How to search for research articles | Google Scholar way

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Google has redefined the way we use the internet. It has also simplified the way we search for scientific articles and journals. Thanks to “Google Scholar”. Below we try to answer some of the basic questions you may have about using Google Scholar

Q.1) What is Google Scholar?

Google Scholar is Google’s search engine exclusively for Students and Research people who search for scientific journals and articles

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Q.2) Why should i use Google Scholar?

Unlike most other databases (Sciencedirect, Elsevier) which confine themselves to a selected journals, Scholar searches across all the databases and journals. If a article was published it should be on Google Scholar.

Q.3) Is it free?

Yes like all other products of Google, this is a free service Click here Google Scholar

Q.4) Can i download paid articles from Google Scholar?

As earlier said Google is just a search engine. Your ability to download article depends on the subscription you / your college has. Most Universities have integrated Google Scholar and you can directly search and download articles directly from the college website.

Q.5) What about the free articles?

Free/ opensource articles / articles without copyright restrictions can be directly downloaded through Google Scholar.

Q.6) How will this really benefit me?

Google scholar uses the same technology as Google search. So the advantages

  • You need not remember the EXACT name of the author/ article. Spelling mistakes are allowed and Google corrects you 🙂
  • Searching for articles is a breeze. (Trust me i have used ScienceDirect , Pubmed, Springer and what not). It is the fastest method.
  • You can save your searches

Q.7) Does Google Scholar work with EndNote?

Google Scholar works seamlessly with almost all the citation managers including  Zotero , Mendeley, EndNote, Refman etc etc etc. And you can directly import citations into these reference managers/ citation managers.

Excited? Give Google scholar a try at scholar.google.com

You will never want to Go back …

More articles coming up:

1. What is Zotero and how should i use it?

2. Using Zotero and Google Scholar together.

3. How to gather resources for a research article using Zotero?

4. How to format references for my thesis/ article?

 

 

More Information about Google Scholar can be found at these resources

1. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/articles/google-scholar/

Drug Inspector Exam – OPSC

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Drug Inspector Exam

The Orissa Public Service Commission has issued the notification for recrutiment of Drug Inspector (Class II)

The detailed notification is available here.

Recommended books for drug inspector exam

Drug Inspector Exam highlights

The Drug Inspector Exam conducted by the public service commission of Indian states, is a very important exam for those who are in search of government jobs in Pharmaceutical sector. The post of Drug Inspector is a well respected one and the pay is also very good. The competition for Drug Inspector exam is very high because the number of posts is far less compared to the number of applicants.

Therefore it is very essential to prepare well for qualifying the Drug inspector examination.

You can find material related to the last Drug Inspector exam conducted in Andhra Pradesh by clicking here.

 Drug Inspector exam preparation

It is advised that those who are attempting the Drug Inspector exam, should have a clear idea of the basics taught in B.Pharm syllabus because the level of questions will not be very high. Moreover, as Drug Inspector is a government job, there will be a section on general knowledge where the candidates will be asked questions on current affairs. For this, it is better to prepare the current affairs of politics, sports, awards, prominent appoinments etc in the 6 months prior to the Drug Inspector examination. It is also advised to have a quick look at the current affairs of pharma industry and the who’s who of well known health care institutions in the state as well as the country.

Look out for more Drug inspector Details on below links

Drug Inspector Exam OPSC Orissa Public Service Commission

Drug inspector Books

Drug Inspector Solved Paper

Drug inspector Exam Syllabus

Previous Drug inspector Scores

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Drug inspector Exam Material

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Drug inspector Admit card

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Drug inspector Exam Notification Admit card Results

We wish all our readers good luck for the Drug Inspector exam being conducted by OPSC. Keep watching this space for more information on Drug Inspector Exam of other states.

Krokodil – The “Zombie Drug”

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If you have seen the hindi movie “Go Goa Gone”, you will find this news interesting.  A drug that literally eats a person inside out and makes him look like a zombie has made its way to the markets in the United States. This flesh eating drug is extremely addictive and is named Krokodil. Chemically, it is an opioid (desomorphine), and can be given through the parenteral route. The name “Krokodil” which rhymes with crocodile, is derived from the appearance of a scaly skin, green or black in colour, which is the major side effect of this drug.

The drug causes severe damage to veins and soft tissue infections which is followed by necrosis and gangrene as per the reports published in a study this year.

Five people were hospitalized in Joliet, Illinois and their symptoms closely resembled those of similar cases reported in Arizona and Oklahoma.

Dr.Abhin Singla, an addiction specialist and internist at Joliet’s Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, said that if someone wants a way to die, then Krokodil is one way to do that. It literally eats the patient inside out.

