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Best Science Visualization Videos of 2009

Rajiv Nariani — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:20:26 +0000

Videos on: Climate Science, Physics, Anatomy & Physiology

Posted in General Science, Search Engines

OpenCourseWares & Applications for mobile phones

Rajiv Nariani — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:03:56 +0000

CourseSmart, a new mobile application, offers over 7000 e-textbooks; each is fully searchable and available via mobile or online.

OpenCourseWare Finder helps students find free online courses, known as OpenCourseWares, or OCWs.

Posted in E-Books, Search Engines

The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery

Rajiv Nariani — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:34:26 +0000

The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery
Edited by Tony Hey, Stewart Tansley, and Kristin Tolle

This book is currently available as separate PDF files for online reading or downloading. Select chapters or individual essays below or get the full-text version of the book.

PDF Download (Complete book)

Posted in E-Books, Kinesiology, Mathematics, Neuroscience

Digital Curation Centre (JISC funded)

Rajiv Nariani — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:23:27 +0000

The Digital Curation Centre supports UK institutions who store, manage and preserve these data to help ensure their enhancement and their continuing long-term use.

More information from Research Information.

Posted in General Science, Kinesiology, Mathematics, Neuroscience

Reducing the Burden of Injury: Advancing Prevention and Treatment (1999)

Rajiv Nariani — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:24:46 +0000

From the National Academies Press : Reducing the Burden of Injury: Advancing Prevention and Treatment (1999)

Read it free

Posted in Kinesiology, Sports

Springer e-books for Time Series Analysis (MATH6633)

Rajiv Nariani — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:55:35 +0000

Some books for MATH6623

Rajiv Nariani — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:47:34 +0000

starting in Winter 2010. See some e-books for this course.

Posted in Mathematics, Statistics

Springer e-books for MATH6910

Rajiv Nariani — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:40:14 +0000

some e-books that will be helpful for the Math 6910 course starting in Winter 2010

Posted in Mathematics, Statistics

Content from British Medical Journal

Rajiv Nariani — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:51:50 +0000

BMJ Research: Free Content

Posted in General Science

Video: Ardipithecus ramidus

Rajiv Nariani — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:46:29 +0000

A video introduction to the year’s top science story, featuring scientists C. Owen Lovejoy, Tim White, Giday WoldeGabriel, Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Science contributing correspondent Ann Gibbons, and commentary by paleoanthropologist Andrew Hill.

Posted in General Science