The following practice problems are designed to be answered in the Learning Files of the CA and MEDLINE databases on STN (LCA and LMEDLINE respectively). The Learning Files are static files containing a sample portion of the records that are available in the complete databases. They were created to be used as training databases for learning how to search the complete files.
Online Practice 1
Question 1: Find information in the LCA File on insulation for electric wires.
Question 2: Locate references in the LCA File to studies concerned with making cotton fabric flame retardant.
Online Practice 2
It is suggested that you do not attempt questions 3 and 4 until after you have completed Training Module - Part 4: Additional Search Tools
Question 3: Look in LMEDLINE for studies on the control of diabetic complications.
Question 4: Find references to papers in LCA on the dopamine receptors of brain. Arrange the answers in relevance order.
Suggested Solutions
The solutions presented here are not necessarily the ultimate answers to the search questions. Instead, they are to be viewed as possible solutions that can be attained using techniques and search tools presented in the accompanying training module.
Throughout the solutions, red is used within the STN record to draw attention to words or phrases that play a key role in developing the search strategy.
In the interest of making the answer set helpful, yet not too unwieldy, only selected answers have been displayed. In reality, it might have been necessary to view significantly more answers to come up with similar conclusions regarding the search strategy.
Question 1 and Suggested Solution
Question 2 and Suggested Solution
Question 3 and Suggested Solution
Question 4 and Suggested Solution
Question 1:
Find information in the LCA File on insulation for electric wires.
Suggested Solution:
- Use the terms INSULATION, ELECTRIC, and WIRE to build the initial search query.
- Build the search query by adding any alternate search terms you can think of and by applying "Wild Card" (truncation) symbols and logic operators.
- Enter the file and EXPAND on potential terms to verify that they are in the database and to look for alternate word endings. Modify the way youve applied truncation symbols, if necessary.
- Run an exploratory search.
- Use a no cost display option (SCAN in the LCA File) to preview several answers. Use what you've learned from the D SCAN results to modify your search query.
- Display the bibliographic information for all the answers.
Enter LCA, the CA Learning File.
=> FILE LCA
EXPAND on search terms to verify that they are in the LCA File and to help you decide how to apply truncation symbols.
=> E INSULATION
E1 37 INSULATED/BI
E2 164 INSULATING/BI
E3 124 --> INSULATION/BI
E4 1 INSULATIONS/BI
E5 6 INSULATIVE/BI
E6 179 INSULATOR/BI
E7 302 INSULATORS/BI
E8 258 INSULIN/BI
E9 1 INSULINLIKE/BI
E10 1 INSULINOGENIC/BI
E11 1 INSULINOMA/BI
E12 1 INSULINOPENIC/BI
=> E ELECTRIC
E1 7 ELECTRET/BI
E2 9 ELECTRETS/BI
E3 2354 --> ELECTRIC/BI
E4 307 ELECTRICAL/BI
E5 40 ELECTRICALLY/BI
E6 32 ELECTRICITY/BI
E7 4 ELECTRICUS/BI
E8 7 ELECTRIFICATION/BI
E9 250 ELECTRO/BI
E10 3 ELECTROABSORPTION/BI
E11 8 ELECTROACTIVE/BI
E12 5 ELECTROACUPUNCTURE/BI
=> E WIRE
E1 5 WIPING/BI
E2 2 WIPP/BI
E3 197 --> WIRE/BI
E4 1 WIREBAR/BI
E5 52 WIRES/BI
E6 2 WIREWORM/BI
E7 2 WIREWORMS/BI
E8 17 WIRING/BI
E9 13 WIRINGS/BI
E10 7 WISCONSIN/BI
E11 10 WISE/BI
E12 1 WISEANA/BI
It is usually more cost-effective and convenient to search concepts in separate queries and to then combine the queries using the resultant L-numbers. With this method it is easy, at a later point in the search, to add a newly identified synonym to the query by simply searching the appropriate concept L-number and newly identified synonym (e.g., => S L-NUMBER OR SYNONYM).
=> S INSULAT?
L1 484 INSULAT?
=> S ELECTRIC?
L2 2483 ELECTRIC?
=> S WIRE#
L3 218 WIRE#
Combine the L-numbers for the different concepts with the AND operator.
=> S L1 AND L2 AND L3
L4 25 L1 AND L2 AND L3
Use D SCAN to preview answers.
