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http://www.unc.edu/~yunmli/MaCH-Admix/

A genotype imputation software that is an extension to MaCH for faster and more flexible imputaiton, especially in admixed populations. It has incorporated a novel piecewise reference selection method to create reference panels tailored for target individual(s). This reference selection method generates better imputation quality in shorter running time. MaCH-Admix also separates model parameter estimation from imputation. The separation allows users to perform imputation with standard reference panels + pre-calibrated parameters in a data independent fashion. Alternatively, if one works with study-specific reference panels, or isolated target population, one has the option to simultaneously estimate these model parameters while performing imputation. MaCH-Admix has included many other useful options and supports VCF input files. All existing MaCH documentation applies to MaCH-Admix.

Proper citation: MaCH-Admix (RRID:SCR_009598) Copy   

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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/finslerbacktr/

Software provided as a sub-project in the Finsler-tractography module: http://www.nitrc.org/projects/finslertract

Proper citation: Fiber-tracking based on Finsler distance (RRID:SCR_009475) Copy   

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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/fdrw/

Simple and efficient, this application performs the Weighted False Discovery Rate procedure of Benjamini and Hochberg (1997) to correct for multiple testing. The good think is that you can test virtually any number of p-values (even millions) obtained with any test-statistics for any data set. The bonus is that you can assign a-priori weights to give a better chance to those variables that you deem important. In practice, this procedure is powerful only with a relatively small number of p-values.

Proper citation: False Discovery Rate Weighted (RRID:SCR_009473) Copy   

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http://hadoop.apache.org/

Software library providing a framework that allows for the distributed processing of large data sets across clusters of computers using simple programming models. It is designed to scale up from single servers to thousands of machines, each offering local computation and storage. Rather than rely on hardware to deliver high-availability, the library itself is designed to detect and handle failures at the application layer, so delivering a highly-available service on top of a cluster of computers, each of which may be prone to failures. The project includes these modules: * Hadoop Common: The common utilities that support the other Hadoop modules. * Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS): A distributed file system that provides high-throughput access to application data. * Hadoop YARN: A framework for job scheduling and cluster resource management. * Hadoop MapReduce: A YARN-based system for parallel processing of large data sets.

Proper citation: Apache Hadoop (RRID:SCR_011879) Copy   

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http://cis.jhu.edu/software

Software application which aims to assign metric distances on the space of anatomical images in Computational Anatomy thereby allowing for the direct comparison and quantization of morphometric changes in shapes. As part of these efforts the Center for Imaging Science at Johns Hopkins University developed techniques to not only compare images, but also to visualize the changes and differences. For additional information please refer to: Faisal Beg, Michael Miller, Alain Trouve, and Laurent Younes. Computing Large Deformation Metric Mappings via Geodesic Flows of Diffeomorphisms. International Journal of Computer Vision, Volume 61, Issue 2; February 2005. M.I. Miller and A. Trouve and L. Younes, On the Metrics and Euler-Lagrange Equations of Computational Anatomy, Annual Review of biomedical Engineering, 4:375-405, 2002. Software developed with support from National Institutes of Health NCRR grant P41 RR15241.

Proper citation: LDDMM (RRID:SCR_009590) Copy   

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http://www.flinders.edu.au/sabs/fcas/alsa/alsa_home.cfm

The general purpose of ALSA is to examine how social, biomedical, psychological, economic, and environmental factors are associated with age-related changes in the health and wellbeing of persons aged 70 years and older. The aim is to analyze the complex relationships between individual and social factors and changes in health status, health care needs and service utilization dimensions, with emphasis given to the effects of social and economic factors on morbidity, disability, acute and long-term care service use, and mortality. The study was designed to have common instrumentation with US studies. ALSA collected data from a random, stratified sample of all persons (both community and institution-dwelling) aged 70 years and older living in the metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia, using the State Electoral Database as the sampling frame. Spouses aged 65 and older and other household members aged 70 years and older also were invited to participate. The initial baseline data collection for ALSA began in September 1992 and was completed in March 1993. In the first wave, personal interviews were carried out for 2,087 participants, including 566 couples (that is, persons 70 years of age and over and their spouse, if 65 and over). Clinical assessments were obtained for 1,620 of the participants. Respondents were recontacted by telephone a year after initial interview (wave 2). The third wave of the study began in September 1994 and involved a complete reassessment, with a total of 1,679 interviews and 1,423 clinical assessments. To date, eleven waves of data have been collected, with the latest collection in May 2010, from 168 participants. Six of these waves were conducted via face-to-face interviews and clinical assessments, and five were telephone interviews. Future waves are planned, however are dependent on grant funding. Ancillary data collection has been ongoing since the initiation of the study, e.g., from secondary providers. Lists of ALSA participants are compared biannually with the agencies'' lists to determine the prevalence and incidence of receipt of services from these organizations. Another source of information has been the collection of data from the participants'' general practitioners about the respondent''s health status, history of services received, medication use, referrals to specialists, and current services provided. Baseline Sample Size: 2087 Dates of Study: 1992����������2010 (potentially ongoing) Study Features: * Longitudinal * International * Anthropometric Measures * Biospecimens Waves 1-5 (ICPSR), http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/06707 Wave 6 (ICPSR), http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/03679

