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AIDS Knowledge Base
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The AIDS Knowledge Base is an online textbook on the HIV disease from the
University of California, San Francisco, and the San Francisco General
Hospital. The 1997 version is now available and includes such topics as:
epidemiology and transmission, testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus,
and the basic science and pathogenesis of HIV.
HIV InSite
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The HIV InSite is a gateway to AIDS knowledge. It contains information on
medical, social, and preventive issues for those concerned with AIDS.
Also, appearing on this page is state-by-state statistical data.
SOLV-DB--NCMS
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Sponsored by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, SOLV-DB is a
database dedicated to giving you important information on solvents. To use
the database choose solvent lookup criteria from: solvent name, abstracts
number, sax number, chemical formula, chemical category, property range,
matching text, or solvent synonym categories. Information concerning your
solvent will be displayed including health and safety data,
chemical-physical data, regulatory data, and environmental fate data.
Project Primary
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Project Primary is a collaboration of professors from Ohio Wesleyan
University and K-3 teachers from Ohio's Delaware, Marion, and Union
Counties to produce hands-on activities for the teaching of science. Topics
include: botany, chemistry, children's literature, constructivism,
geology, physics, and zoology.
Internet Country Guides--INCORE
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The Internet Country Guides are collections of links to internet resources
which discuss conflict and ethnicity specific to particular countries. Some
African, South Asian, East European, and Central Asian countries are
included.
National Museum of American History
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The National Museum of American History, provided by the Smithsonian
Institute, encompasses such topics as you and the museum; collections,
scholarship, and research; virtual exhibitions; timeline; and a music room.
DASL--Data and Story Library
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This statistics resource, provided by Cornell University, combines
"stories," datasets, and statistical methods into a powerful introduction
to statistics. Users can access information by over fifty statistical
methods, from ANCOVA to two sample t-test; stories by topic, from
archeology to zoology; or data files by subject, from agriculture to
weather.
The Natural History Museum, London
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The Natural History Museum contains five groupings of topics: the museum,
science, information services, education, and a list of hosted sites. Users
can select from numerous choices within the five groupings, which are
divided into fields of scientific study, such as botany and paleontology.
E. coli Genome Project--University of Wisconsin
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The E. coli Genome Project site contains information on the recently
discovered, complete E. coli K - 12 genome sequence. The site showcases
11 browsable ORF tables with information on the 12 characteristics of each
gene, an RNA table with information on all non-protein encoding RNA
species, and a project history.
Social Insects World Wide Web (SIWeb)
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This Social Insects server emphasizes catalogs, collections, and
identification of social insects for serious amateurs and professionals.
Detailed taxonomic information, a glossary of entomological terms, and a
list of various ant species of the world are also included.
The Gap Analysis Program
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The Gap program, maintained by the USGS Biological Resources Division, is
designed to analyze and identify current gaps in resource management plans
and to rectify these shortcomings. The site is divided into 8 sections
including: an overview, the gap analysis handbook, state project
information, gap reports/publications, a bulletin board, aquatic gap,
nature mapping, and links to related sites.
Chem-4-Kids
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Chem-4-Kids, developed by Rader New Media, attempts to make chemistry
interesting. For each element 4 basic types of information are available:
how to say it, what's inside, where to find it, and what does it bond with.
Another item on this page is a glossary of terms. Chem-4-Kids is aimed at
school aged children and provides a good basis for understanding chemistry.
Monarch Watch--Biodiversity and Biological Collections Web Server
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Monarch butterfly natural history and research are the main focuses of this
website. It emphasizes amateur and professional involvement in monarch
monitoring and conservation, and provides a new avenue for collaboration
between these two groups.
Congressional Research Service Reports
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This searchable database includes congressional reports on the environment,
agriculture, and natural resources. The database is provided by the
Committee for the National Institute for the Environment.
NIST Chemistry WebBook
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The Chemistry WebBook is a comprehensive database containing
thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data that has grown to
more than 27,000 chemical species, mostly organic compounds but including a
small number of inorganic compounds. Searches can be performed on a
chemical's formula (full or partial), name, CAS registry number, molecular
weight, ionization energy, and proton affinity. Indirect searches can also
be performed on reaction species, author, or source of the data. The
WebBook is a service of the National Institute of Standard Technology.
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