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Computers Better Diagnosticians than Clinicians??? |
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An article in The Society Guardian recently reported on a paper published in the journal Brain that said that computer software can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease more reliably than clinical experts. The journal paper, written by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging in London, reported that the software could pick out the brain scans of Alzheimer’s patients 96% of the time. The software makes the diagnosis by analyzing the patient’s MRI brain scan and classifying it as depicting a normal aging brain, a brain showing dementia, or a brain exhibiting the characteristics of Alzheimer’s. The article compares the software’s accuracy rate to that of a trained clinician who on average will correctly diagnose Alzheimer’s 85% of the time. The clinician makes his diagnosis by using brain scans, blood tests, and interviews but the diagnosis can only be confirmed after the death of the patient. The Guardian article quotes Richard Frackowiak, one of the authors of the paper: “The advantage of using computers is that they prove cheaper, faster and more accurate than the current method of diagnosis”. Frackowiak also said that early diagnosis using the software could prove useful in determining the efficacy of new drug treatments before the patient’s brain is severely damaged. It will be interesting to see whether the use of this software becomes the standard of care in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. |
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Submitted by: Alice McCreary, Reference Librarian
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Comments (0)February 25, 2008
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Gibbons on Federal Practice in New Jersey, 2nd Edition |
 By John J. Gibbons; edited by Richard S. ZackinThis comprehensive manual covers recent significant amendments to both the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Civil Rules for the District of New Jersey. Library Record • Borrow it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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February 23, 2008
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Users Web Skills - Survey Results |
A study published recently identified that when it comes to searching the web, users face three problems: For the full report visit Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox, February 4, 2008: Users Skills Improving but only Slightly. Jenkins’ CLE classes help in improving your skills. Do not wait any longer… just sign up for a class or two. |
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Submitted by: Katrina Piechnik, Head of Technical Services
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February 22, 2008
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Half a Billion People Can’t Possibly Be Wrong |
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The Spread Firefox site is reporting that Firefox downloads have broken the 500 million mark. To be precise, as of this very moment we’re talking 500,309,502. Firefox’s browser market share stands at around 17%, a gain of about 2% since last year. By comparison, Internet Explorer (75% of market) has lost about 3% share since this time last year. At this rate, Firefox will catch IE in *only* 11 years. Woo hoo! |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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February 19, 2008
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HeinOnline - “Search Within These Results” |
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Hein is working on developing the ability to “search within a specific article” within a Journal. In the meantime, here is one approach that may help you narrow your results. It’s not straightforward and I’m looking forward to being able to someday search within a specified article within a journal when using HeinOnline. …….from HeinOnline Tip of the Week. Sign up for the weekly notices via e-mail, RSS feeds or visit their blog. Search HeinOnline’s Weblog for more and take advantage of this resource as a Jenkins’ Member. |
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Submitted by: Katrina Piechnik, Head of Technical Services
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February 18, 2008
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Pennsylvania Sexual Violence Benchbook |
 By Jack A. Panella, Leemie Kahng-SoferThis book is designed to assist judicial officers in the handling of sexual violence cases. Its purpose is to address the intricacies of the numerous and oftentimes confusing procedural requirements in these types of cases. Additionally, the book will provide information about sexual violence from experts in the field, examine “best practices” for these cases, and offer resources for judicial officers requiring additional information. Library Record • Borrow it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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February 15, 2008
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Interesting Trickle Down Effect |
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Just before Yahoo rejected Microsoft’s nearly $45 billion takeover bid, a well-known health information website announced it was lowering its 2008 outlook forecast partly because of this bid, according to a New York Post article. WebMD has an advertising agreement with Yahoo which they signed last October. Yahoo agreed to supply both search and display ads on WebMD’s sites, a job that formerly was done by Google. The agreement also allows reciprocity between companies, WebMD can display ads on Yahoo websites. Microsoft’s possible takeover of Yahoo was one of the factors that WebMD took into consideration before it lowered its outlook. They were concerned that if the takeover took place, the new partner wouldn’t be quite as committed to working with WebMD as Yahoo was. According to the Post article, the takeover wasn’t the only reason for WebMD’s more conservative 2008 forecast, but it was the one that I found particularly interesting. And now Rupert Murdoch has expressed interest in acquiring Yahoo according to a recent Portfolio.com post. Also, chances are that Microsoft will not give up so easily after showing the world that Yahoo is a prime prospect for takeover. Stay tuned to see if WebMD’s downsized forecast does become reality and also to see what other health related websites are affected if Yahoo ceases to exist. |
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Submitted by: Alice McCreary, Reference Librarian
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Those pesky SAS’s |
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Need to locate one of the Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS)? A great place to try is the Journal of Accountancy, which reprints many of the standards in full text. The journal is available on Lexis & Westlaw, as well as in Jenkins’ print collection! |
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Submitted by: Jenny Hohenstein, Reference/Electronic Services Librarian
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February 13, 2008
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HeinOnline - Printing Tip for Windows Users |
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…….from HeinOnline Tip of the Week. Sign up for the weekly notices via e-mail, RSS feeds or visit their blog. Search HeinOnline’s Weblog for more and take advantage of this resource as a Jenkins’ Member. |
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Submitted by: Katrina Piechnik, Head of Technical Services
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February 12, 2008
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Hi. My name is ______ and I’m addicted to Facebook. |
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But not all is well in fb-land. A recent article from the NYT mentioned that Facebook users should be wary of the fact that their deactivated account is actually still somewhere in the system and you can bring it back from the dead rather easily:
Basically, Facebook is so confident in their stickiness that they almost expect you to come back to reactivate your account, if you ever delete it. I admit I’ve done this a couple times before, and I felt more thankful than violated that they kept my info instead of completely removing it. What’s the big deal if they keep your wall posts and favorite quotes? It’s not like they’re keeping your home address and cell phone number. And if they are, then it’s the user’s fault for putting up that stuff on their profile page in the first place. |
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Submitted by: RayAna Park, Web Developer
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Web sites that want their site to be sticky can learn a thing or two from 
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