Proper citation: ALSA - The Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (RRID:SCR_013146) Copy   

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http://dlin.web.unc.edu/software/spreg-2/

Software program for performing regression analysis of secondary phenotype data in case-control association studies. Secondary phenotypes are quantitative or qualitative traits other than the case-control status. Because the case-control sample is not a random sample of the general population, standard statistical analysis of secondary phenotype data can yield very misleading results. SPREG implements valid and efficient statistical methods. (entry from Genetic Analysis Software)

Proper citation: SPREG (RRID:SCR_013261) Copy   

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http://www.danielsoper.com/statcalc3/

A set of many statistics calculators, including a confidence interval calculator.

Proper citation: Statistics Calculator (RRID:SCR_013827) Copy   

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https://www.nitrc.org/projects/gmac_2012/

Open-source software toolbox implemented multivariate spectral Granger Causality Analysis for studying brain connectivity using fMRI data. Available features are: fMRI data importing, network nodes definition, time series preprocessing, multivariate autoregressive modeling, spectral Granger causality indexes estimation, statistical significance assessment using surrogate data, network analysis and visualization of connectivity results. All functions are integrated into a graphical user interface developed in Matlab environment. Dependencies: Matlab, BIOSIG, SPM, MarsBar.

Proper citation: GMAC: A Matlab toolbox for spectral Granger causality analysis of fMRI data (RRID:SCR_009581) Copy   

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http://www.gridqtl.org.uk/

Publicly available Web-based application that can perform QTL mapping on a variety of population types. GridQTL will extend the functionality of QTLExpress by adding new and advanced approaches for modelling QTL analysis in simple and complex populations. These new methods will be available on a Grid system that will offer flexible workflow management, resource allocation, data persistence, detached execution of simulations and the scalability required for the increase in data volume, data sources and complexity required by the new models. (entry from Genetic Analysis Software)

Proper citation: GRIDQTL (RRID:SCR_013397) Copy   

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http://www.bio-rad.com/en-us/sku/soft-om-sw-opticon-monitor-software

Software which controls all operations in the experimental setup, data acquisition and monitoring, and data analysis stages of the Bio-Rad Opticon 2 system. In the experimental setup stage, setup and programming operations are accessed from the Master File window. The master file consists of a plate file, which specifies the parameters of the plate, and a protocol file, which specifies the experimental conditions. After a plate and a protocol setup have been created or selected, a run can be initiated, which begins the data acquisition and monitoring stage. Data collection can be monitored during the run by viewing a plot of fluorescence intensity vs. cycle number. In the data analysis stage, data can be analyzed using the Quantitation, Melting Curve, and/or Analysis windows. The window used depends on the type of data being collected.

Proper citation: Opticon Monitor Software (RRID:SCR_014241) Copy   

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http://writefullapp.com

A software application which provides feedback on writing, wording, and frequency of text by checking against databases of correct language. Users can highlight a chunk of text and use Writefull to see how often the specific text appears in different language databases. Writefull can also offer synonyms and suggestions for wording. Writefull is supported by numerous writing tools which include MS Word and Gmail.

Proper citation: Writefull (RRID:SCR_014006) Copy   

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http://www.tcd.ie/IMM/trinity-biobank/index.php

