Library Update no.10, 2010
Published each week, the Library Update lists recent library acquisitions such as books, journals, audiovisual material, reports, statistics, and any other items of interest.
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- News this week
- Recent staff publications
- Books, reports, statistics, other media
- Journals in print
- Health and science news
News this week
Safari Business Books: new titles
The Library collection of electronic books from Safari Business Books has been updated. These online books provide a complete business skills and professional development electronic reference library, with titles from top business publishers.
Select 'Online books' in the library catalogue, then 'Safari Business Books' to see the full list. At the Safari site, select 'Custom Collection' to access all the titles. You can search across all current titles, and within particular book titles.
We have a license for one concurrent user of these books, so please close your browser when you finish reading. This is an on-site only service. Current titles:
- 29 leadership secrets from Jack Welch.
- 96 great interview questions to ask before you hire.
- 2600 phrases for effective performance reviews: ready-to-use words and phrases that really get results.
- The AMA handbook of leadership.
- Career match: connecting who you are with what you'll love to do.
- The charisma effect: how to make a powerful and lasting impression.
- Chips, clones, and living beyond 100: how far will the biosciences take us?
- Eat that frog!: 21 great ways to stop procrastinating and get more done in less time.
- Facilitating project performance improvement: a practical guide to multi-level learning.
- Giving notice: why the best and the brightest leave the workplace and how you can help them stay.
- The haves and the have nots: the abuse of power and privilege in the workplace ... and how to control it.
- How the best leaders lead: proven secrets to getting the most out of yourself and others.
- How to manage training: facilitating workplace learning for high performance.
- Learning to think strategically.
- The manager's guide to rewards: what you need to know to get the best for - and from - your employees.
- Punctuation at work: simple procedures for achieving clarity and good style.
- The seeds of innovation: cultivating the synergy that fosters new ideas.
- Shaping the future: a dynamic process for creating and achieving your company's strategic vision.
- So what?: how to communicate what really matters to your audience.
- Speak to win: how to present with power in any situation.
- Stress mastery: the art of coping gracefully.
- Supervisor's survival kit: your first step into management.
- Teach what you know: a practical leader's guide to knowledge transfer using peer mentoring.
- Training on trial: how workplace learning must reinvent itself to remain relevant.
- The truth about the new rules of business writing.
Recent staff publications
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Allen, K. J. [Department of Paediatrics and Gastroenterology, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Cow's milk protein allergy: an entity for recognition in developing countries', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2010; vol.25(1), pp.4-6
Brown, S., Donath, S., MacArthur, C., McDonald, E. and Krastev, A. [Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Urinary incontinence in nulliparous women: incidence and associated risk factors', Neurourology and Urodynamics 2009; vol.28(7), pp.895-896 (full text via Interlibrary Loans)
Christophidis, L. J., Gorba, T., Gustavsson, M., Williams, C. E., Werther, G. A., Russo, V. C. and Scheepens, A. [Centre for Hormone Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Growth hormone receptor immunoreactivity is increased in the subventricular zone of juvenile rat brain after focal ischemia: a potential role for growth hormone in injury-induced neurogenesis', Growth Hormone and IGF Research 2009; vol.19(6), pp.497-506 (full text via Interlibrary Loans)
Clifford, V., Tebruegge, M., Everest, N. and Curtis, N. [Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neonatology, Royal Children's Hospital, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Ureaplasma: pathogen or passenger in neonatal meningitis?', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2010; vol.29(1), pp.60-64
Enomoto, H., Nishiyama, C., Manabe, T., Young, H. and Newgreen, D. [Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Mode of gut colonization by enteric neural crest-derived cells', Neuroscience Research 2009; vol.65(Suppl. 1), pp.S67 (full text via Interlibrary Loans)
Faller, G. and Allen, R. C. [Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Improving the management of paediatric rheumatic diseases globally', Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology 2009; vol.23(5), pp.643-653
Fosang, A. J., Last, K., Stanton, H., Golub, S. B., Little, C. B., Brown, L. and Jackson, D. C. [Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Neoepitope antibodies against MMP-cleaved and cggrecanase-cleaved aggrecan', Methods in Molecular Biology 2010; vol.622, pp.312-47 (full text via Interlibrary Loans)
