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Clinician snpport and referral to social services is vitally important in assisting the caregiver at that moment. The family should also be referred to local resources, such as the Alzheimer s Association, that can provide detailed information regarding snpport services. Table 63-5 hsts some referral sources and references for caregivers. 

Proteomics is concerned with the analysis of the complete protein complements of genomes. Thus proteomics includes not only the identification and quantification of proteins, but also the determination of their localization, modifications, interactions, activities, and functions. This chapter focuses on protein sequences as the sources of biochemical information. Protein sequence databases are surveyed. Similarity search and sequence alignments using the Internet resources are described. 

There are different classes of protein sequence databases. Primary and secondary databases are used to address different aspects of sequence analysis. Composite databases amalgamate a variety of different primary sources to facilitate sequence searching efficiently. The primary structure (amino acid sequence) of a protein is stored in primary databases as linear alphabets that represent the constituent residues. The secondary structure of a protein corresponding to region of local regularity (e.g., a-helices, /1-strands, and turns), which in sequence alignments are often apparent as conserved motifs, is stored in secondary databases as patterns. The tertiary structure of a protein derived from the packing of its secondary structural elements which may form folds and domains is stored in structure databases as sets of atomic coordinates. Some of the most important protein sequence databases are PIR (Protein Information Resource), SWISS-PROT (at EBI and ExPASy), MIPS (Munich Information Center for Protein Sequences), JIPID (Japanese International Protein Sequence Database), and TrEMBL (at EBI). ... 

Another great source are the census records that can be found on the Internet. (11) Often, you find out more than just birth and death records. (12) Resources for information include National Archives, as well as local family records. (13) Your local library can connect you with basic genealogy guidebooks and reference books as well. 

Your local library (Your librarian is a valuable resource and can direct you to many sources of information and reference materials.)... 

They noted that companies provide both financial and non-financial compensation to local groups in a variety of ways and indicated that there were few joint ventures where research was being conducted by local personnel in a source country. Most agreements merely involved the acquisition of genetic resources and information. Following their study, ten Kate and Laird49 identified a number of concerns which interviewees from a variety of industries interested in natural products had expressed. 

The environmental agencies may be among the best suited for evaluating risk. Their expertise usually includes a sound knowledge of the particular features of the local environment, such as location of flood plains and water resources, and the liaairds of certain chemicals. They should be used to support tlie risk evalmiting effort. The local or state environmental agencies are also a source for inventory of hazards on industrial sites. Tliis information will serve the committee. 

Valuable assistance in finding information can be obtained by consulting information intermediaries with subject expertise who can identify and access information resources unknown or unavailable locally. These individuals may be in local information centers or may be brokers who specialize in individual information services or creation of compilations of data for a fee. An example of this type of service is the Comprehensive Health and Environmental Monographs (CHEMS) division of Health and Environment International. This service creates detailed reports on the health and environmental effects of a chemical. Professional organizations, database producers, and government agencies can also be sources of experts as well as providers of direct information. An example of the former type of service is UNEP-Infoterra, an international referral and research organization of the... 

A variety of resources are available for pharmacists interested in beginning a pharmacy-based immunization practice. Some of the best resource people include state health officers county health clinic physicians state department of health vaccine coordinators, especially those that administer the CHIP or KidCare-like immunization programs and local, board-certified primary care and infectious disease physicians. There are also a number of excellent web sites (see Table 2). The primary and most reliable source for vaccine and immunization information is the CDC web site. Most reliable infor mation about vaccines and immunization on other web pages is based on information first published in the public domain by the CDC in their journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). For those interested in keeping tabs on up-to-the-minute vaccine and immunization changes and recommendations, one should access the CDC listserv. This service forwards all issues of MMWR... 

Baltimore is also the home of the Vegetarian Resource Group, a great source of information on all things vegetarian. Pick up their flyer from any of the local natural food stores for a list of events or check their Web site at www.vrg.org. 

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