User Guide OvidSP
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1. e Electrical and electronic engineering introduced as a separate journal in 1903 and originally published as Electrical and Electronic Abstracts e Computing and control engineering introduced as a separate journal in 1966 and published initially as Control Abstracts later renamed to Computer and Control Abstracts The Inspec Archive contains e Over 873 700 records e Tables graphs and figures from the original source document in many cases e The original value added indexing and classifications e Enhancements in the form of the nearest equivalent current Inspec Thesaurus Terms and Inspec Classification Codes e Conference proceedings books journals reports and dissertations e Longer abstracts than today varying in length from half a page to several pages including diagrams and complex mathematical proof because hard copy originals were less accessible The fully searchable electronic Inspec Archive Database is far more usable flexible durable and more readily available than the 176 volumes and over 140 000 pages of the printed Science Abstracts series of journals It has never been easier to locate references to historic research or engineering breakthroughs from hundreds of scientists and engineers such as Albert Einstein Guglielmo Marconi Max Planck Ernest Rutherford and Marie Curie Not only does the Inspec Archive Database give access to the work of famous scientists it also gives access to the often for2. searches for conference papers in the Publication Types field economic tr searches for papers which were assigned the Treatment Code economic Other commands that are available include the following eX Executes temporary or permanent search strategy L n yr x Limits set n to publication year s x e g 98 98 99 Pg X Purges specific search sets x 1 2 or all ps Displays complete current search strategy foot x yy Displays alphabetic position x in index for field yy SV X Saves search strategy temporarily 24 hours name x SV ps x Saves search strategy permanently under name x 22 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Post qualification of Sets Each search that has been executed is assigned a set number To modify one of these searches rather than type out the whole query again the set number can be used You can specify adjacency in post qualification statements e g Search Topic Search results April 2010 aircraft hw 33573 display hw 45380 1 adj 2 1284 3 ti 4 225 Inspec Thesaurus The Inspec Thesaurus is a subject key to the Inspec Database which provides a powerful search aid The 2010 edition contains approximately 18 300 terms of which some 9 500 terms are preferred terms Subject Headings Each Inspec record is typically assigned 5 6 Subject Headings from the Inspec Thesaurus Subject Headings are always assigned at the most specific
3. e mail or search results use the options in the Results Manager Search History Search history is an important search and navigation tool It can be used to review current searches and to build up complex searches by combining previously run queries Combine various search steps by 18 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on Ovid SP User Notes INSPEC Record Examples The following display formats are available Select the desired one using from the Titles Display format see below or the Results Manager p 9 Results of your search limit 1 to journal paper Viewing 5 of 38398 Results amp ows kf co l Result 5 Microfabricated Force Sensors and Their Applications in the Study of Cell Mechanical Response Link to Yang Sail MTA e Abstract Reference Feed Leilas Accession Number Author Author Unabbreviated Vang Self MTA Author Editor Affiliation Yang Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering University of Minots at Urbana Champaign 1206 West Green Street Urbana IL 61301 uss Self MTA Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Moride institute of Techno 150 West University Boulevard Melbourne FL Author Email Saif MTA syang fitedy Tithe Microfabricated Force Sensors and Thelr Apoications in the Study of Cell Mechanical Respo Source Experimental Mechanics wol49 evo t Feb 2009 pp 135 51 Pubiiuber Sage Science Press USA Date of Publication Fed 2009 Cowntry of Publication USA Attract
4. i e notes describing the technologies that would be recovered when a term was introduced when it and if it was discontinued etc Explode This tool enables a Thesaurus Term plus all of its narrow terms to be selected in a single step This has the advantage of broadening the scope of a search in a straightforward manner It is available in the Thesaurus screen see pg 25 Permuted Index screen see pg 26 and the Mapping Display screen see pg 27 Classification Codes Find suitable Classifications 12 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Searching Inspec Logging on Log in to OvidSP at http ovidsp ovid com The first page provides news updates about the databases available on Ovid There are also links to useful pages on the Ovid website which provide information for technical help training etc Take a look at the new OvidSP Tryitnow 2 Wolters Kluwer OvidSP Health News Page Support Spectaicts are aeallable to help you Contact ws through the convenient electranic support fee h fons or send ema to whhealth supporti ns Vicit Ovid com for Training amp Help and Technical Sapi a 4t to you atpwhere in the world what s sew at Walteruclaewe nesha ig rune h 20 e The Transport TOT Databace hat Been reloaded lune 1 2010 PrrclF 08 PSYC Database has been reloaded May 25 2010 The Inspec INS Database has been reloaded May 10 2010 Drugline ORUG database has been reloaded M