=> D SCAN
L1 25 ANSWERS LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
IC H01B003-30; H01B007-28; H02G003-04
CC 37-6 (Plastics Manufacture and Processing)
Section cross-reference(s): 39
TI Fireproofing of cable jacketing
ST fireproofing cable insulation; polyethylene
cable insulation fireproofing; aluminum hydroxide
fireproofing; antimony pentoxide fireproofing; coupler fireproofing
agent; lactic acid coupler
IT Fireproofing agents
(aluminum hydroxide-antimony pentoxide, for cable
insulation, couplers for)
IT Coupling agents
(lactic acid, for fireproofing agents incable insulation)
IT Electric insulators and Dielectrics
(plastics, for cables, couplers for fireproofing of)
IT Rubber, synthetic
(polyester, cable insulation, fireproofing of)
IT 9002-88-4 24937-78-8 87003-94-9
(cable insulation, fireproofing of)
IT 50-21-5, uses and miscellaneous
(coupler, for fireproofing agents for cable
insulation)
IT 1314-60-9 21645-51-2, uses and miscellaneous
(fireproofing by, of cable insulation,
couplers for)
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):1
L1 25 ANSWERS LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
IC C08G018-67
ICA C08F299-06
CC 42-10 (Coatings, Inks, and Related Products)
Section cross-reference(s): 38
TI Photocurable urethane acrylate prepolymers
ST polyurethane acrylate photocurable; wire
insulation photocurable
IT Electric insulators and Dielectrics
(coatings, polyurethane acrylates, photocurable, for
wires)
IT Crosslinking
(photochem., of polyurethane acrylate insulation for
wires)
IT 91490-42-5 91491-20-2
(coating, UV-cured, with high strength, as elec.
insulators for wires, decomposable at soldering temp.)
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):END
Type END to quit D SCAN. Typing END at a colon prompt will always work to return you to an arrow prompt.
Add alternate terms identified in the D SCAN displays to the search query. Display the session history (D HIS) to recall the L-number definitions.
=> D HIS
E INSULATION
E ELECTRIC
E WIRE
L1 484 S INSULAT?
L2 2483 S ELECTRIC?
L3 218 S WIRE#
Use the OR operator and parentheses to combine synonyms.
=> S (L1 OR JACKET? OR COAT?)
24 JACKET?
2115 COAT?
L5 2513 (L1 OR JACKET? OR COAT?)
=> S (L2 OR ELEC)
2267 ELEC
L6 3285 (L2 OR ELEC)
=> S (L3 OR CABLE#)
43 CABLE#
L7 254 (L3 OR CABLE#)
=> S L5 AND L6 AND L7
L8 45 L5 AND L6 AND L7
Adding alternate terms identified in the D SCAN displays has increased the size of the answer set from 25 to 45.
Evaluate results with D SCAN.
=> D SCAN
L8 45 ANSWERS LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
IC C09D005-25; C08G018-32; C09D003-72
CC 37-3 (Plastics Fabrication and Uses)
TI Urethane polymer electrically insulating
coating materials
ST urethane polymer coating; elec insulator
coating
IT Urethane polymers, uses and miscellaneous
(coatings, elec.-insulating)
IT Electric insulators and Dielectrics
(coatings, urethane polymers as)
IT 71137-80-9
(coatings, elec.-insulating)
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):1
L8 45 ANSWERS LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
IC H01B007-00; C08K005-34; C08K005-46; H01B003-00
ICA C08L023-02
CC 38-3 (Plastics Fabrication and Uses)
TI Fire-resistant electric insulators for
wire
ST elec insulator wire coating
polyethylene; benzotriazole fireproofing polyethylene elec
insulator; chlorinated paraffin polyethylene elec
insulator
IT Electric insulators and Dielectrics
(ethylene polymers, contg. halogenated org. compds. and
nitrogen-contg. org. compds., fire- and heat-resistant, for
wire)
IT Heat-resistant materials
(ethylene polymers, contg. nitrogen-contg. org. compds.,
crosslinked, as elec. insulators for wire)
IT Fireproofing
(of ethylene polymer elec. insulating
coatings for wire, by nitrogen-contg. org. compds.)
