Source: PURDUE UNIVERSITY submitted to
NPDN NATIONAL DATABASE/NATIONAL NETWORK OF DIAGNOSITC CENTERS
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
TERMINATED
Funding Source
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1010080
Grant No.
2016-37620-25764
Project No.
IND012299G2
Proposal No.
2016-07133
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Program Code
AA-G
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2016
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2021
Grant Year
2020
Project Director
Hill, M.
Recipient Organization
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
(N/A)
WEST LAFAYETTE,IN 47907
Performing Department
CERIS
Non Technical Summary
Purdue University's emphasis is in the area of Reporting which includes useful, real-time data from innovative information and communications systems. An enhanced data collection and analysis system is provided through the National Repository that focuses on diagnostic clinic records to identify anomalies and communicate information to appropriate parties quickly. Information flow to the National Repository is crucial as are other NPDN web resources. Purdue will work with the diagnostic labs and the associated IT staff to effectively receive diagnostic lab data. Standardized data formats have been defined for analysis, as well as making modifications for the first in state reports so that a robust and important information resource continues to thrive. To date, the National Repository has over 1 million samples that includes over 1.2 million diagnoses from over 170 labs containing over 11,500 pests/pathogens. Purdue University is operating and enhancing the NPDN National Repository providing quality assurance of data, query reports, analysis tools, dynamic map generation and security assessment. Purdue will also continue to efficiently manage the servers and software of the NPDN National portal, www.npdn.org, for storage of shared documents, protocols, news articles, training information, STAR-D materials etc. for the NPDN network. The regional websites for WPDN, SPDN, NCPDN, NEPDN and GPDN will also continue to be maintained as a bundled site using an open source content management system.
Animal Health Component
0%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
100%
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
20524993030100%
Goals / Objectives
The main overarching goals or objectives of the NPDN are:DetectionDiagnosticsReportingAs part of achieving these goals, an enhanced data collection and analysis system, known as the NPDN National Repository, has been developed that focuses on diagnostic clinic records and other types of data to identify anomalies in clinic samples and to communicate the information to the appropriate parites in a timely basis. As a result, the objectives or major goals are to maintain and enhance the complex distributed system managing information and communications in a secure and reliable manner. Data from the participating diagnostic laboratories is collected and managed at the local, regional and national levels. The NPDN is coordinating and collecting diagnostic records from designated laboratories at Land Grant Universities and State Departments of Agriculture in a standardized manner and addressing the training and tools required for assessing and ensuring quality of information.
Project Methods
The projectuses a relational database and query tools such as PHP, Java Script, HTML 5, ESRI mapping software and otherinnovative system and applications software providing access via an easy and intuitive web interface access. The College of Agriculture and Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP) provide the flexible infrastrucutre to meet user demand and application resources.

Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/21

Outputs
Target Audience:The primary target audience consists of the diagnosticians associated with the Land Grant Universities and some state departments of agriculture, state plant regulatory officials, the NPDN Executive Directors and the USDA/NIFA program leader and associate members of APHIS. In addition, the first detectors, extension staff and other associates of plant diagnostic labs are targeted through the newsletters and regional websites of the NPDN portals, which also provide general information about the NPDN network and its programs to the public. Researchers and Extension staff, with an interest in specific pests and/or pathogens, provide a formal request to the Executive Directors and when approved are sent the information that is available in the NPDN National Data Repository (NDR). The citing of the NDR has been noted in journal publications. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?CERIS participates on the Professional Development committee and works direclty with the professional development coordinator to support connectivity between NPDN and the learning management system LearnUpon. To support these interactions, CERIS developed software to connect with LearnUpon through an Application Programming Interface (API). This software supports the following compatibility between the NPDN systems and LearnUpon. Automatic creation of new LearnUpon accounts Ability to sign into LearnUpon system using NPDN CAS credentials How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?NPDN members have access to the NDR which provides access to several types of reports, maps, and charts. Additionally, those members with National or Regional access receive a daily first submission by state report that indicates the first time a pest or pathogen has been reported as confirmed to the NDR in that state. For other users that are not NPDN members, data requests can be made online by visitinghttps://www.npdn.org/data-request-form and completing the requested information. Those requests are reviewed by the Executive Committe and results are shared via an Excel file for those requests that are approved. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? The main accomplishments under these goals from 9/1/2020-8/31/2021 are listed below: National Data Repository (NDR) Data Uploads A total of 132,082diagnoses uploaded with over 78,000 confirmed records broken down by the following pest categories: Abiotics: 9,676 Arthropods: 12,245 Other: 13,165 Nematode: 37,861 Pathogen: 57,829 Plants/Weeds: 1,306 Dictionary Updates CERIS continued their participation on the NPDN Data Committee and completed the following requests during this time period. Pest: 309 added, 293 modified, 2 deleted Host: 24 added, 11 modified, 0 deleted NPDN Data Requests The data request software was enhanced over this past year to provide additional functionality that was needed to support the overall popularity of this tool. Two new additonal statuses were addedto distinguish whether a closed request was approved or denied. The data request form on the portal was also updated to make it easier to input the request and reCaptcha was added to reduce the overall number of spam requests.A total of 24 data requests were made from 9/1/2020-8/31/2021. A breakdown of the overall status of these requsests is provided below. Approved: 14 Pending/Hold: 7 Denied: 3 NPDN IT/Diagnostics Meeting The NPDN IT/Diagnostics meeting was held virtually for the first time on January 12-14, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CERIS utilized Zoom to host the meetingfor all three days. The meeting was scheduled for up to 4 hours each afternoon to acoomodate timezones across all five NPDN regions. Portions of the meeting were open to all NPDN members while other portions were restricted to committee leadership. The meeting had an overall focus on cross-committee IT needs. Additional details, including recordings of the public portions ofthe meeting, can be found on the NPDN portal online athttps://www.npdn.org/it_diag_meeting_2021. Terms of Use The NPDN terms of use were updated on 2/25/2021. In addition to updating the language the software was modified and two new additional data fields are now being captured. The software had previously required users to accept the terms of use upon every login. This enhancement now captures the date the terms of use were accepted and only prompts users to accepts the terms of use when there are updates or periodically (currently set to one year). Users can also now review the terms of use at any time by visitinghttps://npdn.ceris.purdue.edu/terms_of_use.php which also provides them with the date and time when they last accepted the terms. The updates to this software also enabled the use of redirects for the NDR. This means that users can be sent a direct link such ashttps://npdn.ceris.purdue.edu/pest_search.php for the Pest Dictionary and will be taken directly to that page after completing the login process. Capacity and Capability (C&C)Survey The 2020 C&C survey was distributed through a Purdue Qualtrics link. These results were then parsed out and imported into a relational database by the CERIS team. This database was then used to create a summary of the results that were posted to the NPDN Portal athttps://www.npdn.org/survey_results2020. NPDN Newsletters CERIS manages the MailChimp subscription which is the service that is now used to send out the monthly newsletters. The articles are compiled by the newsletter editor and those articles which require a read more section are added to the Portal site by CERIS. The current edition of the newsletter along with an archive of older articles is available on the NPDN portal by visitinghttps://www.npdn.org/public/npdn_communicator. User Accounts A total of 31 new member accounts were created during this time period. The process for adding new users was overhauled over this past year and now involves sending the new user an email where they need to complete some initial training before their account will have full access to the NPDN NDR. As part of this effort exsiting user accounts were reviewed and modified or deleted as necessary. A mailing list for all members was also established that can be used by sending an email to members@npdn.org. New software was developed to automatically update the mailing list based on changes made to user accounts which includes adding and removing participants from the list. Additionally, several new email aliases were established to make it easier for members to communicate with the regional centers and committtes. A full listing of these aliases is available by visitng the Contact Us page on the portal athttps://www.npdn.org/public/contact_us.

