Rheumatology reviews July–September 2014☆

REVIEWS

NRC-Canada-2014: Detecting Aspects and Sentiment in Customer Reviews

Reviews depict sentiments of customers towards various aspects of a product or service. Some of these aspects can be grouped into coarser aspect categories. SemEval-2014 had a shared task (Task 4) on aspect-level sentiment analysis, with over 30 teams participated. In this paper, we describe our submissions, which stood first in detecting aspect categories, first in detecting sentiment towards ...

Rheumatology

First published as ‘Colour Aids Rheumatology’ in 1984 and as ‘Rheumatology: Colour Guide’ in 1992 this small book and indeed the Colour Guides series seeks to confirm the old adage that, interalia, “...a picture paints a thousands words”. The book features clinical and imaging photographs of common rheumatological conditions ranging from rheumatoid arthritis to Reiter’s disease, and juvenile ch...

Computer-Based Diagnostic Expert Systems in Rheumatology: Where Do We Stand in 2014?

Background. The early detection of rheumatic diseases and the treatment to target have become of utmost importance to control the disease and improve its prognosis. However, establishing a diagnosis in early stages is challenging as many diseases initially present with similar symptoms and signs. Expert systems are computer programs designed to support the human decision making and have been de...

Foreword: Seminars in Research 2014 Joint Experiences in Rheumatology and Dermatology

It is a pleasure for us to present this special issue of The Journal of International Medical Research, which brings together a series of brief communications focusing on the use of biological therapy in rheumatology and dermatology based on recent research into the pathogenic mechanisms of immunemediated inflammatory diseases of the skin and joints. The articles were written by members of the ...