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October 31, 2005
Library Survey for Graduate Students
The Libraries are conducting a Graduate student survey.
If you have comments about the libraries and their services, please fill out the survey. Completed surveys can be left at boxes that are located at the Science and Bartle Circulation desks, or they can be mailed to: Ya-Wen Chiu, BU 506, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, New York, 13902-6000. The survey runs through November 11, 2005. Ten survey takers, selected at random, will receive gift certificates from the campus bookstore.
Posted by erushton at 11:06 AM
October 28, 2005
New database backfiles available
The Science Library has expanded backfile access for two of our databases.
The Engineering Index backfile, with coverage back to 1884, has been added to our Compendex subscription.
Science Citation Index now goes back to 1983.
Posted by amcmanus at 04:23 PM
New Publications by BU Researchers
Approaches to the synthesis of the lamellarins and related natural products. A review
Handy, ST; Zhang, YN
ORGANIC PREPARATIONS AND PROCEDURES INTERNATIONAL, 37 (5): 411-+ OCT 2005
Epitaxial growth by monolayer-restricted galvanic displacement
Vasilic, R; Dimitrov, N
ELECTROCHEMICAL AND SOLID STATE LETTERS, 8 (11): C173-C176 2005
Posted by ebrown at 02:29 PM
New Publications by BU Researchers
Aging dynamics across a dynamic crossover line in the three-dimensional short-range Ising spin-glass Cu0.5Co0.5Cl2-FeCl3 graphite bi-intercalation compound
Suzuki, IS; Suzuki, M
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 72 (10): Art. No. 104429 SEP 2005
Posted by ebrown at 02:26 PM
New Publications by BU Researchers
Elementary amenable subgroups of R. Thompson's group F
Brin, MG
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ALGEBRA AND COMPUTATION, 15 (4): 619-642 AUG 2005
Unbiasedness of the Theil-Sen estimator
Wang, XQ; Yu, QQ
JOURNAL OF NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS, 17 (6): 685-695 SEP 2005
On loops covered by subloops
Foguel, T; Kappe, LC
EXPOSITIONES MATHEMATICAE, 23 (3): 255-270 2005
Posted by ebrown at 02:12 PM
October 27, 2005
New Publications by BU Researchers
Title: Hypnosis versus relaxation: Accuracy and confidence in dating international news events
Authors: Green, JP; Lynn, SJ
Source: APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, 19 (6): 679-691 SEP 2005
Title: Paul E. Meehl's Influence on experimental psychopathology: Fruits of the nexus of schizotypy and schizophrenia, neurology, and methodology
Authors: Lenzenweger, MF; Maher, BA; Manschreck, TC
Source: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 61 (10): 1295-1315 OCT 2005
Title: Reactivity to alcohol cues: Isolating the role of perceived availability
Authors: MacKillop, J; Lisman, SA
Source: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 13 (3): 229-237 AUG 2005
Title: Effects of serotonergic manipulations on voluntary ethanol consumption in adolescent and adult rats.
Authors: Bruneli, SC; Spear, LP
Source: ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, 29 (5): 18A-18A Suppl. S MAY 2005
Title: Adolescence, impulsivity and voluntary alcohol consumption: Studies in ananimal model
Authors: Barreto, MC; Hernandez, M; Doremus, TL; Spear, LP
Source: ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, 29 (5): 19A-19A Suppl. S MAY 2005
Title: Tdae-course of elevated ethanol consumption in adolescent relative to adult rats in a continuous-access situation
Authors: Vetter, CS; Doremus, TL; Spear, LP
Source: ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, 29 (5): 20A-20A Suppl. S MAY 2005
Title: Ethanol ingestion in the infant rat is increased by previous ethanol ingestion.
Authors: Sanders, SK; Spear, NE
Source: ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, 29 (5): 20A-20A Suppl. S MAY 2005
Title: Infantile ethanol intake is modulated by pre- and postanatal experiences with the drug.
Authors: Pueta, M; Abate, P; Spear, NE; Molina, JC
Source: ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, 29 (5): 20A-20A Suppl. S MAY 2005
Title: Development of rapid tolerance in preweanling rats expressed through changes in motor elicited patterns.
