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PubMed2006

A compilation of molecular biology web servers: 2006 update on the Bioinformatics Links Directory.

The Bioinformatics Links Directory is a public online resource that lists the servers published in this and all previously published Nucleic Acids Research Web Server issues together with other useful tools, databases and resources for bioinformatics and molecular biology research. This rich directory of tools and websites can be browsed and searched with all listed links freely accessible to the public. The 2006 update includes the 149 websites highlighted in the July 2006 issue of Nucleic Acids Research and brings the total number of servers listed in the Bioinformatics Links Directory to over 1000 links. To aid navigation through this growing resource, all link entries contain a brief synopsis, a citation list and are classified by function in descriptive biological categories. The most up-to-date version of this actively maintained listing of bioinformatics resources is available at the Bioinformatics Links Directory website, http://bioinformatics.ubc.ca/resources/links_directory/. A complete list of all links listed in this Nucleic Acids Research 2006 Web Server issue can be accessed online at http://bioinformatics.ubc.ca/resources/links_directory/narweb2006/. The 2006 update of the Bioinformatics Links Directory, which includes the Web Server list and summaries, is also available online at the Nucleic Acids Research website, http://nar.oupjournals.org/.

Computational Biology↗
PubMed2003

Health promotion directory: development, distribution, and utilization.

In response to repeated questions from older adults in the community about health resources, a health promotion directory was created. To enhance the development and distribution of the directory, the authors reviewed the literature and received input from unpaid consultants--both health professionals and a diverse group of older adults. To assess the utilization of the directory, the authors obtained a purposive sample, comparing 43 African American older adults, with low income and educational levels, with 118 mostly Anglo American (96%) older adults with a higher educational level. The African American group members were significantly more likely to contact one of the resources listed in the health directory. This may be due to a variety of factors, including the increased contact time that the authors had spent with these older adults or the greater need that older adults with low income and education levels may have for the information in the directory.

Black or African American↗
PubMed2000

Use of World Wide Web-based directories for tracing subjects in epidemiologic studies.

The recent availability of World Wide Web-based directories has opened up a new approach for tracing subjects in epidemiologic studies. The completeness of two World Wide Web-based directories (Canada411 and InfoSpace Canada) for subject tracing was evaluated by using a randomized crossover design for 346 adults randomly selected from respondents in an ongoing cohort study. About half (56.4%) of the subjects were successfully located by using either Canada411 or InfoSpace. Of the 43.6% of the subjects who could not be located using either directory, the majority (73.5%) were female. Overall, there was no clear advantage of one directory over the other. Although Canada411 could find significantly more subjects than InfoSpace, the number of potential matches returned by Canada411 was also higher, which meant that a longer list of potential matches had to be examined before a true match could be found. One strategy to minimize the number of potential matches per true match is to first search by InfoSpace with the last name and first name, then by Canada411 with the last name and first name, and finally by InfoSpace with the last name and first initial. Internet-based searches represent a potentially useful approach to tracing subjects in epidemiologic studies.

Adult↗
PubMed1997

1997 annual market directory issue.

This year's Market Directory lists information on hundreds of companies within the healthcare information technology market. There are two ways to find information with this Directory: 1. Alphabetically-Companies can be located alphabetically within the first half of the Directory. 2. Product Breakout-Companies also can be located by the products or services they offer in the second half of the Directory. The Product Breakouts section lists over 200 products and the vendors that offer each of those products or services. All information has been compiled through surveys conducted by the HMT staff.

Catalogs, Commercial as Topic↗
PubMed1996

Answers to applicant selection from a directory of residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology.

OBJECTIVE: To answer six questions applicants commonly ask of programs, using the data base of a directory of residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology. METHODS: We analyzed data from a directory of 258 civilian residency programs in the United States compiled from a 1994-1995 survey. We expanded the analysis to compare small and large residency programs on the six questions. RESULTS: The average-size program of four residents per year received 50 applications for each position, offered interviews to less than a third of its applicants, and interviewed 15 applicants for each position. An interview gives an applicant a 7% chance of matching with a program. Small programs (fewer than four residents per year) interviewed more of their applicants than did large programs. Programs reported that their residents' scores on part I ranged from the 25th to the 90th percentile, and on part II from the 38th to the 92nd percentile. In general, residents in large programs scored better on these tests than did residents in small programs. Most programs (74%) considered electives beneficial in obtaining a residency position and reported a higher percentage of elective takers than programs without this policy. One in four residents in a program either took a senior elective there, graduated from the same institution, or both. Residents from programs offering fellowship training were twice as likely to pursue fellowship training than residents from programs with no fellowships. Large programs were four times more likely to sponsor fellowships than were small programs. CONCLUSION: Getting an interview in a residency program is a major accomplishment, whereas becoming known in a program may improve the applicant's odds of matching there. Applicants should review a program's policy on electives and selection record. Those considering fellowships should probably apply to programs that offer them. The directory offers a valuable data source for comparing residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology.

