In this paper we give a brief overview of the Webis group’s participation in the TREC 2012 Session track. Our runs implement three main ideas: (1) distinguishing low risk sessions where we want to involve session knowledge in the form of a conservative query expansion strategy (only few expansion terms based on keywords from previous queries and seen/clicked documents/titles/snippets) from thos...

Background: Diabetes is considered as one of the health problems in all societies. Exercise training and herbal medicines are some approaches to improve diabetes. The present study investigated the effect of a six weeks exercise training program and/or Pistacia atlantica (mastic) extract on thyroid hormones and lipid profile as well as antidiabetic ef...

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of perceived exertion (session-RPE) in quantifying internal training load in divers. METHODS Six elite divers, three males (age, 25.7 ± 6.1 y; stature, 1.71 ± 0.06 m; body mass, 66.7 ± 1.2 kg) and three females (age, 25.3 ± 0.6 y; stature, 1.63 ± 0.05 m; body mass, 58.3 ± 4.0 kg) were monitored during six training sessions w...

PURPOSE Investigating adolescent training loads might help us understand optimal training adaptations. GPS tracking devices and training diaries were used to quantify weekly sport and other physical activity demands placed on adolescent rugby union players and profile typical rugby training sessions. METHODS Participants were 75 males age 14 to 18 y who were recruited from rugby teams represe...

Consumer engagement during sensory testing can be influenced by multiple factors. This study sought to determine the impact multi-session and consumer has on panelist engagement. To measure engagement, Engagement Questionnaire (EQ) was included in a three-week repeated session test. Participants evaluated 11 different whole wheat breads over course of three weeks. At end each subjects completed...

The 21st Annual Antibody Engineering and 8th Annual Antibody Therapeutics international conferences, and the 2010 Annual Meeting of The Antibody Society, organized by IBC Life Sciences with contributions from The Antibody Society and two Scientific Advisory Boards, were held December 5-9, 2010 in San Diego, CA. The conferences were organized with a focus on antibody engineering only on the firs...

PURPOSE To evaluate intra- and intersession repeatability of objective optical quality and intraocular scattering measurements with a double-pass system in children. METHODS Forty-two eyes of 42 children were included in the study. An optical quality analysis system (OQAS) was used to measure optical quality parameters, including modulation transfer function cutoff frequency (MTFcutoff), Stre...

INTRODUCTION The relationship between alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) polymorphisms and alcohol use disorders in populations of African descent has not been clearly established. This study examined the effect of ADH1B polymorphisms on alcohol metabolism and subjective response, following intravenous (IV) alcohol administration, and the influence of gender, recent drinking history, and family histor...