An Application Server for Biomedical Content Management

描述(由应用程序提供)：总体目标是提供 创新的软件工具，可促进收购、集成和 通过网络传播多媒体生物医学数据，从而减少 知识共享的成本。缺乏高水平的Web应用程序 适合研究人员、临床医生和教育工作者使用的开发工具 都不是熟练的程序员。我们的Web接口存储库管理器(WIRM)是 降低构建定制生物医学网络的复杂性的软件工具包 申请。WIRM的可视化建模工具使领域专家能够描述 他们的知识结构，WIRM根据该结构自动生成 功能齐全、可定制的内容管理系统。 达到或超过了第一阶段的所有目标，从而实现了 多个生物医学Web应用程序，包括电子协作 神经学家的环境。第一阶段的成功揭示了WIRM的 适用性将比最初预期的更广泛。第二阶段的标题是 已相应更新。 第二阶段的具体目标是1)扩展WIRM的可视界面的功能 对于语义建模和上下文相关的表示，2)增加了WIRM 可伸缩性和安全性，3)支持连接到DICOM源和 支持XML的应用程序，4)通过软件可用性评估新功能 研究，以及5)促进合作开发在线信息交换中心，以 共享域架构。 建议的商业应用： 在第二阶段结束时，我们将创建一个适合研究人员、临床医生和教育工作者广泛采用的应用程序服务器。我们将向研究机构、医学院和教学医院提供这项技术，并成为向WIRM用户提供网络托管应用程序、咨询服务和支持合同的领先提供商。

DESCRIPTION (provided by application): The overall objective is to provide innovative software tools that facilitate the acquisition, integration, and dissemination of multimedia biomedical data over the web, thereby reducing the cost of knowledge sharing. There is a lack of high-level web application development tools suitable for use by researchers, clinician, and educators who are not skilled programmers. Our Web Interfacing Repository Manager (Wirm) is a software toolkit that reduces the complexity of building custom biomedical web applications. Wirm's visual modeling tools enable domain experts to describe the structure of their knowledge, from which Wirm automatically generates full-featured, customizable content management systems. All Phase I goals were met or exceeded, resulting in the implementation of multiple biomedical web applications, including an electronic collaboration environment for neuroscientists. The success of Phase I revealed Wirm's applicability to be wider than originally anticipated. The Phase II title has been updated accordingly. The Phase II specific aims are 1) extend the power of Wirm's visual interfaces for semantic modeling and context-sensitive presentation, 2) increase Wirm's scalability and security, 3) support connectivity to DICOM sources and XML-aware applications, 4) evaluate new features through software usability studies, and 5) foster collaborative development of an online clearinghouse for sharing domain schemas. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: At the end of Phase II, we will have created an application server suitable for widespread adoption by researchers, clinicians, and educators. We will supply this technology to research institutions, medical schools, and teaching hospitals, and become a leading provider of web hosted applications, consulting services, and support-contracts to Wirm users.