Development Of Repository Research Articles

Telling a story with metadata or Always drink upstream from the herd: What if your metadata isn’t properly represented in the stream?

Practice research encompasses diverse disciplines and outputs beyond traditional text-based scholarly work. However, existing infrastructure often overlooks the nuances of practice research, hindering its discoverability and reuse. This article summarizes findings from the Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded Practice Research Voices project, which aimed to scope recommendations for enabling practice research across repositories, metadata standards, and community engagement. We present key challenges facing practice research infrastructure, including the complexity of representing iterative, multi-component outputs. Drawing on repository development at the University of Westminster, we propose the ‘portfolio’ concept to aggregate objects and overlay narrative context. We also describe opportunities to evolve standards such as DataCite, RAiD, and CRediT to better accommodate practice research needs, and the value of a cross-domain community of practice. Our recommendations emphasize co-design with researchers and recognizing diverse forms of knowledge creation. Improving discovery and interoperability for practice research will require culture change across the scholarly infrastructure landscape. This project demonstrates that lessons learned from practice disciplines can benefit research more broadly through inclusive and flexible systems.

Mineral composition of the Sumer Formation sediments near the village of Sumer (Northwestern Bulgaria)

Previous analyses of the Sumer Formation sediments have been limited to samples up to 400 m deep near the village of Varbitsa. This study extends the investigation, exploring the mineral composition and carbonate content of the sediments near the village of Sumer. Samples were collected from two outcrops at the Montana-Vratsa Road junction (C-1) and the Shugavitsa river basin (C-2). Both outcrops revealed a quartz and calcite content of approximately 75–80%, with a significant variance in calcite levels: 11.4% at C-1 and 31.3% at C-2. Illite (4.5%) and kaolinite (2%), these clay minerals essential for the marls’ sorption properties, were only detected in C-1 samples. The C-2 outcrop exhibits a higher carbonate content (17.65%) compared to C-1 (10.85%). These findings mirror the mineral composition trends observed near Varbitsa, where the content of illite and kaolinite increases with depth. The results provide valuable data for future geochemical and geotechnical evaluations pertinent to the development of geological repositories.

Transitioning from a research protocol to a scalable applied pathway for Xenopus laevis sperm cryopreservation at a national stock center: The effect of cryoprotectants.

Sperm cryopreservation is a critical tool for safeguarding and managing valuable genetic resources. Protocols for cryopreservation of Xenopus laevis sperm were available but lacking sperm quality evaluation and scalability and the outcomes were inconsistent. The goal of this study was to begin developing a center-level cryopreservation pathway for this species by integrating French straws as containers that would facilitate germplasm repository development. The objectives were to analyze the effect of: (1) three sperm concentrations (33, 50, and 100 × 106 sperm/mL) on post-thaw fertilization, (2) three final concentrations (2.5%, 5%, and 10%) of dimethyl sulfoxide, methanol, and dimethylformamide (DMFA) on sperm membrane integrity of fresh and frozen samples, (3) two concentrations (5% and 10%) of DMFA with and without 5% sucrose at four cooling rates (5, 10, 20, and 40°C/min) on sperm membrane integrity and motility, and (4) egg exposure to different concentrations of DMFA on fertilization. Few differences in sperm viability were found among fresh samples incubated in cryoprotectants, but thawed samples frozen in methanol or DMFA presented higher membrane integrity. Samples frozen in 10%DMFA at 20°C/min showed higher membrane integrity (60 ± 7%) than other DMFA concentrations and cooling rates, and the same total motility (30 ± 7%) as at 10°C/min. Higher DMFA concentrations (10%-13%) were detrimental for embryo development compared to lower concentrations (<6%). This study provided a reliable protocol for sperm cryopreservation in Xenopus laevis to yield an application pathway with potential for high throughput that can be used as a roadmap for work with other species.

