We report a tool called Akshaya, which implements a framework to mine four types of “general knowledge semantics” (analytical semantics) from unstructured text. The semantics being mined are semantic siblings, topical anchors, topic expansion and topical markers. The framework provides options to embed more such general knowledge semantic mining algorithms into it. We use a term co-occurrence g...

In the literature, two main categories of methods have been proposed for bilingual lexicon extraction fromcomparable corpora, namely topic model and context based methods. In this paper, we present a bilingual lexicon extraction system that is based on a novel combination of these two methods in an iterative process. Our system does not rely on any prior knowledge and the performance can be ite...

Tacrolimus (FK 506) is a macrolactam derivative with immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory activity. Topical tacrolimus 0.03% has been used for inflammatory conditions of the anterior segment. This article adds to the literature on the off-license application of tacrolimus ointment, by describing the safe and effective use of the higher strength of 0.1% topical tacrolimus skin ointment in four...

A growing number of parents are refusing topical fluoride for their children during preventive dental and medical visits. This nascent clinical and public health problem warrants attention from dental professionals and the scientific community. Clinical and community-based strategies are available to improve fluoride-related communications with parents and the public. In terms of future researc...

Application of topical medication remains an essential component of clinical physiotherapy practice but previous reports have revealed poor knowledge of medications among Nigerian physiotherapists. Also, there are arrays of topical medications available but there is envelope of doubts on what determines the choice of Nigerian physiotherapists. The primary aims of this study were to investigate ...