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C H Montgomery

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PubMed2000

The information problem in women's health: a piece of the solution.

Researchers and practitioners in the women's health field frequently express difficulty in locating information about sex and gender differences in medicine. This study hypothesized that a major reason for this is that when sex and gender differences are reported in the literature, they are not indexed in a way that facilitates locating the information. Search strategies were devised for the MEDLINE database to create three bibliographies related to women in each of six clinical areas. At one end of the spectrum, the strategy maximized precision (a high number of articles found were relevant). At the other end, recall was maximized (a high number of the known relevant articles were found). One intermediate strategy was formulated in an attempt to find the best combination. Precision and recall were measured for each strategy by performing the searches (18 total) and then randomly selecting 10 retrieved references. First, the abstracts were judged for relevance. Whenever it was not clear from the abstract that the article was relevant, women in the field of women's health evaluated the original article. The criterion for relevance was provision of clinically useful information about the health of women. The results show that it is possible to devise an efficient MEDLINE strategy to retrieve on average 64% of articles reporting sex or gender differences. This is consistent with the results of other studies of retrieval in MEDLINE. Strategies for effective searching are recommended.

Abstracting and Indexing↗
PubMed1995

Facilitating faculty communications using an electronic bulletin board to store and organize listserv messages.

The Center for Academic Informatics of the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University uses BULLETIN, a public-domain bulletin board system for VMS, to facilitate communication between our faculty and staff and their colleagues at other institutions. In conjunction with the VAX electronic mail program, BULLETIN can store and organize messages from Internet listserv mailing lists. The software allows us to set up individual folders within BULLETIN for each list of interest to our users. This means that they do not have to sift through "lists of lists" in order to find the ones that coincide with their interests. Another significant advantage is that users' electronic mailboxes do not become cluttered with postings from a variety of lists, interfering with their ability to read and respond to their "real" electronic mail. Yet they can still post to lists, and the posting will be sent from their user name and electronic address. BULLETIN also offers a natural structure for setting up interest groups where local users can post announcements, questions, and answers.

Computer Communication Networks↗
PubMed1994

An SDI program for distributing funding opportunities using electronic mail.

As the competition for funding increases, the need to make researchers aware of all available funding is becoming more acute. The solution presented here is a Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) service which electronically mails funding information that matches a researcher's keywords. The keywords are part of extensive faculty profiles that make up a Faculty Expertise database. The funding information comes from the Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) database. The software enables researchers to learn about appropriate funding opportunities without spending time actively searching for them.

Databases, Factual↗
PubMed1975

Pulmonary evaluation of sandblasters.

A group of 32 sandblasters, all with over 25 years' experience, were compared with a control group of non-sandblasters. The evaluation consisted of chest x-rays and pulmonary functions. The chest x-rays were graded in random sequence by a consultant radiologist according to the 1971 International Classification of Radiographs of the Pneumonconioses. Pulmonary functions analyzed were forced expiratory volumes (FEV 1) and forced vital capacities (FVC). Any chest x-ray changes noted were equivalent between the sandblasters and the control group. The FEV 1/FVC ratios revealed no significant differences between the two groups; however, when the FEV 1 and FVC were compared with predicted values, the sandblasters appear significantly reduced compared to the controls. The two groups were not comparable in two respects, ethnic background and smoking habits. Other groups have reported ethnic differences in FEV 1 and FVC. A second study, comparing Negro and Caucasian males, demonstrated a significant difference in pulmonary functions, confirming the previous reports. A third evaluation of pulmonary function and smoking habits demonstrated a significant reduction in pulmonary function tests in smokers. After corrections were made in the original study for differences in ethnic background and for smoking habits, no significant differences in pulmonary functions existed in the sandblasters compared to the control group.

Black People↗