Numerical study of the influence of grain size and heterogeneity on thermal cracking and damage of granite

In the process of geothermal or deep energy resource exploitation, rock damage and failure due to thermal cracking pose a great challenge to construction safety. To investigate the effects of grain size on thermal damage of the typical hot dry rock, granite, a grain-based numerical model study was conducted. The result shows that, with temperature increasing, the thermal crack pattern changes from mainly tensile crack along grain boundaries to mainly shear crack within intra-grain. When intra-grain cracking occurs, more strength damage can be induced in coarse-grained or homogeneous granite. The quartz particle grains contained in those samples were larger, contributing to a higher thermal expansion coefficient and thereby causing a more significant strength reduction. Thermal damage was calculated and plotted against volumetric thermal strain. The same curve pattern was observed in samples with different sizes and heterogeneity, indicating that the damage variation depends on the volumetric thermal strain. The relational model for the curves was further fitted. In fine-grain or heterogeneous granite, the rate of damage increasing along with volumetric thermal strain is higher. This is mainly due to larger amounts of grain boundaries in the samples, which act as weak bonding and are easier to break at a certain thermal strain. Confining pressure around the specimen can significantly suppress thermal strain and inhibit thermal damage, which corresponds to less value of model parameter related to peak damage and a higher value of that related to curve shape. Our work clarified the major factor determining thermal damage of granite with different sizes and proposed a relation model, which can offer as an instruction for the development of the high temperature geological repository.

Modeling of cryopreservation pathway operation at an aquatic biomedical stock center for zebrafish

Aquatic biomedical model organisms play a substantial role in advancing our understanding of human health, however, comparably little work has been directed towards developing dependable, high-throughput storage programs for valuable genetic resources. The Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC) has developed a standardized cryopreservation pathway and stored thousands of genetic lines in their repository for use by the biomedical research community. This has yet to be replicated in other facilities, and an overall repository-level pathway has never been analyzed for aquatic species. To encourage repository development for other biomedical models and to improve the ZIRC storage process and system, this study used discrete-event simulation modeling to systematically analyze the cryopreservation pathway for efficiency, and to identify improvements. The models reflected “real-world” working conditions and were used to simulate key outputs, such as production capacity over time (throughput) and steps in the process that limit production (bottlenecks). With these models, recommendations were identified to eliminate waiting times and increase efficiency. These included following proper husbandry protocols because male quality significantly affected production time, and the use of part-time operators to assist with steps that had longer Waiting Times (i.e., time samples spent in a queue) to increase production capacity. Simulation process modeling is a powerful tool that can improve the operations of existing repositories. It can also support repository development at other biomedical stock centers, and at other facilities devoted to aquatic species such as research, conservation, and aquaculture production hatcheries.

The Development and Implementation of A Data Repository for Swallow Studies.

The purpose of this clinical note is to (a) describe the development of an open-source data repository of videofluoroscopic evaluations of swallow studies (VFSS) from individuals across the lifespan with various feeding and swallowing disorders, and (b) to qualitatively assess the usefulness of a repository to engage students in research in swallowing disorders. This project was divided into two phases. Phase 1 focused on the development of the repository. This entailed identifying videos, removing private information, developing codes for swallow events and bolus variables, transcribing videos, and uploading them to a publicly available site for easy access. Phase 2 assessed the usefulness of the repository as a research tool. In this phase, a group of graduate and undergraduate students investigated a research question of interest to them. Each phase incorporated a qualitative analysis to examine the challenges encountered in that given phase. An open-source data repository of swallow studies, called DysphagiaBank, was successfully developed and uploaded into the TalkBank data repository. The database was easily employed by both graduate and undergraduates to engage in research in a timely fashion. Across qualitative analysis, the single consistent barrier to success was the COVID-19 pandemic that impacted access to campus and adequate internet for streaming. The use of an open-source data repository improved our students abilities to engage in research and enhanced their understanding of swallow physiology across the lifespan.