5. EV Inspec OvidsP User Guide OvidsP w s p d www theiet org inspec Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Inspec and Inspec Archive Database Overviews 4 Inspec 4 Inspec Archive 5 OvidSP Implementation Overview 6 OvidSP Main Screen 6 Search History 7 Search 7 Results Manager 8 OvidSP Search Options 9 Basic Search 9 Find Citation 10 Search Fields 10 Advanced Ovid Search 11 Multi Field Search 11 OvidSP Search Tools 12 Mapping 12 Thesaurus 12 Permuted Index 12 Scope Note 12 Explode 12 Classification Codes 12 Searching Inspec 13 Logging on 13 Help 14 Subject Searching 16 Boolean Operators 17 OR 17 AND 17 NOT 17 Proximity Operators 17 ADJ 17 ADJn 17 Operator precedence 18 Inspec on OvidSP 1 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Truncation 18 Unlimited truncation 18 Limited truncation 18 Wildcards 18 Search Results 18 Search History 19 Command Line Syntax 23 Post qualification of Sets 24 Inspec Thesaurus 24 Finding Thesaurus Terms 25 Permuted Index 26 Supplementary Headings 28 Inspec Classification 28 Outline of the Inspec Classification 30 Treatment Codes 32 Chemical Indexing 33 Examples of Chemical Substance Indexing 34 Numeric Data Indexing 35 Astronomical Object Indexing 36 Subject Search Examples 37 Eg 1 Cockpit displays 37 Eg 2 Data analysis in biomedical environment amp power industry 38 Eg 3 Relative economics of coal fired amp nuclear power stations
6. Poles Classification Codes Treatments Multi Field Search A form based option comprising multiple search boxes Information in different fields can be searched in a single query and combined using Boolean logic operators Search Basic Search Find Citation Search Tools Search Fields Advanced Ovid Search Mullti Field Search Enter search f term select a specific field ta tearch in and poz a0 2 click Search Click Add New Row to add more terms Limits Click to close T Abstracts T Latest Update Publicaties Year i z Chemical Roles Inspec on OvidSP 11 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes OvidSP Search Tools The Inspec Thesaurus containing over 9000 standardised terms Subject Headings and the Inspec Classification can be searched for suitable terms here Search Basic Search Find Citation Search Tools search Fields Advanced Ovid Search Multt Fleld Search Enter a Tarm Select a Tool and G press the Search ew Torm button Thesaurus C Permuted index Scope Note C tplode Classification Codes The following options are included Mapping Statistically analyses keywords in the search box to identify relevant Subject Headings for a search Thesaurus Search the Inspec thesaurus directly Permuted Index Displays the Subject Headings in alphabetical order Scope Note Search within the scope notes for each Subject Headings
7. database to begin searching Help Help on OvidSP is always available online The full help file can be accessed by clicking on the Help link in the top right hand corner of the screens 14 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes i Wolters Kluwer OvidSP Heaith OvidSP Help Index online help AY Print this topic Return to searching Re sult 3 Develop a Search Strategy Save Fulltext Article Delete an tat t Emal art t Secure 4 Personal Account OvidSP Help System Primal Pictures Display Records from Results Sets Copyright 2008 ioters Ouwer Heath A question mark set into a blue disc indicates that contextual help for the feature it is next to is available Click on the question mark to access this help Inspec on OvidSP 15 Inspec on Ovid SP User Notes Subject Searching Advanced Search is used to illustrate the following Start a subject search by thinking of some suitable keywords which broadly define the scope of the intended search then examine the results of the search for information that can be added to subsequent searches Pook Rook Chapter Secton C Computers and control A Comterence Paper Sacton D informasen technology for business Banemam Conterence Precesdings JES 1 Start by typing a suitable keyword keywords or a phrase into the Search box Boolean logic and Proximity Operators as well as truncation symbols can be included if required to he
8. detecting possible spelling errors in the keywords entered Inspec 1984 to 2010 ween 13 gt gt a Adgerbate Any Socbate Secton A Physics r Aoplication Snar System Seddon B Elect ica engmeenng ang electronecs Jago fEdnograprhy Seon C Comnputers and contro pparers Power Economic p f b Secton O information technology for business xl Bangma xl JEpenmenai xl 8 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on Ovid SP User Notes OvidSP Search Options OvidSP provides a number of search options as well as tools for facilitating focused searches of Inspec These can be selected by clicking on the appropriate links along the top of the Search box Inspec 1487 to 2010 wees 1 Basic Search For novice users and for quick searches Basic Search comprises a search box and a variety of refining options An optional spell checker can be used to for detecting possible spelling errors in the keywords entered Inspec 1984 to 2010 ween 13 gt gt a Adgerbate Any Socbate Section A Physics Age i Aoplication Snar System Seton B Elecrica engmeenng ang electronecs Jago fEdnograprhy Seon C Computers and contro pparers Power Economic f b Secdon O Information technology for business xl Bangi xl JEpenimentai xl Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Find Citation For Searching bibliographic information e g journal titles publishers documents etc Search Basic Search Fi
9. the searching of e Subjects that are new and for which no appropriate Subject Heading is available e Organic chemical substances this type of substance are not covered by Chemical Indexing e Inorganic substances in records added to the database prior to 1987 which is the introduction date for Chemical Indexing e Words that have both common and technical meaning e g terminal e Acronyms and manufacturers brand names Inspec Classification The Inspec Classification is a powerful tool that enables a search to be limited to predetermined sections of the Inspec Database The Inspec Classification is divided into four sections Codes begin with Inspec on OvidSP 21 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes A B C or D where A Physics B Electrical Engineering and Electronics C Computers and Control Engineering D Information Technology E Manufacturing and Production Engineering A typical section from the Inspec Classification is as follows b5210 Electromagnetic wave propagation inc diffraction scattering and reflection b5210C Radiowave propagation b5210E Light propagation b5210H Electromagnetic wave propagation in plasma All codes starting with b52 are also indexed as b52 As a result it is not necessary to use truncation to retrieve a group of codes starting with b52 If the required code is longer than three characters truncation needs to be used Eg b5210 cc will retrieve only records which dea
