DUO:000015 (“No general methods research”)

[GiselleMarie]

The definition and the title of the DUO conflict with each other.
DUO:000015 (“No general methods research”) - description = use includes methods development research"

This was highlighted by Sanger who would like to use the ontology but can't whilst there is a mismatch between title and description.
Suggest a change of Title to "general methods research"

[solideoglori]

The NIH/US use case benefits from an NMDS term, as datasets are often viewed as eligible for methods research even without such annotation - meaning the prohibition is the more significant term.
As per conversations with Melanie, shall we maintain this one, and then create an MDS term as well?

[GiselleMarie]

Actually - suggest a change to the description and not the title.
Change description to
"use does not allow methods development research"

[lymanrodriguez]

I concur with that suggestion as well, though suggesting being explicit that it is with reference to methods work outside of the acceptable use parameters (e.g., for a cancer DS dataset methods work in cancer research would be fine). That might be understood from language in the broader description that is not excerpted here, so please disregard if not relevant.

[mcourtot]

Agree on changing the definition. If there is a need for an (N)MDS term we'll create a new ticket

[mcourtot]

@GiselleMarie do you still want the description to be changed? Just checking as you closed the ticket.

[GiselleMarie]

@mcourtot sorry my bad. Don't know why I closed - yes description should be changed.

[cyamasak]

I also wondered if title and description have conflict. The description says "includes methods development research",
which sounds like to include "methods development = general methods research", where the title says "no general methods research". I agree to change the definition to "excludes methods development research".
No need for MDS for us.

[GiselleMarie]

I think we are all in agreement then.
Title = No general methods research
Description = use DOES NOT allow methods development research

[solideoglori]

No change to term name.
Shorthand updated to: "NMDS"
Definition updated to: "This data use limitation indicates that use does not allow methods development research (e.g. development of software or algorithms)"