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View article: Commentary: How do we get platforms to share data with independent researchers? Regulation alone will not cut it: a commentary on Livingston et al. (2023), Bourgaize et al. (2025)
Commentary: How do we get platforms to share data with independent researchers? Regulation alone will not cut it: a commentary on Livingston et al. (2023), Bourgaize et al. (2025) Open
We respond to articles in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health journal about whether, and under what, conditions researchers should collaborate with digital companies. In particular, we discuss the challenges academics face to access and…
View article: Linear-drive amplifier-less 112 Gbit/s PAM4 operation of a silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) Mach-Zehnder modulator at 265 mV<sub>pp</sub>
Linear-drive amplifier-less 112 Gbit/s PAM4 operation of a silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) Mach-Zehnder modulator at 265 mV<sub>pp</sub> Open
We demonstrate an optically packaged silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) Mach-Zehnder modulator that can be directly driven by industry-standard CMOS SerDes chips without any additional RF amplifiers. In a proof-of-concept experiment we show sign…
View article: Academic Access to Social Media Data for the Study of Political Online Safety
Academic Access to Social Media Data for the Study of Political Online Safety Open
In this report we provide an overview of the kinds of data academics need in order to conduct independent research into political online safety matters on social media platforms, and the challenges they currently face. Additionally, we put…
View article: An International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSC) Committee perspectives on International Standards Organization/Technical Committee 276 Biobanking Standards for bone marrow-MSCs and umbilical cord tissue–derived MSCs for research purposes
An International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSC) Committee perspectives on International Standards Organization/Technical Committee 276 Biobanking Standards for bone marrow-MSCs and umbilical cord tissue–derived MSCs for research purposes Open
The rapidly growing field of mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) basic and translational research requires standardization of terminology and functional characterization. The International Standards Organization's (ISO) Technical Committee (TC)…
View article: The 10th Santorini conference: Systems medicine, personalised health and therapy. “The odyssey from hope to practice: Patient first. Keep Ithaca always in your mind”, Santorini, Greece, 23–26 May 2022
The 10th Santorini conference: Systems medicine, personalised health and therapy. “The odyssey from hope to practice: Patient first. Keep Ithaca always in your mind”, Santorini, Greece, 23–26 May 2022 Open
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View article: Workshop Report - Design Study Workshop: A European School for Management of RIs (ESMRI)
Workshop Report - Design Study Workshop: A European School for Management of RIs (ESMRI) Open
On May 5th and 6th, 2022 the RItrainPlus project hosted the workshop “Design Study Workshop, A European School for Management of RIs (ESMRI)”, at the University of Milano, Bicocca, Italy. The workshop explored conceptual, legal and financi…
View article: Quality matters: International standards for biobanking
Quality matters: International standards for biobanking Open
Human biospecimens provide the basis for research, leading to a better understanding of human disease biology and discovery of new treatments that are tailored to individual patients with cancer or other common complex diseases. The collec…
View article: Big data, artificial intelligence and ethics
Big data, artificial intelligence and ethics Open
Big data are certainly an essential component of digital science and technology and also of machine learning, robotics, and new means of communication. They are also part of the digital revolution that is shaking our society to its very ro…
View article: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and Breast Cancer
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and Breast Cancer Open
Several organochlorines identified as "hormone disruptors" have been suggested as potential risk factors for breast cancer (BC). Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is a chemical with insecticidal characteristics (organochlorine). It was…
View article: Biobanks for life sciences and personalized medicine: importance of standardization, biosafety, biosecurity, and data management
Biobanks for life sciences and personalized medicine: importance of standardization, biosafety, biosecurity, and data management Open
Biological samples such as tissues, blood and other body fluids, plants or seeds, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells or isolated biomolecules as well as associated data are the essential raw material for research and development in medicine,…
View article: <p>Biobank Sustainability: Current Status And Future Prospects [Corrigendum]</p>
Biobank Sustainability: Current Status And Future Prospects [Corrigendum] Open
Biobank Sustainability: Current Status And Future Prospects [Corrigendum] Doucet M, Yuille M, Georghiou L, Dagher G. J Biorepos Sci Appl Med. 2017;5:1–7. The authors advise that they have forgotten to add the Acknowledgment section to the …
View article: The 9th Santorini Conference: Systems Medicine, Personalised Health and Therapy. “The Odyssey from Hope to Practice”, Santorini, Greece, 30 September–3 October 2018
The 9th Santorini Conference: Systems Medicine, Personalised Health and Therapy. “The Odyssey from Hope to Practice”, Santorini, Greece, 30 September–3 October 2018 Open
The 9th traditional biannual conference on Systems Medicine, Personalised Health & Therapy—“The Odyssey from Hope to Practice”, inspired by the Greek mythology, was a call to search for practical solutions in cardio-metabolic diseases and …
View article: Establishing a Dedicated Lung Cancer Biobank at the University Center Hospital of Nice (France). Why and How?
Establishing a Dedicated Lung Cancer Biobank at the University Center Hospital of Nice (France). Why and How? Open
Lung cancer is the major cause of death from cancer in the world and its incidence is increasing in women. Despite the progress made in developing immunotherapies and therapies targeting genomic alterations, improvement in the survival rat…
View article: Ensuring the Safety and Security of Frozen Lung Cancer Tissue Collections through the Encapsulation of Dried DNA
Ensuring the Safety and Security of Frozen Lung Cancer Tissue Collections through the Encapsulation of Dried DNA Open
Collected specimens for research purposes may or may not be made available depending on their scarcity and/or on the project needs. Their protection against degradation or in the event of an incident is pivotal. Duplication and storage on …
View article: Enhancing <i>Reuse</i> of Data and Biological Material in Medical Research: From FAIR to FAIR-Health
Enhancing <i>Reuse</i> of Data and Biological Material in Medical Research: From FAIR to FAIR-Health Open
The known challenge of underutilization of data and biological material from biorepositories as potential resources for medical research has been the focus of discussion for over a decade. Recently developed guidelines for improved data av…
View article: Governing stem cells: regenerative medicine in Europe - the vision and recommendations from the EUCelLEX project
Governing stem cells: regenerative medicine in Europe - the vision and recommendations from the EUCelLEX project Open
This book will present globally the main results and findings from the facts and figures collected by the different workpackages through the analysis of the literature, through the interviews and from the tools developed in the project. Th…
View article: A transnational collaborative network dedicated to the study and applications of the vascular endothelial growth factor-A in medical practice: the VEGF Consortium
A transnational collaborative network dedicated to the study and applications of the vascular endothelial growth factor-A in medical practice: the VEGF Consortium Open
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View article: Biobank sustainability: current status and future prospects
Biobank sustainability: current status and future prospects Open
Biobanks play an important role in biomedical research that aims to understand cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the development of diseases, and to improve interventions for human health. Despite financial support from mixed pu…
View article: Quality Matters: 2016 Annual Conference of the National Infrastructures for Biobanking
Quality Matters: 2016 Annual Conference of the National Infrastructures for Biobanking Open
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