|
|
What's
new in 2005 DeCS
This document highlights the additions and
changes in 2005 Health Science Descriptors (DeCS). In addition to the
annual changes related to the 2005 Medical Science Headings (MeSH), the
main novelties in 2005 DeCS are the creation of the Science and Health category by PAHO IKM/RC Unit (Information Knowledge Management/Research Promotion
and Development), date of update February 2005, and the creation of the Health Surveillance category, in partnership with the National Health
Surveillance System of the Scientific and Technical Knowledge Management
Office - GETEC, General Management for Knowledge and Documentation ANVISA (the Health Surveillance Agency of the Brazilian Department of
Health), date of update April 2005.
Overview
of Vocabulary Development and Changes
·
487 MeSH descriptors were
added. The ten subcategories which received the greatest additions were
animals (100), bacteria (50), enzymes
and coenzymes (47), amino acids,
peptides and proteins (46), humanities (23), investigative
techniques (15), digestive system diseases (13), organic compounds (11), heterocyclic compounds (10), diagnosis (10), biological
phenomena, cell phenomena and immunity (10).
·
129 MeSH descriptors replaced
with more up-to-date terminology;
·
60 MeSH descriptors deleted;
·
1482 see references (entry
terms) were added, of which 340
in MeSH descriptors.
·
the new hierarchical category
Science and Health (SH) totaling 218 descriptors and 277 entry terms (cross
references); of these totals, 137 descriptors and 56 entry terms are new;
·
the new hierarchical category
Health Surveillance (VS) totaling 833 descriptors and 773 entry terms
(cross references); of these totals, 271 descriptors and 227 entry terms
are new;
·
Beginning of the review of the
terminology in Spanish especially of the Organisms (B) category.
Totals by type of terminology
|
|
totals
by type
of terminology (per language)
|
totals
by type
of terminology
(in 3 languages)
|
|
MeSH Descriptors with tree numbers
|
22860
|
68580
|
|
MeSH Check tags without tree numbers
|
8
|
24
|
|
MeSH
Publication Types
|
127
|
381
|
|
MeSH
subheadings (Qualifiers)
|
83
|
249
|
|
DeCS
subheadings (Qualifiers)
|
1
|
3
|
|
DeCS Descriptors with tree numbers
|
4603
|
13809
|
|
Total
|
27682
|
83046
|
Publication Types
Review Literature [Publication Type] and Review, Academic [Publication
Type] have been deleted as Publication Types. These concepts are now see
Review [Publication Type].
Organisms -- B Category:
The taxonomy of Hominidae, the family comprising bipedal primate
mammals, which includes humans, has been updated for 2005. Also, similarly to what occurred in 2004 to the check tag Animal (see DeCS 2004 edition overview and
the link below), the check tag Human will be
changed to a new descriptor Humans. It
will function as both a descriptor and a check tag when human is only a secondary theme in the article and will be indented
under HOMINIDAE in the MeSH hierarchy, which, in turn, is indented under
Animals. Both the
plural and the singular forms may be used for searching literature. The word Human, in the singular, will refer to the new descriptor in the
plural.
|
Organisms
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Animals
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chordata
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vertebrates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mammals
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Haplorhini
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cebidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cercopithecidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hominidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gorilla gorilla
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Humans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pan paniscus
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pan troglodytes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pongo pygmaeus
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hylobatidae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tarsiidae
|
|
For
further information see the article 2005 MeSH Changes to Hominidae
and the Check Tag Human; Resulting PubMed and NLM Catalog Change to Search
for Animals. NLM Tech Bull. 2004 Nov-Dec;(341):e6.
The trees of the following
organisms were revised and greatly expanded: Carnivora, Birds,
Cyanobacteria, Clostridium, and Porifera. In the cases of Carnivora and
Birds, there are now specific headings for many of the genera and species,
with their scientific names. There are now headings for 20 species of
Clostridium (previously 4) and for 7 specific subtypes of Clostridium
botulinum. The sponges (Porifera) now have headings for several of the
genera. For more details see What’s New for 2005
Chemicals and Drogas -- D category:
The subcategory Macromolecular Substances (D05) was added with 132
descriptors. For other changes in the D category, see What’s New for 2005 MeSH.
Historical Events - Category K
In Category K, descriptors were added or replaced for consistency for
information about major historic events and eras:
|
Eras
|
Events
|
|
History, 15th Century
|
American Civil War
|
|
History, 16th Century
|
American Revolution
|
|
History, 17th Century
|
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
|
|
History, 18th Century
|
Crimean War
|
|
History, 19th Century
|
French Revolution
|
|
History, 20th Century
|
Gulf War
|
|
History, 21th Century
|
Korean War
|
|
History, Ancient
|
Russian-Japanese War
|
|
History, Early Modern 1451-1600
|
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
|
|
History, Medieval
|
Spanish-American War, 1898
|
|
History, Modern 1601-
|
Vietnam Conflict
|
|
|
World War I
|
|
|
World War II
|
Support Tags
The MeSH Heading check tags reflecting grant support have been changed for
2005. Changes were made because the former name of the descriptor was a
less accurate label for the concept. The concept is support of research,
not support in a general sense. The changes are as follows:
2004: Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
2005: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
2004: Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
2005: Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
2004: Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
2005: Research Support, U.S. Gov't. Non-P.H.S.
Source: Pash J, Schulman J. What's New for 2005 MeSH®. NLM Tech Bull. 2004
Nov-Dec;(341):e8. Available on the
World Wide Web: <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/nd04/nd04_mesh.html>
DeCS Unit/BIREME/PAHO/WHO
|