IT Perchlorocarbons
(pentacyclodecanes, ethylene polymers contg. benzotriazole and,
fire- and heat-resistant, as elec. insulators
for wire)
IT Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes, uses and miscellaneous
(chloro, ethylene polymers contg. benzotriazole and, fire- and
heat-resistant, as elec. insulators for wire)
IT 9002-88-4 9010-79-1
(crosslinked, contg. chlorinated org. compds. and benzotriazole,
fire- and heat-resistant, as elec. insulators)
IT 24937-78-8
(crosslinked, contg. decabromodiphenyl ether and nitrogen-contg.
org. compds., fire- and heat-resistant, as elec.
insulators for wire)
IT 9010-86-0
(crosslinked, contg. halogenated and nitrogen-contg. compds.,
fire- and heat-resistant, as elec. insulators
for wire)
IT 95-14-7 149-30-4 618-94-0 7270-75-9 24854-71-5
(ethylene polymers contg. halogenated org. compds. and, fire- and
heat-resistant, as elec. insulators for wire)
IT 1163-19-5
(ethylene polymers contg. nitrogen-contg. org. compds. and, fire-
and heat-resistant, as elec. insulators for wire)
Display more details when you are satisfied with the search results.
=> D BIB 1-45
L8 ANSWER 1 OF 45 LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
AN 101:102516 LCA
TI Partially conductive insulator for cables
PA Tatsuta Electric Wire and Cable Co., Ltd., Japan
SO Jpn. Tokkyo Koho, 4 pp.
CODEN: JAXXAD
PI JP 59007170 B4 840216 Showa
AI JP 77-118418 770930
DT Patent
LA Japanese
L8 ANSWER 2 OF 45 LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
AN 101:102483 LCA
TI Photocell circuit
PA Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Japan
SO Jpn. Kokai Tokkyo Koho, 3 pp.
CODEN: JKXXAF
PI JP 59051566 A2 840326 Showa
AI JP 82-162619 820917
DT Patent
LA Japanese
L8 ANSWER 3 OF 45 LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
AN 101:102355 LCA
TI The influence of "poloidal" magnetic field on the glow discharge
AU Musa, G.; Popescu, A.; Niculescu, N.; Cormos, A.
CS Inst. Phys. Technol. Radiat. Dev., Bucharest-Magurele, Rom.
SO Rev. Roum. Phys. (1984), 29(4), 361-3
CODEN: RRPQAN; ISSN: 0035-4090
DT Journal
LA English
L8 ANSWER 4 OF 45 LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
AN 101:96244 LCA
TI Composite electrode wire for electric discharge
machining
PA Hitachi Cable, Ltd., Japan
SO Jpn. Kokai Tokkyo Koho, 4 pp.
CODEN: JKXXAF
PI JP 59041462 A2 840307 Showa
AI JP 82-151041 820831
DT Patent
LA Japanese
Question 2:
Locate references in the LCA File to studies concerned with making cotton fabric flame retardant.
Suggested Solution:
- Identify the main concepts.
- Build the search query. Add any alternate search terms you can think of and apply truncation symbols and logic operators. Combine concepts with the AND operator and synonyms with the OR operator (and parentheses).
- Enter the LCA File.
- EXPAND on potential terms and modify your initial search query as necessary.
- Run an exploratory search.
- Use D SCAN to preview several answers. Use what you learn in the D SCAN results to modify your search query.
- Display the BIB and ABS information for all answers.
Enter the LCA File.
=> FILE LCA
EXPAND on search terms to verify that they are in the LCA File and to help you decide how to apply truncation symbols.
