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ArticleJournal of biomedical semantics2017

PIBAS FedSPARQL: a web-based platform for integration and exploration of bioinformatics datasets.

Marija Djokic-Petrovic, Vladimir Cvjetkovic, Jeremy Yang, Marko Zivanovic, David J Wild

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Article in Journal of biomedical semantics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Marija Djokic-PetrovicVirtual World Services GmbH, Asperner Heldenplatz 6, 1220, Wien, Austria. m.djokic@kg.ac.rs.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0568-5219
Vladimir CvjetkovicDepartment of Mathematics and Informatics, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Radoja Domanovica 12, Kragujevac, 34000, Serbia.
Jeremy YangSchool of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, 901 E 10th St, Bloomington, Indiana, 47408, USA.
Marko ZivanovicDepartment of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Radoja Domanovica 12, Kragujevac, 34 000, Serbia.
David J WildSchool of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, 901 E 10th St, Bloomington, Indiana, 47408, USA.
University of Kragujevac · RSIndiana University Bloomington · USUniversity of New Mexico · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are a huge variety of data sources relevant to chemical, biological and pharmacological research, but these data sources are highly siloed and cannot be queried together in a straightforward way. Semantic technologies offer the ability to create links and mappings across datasets and manage them as a single, linked network so that searching can be carried out across datasets, independently of the source. We have developed an application called PIBAS FedSPARQL that uses semantic technologies to allow researchers to carry out such searching across a vast array of data sources.

resultsPIBAS FedSPARQL is a web-based query builder and result set visualizer of bioinformatics data. As an advanced feature, our system can detect similar data items identified by different Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs), using a text-mining algorithm based on the processing of named entities to be used in Vector Space Model and Cosine Similarity Measures. According to our knowledge, PIBAS FedSPARQL was unique among the systems that we found in that it allows detecting of similar data items. As a query builder, our system allows researchers to intuitively construct and run Federated SPARQL queries across multiple data sources, including global initiatives, such as Bio2RDF, Chem2Bio2RDF, EMBL-EBI, and one local initiative called CPCTAS, as well as additional user-specified data source. From the input topic, subtopic, template and keyword, a corresponding initial Federated SPARQL query is created and executed. Based on the data obtained, end users have the ability to choose the most appropriate data sources in their area of interest and exploit their Resource Description Framework (RDF) structure, which allows users to select certain properties of data to enhance query results.

conclusionsThe developed system is flexible and allows intuitive creation and execution of queries for an extensive range of bioinformatics topics. Also, the novel "similar data items detection" algorithm can be particularly useful for suggesting new data sources and cost optimization for new experiments. PIBAS FedSPARQL can be expanded with new topics, subtopics and templates on demand, rendering information retrieval more robust.

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Computational BiologyInternetSoftwareDatabases, FactualData MiningUser-Computer InterfaceBioinformaticsData integrationData mining and information retrievalFederated SPARQL queryOntologies

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