The TREC 2004 Genomics Track consisted of two tasks. The first task was a standard ad hoc retrieval task using topics obtained from real biomedical research scientists and documents from a large subset of the MEDLINE bibliographic database. The second task focused on categorization of full-text documents, simulating the task of curators of the Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) system and consistin...

Searching The databases searched included CINAHL, MEDLINE, PREMEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, Current

Electronic databases are increasingly popular tools in typological research. Despite the advantages of such tools, there are problems connected both with their construction and with their standardization. For instance, there is generally a considerable gap between the information stored in typological databases and primary data: primary morphosyntactic data are much more difficult to handle com...

Purpose School-based nutrition education (NE) possesses the capacity to influence learners’ nutrition behaviours. This review aimed at critically assessing published articles on school-based NE intervention in order to identify factors hindering or contributing to the success of interventions. Design/methodology/approach An electronic search of articles was conducted in Medline, PubMed, CINAHL ...

Study objective There is little guidance on how to identify useful evidence about the health effects of social interventions. We aimed to assess the value of different ways of finding this type of information. Design Retrospective analysis of the sources of studies for one systematic review. Setting Case study of a systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions in promoting a populatio...

Methods Randomised controlled trials, quasi-randomised trials, or controlled clinical trials that assessed treatment outcomes for first MTPJ OA were searched for across several electronic databases (to the 14th January 2010) (CENTRAL; MEDLINE; EMBASE; CINAHL; and PEDro). Participants of any age or gender with OA of the first MTPJ defined either radiographically or clinically were included in th...

Background and Purpose—Rates of stroke incidence and mortality vary across populations with important differences between socioeconomic groups worldwide. Knowledge of existing disparities in stroke risk is important for effective stroke prevention and management strategies. This review updates the evidence for associations between socioeconomic status and stroke. Summary of Review—Studies were ...

Background: Patients' compliance consists a complex and multidimensional health issue, globally. At least three terms are used to describe the behavior of medicationtaking. Aim: The aim of the present study was to review a conceptual analysis of patients' compliance to treatment. Method and Material: The methodology included research of studies published in electronic databases such as Pub Med,...