system during embryogenesis, and how the initially formed neural circuits are shaped by experience during early postnatal life. Some studies use well-established, genetically accessible model systems, but valuable insights are also obtained from less traditional models that provide behavioural or evolutionary insights. Neural Development considers the following types of articles: * Research articles: reports of data from original research. These articles will form the major content of the journal. * Reviews: comprehensive, authoritative, descriptions of any subject within the scope of the journal. * Methodology articles: present a new experimental method, test or procedure. The method described may either be completely new, or may offer a better version of an existing method. Methodology articles will only be accepted for publication if they represent a significant advance in the field. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:43 AM  Information and Communication Theory Group (ICT) http://ict.ewi.tudelft.nl/ The processing of digital information is ubiquitous in modern telecommunications, consumer electronics, medicine, and a wide range of industrial areas. In our daily life we have become dependent on the intelligent way mobile phones and computers communicate and process all sorts of digital information. Similarly professionals such as biologists and medical specialists need advanced information processing equipment to do their job. When we say Intelligent Information Processing we refer to the smart way of hiding, compression, filtering, analysis, and recognition of digital data, such as: a) digital speech and audio signals, digital video, and multimedia signals, encountered in telecommunications and consumer electronics; b) digital images, encountered in all kinds of industrial applications; and c) biochemical measurements of DNA and proteins, encountered in the field of genomics and proteomics. The research and education of the 10 permanent faculty members and approximately 30 Ph.D./postdoctoral researchers of the ICT Group reflects the above spectrum of data and processing. The research themes range from multimedia processing and content management, to pattern recognition, cryptology, and bioinformatics. Education ranges from (stochastic) signal processing to data analysis and cryptography. The Information and Communication Theory Group is in the Department of Mediamatics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science (EEMCS) of the Delft University of Technology. The group is involved in B.Sc. and M.Sc. courses in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Media and Knowledge Engineering, and Bioinformatics. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:23 AM  Gene Expression and Network LABoratory (GENLAB) Gene Expression & Network LABoratory (GENLAB) http://www.genlab.tudelft.nl/ Now that first generation micro-array technology is becoming standard equipment for more and more bio-molecular groups, the development of tools for analyzing micro-array data is starting to become increasingly more important. Many groups have invested enormous effort in acquiring accurate and reproducible measurements and in how to manage the acquired pieces of raw data in a transparent way. The major challenge that remains, however, is how to analyze these huge sources of information and how to present the found results. GENLAB is a software environment suited for the analysis of biological data. The aim of GENLAB is to collect algorithms that support users in all steps of the analysis process and to allow users to select among many alternative algorithms for each of these steps. This gives the user the unique opportunity to get a thorough understanding of the possibilities and limitations of each of the alternative techniques by easily comparing their results. In many cases such understanding requires enormous effort if learned by studying the mathematical description of the techniques alone. Currently available tools typically focus on a single aspect or provide hardly any alternatives. This has been added to Biological Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:08 AM Monday, December 18, 2006  WiredDeals http://www.WiredDeals.com/ Deals are collected from the forums every 5 minutes. They are sorted based on how their rating changed over time and then displayed on the New Deals page with fastest growing deals on top. The ratings we use are calculated based on the number of positive votes the deals receive in the forums when they are posted. Popularity is one more attribute that can help you spot a hot deal. It is calculated based on the deal age and also based on how many people have viewed the deal posting in the forums. Deal rating and its popularity are often unrelated. While the former reflects conscious decision to vote the deal up or down the latter simply reflects how many people the deal has attracted and how fast. Use these attributes at your discretion and remember that we are just providing tools - only you yourself can find your deal. This has been added to ShoppingBots Subject Trafcer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:52 AM  Journal of Pan African Studies (JPAS) http://www.jpanafrican.com/index.htm The Journal of Pan African Studies is an interdisciplinary scholarly journal devoted to a synthesis of African world community studies and research that works to ask questions and seek answers to critical contemporary issues, based on an affirmative African centered logic and language of liberation. The infinite dynamics of the African ethos warrant discussion, thus this journal represents an attempt to address that reality with informed minds. The Journal of Pan African Studies seeks articles or creative work that: * present original research methods/theory, * add to a body of research, * announce research findings, * guide future research, * explore theories, * distribute new knowledge, * present new ideas, * invite discussion, * introduce research reviews, * and new Pan African Studies centered terminology. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:37 AM  Encyclopaedia Romana Encyclopaedia Romana http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana Essays on the people, events, architecture and culture of Ancient Rome, along with supplemental sections on Roman Britain, Spain, and Anglo-Saxon England. Site has a linked alphabetical index and bibliography. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:22 AM  Cirilab Knowledge Generation Engine™ (KGE) http://www.cirilab.com/ Billions of pages of unstructured text exist on the web, in corporate file systems, and content management databases around the world. And millions of pages are being added daily in many different types including WordPerfect, Word, HTML, PDF and many others. While existing search engines can help us find thousands of “hits” in less than one second, the question of how relevant that information is and how we review it remains a huge challenge. This is the Information Overload Tiger. After years of research in Knowledge Management and Information Triage, Cirilab has released the Cirilab Knowledge Generation Engine™ (KGE) which is at the heart of a series of products designed to “read” unstructured text and provide insights into that text that was never before possible. Whether you are an individual consumer or a member of a large enterprise, Cirilab’s “Right Click To Knowledge Series” ™ of products is right for you. This has been added to Knowledge Discovery Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:06 AM Sunday, December 17, 2006  Journalism Resources White Paper Link Compilation http://WhitePapers.VirtualPrivateLibrary.net/Journalism Resources.pdf The above is the associated white paper link compilation of the Journalism Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. It is a 20 page .pdf document 824KB. [Updated June 12, 2009] Other white papers are available by clicking here.
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