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A System for Building Clinical Research Applications using Semantic Web-Based Approach

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In this paper we present a system using Semantic Web by which applications can be effectively constructed for clinical research purposes. We are aware of the immense difficulties and variations involved in clinical research applications. With a purpose of mitigating some of these difficulties in the process of developing clinical research applications we are presenting an approach for building information systems based on Semantic Web. We have developed a working prototype using C-Map tools leveraging the underlying principles of Abstract Software Design Framework to convert domain knowledge into machine-actable information.

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Acknowledgement

We would like to thank Dr. Rajani S. Sadasivam from the Department of Preventive Medicine at UAB for advising us on various critical aspects of this paper. We would also like to thank Dr. David G. Clark from the Department of Neurology for helping us with the need of using XML-based technologies for Alzheimer’s disease research.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Varadraj P. Gurupur & Murat M. Tanik

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Gurupur, V.P., Tanik, M.M. A System for Building Clinical Research Applications using Semantic Web-Based Approach. J Med Syst 36, 53–59 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-010-9445-8

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