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Explore this dynamic interactive to learn the basic principles of how this revolutionary tool works and the many ways in which scientists are using it in their research.
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How to Write a Good Scientific Paper by Chris A. Mack…free download
SPIE Press has published a book that should be valuable to all students and faculty in science and engineering: How to Write a Good Scientific Paper by Chris A. Mack.
We are pleased to announce that it is available, for personal use only, at no charge as a PDF eBook, with the link at the book’s web page.
Alternatively anyone can order How to Write a Good Scientific Paper from SPIE’s Bookstore as a softcover book.
Princeton University Library has a link to the online version here:
https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/10712422
From the description: “This book is all about teaching the style and conventions of writing for a peer-reviewed scientific journal. From structure to style, titles to tables, abstracts to author lists, this book gives practical advice about the process of writing a paper and getting it published”.
Contents:Preface — Chapter 1. Getting started — Chapter 2. Structure and organization — Chapter 3. Language and style — Chapter 4. Figures and tables — Chapter 5. Citations — Chapter 6. Abstract and title — Chapter 7. What an editor looks for — Chapter 8. Picking the right journal — Chapter 9. Cover letter — Chapter 10. The editorial review process — Chapter 11. Review articles — Chapter 12. The ethics of scientific publication — Chapter 13. Authorship — Chapter 14. Plagiarism — Chapter 15. Double publication — Chapter 16. Editorial ethics — Appendix: A checklist for editors, reviewers, and authors.
Human Anatomy Atlas 2018
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| URL:http://apple.co/2De3BmW |
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| Cost:Free |
“Human Anatomy Atlas 2018 is an excellent app that brings human anatomy to life. The app has beautifully rendered 3D images of the major anatomical systems that can be explored and dissected from the interface. However, the really interesting part of the app comes with the Augmented Reality feature. By allowing the app to use your phone’s camera, it finds a surface in your environment and places the anatomical model there, giving the impression that it is right in the room with you. This feature also allows the user to “dissect” the anatomical model, making this an incredibly useful accompaniment for anyone studying human anatomy. Human Anatomy Atlas 2018 is an incredibly designed and executed app that is not only informative but fascinating and fun to use, without the formaldehyde smell that typically permeates such an in-depth look at human anatomy.”
https://www.genengnews.com/best-science-apps/human-anatomy-atlas-2018/448
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, January 01, 2018 (Vol. 38, No. 1)
BioSciEdNet — the BEN Portal, catalyst for teaching & learning in the biosciences
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Encyclopedia of Life — now 10 years old!
The Encyclopedia of Life is 10 years old! It is freely available on the web. From their statistics, as of May 11, 2017, they have 5.5 million pages. Responsibilities are shared by interested groups and individuals. “The founding partners of the project include the Field Museum of Natural History, Harvard University, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Biodiversity Heritage Library. The Missouri Botanical Garden later joined, and negotiations are ongoing with the Atlas of Living Australia. Other partners are the American Museum of Natural History (New York), Natural History Museum (London), New York Botanical Garden, and the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew).”
From https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Scientists_to_bring_all_species_together_in_Encyclopedia_of_Life
There is also a Wikipedia article about the EOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Life
Efforts began with plants, animals and fungi. It appears now that microorganisms have been added, as they’d hoped. If one searches for tuberculosis, there are many hits, but many are not very productive. Searching on the Genus is the key – Mycobacterium. The site provides the NCBI ( National Center for Biotechnology Information) taxonomy for these organisms. There are many entries on Staphylococcus species. Not all hits will be productive, and they urge inquirers to request information.
There are tabs for: Overview, Detail, Data, Media (including some videos), Maps, Names, Communities (which include related EOL groups, e.g. “Birds of America”), Collections (on-line databases), Resources, Literature and Updates. These headings also serve as filters or limits.
I tried cardinal, but Cardinalis cardinalis — the scientific name, Genus and species — works best, if you are looking for our most common red bird.
There are data which indicate species to species interactions, from this site: http://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/ There are many links to many collections.