=> E COTTON
E1 2 COTRIMOXAZOLE/BI
E2 3 COTTAGE/BI
E3 250 --> COTTON/BI
E4 3 COTTONS/BI
E5 40 COTTONSEED/BI
E6 2 COTTONSEEDS/BI
E7 1 COTTRELL/BI
E8 12 COTURNIX/BI
E9 13 COTYLEDON/BI
E10 1 COTYLEDONAL/BI
E11 2 COTYLEDONARY/BI
E12 1 COTYLEDONLESS/BI
=> E FLAME
E1 1 FLAMABILITY/BI
E2 1 FLAMABLE/BI
E3 298 --> FLAME/BI
E4 1 FLAMEHOLDER/BI
E5 1 FLAMEKIST/BI
E6 24 FLAMELESS/BI
E7 6 FLAMEPROOF/BI
E8 2 FLAMEPROOFED/BI
E9 6 FLAMEPROOFING/BI
E10 52 FLAMES/BI
E11 1 FLAMING/BI
E12 1 FLAMINGO/BI
=> E RETARDANT
E1 5 RETARDANCE/BI
E2 5 RETARDANCY/BI
E3 66 --> RETARDANT/BI
E4 41 RETARDANTS/BI
E5 69 RETARDATION/BI
E6 86 RETARDED/BI
E7 6 RETARDER/BI
E8 5 RETARDERS/BI
E9 26 RETARDING/BI
E10 10 RETARDS/BI
E11 1 RETARTANT/BI
E12 1 RETE/BI
=> S COTTON#
L1 250 COTTON#
=> S (FLAME# OR FLAMEPROOF?)
310 FLAME#
12 FLAMEPROOF?
L2 320 (FLAME# OR FLAMEPROOF?)
=> S RETARD?
L3 267 RETARD?
Combine the L-numbers for the different concepts with the AND operator.
=> S L1 AND L2 AND L3
L4 10 L1 AND L2 AND L3
Use D SCAN to preview answers.
=> D SCAN
L4 10 ANSWERS LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
CC 40-9 (Textiles)
Section cross-reference(s): 55, 56
TI Fire resistance of protective clothing
ST fire resistance protective clothing; heat resistance protective
clothing; protective clothing fire heat; aluminized fabric fire
resistance; spark ignition resistance fabric; clothing fabric fire
resistance; metal molten resistance fabric; safety protective
clothing fire
IT Rayon, uses and miscellaneous
(blends, fabric, for protective clothing, heat and fire
resistance of)
IT Heat
(convective, clothing for protection from, evaluation of fabrics
for)
IT Heat-resistant materials
Thermal insulators
(fabrics, for protective clothing, evaluation of)
IT Vinyon fibers
Acrylic fibers, uses and miscellaneous
Polyamide fibers, uses and miscellaneous
Polyester fibers, uses and miscellaneous
Polypropene fibers, uses and miscellaneous
(fabrics, for protective clothing, heat and fire resistance of)
IT Asbestos
(fiber, aluminized fabrics from, for protective clothing, heat
and fire resistance of)
IT Sparks
(from thermal cutting and welding, clothing for protection
against, evaluation of fabrics for)
IT Metals, uses and miscellaneous
(molten, clothing for protection from splashed, evaluation of
fabric for)
IT Flammability
(of fabrics for protective clothing, evaluation of)
IT Welding
(sparks from, clothing for protection against, evaluation of
fabric for)
IT Polyamide fibers, uses and miscellaneous
(aramid, fabrics, for protective clothing, heat and fire
resistance of)
IT Fire-resistant materials
(fabrics, for protective clothing, evaluation of)
IT Wearing apparel
(protective, fabrics for, heat and fire resistance of)
IT Heat
(radiant, clothing for protection from, evaluation of fabric for)
IT Cutting
(thermal, sparks from, clothing for protection against,
evaluation of fabrics for)
IT 7429-90-5, uses and miscellaneous
(molten, clothing for protection from splashed, evaluation of
fabric for)
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):1
L4 10 ANSWERS LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
IC C09K; D06M
CC 39-10 (Textiles)
TI Flameproofing and/or otherwise modifying the properties of materials
made of or impregnated with a hydroxylated polymer
ST fire resistance textile; cotton fire resistance; sulfamate
fire retardant; crosslinking textile fireproofing; soil
repellent textile
IT Oils
(-proofing, of textiles, by sulfamates and crosslinking agents)
IT Textiles
(cotton, fire- and soilproofing of)
IT Paper
Polyester fibers
(fire- and soilproofing of, by sulfamates and crosslinking agents)
IT Crosslinking agents
(methylolurea derivs., for fireproofing of textiles and paper)
IT Fireproofing
(of textiles and paper, by sulfamates and crosslinking agents)
IT 1854-26-8 7388-44-5
(crosslinking agents, for fireproofing of textiles and paper)
IT 7773-06-0
(fire retardants, for textiles and paper)
IT 9002-89-5
(in fireproofing of polyester fibers)
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):END
Add alternate terms, identified in the D SCAN displays, to the search query. First use D HIS to recall the session history.
