ScienceDirect and scopus scholarly databases are now available at MUHAS

ScienceDirect is the world's leading source for scientific, technical, and medical full text research.You can accelerate your research by exploring more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and 11,000 books in the following major fields: physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences and humanities.

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Access to Emerald Academic Database has been restored - MUHAS

You can now access full text articles from Emerald - MUHAS Campus.

Emerald is the world's leading publisher of academic and professional literature in Health Care Management/Healthcare, Business, Accounting and Finance, Environment, Economics, Education, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Humanities, and Library and Information Studies
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.....provides access to journals in public health, medicine, human nutrition, parasitic, communicable and tropical diseases and medicinal plants. Requests usename and password from the librarian.
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IOP publishing database is now available at MUHAS

IOP publishing database is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing articles on all aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

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Download e-books for free at bookboon in the following major fields: management and business studies, science, biology and biochemistry, engineering, environment, law, ICT etc

Content offered by HINARI at MUHAS

The HINARI AGORA and OARE partners agreed last year to provide a mid-year notice to registered institutions indicating which publishers’ content would be available in their country, area or territory in the upcoming calendar year. We are happy to provide you that information at the following URL:

http://extranet.who.int/hinari/en/country_offer.php?country=102&institution=4

Please be aware that while the vast majority of our partner publishers have confirmed their offer for this year; there are a few that have not yet confirmed that they will make no changes in the coming year. We kindly invite you to check back at this URL if you need verification of the publisher offer later this year.  The link will provide the latest information we have received from the publishers.

Other latest news:

• In mid-July, HINARI, AGORA and OARE launched their new portals. Six languages are now available, including Arabic and Russian.  These new interfaces simplify access to journals, books, subjects, languages, publishers, PubMed or CAB Abstracts plus the various databases, article searching options and reference sources. 
• The complete list of Books is also available.
•  One significant feature has been added to our portals. Now you can export the complete list of journals from the option ‘View complete list of journals’, selecting ‘All Items’ tab. This is particularly useful for those institutions using Discovery Tools or adding journal links in their library catalogues.
•  Distance Learning Courses in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese are available through ITOCA and Medical Library Association Moodle servers. The courses are a series of PDF files and a Word exercises document. After the evaluation, a certificate is extended. 
• For those involved in Research4Life training, there is a new training module titled ‘Research4Life Programmes Comparison’.  It is an overview of HINARI, AGORA and OARE.  The three websites have similar key access points with the significant differences being the databases that are searched to identify articles.

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As you know, we all are facing difficult at any level to get the full text scientific article of our interest. For this reason, a new search engine has been developed in order to find free full text scientific articles in PDF Format. This search engine indexes more than 80 million of free references (mostly to journal articles, theses, patents and posters).

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Latest e-resources in economics, human rights and finance

UN in General

UN News Centre: Coverage of the Rio+20 Conference

http://www.un.org/apps/news/html/rio/

Tracking Support for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) - new website of

the Integrated Implementation Framework (IIF)

http://iif.un.org

This site records and monitors commitments made in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by UN Member States and other international stakeholders. Data is displayed through an interactive data visualization and mapping tool, raw datasets and searchable qualitative data entries.

Green Economy: A selection of recent material prepared by the UNOG Library

http://unog.ch/80256EDD006B8954/(httpAssets)/88137D498D3196C8C1257A1400223869/$file/GreenEconomy-bibliography.pdf

United Nations Publications: Spring Summer 2012 Catalogue.

http://issuu.com/unpublications/docs/un_cat_sum_2012_web

Peace and Security

CTBTO - revamped website

http://www.ctbto.org/

The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Organization (CTBTO) has launched its revamped website. The design, structure and functionality have been optimized for enhanced user-friendliness. Video-audio content and multiple social media platforms have been integrated. It becomes ‘one stop shop‘ for all information on ending nuclear testing.

Disarmament and Atomic Energy

http://www.unidir.org/bdd/fiche-periodique.php?ref_periodique=1020-7287-2011-4-en

Disarmament forum, four, 2011: Confronting cyberconflict, (UNIDIR - United Nations Institut for Disarmament Research .

Strengthening the Rule of Law in Crisis-affected and Fragile Situations: Global

Programme Annual Report 2011 (UNDP)

http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/crisis-prevention-andrecovery/rule-of-law-global-programme-annual-report-20110/

Violent conflict has declined significantly in the past two decades, yet one and a half billion people still live in fragile or conflict-affected countries. Strengthening the rule of law in crisis-affected and fragile countries by providing people with security and justice will enable governments, communities and individuals to find solutions to conflict and allow men, women and children to live in transparent, accountable and just societies.

