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Recorded e-Seminars

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    Searching for siRNA and miRNA in STN Patent Databases

    RNA interference (RNAi) is a system within cells that takes part in controlling which genes are active and how active they are. Two types of small RNA molecules, Micro RNA (miRNA) and Small Interfering RNA (siRNA), are central to RNAi.
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    Advanced Techniques for Statistical Analyses in INPADOC on STN

    The INPADOC databases on STN are an ideal source to perform statistical analyses in the field of patents.
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    Pharmacovigilance Alerts with SDI Package on STN

    STN hosts many databases suitable for the purposes of pharmacovigilance or drug safety searching.
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    Searching for Uncommon Sequences on STN

    Searching for sequences which incorporate uncommon amino acids or nucleotides can be a challenge for even the most experienced searchers.
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    Search Strategies at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology: Immunoconjugates

    The rapid convergence of the traditionally defined disciplines of chemistry and biology and the content resources in these areas create challenges and opportunities for many types of searches.
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    DWPIM vs. MMS

    This recorded event provides an overview of the features and benefits of the Derwent Markush Resource (DWPIM) on STN, in comparison to the Merged Markush Service (MMS) on the Questel platform.
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    In-depth Structure Searching in DWPIM on STNext - Best Practices

    This e-Seminar will discuss in-depth structure search strategies, including node types, and attributes for nodes and bonds. This session will also explain the relationship between the STN generic nodes and the Derwent superatoms.
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    Automating Searches with STN: Part 3 - Monitoring a Large Number of Structures or Patent Numbers

    The scripting feature is a powerful search tool unique to STN which is mainly used by experts to automate the STN retrieval.
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    Searching Value-Added Derwent Polymer Indexing in DWPI on STNext

    Polymer searching is a uniquely challenging prospect, given all of the various ways polymers can be described in patents and the frequent need to also search for relevant properties and applications.
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    Multifile Structure Searching on STNext Why is it Important? How is it Done?

    This session explains why various indexing policies, document coverage and other differences require searches in the Derwent Chemistry Resource and Derwent Markush Resource databases, plus the CAS REGISTRY and MARPAT databases for comprehensiveness.
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    Get the Best Out of Derwent Markush Resource (DWPIM) on STNext

    In this e-Seminar we address important key aspects and characteristics of DWPIM on STNext, including matching, bond values and XX in rings. Recent developments, best practice and potential pitfalls are also discussed.
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    The Derwent World Patents Index Database on STN – An Overview of the Value-Added Information and Features (Part 1)

    The Derwent World Patents Index (aka DWPI on STN) is a world-class value-added patent family database, produced by Clarivate Analytics. The database includes many unique data points with specific search options on STN,
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    Searching Surfactants and Detergents on STN

    This session will explore how surfactants are covered in the CAS and Derwent suite of databases. The rules for indexing of individual surfactant classes in these databases will be discussed on the basis of examples.
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    Added Value in Full-text Patent Files

    STN has a large collection of first-level, full-text patent databases in addition to our familiar value-added indexed files. This e-seminar covers the benefits of using these full-text databases to make your searches more comprehensive.
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    Multi-Database Structure Searching on STNext

    This session explores the benefits of multi-database structure searching on STNext. We start with a general introduction of the four structure databases Derwent Chemistry Resource (DCR), Derwent Markush Resource (DWPIM), CAS REGISTRY and MARPAT.
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    New Team Members for Numeric Property Searching on STNext – the USPAT databases

    The numeric property search (NPS) feature has been added to the patent databases USPATFULL and USPAT2, allowing STNext users to easily retrieve exact values or ranges for 60 physico-chemical properties in the US patents’ full-text.
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    Control Substitution and Ring Fusion in STNext Structure Searches

    Setting up structure queries for efficient Substructure and Closed Substructure Searches are discussed and exemplified in this STNext e-Seminar.
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    STN Coffee Lecture: Rethink your Structure - Tips from the FIZ Search Service

    STN Coffee Lecture about a typical structure search question.
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    STN Coffee Lecture: Keeping Baby's Bottom Dry - A Quick Guide to Polymer Searching on STN

    A brief introduction into the basic concepts of polymer searching on STNext.
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    A Sticky Topic - Polymer Searching on STNext

    Polymer searching is a uniquely challenging prospect, given all of the various ways polymers can be described in patents and the frequent need to also search for relevant properties and applications.
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    Chemical Information à la Carte – the STNext Multi-file Menu now Refined with ReaxysFileSub

    STNext combines databases from CAS, Clarivate and Elsevier, the world's leading providers of chemical information, on a single platform, making it the most comprehensive source for searching high-quality chemical information.
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    The Kinetics of Searching Catalysts on STNext

    Catalysts play a vital role in lowering activation energies for chemical reactions. This webinar provides further insights in the indexing and registration policies in CAS and Derwent files for some of the most common types of catalysts.
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    STN Coffee Lecture: Meet the Database FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts

    The Food Science and Technology Abstracts database provides worldwide coverage of all health, scientific and technological aspects of the processing and manufacture of human and pet food and beverage products.
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    Using the Derwent Manual Codes on STNext

    The Derwent Manual Codes are a powerful tool to be used for subject searching in the Derwent World Patents Index database.
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    Patent Family Information on STN - How to benefit from high quality resources

    Reliable patent family information is of great value to IP professionals when assessing the global legal protection of individual inventions. STN offers high quality data from three major patent family databases, including the DWPI, CAplus and INPADOC.
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