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Database of human brain images derived from a realistic phantom and generated using a sophisticated MRI simulator. Custom simulations may be generated to match a user's selected parameters. The goal is to aid validation of computer-aided quantitative analysis of medical image data. The SBD contains a set of realistic MRI data volumes produced by an MRI simulator. These data can be used by the neuroimaging community to evaluate the performance of various image analysis methods in a setting where the truth is known. The SBD contains simulated brain MRI data based on two anatomical models: normal and multiple sclerosis (MS). For both of these, full 3-dimensional data volumes have been simulated using three sequences (T1-, T2-, and proton-density- (PD-) weighted) and a variety of slice thicknesses, noise levels, and levels of intensity non-uniformity. These data are available for viewing in three orthogonal views (transversal, sagittal, and coronal), and for downloading.

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Ontology developed as an application ontology as part of the Biocode Commons project whose goal is to support the interoperability of biodiversity data, including data on museum collections, environmental and metagenomic samples, and ecological surveys. It includes consideration of the distinctions between individuals, organisms, voucher specimens, lots, and samples the relations between these entities, and processes governing the creation and use of samples. Within scope as well are properties including collector, location, time, storage environment, containers, institution, and collection identifiers.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented May 10, 2017. A pilot effort that has developed a centralized, web-based biospecimen locator that presents biospecimens collected and stored at participating Arizona hospitals and biospecimen banks, which are available for acquisition and use by researchers. Researchers may use this site to browse, search and request biospecimens to use in qualified studies. The development of the ABL was guided by the Arizona Biospecimen Consortium (ABC), a consortium of hospitals and medical centers in the Phoenix area, and is now being piloted by this Consortium under the direction of ABRC. You may browse by type (cells, fluid, molecular, tissue) or disease. Common data elements decided by the ABC Standards Committee, based on data elements on the National Cancer Institute''s (NCI''s) Common Biorepository Model (CBM), are displayed. These describe the minimum set of data elements that the NCI determined were most important for a researcher to see about a biospecimen. The ABL currently does not display information on whether or not clinical data is available to accompany the biospecimens. However, a requester has the ability to solicit clinical data in the request. Once a request is approved, the biospecimen provider will contact the requester to discuss the request (and the requester''s questions) before finalizing the invoice and shipment. The ABL is available to the public to browse. In order to request biospecimens from the ABL, the researcher will be required to submit the requested required information. Upon submission of the information, shipment of the requested biospecimen(s) will be dependent on the scientific and institutional review approval. Account required. Registration is open to everyone., documented September 2, 2016. Database for defining official rat gene symbols. It includes rat gene symbols from three major sources: the Rat Genome Database (RGD), Ensembl, and NCBI-Gene. All rat symbols are compared with official symbols from orthologous human genes as specified by the Human Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC). Based on the outcome of the comparisons, a rat gene symbol may be selected. Rat symbols that do not match a human ortholog undergo a strict procedure of comparisons between the different rat gene sources as well as with the Mouse Genome Database (MGD). For each rat gene this procedure results in an unambiguous gene designation. The designation is presented as a status level that accompanies every rat gene symbol suggested in the database. The status level describes both how a rat symbol was selected, and its validity. Rat Gene Symbol Tracker approves rat gene symbols by an automatic procedure. The rat genes are presented with links to RGD, Ensembl, NCBI Gene, MGI and HGNC. RGST ensures that each acclaimed rat gene symbol is unique and follows the guidelines given by the RGNC. To each symbol a status level associated, describing the gene naming process.

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Database which provides on-line searching of microarray datasets generated from rat spinal cord after contusion injury. Both the primary injury site and a site 5 mm distal to the injury site were assayed. Tissue was obtained from Long Evans rats subject to spinal cord contusion injury using the MASCIS impactor (formerly known as the NYU impactor). RNA expression was assayed at the site of injury and distal to the site of injury using the Affymetrix Rat Neuro U34 chip.

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An application ontology built for the Beta Cell Genomics database aiming to support database annotation, complicated semantic queries, and automated cell type classification. The ontology is developed using Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) as upper ontology, Ontology for Biomedical Investigations (OBI) as ontology framework and integrated subsets of multiple OBO Foundry (candidate) ontologies. Current the BCGO contains 2383 classes including terms referencing to 24 various OBO Foundry ontologies including CL, CLO, UBERON, GO, PRO, UO, etc.