United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, 2-27 July 2012, New York

http://www.un.org/disarmament/ATT/

The dedicated UN website on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) negotiations went live on 7 June 2012. This website serves as the primary information platform regarding the historic United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty that will take place in New York from 2 – 27 July 2012. The Conference will begin with a high-level segment during which the attendance of government ministers and the Secretary-General of the United Nations is

expected. The Conference aims to deliver on the most important initiative ever within the United Nations in the field of conventional arms regulation: a robust agreement on common standards regarding the international transfer of arms.

United Nations Security Sector Reform

http://unssr.unlb.org/

http://iseek.un.org/LibraryDocuments/2125-20120529161037582375.pdf

This publication – published by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) – is the first of its kind and describes the evolution of the UN SSR agenda and showcases activities being undertaken in the field and by the SSR Unit at Headquarters. The UN SSR Perspective was produced by DPKO’s SSR Unit, which serves as the focal point and technical resource capacity for the UN system, as well as national and international partners The SSR Unit focuses on three areas: it supports the rapidly expanding number of field Missions and Offices involved in assisting national SSR efforts. It develops guidance and fosters a normative basis for SSR. It co-chairs the UN Inter-agency SSR Task Force at the working level, and serves as its secretariat.

Economic & Social Development

Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future.

United Nations Development Programme. New York. 2012.  http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/corporate/HDR/Africa%20HDR/UNDPAfrica%

20HDR-2012-EN.pdf

Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future.

Summary:

http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/corporate/HDR/Africa%20HDR/UNDPAfrica%20HDR-2012-Summary-EN.pdf

Africa Report on New and Emerging Challenges (AU / ADB / UNDP / UNEP).

Report:

http://www.uneca.org/eca_programmes/sdd/events/Rio20/cfssd7/4AfricaNewEmergingChallengesReportEN.pdf

Summary: http://www.uneca.org/eca_programmes/sdd/events/Rio20/Reports/Africa%20Summary%20Report%20-%20New%20and%20emerging%20challenges%20Sept.pdf

Africa is home to about one quarter of the internationally recognized biodiversity hotspots whose resources are sustaining the livelihood of millions of people in Africa. Two-thirds of the population in sub Saharan Africa relies on products from the forests of the subregion while wild resources and non timber forest products provide up to 35 percent of rural household incomes in Zimbabwe and over 50 percent in Senegal.

Energy-Smart Food at FAO: An overview (FAO)

http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/an913e/an913e.pdf

The report examined the linkages between energy and agrifood systems and their implications for food security and climate. The study recommended programme based on three pillars (1) improving energy efficiency in agrifood systems, (2) increasing the use of renewable energy in these systems and (3) improving access to modern energy services through integrated food and energy production.

Fundamental principles and rights at work: From commitment to action (ILO)

http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/101stSession/reports/reportssubmitted/WCMS_176149/lang--en/index.htm

The International Labour Organization (LO) has issued a report on the worldwide situation concerning its fundamental principles and rights of work – freedom of association and collective bargaining, forced and child labour and discrimination. It will be discussed at the 101st International Labour Conference, to be held between 30 May and 14 June 2012 in Geneva.

Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5): Environment for the future we want

Report:

http://www.unep.org/geo/pdfs/geo5/GEO5_report_full_en.pdf

Further resources, including regional summaries:

http://www.unep.org/newscentre/Default.aspx?DocumentID=2688&ArticleID=9158&l=en

The world continues to speed down an unsustainable path despite over 500 internationally agreed goals and objectives to support the sustainable management of the environment and improve human wellbeing. The report assessed 90 of the most-important environmental goals and objectives and found that significant progress had only been made in four.

Measuring Water use in a Green Economy (UNDP)

http://www.unep.org/resourcepanel/Portals/24102/Measuring_Water.pdf

The report covers decoupling within integrated water resource management, including innovative approaches and technologies to maximise water-use efficiency and productivity gains in different sectors.

The State of the World's Forests 2012 (FAO)

http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i2000e/i2000e00.htm

Sustainable use of forestry resources can make a significant contribution to meeting many of the core challenges being discussed in Rio, including reducing poverty and hunger, minimizing the impacts of climate change, and creating alternative and more sustainable sources of bio-products and bio-energy for human use.

