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，方便收购，集成， 通过网络传播多媒体生物医学数据， 知识共享的成本。缺乏高级Web应用程序 开发工具，适合研究人员、临床医生和教育工作者使用， 不是熟练的程序员。我们的Web Interfacing Repository Manager（Wirm）是一个 软件工具包，降低了构建定制生物医学网络的复杂性 应用. 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自动生成 功能齐全、可定制的内容管理系统。 第一阶段的所有目标均已实现或超额完成， 多个生物医学网络应用程序，包括电子协作 神经科学家的环境。第一阶段的成功表明， 适用范围比原先预期的要广。第二阶段的标题是 作了相应的更新。 第二阶段的具体目标是：1）扩展Wirm视觉界面的功能 对于语义建模和上下文敏感的表示，2）增加Wirm的 可扩展性和安全性，3）支持与DICOM源的连接， 支持XML的应用程序，4）通过软件可用性评估新功能 5）促进合作开发一个在线信息交换中心， 共享域架构。 拟定商业应用： 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。我们将为研究机构、医学院和教学医院提供这项技术，并成为Wirm用户的Web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.