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PubMed2003

Health career promotion in the New England area of New South Wales: a program to support high school career advisers.

OBJECTIVE: To facilitate the area's high school careers advisers' ability to effectively promote health careers to students. DESIGN: Three cross sectional evaluation surveys at the end of each one-day workshop. SETTING: Conference rooms in three regional centres (Armidale, Moree and Tamworth, New South Wales). SUBJECTS: Twenty-two high school careers advisers. INTERVENTION: One-day workshop. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: High school careers advisers' self-rated assessment in terms of the effective delivery of appropriate information and opportunities to network. RESULTS: Participants agreed that the workshop conveyed relevant information (3.8), were of high standard (3.5) and enabled them to identify students wanting to pursue health careers (2.9). Networking between health professionals and career advisers was rated as the most beneficial aspect by a majority of participants (60%). The scenario was rated as a useful tool to educate advisers about health careers (3.8). CONCLUSION: Collaborative workshops between advisers and health professionals are useful in facilitating networks to promote health careers in high schools in rural areas. The use of a farm injury scenario as a learning tool was effective in educating advisers about health careers. WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN: Previous research carried out in the USA6 and Australia demonstrated that high school careers advisers needed to target high school students earlier in their studies before senior subjects were decided and that about a quarter of careers advisers indicated poor knowledge about health careers.10 WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: Provision of practical support to high school careers advisers, such as distributing a mentorship directory and up-to-date health career kits as well as facilitating networking with health professionals constitute effective means to promote health careers to high school students.

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The distribution and geographical origin of some French surnames.

The geographical distribution of the principal form of a French surname and its close variants (in spelling or pronunciation) has been analysed based on the French births registers, respectively from 1891 to 1915 and from 1916 to 1940, and on telephone directories for 1975. The spatial analysis of the individuals with the principal form of the surname suggests the existence of a positive spatial autocorrelation and three major areas of concentration in central France, the Loire country and Northern France. Within these three main areas of concentration, in 1975 most of the telephone subscribers with the principal surname are listed in rural communes with fewer than 3000 inhabitants, suggesting that the geographical pattern is not recent. Moreover, between the end of the 19th century and 1975 this pattern remains fairly constant. The geographical distribution of the holders of a 'variant' form of the surname shows the existence of a positive correlation between the absolute frequency of the principal surname and that of the variants, but only one area of concentration appears in Loire country. By analogy with the theory of centres of origin in genetics and linguistics, it is suggested that this unique area of concentration could be the region in which the surname originated. If that hypothesis proves to be correct, two main consequences follow: large migration movements occurred before the general rural exodus of the last century, and there has been no major, recent admixture of populations.

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PubMed2005

IMGT/GENE-DB: a comprehensive database for human and mouse immunoglobulin and T cell receptor genes.

IMGT/GENE-DB is the comprehensive IMGT genome database for immunoglobulin (IG) and T cell receptor (TR) genes from human and mouse, and, in development, from other vertebrates. IMGT/GENE-DB is the international reference for the IG and TR gene nomenclature and works in close collaboration with the HUGO Nomenclature Committee, Mouse Genome Database and genome committees for other species. IMGT/GENE-DB allows a search of IG and TR genes by locus, group and subgroup, which are CLASSIFICATION concepts of IMGT-ONTOLOGY. Short cuts allow the retrieval gene information by gene name or clone name. Direct links with configurable URL give access to information usable by humans or programs. An IMGT/GENE-DB entry displays accurate gene data related to genome (gene localization), allelic polymorphisms (number of alleles, IMGT reference sequences, functionality, etc.) gene expression (known cDNAs), proteins and structures (Protein displays, IMGT Colliers de Perles). It provides internal links to the IMGT sequence databases and to the IMGT Repertoire Web resources, and external links to genome and generalist sequence databases. IMGT/GENE-DB manages the IMGT reference directory used by the IMGT tools for IG and TR gene and allele comparison and assignment, and by the IMGT databases for gene data annotation. IMGT/GENE-DB is freely available at http://imgt.cines.fr.

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PubMed2000

Identifying industrial sites with potential for residential exposure to asbestos.

BACKGROUND: Non-occupational exposure to asbestos has been of increasing interest, but residential exposure to asbestos often focuses on a few high-profile asbestos users. This study aimed to identify industrial sites producing asbestos goods in a given area and time period. METHODS: A search of trade directories was carried out for industrial sites in West Yorkshire, England, where asbestos may have been used this century. RESULTS: A large number of factories with potential for residential exposure were found. A total of 269 factories in West Yorkshire used asbestos between 1900 and 1979, many for short periods only. CONCLUSIONS: Identification of potential sources of residential exposure to asbestos would have greatly underestimated their number if either only high-profile users or existing official listings had been used. Any consideration of asbestos use should aim to identify all users, not just the high-profile manufacturers.

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PubMed2001

Development and validation of a computerized South Asian Names and Group Recognition Algorithm (SANGRA) for use in British health-related studies.

