Representation of Slovak Research Information (A Case Study)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- The first step was to identify the R&D data affiliated to authors with an address in Slovakia and the resources of the R&D data.
- In the second step, an analysis of data usability was performed as being fit-for-purpose. A data source can be considered suitable for determining the representation of individual scientific disciplines when it meets several criteria: contains structured data on research and development at the national level; contains data of sufficient quality and consistency; monitors R&D data as widely as possible and in interrelationships; and classifies R&D data according to scientific disciplines.
- At first glance, locating data may appear to be a simple step. However, a variety of obstacles must be overcome when formulating search requirements—for example, ambiguity in data entry or inclusion, incomplete data, search interface properties, or missing tools.
- Evaluation and interpretation of the findings, including evaluation of the whole process and proposals for improving R&D data-processing.
2.1. Data and Their Sources
- Research and development project
- Organisation of research and development
- Researcher
- Result of research and development
- To present information and new knowledge and the sharing of both between scientists and researchers in an electronic environment.
- To accelerate the implementation of knowledge in practice, to inform enterprises and business about research results and to involve them in the application of this knowledge to practice.
- To gain general support for science and research.
- To make science, research and their practical results publicly available in a comprehensible and attractive way to the public. These activities should positively influence the public perception of science and the use of public funding [18].
- Group A1: Publications of books and monographs of a scientific nature
- Group A2: Other book publications
- Group B: Publications in Current Contents Connect journals
- Group C: Publications in journals registered in Web of Science or Scopus databases (B group publications are not included)
- Group D: Other publications
- V tomto systéme však nie sú zaregistrované žiadne vedecké disciplíny.
- Avšak v tomto systéme nie sú registrované veterinárne vedy.
- Úplné výsledky sa nepodarilo načítať
- Skúsiť znova
- Opakuje sa pokus…
- Opakuje sa pokus…
2.2. Data Usability
2.3. Data Search
3. Results
3.1. R&D Projects
3.2. R&D Organisations
3.3. Researchers
3.4. R&D Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
- Categorisation of scientific disciplines in the field of social sciences and humanities
- A1 Code list of R&D fields (SK CRIS). Social Sciences
- Psychological sciences
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- Forensic psychology
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- Clinical psychology
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- Pedagogical counseling and school psychology
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- Psychology of personality
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- Psychology of work
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- Social psychology
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- General psychology
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- Developmental psychology
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- Other related fields of psychological sciences
- Economic sciences and trade
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- History of the national economy
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- Econometrics and operations research
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- Economic theory
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- Economics and management of defense resources
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- Economics and management
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- Economics and business management
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- Finance
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- Financial management
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- International economic relations
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- International business
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- Business and marketing
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- Sectoral and cross-sectional economies
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- Sector economies and management
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- Business management
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- Insurance
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- World economy
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- Accounting
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- Public economy and services
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- Public administration and regional development
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- Military logistics
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- Tourism
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- Management
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- Management of military systems
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- International relations
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- Combat use and training of the armed forces
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- Operational research in the military
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- National and international security
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- Other related departments of economics and management
- Pedagogical sciences
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- Andragogy
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- Therapeutic pedagogy
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- Speech therapy
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- Trade union didactics
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- Pedagogy
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- Preschool and elementary pedagogy
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- Social pedagogy and education
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- Special pedagogy
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- Sports education
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- Sports humanities
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- Sports kinanthropology
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- Other related fields of pedagogical sciences, teaching and education
- Social sciences
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- Sociology
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- Theory and methodology of sociology
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- Sectoral sociology
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- Social anthropology (also for historical sciences)
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- Social work
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- Culturology
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- Ethnology
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- Safety and health at work
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- Rescue services
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- Other related social sciences
- Legal sciences
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- Theory of state history and law
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- Constitutional law
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- The right law
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- Economic and financial law
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- Labor law
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- Criminal law
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- European law
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- Roman law
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- Business and financial law
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- Civil law
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- Protection of people and property
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- Public security services
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- Theory of police science
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- Criminology and criminology
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- Applied police science
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- Other related legal disciplines
- Political science
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- Theory of politics
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- Comparative political science
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- Prognosis
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- Government
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- Theory of organization and management
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- Other related fields of political science
- Social and economic geography
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- Social aspects of environmental sciences
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- Cultural and economic geography
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- Urban studies
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- Transport planning and its social aspects
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- Human geography
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- Regional geography
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- Political geography