The Trinity Biobank was established in 2005 to serve the needs of researchers in the area of genetic epidemiology, population genetics and pharmacogenomics. Its services are available to researchers not only in Trinity College but to other institutions at home and abroad. We provide an automated DNA extraction service purifying large volumes blood (up to 10mL whole blood) and tissue DNA for archival and other purposes. In addition it makes available purified DNA and associated GWAS data from 2000 healthy donors for research use. A key requirement for reliable downstream use of DNA is purity and strand size. The quality of DNA in blood and tissue deteriorates upon storage without purification even at -80 degrees C. We ensure rapid turnaround of biological samples through automated extraction using the Qiagen Autopure system based on optimized ''salting out'' chemistry. The purified DNA sample may then be stored safely at -20 degrees C without deterioration thus freeing up valuable -80 degree C freezer space and the associated capital and maintenance cost as well as security and lab space provision. Automated DNA extraction is particularly suitable for high-throughput sample processing called for in epidemiological studies or simply for clearing sample inventory backlogs. The Trinity Biobank distributes control DNA to researchers as part of its remit to enhance the level of research activity and to synergize molecular medicine research nationally and internationally. The buffy coat collection has been made possible with the cooperation of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS). An important requirement to access the collection is that the use of the samples relates only to ethically-approved research and to specifically-nominated research projects. The DNA collection consists of high quality human genomic DNA. Each of the available 2,000 samples is from a single individual and each sample comes with the age and gender data of the donor. The buffy coat sample is derived from the total white cell compliment (50mL buffy coat) of a blood donation (c 400mL). We will endeavor to fulfill samples number requests based on age and gender as best as possible. This collection has also been genotyped using the Affymetrix Genome-Wide Human SNP Array 6.0, featuring 1.8 million genetic markers, including more than 906,600 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and more than 946,000 probes for the detection of copy number variation (CNV). The DNA comes available as a 100ng/uL in 100uL of TE Buffer, ie in 10ug amounts in a separate screw-cap ampoule. The ampoules are shipped in 100-tube boxes (Sarstedt). Corresponding plasma (ACD) is also available on request. Genotype data is supplied in PLINK binary PED files format (http://pngu.mgh.harvard.edu/~purcell/plink/ ).

Proper citation: Trinity Biobank (RRID:SCR_013279) Copy   

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http://www.cns.atr.jp/dni/en/downloads/brain-decoder-toolbox/

Software that performs ?decoding? of brain activity, by learning the difference between brain activity patterns among conditions and then classifying the brain activity based on the learning results. BDTB is a set of Matlab functions. BDTB is OS-independent.

Proper citation: Brain Decoder Toolbox (RRID:SCR_013150) Copy   

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http://vipbg.vcu.edu/vipbg/trimhap//

Software application for linkage disequilibrium mapping based on ancestral founder haplotypes. Method uses haplotype data from general pedigrees. (entry from Genetic Analysis Software)

Proper citation: TRIMHAP (RRID:SCR_013512) Copy   

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https://plant-breeding.uni-hohenheim.de/software.html#jfmulticontent_c110647-2

Software application (entry from Genetic Analysis Software)

Proper citation: PLABQTL (RRID:SCR_012789) Copy   

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http://econpapers.repec.org/software/bocbocode/s438902.htm

Software application (entry from Genetic Analysis Software)

Proper citation: HAPBLOCK 2 (RRID:SCR_012788) Copy   

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http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-medicine/departments/clinical-departments/pathology/research/oregon-brain-bank.cfm

Brain bank that harvests, banks and disperses postmortem tissue for use in brain and medical research. It also provides neuropathologic diagnoses of organic dementia in a cohort of NIH sponsored research subjects. The bank includes tissue primarily from patients with Alzheimer's but also includes Huntington's, Parkinson's, and other disorders.

Proper citation: Oregon Brain Bank (RRID:SCR_013085) Copy   

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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/gppi/

An automated toolbox for a generalized form of psychophysiological interactions for SPM and FSFAST. The automated toolbox can do the following: (a1) produce identical results to the current implementation in SPM (a2) use the current implementation of PPI in SPM but using the regional mean instead of the eigenvariate (a3) use a generalized form that allows a PPI for each task to be in the same model using either the regional mean of eigenvariate (b) create the model using the output of one of the (a) options and the first level design (c) estimate the model (/results directory) (d) compute the contrasts specified.

Proper citation: Generalized PPI Toolbox (RRID:SCR_009489) Copy   

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http://www.dbmi.pitt.edu/services/ctma.html

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on October 11, 2012. The Clinical Trials Management Tools are Java-based suite (accessed via a secure intranet) for managing various aspects of a clinical trial, research protocols, outcomes initiatives, statistical research analysis, as well as CTEP/CDUS reporting. Developed in collaboration with the Clinical Research Services (CRS) Office at the UPCI, this research-based application provides an integrated tool for managing administrative (e.g. IRB submissions and approvals) and clinical (e.g. tumor measurements, registrations/ screenings) functions for the collection and analysis of data generated from a clinical trial. More information can be found here, http://www.upci.upmc.edu/spore/skin/coreD.cfm

Proper citation: Clinical Trial Management Application (RRID:SCR_013531) Copy   

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