🚀 Platform Usage Guide

Learn how to effectively use the NASA Space Bioscience Explorer platform. Semantic search, AI-powered summaries, and knowledge graph visualization across 608 publications.

🎯 Platform Purpose

This platform is an interactive dashboard that summarizes the impacts and results of 608 NASA bioscience publications, shows research progress, and identifies knowledge gaps. It helps researchers generate hypotheses, managers evaluate investment opportunities, and mission architects develop safe and effective exploration strategies.

👥 User Profiles

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Scientist

Hypothesis generation, research question development, literature review

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Manager

Investment opportunity assessment, research trend analysis

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Mission Architect

Safe and effective exploration strategies, mission planning

✨ Features

🔍 Semantic Search

Search titles and abstracts using natural language:

Example: Example: "microgravity plant root growth"
Filters: Filters: Year, organism (Plant/Rodent/Human), platform (ISS/Shuttle)
Results: Results: Ranked by relevance score (0-100%)

✨ AI-Powered Summaries

Generate summaries with GPT-4o-mini for each article in one click:

Cited: Cited: All summaries with source references
Traceable: Traceable: Direct access to PMC links
Personalized: Personalized: Based on persona and section priority
Q&A: Q&A: Ask questions about the article

📊 Knowledge Graph

Interactive knowledge graph on Scientist Dashboard:

3,107 nodes: 3,107 nodes: Research entities
40,967 edges: 40,967 edges: Relationships and interactions
Visualization: Visualization: Dynamic with Cytoscape.js
Analysis: Analysis: Node types, edge relations, timeline

📖 How to Use?

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Step 1: Search

Use natural language to search on the homepage. E.g.: 'microgravity bone loss'

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Step 2: Use Filters

Narrow results by applying year, organism, or platform filters

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Step 3: Generate Summary

Click 'Summarize' to get AI-powered summaries. Select persona (optional)

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Step 4: Ask Questions

Ask specific questions about the article, AI will respond

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Step 5: Explore Sources

Use PMC Source, OSDR, NSLSL links to access detailed information

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Step 6: Explore Analytics

View statistics, charts, and trends on the Analytics page

💡 Tips

💡Use specific scientific terms when searching

💡Focus on the most relevant results based on relevance score

💡Select a persona to get customized summaries

💡Highlight important sections with Section Priority

💡Discover research gaps by analyzing trends in Analytics

💡Click on nodes in the Knowledge Graph to see relationships