=> D HIS
L1 250 S COTTON#
L2 320 S (FLAME# OR FLAMEPROOF?)
L3 267 S RETARD?
L4 10 S L1 AND L2 AND L3
Use the OR operator and parentheses to combine synonyms.
=> S (FLAME# OR FIRE#)
310 FLAME#
305 FIRE#
L5 543 (FLAME# OR FIRE#)
=> S (L3 OR RESIST? OR PROTECT? OR PROOF?)
267 RETARD?
2866 RESIST?
842 PROTECT?
58 PROOF?
L6 3853 (L3 OR RESIST? OR PROTECT? OR PROOF?)
=> S L5 AND L6 OR (FLAMEPROOF? OR FIREPROOF? OR NONFLAMMAB?)
12 FLAMEPROOF?
119 FIREPROOF?
19 NONFLAMMAB?
L7 225 L5 AND L6 OR (FLAMEPROOF? OR FIREPROOF? OR NONFLAMMAB?)
=> S L7 AND L1
L8 18 L7 AND L1
Adding alternate terms made the search more comprehensive: the answer set increased from 10 to 18 answers.
Display the BIB and AB portion of the answers. All answers in the set can be requested by typing "1-" in the command line.
=> D BIB ABS 1-
L8 ANSWER 1 OF 18 LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
AN 101:92682 LCA
TI Fundamental parameters of foam finishing methods for textiles
AU Rosenberg, Clas
CS Textillab., Finland
SO Tutkimuksia - Valt. Tek. Tutkimuskeskus (1984), 262, 82 pp.
CODEN: TUTUDX; ISSN: 0358-5077
DT Journal
LA Swedish
AB For a more practical understanding of foam rheol. behavior in aq.
systems, viscosity measurements were made with a Epprecht-Rheomat
viscometer. Some comparative measurements were made by the Ostwald
flowing viscometer. The viscosity of anionic and nonionic
surfactants normally used as wetting and washing agents were
studied. Because even distribution of the applied chem. is
necessary in textile foam processes, quick drainage of the foam on
the textile material is of great importance. The applied chem. must
first have a foam stability that is suitable for the process and
must drain rapidly after application. Foam stability and drainage
rates were studied for many surfactants alone and in combination
with normally used finishing chems. in the textile industry. Addnl.
the influence of pH, electrolytes, and temp. on the foam stability
were investigated. The effects achieved by the foaming process were
compared with those of normal padding in application of
wash-and-wear, hydrophobic, and flame-retarding
finishes. Attempts to dye cotton, polyester, and
polyamide fabrics with foam were also made.
L8 ANSWER 2 OF 18 LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
AN 101:92681 LCA
TI Fire resistance of protective clothing
AU Pakkala, Liisa; Irjala, Brita Lisa
CS Palotekniikan Lab., Finland
SO Tutkimuksia - Valt. Tek. Tutkimuskeskus (1984), 256, 133 pp.
CODEN: TUTUDX; ISSN: 0358-5077
DT Journal
LA Finnish
AB The fire-resistant (FR) properties were
evaluated of different fabrics or fabric assemblies used in clothing
for protection against heat and fire.
Altogether 32 outerwear fabrics and 27 innerwear textile materials
were tested. The outerwear fabrics included untreated and FR
treated cotton fabrics, wool or wool blend fabrics, FR
viscose blend fabrics, several cotton-polyester or
cotton-polyamide fabrics, and some 100% synthetic fiber
materials (e.g. polyester, polyamide, aramid). The innerwear
fabrics included some pile fabrics (polyester, acrylic, modacrylic)
used as intermediate layers or garments, and several knitted
underwear fabrics of different fiber content (e.g. wool,
cotton, FR cotton, polypropylene, modacrylic,
chlorofiber, and several blends). Many textile materials used in
protective clothing were ignited by rather small energy
sources. Therefore the main fire safety requirements
should concern flammability. A preliminary proposal to classify the
protective clothing according to their flammability was
worked out. Of the materials tested, aluminized asbestos, aramid
fibers and their blend with FR viscose as well as FR wool and FR
cotton showed good flame retardancy.