BACKGROUND: Studies on ethnic variations in health have played an important role in aetiological and health services research. Most routine datasets, however, do not include information on ethnicity. South Asians, one of the largest minority ethnic groups in Britain, have distinctive names that also allow differentiation of the main sub-groups with their important differences in health-related exposures and disease risks. METHODS: A computerized name recognition algorithm (SANGRA) was developed incorporating directories of South Asian first names and surnames together with their religious and linguistic origin. SANGRA was validated using health-related data with self-ascribed information on ethnicity. RESULTS: SANGRA was successful in recognizing South Asian origin in reference datasets, with sensitivity of 89-96 per cent, specificity of 94-98 per cent, positive predictive value (PPV) of 80-89 per cent and negative predictive value (NPV) of 98-99 per cent. Religious origin was correctly assigned in the majority of cases: sensitivity, specificity and PPV were 94 per cent, 91 per cent and 90 per cent for Hindus; 90 per cent, 99 per cent and 98 per cent for Muslims; and 76 per cent, 99 per cent and 94 per cent for Sikhs. SANGRA correctly identified 76 per cent Gujerati and 70 per cent Punjabi names, although only 62 per cent of Gujerati names were sufficiently distinct to be allocated to the Gujerati-only category and only 53 per cent Punjabi names were allocated to the Punjabi-only category. However, specificity and PPV were high for both languages (respectively 97 per cent and 93 per cent for Gujerati, and 99 per cent and 97 per cent for Punjabi). CONCLUSIONS: SANGRA provides a practical and valid method of ascertaining South Asian origin by name and, to a lesser degree of accuracy, of differentiating between the main religious and linguistic subgroups living in Britain. This algorithm will be useful in health-related studies where information on self-ascribed ethnicity is not available or is of a limited nature.

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PubMed1995

NIH awards to individual members of FASEB societies: an initial examination.

Data from the FASEB Directory of Members were merged with information on NIH extramural awards to determine the percentage of FASEB society members who are principal investigators on NIH grants. Analysis of FY 1994 data reveals that FASEB society members earned 30.3% of all NIH awards and 38.8% of the R01 awards. Nineteen percent of the total membership of the nine FASEE societies were NIH principal investigators in FY 1994. This fraction rises to 21.6% when student and emeritus members are excluded. When adjustments are made for the fraction of the membership in government and industrial organizations, more than one-fourth of the academically based members are NIH principal investigators in FY 1994. Although the examination of principal investigators cannot document the full extent of NIH awards to members of FASEB societies (it was not possible to identify all of the scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and students supported through these grants), the study clearly delineates the magnitude of one essential part of the larger system of research support.

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PubMed1997

Worthwhile visits on the World Wide Web.

Using personal experience and recommendations from other users in compiling a selection of reviews, provides a taste of the diversity of resources available on the World Wide Web, looking at sites to visit and detailing what each site has to offer. Covers information sources, journals, management development, networking, skills and directories.

Computer Communication Networks↗

PubMed1993

Sources of information on postgraduate medical training programs--update.

This is an update of an earlier article listing directories, journal articles, and general books that aid the librarian, resident, or medical student in finding information on residency and fellowship programs. The article also gives suggestions for building a file of program catalogs related to residencies, fellowships, and clerkships and related materials.

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PubMed1998

Sources of information on postgraduate medical training programs--1998 update.

This is an update of an earlier article listing directories, journal articles, Web sites, and general books that aid the librarian, house officer, or medical student in finding information on residency and fellowship programs.

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PubMed2000

Sources of information on postgraduate medical training programs--2000 update.

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PubMed2002

Sources of Information on Postgraduate Medical Training Programs--2002 update.

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PubMed2004

Sources of information on postgraduate medical training programs - 2004 update.

This is the biennial update listing directories, journal articles, Web sites, and general books that aid the librarian, house officer, or medical student in finding information on medical residency and fellowship programs. The World Wide Web provides the most current and complete source of information about postgraduate training programs and specialties. This update goes beyond postgraduate training resources to include selected Web sites and books on resume writing, practice management, personal financial issues, the "Match," exam preparation, job hunting, and the DEA license application process. Print resources are included if they provide information not on the Internet or have features that are particularly useful. The Internet continues to be a major marketing tool for hospitals seeking to recruit the best and brightest for their residency and fellowship programs. Even the smallest community hospital usually has a presence on the 'Net.

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PubMed1998

Databases, websites, and the Internet.

By the end of the year 2000, an estimated 100 to 500 million computers may be linked to the Internet, representing an enormous level of information exchange. Even today, a broad Internet search of a term such as "breast cancer" can produce an overwhelming list of web pages, most of which will not be of interest to the typical Internet user. A more sophisticated user such as the oncology professional will more likely refine the search by adding other terms, producing a more manageable and useful list of websites. Information on cancer can be readily accessed from thousands of websites developed by the government, medical organizations, other institutions, medical journals, patient support groups, and pharmaceutical companies, as well as through medical web directories. The Cancer Information Network (CIN), an independent website geared to the oncology community, provides access to Medline, PDQ, and hundreds of cancer-related resources on the World Wide Web. CIN also offers the complete NCCN conference proceedings and practice guidelines; full text of several medical journals, textbooks, and handbooks; a daily oncology news service; a clinically oriented drug reference guide; and an extensive calendar of medical meetings and CME courses.

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PubMed1993

Product overview. HotList--image management.

April's HotList features image management services. All data have been provided by individual vendors who responded to our survey questions. Computers in Healthcare has made an effort to contact all vendors within this market. See the 1993 Computers in Healthcare Market Directory, for complete listings.