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Astakhov V, Bandrowski A, Gupta A, Kulungowski AW, Grethe JS, Bouwer J, Molina T, Rowley V, Penticoff S, Terada M, Wong W, Hakozaki H, Kwon O, Martone ME, Ellisman M. Prototype of Kepler Processing Workflows For Microscopy And Neuroinformatics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 9:1595-1603. [PMID: 28479932 PMCID: PMC5415345 DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2012.04.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We report on progress of employing the Kepler workflow engine to prototype “end-to-end” application integration workflows that concern data coming from microscopes deployed at the National Center for Microscopy Imaging Research (NCMIR). This system is built upon the mature code base of the Cell Centered Database (CCDB) and integrated rule-oriented data system (IRODS) for distributed storage. It provides integration with external projects such as the Whole Brain Catalog (WBC) and Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF), which benefit from NCMIR data. We also report on specific workflows which spawn from main workflows and perform data fusion and orchestration of Web services specific for the NIF project. This “Brain data flow” presents a user with categorized information about sources that have information on various brain regions.
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Affiliation(s)
- V Astakhov
- National Center for Microscopy Imaging Research, Basic Science Building 1000 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0608, USA
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- Neuroscience Information Framework, Calit2 University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0436, USA
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- Neuroscience Information Framework, Calit2 University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0436, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy Imaging Research, Basic Science Building 1000 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0608, USA
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- Neuroscience Information Framework, Calit2 University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0436, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy Imaging Research, Basic Science Building 1000 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0608, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy Imaging Research, Basic Science Building 1000 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0608, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy Imaging Research, Basic Science Building 1000 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0608, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy Imaging Research, Basic Science Building 1000 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0608, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy Imaging Research, Basic Science Building 1000 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0608, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy Imaging Research, Basic Science Building 1000 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0608, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy Imaging Research, Basic Science Building 1000 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0608, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy Imaging Research, Basic Science Building 1000 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0608, USA
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- Neuroscience Information Framework, Calit2 University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0436, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy Imaging Research, Basic Science Building 1000 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0608, USA
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Quality of life (QOL) assessment has rapidly become an integral variable of outcome in clinical research; over 1,000 new articles each year are indexed under "quality of life" (1). Despite the proliferation of instruments and the burgeoning theoretical literature devoted to QOL evaluation, no unified approach has been derived for its measurement, and little agreement has been attained on what it means (2). Lack of clarity regarding the definition of QOL has led to several related concepts, namely functional status, life-satisfaction, well-being, and health status, being used interchangeably with QOL (3), further contributing to ambiguity. Compared to the general population, patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) experience a poorer QOL (4). Questionnaire-based QOL measurement in ESRD has demonstrated that QOL is best in renal transplantation and worst in unit-based haemodialysis. The main determinants of difference are the physical function domains. QOL in ESRD has traditionally been measured by a number of disease-specific, domain-specific and generic instruments, all exhibiting a fixed design. However, the fixed nature of the aforementioned instruments, is problematic in that what is measured is predetermined and hence may not represent the free choice of the individual whose QOL is assessed (5). Questionnaire-based instruments may not reflect individual priorities.
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Russell L, Rowley V, Davies S, Russell G. Maintaining adequate nutrition on dialysis. Nurs Stand 1996; 10:25-28. [PMID: 8602912 DOI: 10.7748/ns.10.16.25.s32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Patients with kidney failure are at particular risk from malnutrition and they must be regularly monitored and assessed if it is to be avoided. This article examines a multidisciplinary approach in a dialysis unit and discusses methods of nutritional assessment and treatment that are available.
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