extract_ner: Perform named entity recognition on text

In LBDiscover: Literature-Based Discovery Tools for Biomedical Research

Perform named entity recognition on text

Description

This function performs a simple dictionary-based named entity recognition. For more advanced NER, consider using external tools via reticulate.

Usage

extract_ner(
  text,
  entity_types = c("disease", "drug", "gene"),
  custom_dictionaries = NULL
)

Arguments

text	Character vector of texts to process
entity_types	Character vector of entity types to recognize
custom_dictionaries	List of custom dictionaries (named by entity type)

Value

A data frame containing found entities, their types, and positions

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