Directories as Topic↗
PubMed1995

Service directories: reinvigorating a community resource for self-care.

This article reviews the development, distribution, and effectiveness of a free, comprehensive mass-mailed community service directory designed for older people. While only half of a pre/post-distribution sample remembered receiving it, recipients of the directory indicate it increased service awareness and prompted various types of use. Alternatives for design and distribution of community directories are discussed.

Aged↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Directory of clinical nurse specialist programs in the United States, 2005.

Interest in clinical nurse specialist (CNS) programs continues to increase as market demands for CNSs have risen. Schools of nursing are responding to this demand by expanding existing programs and opening new programs. In 2003, the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) published a Directory of Clinical Nurse Specialist Programs. Since that publication, NACNS has continued to update this directory as they receive written notification of new programs or changes in program offerings. This year, the Education Committee of NACNS updated the existing Directory information using data from the 2004 American Association of Colleges of Nursing and NACNS survey of clinical nurse specialist master's level programs. This article provides a current list of CNS programs in the United States.

Humans↗
PubMed1998

Physician choice directories: the impact on HMO members' perceptions.

It is a generally held belief that enrolled members of a health maintenance organization (HMO) will be more satisfied with their HMO and physicians if those members have a relationship with a personal physician. Public relations and marketing managers, therefore, in an attempt to encourage the establishment of such relationships, spend significant resources producing physician choice directories for their HMO members. But to what extent do these directories impact members? Do the HMO members read them? If so, do they take advantage of the opportunity to choose a personal physician? And if they do choose, what affect does that choice behavior have on satisfaction levels? The experience of one large, group model HMO suggests that physician choice directories enhance members' confidence in their physicians and their satisfaction with personalized care.

California↗
PubMed1994

The Naturalists' Directory and the evolution of communication among American naturalists.

From the colonial period through the civil war period, naturalists in America were scattered over an extensive area, much of which was still sparsely settled, and all of which was very distant from the intellectual centers of Europe. Developing a network of contacts with like-minded naturalists took many years of correspondence. To facilitate communication among these naturalists, the Naturalists' Directory was compiled and first published in 1865. It has gone through more than 46 editions and is still being published. The role of the directory in the ever-changing communication process that has occurred in America from 1865 to the present is reviewed, as are the directories themselves: the early Frederic W. Putnam editions (which were published in association with the Proceedings of the Essex Institute, 1865-1866, the Samuel E. Cassino editions (editions 1-30, 1877-1936), and the post-Cassino editions (with various publishers, editions 31-46, 1938-1993).

Directories as Topic↗
PubMed2005

Finding doctors in Chicago: a project to improve online physician directories. Summary of findings and recommendations.

When consumers select new doctors, they often have limited information beyond their own prior experience and the recommendations of family and friends. Physicians, when making referrals to specialists, can also find themselves armed with inadequate data. With more people turning to the Internet as a source of health care information, online physician directories are becoming important resources. Unfortunately, these sites are frequently difficult to use, not objective, or contain information that is old, inaccurate, or incomplete. The Midwest Business Group on Health worked with stakeholders to find out what consumers and physicians like and dislike about online directories. According to the study's findings, online physician directories should maximize ease of use and navigation, for example, by incorporating sophisticated search functions and interactive features; provide a wide range of content, including information on physicians' practice style; and ensure the credibility of data by regularly updating and monitoring for accuracy.

Chicago↗
PubMed1997

Directory of databases for research into alternative and complementary medicine: an update.

