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Charter service: Encasing the Magna Carta

You often hear about the Framers of the Constitution, but not so much the framers of the Magna Carta. They work for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

First-trimester induced abortion not associated with increased risk of psychiatric readmission

First-time first-trimester induced abortion is not associated with an increased risk of readmission to psychiatric facilities among women with a history of a treated mental disorder, according to a report in the February ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Revised criteria could reclassify many with mild Alzheimer dementia

Many patients currently diagnosed with very mild or mild Alzheimer disease dementia could potentially be reclassified as having mild cognitive impairment (MCI) under revised criteria for that condition, according to a report ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Smoking associated with more rapid cognitive decline in men

Smoking in men appears to be associated with more rapid cognitive decline, according to a report published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For volcanologists worldwide, a new digital home for all things volcano

(PhysOrg.com) -- Volcanologists now have their own online network: VHub.org, which promotes collaboration among volcano researchers and community partners by providing a place to share everything from eruption data to ash ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Neuropathy patients more likely to receive high-cost, screening instead of more effective tests

Researchers at the University of Michigan analyzed the tremendous cost of diagnosing peripheral neuropathy and found that less expensive, more effective tests are less likely to be used.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taking moments to enjoy life helps patients make better health decisions

The experience of daily positive affect -- a mild, happy feeling -- and self-affirmation helps some patients with chronic diseases, including coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and asthma, make better decisions ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rate of physician referrals nearly doubled

Physician referral rates in the United States doubled between 1999 and 2009, a new study finds, an increase that likely contributes to the rising costs of health care.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Use of iodinated contrast media in imaging procedures appears to affect thyroid function

Exposure to iodinated contrast media during imaging procedures is associated with changes in thyroid function, and increased risk of developing hyperthyroidism, according to a report in the January 23 issue of Archives of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Confidence, positive feelings support better medication adherence in hypertensive African-Americans

When it comes to taking prescribed medications for hypertension, a patient's self confidence could be as important as doctor's orders. A new study by researchers at NYU School of Medicine reveals that positive affirmation, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study examines research on overuse of health care services

The overuse of health care services in the United States appears to be an understudied problem with research literature limited to a few services and rates of overuse varying widely, according to an article published in the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel treatment for skin lymphoma

Promising findings on a novel combination treatment approach for a chronic type of skin lymphoma are being published today (embargoed for 4 pm) in JAMA's Archives of Dermatology by clinical researchers from Seidman Cancer ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Declines in melanoma deaths limited to the most educated

A new study from the American Cancer Society finds recent declines in melanoma mortality rates in non-Hispanic Whites in the U.S. mainly reflect declines in those with the highest level of education, and reveals a widening ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Active lifestyle associated with less Alzheimer disease-related brain change among persons with APOE epsilon4 genotype

A sedentary lifestyle is associated with greater cerebral amyloid deposition, which is characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), among cognitively normal individuals with the ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dabigatran associated with increased risk of acute coronary events

The anticoagulant dabigatran is associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) or acute coronary syndrome in a broad spectrum of patients when tested against some other medicines, according to a ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Archive

An archive is a collection of historical records, or the physical place they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of an organization.

In general, archives consist of records that have been selected for permanent or long-term preservation on grounds of their enduring cultural, historical, or evidentiary value. Archival records are normally unpublished and almost always unique, unlike books or magazines for which many identical copies exist. This means that archives (the places) are quite distinct from libraries with regard to their functions and organization, although archival collections can often be found within library buildings.

A person who works in archives is called an archivist. The study and practice of organizing, preserving, and providing access to information and materials in archives is called archival science.

When referring to historical records or the places they are kept, the plural form archives is chiefly used. Archivists tend to prefer the term "archives" (with an S) as the correct terminology to serve as both the singular and plural, since "archive," as a noun or a verb, has acquired meanings related to computer science.[citation needed]

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