BEST OF THE WEB V.15
For the scientific writer
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/StyleGuide/author_resource.htm
Utili suggerimenti per preparare correttamente un lavoro scientifico
The Public Health Image Library (PHIL) Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) contains thousands of public health-related images (high print quality), photos, illustrations and videos.
PHIL collections illustrate current events and articles, supply visual content for health promotion brochures, document the effects of disease, and enhance instructional media.
PHIL images accessible to PC and Macintosh users, are in the public domain and available without charge.
For the medical doctor
Systems for evaluation of cardiovascular risk
www.nhlbl.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/index/htm
National Cholesterol Education Program (USA)
European Guide Lines to prevent CV
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence UK
www.chd-taskforce.com/calculator
For the food technologist
Objective science-based information on the use of genetic engineering in the agro-food industry.
http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php
Genetically Modified Foods: Harmful or Helpful? Deborah Whitman, 2000.
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Testimony/ucm115032.htm
FDA News
http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/genetically-engineered-foods.htm
For the genetist
The web site of “The Protein Society”.
For the clinical microbiologist
ESCMID European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Workshops, Conferences, Summer School.
For the food hygienist & HACCP consultant
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is the lead trade association for the UK retail industry.
The British Retail Consortium is the lead trade association representing the whole range of retailers, from the large multiples and department stores through to independents, selling a wide selection of products through centre of town, out of town, rural and virtual stores.
IFS Food is a standard for the auditing of companies that process food or companies that pack loose food products. IFS Food is only applied where the product is “processed or handled”, or if there is a danger of product contamination during the primary packaging.
IFS Food is applied to:
- processing and working and/or
- handling of loose products and/or
- activities undertaken during the primary packaging.
For the enzymologist
This web from the University of Braunschweig is quite impressive with over 50 different search parameters for enzymes. One can search by metabolic pathway, enzyme turnover number, oxidation stability, post-translational modifications, molecular weight, etc.
For science teacher
Created by a high school biology teacher, this website contains a variety of biology and anatomy lesson plans, interactive quizzes, images and even a nascent video page. There are also links to science education websites and tools for teachers.
For the molecular biologist
The Genome bioinformatics from the University of California Santa Cruz ((UCSC)
For the environmentalist
www.slimemold.uark.edu/index.htm
On the website of the University of Arkansas you will find an introduction to myomycetes, dictyostelids, protostelids, collectively called “true slime molds”.
For the genetist
www.broadinstitute.org/cancer/software/genepattern
This website provides over 100 modules to help analyze genetic data, particularly those obtained from large-scale gene-expression analyses like microarray.
For the agronomist
This web offers many resources related to Arabidopsis seed research. Included in this are protein maps and catalogues for seed germination proteins, protocols for various germination and protein assays, and link to genomic and proteomic database.
For the international traveller
Visit the CDC Travelers’ Health website for up-to-date information on global disease activity and International travel health recommendations.
For the public health hygienist
The Royal Society for Public Health
The Royal Society for Public Health is an independent, multi-disciplinary organisation, dedicated to the promotion and protection of collective human health.
For the allergologist
Myth and fantasies about allergology.
For the scientist
http://cordis.europa.eu/marketplace
http://cordis.europa.eu/ictresults
Where to find information about European Technology.
Searchapedia
JRank aims to be all things to web page creators and has a useful set of indexed information for other users as well. You’ve got a great lab web page loaded with content. You want users to find information, so you need a search function, but getting one from providers on your terms can be a problem. What to do? Consider JRank, which aims to be all things to web page creators and has a useful set of indexed information for other users as well—check out the site’s impressive collection of online encyclopedias and indexed references. After registering, users enter the URL of the site they want indexed and the frequency of indexing. Then, JRank takes over and does the heavy lifting of cataloging the information. It even provides the HTML code for presenting the search box function to users.
With 40,000,000 scanned pages under its belt, JRank has passed a lot of tests. Its price (free) is right and the indexing tools are a breeze to use, making JRank a no-brainer for creating site-specific search functions.