Towards the future we want: End hunger and make the transition to sustainable

agricultural and food systems (FAO at Rio+20)

http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/an894e/an894e00.pdf

This policy document – issued by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) – urges governments to establish and protect rights to resources, especially for the poor; incorporate incentives for sustainable consumption and production into food systems; promote fair and well-functioning agricultural and food markets; reduce risks and increase the resilience of the most vulnerable; invest public resources in essential public goods, especially innovation and infrastructure.

UNEP South-South Cooperation Exchange Mechanism

http://hqweb.unep.org/south_south_cooperation/

What do a biomass project at a Kenyan sugar factory, sustainable mining in Sierra Leone and orang-utan conservation in the rainforests of Borneo have in common? All three are among a host of initiatives included in a new online database from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which aims to strengthen partnerships between sustainable development projects in developing countries.

Working towards sustainable development: Opportunities for decent work and

social inclusion in a green economy (UNEP / ILO / IOE / ITUC)

http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/WCMS_181836/lang--en/index.htm

The transformation to a greener economy could generate 15 to 60 million additional jobs globally over the next two decades and lift tens of millions of workers out of poverty, according to a new report led by the Green Jobs Initiative. The study "Working towards sustainable development: Opportunities for decent work and social inclusion in a green economy " says that these gains will depend on whether the right set of policies are put in place.

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012: Update as of mid-2012 (UN DESA)

http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wesp/wesp_archive/2012wespupdate.pdf

The European debt crisis is currently the biggest threat to the world economy, according to a United Nations report released on 7 June 2012, which warns that the austerity measures followed by countries in the region will plunge them further into recession, and calls for a shift in fiscal policies to stimulate growth. “An escalation of the crisis could result in severe turmoil in financial markets and a sharp rise in global risk aversion, leading to a further weakening of global growth,” states the WESP 2012 mid-year update.

Human Rights

Children and armed conflict (A/66/782–S/2012/261)

http://undocs.org/A/66/782

The Secretary-General issued his annual report on children and armed conflict to the Security Council which gives an overview of the situation of girls and boys in conflict zones and measures taken for their protection. The report includes a list of parties who recruit and use children, kill and maim, commit sexual violence or attack schools and hospitals; the so-called “list of shame.” “2011 shows a mixed picture. While new crises erupted with a heavy toll on children such as in Syria, and also in Libya, violations against girls and boys have come to an end in other parts of the world,” the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy said.

Report on Human Rights in Iraq: 2011 (UNAMI / OHCHR)

http://unami.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2790&ctl=Details&mid=5079&ItemID=304088&language=en-US

The human rights situation in Iraq remains fragile as the country continues its transition from years of dictatorship, conflict, and violence, to peace and democracy,” states a United Nations report for 2011 on the human rights situation in Iraq prepared and published by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in cooperation with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). e report recognizes that the Government of Iraq made some progress in implementing measures to protect and promote the human rights of the Iraqi people. However, the impact of these measures on the overall human rights situation remained limited.

Humanitarian Affairs

Global Trends Report 2011 (UNHCR)

http://www.unhcr.org/4fd6f87f9.html

The report shows 2011 to have been a record year for forced displacement across borders, with more people becoming refugees than at any time since 2000. In all, 4.3 million people were newly displaced, with a full 800,000 of these fleeing their countries and becoming refugees.

OCHA Annual Report 2011

http://www.unocha.org/node/3216

A wave of natural disasters and political upheaval in 2011 threatened tens of millions of lives. Earthquake and tsunami in Japan, disasters in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Globally, natural disasters killed almost 26,000 people. The cumulative economic cost was US$380 billion, making 2011 the most expensive year in history.

The State of the World's Refugees: In Search of Solidarity (UNHCR).

http://www.unhcr.org/publications/unhcr/sowr2012

http://www.unhcr.org/4fc5ceca9.html

The number of displaced persons worldwide will significantly grow over the next ten years due to factors such as conflict, natural disasters and climate change, according to the flagship publication of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), launched on 31 May 2012, which stresses that international solidarity is needed to address the issue.

Trade, Finance and Commerce

Economic Development in Africa Report 2012: Structural Transformation and Sustainable Development in Africa.

http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/aldcafrica2012_embargo_en.pdf

Bulletins, brochures:

Bulletin on action by the United Nations system and intergovernmental organizations relevant to the question of Palestine, January 2012, Volume XXXV, Bulletin No. 1. United Nations. Division for Palestinian Rights.

