A Research
Management Tool
for BID
Developed at:
College of Computing
Georgia Tech
 Finding and understanding relevant biology articles
 Sharing articles with team members
 Sharing my understanding of articles with team
members
Bio-inspired sea water desalination
technology
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Wooster
Gussie
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Jeeve’s
Collection
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Add new
entry
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entry
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Enter basic
info
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entry
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info
Save
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Upload the
file
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 Func.A. Ileum transports Na and Cl ions
 Func.B. Ileum transports water
Clicks
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Clicks Add toplevel Function
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Clicks Add toplevel Function
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 Func.A. Ileum absorbs Na and Cl ions
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Func.Ai. Ion attaches to pump
Func.Aii. Pump changes orientation
Func.Aiii. Ion detaches from pump (release)
 Func.B. Ileum absorbs water
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Func.Bi. Move water along concentration gradient
Func.Bii. Create hydrostatic pressure
Func.Biii. Move water across concentration gradient
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Wooster
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Wooster’s
Collection
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Collection
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Wooster
 Shared the article
 Shared their understanding of the article
 Wooster need not read a 40 page journal article
Search feature
 Standard bibliographic queries
 Queries related to the SBF stuff: query on
 Functions
 Subjects and objects
 Verbs or actions
Search feature
 Small seed library
 177 articles from BID class of 2008
 Not all of them annotated with SBF stuff
 Search feature may not be very useful right now but
becomes useful over time
Closing thoughts
 Simple little app
 Beta release in two weeks
 Use it and give us feedback
 Download and usage information will be provided in
the class in coming weeks