Authors: Pueta, M; Spear, NE; Molina, JC
Source: ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, 29 (5): 147A-147A Suppl. S MAY 2005
Posted by ajbrown at 12:21 PM
October 26, 2005
BIOSIS Now Available on EBSCO
Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS) is now available on the EBSCO platform. Biological Abstracts is a complete collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published from more than 4,000 journals internationally. This database provides users with easy access to the latest information in virtually every life science discipline and contains nearly 7.7 million archival records from as far back as 1969, with more than 370,000 citations added each year. Please contact Erin Rushton (erushton@binghamton.edu) for additional information or feedback.
Posted by erushton at 08:04 PM
October 19, 2005
Systematics and the Origin of Species: On Ernst Mayr's 100th Anniversary
The National Academy of Sciences is celebrating Ernst Mayr's 100th anniversary by putting his book Systematics and the Origin of Species online for free. Read more here....
Posted by erushton at 09:49 PM
New Open Access Journals from BioMed Central
BioMed Central, the independent publishing house that provides free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research, has recently launched the following new Open Access journals:
Plant Methods
From BioMed Central: Plant Methods is an Open Access, peer-reviewed online journal that will encompass all aspects of technological innovation in the plant sciences.
Head & Face Medicine
From BioMed Central: Head & Face Medicine is an interdisciplinary journal considering original research on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of cranial and facial disorders, including molecular genetics, pathophysiology, epidemiology and new therapeutic strategies.
Posted by erushton at 09:39 PM
New Publications by BU Researchers
Title: Writing on wet paper
Authors: Fridrich, J; Goljan, M; Lisonek, P; Soukal, D
Source: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING, 53 (10): 3923-3935
Posted by amcmanus at 03:33 PM
October 17, 2005
New Publications by BU Researchers
Title: Reproductive benefits derived from defensive plant alkaloid possession in an arctiid moth (Utetheisa ornatrix)
Author(s): del Campo ML, Smedley SR, Eisner T
Source: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 102 (38): 13508-13512 SEP 20 2005
Title: Calcium influences cellular and extracellular product formation during biofilm-associated growth of a marine Pseudoalteromonas sp.
Author(s): Patrauchan MA, Sarkisova S, Sauer K, Franklin MJ
Source: MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 151: 2885-2897 Part 9, SEP 2005
Title: Soil resource availability impacts microbial response to organic carbon and inorganic nitrogen inputs
Author(s): Zhang WJ, Zhu W, Hu S
Source: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-CHINA 17 (5): 705-710 2005
Posted by erushton at 01:25 PM
October 13, 2005
Entomology Journals Ranked by Impact
in-cites, the editorial component of ISI Essential Science Indicators recently released a report showing the top Entomology journals. The report was based on the "impact factor" of the journals. Read more here...
Posted by erushton at 02:34 PM
October 10, 2005
New Open Access Journals from BioMed Central
BioMed Central, the independent publishing house that provides free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research, has recently launched the following new Open Access journals:
Cough
From BioMed Central: Cough is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal that will encompass the scientific and clinical aspects of both acute and chronic cough.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
From BioMed Central:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal that aims to promote the exchange of original knowledge and research in any area of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine. Specifically, the journal will cover the following topics: ethnobotany, ethnozoology, ethnoecology, ethnopharmacy, ethnomedicine, ethnoveterinary, traditional medicines, traditional healthcare in households and domestic arenas, migrant healthcare/urban ethnobiology, pluralistic healthcare in developing countries, evidence-based community health, visual ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, gender studies and ethnobiology, as well as other related areas in nutritional, medical and visual anthropology.
Posted by erushton at 11:48 AM
October 06, 2005
Trial Database
BU students, researchers, and staff have access to PsycBOOKS untill November 7th, 2005.
"Trial available on and off campus. PsycBOOKS is a full-text database of books and chapters from the American Psychological Association and classic books from other publishers. In 2005, the database offering includes about 750 titles, including 100 out-of-print books from 1950-2002, approximately 120 archival resources in psychology, and the exclusive electronic release of the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology with over 1,500 authored entries."
Posted by ajbrown at 10:50 AM
October 05, 2005
Inaugural Issue of PLoS Pathogens
The Public Library of Science (PLoS) recently launched the inaugural issue of PLoS Pathogens, an international open-access, peer-reviewed journal. The journal will publish articles about pathogens and how they interact with their host organisms.
Posted by erushton at 09:38 PM