Online version: http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/2373D9C46B43A491852579B5006BCFF1

Bulletin on action by the United Nations system and intergovernmental organizations relevant to the question of Palestine, April 2011, Volume XXXIV, Bulletin No. 4. United Nations. Division for Palestinian Rights.

Online version: http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/7BFD090E021BC9BE85257968005C513C

 

Bulletin on action by the United Nations system and intergovernmental organizations relevant to the question of Palestine, March 2011, Volume XXXIV, Bulletin No. 3. United Nations. Division for Palestinian Rights.

http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/7CE38368D9DFC4E885257937006B042C

Bulletin of the World Health Organization: Volume 90, Number 6, June 2012, p. 401,476.

http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/90/6/en/

United Nations Peacekeeping Operations – Fact Sheet: 31 May 2012

(Rev.133, June 2012)

http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/factsheet.shtml

United Nations Political and Peacebuilding Missions – Fact Sheet: 31 May 2012

(Rev.107, June 2012)

http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents//ppbm.pdf

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New impact factor: The Lancet Journal

The Impact Factor has increased to 38.28, retaining our position as one of the leading general medicine journals in
the world (2011 Journal Citation Reports, Thomson Reuters, 2012). This result is evidence of the integrity researchers place on The Lancet's content.

Below is a list of the 10 most highly cited and ground-breaking articles which contributed to our new impact factor. To view the articles in full please click the button to the right of this message.
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Below is a list of the 10 most highly cited and ground-breaking articles which contributed to our new impact factor. To view the articles in full click here. They are freely available in full.

The top 10**

1. Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2008: a
systematic analysis
(2010) The Lancet, 375 (9730), pp. 1969-1987.
Cited 324 times

2. Trastuzumab in combination with chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone
for treatment of HER2-positive advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal
junction cancer (ToGA): A phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled trial
(2010) The Lancet, 376 (9742), pp. 687- 97.
Cited 318 times

3. Incidence of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 infection in England: a
cross-sectional serological study
(2010) The Lancet, 375 (9720), pp. 1100-1108.
Cited 290 times

4. Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis
of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5
(2010) The Lancet, 375 (9726), pp. 1609-1623.
Cited 281 times

5. Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria
with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in general population cohorts:
a collaborative meta-analysis
(2010) The Lancet, 375 (9731), pp. 2073-2081.
Cited 263 times 6. Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL
cholesterol: A meta-analysis of data from 170 000 participants in 26
randomised trials
(2010) The Lancet, 376 (9753), pp. 1670-1681.
Cited 262 times

7. Carotid artery stenting compared with endarterectomy in patients with
symptomatic carotid stenosis (International Carotid Stenting Study): an
interim analysis of a randomised controlled trial
(2010) The Lancet, 375 (9719), pp. 985-997.
Cited 255 times

8. C-reactive protein concentration and risk of coronary heart disease,
stroke, and mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis
(2010) The Lancet, 375 (9709), pp. 132-140.
Cited 233 times

9. Oral poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor olaparib in patients with
BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations and advanced breast cancer: A proof-of-concept
trial
(2010) The Lancet, 376 (9737), pp. 235-244.
Cited 225 times

10. Once-only flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in prevention of colorectal
cancer: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
(2010) The Lancet, 375 (9726), pp. 1624-1633.
Cited 211 times

SABINET Open Access Journal Collection

The collection currently comprises 46 South African journals, which may be searched individually, and provides immediate access to the PDF versions of 6 000+ full-text articles. Of the journals in the collection, 15 appear on the Approved South African Journals list, the ISI list, or the IBSS list. New journal titles and issues are added to the collection on an ongoing basis. Click here for more details

Some of the journals include:

• African Journal of Farm Child and Youth Development (Discontinued)
• African Journal of Health Profession Education 
• CSIR Science Scope
• Current Allergy & Clinical Immunology
•  ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa 
• Injury and Safety Monitor (Discontinued)
• Inkanyiso : The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences   
• Journal of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences (*)
• Quest : Science for South Africa
• Rostrum : Newsletter of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa
• Scientia Militaria (*)
• South Africa Rural Development Quarterly (Discontinued)
• South African Health Review
• South African Human Rights Yearbook (Discontinued)
• South African Journal of Chemical Engineering (*) (Discontinued)
• South African Journal of Information Management (*)
• South African Journal of Science (%)
• Southern African Business Review (*)