10. 39 Chemical Search Examples 40 Numerical Search Examples 40 Astronomical Search Examples 41 Treatment Codes Record Types search examples and types 41 Bibliographic Searching 42 zahn m au 42 Quick Guide to Numerical Quantities and Their Units 46 N B Descriptions in this user guide are related to the Inspec Database on OvidSP As a result some OvidSP functionality which is not applicable to Inspec may not be represented 2 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Inspec and Inspec Archive Database Overviews Inspec Inspec is the world s leading English language information service providing access to the world s scientific and technical papers in physics electrical engineering electronics communications control engineering computing and information technology and is a continuation of Science Abstracts which was first published by the Institution of Electrical Engineers in 1898 The Inspec Database dates back to 1969 Each year thousands of journals and conference publications are scanned for relevant information to be included In 2009 over 4500 scientific and technical journals and some 2000 conference publications were scanned Inspec now contains over 11 million bibliographic records 2010 figures and grows at a rate of approx 700 000 records each year 2010 figures Although Inspec provides a comprehensive index to literature in physics electrical and electronic engineering computer science and info
11. Contract s Corporate tpt Country of the fieis Information Number Author tssuing Publication do Digital Object Document Editor ibt ISBN Idertifier Number AT AT ISSN ha Inspec Update p Issue Part jer Journal Name field to the My soe Fields Ares fe Journal Word t Key Phrase t Language n Numeric Data identifiers ham marked Original ot Original Subject Pagination Pi Parallel Journal with can only Classification Heoding nane Oich the plus crows o s sign to be searched Ne oi Patent Place of tz Publication put Publisher index ts available Information Publication Type ra Report Number f SKI 2 Subject Hoading ah Subject Words Headings w Text Word is Translated tr Treatment Source i US udi Universal u Update Code Government Decimal Code vor Volume 10 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on QVICSP User Notes Advanced Ovid Search Similar in look to Basic search this screen comprises a Search box and a variety of refining options A Map Term feature suggests suitable subject headings for enhancing the search results See pg 13 Search Basic Search Find Citation Search Toots Search Fields Advanced Ovid Search Multi Ficid Search Enter Keyword or Keyword Author C Title C Journal phrase juse or S for Fo Map Term to Subject Heading r truncation gt Limits Click to close Abstract Engish Language F Full Text I Latest Update r Publication Yoar l Chemical
12. Living cells are sensithn to their mechanical eentranments and thry transduce mechanical stimuli into biological responses Developing suitable experimental techniques ts essential to explore the question on how cells respond to mechanical stimuli The current major techeiques normally nduce sall cell deformations and measure thelr corresponding oe small in the range of 1 ph to 10 r i However in ma physiological conditions cell deformations can be large comparabte to the cell sises inducing large force response In order to explore cell mechacdcal Deharter under Lange deformations we introduce a chies of microfabricated force tensors The ventors consisting of a probe and ilexible beams normally measure cell force response in the range af 1 nN to 1 matl Both the one and two component force sensors have been developed and have been used in cell eaperiments These experiments showed the versatility of the force sensors Representative experimental A stretch force response cell indentation force response and in observation of the actin cytoskeleton during indentation will be i These results provide significant insight on cell mechanical response under large deformations 44 References Subject Headings Pre 1995 Subject Headings Key Phrase identifiers international Patent Classification Micro strwc tural devices or Classification Codes li t axl Treatment Practical Experimental CODEN PCA Language English Digital Object i
13. This example illustrates the use of INSPEC Classification Codes in navigating a search for a general topic such as data analysis to very different subject fields Concept Search Statement April 2010 data analysis In Advanced Search data analysis 41334 search for data analysis in the default fields Ti Ab Key Phrase Identifiers and Subject Headings repeat the search after data analysis sh identification of Subject Heading Biomedical search for the term biomedic 167500 environment biomedic in the default fields examine classification codes assigned to the retrieved records a87 b75 and c7330 are a87 or b75 or 152964 identified as relevant Ta cC classification codes use cc field when searching cascaded codes data analysis Combine relevant sets 2 and 4 2175 in biomedical environment power industry identify relevant power 1074659 classification codes search in default fields for advanced search and examine search results or browse through classification on p 17 LS B8 and c7410b codes b8 cc orc7410b cc 72460 data analysis combine relevant sets 2 and 7 146 in power industry Inspec on OvidSP 37 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Eg 3 Relative economics of coal fired amp nuclear power stations This e g illustrates the use of the Subject Heading Words and Treatment Codes Concept Power stations coal fired power stations nuclear power stations coal fired and nu
