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* If you search for keywords prefixed with a minus sign -, you are performing a NEGATIVE search. For example, if you search for **+protein +kinase -yeast** this is the equivalent of saying return papers containing **protein** AND **kinase** but only if those papers DO NOT contain the keyword **yeast**. You cannot perform an all negative search so a search like **-yeast -human** is invalid. | * If you search for keywords prefixed with a minus sign -, you are performing a NEGATIVE search. For example, if you search for **+protein +kinase -yeast** this is the equivalent of saying return papers containing **protein** AND **kinase** but only if those papers DO NOT contain the keyword **yeast**. You cannot perform an all negative search so a search like **-yeast -human** is invalid. | ||
- **EXACT PHRASE Searching** | - **EXACT PHRASE Searching** | ||
- | * If you search for keywords encased in double quotations ", you are performing an EXACT PHRASE search. For example, if you search for **"protein kinase domain"** this is the equivalent of saying return papers containing the EXACT PHRASE **protein kinase domain**. You can use exact phrase searching in combination with the above options such as **+"protein kinase domain" -"SH2 Domain"** which will return papers containing **protein kinase domain** but not if they also contain **SH2 domain**. You should use exact phrase searching anytime you want to find a specifically worded phrase including looking for authors **"Smith AC"** or exact titles **"Analysis of murine HOXA-2 activity in Drosophila melanogaster"**. | + | * If you search for keywords encased in double quotations ", you are performing an EXACT PHRASE search. For example, if you search for **"protein kinase domain"** this is the equivalent of saying return papers containing the EXACT PHRASE **protein kinase domain**. You can use exact phrase searching in combination with the above options such as **+"protein kinase domain" -"SH2 Domain"** which will return papers containing **protein kinase domain** but not if they also contain **SH2 domain**. You should use exact phrase searching anytime you want to find a specifically worded phrase including looking for authors **"Smith AC"** or exact titles **"Analysis of murine HOXA-2 activity in Drosophila melanogaster"**. When search for a title of a publication make sure you put quotes around it, otherwise you'll get back every paper containing any of those words in the title. Also, make sure to remove **[[search_tips|invalid characters]]** from the title if it contains any... |
- **GROUPED Searching** | - **GROUPED Searching** | ||
* If you search for keywords encased in round brackets ( ), you are performing a grouped search. This option is useful for more complicated queries where you want to string together many keywords. For example, **+(protein kinase domain) +(sh2 domain)** is the equivalent of saying search for any one of **protein**, **kinase**, OR **domain** (but one must be there because of the + sign) and also any one of **sh2** and **domain** (also, one of the 2 must be there because of the second + sign). So, in this case grouping has allowed for the combination of both OR and AND searches into a single query. | * If you search for keywords encased in round brackets ( ), you are performing a grouped search. This option is useful for more complicated queries where you want to string together many keywords. For example, **+(protein kinase domain) +(sh2 domain)** is the equivalent of saying search for any one of **protein**, **kinase**, OR **domain** (but one must be there because of the + sign) and also any one of **sh2** and **domain** (also, one of the 2 must be there because of the second + sign). So, in this case grouping has allowed for the combination of both OR and AND searches into a single query. | ||
Here are some practical examples of how to use Full Text searching to retrieve publications of interest: | Here are some practical examples of how to use Full Text searching to retrieve publications of interest: | ||
- | * Search for papers by a specific author, **"Tyers M"**, or several authors **+"Tyers M" +"Stark C"**. | + | * Search for papers by a specific author, **"Marti A"**, or several authors **+"Marti A" +"Avruch J"**. |
* Search for papers on Breast Cancer but not if they contain Human or Fruit Fly terms, **+"Breast Cancer" -(Human* "homo sapiens" "fruit fly" "Drosophila melanogaster")** | * Search for papers on Breast Cancer but not if they contain Human or Fruit Fly terms, **+"Breast Cancer" -(Human* "homo sapiens" "fruit fly" "Drosophila melanogaster")** | ||
* Search for papers on breast cancer or colon cancer, **"breast cancer" "colon cancer"** | * Search for papers on breast cancer or colon cancer, **"breast cancer" "colon cancer"** |