Digitized Publications of Spirituals from the Nineteenth Century

Compilers and editors of hymnals and scholars of hymnology have often lacked suitable tools for identifying the earliest sources of spirituals, or even key sources that serve as models for later arrangements. In the twenty-first century, the development of internet-based repositories of digital books has enabled the ability to search for publications of spirituals using strings of lyrics or keywords, but more importantly, these repositories allow researchers to examine the relevant sources and glean contextual information about those spirituals beyond what might exist in any list or index. Although African slaves had been present in North America since 1619, this unique musical artform was not considered a national treasure worth preserving and publishing until the onset of the Civil War, thus any study of sources of antebellum plantation spirituals really begins at the end of that era and moves forward from there. In order to understand the problem and the digital solution to tracing these songs, a brief overview of the longstanding publishing standard will be presented, followed by an overview of older research materials, then a detailed examination of three existing repositories (HathiTrust, Google, Internet Archive), and one forthcoming repository (Sounding Spirit). The publications located in these repositories have been tied together through a pair of web-based bibliographies at Hymnology Archive, covering the years 1862–1900 and 1901–1942.

H - 21 ¿Habla Español? Increasing Access to Clinical and Educational Materials for Non-English Speakers.

Effective communication is an essential factor in successful health care delivery. However, Hispanic-Americans, many of whom are non-English speakers, face disparities related to a lack of multilingual providers and resources in their preferred language. The goal of this quality improvement project was to increase access to clinical and educational materials for non-English speakers at an outpatient pediatric clinic. A survey assessing the availability of bi- or multilingual providers and staff as well as Spanish materials utilized by providers was disseminated to all staff working at the Pediatrics Department, including the Division of Developmental/Behavioral Sciences, of an academic medical center. Participants uploaded resources they use to assist in the development of a departmental repository of Spanish materials. Data was collected November 2022-January 2023. Sixty-five participants completed the survey with 28% speaking Spanish, and 23% reporting they provide health care services in Spanish. Forty-six different kinds of resources were identified, and eight were uploaded and compiled into a repository with the goal of being distributed across the department to be used by providers and staff. Although valuable work has been done to develop culturally-appropriate materials in Spanish for health care use, the availability and use of these resources appears to be limited. Building an infrastructure for sharing these materials department-wide, and broader within healthcare systems is essential. Further research is needed to understand the cultural appropriateness of health-related materials translated into Spanish, and in developing guidelines for the translation and adaptation of materials for a growing culturally-diverse patient population.

Cataloging Existing Hearing Loss Cohort Data to Guide the Development of Precision Medicine for Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review of Hearing Repositories.

Recent breakthroughs in our understanding of sensorineural hearing loss etiology have encouraged the identification of novel hearing therapeutics, paving the way for precision hearing medicine. Critical to this field is the curation of health resources on hearing data. A systematic review of the literature was conducted to map existing (inter)national and regional datasets that include hearing data to inform the development of future hearing repositories. Systematic literature review was performed adhering to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and MetaAnalysis recommendations. Databases, including those from gray literature, were searched to identify publications reporting on phenotypic and/ or genotypic hearing data in May 2019. The databases reviewed were Medline, PubMed, Embase databases, and Google Scholar. Publications on local datasets were excluded. All hearing datasets identified in the screening process were noted. For each dataset, geography, context, objective, period of time run, numbers and demographics of participants, genomic data, hearing measures and instruments used were extracted and cataloged. One hundred and eighty-eight datasets were identified, containing hearing data on populations ranging from 100 to 1.39 million individuals, and all extracted data have been cataloged. This searchable resource has been made accessible online. This unique catalog provides an overview of existing datasets that contain valuable information on hearing. This can be used to inform the development of national and international patient data repositories for hearing loss and guide strategic collaboration between key stakeholder groups, pivotal to the delivery and development of sensorineural hearing loss precision diagnostics and treatments.

