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A little known PubMed search feature

A little known PubMed search feature

2.2 - Do you know - Knowledge Bytes
At the end of 2022 PubMed launched the "Proximity operator" feature. At the end of 2023, it would not be surprising to find that no one in India (or only a few) is aware of this. Proximity operators - available in most databases that we have to pay for, make searching much more relevant, when we search for terms like "Under developed countries". When we search these with the tags [ti] or [tiab], we are searching for the term as a phrase. When we search them with a proximity operator, then we are searching for the terms being near each…
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THIRST For AIIMS – Major progress

THIRST For AIIMS – Major progress

8-Donor CONNECT
In our July 9 communication of Donor Connect, mentioned about the THIRST For AIIMS project being on the “take off mode”. July turned out to be great for us as we did sessions in AIIMS Raipur (July 14), AIIMS Guwahati (July 20) and AIIMS Kalyani (July 22). We had varied experiences with each institution as we planned the events. AIIMS Raipur gave us only 1.5 hours of time. AIIMS Guwahati gave three hours and Kalyani gave two three hour slots. We had offered a full day session to all. But over years I have figured out how to handle sessions…
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THIRST For AIIMS – Getting Started

THIRST For AIIMS – Getting Started

8-Donor CONNECT
In our June 9 communication of Donor Connect, we had shared the wonderful news about getting an Educational Grant from Pfizer. With two months of planning, we are all set to conduct workshops and offer our ELearning courses to AIIMS Raipur, AIIMS Guwahati and AIIMS Kalyani. These workshops are happening in July. AIIMS Bhopal, Jodhpur, Rae Bareli and Nagpur have also given their nod, the dates being formalized are in process. We are all excited to move ahead. This project got its name from the name I had planned for my freelancing entity that I first started with – before…
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