Ghanizadeh, A., Fallahi, M. and Akhondzadeh, S. [Child Psychiatry Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Disclosure of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its effect on rejection of students by teachers', Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences 2009; vol.34(4), pp.259-264
Greenway, A., Ignjatovic, V., Summerhayes, R., Barnes, C., Furmedge, J., Ekert, J. and Monagle, P. [Department of Clinical Haematology, Haematology Research, Haemophilia Treatment Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne,Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Thrombin generation and fibrinolysis parameters in boys with severe haemophilia A', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2009; vol.7(Suppl. 2), pp.806-807
Greenway, A., Ignjatovic, V., Summerhayes, R., Newall, F., Burgess, J., DeRosa, L. and Monagle, P. [Clinical Haematology, Department of Laboratory Services, Royal Children's Hospital, Haematology Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Thrombin generation in children on oral anticoagulants', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2009; vol.7(Suppl. 2), pp.466
Greenway, A. L., Ignjatovic, V., Summerhayes, R., Newall, F., Burgess, J., DeRosa, L. and Monagle, P. T. [Clinical Haematology, Department of Laboratory Services, Core Laboratory, Royal Children's Hospital, Haematology Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Evaluation of point of care INR in children', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2009; vol.7(Suppl. 2), pp.466
Hotta, R., Pepdjonovic, L., Anderson, R. B., Zhang, D., Bergner, A. J., Leung, J., Pebay, A., Young, H. M., Newgreen, D. F. and Dottori, M. [Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Department of Embryology, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Small-molecule induction of neural crest-like cells derived from human neural progenitors', Stem Cells 2009; vol.27(12), pp.2896-2905 (full text via Interlibrary Loans)
Ignjatovic, V., Cuman, C., Summerhayes, R., Newall, F. and Monagle, P. [Haematology Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) response in children', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2009; vol.7(Suppl. 2), pp.1086
Lobb, E. A., Gaff, C., Meiser, B., Butow, P., Osseiran-Moisson, R. and Hallowell, N.[Genetic Health Services Victoria, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'A comparison of male attendees and nonattendees at a familial cancer clinic', Genetics in Medicine 2009; vol.11(11), pp.806-811 (full text via Interlibrary Loans)
Marais, B. J., Ayles, H., Graham, S. M. and Godfrey-Faussett, P. [Department of Paediatrics, Centre for International Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Screening and preventive therapy for tuberculosis', Clinics in Chest Medicine 2009; vol.30(4), pp.827-846
Newall, F. H., Doan, J., Wallace, T., Ignjatovic, V. and Monagle, P. [Clinical Haematology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Compliance of antithrombotic management with paediatric guidelines', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2009; vol.7(Suppl. 2), pp.1080
Newall, F. H., Ignjatovic, V., Johnston, L., Lane, G. and Monagle, P. [Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Do bolus doses of UFH contribute to increased bleeding risks in children?', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2009; vol.7(Suppl. 2), pp.773-774
Newall, F. H., Ignjatovic, V., Johnston, L., Lane, G., Summerhayes, R., Cranswick, N. and Monagle, P. [Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia], 'Unfractionated heparin has an age-dependent pharmacokinetic profile in children', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2009; vol.7(Suppl. 2), pp.774
Newall, F. H., Ignjatovic, V., Johnston, L., Lane, G., Summerhayes, R. and Monagle, P.[Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Correlation of UFH measures of effect with protamine titration in children', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2009; vol.7(Suppl. 2), pp.470
Newall, F. H., Ignjatovic, V., Johnston, L., Lane, G., Summerhayes, R. and Monagle, P. [Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Anti-Xa:anti-IIa ratio varies with age and UFH concentration in children', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2009; vol.7(Suppl. 2), pp.470
Newall, F. H., Ignjatovic, V., Johnston, L., Lane, G., Summerhayes, R. and Monagle, P.[Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Cardiology, Clinical Haematology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Age-related differences in in vivo UFH response in children', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2009; vol.7(Suppl. 2), pp.469
Poddar, U. and Hardikar, W. [Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Acquired biliary diseases in children', Paediatrics and Child Health 2010; vol.20(1), pp.7-12
Rajpar, M. H., McDermott, B., Kung, L., Eardley, R., Knowles, L., Heeran, M., Thornton, D. J., Wilson, R., Bateman, J. F., Poulsom, R., Arvan, P., Kadler, K. E., Briggs, M. D. and Boot-Handford, R. P. [Musculoskeletal Disorders Theme, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Targeted induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress induces cartilage pathology', PLoS Genetics 2009; vol.5(10), e1000691. Epub 2009 Oct 16.
