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Skills Practice 1

Build search queries out of the word strings given below by using logic operators to combine concepts and synonyms. Enclose synonyms in parentheses.

TAMPER_____PACKAGE_____DRUG

TAMPER_____PACKAGE_____CONTAINER_____DRUG_____PHARMACEUTICAL

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Skills Practice 2

Make the Search More Comprehensive - Add Alternate Terms

Look through the D TRIAL results from your Exploratory Search (reproduced below) for alternate terms that could be used in addition to TAMPER? and PACK? to make the search query more comprehensive.

=> D L1 13,27,121,286-288 TRIAL
L1   ANSWER 13 OF 439  PSTA  COPYRIGHT  1997 F-ILV
TI   Tamper-evident packaging can protect the
     consumer.
     [Missbrauchsichere Verpackung kann den Verbraucher schuetzen.]
CC   V (Gas-, Vacuum-, Deep-frozen Packs, Aerosols, Miscellaneous Packs)
CT   tamper-evident pack; tamper-evident closure;
     securing means; consumer protection
L1   ANSWER 27 OF 439  PSTA  COPYRIGHT  1997 F-ILV
TI   New drug packs fit market needs.
     [Neue Arzneimittelverpackungen entsprechen Marktanforderungen.]
CC   Q (Non-food)
CT   pharmaceutical; package; package design;
     child-proof pack; tamper-evident pack; consumer
     acceptability 
L1   ANSWER 121 OF 439  PSTA  COPYRIGHT  1997 F-ILV
TI   Package with compartmented closure assembly.
     [Verpackung mit mehrteiligem Verschluss.]CC   N (Package Components)
CT   sealingclosing means; container; tamper-evident
     closure; patent 
L1   ANSWER 286 OF 439  PSTA  COPYRIGHT  1997 F-ILV
TI   Update on tamper indicators. Processors still quietly
     concerned about potential dangers.
     [Stand der Technik entnahmesicherer Eigenschaften. Verarbeiter sind
     noch wegen denkbarer Gefahren besorgt.]
CC   A (Economy, Statistics, Laws, Standardization)
CT   Pilferproof pack; Pilferproof closure; Liability; Costs;
     Shrink film; Skin pack 
L1   ANSWER 287 OF 439  PSTA  COPYRIGHT  1997 F-ILV
TI   Tamper-evident packaging considerations.
     []berlegungen bezueglich faelschungskenntlicher Verpackung.]
CC   A (Economy, Statistics, Laws, Standardization)
CT   Pilferproof pack; Pilferproof closure; Liability; Costs;
     Food 
L1   ANSWER 288 OF 439  PSTA  COPYRIGHT  1997 F-ILV
TI   FDA's role in food safety and in packaging
     tampering.
     [Die Rolle der US Federal Drug Administration hinsichtlich der
     Sicherheit von Lebensmitteln und der Unversehrtheit von
     Packungen.]
CC   A (Economy, Statistics, Laws, Standardization)
CT   Ordinance; Consumer protection; Pilferproof pack; Marking;
     Food; Toxicity; Microbiological analysis

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Skills Practice 3

Make the Search More Precise - Add More Specific Terms

Look through the D TRIAL results from your Exploratory Search (reproduced below) for more specific terms that could be used to focus the search on packaging systems where tampering is apparent.

=> D L1 13,27,286-288 TRIAL
L1   ANSWER 13 OF 439  PSTA  COPYRIGHT  1997 F-ILV
TI   Tamper-evident packaging can protect the
     consumer.
     [Missbrauchsichere Verpackung kann den Verbraucher schuetzen.]
CC   V (Gas-, Vacuum-, Deep-frozen Packs, Aerosols, Miscellaneous Packs)
CT   tamper-evident pack; tamper-evident closure;
     securing means; consumer protection
L1   ANSWER 27 OF 439  PSTA  COPYRIGHT  1997 F-ILV
TI   New drug packs fit market needs.
     [Neue Arzneimittelverpackungen entsprechen Marktanforderungen.]
CC   Q (Non-food)
CT   pharmaceutical; package; package design;
     child-proof pack; tamper-evident pack; consumer
     acceptability 
L1   ANSWER 286 OF 439  PSTA  COPYRIGHT  1997 F-ILV
TI   Update on tamper indicators. Processors still quietly
     concerned about potential dangers.
     [Stand der Technik entnahmesicherer Eigenschaften. Verarbeiter sind
     noch wegen denkbarer Gefahren besorgt.]
CC   A (Economy, Statistics, Laws, Standardization)
CT   Pilferproof pack; Pilferproof closure; Liability; Costs;
     Shrink film; Skin pack 
L1   ANSWER 287 OF 439  PSTA  COPYRIGHT  1997 F-ILV
TI   Tamper-evident packaging considerations.
     []berlegungen bezueglich faelschungskenntlicher Verpackung.]
CC   A (Economy, Statistics, Laws, Standardization)
CT   Pilferproof pack; Pilferproof closure; Liability; Costs;
     Food 
L1   ANSWER 288 OF 439  PSTA  COPYRIGHT  1997 F-ILV
TI   FDA's role in food safety and in packaging
     tampering.
     [Die Rolle der US Federal Drug Administration hinsichtlich der
     Sicherheit von Lebensmitteln und der Unversehrtheit von
     Packungen.]
CC   A (Economy, Statistics, Laws, Standardization)
CT   Ordinance; Consumer protection; Pilferproof pack; Marking;
     Food; Toxicity; Microbiological analysis

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Suggested Solution to Skills Practice 1

S TAMPER AND PACKAGE AND DRUG

S TAMPER AND (PACKAGE OR CONTAINER) AND (DRUG OR PHARMACEUTICAL)

• S is the abbreviated form of the SEARCH command
• Combine different concepts with the AND operator
• Combine synonyms with the OR operator
• Enclose synonyms in parentheses

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Suggested Solution to Skills Practice 2

PILFER is a synonym for TAMPER

CLOSURE is a synonym for PACKAGE

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Suggested Solution to Skills Practice 3

Add the term EVIDENT (with truncation, EVIDEN?).

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