Dataset Digest for the Week of September 16 – 20

DCN-50: Action current data for investigating the development and organization of GnRH neuron activity in mice, a neuronal dataset, was submitted by Rachel Woodbrook and curated by Seth Erickson and Susan Borda. Rachel submitted this dataset to the DCN looking for technical and disciplinary expertise. Seth was the best available match and was willing to…

Dataset Digest for the Week of September 2 – 6

DCN-32: Data for the manuscript: The effect of spatial and temporal variability in plant functional traits on ecohydrological processes in a desert shrubland: a model-data fusion approach, an earth sciences simulation (NetCDF) dataset, was submitted by Valerie Collins and curated for the DCN by Susan Borda. Valerie submitted this dataset to the DCN looking for technical…

Dataset Digest for the Week of August 26 – 30

DCN-44: Namelists and scripts from: Vertical Dependence of Horizontal Scaling Behavior of Orographic Wind and Moisture Fields in Atmospheric Models, a civil and environmental engineering code dataset, was submitted by Sophia Lafferty-Hess and curated for the DCN by Wendy Kozlowski. Sophia submitted this dataset to the network looking for disciplinary and technical (data type) expertise and Wendy was…

Dataset Digest for the Week of August 19 – 23

DCN-38: Data and code supporting: Simulations corroborate telegraph model predictions for the extension distributions of nanochannel confined DNA, a chemical engineering MATLAB code dataset, was submitted by Lisa Johnston and curated for the DCN by Seth Erickson.  Lisa submitted this dataset to the DCN looking for data/file type and disciplinary expertise. Seth was determined to be the best…

DCN Dataset Digest for the Week of August 11 – 16

DCN-37:  Metal pad instability in liquid metal batteries. animations of computed flow regimes, a mechanical engineering simulation dataset, was submitted by Rachel Woodbrook and curated for the DCN by Susan Borda. Rachel (University of Michigan) submitted this dataset to the DCN looking for the best curator fit based on technical and disciplinary expertise. Upon review it was determined…

DCN Dataset Digest for the Week of August 5 – 9

DCN-31: Mapping Tasmania’s cultural landscapes: using habitat suitability modelling of archaeological sites as a landscape history tool, an archaeological GIS dataset, was submitted by Erin Clary for Dryad and curated for the DCN by Melinda Kernik. Erin submitted this dataset to take advantage of the network’s GIS expertise, and noted that a DCN expert in this area would…

Dataset Digest for the Week of July 29 – August 2

DCN-30: SAM Filtering Pipeline, a biomedical engineering python dataset, was submitted by Lisa Johnston and curated for the DCN by Debra Fagan. This dataset required only minimal curation actions (small metadata edits/additions). See the dataset page (linked through the dataset identifier above) for more details. Thank you Debra and Lisa!

Dataset Digest for the Week of July 22 – 26

DCN-29: Dynamics of Cooperation and Social Status, a tabular anthropology dataset, was submitted by Erin Clary and curated for the DCN by Jen Darragh. Due to Jen’s expertise, essential curation actions were taken (e.g. errors were corrected, documentation was added). See the dataset page (linked through the dataset identifier above) for more details. Thank you…

Dataset Digest for the Week of July 15 – 19

DCN-25: In vivo pump-probe and multiphoton fluorescence microscopy of melanoma and pigmented lesions in a mouse model, a chemistry image dataset, was submitted by Jen Darragh and curated by Dave Fearon. Due to Dave’s expertise, major curation actions were taken (e.g. files were updated or added, metadata was updated or added). See the dataset page…

Dataset Digest for the Week of July 1 – 5

DCN-28: Scaled Hydrokinetic Turbine Array, a Civil and Environmental Engineering code dataset was submitted by Lisa Johnston and curated by Chen Chiu. Due to Chen’s expertise, major curation actions were taken (e.g. documentation work, file updates). See the dataset page (linked through the dataset identifier above) for more details. Thank you Chen and Lisa!