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Nanocuration workflows: Establishing best practices for identifying, inputting, and sharing data to inform decisions on nanomaterials

There is a critical opportunity in the field of nanoscience to compare and integrate information across diverse fields of study through informatics (i.e., nanoinformatics). This paper is one in a series of articles on the data curation process in nanoinformatics (nanocuration). Other articles in thi...

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Autores principales: Powers, Christina M, Mills, Karmann A, Morris, Stephanie A, Klaessig, Fred, Gaheen, Sharon, Lewinski, Nastassja, Ogilvie Hendren, Christine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Beilstein-Institut 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4578434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26425437
http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.6.189
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author Powers, Christina M
Mills, Karmann A
Morris, Stephanie A
Klaessig, Fred
Gaheen, Sharon
Lewinski, Nastassja
Ogilvie Hendren, Christine
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description There is a critical opportunity in the field of nanoscience to compare and integrate information across diverse fields of study through informatics (i.e., nanoinformatics). This paper is one in a series of articles on the data curation process in nanoinformatics (nanocuration). Other articles in this series discuss key aspects of nanocuration (temporal metadata, data completeness, database integration), while the focus of this article is on the nanocuration workflow, or the process of identifying, inputting, and reviewing nanomaterial data in a data repository. In particular, the article discusses: 1) the rationale and importance of a defined workflow in nanocuration, 2) the influence of organizational goals or purpose on the workflow, 3) established workflow practices in other fields, 4) current workflow practices in nanocuration, 5) key challenges for workflows in emerging fields like nanomaterials, 6) examples to make these challenges more tangible, and 7) recommendations to address the identified challenges. Throughout the article, there is an emphasis on illustrating key concepts and current practices in the field. Data on current practices in the field are from a group of stakeholders active in nanocuration. In general, the development of workflows for nanocuration is nascent, with few individuals formally trained in data curation or utilizing available nanocuration resources (e.g., ISA-TAB-Nano). Additional emphasis on the potential benefits of cultivating nanomaterial data via nanocuration processes (e.g., capability to analyze data from across research groups) and providing nanocuration resources (e.g., training) will likely prove crucial for the wider application of nanocuration workflows in the scientific community.
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spelling pubmed-45784342015-09-30 Nanocuration workflows: Establishing best practices for identifying, inputting, and sharing data to inform decisions on nanomaterials Powers, Christina M Mills, Karmann A Morris, Stephanie A Klaessig, Fred Gaheen, Sharon Lewinski, Nastassja Ogilvie Hendren, Christine Beilstein J Nanotechnol Commentary There is a critical opportunity in the field of nanoscience to compare and integrate information across diverse fields of study through informatics (i.e., nanoinformatics). This paper is one in a series of articles on the data curation process in nanoinformatics (nanocuration). Other articles in this series discuss key aspects of nanocuration (temporal metadata, data completeness, database integration), while the focus of this article is on the nanocuration workflow, or the process of identifying, inputting, and reviewing nanomaterial data in a data repository. In particular, the article discusses: 1) the rationale and importance of a defined workflow in nanocuration, 2) the influence of organizational goals or purpose on the workflow, 3) established workflow practices in other fields, 4) current workflow practices in nanocuration, 5) key challenges for workflows in emerging fields like nanomaterials, 6) examples to make these challenges more tangible, and 7) recommendations to address the identified challenges. Throughout the article, there is an emphasis on illustrating key concepts and current practices in the field. Data on current practices in the field are from a group of stakeholders active in nanocuration. In general, the development of workflows for nanocuration is nascent, with few individuals formally trained in data curation or utilizing available nanocuration resources (e.g., ISA-TAB-Nano). Additional emphasis on the potential benefits of cultivating nanomaterial data via nanocuration processes (e.g., capability to analyze data from across research groups) and providing nanocuration resources (e.g., training) will likely prove crucial for the wider application of nanocuration workflows in the scientific community. Beilstein-Institut 2015-09-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4578434/ /pubmed/26425437 http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.6.189 Text en Copyright © 2015, Powers et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/termsThis is an Open Access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The license is subject to the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology terms and conditions: (https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/terms)
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Powers, Christina M
Mills, Karmann A
Morris, Stephanie A
Klaessig, Fred
Gaheen, Sharon
Lewinski, Nastassja
Ogilvie Hendren, Christine
Nanocuration workflows: Establishing best practices for identifying, inputting, and sharing data to inform decisions on nanomaterials
title Nanocuration workflows: Establishing best practices for identifying, inputting, and sharing data to inform decisions on nanomaterials
title_full Nanocuration workflows: Establishing best practices for identifying, inputting, and sharing data to inform decisions on nanomaterials
title_fullStr Nanocuration workflows: Establishing best practices for identifying, inputting, and sharing data to inform decisions on nanomaterials
title_full_unstemmed Nanocuration workflows: Establishing best practices for identifying, inputting, and sharing data to inform decisions on nanomaterials
title_short Nanocuration workflows: Establishing best practices for identifying, inputting, and sharing data to inform decisions on nanomaterials
title_sort nanocuration workflows: establishing best practices for identifying, inputting, and sharing data to inform decisions on nanomaterials
topic Commentary
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4578434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26425437
http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.6.189
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