14. arked Gy Madety to ether see the airway entrance POCA CORdL OF to get a tude patt ther New Gerices mith Optical tytlern are making Officul airway accett much tater However there it tte s tendency for optica systems to become fouled by secretions or bood ard ergonomic probier persist le tits paper we present a prototype device Cesigned to acoress these tusues Zeferences Authori aitor Affiliation rat for Compiex Eng Syst Carnegie Meton Unir Pittsburgh PA USA Dept of Mech Eng Carnegie Meton Univ Pittsburgh PA USA Conference information 2009 ITEE PCE International Confereoce on Complex Medical Engineering CHE 2009 Tempe AZ USA 9 1 Apri 2009 Subject Mescings endoscopes ergonomics optical fibres Chassific ation Codes Optical anc iser radiation mecca uses ABTSOF Patient care anc treatment 427706 Optical anc laser radiation Diomecica imagirg measurement 07S10h Pitre cotics 84125 Pied Senter Inspec on OvidSP J Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Search History The details of any queries carried out during a session are displayed in the expandable blue Search History box at the top of the screen From Here it is possible to rerun save combine and delete searches constructed during the current session from here Searches saved from previous sessions can be accessed by clicking on the View Saved button in the top right hand corner of the Search History box N B The Search History
15. ay 6 2010 Merial Measurements Yearbook MAYB Database has been reloaded March 74 2010 The HILM Abstracts of Music Literature HILM Database hes been reloaded february 727 2010 AGRIS ARIS Database has been reloaded February 04 2010 GeoRel GREF Database has been reloaded February 02 2010 The PSYNDEXpius with Test inder Literature amp Audiovisual Media Database database has been reloaded January 28 2010 PSYNDEXSlus with Test inder Tests database has Been reloaded Wanuary 28 2010 Ovid MEDLINE has been reloaded Uanwary 4 2010 EMBASE Rehabilitation and Prysical Medicine ELRE Database has been reloaded December 15 2009 Social Work Abstracts SWAB Database has been reloaded December 08 2009 Petroleum Abstracts TULSA PTLA Database has been reloaded December 07 200 EMBASE Pollution amp Toxicology PTB Database Nas Been refoaded November 16 2009 EMBASE Neuroscience ELNE Database has been reloaded November 10 2009 Bibliography of the History of Art BHAA Databace has been reloaded Mowember 02 2009 PsycCRITIQUES has been reloaded October 20 2009 Inspec on OvidSP 13 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes To Proceed to the database selection page click on Continue All databases that a subscription is held for via Ovid will be listed Select the Inspec Database to be searched Depending on subscriptions there is a choice of 3 one or more of which can be searched at the same time Health Select a
16. box will be empty until at least one search has been executed during a session Search The green Search box lies below Search History It provides a variety of search options and search tools see page 10 Inspec 1487 to 2010 wees 1 if 7 Secton A Physics Age Aeplicadon Seddon B Blecticat engmeenng ang electronecs Jawe Bibtograpty Sector C Computers and control Apparent Power Economic Sector D information technology for business xl Bangma xl JEpenmenai 6 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Results Manager The controls for sorting results and for selecting displaying printing emailing and saving records for the most recent search are sited here Results appear below the Results Manager and appear initially in the Titles Display format in groups of 10 at a time Each reference has links to the Inspec Abstract and Complete Reference see pg 20 gt Results Manager Click to close Results Result Format Actions Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on Ovid SP User Notes OvidSP Search Options OvidSP provides a number of search options as well as tools for facilitating focused searches of Inspec These can be selected by clicking on the appropriate links along the top of the Search box Inspec 1487 to 2010 wees 1 Basic Search For novice users and for quick searches Basic Search comprises a search box and a variety of refining options An optional spell checker can be used to for
17. clear power stations economics related papers limit 1 to records with coal appearing in hw or id fields limit 1 to records with nuclear appearing in hw or id fields combine the two above sets use Treatment Index Display to identify records indexed economic alternatively search for economic in hw field Search Statement Results April 2010 start in default subject 1 power station 72747 fields 5510 1 and coal hw or coal id 1 and nuclear hw or nuclear id 27918 64191 77894 83 economic tr economic hw economics of combine relevant sets 4 and 5 coal amp nuclear using Treatment power Codes stations combine sets using 4 and 6 104 economic as a Subject Heading Word 38 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Chemical Search Examples Search topic Search statement Element with special role e g dopant Specific compound alloy or mixture HgCdTe hg ss adj10 cd ss adj10 te ss ch Ino s Gao 6a in0 36 int adj10 ga0 64 int ch FeMn alloy fe bin adj10 mn bin ch He Ne laser he bin adj10 ne bin ch Compound with precise formula h2so4 ss ch Numerical Search Examples Quantity search type numerical search statement value 4 Range 10 to 40 GPa pressure 1 0e 10 to 4 0E 10 nd Frequency Range 10 kHz to 10 frequency 1 0e 04 to MHz 1 0e 07 nd Notes e Numerical data must be enclosed in double q
18. dSP Search Hints Search Notes statement browse through the Author Index Display zahn m au via a or fe then select amp search preferred to searching directly search for the name Aston aston in of the organisation or University Merch town via or directly in command AT amp T at t in line use for searching IEEE reports ieee or electr reports adj1 electr ca browse through the France France cp CP Index Displays 4 field via 2 or search directly in the command line browse through the French French in la or Language Index la french Display via or search directly in the command line or use limit facilities p 8 browse through the 1998 1999 1998 or ae Display 1999 yr rch via or search ln yr 98 99 directly i in the command line or use limit facilities p 8 ai 41 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Search Hints Notes publication type journal name journal word conference information accession number abstract number 42 browse through the Publication Type Search Index Display via or search directly in the command line or use limit facilities for list of publication types see p 25 browse through the Journal Name Index Search Display then select and search preferred to searching directly search in command line using adjacency operators conference title conference location conference year uniqu
