>Speaking of question answering based on wikipedia. Have you looked at
>AskMeNow's AskWiki?
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>http://askwiki.com/AskWiki/index.php/Main_Page
><http://askwiki.com/AskWiki/index.php/Main_Page> (01)
Yes, just now I looked, and I am not very impressed. Even comparing to
PowereLab. (02)
Answer to Your Question: "when is Lincoln birthday"
It was first proposed by Idaho in 1864, when the Capital was moved from
Lewiston to its present-day location of Boise, which made governing the
out-of-reach panhandle more difficult. (03)
Google easily figures missing 's
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=when+is+Lincoln+birthday&btnG=Google+Search (04)
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>On Feb 15, 2008, at 10:03 AM, Len Yabloko wrote:
>I have tried it at the address below - it is experimental site called
>PowerLabs. You can't search the Web, but only Wikipedia and only using
>tripples: something-connection-something.
>This is what you get for FDA - approves - drugs
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> Oprelvekin
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprelvekin> :
> "The FDA
>has approved the drug very recently, in 2006."
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> Criticism of the Food and Drug Administration
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Food_and_Drug_Administration> :
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> "Criticism: FDA approves unsafe drugs"
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> Criticism of the Food and Drug Administration
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Food_and_Drug_Administration> :
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> "Some critics believe that the FDA has been too
>willing to overlook safety concerns in approving new drugs, and is slow to
>withdraw approved drugs once evidence shows them to be unsafe."
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> Criticism of the Food and Drug Administration
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Food_and_Drug_Administration> :
>"Troglitazone and rofecoxib (trade name Vioxx) are high-profile examples of
>drugs approved by the FDA which were later withdrawn from the market for
>posing unacceptable risks to patients."
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> Pramlintide
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pramlintide> :
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>"Symlin is the only drug approved by the FDA to lower blood sugar in type 1
>diabetics since insulin's discovery in the early 1920s."
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> Omapatrilat
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omapatrilat> :
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>"This drug from BMS was not approved by the FDA due to angioedema safety
>concerns [Reference: Joshi Venugopal. (2003) Pharmacological modulation of the
>natriuretic peptide system."
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> National Drug Code System
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Drug_Code_System> :
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> "Inclusion of a drug in the directory does not mean that the FDA has
>approved the drug or that Medicare, Medicaid or other payers will reimburse
>for it."
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> Torisel <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torisel>
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> "Temsirolimus is an intravenous drug for the
>treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), developed by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
>and approved by the FDA in late May 2007."
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> Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine_oxidase_inhibitor> : "Two such drugs,
>selegiline and rasagiline have been approved by the FDA to not require dietary
>restrictions, except in high dosage treatment."
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> Neuropsychopharmacology
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropsychopharmacology> : "The FDA has approved
>drugs which selectively act on each of the major neurotransmitters such as NE
>reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, DA blocker anti-psychotics, and GABA
>agonist tranquilizers (benzodiazepines)."
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> Insulin-like growth factor 1
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin-like_growth_factor_1> :
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> "In August 2005, the FDA approved Tercica's IGF-1 drug, Increlex,
>as replacement therapy for severe primary IGF-1 deficiency based on clinical
>trial data from 71 patients."
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> Lipodissolve
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipodissolve> : "One of these businesses states
>on its website that "Pharmacies are permitted to compound drugs pursuant to a
>valid patient/physician/pharmacist relationship - even if the drugs have not
>been approved by the FDA.""
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> Lipodissolve
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipodissolve> :
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>"On August 31, fig. a company that manages or operates 15 medical body shaping
>centers offering the Lipodissolve procedure ((http://www.fig.com
><http://www.fig.com> /)), filed a petition for a temporary restraining order
>in Shawnee, Kansas to prevent the ban from going into effect
>(http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/09/10/story15.html?b=1189396800
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><http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/09/10/story15.html?b=1189396800>
> %5E1516650). .Fig states on their public website "Pharmacies are permitted to
>compound drugs pursuant to a valid patient/physician/pharmacist relationship -
>even if the drugs have not been approved by the FDA."