Development and utility of online knowledge repository of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) in Agropedia platform

The development of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) knowledge repository in the larger platform of Agropedia is discussed in this paper. Agropedia is an open platform which facilitates exchange and delivery of information between the agricultural community through a web portal and mobile phone networks accessible to phones with limited data capability. The reasons and requirements for development of such web portal in general and safflower in particular and the requirement of semantic search in Agropedia were discussed. Safflower knowledge model is one among different knowledge models of cereals, pulses and horticultural crops. The need for development of safflower knowledge model and different steps involved in development, different methods of searching the content were discussed. Extension workers can access the content available in Agropedia web portal to advise the farmers with respect to improved technologies in safflower cultivation for obtaining higher crop productivity.

Academic Institutional Repositories for Studies, Research and Preservation of Scientific Heritage in Latvia

Institutional repositories enable the storage and sharing of scholarly information and are an essential element of open science. The study assesses the current status of institutional repositories in Latvian higher education institutions and provides an overview of the development, design and management of repositories, resource provision and access.

Monitoring the Sustainability of Building Renovation Projects—A Tailored Key Performance Indicator Repository

This study aims to assist in the identification of suitable key performance indicators (KPIs) that can be used to assess the sustainability performance of buildings given their transition into zero-carbon, resource-efficient, and resilient structures. To that end, a four-step methodology is proposed in this work; the first step includes the development of a KPI repository, which builds upon commonly accepted targets derived from the needs of different stakeholders as well as targets imposed by external factors. The second step refers to the expansion of the initial KPI repository, capitalizing on information from the literature. The third step includes the refinement of the repository based on predefined criteria (relevance, availability, measurability, reliability, and familiarity) and tailored feedback from key stakeholders. The final step concerns the development of KPI cards, which include all the necessary information for understanding and estimating the KPIs included in the final repository. This four-step methodological approach implementation was tested during the EU-funded HORIZON project ‘InCUBE’. The implementation of the first two steps of the proposed methodology resulted in a pool of 68 KPIs. Nearly half of these KPIs were extracted from Step 1 to fully support the monitoring of all InCUBE outcomes, while the rest of the KPIs were extracted from highly relevant Horizon frameworks, the B4P partnership, Level(S) framework, publications, and ETSI standards (Step 2). The implementation of Step 3 resulted in a shortlisted KPI pool which eventually defined the final InCUBE KPI repository, including 31 KPIs. To help with the coordination of the data gathering process and a shared understanding of the sort of information to be monitored among various stakeholders, selected KPI cards (Step 4) are presented.

A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS ON DRILLING OPERATION AND ITS PARAMETERS: A CRITICAL REVIEW

Primary manufacturing processes like casting, forming, and shaping (forging, rolling, drawing, extrusion, sheet forming, and molding) further need any of the secondary manufacturing processes like turning, drilling, boring, planing, milling, grinding, etc. In order to produce superior quality products, and to enhance productivity, the selection of desirable process parameters is significant. The selection of suitable process parameters is essential for accomplishing the desired component. Based on the existing literature, this study examines the causes, effects, and variances regarding chip formation, tool geometry, thrust force, torque, surface roughness, drilling time, and other drilling quality characteristics in the most typical machining operations such as drilling. Developing a repository on these process parameters will guide the process planning engineer for ready reckon. Therefore, this work aims at the development of a detailed repository with the study of characteristics. Further, this literature review comprehends the characteristics of a behavior with its reasoning, which was detailed in the past decade. It reveals the beneficial process parameters for achieving better production rate and superior quality.

