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Thank you for using LINK, the language translation app for ISARIC's ARC repository of questions. This guide should take you through creating an account, choosing a document to translate, translating segments (words, phrases or paragraphs), and reviewing those translations.

See here for a video tutorial.

Important notes

  1. Dual Fluency: LINK is intended for users who are fluent in at least English and one other language (currently Spanish, French, or Portuguese).
  2. Every translation matters: your input will change actual Case Report Forms and Documents with medical application. So please look out for typos and errors big or small.

Thank you for your help!

Creating an Account

To get started with LINK, first we must create an account:

  1. In your browser, go to https://link-mgea.vercel.app/
  2. From there, click the button "Create Account".
  3. Enter your name, email, and choose a unique password. Note that there is no email verification, so ensure your email is correct.
  4. Select your fluent language to translate ARC into.
  5. Select your profession from the list. If not shown, select 'Other'.
  6. Click "Create Account".

From here, you should be automatically logged in!

Login

To log into your existing account:

  1. In your browser, go to https://link-mgea.vercel.app/login
  2. Enter the Email and Password chosen in account creation.
  3. Click "Login".

This should take you to https://link-mgea.vercel.app/home

Using LINK

To translate a CRF with LINK, there are 4 steps:

  1. Select a document to translate.
  2. Finding a segment to translate.
  3. Translate segments from English into your target language.
  4. Review existing translations of segments.

Let's get started!

Selecting a document

To select a document to translate:

  1. Click the drop down labeled "CRF to Translate".
  2. You can change which version of arc to change. While we recommend leaving this as the most updated version, you can change it to any past version. This may be useful if you use a specific ARC CRF.
  3. Select which CRF, or "ARC" for the entire repository of questions.

Upon selecting a CRF, the data will be reloaded for that document.

Finding a Segment

Next segment

To find a segment, you can jump to the next segment by clicking the green button at the bottom labeled: "Go to Next Segment: . . . ".

Once viewing a segment, you can always go to the next one by clicking "Continue", or "Save & Continue" once there are translations or comments to save.

Folder system

One can always locate a segment by clicking through LINK's folder system. Start by clicking "ARC Questions" or "Lists". From there you will see folders, marked with how much you have completed that folder. The last folder, leading to an actual segment, will be marked with 📋.

Translate

Once you have found a segment, you will be able to translate it if it shows "Translate (1+)" with a number of 1 or higher, otherwise there is nothing left to Translate!

For each translation segment form, there are 5 parts:

  1. The Label: showing what type of segment this is. Will show Question, Answer, Definition, Guide, List Item, Form Label or Section Label. Click this label to minimize the form.
  2. The Segment in English: the segment you are to translate from English to your target language.
  3. Text Area: in the open text area, labeled "Translate segment here...", input your translation of the English segment.
  4. Comment Button: to the right, you will see a button to add a comment. Click that, and a text box will appear. Comments can be used to make notes about the segment and/or your translation. They can be anything you think is relevant for others to know about the context. You may know something others don't, so always feel free to share your wisdom! It will justify your logic for others.
  5. Skip Button: if you do not want to translate this segment for one reason or another, that is okay! Simply click the "Skip Translation". Note, when skipping you still have the option to provide a comment.

Click save or save and continue at the bottom to save your hard work!

Review

Once a segment has been translated by one person, it moves to review stage! Each review form has 7 parts:

  1. The Label: showing what type of segment this is. Will show Question, Answer, Definition, Guide, List Item, Form Label or Section Label. Click this label to minimize the form.
  2. The Segment in English: the segment you are to translate from English to your target language.
  3. Existing translations: all translations for this segment. Click on a translation to vote for it. Note the radio button will fill when it will be voted for.
  4. Existing comments: all comments written with this translation.
  5. Comment Buttons: add comments to a translations with the comment button to the right. Click it to open the text window to add a comment.
  6. New translation: under all current translations is a text area to propose a new one. Note the radio button will fill when it will be added.
  7. Translation Justification: under all comments is a text area to add a comment/justification for why you are proposing this new segment.

Click save or save and continue at the bottom to save your hard work!

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