Using natural language processing techniques to inform research on nanotechnology

• Nastassja A. Lewinski and
• Bridget T. McInnes

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1439–1449, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.149

• language processing methods are applied, and (2) experimental data to which data modeling methods, such as those used in HDAT and NanoMiner, are applied [5][6]. Despite being a largely overlooked area of informatics, several reviews have been published that list the different databases and tools currently

• separates NLP applications from other data processing systems is their use of knowledge about human language [12]. Many of the NLP applications utilize literature retrieved from databases. Information retrieval, document classification, and pattern matching methods are often utilized to ensure that the

• , and environmental risk assessment. Methods This review was limited to the English language literature included in two databases, PubMED and Web of Science [22][23]. The searches were conducted on February 12, 2015. For the search term (nano* AND “natural language processing”), Web of Science retrieved

Simulation tool for assessing the release and environmental distribution of nanomaterials

• Haoyang Haven Liu,
• Muhammad Bilal,
• Anastasiya Lazareva,
• Arturo Keller and
• Yoram Cohen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 938–951, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.97

• region(s) of interest (see section, Databases). The mass balance equations (Supporting Information File 1, Equations S1–S4) are then solved to determine the average ENM release rates to the environmental compartments (i.e., air, water, and soil). Mass “flows” of ENMs among the various compartments can be

• distribution (lower subplot). It is noted that such information can be utilized to convert MendNano reported ENM mass concentrations to surface area concentration [35][36] given the knowledge of the primary particle size. Databases The parameter database contains material properties, geographical, and

• ), compiled from various published studies [17], public databases [40], and market research [5], and estimated based on economic indicators [41]). Use cases for assessing multimedia distribution of ENMs The integrated RedNano simulation tool is suitable for a variety of assessments regarding the environmental

Molecular biology approaches in bioadhesion research

• Marcelo Rodrigues,
• Birgit Lengerer,
• Thomas Ostermann and
• Peter Ladurner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 983–993, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.112

• facility 2.1 BLAST – basic local alignment search tool Basic local alignment search tool (BLAST) is a software package to query sequence databases for homologues [31]. Statistical information helps to determine the significance of every alignment. BLAST is widely used to analyze sequencing data and to find