INTERVALS is a platform that is still under development. You can find below the history of features and updates that were released.
If you have feedback on the development or a need for additional features, please contact us.
We are working on the following new features:
Performance/improved user experience
- Japanese version of the site with enhanced fonctionalities
Studies
Datasets
- Addition of an automated interactive dataset visualization capability
Release history
July 2020
New WYSIWYG editor, views analytics, multilingual support, and implemented workflow for editorial board
Key features released:
Performance/improved user experience
- INTERVALS now uses TinyMCE as WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) editor with much improved functionalities, including power copy-pasting from Word, spellcheck, better code editor, and much more.
- New tools & resources page replaces the resources and documentation center page.
- INTERVALS now supports multiple languages. Japanese version of some of the pages will be available soon.
Studies
- Number of views displayed (Google analytics)
Datasets
- Possibility to upload datasets where the data and metadata are in a single file, rather than split into 2 files.
- Statistics of the number of downloads are now available.
Protocols
- Number of views displayed (Google analytics)
April 2020
New homepage and additional assets for studies
Key features released:
Performance/improved user experience
- New homepage with improved events and news, as well as resources information.
Studies
- Addition of a lay-language section for studies
- Addition of a video summary for studies
- Addition of a pdf summary for studies
- Possibility to edit the study image and abstract in new study versions
Datasets
- Added possibility to download single files in datasets
December 2019
Observations and refactored dataset lists
Key features released:
Performance/improved user experience
- GraphQL upgrade for improved performance
- New "About" page
- Improved search with keywords
Studies
- Refactor dataset table in study page
Observations
Creation of a new "scientific entity": observations that can allow for reporting of single experimental results, even negative result, with less information to provide than for studies.
- Faceted search for observations
- View detailed informations on an observation
- Comment on an observation
- Create a new observation in the workspace
- Invite contributors to an observation
- Annotate and add detailed information for an observation
- Link protocol(s) to an observation or add material and method section directly in the page
- Upload a dataset in an observation workspace
- Submit an observation for publication
- Create a new version of an observation
October 2019
Protected dataset and FAQ
Key features released:
Studies
- Add FAQ section in studies that can be edited even after publication of the studies
Protocols
- Add FAQ section in protocols that can be edited even after publication of the protocol
Datasets
- Add possibility to "protect" a dataset, i.e. to only give download access after access has been required and granted.
May 2019
DOI assignment
Key features released:
Navigation
- Annotation tags can be clicked to be used as filters for study or protocol searches
Studies
- Assignment of a digital object identifier (DOI) to each study page
- Add a citation widget
Protocols
- Assignment of a digital object identifier (DOI) to each protocol page
April 2019
Refactored dataset search page, detailed dataset page, social media sharing, and structured author and funding management
Key features released:
Performance/improved user experience
- Add share functionalities (social media and email)
Navigation
- Display information of the current version of a study or protocol
Studies
- Structured author and affiliation management
- Structured funding management
Protocols
- Structured author and affiliation management
Datasets
- Refactoring of the dataset search page
- Addition of a single page for each dataset to provide more details
February 2019
Links to specific sections in study and protocol pages
Key features released:
Navigation
- Add permalinks to specific subsection of study and protocol sections
Protocols
- Add a confirmation step when deleting a protocol step
January 2019
Improved user experience in the workspaces
Key features released:
Performance/improved user experience
- Improved lazy loading behavior for search results
Navigation
- Search results ordered by last updated date (from most recent to oldest)
- Improved publications layout
- Get back to same level of the workspace after editing a field
Studies
- Add abbreviation field
- Add confirmation step when deleting a result
November 2018
Improved user experience and anonymous access to unpublished workspaces
Key features released:
Performance/improved user experience
- Add left navigation menu to all workspaces
- Improved table formatting
Navigation
- Workspaces ordered by last updated date in the dashboard
- Add categories in results filters in study and disease and pathways results sections
Studies
- Add copyright license to study page
- Add copyright information about publications
- 'Reviewer'/anonymous access in read-only mode to unpublished studies for review purposes
Protocols
- Add copyright license to protocol page
- 'Reviewer'/anonymous access in read-only mode to unpublished protocols for review purposes
September 2018
Better user experience and new dataset types
Key features released:
Performance/improved user experience
- Display which fields are mandatory in the various workspaces
- Add a category field to Tested sample type for easier retrieval of terms of interest
Navigation
- Improve navigation on mobile
- Remove email addresses from contact of experts registered on the INTERVALS platform, only keeping the email address for the primary contact.
Studies
- Improved layout for test items in study page
Datasets
- Possibility to upload datasets in standard formats (IsaTab, Send, CDisc)
- Add "contrast" as dataset type
Diseases and pathways
- Related results section directly in disease and pathway page
June 2018
Enhanced user experience
Key features released:
Performance/improved user experience
- Upload images to Google storage for increased performance of submission of html code.
- Search pages dropdown menus only display relevant values
Navigation
- Create error pages
Studies
- Possibility to sort results in a study workspace
Datasets
- Possibility to select unpublished protocols owned by same workspace owner
May 9th, 2018
First release of the INTERVALS platform enabling contributions
Key features released:
Navigation
- Registration
- Login
- Documentation center
- Contact form with pre-defined topics
Studies
- Faceted search for studies
- View detailed informations on a study
- Comment on a study
- Create a study derived from an existing study
- Create a new study in the workspace
- Invite contributors to a study
- Annotate and add detailed information for a study
- Link protocol(s) to a study
- Upload a dataset in INTERVALS flexible format in a study workspace (raw and processed data types)
- Submit a study for publication
- Create a new version of a study
Protocols
- Faceted search for protocols
- View detailed informations on a protocol
- Comment on a protocol
- Create a protocol derived from an existing protocol
- Create a new protocol in the workspace
- Invite contributors to a protocol
- Annotate a protocol and include step-by-step instructions
- Submit a protocol for publication
- Create a new version of a protocol
Datasets
- Faceted search for datasets
- Download a dataset
Diseases and pathways
Exposure
- Exposure characterization
- Exposure markers
Pathways
- Xenobiotic metabolism
- Cellular and tissue damage
- Inflammation
- Oxidative stress
Diseases
- Adverse events
- Respiratory disease
- Cardiovascular disease
- Liver diseases
- Periodontitis
2017-2018
Proof-of-concept platform
Development and release of a proof-of-concept platform with a read-only view of content published by PMI on a restricted set of studies performed by PMI on the Tobacco Heating System version 2.2 (THS2.2) platform for external panels of experts to get access to details and datasets and review methods and study results. The platform has been described in Boue et al, 2017.