Aluminized fabric gave the best protection against radiant
heat. For protection against convective heat a high-d.
wool fabric was best, and synthetic materials which melted were the
poorest. The thickness of underwear was more important than its raw
material. For protection against molten Al splashes wool
fabrics, untreated cotton satin, and some polyester blend
materials were satisfactory, whereas aramid fabrics and FR
cottons were very poor. FR cotton satin proved to
be satisfactory when molten iron was applied in a practical
situation test. Ordinary welding sparks caused only mild damage,
but thermal cutting sparks and metal splashes ignited many
materials. The combination using FR cotton or aramid as
the outer fabric and the pile fabric together with cotton
underwear as the inner fabrics proved to give the best
protection against sparks and splashes generated by thermal
cutting.
Question 3:
Look in LMEDLINE for studies on the control of diabetic complications.
Suggested Solution:
- Identify the main concepts.
- Build the search query by adding any alternate search terms you can think of and by applying truncaton symbols and logic operators.
- Enter the file and EXPAND on potential terms to verify they are in the database and to look for alternate word endings. Modify the way youve applied truncation symbols, if necessary.
- Run an exploratory search.
- Use the "no cost" display option to preview several answers. Use what you learn from the displays to modify your search query.
- Display the BIB of all answers.
=> FILE LMEDLINE
Begin the search with the more general concepts DIABETES and COMPLICATIONS. Use the CONTROL concept to make the search more precise at a later point if necessary.
=> E DIABETES
E1 7 DIAB/BI
E2 4 DIABETE/BI
E3 243 --> DIABETES/BI
E4 131 DIABETIC/BI
E5 1 DIABETICA/BI
E6 1 DIABETICHESKOI/BI
E7 1 DIABETICO/BI
E8 21 DIABETICS/BI
E9 1 DIABETIKER/BI
E10 1 DIABETIQUE/BI
E11 2 DIABETISCHEN/BI
E12 1 DIABETOGEN/BI
=> E COMPLICATION
E1 1 COMPLICATES/BI
E2 23 COMPLICATING/BI
E3 126 --> COMPLICATION/BI
E4 1772 COMPLICATIONS/BI
E5 1 COMPLICATO/BI
E6 2 COMPLIED/BI
E7 1 COMPLIMENTARY/BI
E8 1 COMPLIQUANT/BI
E9 1 COMPLIQUEES/BI
E10 1 COMPLOGENIN/BI
E11 4 COMPLY/BI
E12 1 COMPLYING/BI
=> S DIABET?
L1 271 DIABET?
=> S COMPLICAT?
L2 1870 COMPLICAT?
=> S L1 AND L2
L3 96 L1 AND L2
=> D TRIAL 2 6 12 13 19
L3 ANSWER 2 OF 96 LMEDLINE
TI Aldose reductase and its inhibition in the control of
diabetic complications.
CT Check Tags: Human
*Aldehyde Reductase: AI, antagonists & inhibitors
Aldehyde Reductase: ME, metabolism
*Diabetes Mellitus: CO, complications
Diabetes Mellitus: DT, drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus: EN, enzymology
Inositol: ME, metabolism
Polymers: ME, metabolism
Tissue Distribution
RN 6917-35-7 (Inositol)
CN EC 1.1.1.21 (Aldehyde Reductase); 0 (polyol); 0 (Polymers)
L3 ANSWER 6 OF 96 LMEDLINE
TI Untreated type 2 diabetes as a cause of daytime somnolence
[letter].
CT Check Tags: Human; Male
*Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent: CO, complications
Middle Age
Sleep: PH, physiology
*Sleep Disorders: ET, etiology
Sleep Disorders: PP, physiopathology
Time Factors
L3 ANSWER 12 OF 96 LMEDLINE
TI [Association of hyperthyroidism and diabetes mellitus.
Description of a case with partial recovery of pancreatic beta-islet
function].
Associazione di ipertiroidismo e diabete mellito.
Descrizione di un caso con parziale ripristino della funzione
pancreatica beta-insulare.
CT Check Tags: Case Report; Female; Human
*Autoimmune Diseases: ME, metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus: DT, drug therapy
*Diabetes Mellitus: ET, etiology
English Abstract
Glucose: ME, metabolism
*Graves' Disease: CO, complications
Graves' Disease: DT, drug therapy
Graves' Disease: ME, metabolism
*Islets of Langerhans: SE, secretion
Middle Age
RN 50-99-7 (Glucose)
L3 ANSWER 13 OF 96 LMEDLINE
TI [Microvascular complications in diabetes
mellitus. Pathogenetic aspects].