>(http://www.fig.com/mythvfact.html <http://www.fig.com/mythvfact.html> )."
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> Reverse transcriptase inhibitor
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_transcriptase_inhibitor> :
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> "Zidovudine was the first antiretroviral drug approved by
>the FDA for the treatment of HIV."
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> Off-label use
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-label_use> :
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>"However, once the FDA approves a drug for prescription use, they do not
>attempt to regulate the practice of medicine, and so the physician makes
>decisions based on her or his best judgment."
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> Abortion-related violence
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion-related_violence> :
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> "October 1, 2000: A Catholic priest drove his car into the Northern
>Illinois Health Clinic after learning that the FDA had approved the drug
>RU-486."
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> Eli Lilly Controversy
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Lilly_Controversy> : "The drug instead was
>approved by the FDA for use in the treatment of adult ADHD, which has become
>its more common use."
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> Generic drug
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_drug> :
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>"The FDA must approve generic drugs just as innovator drugs must be approved."
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> Drotrecogin alfa
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drotrecogin_alfa> :
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> "The FDA approved the drug in 2001 as was the case with the drug authorities
>in many other countries."
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> Approved drug
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approved_drug> :
> "In
>the United States, the FDA approves drugs."
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> Health care in the United States
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_States> : "In addition
>there are regulatory bodies such as the FDA that identify and approve drugs
>for medical use and sale."
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> Natalizumab
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalizumab> :
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>"After an intensive safety evaluation, the drug was re-approved by the FDA as
>a potentially significant advancement over existing therapies and returned to
>the marketplace under a program of restricted distribution and regular patient
>evaluations."
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> -----Original Message-----
>From: paola.dimaio@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:paola.dimaio@xxxxxxxxx
><mailto:paola.dimaio@xxxxxxxxx> ]
>Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 12:19 AM
>To: '[ontolog-forum]'
>Subject: Re: [ontolog-forum] language ambiguity (was: Axiomatic ontology)
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>re. powerset, yes I have a seen a demo at ISWC in Busan Korea. The guy dId a
>search for 'fda approved drugs' and in the retrieved list there was also
>'marijuana' So we wondered if marijuana was approved, and when we clicked on
>it said 'not approved' 'it also picks up negative instanes' said the guy.
>hehehe.. there is a video somewhere on the web, unless they edited it out...
>On 2/15/08, Rob Freeman wrote: > The most ambitious effort I know of along
>the lines of using classical > NLP to try and label the Web for meaning is the
>very trendy new Web > startup Powerset: > > http://www.powerset.com
><http://www.powerset.com> > > As I recall they have got funding in the area
>of $10+ M to index the > whole Web. They've bought rights to PARC's NLP
>technology. > > Are people here aware of that company? > > I have a soft spot
>for any NLP effort, but anyone who has seen my > posts here will probably
>realize I think they have got the problem > exactly the wrong way around.
>Instead of using NLP to help with > search, I think they should be using
>something like search to fix NLP > (and improve search at the same time.) > >
>But that's another story. The effort is interesting. > > -Rob > > On Thu, Feb
>14, 2008 at 7:29 PM, wrote: > > > > > > Dear Pat, > > > > This looks somewhat
>similar to what I have seen from a couple of EC funded > > research projects I
>was a reviewer for over the last several years. There > is > > no doubt that
>if you consider this sort of thing to be a tool for computer > > assisted
>ontology development, then it can be very helpful, particularly > > where we
>are talking about extracting brute facts. However, if you are > > talking
>about more general ontology extraction, then of course the > ontolgoy > >
>produced is going to be no better than that of the document considered, > and
>> > there are the usual issues with ambiguity that computers usually struggle
>> > with, especially using words with different senses in close proximity. > >
>> > > > > > Regards > > > > Matthew West > >
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