CAB Direct
CAB Direct
CAB Direct (pronounced: /kæb dɪˈrɛkt/) is a comprehensive source of reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for the applied life sciences. It includes literature published around the world, covering every aspect of applied life science from agriculture and the environment, to human health and nutrition.
Etymology
The term "CAB" in CAB Direct stands for Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International, which is an international non-profit organization that specializes in scientific publishing and information dissemination. The word "Direct" signifies the direct access to the organization's database.
Related Terms
- Abstract (summary): A brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding, or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline.
- Bibliographic database: A database of bibliographic records, an organized digital collection of references to published literature, including journal and newspaper articles, conference proceedings, reports, government and legal publications, patents, books, etc.
- Applied life sciences: A discipline of science that applies the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine, health, and healthcare.
- Agriculture: The science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products.
- Environment (biophysical): A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution.
- Human health: Human health, or simply health, is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
- Nutrition: Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on CAB Direct
- Wikipedia's article - CAB Direct
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