Rudolph, S., Hiscock, H., Price, A., Efron, D., Sewell, J., South, M. and Wake, M.[Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'What research questions matter to Australian paediatricians? National Delphi study', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2009; vol.45(12), pp.704-710
Scheffer, I. E. and Berkovic, S. F. [Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Copy number variants-an unexpected risk factor for the idiopathic generalized epilepsies', Brain 2010; vol.133(1), pp.7-8
Ward, A., Hayden, S., Dexter, M. and Scheinberg, A. [Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Continuous intrathecal baclofen for children with spasticity and/or dystonia: goal attainment and complications associated with treatment', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2009; vol.45(12), pp.720-726
Books, reports, statistics, other media
- 610.73698 PED
- Pediatric oncology nursing: advanced clinical handbook
- Deborah Tomlinson and Nancy E. Kline. 2nd ed. Springer, 2010.
- This is the second edition of a comprehensive clinical handbook for nurses in pediatric hematology/oncology that presents in-depth information on pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, advanced assessment, and interventions. The book is divided into five sections: pediatric cancers, hematologic disorders, treatment of childhood cancers, side-effects of treatment and diseases, and supportive and palliative care. Future perspectives and opportunities for new treatment options and research are also presented.
- 618.92 HOS
- The Hospital for Sick Children handbook of pediatrics
- Edited by Anne I. Dipchand et al. 11th ed. Saunders Elsevier, 2009.
- Representing over 50 years of expert guidance from one of the world’s leading pediatric health science centers, this practical pocket-size reference provides succinct, easily accessible, and evidence-based answers for those caring for pediatric patients.
- 618.92 PED
- Pediatrics: pretest, self-assessment and review
- Edited by Robert J. Yetman, Mark D. Hormann. 12th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2009.
- Provides comprehensive self-assessment and review within the field of pediatrics. The 500 questions in the book have been designed to be similar in format and degree of difficulty to the questions in Step 2 of USMLE. They may also be useful study tool for Step 3 or clerkship examinations.
- Pediatrics Audio-Digest
- v.56 (3), 7th February 2010 [CD]
- Urinary tract infection / enuresis.
- RCH Grand Rounds
- 3rd March 2010 [DVD]
- Autoimmune neuropsychiatric disease and encephalopathies of childhood - presented by Dr. Russell Dale.
