Bioinformatics managing scientific data
Life science data integration and interoperability is one of the most challenging problems facing bioinformatics today. In the current age of the life sciences, investigators have to interpret many types of information from a variety of sources: lab instruments, public databases, gene expression pr...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Francisco, CA :
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
c2003.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Morgan Kaufmann series in multimedia information and systems.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627077306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Bioinformatics: Managing Scientific Data; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Problem and Scope; 1.3 Biological Data Integration; 1.4 Developing a Biological Data Integration System; References; Chapter 2. Challenges Faced in the Integration of Biological Information; 2.1 The Life Science Discovery Process; 2.2 An Information Integration Environment for Life Science Discovery; 2.3 The Nature of Biological Data; 2.4 Data Sources in Life Science; 2.5 Challenges in Information Integration; Conclusion; References
- Chapter 3. A Practitioner's Guide to Data Management and Data Integration in Bioinformatics3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Data Management in Bioinformatics; 3.3 Dimensions Describing the Space of Integration Solutions; 3.4 Use Cases of Integration Solutions; 3.5 Strengths and Weaknesses of the Various Approaches to Integration; 3.6 Tough Problems in Bioinformatics Integration; 3.7 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4. Issues to Address While Designing a Biological Information System; 4.1 Legacy; 4.2 A Domain in Constant Evolution; 4.3 Biological Queries; 4.4 Query Processing
- 4.5 Visualization4.6 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. SRS: An Integration Platform for Databanks and Analysis Tools in Bioinformatics; 5.1 Integrating Flat File Databanks; 5.2 Integration of XML Databases; 5.3 Integrating Relational Databases; 5.4 The SRS Query Language; 5.5 Linking Databanks; 5.6 The Object Loader; 5.7 Scientific Analysis Tools; 5.8 Interfaces to SRS; 5.9 Automated Server Maintenance with SRS Prisma; 5.10 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6. The Kleisli Query System as a Backbone for Bioinformatics Data Integration and Analysis; 6.1 Motivating Example
- 6.2 Approach6.3 Data Model and Representation; 6.4 Query Capability; 6.5 Warehousing Capability; 6.6 Data Sources; 6.7 Optimizations; 6.8 User Interfaces; 6.9 Other Data Integration Technologies; 6.10 Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Complex Query Formulation Over Diverse Information Sources in TAMBIS; 7.1 The Ontology; 7.2 The User Interface; 7.3 The Query Processor; 7.4 Related Work; 7.5 Current and Future Developments in TAMBIS; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8. The Information Integration System K2; 8.1 Approach; 8.2 Data Model and Languages; 8.3 An Example; 8.4 Internal Language
- 8.5 Data Sources8.6 Query Optimization; 8.7 User Interfaces; 8.8 Scalability; 8.9 Impact; 8.10 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 9. P/FDM Mediator for a Bioinformatics Database Federation; 9.1 Approach; 9.2 Analysis; 9.3 Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 10. Integration Challenges in Gene Expression Data Management; 10.1 Gene Expression Data Management: Background; 10.2 The GeneExpress System; 10.3 Managing Gene Expression Data: Integration Challenges; 10.4 Integrating Third-Party Gene Expression Data in GeneExpress; 10.5 Summary; Acknowledgments; Trademarks
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