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By default, text strings are interpreted as follows:
- Search for an author: rosalyn yalow
- Interpreted as: rosalyn AND yalow -> returns n results
... where a space is interpreted by default as AND, and where strings (or words) are matched exactly. Note, however:
- Search for an author: "rosalyn yalow"
- Interpreted as phrasal string: "rosalyn yalow" -> returns 0 results
The following attributes modify how the search is conducted:
- "molecular genetics" – double quotes bounding a phrase for which to search
- molecular OR genetics – logical operator (default is AND).
- gen* – asterisk, wildcard allowing fuzzy searching on a text string. A search using this example will find gene, genetic, etc.
- confid?nt – question mark, wildcard allowing fuzzy searching on the given character. A search using this example will find confidant and confident.
Search modifiers may be grouped, such as:
- "molecular genetics" thrombo* – finds phrase and fuzzy match to text string.
- "pre* *clampsia" – finds any word that begins pre and any word that follows and ends clampsia, which finds pre-eclampsia, preeclampsia, etc.