Complicanze microvascolari nel diabete mellito. Aspetti
patogenetici.
CT Check Tags: Animal; Human
*Diabetic Angiopathies: ET, etiology
Diabetic Angiopathies: GE, genetics
Diabetic Angiopathies: ME, metabolism
Diabetic Angiopathies: PC, prevention & control
English Abstract
L3 ANSWER 19 OF 96 LMEDLINE
TI The management of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
in the elderly.
CT Check Tags: Human
Age Factors
Aged
Algorithms
Blood Glucose: AN, analysis
Clinical Protocols
Combined Modality Therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent: BL, blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent: DI, diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent: ET, etiology
*Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent: TH, therapy
*Diet
Drug Therapy, Combination
*Exercise Therapy
*Insulin: TU, therapeutic use
Middle Age
Obesity: CO, complications
Patient Compliance
*Patient Education
*Sulfonylurea Compounds: TU, therapeutic use
RN 11061-68-0 (Insulin)
CN 0 (Blood Glucose); 0 (Sulfonylurea Compounds)
The results indicate that the word COMPLICATIONS is frequently associated with conditions other than DIABETES. To increase the chance that COMPLICATIONS will be associated with DIABETES use the (nA) proximity operator in place of AND. From the D TRIAL displays the (6A) operator seems like a good choice to limit the association to the same information unit.
It is also obvious from the displays that many of the answers do not deal with the "control" of diabetic complications. Add the term CONTROL and synonyms to the search to make the answer set more precise.
=> D HIS
E DIABETES
E COMPLICATION
L1 271 S DIABET?
L2 1870 S COMPLICAT?
L3 96 S L1 AND L2
=> S CONTROL? OR MANAG? OR THERAP?
2559 CONTROL?
489 MANAG?
2969 THERAP?
L4 5060 CONTROL? OR MANAG? OR THERAP?
=> S L1 (6A) L2 AND L4
15 L1 (6A) L2
L5 9 L1 (6A) L2 AND L4
=> D BIB 1-
L5 ANSWER 1 OF 9 LMEDLINE
AN 93207366 LMEDLINE
TI Aldose reductase and its inhibition in the control of
diabetic complications.
AU Narayanan S
CS Department of Pathology, New York Medical College Metropolitan
Hospital Center, New York 10029..
SO ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND LABORATORY SCIENCE, (1993 Mar-Apr) 23 (2)
148-58. Ref: 30
Journal code: 532. ISSN: 0091-7370.
CY United States
DT Journal; Article; (JOURNAL ARTICLE)
General Review; (REVIEW)
(REVIEW, TUTORIAL)
LA English
FS Priority Journals
EM 9306
L5 ANSWER 2 OF 9 LMEDLINE
AN 93204806 LMEDLINE
TI [Microvascular complications in diabetes
mellitus. Pathogenetic aspects].
Complicanze microvascolari nel diabete mellito. Aspetti
patogenetici.
AU Andronico G; Cerasola G
CS Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Universit`a degli Studi di Palermo..
SO MINERVA ENDOCRINOLOGICA, (1992 Apr-Jun) 17 (2) 67-73. Ref: 26
Journal code: NAN. ISSN: 0391-1977.
CY Italy
DT Journal; Article; (JOURNAL ARTICLE)
General Review; (REVIEW)
(REVIEW, TUTORIAL)
LA Italian
EM 9306
Question 4:
Find references to papers in LCA on the dopamine receptors of the brain. Arrange the answers in relevance order.
Suggested Solution:
- Identify the main concepts.
- Build the search query by adding any alternate search terms you can think of and by applying truncation symbols and logic operators.
- Enter the file and EXPAND on potential terms to verify they are in the database and to look for alternate word endings. Modify the way youve applied truncation symbols, if necessary.
- Run an exploratory search.
- Use the "no cost" display option to preview several answers. Use what you learn from these displays to modify your search query.
- Use the FOCUS command to arrange answers in relevance order. Display title information for answers 1-5.