19. dentifier SSN 0014 455 Publication Type Journal Paper inspec Update Code 2010019 Update Code 201013 Copyright Copyright 2000 The institution of Engineering and Technology Complete Reference All Fields Inspec on OvidSP 19 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes A disposable microfluidic Diochip with on chip molecularly imprinted biosensors for optical detection of anesthetic propofol ong Hong Po Fsiang Chang Chit Chung Lin Chian Lang Hong Biosensors Bloelectrenies vol 25 no 9 13 Mey 2070 pp 2058 64 Publisher Elsevier Sclence Led Citation Title Author Source Mossbauer study of nanomagnetics Citation Abstract 20 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Optofluidic microscope with JD spatial resolution 4 4 45 Publishe Automatic regenerative control Abstract Reference Abntract Number Subjext Headings Inspec Archive Sample record In addition it is possible to produce a tailor made record by selecting desired fields to be displayed in the Results Manager Inspec on OvidSP 21 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Command Line Syntax Many Ovid commands may be entered directly into the Search box Command line instead of using the button bar and selecting search terms via Search Fields or other search tools For example you can specify which field you wish to search as follows aircraft sh searches for aircraft as a Subject Heading Thesaurus Term conference paper pt
20. e number is assigned to each record entering the INSPEC Database INSPEC numbers assigned to documents within the four main sections of the database middle part of the number matches classification code Examples journal article IEEE Spectrum journal Journal of molecular spectroscopy IBC Conference Amsterdam 1996 six millionth record on the database A9707 4350 008 C9707 3395 001 both assigned to one record Search statement journal paper pt leee spectrum jn molecular spectroscopy jw Ibc cf Amsterdam cf 1996 cf 6000000 an A9707 4350 008 ax or C9704 3395 001 ax Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Quick Guide to Numerical Quantities and Their Units Quantity altitude apparent power bandwidth bit rate byte rate capacitance computer execution rate computer speed conductance current depth distance efficiency electrical conductivity electrical resistivity electron volt energy energy frequency gain galactic distance geocentric distance heliocentric distance Inspec on OvidSP Quantity loss magnetic flux density mass memory size noise figure picture size power pressure printer speed radiation absorbed dose radiation dose equivalent radiation exposure radioactivity reactive power resistance size stellar mass storage capacity temperature time velocity voltage wavelength wo
21. eft of the keyword indicated Search as Keyword To search click on Continue 26 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes just mark the check box alongside the term you want to explode For example by exploding the Thesaurus term steel you will additionally retrieve in the same search the narrower terms alloy steel austenitic steel carbon steel tool steel martenitic steel stainless steel Using Explode is very useful method of broadening your original search Enter one or more search terms into the search box at the top of the screen and click on the Search button to run the search or the Display Indexes button to browse the appropriate index es N B When searching from phrase indexes such as Author Journal Name or Subject Headings it is advisable to display the searched term first and then select and search it This is because the precise phrase must be selected Click the check box on the left of a term to select it Supplementary Headings Supplementary Headings are words or phrases which express all the significant concepts described in a document both implicit and explicit They may contain additional significant concepts that are not contained in the Author Title or Abstract but are found in the full text document Supplementary Terms are not standardised like subject Headings A typical display of a Supplementary Terms Field in a record is shown below e Supplementary terms are particularly useful for
22. ental review etc There are nine Treatment Codes available and they can be used to limit search results to abstracts written in a particular style For example if reviews of technology are being sought carry out the subject search then limit the results using General or review Treatment Code Treatment Codes application a bibliography b economic e general or review g new development n practical p product review r theoretical or mathematical t experimental x Inspec on OvidSP 31 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Chemical Indexing Inspec s Chemicals field ch is a controlled indexing system for inorganic substances and material systems It is designed to overcome a number of problems which arise in searching for chemical substances in uncontrolled index terms These include e Non stoichiometric compounds or alloys which may be represented in several ways e g GaAlAs or GaxAl1 xAs e Chemical formulae that have the same spellings as common English e words e g GaP gap e Some chemicals have the same letters and are differentiated by the use of upper and lower case e g Co cobalt or CO carbon monoxide Role indicators Each chemical substance which is significant for the record is assigned one of three basic role indicators foie oefn examples Bin binary two components GaAs He Ne laser FeMn alloy Ss system three or more H2S0 He Ne Ar laser GaAlAs components Some
23. gotten works Sometimes known as Sleeping Beauties that may be of use in assessing the validity of current patents An idea suggested decades ago that did not develop then may be of relevance today 4 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on Ovid SP User Notes OvidSP Implementation Overview A description of the Main features of OvidSP which are related to Inspec follows OvidSP Main Screen The OvidSP Main Screen is divided into 3 distinct functional areas These are Search History Search and Results Manager Each area is described below g wolters Kluwer OvidSP Health Inspec 1949 to 2010 Week 13 Reudts of your search headup display mp Viewing 1 10 of 15 Results Go tse rs Ergonomic assisted direct laryngoscopic intubation hoadup display wireless camera and fiberoptic with resistance to fouling Abstract Reference Rosenbloom AJ Jung Hwan Park Sooho Park Subrebost GL Shinada K o Complete Reference 2007 EEE ICME internetiona Conference on Complex Medical Engineering CME 2007 EEE pp 3 Piscotewey NJ USA AN 10415815 Ensotrachen intueation oF pacement of a tute TEO Me sirway WIAARDe Is 8 Commomy Serformes srocecure IA most Cases It Car De Manages Ith simple ecuipmect by persons with basic traimng However in 1 5 of intudstion attenots uncer controles conditions and up to t 30 of attempts Curing emergencies anc Gut of Dorsit cases there is the difficut aireay This sttuation is m