To know more about this drug check out the following links:

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Old Molecule, New Use – Rebamipide

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Rebamipide

Rebamipide, which is an amino acid derivative of 2-(1H)-quinolinone, is commonly used for mucosal protection, treatment of gastritis and  healing of gastroduodenal ulcers.

 

In a study published recently, in the Indian Journal of Dermatology, the researchers found that rebamipide can be used as an effective treatment for aphthous ulcers and other realted condtions.

 

MOA: Rebamipide acts by several mechanisms like, causing a reduction in oxygen radicals, increasing the production of protective protagladins and improving blood flow in the mucosa of the ulcer

 

Adverse Reactions of Rebamipide: Rebamipide can cause side effects such as pruritus, nausea, mild to moderate form of skin rashes, constipation and diarrhoea,

 

Precautions: Rebamipide should not be used by the elderly, children and adult patients suffering from chronic illness including cancer. Patients who are hypersensitive to dyes, chemicals and synthetic formulations should not be prescribed Rebamipide.

 

Click here to know more about the findings of the study

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Anyone who is ready to dedicate at least 4 hrs regularly for maintaining this website can contact us on an urgent basis.

Requirements:
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2. Knowledge of Photoshop, Dreamweaver, WordPress is desirable (NOT MUST!!!)
3. Creative and enthusiastic to provide ideas for improving reader base.
4. Willing to share knowledge with us.

Remuneration: Not a constraint if the person is ready to commit for at least two months and share his/her expertise with us.

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Top Selling drugs of 2013

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This article takes a glance at 5 top selling drugs of 2013 in India and the United States. We strongly feel that such questions may be asked in GPAT and NIPER and decided that we must provide our readers with the information of top selling drugs in two of the biggest nations where pharmaceutical products are in huge demand. This list of top selling drugs will also help our readers in gaining information about the companies producing these drugs as we are providing the links to these companies. Moreover, we advise our readers to study the pharmacological profile of these top selling drugs to get thorough knowledge.

Top selling drugs of 2013 – India

Interestingly, the list of top selling drugs in the Indian market does not feature even a single drug from domestic manufacturers. All the five top selling drugs are the once marketed by multi-national companies. This shows the successful marketing strategy employed by the MNCs to gain consumer attention in the Indian drug market.

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Top selling drugs of 2013 – U.S.

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It is quite evident that there is a stark contrast in the demands of drugs in these two countries. In India, antibiotics and cough suppressants are the top selling drugs whereas in the United States, an antipsychotic and proton pump inhibitors are in huge demand.

Pharmawiki University Survey

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Dear Visitor,

In accordance with our aim of providing free and precise information to our readers, we have decided to collect information about various universities across India and abroad. This will be of immense help to us in providing accurate information about higher studies to our patrons. Please spare a few minutes to take the following survey and make your contribution towards the profession.

To take the survey, please Click Here

MRSA – New study uncovers secrets of antibiotic resistance

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Researchers at the Univeristy of Notre Dame, Spain have recently published a study which explains the mechanism of regulation of the critical cell wall cross linking step in the Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the journal which published the results of this study performed by Mayland Chang and Shahriar Mobashery along with their team, has revealed the basis of how the MRSA has evolved into such a dreaded pathogen over the past 50 years when it rapidly spread all over the world. It is noteworthy that the modern strains of MRSA are resistant to antibiotics in a broader sense, including the popularly uses beta-lactams.
In the study, it has been reported that an allosteric portion was discovered in the X-ray structure of the penicillin binding protein 2a of the MRSA bacterium. The penicillin binding protein is the enzyme involved in the cross linking step.
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Chang, Mobashery and Juan Hermoso have documented at the CSIC, the Spanish Research Council, that conformational changes are set due to a trigger from an allosteric fragment in the cell wall at a distance of 6 nm. These changes ultimately lead to the opening of the closed active site that enables the catalysis of the physiological function of the enzyme.
The researchers also found that Ceftaroline, a new beta lactam antibiotic which has been approved by the FDA recently, can also bind to the allosteric site and initiate the same response. This is followed by the interaction of another molecule of the antibiotic with the active site of the enzyme which inhibits its function and leads to the death of the bacterial cell. The discovery of this mechanism of action of the new drug is a breakthrough and will help in designing new drugs to tackle the menace of MRSA.
A difficult hospital pathogen to control, MRSA has slowly entered the population in the past few decades, especially in places like nurseries, locker rooms and prisons. It is estimated that in the US almost 20,000 people of the 100,000 affected by this bacterium annually, eventually perish.