2008
Issues in the Design of a Pilot Concept-Based Query Interface for the Neuroinformatics Information Framework
Marenco L, Li Y, Martone ME, Sternberg PW, Shepherd GM, Miller PL. Issues in the Design of a Pilot Concept-Based Query Interface for the Neuroinformatics Information Framework. Neuroinformatics 2008, 6: 229-239. PMID: 18953674, PMCID: PMC2664632, DOI: 10.1007/s12021-008-9035-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroscience Information FrameworkQuery interfaceBiomedical information retrievalInformation frameworkInformation retrievalResource registryDocument archivesBiomedical vocabulariesSingle interfaceStandardized vocabularyCurrent versionDetailed exampleInterfaceResourcesFrameworkOntologyPilot conceptVocabularyRetrievalIssuesCertain lessonsBackground issuesSearchArchivesPrimary resources
2006
Dynamic Tables: An Architecture for Managing Evolving, Heterogeneous Biomedical Data in Relational Database Management Systems
Corwin J, Silberschatz A, Miller PL, Marenco L. Dynamic Tables: An Architecture for Managing Evolving, Heterogeneous Biomedical Data in Relational Database Management Systems. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2006, 14: 86-93. PMID: 17068350, PMCID: PMC2215074, DOI: 10.1197/jamia.m2189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiomedical dataRelational database management systemRelational database technologySemantic data modelDatabase management systemRelational database enginePerformance of queriesHeterogeneous biomedical dataBiomedical informatics researchersDatabase engineDatabase technologyDatabase schemaData sparsityBioinformatics communityData modelInformatics researchersEvolution issuesTypes of dataManagement systemPerformance resultsRelational designClinical informaticsArchitecturePast approachesRelational techniques
2000
Reengineering a Database for Clinical Trials Management Lessons for System Architects
Brandt C, Nadkarni P, Marenco L, Karras B, Lu C, Schacter L, Fisk J, Miller P. Reengineering a Database for Clinical Trials Management Lessons for System Architects. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2000, 21: 440-461. PMID: 11018562, DOI: 10.1016/s0197-2456(00)00070-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExploring Performance Issues for a Clinical Database Organized Using an Entity-Attribute-Value Representation
Chen R, Nadkarni P, Marenco L, Levin F, Erdos J, Miller P. Exploring Performance Issues for a Clinical Database Organized Using an Entity-Attribute-Value Representation. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2000, 7: 475-487. PMID: 10984467, PMCID: PMC79043, DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDatabase Management SystemsDatabases as TopicDatabases, FactualInformation Storage and RetrievalMicrobiologyPilot ProjectsConceptsEAV/CRDatabase schemaSQL statementsDatabase modelDatabase sizeSystem memoryQuery execution timeHeterogeneous biomedical dataSimple SQL statementsQuery efficiencyQuery performancePowerful hardwareQuery strategyEntity attributesDatabase queriesDatabase representationBiomedical dataExecution timeQueriesMore memoryPerformance issuesSchemaValue representationRepresentationCR model
1999
Organization of Heterogeneous Scientific Data Using the EAV/CR Representation
Nadkarni P, Marenco L, Chen R, Skoufos E, Shepherd G, Miller P. Organization of Heterogeneous Scientific Data Using the EAV/CR Representation. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 1999, 6: 478-493. PMID: 10579606, PMCID: PMC61391, DOI: 10.1136/jamia.1999.0060478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDatabase Management SystemsDatabases as TopicHumansInternetMEDLINENervous SystemSemanticsSmellConceptsEAV/CRHeterogeneous scientific dataPhysical database schemaStorage of dataInterobject relationshipsDatabase schemaHeterogeneous dataMedical domainComplex objectsScientific domainsClinical patient recordsSchemaBiomedical databasesRepresentationScientific dataPatient recordsSuch purposesDatabaseValue representationDomainObjectsParadigmDataExploring three approaches for handling incomplete patient histories in a computer-based guideline for childhood immunization.
Miller P, Frawley S, Sayward F. Exploring three approaches for handling incomplete patient histories in a computer-based guideline for childhood immunization. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 1999, 878-82. PMID: 10566486, PMCID: PMC2232702.Peer-Reviewed Original Research