24. is no predefined order of precedence for the operators Instead they are processed left to right unless overriden by parentheses The most deeply nested parenthetical statement is processed first Truncation Unlimited truncation or Truncate a search term to retrieve words which the same but have alternative endings e g searching elect retrieves records containing elect electrical electricity electronics electronically etc Limited truncation n As above but allows the truncation to be limited by up to n characters where n is a positive whole number e g computer 1 would retrieve papers with the word computer or computers but would not retrieve documents with the word computerised Wildcards or serves as a substitute for one or none letters It can be used at the end of a word or in the middle of it eg colo r retrieves both colour and color t th retrieves both tooth teeth tenth etc ioni ation retrieves ionisation or ionization computer retrieves both computer and computers Search Results Search Results appear in the Results Manager There are 3 columns Refining options appear on the left hand side Actual results are in the central column They initially appear in the titles display format in groups of 10 per page This can be changed using the options in the Results Manager Each reference has links to the Inspec Abstract and complete reference To print
25. l with electromagnetic wave propagation in general whereas b5210 cc will also retrieve all records which deal with radiowave propagation light propagation and electromagnetic wave propagation in plasma At least one classification code is assigned for the main subject matter of each record and additional codes may be assigned for subsidiary subjects Codes are always assigned to the most specific level possible and can be assigned from one or more of the four sections of the Database depending upon the subject matter This cross classification is common between the A B and C sections of the database However there are very few records cross classified from the B or C sections of the database to the D section and vice versa and hardly any between A and D The reason for this is that the A B and C sections are of a purely scientific and technical nature which are of interest to scientists and engineers whereas the D section covers more commercial and management aspects of applied technology 28 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Outline of the Inspec Classification A Physics AO General A1 The physics of elementary particles and fields A2 Nuclear physics A3 Atomic and molecular physics A4 Fundamental areas of phenomenology A5 Fluids plasmas and electric discharges A6 Condensed matter structure thermal and mechanical properties A7 Condensed matter electronic structure electrical magnetic optical props A8 Cros
26. level In the example below you can see Subject Headings as they appear in a typical Inspec record For comparison the display of Key Phrase Headings are also shown Each Subject Heading has a number of terms associated with it Dome of these are in a direct relationship with the Subject Heading i e broader or Narrower Terms whilst others terms deal with related topics i e Related terms A Typical example of a Subject Heading entry in the Thesaurus is shown below Inspec on OvidSP 23 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Used Fort Narrower Terms Related Terms Terms that are displayed at the end of the hierarchy i e Used For terms are called Lead ins These are a part of the thesaurus but are not actual searchable terms instead they direct the user to the Preferred Term i e Subject Heading In this case braking Finding Thesaurus Terms Finding appropriate Thesaurus Terms for a search requires the adoption of one of several methods e browse through the Thesaurus either using Search tools or the Permuted Index see pg 26 e use the Mapping tool e browse through the Subject Headings Index Display obtained via the Search Fields button e use search results from a trial search display records either in Complete Reference format or a format which includes the Subject Headings field use the Results Manager to select the required format e Initiate a new search by clicking on any of
27. lp broaden or narrow the scope of the search see below 2 Select either the Keyword or Title button Selecting Keyword means that all the descriptive parts of the Inspec record is searched Selecting Title means that the Inspec Title alone is searched This would have the effect of restricting results to records that are highly focussed on the subject area being searched Titles are short and tend to describe the most important themes contained in a document However because they do not contain much text in comparison to the record as a whole it is possible that important documents may be missed 3 Select Map Terms to Subject Headings for suggested Subject Headings are required 4 Select limits if required More than one limit can be selected from a list by holding down the shift key 5 Click on Search 16 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Boolean Operators The following Boolean operators are available for use in a search query Depending on the operators used a search can be broadened or narrowed in scope OR finds records that contain at least one of the terms searched It is used to broaden a search For example when searching for computers or the networks results would include all records where the search field contains either the word computers or the word networks or both words AND finds records that contain all the terms searched and thus is used to narrow a search For example comp