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Develop new scientific tools to image the movement of molecules in energy-relevant and environmentally-sensitive contexts in response to BER's call to explore the potential of radiotracer imaging in energy and environmentally-responsive contexts. Their goal is to visualize metabolic networks and regulatory systems underlying cellular communication in the living organism including plants and microbial communities. This has broad implications to DOE missions in energy and the environment and is very relevant to improvements in plant biomass for biofuel.

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Databases of protein sequences and 3D structures of proteins. Collection of sequences from several sources, including translations from annotated coding regions in GenBank, RefSeq and TPA, as well as records from SwissProt, PIR, PRF, and PDB.

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Database for a curated classification and nomenclature that contains the names of all organisms that are represented in the public sequence databases with at least one nucleotide or protein sequence. Data provided encompasses archaea, bacteria, eukaryota, viroids and viruses. The NCBI taxonomy database is not a primary source for taxonomic or phylogenetic information. Furthermore, the database does not follow a single taxonomic treatise but rather attempts to incorporate phylogenetic and taxonomic knowledge from a variety of sources, including the published literature, web-based databases, and the advice of sequence submitters and outside taxonomy experts. Consequently, the NCBI taxonomy database is not a phylogenetic or taxonomic authority and should not be cited as such.

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A database of three-dimensional structural information about nucleic acids and their complexes. In addition to primary data, it contains derived geometric data, classifications of structures and motifs, standards for describing nucleic acid features, as well as tools and software for the analysis of nucleic acids. A variety of search capabilities are available, as are many different types of reports. NDB maintains the macromolecular Crystallographic Information File (mmCIF).

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A structured controlled vocabulary for the phenotypes of Ascomycete fungi.

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Software package as probabilistic framework for structural variant discovery. Capable of integrating any number of SV detection signals including those generated from read alignments or prior evidence. Simplified wrapper for standard analyses, LUMPY Express, can also be executed.

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Software tool for finding the minimum free energy hybridization of a long and a short RNA. The hybridization is performed in a kind of domain mode, i.e., the short sequence is hybridized to the best fitting part of the long one. The tool is primarily meant as a means for microRNA target prediction.

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Database with annotations for human variation data with protein structural information and other functionally relevant information, if available. The mutations are organized by gene.

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RIKEN BRC contributes to advancement of life science research by collecting, preserving and distributing biological resources such as experimental animals, experimental plants, cultured cell lines, genetic materials (DNA), and associated bioinformatics. The RIKEN BRC develops novel bioresources to promote scientific research and new technologies to increase the value of bioresources, and also to implement effective procedures for the preservation, quality control and usage of bioresources. The RIKEN BRC is working closely with institutions in Japan and abroad.

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Software for detection of differential splicing between two different conditions using RNA-Seq data.

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Catalog containing information about 547 biological pathway related resources and molecular interaction related resources. Databases that are free and those supporting BioPAX, CellML, PSI-MI or SBML standards are respectively indicated.

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Ontology for describing NMR experiments and acquisitions.

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Oversight Committee appointed to monitor, coordinate and review the efforts of working groups (WG) in specialist areas (Biological context metadata WG, Chemical analysis WG, Data processing WG, Ontology WG, Exchange format WG) that will examine standardization and make recommendations.

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An ontology for mental functioning, including mental processes such as cognition and traits such as intelligence, and related diseases and disorders. It is developed in the context of the Ontology for General Medical Science and the Basic Formal Ontology. The project is being developed in collaboration between the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and the University at Buffalo, USA. The project is being developed with full involvement of all relevant communities, following best practices laid out by the OBO Foundry. Efforts are currently underway to align with related projects including the Behaviour Ontology, the Cognitive Atlas, the Cognitive Paradigm Ontology and the Neural Electro Magnetic Ontologies.

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A biorepository and biomaterial supply resource which establishes, verifies, maintains, and distributes cells, cultures and DNA derived from cell cultures to the scientific community around the world. Scientists can browse the sample catalog and request specific cell lines for their research studies. An inventory of the remaining stock of each cell line and DNA preparation is presented in real time. Coriell's significant cell biobank collections include: NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository, NINDS Human Genetics DNA and Cell Line Repository, NIA Aging Cell Repository, NHGRI Sample Repository for Human Genetic Research, NEI Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) Genetic Repository, HD Community BioRepository, American Diabetes Association, GENNID Study, and Autism Research Resource. The repositories are ISO 9000-2001 compliant.

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