I looked up cedar and from starting to browse through <6400 entries, I soon (within the first page of 25) came upon Cedrus libani, and found much information, including a video about the restoration of the “Cedars of Lebanon”. The page steers one to many “traits” including the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) status, which is “vulnerable” for this tree: Its populations are declining. Searching can be a bit tricky. Scientific name works best.
UK Medical Heritage Library
” The UK Medical Heritage Library now available online for free – 10 May 2017
A £1m project to digitise more than 15 million pages of 19th century medical texts has been completed and the material is now available online for free. It has taken three years to convert these historic published works for use in the 21st century by learners, teachers and researchers.
Covering much more than just medical sciences, this enormous library of text and images encompasses consumer health, sport and fitness, diet and nutrition, along with some weird and wonderful historical medical practices such as phrenology and hydrotherapy.
The project was jointly funded by education technology solutions not-for-profit, Jisc, and Wellcome Library, which contributed its entire 19th century collection, along with content from nine partner institutions: Royal College of Physicians of London, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal College of Surgeons of England, University College London, University of Leeds, University of Glasgow, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, King’s College London and the University of Bristol. As a collective, this will make a valuable resource for the exploration of medical humanities.
The aim has been to create a comprehensive online resource for the history of medicine and related sciences, which significantly increases the availability of digitised text for teaching, learning and research.
The collection, called the UK Medical Heritage Library, is completely open and can now be accessed for free via Jisc’s Historical Texts resource or via the Wellcome Library’s website.
Brought to you by Scope e-Knowledge Center, a world-leading provider of Abstracting & Indexing (A&I) Services, Knowledge Modeling Services (Taxonomies, Thesauri and Ontologies), Metadata Enrichment & Entity Extraction Services.”
Source: Knowledgespeak Newsletter
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Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
| Source: The Scout Report — Volume 22, Number 16
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| “NASA’ s Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet website features a diverse set of resources related to the measurement, analysis, and dangers of global climate change. Here readers will find a collection of Interactive Features all designed to bring to life the sometimes abstract conclusions of scientific articles on climate and its effects on human and other life on Earth. For example, the Climate Time Machine allows readers to go backward and forward through four different key climate indicators, including Sea Ice, Sea Level, Carbon Dioxide, and Global Temperature. Perfect for educators who are looking for impactful visual representations of the rising temperatures on the planet, the interactive makes these measurements visceral in a way that charts and graphs are seldom able to do. Other interactives on the page include the Global Ice Viewer, Quizzes, The Sun: A Virtual Tour, The Water Cycle, and others. [CNH]” | |
Scientists unveil a new Tree of Life
“Bacteria dominate newly drawn tree of life
Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Waterloo in Canada studied more than 3,000 species and pieced together bits of DNA to update the tree of life. The tree is dominated by bacteria, while all the eukaryotes are represented on a slender twig. The work is published in the journal Nature Microbiology.” The New York Times (free-article access for SmartBrief readers) (4/11)
APRIL 11, 2016
“A version of this article appears in print on April 12, 2016, on page D2 of the New York edition with the headline: The Tiniest Beings Writ Large.A version of this article appears in print on April 12, 2016, on page D2 of the New York edition with the headline: The Tiniest Beings Writ Large.”
From FBR SmartBrief <fbr@smartbrief.com> Wed., April 13, 2016
VIRTUAL TEXTBOOK OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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| www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/intro1.htm | |
| William H. Reusch, emeritus professor at Michigan State University, published his Introduction to Organic Chemistry in 1977. Readers may purchase it for a list price of $137.74; or they may access the Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry, which contains nearly the same information online, for free, on this surprisingly comprehensive website. Here readers will find a fully operational organic chemistry textbook, divided into the two overarching topics of General Principles and Functional Group Reactions. Within General Principles, readers will learn the basics of Structure & Bonding, Intermolecular Forces, Chemical Reactivity, Aromaticity, and other subjects. Functional Group Reactions covers Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Alcohols, and many other subjects. For readers looking for a comprehensive, freely available organic chemistry textbook, this site will be a true boon. [CNH]”
Source: The Scout Report, Univ. of Wisconsin, Jan. 22, 2016
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