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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Nephrol. 2015 May;35(3):291–302. doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2015.04.009

Table 3.

Supports for managing data and/or file reformatting, merging, and conversion

Support to augment research capabilities Category of Support
Ready availability of shared and/or standard formats Data management
Trustworthy data identifiers ”
Sharable processing workflows ”
Stable, documented application programming interfaces (API) ”
Established and shared methods for combining and sharing data Openness
Easy and timely access to technical expertise for developing/ customizing databases, assuring security, scripting, advanced computing Service discoverability