Journals in print
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- American Journal of Cardiology
- v.105 (3), 1st February 2010 [password]
(Exercise performance and activity level in children with transposition of the great arteries treated by the arterial switch operation, p.398) - American Journal of Epidemiology
- v.171 (4), 15th February 2010
(Variation in child cognitive ability by week of gestation among healthy term births, p.399) - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
- v.79 (4), October 2009
- American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- v.181 (4), 15th February 2010
(Influenza A/H1N1_09:Australia and New Zealand's winter of discontent, p.300) - BMJ: British Medical Journal
- v.340 (7743), 20th February 2010
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- v.34 (1), January 2010 [password]
- Child Development
- v.81 (1), January/February 2010
- Circulation
- v.121 (4), 2nd February 2010
- Circulation Research
- v.106 (2), 5th February 2010
- Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
- v.40 (1), January 2010 [password]
- Diabetes Care
- v.33 (2), February 2010
- European Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- v.20, February 2010
- Evidence-based Medicine
- v.15 (1), February 2010 [password]
(No difference between short-course and long-course antibiotics for bacterial meningitis in children, but available evidence limited, p.6)
(Antipyretic drugs do not reduce recurrences of febrile seizures in children with previous febrile seizure, p.15)
(Interactive booklet reduces antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in children, but not parent satisfaction, p.16)
(Neuraminidase inhibitors produce a small reduction in duration of seasonal influenza in children and reduce transmission in affected households, but effects on serious complications unclear, p.20)
(Primary care screening and brief counselling for overweight or mildly obese children does not improve BMI, nutrition or physical activity, p.23) - Gastroenterology
- v.138 (2), February 2010 [password]
- Internal Medicine Journal
- v.40 (1), January 2010
- JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
- v.303 (7), 17th February 2010
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- v.40 (2), February 2010
- Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- v.92-B (2), February 2010
(Correcting genu varum and genu valgum in children by guided growth, p.273)
(Transfer of the tendon of tibialis anterior in relapsed congenital clubfoot, p.277) - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- v.51 (3), March 2010
(Does childhood cancer affect parental divorce rates? p.872)
(Physician preferences and knowledge gaps regarding the care of childhood cancer survivors, p.878) - Journal of Clinical Oncology
- v.28 (5), 10th February 2010
- Journal of Clinical Pathology
- v.63 (2), February 2010 [password]
- Journal of Medical Genetics
- v.47 (2), February 2010 [password]
- Journal of Neurosurgery
- v.112 (2), February 2010 [password]
v.5 (2), February 2010 [password]
(Pediatrics.)
v.12 (2), February 2010 [password]
(Spine.) - Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
- v.46 (1/2), January/February 2010
- Journal of Pediatric Health Care
- v.24 (1), January/February 2010 [password]
- Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B
- v.19 (2), March 2010
- Journal of Pediatrics
- v.156 (2), February 2010 [password]
v.156 (2), Supp 1, February 2010 [password]
(Emerging roles of functioning proteins in pediatric nutrition. Symposium, October 2008.) - Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
- v.56 (1), February 2010
- Lancet
- v.375 (9714), 13th-19th February 2010 [password]
(The Accelerated Child Survival and Development programme in west Africa: a retrospective evaluation, p.572)
v.375 (9715), 20th-26th February 2010 [password]
(20-year survival of children born with congenital anomalies, p.649) - Medical Journal of Australia
- v.192 (5), 1st March 2010
(CICADA: Cough in Children and Adults: Diagnosis and Assessment. Australian Cough Guidelines summary statement, p.265) - Nature
- v.463 (7282), 11th February 2010
v.463 (7283), 18th February 2010 - New Scientist
- v.205 (2748), 20th February 2010
v.205 (2749), 27th February 2010 - Nursing Outlook
- v.58 (1), January/February 2010 [password]
- Pediatric Cardiology
- v.31 (1), January 2010
- Postrgraduate Medical Journal
- v.86 (1012), February 2010
- Science
- v.327 (5966), 5th February 2010
v.327 (5967), 12th February 2010 - Thorax
- v.65 (2), February 2010 [password]
- Thrombosis and Haemostasis
- v.103 (2), February 2010
- Trends in Immunology
- v.30 (12), December 2009 [password]
- Zero to Three
- v.30 (3), January 2010
Health and science news
Medgadget
» ICON CPAP Machines from Fisher & Paykel - Fisher & Paykel out of Auckland, New Zealand has released a new line of CPAP machines that smudge the line between medical devices and consumer products. The ICON line features a built-in alarm clock and an mp3 player, along with all the c..
