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Nanostructured lipid carriers loaded with cannabidiol: A novel antibiofilm appr...

Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are major contributors to skin dysbiosis and infections, e.g. folliculitis and intravascular catheter infections, forming biofilms that enhance their resistance to antibiotics and immune responses. Given that antibiotic resistance is a serious challenge, new solutions are constantly being explored. The endocannabinoid system is essential for mai...

Can user and task characteristics be used as predictors of success in health in...

Introduction. The concept and study of relevance has been a central subject in information science. Although research in information retrieval has been focused on topical relevance, other kinds of relevance are also important and justify further study. Motivational relevance is typically inferred by criteria such as user satisfaction and success. Method. Using an existing dataset composed by an annotated set of...

National food, nutrition, and physical activity survey of the portuguese genera...

Background: The assessment of food consumption data using harmonized methodologies at the European level is fundamental to support the development of public policies. Portugal is one of the countries with the most outdated information on individual food consumption. Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the design and methodology of the National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey, 201...

Towards understanding consumers' quality evaluation of online health informatio...

Effects of Language and Terminology of Query Suggestions on Medical Accuracy Co...

Searching for health information is one of the most popular activities on the web. In this domain, users often misspell or lack knowledge of the proper medical terms to use in queries. To overcome these difficulties and attempt to retrieve higher-quality content, we developed a query suggestion system that provides alternative queries combining the Portuguese or English language with lay or medico-scientific te...

Inquérito Alimentar Nacional e de Atividade Física IAN-AF 2015-2016: Relatório ...

Inquérito Alimentar Nacional e de Atividade Física IAN-AF 2015-2016: Relatório ...

National food, nutrition and physical activity survey of the portuguese general...

Effects of terminology on health queries: An analysis by user's health literacy...

Prior studies have shown that terminology support can improve health information retrieval but have not taken into account the characteristics of the user performing the search. In this chapter, the impact of translating queries' terms between lay and medico-scientific terminology, in users with different levels of health literacy and topic familiarity, is evaluated. Findings demonstrate that medico-scientific ...

Identification and classification of health queries: Co-occurrences vs. domain-...

Identifying the user's intent behind a query is a key challenge in Information Retrieval. This information may be used to contextualize the search and provide better search results to the user. The automatic identification of queries targeting a search for health information allows the implementation of retrieval strategies specifically focused on the health domain. In this paper, two kinds of automatic methods...