| • Search by keyword(s) rather than a sentence. |
| • Finding all of the search terms using comma. |
| o E.g., Lactobacillus, Autism |
| • Finding one term or the other using semicolon. |
| o E.g., Probiotic; Probiotics |
| • Select keyword from suggestions when appropriate. Suggestions will show up when you input keyword in the search bar. |
| o E.g., Gram-negative is suggested and returns much more articles than G-negative. |
| • Capitalization and hyphenation are not required. Search returns all results with or without capitalization or hyphenation. |
| o E.g., Searching non alcoholic fatty liver disease with or without hyphen returns the same number of articles. |
| • Filter publication year or journal after search at Keyword Bank tab. |
| • Write out terms for abbreviations. |
| o Although for more specific abbreviations, such as ‘LPS’ for lipopolysaccharide and ‘NAFLD’ for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, search results are rather focused, there are abbreviations that can mean many things. |
| o E.g., Searching ‘IR’ returns results about immediate release, infrared, induced resistance, insulin resistance and more. |
| • Try to search with synonyms. |
| o E.g., autism, autism spectrum, ASD etc. |
For search demonstration, read User Guide. |
