Collexis Search Technology Revolutionizes Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval for Research; Knowledge Disease Cockpit for Academic and Scientific Research Launched in North American Market.COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Collexis, a leader in knowledge discovery and information retrieval information retrieval Recovery of information, especially in a database stored in a computer. Two main approaches are matching words in the query against the database index (keyword searching) and traversing the database using hypertext or hypermedia links. technology, has unveiled its first biomedical research Biomedical research (or experimental medicine), in general simply known as medical research, is the basic research or applied research conducted to aid the body of knowledge in the field of medicine. application for the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market with the launch of the Knowledge Disease Cockpit for academic and scientific research. At the start, the Knowledge Disease Cockpit Application uses a process called Collexis Fingerprinting, identifying and building a weighted list of concepts from text sources. These fingerprints capture the essence of the content of a given article. For this research application, Collexis has fingerprinted all of the abstracts on Pubmed from 1990 through 2006. Pubmed is the National Library of Medicine's index of biomedical research from across the globe. "The Knowledge Disease Cockpit application gives researchers the ability to correlate data to identify trends and discover relationships between diseases, chemicals, medications and genes in a powerful new way," said William Kirkland, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Collexis Inc. "Which genes are related to Alzheimers? Which biological agents should be studied to cure a flu outbreak? Which chemicals will yield the best new treatment for HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. ? Using the pioneering research technology from Collexis will not only help researchers answer these questions, but also suggest directions for new research." "Some of the most important scientific breakthroughs in history have come when researchers working independently, in completely different areas of expertise or thousands of miles apart have discovered correlations between their works that create a completely new paradigm New Paradigm In the investing world, a totally new way of doing things that has a huge effect on business. Notes: The word "paradigm" is defined as a pattern or model, and it has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework. ," observed David Blake David Blake is a name shared by:
Collexis was founded in The Netherlands in 1999 and recently opened its North American headquarters in Columbia, S.C. Collexis clients include global leaders like the World Health Organization, Elsevier Science, the Pan-American Health Organization Pan-American Health Organization, inter-American health organization. It was established in 1902 as the International Sanitary Bureau; the present name was adopted in 1958. Its members include all the Latin American nations, Canada, and the United States. , The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, Lockheed Martin, and Merck. About Collexis Inc. Collexis is a global company with North American headquarters in Columbia, S.C. Collexis develops software to search and mine large amounts of data and information. Founded in The Netherlands in 1999, Collexis has office locations throughout the United States and Europe, and its global headquarters is in The Netherlands. The Collexis mission is to develop software to support knowledge retrieval and discovery across multiple industries. For more information, visit www.collexis.com. |
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