Mapping open science at Spanish universities. Analysis of higher education systems

This study analyzes the implementation of open science in Spanish universities considering four perspectives: (i) regulations, policies, and strategies; (ii) knowledge production; (iii) research results; and (iv) perception by different academic actors. A qualitative and quantitative methodology is applied, drawing information from university websites, institutional reports, European project databases (Cordis), the Web of Science database, surveys of teaching and research staff, and surveys of vice-rectors and library directors. The information is grouped into regional university systems, according to the autonomous community to which each university belongs, and is analyzed on that basis. The results of the quantitative study show increasing interest in open-science activities, expressed as a growing number of publications, and an increase in participation, leadership, and funding in European projects. Institutional policies and regulations on open science, on the other hand, are few and focus almost exclusively on open access. The development of institutional repositories is one of the great achievements of the Spanish university system, and open-access publishing (mainly green open access) has grown considerably in the last decade. Teaching and research staff are not knowledgeable about open science, although in general they take a positive view toward it, while university policymakers report that most actions to promote open science are still in the process of being implemented. The results reveal heterogeneity among the various institutions’ practices and implementation. As a regional system, the Catalonian university system stands out above the rest for its degree of open-science policy development and implementation and for its intense research activity in the field of open science.

HBIM MODELLING FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL VALORISATION VIA A MAINTENANCE DIGITAL ECO-SYSTEM

Abstract. The present contribution falls within the framework of the actions envisaged by the "SMART Bethlehem – Sustainable Management And Renewal of Technology in the City of Bethlehem" (2022 – ongoing) research project, scientifically coordinated by the University of Pavia and co-founded by the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development (AICS). Among the main objectives of the cooperation project is the sustainable urban and territorial development of the Bethlehem area by means of multi-scalar activities, mainly focusing on refurbishment and energy optimisation of a few relevant municipality buildings. A test case implementation of the HBIM methodology was then carried out on the Peace Center, an iconic building facing the "Manger Square" in close proximity to the "Nativity Church", aiming to validate the proposed systematisation of a scan-to-BIM approach focused on the development of an optimised data repository for the planned operation and maintenance activities. An ECO-Systemic workflow is presented, organised in five recursive steps. Starting from a SLAM-TLS integrated digital survey (3DS), the federated sub-models that comprise the overall project are geo-referenced (GEO) within a shared coordinate system (FSC) environment, thereby providing the basis for the subsequent architectural modelling of the built asset (ARC) and the associated enhancement of the level of information (LOI).

Feasibility study on the Development of Higher Education Repository X in Pagar Alam, South Sumatra

Higher education is an institution that has various sections and work units that work together in carrying out the Tri Dharma principles, namely research, learning and service, which are able to accommodate large amounts of data, both in conventional and digital forms. digitally it is called a repository, college x in Pagar Alam, South Sumatra does not yet have a repository, so a feasibility study must be carried out which can later become a forum for suggestions. Before the repository is developed, a feasibility study must be carried out so that the development can be carried out properly. This feasibility study is first carried out through the management life cycle, where this research includes survey method re- search. This research produces data from an infrastructure feasibility study in building a repository for Higher Education x in Pagar Alam, South Sumatra, which is 80%, this percentage is obtained from infrastructure feasibility 40%, HR 10%, Budget 0%, SPMI (SOP/SK) of 10 %, and 20% repository content. The things that need to be fixed are the availability and addition of IT infrastructure, software, additional rules (SOP), and procedures for submitting and uploading data.

Simulation analysis of high-throughput oyster cryopreservation at three scales of production.

Cryopreservation and germplasm repositories offer a variety of potential benefits to aquaculture industries. Despite this, no comprehensive repository systems exist for any prominent aquaculture species. A species that could greatly benefit from the use of cryopreserved sperm and repository storage is the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. High-throughput cryopreservation protocols already exist for this species, and the easy transport of frozen sperm could facilitate selective breeding programs that address pressing challenges currently faced in the industry, such as mortality due to low-salinity conditions. This study addressed the gap between cryopreservation protocols and repository development in the oyster industry by creating simulation models to evaluate cryopreservation needs at three different scales of production. The effects of high-throughput device options and three key parameters (straws per oyster, batch size, and number of operators) on production capacity, time, and cost were evaluated. Recommendations for decisions concerning cryopreservation pathways and repository creation were given at each scale of production. Relative values of broodstock, juvenile oysters, and oyster sperm sold at hatcheries were also discussed. In general, repositories operating at higher production levels benefited from the economy of scale, could use automated high-throughput equipment options, and could hire more labor without drastically increasing production costs.