The Directory of Databases with significant holdings of primarily bibliographic references to complementary and alternative medicine research resources has been compiled to facilitate access to the widely scattered data and literature. The Directory is directly accessible from the Web site of the Richard & Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at Columbia University's CPMCNet (http:/(/)cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/rosenthal/) where it is kept regularly updated. General selection criteria and a brief description of content, access or contact details are given for each of the 56 databases. Thirty-six of the databases are available online over the Internet and of these, 17 are freely, publicly available. There are 13 search services and a further 8 databases available in a variety of formats. Following are some recent updates to supplement the written version of the Directory published in this journal (Wootton, 1997). The section numbering corresponds to the numbering in the original article and on the Columbia University Web site.

Complementary Therapies↗
PubMed2005

Random digit dialing and directory-based samples in telephone surveys of HIV risk: a comparison from the Australian Study of Health and Relationships.

PURPOSE: To compare the estimates of HIV-related risk derived from a sample drawn through random digit dialing and that component of the sample drawn from households listed in a telephone directory. METHODS: The prevalence of key outcomes, and their 95% confidence intervals, was estimated for the total sample and for that component of the sample drawn from households listed in a telephone directory. RESULTS: On all outcome measures the sample derived from listed households was more conservative. With few exceptions, the estimates derived from the overall sample and from listed households were not significantly different. CONCLUSION: A continued reliance on random digit dialing seems unwarranted.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1997

Directory of Databases for research into alternative and complementary medicine.

This Directory of Databases with significant holdings of primarily bibliographic references to complementary and alternative medicine research resources has been compiled to facilitate access to the widely scattered data and literature. The Directory is directly accessible from the Web site of the Richard & Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at Columbia University's CPMCNet (http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/rosenthal/). General selection criteria and a brief description of content, access, or contact details are given for each of the 56 databases. Thirty-five of the databases are available online over the Internet and of these, 17 are freely, publicly available. There are 13 search services and a further 8 databases available in a variety of formats.

Complementary Therapies↗
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Directory of Internet documents for consumers on quality of care.

Healthcare professionals have an important role in helping patients and families understand the concept of healthcare quality and gain access to available information on quality care. Information about quality of healthcare is available from many reputable sources on the Internet. A resource directory that leads consumers to these sites would be a useful tool for patient education. This article describes (a) the process of retrieving and evaluating Web site documents on quality care, using criteria developed by the Health Information Technology Institute, and (b) the method of organizing them into a logical structure using Mind Map software. The 32 documents that make up the directory are included in a table under subheadings developed with concept mapping.

Directories as Topic↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Directory of federal offices.

This Directory of Federal Offices is an aid in your endeavors to obtain information from the federal government. It will hopefully eliminate some routing from one wrong department to another. Don't surrender if you don't succeed on the first try; the federal government spends billions of dollars on healthcare research and produces volumes of extremely valuable information. You simply need the secret to getting through the federal maze, and the information is yours. This directory lists major departments and offices, followed by their specific areas of expertise. It should help get you going in the right direction.

Canada↗
PubMed1992

Annual directory & buyer's guide 1992.

Contract Design is pleased to present the 1992 edition of its comprehensive listing of the nation's top contract furnishings sources to our readers. Information is organized in the following sections. An Alphabetical Listing by company names provides the updated addresses and telephones of contract furnishings manufacturers, importers and other suppliers. An Associations roster includes the updated addresses and telephones of the design community's professional and trade associations. A Trade Marts directory lists the addresses and telephones of the trade marts whose showrooms display contract furnishings around the nation. And finally, a Classified Product Listing identifies major contract furnishings sources who supply given categories of products, such as executive task seating. We hope the design community finds this Directory and Buyer's Guide to be useful throughout the year. Your suggestions for improving future editions are always welcome. Our thanks to all the members of the design community who helped us prepare the 1992 edition.

Catalogs, Commercial as Topic↗
PubMed1993

1993 market directory supplement.

Computers in Healthcare offers a special supplement to the 1993 Market Directory, published in March. This addendum can be pulled out and placed in your regular Computers in Healthcare Market Directory.

Catalogs, Commercial as Topic↗
PubMed1990

Directory of federal offices.

This Directory of Federal Offices is an aid in your endeavors to obtain information from the federal government. It will hopefully eliminate some routing from one wrong department to another. Don't surrender if you don't succeed on the first try; the federal government spends billions of dollars on healthcare research and produces volumes of extremely valuable information. You simply need the secret to getting through the federal maze, and the information is yours. This directory lists major departments and offices, followed by their specific areas of expertise. It should help get you going in the right direction.

Canada↗