28. nd Citation Search Tools Search Fields Advanced Ovid Search Multi Field Search O Enter coarch Journal identne tormi in ary fold Articie Tithe Journal tiare E Truste Name pon Author banane E Trecate tame taas Vou issues Ac ticie First Page e g 2008 Punite Uesue ident ifer D i Hint Use trencation if you con t have the fut journal or author names eg using trencation Ang wil find Angiogenesis and Argictigy Saith C vel find Senitth Glew and Seth George Search Fields For searching the same information contained in one or more fields Indexes are available to check for spelling variations etc Commonly searched fields can be saved into the My Fields tabbed page for easy access in future sessions Fields selected for inclusion in My Fields are highlighted in grey Search Inspec 1908 Basic Search Fiad Citation Search Tools Search Fields Advanced Ovid Search Multi Field Search O Solec Fields in Enter mord or phrase which to search then enter Display Indeces Search gt Che word or phrase and cick Search All Fletch cb Abstract Abstract et Accession Numbe Numbe ick the Display i y Indexes button t Astronomical out Author Author Editor cd CODEN to browse the Object Affitiation telected indexes t Caption Text cht Chemicals wt Classification cer Classification or click the Code Words Codes button next to f Conference em
29. r Galactic coordinates such as G 345 01 1 79 e Positional information only For example 013022 30233 Notes e Inspec follows the guidelines produced by the International Astronomical Union A thesaurus type document entitled Nomenclature of Astronomical Catalogue Designations is available upon request from Inspec e For search examples using Astronomical Object Indexing see p 25 Inspec on OvidSP 35 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Subject Search Examples Eg 1 Cockpit displays This example illustrates the use of Thesaurus Terms Subject Headings Concept Search Results statement April 2010 Cockpit type the phrase cockpit cockpit displays display into the search display box in Advanced search OvidSP searches default search fields Ti Ab Key Phrase Identifiers and Subject Heading Words identify appropriate aircraft Thesaurus Term examine displays sh Subject Headings in the Search Results use the Mapping facility or browse through the Subject Headings Display Index head up associated term found via head up displays Thesaurus displays sh Helmet associated term found via helmet mounted Thesaurus mounted displays displays sh aircraft or Include sets 3 and 4 if 5 2or3or4 2372 head up or they are relevant to your helmet search mounted displays 36 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Eg 2 Data analysis in biomedical environment amp power industry
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31. rieval Inspec s numeric data indexing standardises the format power of 25 megawatts power 2 5E 07 W range of 30 Hz to 18 kHz frequency 3 0E 01 to 1 8 04 Hz Values are expressed in floating point format e g 1 8E 04 for 18 000 and 9 5E 01 for 0 95 Each numerical index term has the following format Quantity Value to Value Unit where e quantity the physical quantity e g temperature wavelength e unit the SI type e g metre M hertz Hz kelvin K e value the actual value or range expressed in floating point format A quick guide to numerical quantities and units is presented on pg 45 while search examples are shown on pg 40 34 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Astronomical Object Indexing Astronomical Object designations ao have been indexed in a separate field since 1995 This allows named or numbered objects to be retrieved more efficiently The designations are of the following types e Name based acronyms For example LMC is an acronym for the Large Magellanic Cloud Objects in constellations such as R Sct appear with the lIAU approved three letter abbreviation for the constellation e Catalogue based acronyms A designation containing an acronym for the catalogue followed by the catalogue entry number This number may be sequential such as NGC 204 or it may represent an approximate location in the sky usually in terms of right ascension and declination such as PSR 1913 16 o
32. rmation technology it also has significant coverage in interdisciplinary areas such as materials science oceanography nuclear engineering geophysics biomedical engineering and biophysics Each record in the Inspec database contains an English language title and descriptive abstract together with full bibliographic details which include the journal or other publication title the author s name and affiliation and the language of the original document All of these may be searched as well as Inspec s extensive range of subject classification and indexing systems In addition to searching Inspec for information for your research projects it can also be used for e current awareness e finding new product information e technological forecasting e competitive intelligence e patent related searching The data in the Inspec Database belongs to the Institution of Electrical Engineers and is protected by international copyright laws Inspec on OvidSP 3 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Inspec Archive The Inspec Archive Database contains the historical scientific records produced for the Science Abstracts series of journals during the period 1898 1968 The Science Abstracts were the precursor to Inspec Initially they were available only in print The entire collection has been digitized and is available on OvidSP Subject coverage for the Inspec Archive Database is e All aspects of physics originally published as Physics Abstracts
33. s disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology A9 Geophysics astronomy and astrophysics B Electrical Engineering amp Electronics BO General topics engineering mathematics and materials science B1 Circuit theory and circuits B2 Components electron devices and materials B3 Magnetic and superconducting materials and devices B4 Optical materials and applications electro optics and optoelectronics B5 Electromagnetic fields B6 Communications B7 Instrumentation and special applications B8 Power systems and applications Inspec on OvidSP 29 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes C Computers and Control CO General and management topics C1 Systems and control theory C3 Control technology C4 Numerical analysis and theoretical computer topics C5 Computer hardware C6 Computer software C7 Computer applications D Information Technology for Business D1 General and management aspects D2 Applications D3 General systems and equipment D4 Office automation communications D5 Office automation computing E Manufacturing and Production Engineering EO General topics in manufacturing and production engineering E1 Manufacturing and production E2 Engineering Mechanics E3 Industrial sectors 30 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Treatment Codes The purpose of treatment codes is to indicate what type of approach the author s have adopted to the subject they are describing e g theoretical experim