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- Demogeography and demography
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- Other related fields of social and economic geography
- Mass media communication
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- Theory of journalism
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- History of journalism Mass media science Library and information science (social aspects)
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- Other related fields of mass media communication
- Other fields of social sciences
- A2 Code list of R&D fields (SK CRIS). Humanities
- Historical sciences and archaeology
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- History
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- Archaeology
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- Classical archaeology
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- Museology
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- Church history (also for theological sciences)
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- History of science and technology
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- Archives and auxiliary historical sciences
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- Slovak history
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- General history
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- Other related disciplines of historical sciences and archeology
- Philological sciences
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- Foreign languages and cultures
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- Linguistics of specific language groups
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- Classical languages and literatures
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- Non-Slavic languages and literatures
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- Oriental languages and literatures
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- Translation and Interpretation
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- Slavic languages and literatures
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- Slovak language and literature
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- General linguistics
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- Literary criticism (history)
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- Other related disciplines of philological sciences
- Philosophical sciences, ethics and theological sciences
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- Systematic philosophy
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- History of philosophy
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- Logic and methodology of science
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- Ethics
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- Other related fields of philosophy
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- Theology
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- Catholic theology
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- Evangelical theology
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- Orthodox theology
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- Other related disciplines of philosophical sciences, ethics and theological sciences
- Sciences of culture and art
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- Theory and history of culture
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- Religion studies (also for historical, theological and social sciences)
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- Cultural anthropology and ethnology
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- Other related disciplines of culture sciences
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- Aesthetics and history of aesthetics (also for philosophical sciences)
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- Literary criticism (history)
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- Theory and history of Slovak literature
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- Slavic studies
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- Slavic literature
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- Theory and history of specific national literatures
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- Theory and history of fine arts
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- Design (also for technical sciences)
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- Theory and history of music
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- Theory and history of theater
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- Theory and history of art
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- Theory and history of film, radio and television
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- Architectural creation
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- Theory and technology of restoration
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- Other related disciplines of the arts culture
- Other departments of the humanities
- A3 Research domains CREPČ (domains considered as SSH in italics)
- Pedagogical sciences
- Humanitarian sciences
- Historical sciences and ethnology
- Art
- Design, engineering, technology and water management
- Social and behavioral sciences
- Law and international relations
- Economy and managementPhysics
- Earth and space sciences
- Environmental studies and ecology
- Metallurgical and montane sciences
- Chemistry, chemical technology and biotechnology
- Life sciences
- Mechanical engineering
- Electrical engineering and power engineering informatics, automation and telecommunications
- Engineering and technology
- Medical, pharmaceutical and non-medical health sciences
- Agricultural and forestry sciences
- Veterinary sciences
- Sports sciences
- Transport services
- Security services
- Mathematics and statistics
- A4 Research domains WoS—Social Sciences
- Anthropology
- Area Studies
- Business
- Business, Finance
- Cultural Studies
- Communication
- Criminology & Penology
- Demography
- Development Studies
- Economics
- Education & Educational Research
- Education, Special
- Environmental Studies
- Ergonomics
- Ethics
- Ethnic Studies
- Family Studies
- Geography
- Gerontology
- Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
- Health Policy & Services
- History
- History & Philosophy of Science
- History of Social Sciences
- Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
- Industrial Relations & Labor
- Information Science & Library Science
- International Relations
- Law
- Linguistics
- Management
- Nursing
- Political Science
- Psychiatry
- Psychology, Applied
- Psychology, Biological
- Psychology, Clinical
- Psychology, Developmental
- Psychology, Educational
- Psychology, Experimental
- Psychology, Mathematical
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary
- Psychology, Psychoanalysis
- Psychology, Social
- Public Administration
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Regional & Urban Planning
- Rehabilitation
- Social Issues
- Social Sciences, Biomedical
- Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
- Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Substance Abuse
- Transportation
- Urban Studies
- Women’s Studies
- A5 Research domains WoS—Arts and Humanities
- Archaeology
- Architecture
- Art
- Asian Studies
- Classics
- Cultural studies
- Dance
- Film, Radio, Television
- Folklore
- History
- History & Philosophy of Science
- Humanities, Multidisciplinary
- Language & Linguistics
- Literary Reviews
- Literary Theory & Criticism
- Literature
- Literature, African, Australian, Canadian
- Literature, American
- Literature, British Isles
- Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
- Literature, Romance
- Literature, Slavic
- Medieval & Renaissance Studies
- Music
- Philosophy
- Poetry
- Religion
- Theatre
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Projects by Basic Groups of R&D Fields (Slovakia) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Percentage 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Natural sciences | 752 | 722 | 982 | 26% |
Engineering and technology | 691 | 733 | 968 | 26% |
Medical and health sciences | 302 | 301 | 387 | 10% |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | 241 | 220 | 311 | 8% |
Social sciences | 553 | 572 | 693 | 18% |
Arts and humanities | 358 | 365 | 427 | 11% |
Total | 2897 | 2913 | 3768 | 100% |
Organisations with R&D Certificate by Basic Groups of R&D Fields | No. 31.12.2017 | No. 31.12.2018 | No. 31.12.2019 | Percentage 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Natural sciences | 91 | 124 | 128 | 17% |
Engineering and technology | 202 | 393 | 443 | 59% |
Medical and health sciences | 44 | 57 | 59 | 8% |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | 14 | 34 | 38 | 5% |
Social sciences | 48 | 58 | 55 | 7% |
Arts and humanities | 33 | 32 | 32 | 4% |
Total | 432 | 698 | 755 | 100% |
Researchers by Basic Groups of R&D Field | No. | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Natural sciences | 4593 | 19% |
Engineering and technology | 6205 | 26% |
Medical and health sciences | 2895 | 12% |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | 1632 | 7% |
Social sciences | 5595 | 24% |
Arts and humanities | 2837 | 12% |
Total | 23,757 | 100% |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleZendulková, Danica, Boris Rysuľa, and Andrea Putalová. 2021. "Representation of Slovak Research Information (A Case Study)" Information 12, no. 3: 137. https://doi.org/10.3390/info12030137
APA StyleZendulková, D., Rysuľa, B., & Putalová, A. (2021). Representation of Slovak Research Information (A Case Study). Information, 12(3), 137. https://doi.org/10.3390/info12030137