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'''"[[Journal:4273π: Bioinformatics education on low cost ARM hardware|4273π: Bioinformatics education on low cost ARM hardware]]"'''
'''"[[Journal:Requirements for data integration platforms in biomedical research networks: A reference model|Requirements for data integration platforms in biomedical research networks: A reference model]]"'''


Teaching [[bioinformatics]] at universities is complicated by typical computer classroom settings. As well as running software locally and online, students should gain experience of systems administration. For a future career in biology or bioinformatics, the installation of software is a useful skill. We propose that this may be taught by running the course on GNU/Linux running on inexpensive Raspberry Pi computer hardware, for which students may be granted full administrator access.
Biomedical research networks need to integrate research data among their members and with external partners. To support such data sharing activities, an adequate information technology infrastructure is necessary. To facilitate the establishment of such an infrastructure, we developed a reference model for the requirements. The reference model consists of five reference goals and 15 reference requirements. Using the Unified Modeling Language, the goals and requirements are set into relation to each other. In addition, all goals and requirements are described textually in tables. This reference model can be used by research networks as a basis for a resource efficient acquisition of their project specific requirements. Furthermore, a concrete instance of the reference model is described for a research network on liver cancer. The reference model is transferred into a requirements model of the specific network. Based on this concrete requirements model, a service-oriented information technology architecture is derived and also described in this paper. ('''[[Journal:Requirements for data integration platforms in biomedical research networks: A reference model|Full article...]]''')<br />
 
We release 4273''π'', an operating system image for Raspberry Pi based on Raspbian Linux. This includes minor customisations for classroom use and includes our Open Access bioinformatics course, ''4273π Bioinformatics for Biologists''. This is based on the final-year undergraduate module BL4273, run on Raspberry Pi computers at the University of St Andrews, Semester 1, academic year 2012–2013. 4273''π'' is a means to teach bioinformatics, including systems administration tasks, to undergraduates at low cost. ('''[[Journal:4273π: Bioinformatics education on low cost ARM hardware|Full article...]]''')<br />


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"Requirements for data integration platforms in biomedical research networks: A reference model"

Biomedical research networks need to integrate research data among their members and with external partners. To support such data sharing activities, an adequate information technology infrastructure is necessary. To facilitate the establishment of such an infrastructure, we developed a reference model for the requirements. The reference model consists of five reference goals and 15 reference requirements. Using the Unified Modeling Language, the goals and requirements are set into relation to each other. In addition, all goals and requirements are described textually in tables. This reference model can be used by research networks as a basis for a resource efficient acquisition of their project specific requirements. Furthermore, a concrete instance of the reference model is described for a research network on liver cancer. The reference model is transferred into a requirements model of the specific network. Based on this concrete requirements model, a service-oriented information technology architecture is derived and also described in this paper. (Full article...)


Recently featured: 4273π: Bioinformatics education on low cost ARM hardware, University-level practical activities in bioinformatics benefit voluntary groups of pupils in the last 2 years of school, Support patient search on pathology reports with interactive online learning based data extraction