Publications


    Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20

    Outputs
    Target Audience:The primary target audience consists of the diagnosticians associated with the Land Grant Universities and some state departments of agriculture, state plant regulatory officials, the NPDN Executive Directors and the USDA/NIFA program leader and associate members of APHIS. In addition, the first detectors, extension staff and other associates of plant diagnostic labs are targeted through the newsletters and regional websites of the NPDN portals, which also provide general information about the NPDN network and its programs to the public. Researchers and Extension staff, with an interest in specific pests and/or pathogens, provide a formal request to the Executive Directors and when approved are sent the information that is available in the NPDN National Data Repository (NDR). The citing of the NDR has been noted in journal publications. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Presentations have been a means to communicate and interact with users about the NPDN National Repository and have also been an excellent professional development opportunity. The Director provided IT updates via webinar at the NEPDN regional meeting in March and the NCPDN regional meeting in April. In addition, the NPDN Project Manager recorded a webinar that is hosted on the NPDN Portal that provided updates on the Lab Information Management System (LIMS) Technical Committee. Leadership roles on committees have continued to provide professional development opportunities. The NPDN Project Manager serves as the chair for LIMS Technical Committee and the Director serves as the champion for the committee along with the IT/Diagnostics Committee Planning Committee. Additionally, both the CERIS Director and Assistant Director serve on the Leadership Committee and the CERIS Director also serves on the NPDN Executive Committee. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Users have continued to have access to a wide array of reports and maps available within the system. The NPDN First Submission by State Report is a pro-active means of communication that will send out emails on a daily basis, to authorized users, that indicate the first time a pest or pathogen has been reported in a state. Extension and research associates can request information on specific pests/pathogens by using the online request form available at www.npdn.org/data-request-form to request the desired information. This request is then reviewed by the Executive Team and if it is approved the user will receive a copy of the requested information along with guidance on citing the NPDN network. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The goal of IT in the NPDN network is to provide the highest level of user support along with providing the most reliable, secure, and efficient information services to the diagnositicians and the NPDN network. The main effors in our plan include: Host an IT/Diagnostics meeting in 2020-2021. It is anticipated that this meeting will take place later in the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and may be switched to a virtual meeting depending upon the situation at that time. Continue working with the NPDN Data Committee on the standardization of the Pest and Host dictionaries laong with continuing to review and assist diagnostic labs with any failed upload records. This supports Purdue's prioritized activities in quality of data and in the information flow to the NPDN National Data Repository and availability of the information via reports, maps, and charts in a secure manner to authorized users. Participate on Leadership Committee and continue to identify ways to measure impact by improving reports, assessing data, and creating new metrics.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? The main accomplishments under these goals from 9/1/2019-6/22/2020 were: Continued Growth of Diagnostic Records A total of 125,514 records consisting of 65,083 confirmed diagnoses uploaded by 89 diagnostic labs with the following Pest Categories: Abiotics - 8,324 Arthropods - 12,992 Nematode - 26,704 Other - 8,269 Pathogen - 67,930 Plants/Weeds - 1,297 Industry accounted for 9,874 records with 4,552 confirmed diagnoses uploaded by 1 diagnostic lab with the following Pest Categories: Abiotics - 1,060 Arthropods - 3,121 Nematode - 118 Other - 1,191 Pathogen - 4,347 Plants/Weeds - 37 Pest and Host Dictionary Updates Pest: 127 added, 76 modified, and 7 deleted Host: 76 added, 37 modified, and 2 deleted Enhancements Multiple Lab Methods Significant effort took place to update the data entry software at the National Data Repository to support multiple lab methods. As of May 2020, this sofware was implemented into the production environment and was available to the Lab Information Management Systems (LIMS) for uploadiing data. The online data entry software at the National Repository was updated to allow multiple lab methods per diagnosis to be collected along with the new optional lab method confirmation and protocol fields. CAS Upgrade The CAS software was upgraded in the fall of 2019 to provide a more robust database system that could easily be expanded and added support for Short Message Service (SMS) Text Password Recovery along with Two-Factor authentication using Duo Mobile or Google Authenticator. Diagnostic Lab Report Enhancments were made to this report to support reporting out by Number of Samples or by Number of Diagnoses over a custom Sample Date range. This enhancement makes it easier to obtain required information for the annual accomplishment summary reports. NPDN IT/Diagnostics Meeting Purdue hosted the meeting on September 12-13, 2019 at the Purdue Research Park facility in Indianapolis, IN. The goal of the meeting was to provide a final review of the strategic plan and to establish priorities for NPDN IT. Significant time was spent at this meeting discussing changes to Lab Methods and consensu was reached on how multiple lab methods would be implemented in the National Data Repository. CERIS met with members of Professional Development committee on September 11, 2019 (the day before NPDN IT/Diagnostics meeting started) to discuss and review learning management systems that could meet the needs for the NPDN IT Network. NPDN First Detector Listed below are the highlights for the NPDN First Detector Site (www.firstdetector.org). Please note that total number of quizzes reported is based on the last user attempt and is not reflective of the total amount of times they took the quiz. Approximately 236 new user accounts created A total of 987 quizzes completed NPDN Data Requests The NPDN Executive Team reviews data requests that are submitted through the online NPDN portal. Listed below are the highlights through June 21, 2020. A total of four data requests were submitted using NPDN portal. Two of the data requests were approved. Two data requests were marked as needing additional information from submitter.

