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. 2017 Dec 21:6:Chem Inf Sci-2164.
doi: 10.12688/f1000research.12865.1. eCollection 2017.

Abstract Sifter: a comprehensive front-end system to PubMed

Nancy Baker  1 , Thomas Knudsen  2 , Antony Williams  2
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Abstract Sifter: a comprehensive front-end system to PubMed

Nancy Baker et al. F1000Res. .

Abstract

The Abstract Sifter is a Microsoft Excel based application that enhances existing search capabilities of PubMed. The Abstract Sifter assists researchers to search effectively, triage results, and keep track of articles of interest. The tool implements an innovative "sifter" functionality for relevance ranking, giving the researcher a way to find articles of interest quickly. The tool also gives researchers a view of the literature landscape for a set of entities such as chemicals or genes. The Abstract Sifter is available as a Microsoft Excel macro-enabled workbook application.

Keywords: Microsoft Excel; PubMed; Visual Basic for Applications; biology; chemistry; document retrieval; toxicology.

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Conflict of interest statement

No competing interests were disclosed.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
1a. Abstract Sifter Main sheet and 1b. Abstract sheet view.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
2a. Taking Group notes. 2b. Viewing Notes sheet. 2c. Highlighting noted citations.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. Landscape sheet.
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