=> FILE LCA
=> E DOPAMINE
E1 8 DOPAC/BI
E2 1 DOPACHROME/BI
E3 254 --> DOPAMINE/BI
E4 82 DOPAMINERGIC/BI
E5 2 DOPAMINERGICS/BI
E6 1 DOPAMINERIGIC/BI
E7 1 DOPAMINIC/BI
E8 2 DOPAMINOMIMETIC/BI
E9 1 DOPAN/BI
E10 58 DOPANT/BI
E11 27 DOPANTS/BI
E12 8 DOPE/BI
=> E RECEPTOR
E1 5 RECEPTIVE/BI
E2 3 RECEPTIVITY/BI
E3 660 --> RECEPTOR/BI
E4 1 RECEPTORIC/BI
E5 1 RECEPTORLIKE/BI
E6 673 RECEPTORS/BI
E7 2 RECESS/BI
E8 2 RECESSED/BI
E9 1 RECESSES/BI
E10 2 RECESSION/BI
E11 13 RECESSIVE/BI
E12 1 RECESSIVITY/BI
=> S DOPAMINE?
L1 271 DOPAMIN?
=> S RECEPTOR#
L2 824 RECEPTOR#
=> S BRAIN#
L3 1163 BRAIN#
=> S L1 AND L2 AND L3
L4 43 L1 AND L2 AND L3
=> D SCAN
This first answer is relevant. Note that the terms "dopamine" and "receptor" are close together.
L4 43 ANSWERS LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
CC 14-8 (Mammalian Pathological Biochemistry)
TI Dopamine receptor site sensitivity in
hyperthyroid guinea pigs. Possible model of hyperthyroid chorea
ST hyperthyroidism chorea dopamine
IT Hyperthyroidism
(chorea model, dopamine sensitivity in guinea pig)
IT Nervous system
(diseases of, chorea in hyperthyroidism, ddpamine
receptor sensitivity in)
IT Brain
(dopamine receptors of, in hyperthyroidism)
IT Receptors
(dopamine, of brain in hyperthyroidism)
IT 51-61-6
(brain receptor sensitivity to, in
hyperthyroid chorea guinea pig model)
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):1
The following answer is NOT relevant. Note that the "receptor" is for "histamine", not "dopamine".
L4 43 ANSWERS LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
CC 2-8 (Mammalian Hormones)
TI In vivo release by histamine agonists and antagonists of endogenous
catecholamines in the cat hypothalamus
ST catecholamine release hypothalamus histamine
IT Catecholamines
(release of, by hypothalamus, histaminic receptor
regulation of)
IT Neurotransmitter agonists
(histaminic, catecholamine release by hypothalamus response to)
IT Receptors
(histaminic, of hypothalamus)
IT Receptors
(histaminic H1, catecholamine release by hypothalamus regulation
by)
IT Receptors
(histaminic H2, catecholamine release by hypothalamus regulation
by)
IT Brain, metabolism
(hypothalamus, catecholamine release by, histamine regulation of)
IT 51-45-6, biological studies 2706-56-1 18453-07-1 34392-54-6
65119-89-3
(catecholamine release by hypothalamus response to)
IT 51-41-2 51-43-4 51-61-6, biological studies
(release of, by hypothalamus, histaminic receptor
regulation of)
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):END
Make the search more precise by using the (2A) operator to specify that the terms DOPAMIN? And RECEPTOR# are in close proximity and in either order in the record. Use (2A) to include phrases such as "receptor for dopamine" and "dopamine d4 receptor".
=> S L1 (2A) L2 AND L3
50 L1 (2A) L2
L5 27 L1 (2A) L2 AND L3
Order the answers in relevancy order using the FOCUS command.
=> FOCUS
PROCESSING COMPLETED FOR L5
L6 27 FOCUS L5 1-
=> D TI 1-5
L6 ANSWER 1 OF 27 LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
TI Solubilization and characterization of striatal dopamine
receptors
L6 ANSWER 2 OF 27 LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
TI Characterization of solubilized dopamine receptors
from dog striatum
L6 ANSWER 3 OF 27 LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
TI Direct labeling of central dopamine receptors
using a fluorescent probe
L6 ANSWER 4 OF 27 LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
TI N-o-Methoxyphenylpiperazine: a simple blocker of
dopaminergic receptors in the brain
L6 ANSWER 5 OF 27 LCA COPYRIGHT 1997 ACS
TI Dendro axonic transmission. I. Evidence from receptor
binding of dopaminergic and cholinergic agents
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