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Item type:Publication, Improving Medical Cases Retrieval Using an Online Fact Database(Springer International Publishing, 2017-10-12); ; ; This paper presents an approach for retrieval of medical cases using a novel query expansion method. The approach relies purely on the text data in the medical cases. The cases are indexed with Terrier IR search engine based on their text content including the caption of the figure contained within them. Furthermore, in the retrieval phase there is an input consisted of a long text query in a narrative form. The input query is expanded by using on-line fact databases, such as Freebase, with the aim that this will add more terms relevant to the concepts mentioned in the text. The goal is to provide a way of query expansion, so that the query is more defined, which should provide more narrowed and precise results in the retrieval. The retrieval is done with the BM25 weighting model. Our approach shows that expanding the input text query in this fashion can provide a boost in the retrieval performance. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Whey: Source of Bioactive Peptides, Probiotics, Organic Acids, Aromatic Compounds and Enzymes(Springer Nature Singapore, 2023); - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Exploring the Links Between Farmers’ Intention to Apply for Rural Development Program and Networks(Springer International Publishing, 2020); ; The rural areas in North Macedonia encompass around half of the territory and population in the country, where agriculture is core activity and source of income, with lack of other employment opportunities. The rural development program (RDP) budget is not fully utilized. Informal networks among rural population are still the most valuable source of social capital and information exchange, whereas formal networks, such as associations or cooperatives, are still lacking to ensure their sustainable and functional role. This paper explores the factors influencing farmers’ intention to apply for RDP, with an emphasis on network membership. The Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Capital Theory are used as framework. A direct survey on 296 family farms was carried out in 2014. The study is conducted using multivariate statistics, structural equation modelling and social network analysis. The model explains farmers’ mid-term intention to use RDP. Farmers’ attitudes and perceived behavioral controls, as well as network activity and participation, significantly influence the intention to apply for RDP funds. Network participation, as well as education levels and investment tendency are positively related to the intention to use RDP. These findings could be reflected in appropriate measures to encourage farmers’ participation in institutionalized networks, thus in addition to their primary aim, to increase the RDP effectiveness as means of providing better opportunities and quality of life in rural areas.