» intendiX Brain-Computer Interface Might Be Available Soon - Three years ago we wrote about an EEG brain-computer interface that was going to be available to consumers. Well, it turns out, there's been a slight delay and g.tec Guger Technologies from Graz, Austria has only just launched a marketing ..
» Stentys Self-expanding Coronary Bare-Metal Stent System for Unusual Vessels - Stentys Inc . of Paris, France has received the CE Mark of approval to take to the European market the firm's self-expanding coronary stent. The bare-metal system has been developed to allow physicians to work on coronary arteries that hav..
» WebMD Embracing Social Networking With "Health Exchanges" - WebMD Health Corp. finally bought into the hype of social networking and has integrated its own community platform into WebMD.com. WebMD Health Exchange allows consumers to connect to others that have similar conditions and health concerns..
» Now Available: Stem Cell Therapeutics in US Without FDA Approval - Stem cell therapies are still a long way from receiving FDA approval in the US, but it turns out there is at least one group of doctors that's actually offering it right now. Regenerative Sciences in Broomfield, Colorado makes available th..
» Third Eye Retroscope Gives Docs a Better View of The Colon - The Third Eye Retroscope from Avantis Medical Systems (Sunnyvale, CA) is getting some good reviews in two studies just published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy . The device works in conjunction with a standard colonoscope to look behind, ki..
ABC Latest Health News in Science (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
» Natural birth safe after Caesarean: panel - Having a normal vaginal birth after previous babies were delivered surgically is safe, according to an expert review from the US.
» Future science: the next 10 years - SCIENCE FEATURE: New worlds, new life, new bodies: just some of the breakthroughs we may see by 2020, predict our panel of leading Australian scientists.
» 'Swearing' syndrome a sensational screamer - GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE: Tourette syndrome can manifest itself in more than coarse words repeated over and over again. Dr Karl swears there's more to it than that.
» Tailored diet may slow down DNA damage - Mounting evidence on the effect of micronutrients on DNA damage calls for a re-evaluation of recommended dietary intake values, say researchers.
» Dust bunnies could harbour toxic load - Environmental health experts in the United States and Canada are hunting down dust bunnies, after studies have shown that the seemingly innocuous fluff may contain traces of threatening toxins.
» Some nano-sunscreens 'come at a cost' - The most effective nanoparticles in some invisible sunscreens might also be the most toxic, suggests a new Australian modelling study.
BBC World Health News
» Vitiligo skin graft 'effective' - Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US researchers.
» GPs 'lax' on cholesterol targets - Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests.
» Hospital rap over medicine errors - Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says.
» Sex drive 'lasts longer in men', research suggests - Men are likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age, researchers find.
» India help for Sri Lanka amputees - An Indian charity sends a team to Sri Lanka to provide 1,000 amputees in the war-ravaged north with artificial limbs.
» Chickenpox row - A vaccine is available - why not use it in the UK?
CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Commission)
» Doctor in mastectomy furor wants to operate - The Windsor, Ont., surgeon at the heart of a controversy over unnecessary mastectomies has asked to have her hospital privileges reinstated, but is still waiting for an answer from hospital officials.
» TB rate 185 times higher for Inuit than others - Tuberculosis remains a serious health problem in Canada's North, with the infection rate among Inuit 185 times greater than for others born in the country, a national analysis shows.
» NHL GMs develop blindside hit rule - NHL general managers have developed the framework for a new rule punishing hits to the head.
» Alberta to release medical mistakes report - Alberta's health minister has directed the province's health agency to release a full report on medical errors at Calgary's children's hospital within 10 days.
» 2 listeriosis cases investigated in Ont. - Health officials in Ontario are investigating two cases of listeriosis that appear to be linked to salami recalled from stores in Ontario and Quebec about three months ago.
» Kids need ATV safety lessons: surgeon - Children who ride all-terrain vehicles are suffering amputations, spinal injuries and deaths, according to U.S. research, prompting calls for mandatory training.
