This paper presents a novel algorithm for the acquisition of Information Extraction patterns. The approach makes the assumption that useful patterns will have similar meanings to those already identified as relevant. Patterns are compared using a variation of the standard vector space model in which information from an ontology is used to capture semantic similarity. Evaluation shows this algor...

SUMMARY IE-Kb (Intron Exon-Knowledge base) illustrates the intron-exon dynamics in eukaryotic genes. We have developed three different knowledge sets, namely 'Non-redundant ExInt', 'Non-redundant Pfam-ExInt complement' and 'Non-redundant GenBank eukaryotic subdivisional sets' to understand this phenomenon. Statistical analysis is performed on each knowledge set and the results are made availabl...

dans cet article, l'auteur tudie la creation d'une voie ferre interurbaine, de la banlieue ou urbaine, et essaie de d6terminer le nombre optimal de stations pour une longueur donnee de la ligne; compte tenue d'une repartion du trafic, ie long de la ligne en question qui est suppose etre connue. le critere d'optimalisation est le temps total perdu par l'ensemble des usag...

dans cet article i' intervalle entre deux trains successifs a ete etudie en fonction de leur vitesses dans deux cas differents. dans ie premier cas ,on suppose que la vitesse des deux trains a une valeur constante, et on etudie les variations de l'intervalle minimum en fonction de la vitesse on determine la vitesse optimale et on etudie les variations de l'intervalle minimum en f...

Video recordings of receptionists at work in general practice were found to be useful for self assessment by the receptionists and enabled the doctors to see areas for improvement in the organization of the reception area.

background: molecules expressed on the surface of infected erythrocytes (ie) with plasmodium falci-parum play important roles in malaria pathogenesis and immune evasion. some of these molecules are specific adhesive ligands mediating adhesion of ie to the vascular endothelium. in the current study, the antigens exposed on the surface of ie with different isolates and various binding subpopulati...

BACKGROUND The reentry circuit of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) has not been fully demonstrated. We hypothesized that if an upper common pathway was present, the atrial electrogram could not be captured orthodromically during transient entrainment of AVNRT by rapid atrial pacing. Based on this hypothesis, the presence of an upper common pathway was investigated. METHODS...

The digital radiographic process involves (a) the attenuation of x rays along rays forming an orthographic projection, (b) the detection of the radiation beam by a two-dimensional recording device, (c) the processing of detector signals to produce a digital image for presentation, and (d) the display of the digital image. The performance of the process is typically considered in terms of the ab...

introduction: anethole is the main constituent of pimpinella anisum l. (anise), a herbaceous annual plant which has several therapeutic effects. in the folk medicine, anise is employed as an antiepileptic drug. specifically, this study was focused on the cellular effect of anethole, an aromatic compound in essential oils from anise and camphor. anethole has various physiological effects on the ...

in the present study, the effects of formalin as a peripheral noxious stimulus on spontaneously active units of the nucleus reticularis paragigantocellularis (pgi), a narrow region of the ventral pontine reticular formation, was examined in urethane anesthetized rats. spontaneous discharge of the pgi neurons was variable, ranging from i to 37 spikes per second. formalin as a chemical irritant a...