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Exhaustive list of on-line calculators for all subject areas including Cooking, Calenders/Date Conversion, Finance, Math, Science, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, & Engineering. Calculators On-line Center (http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html)

The World of Math Online.

A set of the most useful calculators in the areas of Science/Math, Health, Finance, and various other areas.

This site boasts that one can "convert just about anything to anything else." And with fifty thousand conversions and five thousand units, it has an impressive range.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's report and guidelines published every 5 years, plus a variety of other documents and resources on nutrition and health.

Sponsored by the American Dietetic Association. Offers extensive resources under "Food & Nutrition Information."

From the American Academy of Family Physicians

From the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department

A medical and health consumer information resource containing information in patient-friendly language on over 1,500 health topics, 70 focused health centers, and more than 11,000 drugs and medications.

Use "Open Generic Edition" button, and choose "Patient Handouts" button at the top of the screen.

Service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health.

Includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries

Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications through two drug resources -- MedMaster™, a product of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and the USP DI® Advice for the Patient®.a product of the United

Created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Offers food pyramid, menu planner, and more.

A guide offering easy access to all government web sites with reliable and accurate information on nutrition and dietary guidance.

Drawing on the trusted "Physician's Desk Reference (published annually by Thomas Reuters), this site provides information for prescriptions drugs, over-the-counter medications, and herbals and supplements.

PubChem is a search tool for chemical information, divided into three areas: Compunds, Substances, and BioAssays.

Contains consumer information about nutrition, obesity, and weight control. Offers sample menus, including ones before and after your workouts.

Profiles of several dozen foods. Detailed nutritional information is provided for each food. Browsable by category (such as vegetables and grains).

Deep web database with content from 12 federal science agencies - from Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Government Printing Office, the Nati

WikiPatents is one of the largest free databases of patents open for public comment on the internet, allowing PDF downloading of patents, free patent translation into multiple languages and additional information and resources.

Results in strategic security w/ research and education projects in nuclear arms control & global security; conventional arms transfers; proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; information technology for human health; & government info policy.

Local listing of the OC Science Cafe events, of which UCI is heavily invested. Always free but usually requires advance registration on the website for at least monthly events. Website should be visited often unless one registers and gets eMail updates.

Bridge design contest developed by the US Military Academy of West Point for US students in grades K-12 aimed at promoting math, science and technology education. Downloadable contest information.

A public competition sponsored by the Dept. of Defense that promotes novel & unexplored approaches to tackling engineering problems faced by active soldiers. Prizes range from the hundred thousand to million dollar range & goal criteria change yearly.

Nationwide pre-college competition. Eligible students include high school seniors in the US, its territories & American students attending school abroad. Each year, 1500+ students accept the challenge. Finalists compete for the $100,000 scholarship.

This is the one of the largest suppliers of international standards. UCI users should consult with reference librarians prior to ordering to ensure that is the only source of the standard.

Physical and chemical properties data.

Call number: Periodic table of the elements and their properties

Major indexing source for agriculture literature worldwide. Can be searched in segments of time periods.

Botanicalls allows plants to place phone calls for human help. New resource for plant survival help!

Books published by CRC Press on Food Science. Entire collection can be searched or one can browse a topical area or search and read a specific book. All books are also listed in ANTPAC.

This section on Knovel has many books and resources, including the Food Chemicals Codex, Food Additives Databook, etc. Each title is also listed in ANTPAC.

The official U.S. government website for children of all ages that serves as an introduction to scientific and mathematical pursuits.

A website maintained by the U.S. Department of the Interior designed to introduce children and students both to field work in the outdoors and the scientific foundation needed to safeguard outdoor landscapes and their inhabitants.