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. 2005 Feb-Mar;6(1-2):67–71. doi: 10.1002/cfg.456

Ontology-Based Interactive Information Extraction From Scientific Abstracts

David Milward 1,, Marcus Bjäreland 2, William Hayes 3, Michelle Maxwell 4, Lisa Öberg 2, Nick Tilford 4, James Thomas 1, Roger Hale 1, Sylvia Knight 1, Julie Barnes 4
PMCID: PMC2448603  PMID: 18629299

Abstract

Over recent years, there has been a growing interest in extracting information automatically or semi-automatically from the scientific literature. This paper describes a novel ontology-based interactive information extraction (OBIIE) framework and a specific OBIIE system. We describe how this system enables life scientists to make ad hoc queries similar to using a standard search engine, but where the results are obtained in a database format similar to a pre-programmed information extraction engine. We present a case study in which the system was evaluated for extracting co-factors from EMBASE and MEDLINE.

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