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ArticlePharmacology2021

Utilizing Artificial Intelligence to Manage COVID-19 Scientific Evidence Torrent with Risklick AI: A Critical Tool for Pharmacology and Therapy Development.

Quentin Haas, David Vicente Alvarez, Nikolay Borissov, Sohrab Ferdowsi, Leonhard von Meyenn, Sven Trelle, Douglas Teodoro, Poorya Amini

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Article in Pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Quentin HaasRisklick AG, Spin-off University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
David Vicente AlvarezHES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.
Nikolay BorissovRisklick AG, Spin-off University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Sohrab FerdowsiHES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.
Leonhard von MeyennRisklick AG, Spin-off University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Sven TrelleClinical Trial Unit Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Douglas TeodoroHES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland.
Poorya AminiRisklick AG, Spin-off University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has led to one of the most critical and boundless waves of publications in the history of modern science. The necessity to find and pursue relevant information and quantify its quality is broadly acknowledged. Modern information retrieval techniques combined with artificial intelligence (AI) appear as one of the key strategies for COVID-19 living evidence management. Nevertheless, most AI projects that retrieve COVID-19 literature still require manual tasks.

methodsIn this context, we pre-sent a novel, automated search platform, called Risklick AI, which aims to automatically gather COVID-19 scientific evidence and enables scientists, policy makers, and healthcare professionals to find the most relevant information tailored to their question of interest in real time.

resultsHere, we compare the capacity of Risklick AI to find COVID-19-related clinical trials and scientific publications in comparison with clinicaltrials.gov and PubMed in the field of pharmacology and clinical intervention. DISCUSSION: The results demonstrate that Risklick AI is able to find COVID-19 references more effectively, both in terms of precision and recall, compared to the baseline platforms. Hence, Risklick AI could become a useful alternative assistant to scientists fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Data Interpretation, StatisticalArtificial IntelligenceClinical Trials as TopicCOVID-19Drug DevelopmentEvidence-Based MedicineHumansPharmacologyRegistriesArtificial intelligenceCOVID-19RisklickSearch platform

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PMID33910199
PMCPMC8247831

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