1. Mic
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Mica: An integrated web platform to
support epidemiological studies
Etienne Morency (emorency@p3g.org)
2. Mic
What is Mica ? a
Mica infrastructure (Maelstrom repository)
Step 1: Mica Catalogues
Step 2: Mica Variables
Step 3: Processing, Integration and Dissemination
Conclusion
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3. Software Infrastructure Mic
Mealstrom-Research
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Web portal to document studies that are using our harmonization
tools
Operational IT infrastructure that supports management of individual
harmonization projects
Integrated – Series of interrelated software (ONYX, OPAL, MICA,
DataSHIELD and DataSHaPER). Solid “communication routes” with other
resources (PhenX, Molgenis, DDI):
Comprehensive – Support all steps of the harmonization process from
study description to database federation and statistical analysis
Open source – Based on state-of-the-art and widely used open source
frameworks, highly customizable and secure, freely available.
Toolkit to build websites for a study or a consortium
Easy to install, to manage and extremely customizable (based on
Drupal and PHP)
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4. Architecture Mic
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3 architectures that links to the central repository (all
share core information)
Network
Hosted
Maelstrom-
Research
Independent
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6. Mic
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1. Identifying and cataloguing
participating studies
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2. Identifying variables for
harmonization
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14. Mic
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3. Data processing, integration and
dissemination
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18. Integration with Opal Mic
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Kora-gen UK Biobank LifeGene
1800 50,000 50,000
participants participants participants
Harmonized Harmonized
Dataset Dataset
Mica
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20. Conclusion Mic
Other Features a
Role-based access control (files, fields, content types)
Dissemination of Publications/Events/Projects/News
And many other extensions (calendar, publication
workflow…)
Updates
Ongoing development
Catalogues (Questionnaires, Access, Biosamples
Physical Measures) / Follow-up
Continue the integration with existing tools
Implement the central repository: Maelstrom-Research
Translations support
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