"Hot Topics" Sample Searches

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Natural Disasters:
 

Nuclear Power Stations and Human Health:

subject:"nuclear power stations" and sc:(he or x9)

CAB Direct 

Earthquakes and Health Services:

(earthquake or earthquakes) and ("heatlh services" or "health service" or cc:(uu350 or vv500))
CAB Direct 

Natural Disasters (from Global Health):

"natural disasters" and sc:(he or x9)
CAB Direct 

Alternative Energy:

"alternative energy" or "energy alternatives"
CAB Direct 

Ecological Restoration:

"ecological restoration" or "restoration ecology"
CAB Direct 

Influenza:

Everything on Swine Influenza Related to Humans:

(influenza$ and (swine or pigs)) and man
CAB Direct 

All Swine Fever Records:

influenza$ and (swine or pigs)

CAB Direct 

All Influenza Records:

(Influenza$ and man:od) not influenzae

CAB Direct 

Influenza Treatment in Humans:

Influenza and therapy and man

CAB Direct 

Other Hot Topics:

Pandemics and Humans:

pandemics and man

CAB Direct

Food Security and Plant genetic resources:

subject:("food security" or poverty or hunger) and subject:("plant genetic resourses" or "genetic resources")

CAB Direct 

Use of Face Masks to Stop Disease Spread (Global Health database):

(facemasks or masks) and (prevention or control)

CAB Direct 

Handwashing and Disease Control (Global Health database):
handwashing and (prevention or control)
CAB Direct 

Biofuels from Algae:
(biogas or biodiesel or biofuel or biofuels) and (algae or algal)

CAB Direct   

Climate Change and Food Security:
("global warming" or "climatic change") and "food security"
CAB Direct   

TB and Multiple Drug Resistance:
"muliple drug resistance" and tuberculosis
CAB Direct   

Childhood Obesity:
children and obesity
CAB Direct   

Environmental Effects of Renewable Energy:

("renewable energy" or biofuel or biofuels) and ("environmental impacts" or "environmental effects")
CAB Direct   

Wildlife Conservation in the UK:

(subject:"wildlife conservation" or subject:(wildlife and conservation)) and subject:uk
CAB Direct   

Traditional Knowledge and Associated Rights:

subject:("traditional knowledge" or "indigenous knowledge") and subject:(rights or protection or "trade marks")

CAB Direct

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