The Google Knowledge Graph- Trivia

When you type in a query like “Famous surgeons in India” in the Google Search box, you see a picture carousel of several surgeons, followed by a host of relevant search results. Have you wondered how this works? We broadly know about terms like result ranking, search engine optimization and more. But let us understand this better. Let us learn about the "Google Knowledge Graph". If you are someone who enjoys exploring new ways to search and looking for things online, you should definitely understand this Google Knowledge Graph is Google’s way of putting facts, faces, and places together as…
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Short Course on Statistical Computing using Epi Info

Short Course on Statistical Computing using Epi Info

The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University is organizing a Short Course on "Statistical Computing" from 23rd - 25th May 2018.  This course will cover concepts of Data Management and Biostatistical Analysis using Epi Info software. Epi Info 7 is an open source software that enables creation of easy data entry forms, database construction, customized data entry and data analyses with epidemiological statistics, maps, and graphs for public health professionals.  The course is targeted towards Faculties, Ph.D and PG students from Health and Medicine background having basic knowledge of Bio-statistics. For more information Click here
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Researcher and Author Profiles: Opportunities, Advantages, and Limitations.

Researcher and Author Profiles: Opportunities, Advantages, and Limitations.

Gasparyan AY, Nurmashev B, Yessirkepov M, Endovitskiy DA, Voronov AA, Kitas GD. Researcher and author profiles: opportunities, advantages, and limitations. Journal of Korean medical science. 2017 Nov 1;32(11):1749-56. Have you often found yourself wondering- "Are the online platforms I use for getting information all very similar, or are they different?" For instance, how do you know if PubMed is any different from Publons? Would ScienceDirect give you the same results as ScienceOpen? So many of you use PubMed, but how many of you know that ORCID issues unique identifiers for authors and contributor names in PubMed so that you don't…
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