The physiology analysis system: an integrated approach for warehousing, management and analysis of time-series physiology data.
The physiology analysis system (PAS) was developed as a resource to support the efficient warehousing, management, and analysis of physiology data, particularly, continuous time-series data that may be extensive, of variable quality, and distributed across many files. The PAS incorporates time-series data collected by many types of data-acquisition devices, and it is designed to free users from data management burdens. This Web-based system allows both discrete (attribute) and time-series (ordered) data to be manipulated, visualized, and analyzed via a client's Web browser. All processes occur on a server, so that the client does not have to download data or any application programs, and the PAS is independent of the client's computer operating system. The PAS contains a library of functions, written in different computer languages that the client can add to and use to perform specific data operations. Functions from the library are sequentially inserted into a function chain-based logical structure to construct sophisticated data operators from simple function building blocks, affording ad hoc query and analysis of time-series data. These features support advanced mining of physiology data.
McKenna
Thomas M
TM
Bioinformatics Cell, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD 21702, United States.
Bawa
Gagandeep
G
Kumar
Kamal
K
Reifman
Jaques
J
D003626:Data Display; D019451:Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet; D008490:Medical Informatics; D010827:Physiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States