Purpose of
the research study
The purpose of this study is to collect expert’s assessments about the quality
of genomic records. This will be used to evaluate the validity and usability
of a quality estimation model for genomics data developed by the authors of
this study.
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Eligibility of participants
Participants must be 20 years old or older, and
should be Ph.D. students, Post-docs,
Professors, or Researchers from the University of Florida
(preferably) with background in areas related to Biology or Genomics, and experience
using genomics databases, particularly NCBI
databases.
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What you will be asked to do in the study
First, you will be asked to choose a total of 24
records from NCBI’s nucleotide or protein databases, divided in two sets as
follows. The first set should contain
12 records whose quality you consider to be “Good” (above average). The
second set should contain 12 records whose quality you consider to be “Poor”
(below average). You should provide the Accession
Numbers of the records you chose (do not copy and paste the actual record
contents!).
Second, you will be asked
to answer a few questions regarding the criteria you use for evaluating the
quality of genomics records, the relative quality of different databases from
NCBI (to the extend of your knowledge), and the suitability of quality
assessment factors in the context of genomics.
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Time required
Estimated time: 2 hours.
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Risks and Benefits
There are no risks for the participants. Potentially, participants (and the general
scientific community) will benefit from an automated quality assessment tool
for biological data, which can help them in their research.
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Compensation
Each participant will be paid $100.00 compensation.
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Confidentiality
The identity of the participants will be kept
confidential to the extent provided by law. Each participant will be assigned
an ID which will be used for data analysis purposes instead of their name.
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Voluntary participation
Participation in this study is completely
voluntary.
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Whom to contact if you have questions about the
study?
Alexandra Martinez, Research Assistant
Department of Computer and Information Science and
Engineering, CSE Building Room E301,
University of Florida - P.O. Box 116120 Gainesville,
FL 32611.
Sanjay Ranka, Professor
Department of Computer and Information Science and
Engineering, CSE Building Room E301,
University of Florida - P.O. Box 116120 Gainesville,
FL 32611.
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Whom to contact about your rights as a research
participant in the study?
UFIRB Office, Box 112250, University
of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2250; ph 392-0433.
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Agreement
I have read the procedure described above, and I
voluntarily agree to participate in the study.
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