34. substances may be assigned one or more special roles which are of significance to solid state physics These are Interface system surface or substrate bop Dopant The system automatically assigns the appropriate basic role and breaks the substances into their basic components 32 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Examples of Chemical Substance Indexing H SO H2S04 ss SO4 ss H2 ss O4 ss H ss S ss O ss P doped Si Si P bin Si bin P bin Si el P el P dop Cu Al alloy CuAl bin Cu bin Al bin Si Au interface Si Au int Si int Au int Si el Au el GaAlAs GaAlAs ss Ga ss Al ss As ss Ga Al As GaAlAs ss Ga ss Al ss As ss Ga 25Alo 75As Ga0 25AI0 75As ss Ga0 25 ss Al0 75 ss Ga ss Al ssAs ss The user has a choice to search by combining the components together using the adj operator or where a precise formula is known by searching for the complete substance For search examples see pg 40 It is also possible to search directly for the following groups BO4 103 PO3 S03 wo4 esoe recs woe a0 son Inspec on OvidSP 33 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Numeric Data Indexing Numeric data indexing nd overcomes problems due to the variety of ways in which authors may express a particular value For example to find all the references to power stations generating between 20 and 30 MW values in this range may be expressed as 29 2 MW 27500 kW 25 megawatts 29 MWatt etc making it impossible to achieve comprehensive ret
35. the Subject Headings displayed in the records retrieved by the original search 24 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Permuted Index An alternative way to access the Thesaurus is via the alphabetically arranged Permuted Index You can choose to search from this screen or to select any of the Thesaurus Terms and browse through their hierarchy in the Thesaurus i i Manan naan aT Inspec on OvidSP 25 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes In the Main Search Tools Screen type a keyword or phrase into the Search box mark the check box for Map Term The Mapping Display screen will be displayed with a list of Subject Headings from which you will be able to select relevant terms S Wolters KiNwer Health Mapping Display Click on a Subject Heading to view its thesaurus hierarchy showing more general more specific and related terms Select in a single step all more specific terms for a Subject Heading by marking the Explode check box Click the Ml icon to view Scope Notes which contain additional information about the Subject Heading including Date of Entry of the term Prior Term and Related Classification Codes If more than one Subject Heading is selected search them using AND or OR Boolean operators Select the appropriate terms using the drop down menu above the Subject Heading list If none of the mapped headings are suitable search the original keyword by marking the check box to the l
36. uotes e Positive and negative values within the exponential number are not distinguished For example both 60 mm 6 0E 02m and 600m 6 0E 02m will be retrieved in the above example use identifier to verify the required set i e search additionally for 60 mm id or 60mm id if you are searching for the value of 60 mm or alternatively search for 600 m id or 600m id if this is appropriate for you search Inspec on OvidSP 39 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Astronomical Search Examples Search Examples Search Statement SearchHints Markarian galaxies mrk ao before 1995 mrk or mkn id or markarian or markaryan id X ray source which 3a 0322 ao search for the string as starts 3A 0322 indicated 1608 ao0 retrieves objects in both Objects with hemispheres positional 1608 52 ao retrieves objects in a small designations patch of the sky southern hemisphere Treatment Codes Record Types search examples and types Treatment tr Publication Type pt bibliography b book chapter economic e conference paper general or review g conference proceedings racial theoretical or mathematical t Note one record may have two or Note patents were discontinued in more codes assigned or none 1976 40 Inspec on OvidSP Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Bibliographic Searching Author Author Affiliation Country of Publication Language Inspec on Ovi
37. uters and networks would include all records where the record contains both the word computers and the word networks NOT finds records that contain one term but not another It is used to narrow a search by excluding specific terms For example computers not networks would include all records where the search field contains the word computers but not the word networks Proximity Operators Proximity operators can be used to perform a search for 2 or more words that occur up to a specified number or words apart ADJ finds records where the search terms are next to each other and are in the specified order i e a phrase When two or more query words separated by a space are entered in a search then Ovid assumes them to be adjacent and automatically inserts the adjacency operator between the words This assumed proximity means that the search computer networks for example is identical to the search computer adj networks ADJn as above but allows for search terms to be separated by up to n words in any direction where n a positive whole number e g computer ADJ2 networks will find records which contain the word networks within two words of computers neural networks for computer computer communication networks and networks of computer servers would all be retrieved n 1 and 99 and should follow ADJ immediately without a space Inspec on OvidSP 17 Inspec on OvidSP User Notes Operator precedence There
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