Schema Playground: a tool for authoring, extending, and using metadata schemas to improve FAIRness of biomedical data

BackgroundBiomedical researchers are strongly encouraged to make their research outputs more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR). While many biomedical research outputs are more readily accessible through open data efforts, finding relevant outputs remains a significant challenge. Schema.org is a metadata vocabulary standardization project that enables web content creators to make their content more FAIR. Leveraging Schema.org could benefit biomedical research resource providers, but it can be challenging to apply Schema.org standards to biomedical research outputs. We created an online browser-based tool that empowers researchers and repository developers to utilize Schema.org or other biomedical schema projects.ResultsOur browser-based tool includes features which can help address many of the barriers towards Schema.org-compliance such as: The ability to easily browse for relevant Schema.org classes, the ability to extend and customize a class to be more suitable for biomedical research outputs, the ability to create data validation to ensure adherence of a research output to a customized class, and the ability to register a custom class to our schema registry enabling others to search and re-use it. We demonstrate the use of our tool with the creation of the Outbreak.info schema—a large multi-class schema for harmonizing various COVID-19 related resources.ConclusionsWe have created a browser-based tool to empower biomedical research resource providers to leverage Schema.org classes to make their research outputs more FAIR.

The implementation of the 2017 national policy on patient-reported outcomes in Denmark: An overview of developments after six years

Driven by the potential values of using more patient-centred approaches in health care, the Danish government, regions and municipalities have agreed to introduce a standardised use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in all healthcare sectors in Denmark. Expecting benefits in particular at the individual patient level, the work to implement the national PRO policy is carried out under the auspices of the Ministry of Health. This highly systematic and comprehensive work elevates the development of PRO to a national level and centres around three main elements: development and feasibility tests of standardised PRO instruments within specific clinical areas, the development and implementation of a PRO instrument repository and a national IT infrastructure for the sharing of data across healthcare sectors. The paper describes these elements together with reports on the current state of implementation after six years of activities. PRO instruments have been developed and tested within eight clinical areas and – as intended – they show promising value for patients as well as healthcare professionals with respect to individual patient care. It has taken time for the supporting IT infrastructure to become fully operational in practice and, likewise, the strengthening of the implementation in and across healthcare sectors has required – and continues to require – considerable efforts from all stakeholders.

An automated modular open-technology device to measure and adjust concentration of aquatic sperm samples for cryopreservation.

Repositories for aquatic germplasm are essential for safeguarding valuable genetic diversity for species relevant to aquaculture, biomedical research, and conservation. Development of aquatic germplasm repositories is impeded by a lack of standardization within laboratories and across the research community. Protocols for cryopreservation are often developed ad hoc and without close attention to variables, such as cell concentration, that strongly affect the success and reproducibility of cryopreservation. The wide dissemination and use of specialized tools and devices as open hardware can improve processing reliability and save costs. The goal of the present work was to develop and prototype a modular and open-technology approach to help to standardize the cell concentration of germplasm samples prior to cryopreservation. The specific objectives were to: 1) design and fabricate prototypes of the automated concentration measurement and adjustment system (CMAS), incorporating custom peristaltic pumps and optical evaluation modules, and 2) evaluate the performance of the CMAS with biological samples. Linear regression models were obtained for estimation of aquatic sperm concentration >108 cells/mL and for algae concentration > (3×105) cells/mL. Algae were diluted with extender medium by an automated process, resulting in a dilution precision of ±12.6% and ±6.7% in two trials, attaining means of 89% and 71% of the target cell concentration. The development of the CMAS as open technology can provide opportunities for community-level standardization in cryopreservation of aquatic germplasm and can invite new users, makers, and developers into the open-technology community. This will increase the reach and capabilities of much-needed aquatic germplasm repositories.