    Publications


      Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19

      Outputs
      Target Audience:The primary target audience consists of the diagnosticians associated with the Land Grant Universities and some state departments of agriculture, state plant regulatory officials, the NPDN Executive Directors and the USDA/NIFA program leader and associate members of APHIS. In addition, the first detectors, extension staff and other associates of plant diagnostic labs are targeted through the newsletters and regional websites of the NPDN portals, which also provide general information about the NPDN network and its programs to the public. Researchers and Extension staff, with an interest in specific pests and/or pathogens, provide a formal request to the Executive Directors and when approved are sent what information is available in the NPDN Repository. The citing of the NPDN Repository has been noted in journal publications. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Presentations have been a means to communicate and interact with users about the NPDN National Data Repository (NDR) and the portals, but also were an excellent professional development opportunity. The Director, Associate Director, Associate Analyst, and Programmer Analyst attended separate regional meeting breakouts at the National Meeting and addressed any questions related to the NDR. Leadership roles on committees have continued to provide professional development opportunities. The NPDN Associate Analyst now serves as the chair of the NPDN Database Committee after serving as the secretary for over three years. The NPDN Director serves on the Executive Committee and the NPDN Associate Director serves on the Associate Directors Committee. Both the NPDN Director and Associate Director have leadership positions on the IT Strategic Planning Working Group and the Director currently serves as the chair for the IT Committee. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Users have continued to have a wide array of reports and map capabilities available when accessing the system. The NPDN First Submission by State Report, a pro-active means of communication which emails the first time a pest or pathogen is reported in a state to the appropriate audience, has continued to operate. For those new to the network, an individualized webinar is available and all users have access to customer support via phone calls and email for assistance in both data entry and access of reports. Extension and research associates can request information on specific pathogens/pests by sending an email to npdn@ceris.purdue.edu. The request is then reviewed by the NPDN Directors and if the information is deemed to not be of a sensitive or confidential nature, a spreadsheet is sent, along with guidance on citing the National Repository and scope of sharing in the research, publication, presentation, etc. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The goal of IT in the NPDN network is to provide with the highest level of customer support the most reliable, secure, and efficient information services to the diagnosticians and the NPDN network. The main efforts in our plan include: Host the IT/Diagnostics meeting in September 2019. The anticipated focus of the meeting will be to focus on the outcomes of NPDN strategic planning and prioritize the needs related to NPDN so that an implementation plan can be developed. Work with the NPDN Database Committee in the standardization of the Pest and Host dictionaries and review and assist the diagnostic labs in failed upload records. This supports Purdue's prioritized activities in quality of data and in the information flow to the NPDN National Repository and availability of the information via web interface, reports, and maps in a secure manner to appropriate parties. Continue to collaborate with the Executive and Associate Directors, as well as the strategic planning committees, on measuring impact by improving reports, assessing data, and creating new metrics.

      Impacts
      What was accomplished under these goals? The main accomplishments under these goals from 9/1/18 - 5/31/19 were: Continued growth of diagnostic records A total of 136,766 records consisting of 86,568 confirmed records uploaded by 88 diagnostic labs with the following categories: 53,505 pathogens, 38,002 nematodes, 11,746 abiotics, 20,063 arthropods, 1,848 plants/weeds, and 11,612 other entries. Out of the total records Industry uploaded 10,327 records with 4,184 confirmed diagnoses in the following categories: 4,775 pathogens, 2,774 arthropods, 1,365 abiotics, 73 nematodes, 75 plants/weeds, and 1,265 other entries. Pest and Host Dictionaries updates During this time period significant effort was made by Cindy Music at CERIS to get caught up on outstanding code requests as reflected in the total number of updates below. There were 955 additions, 4,106 modifications, and 14 deletions to the NPDN Pest dictionary. There were 118 additions, 28 modifications, and 1 deletion to the NPDN Host dictionary. Enhancements Implemented new dashboard on home of National Data Repository (NDR) that shows widgets in table format for repository totals, lab totals, region totals and also includes widgets for charts to display overall confidence breakdown, lab method breakdown, regional report, Beltsville report by region, and Beltsville report by training type. Added description to lab method dictionary that provides a consistent spot where the definitions for the lab methods can be referenced and updated as needed. Incorporated Excel file upload feature and customized after receiving feedback from labs that conducted beta testing of the tool. As of June 2019, there are 11 diagnostic labs that are uploading data via the Excel file upload tool. The NPDN Be on the Lookout (BOLO) system was beta tested by the associate directors during this timeframe. The BOLO system provides a means to securely communicate with select groups such as directors, associate directors, regions, states, and diagnosticians when there is sensitive information that needs to be shared. The system supports creating messages with optional attachments and tracks/logs all activity in regards to that message. NPDN IT/Diagnostics Meeting The NPDN IT/Diagnostics Meeting was again hosted at the Purdue Research Park due to the travel convenience from the Indianapolis Airport. The meeting was held on September 25-26, 2018 with a strategic planning meeting with the executive team and directors being held on September 24, 2018. A major theme for this meeting was strategic planning and how it impacted IT and diagnostics. The highlights of the meeting included: An overview of the KSU fire and the impact it had on the network along with the steps taken afterwards to create a backup of the system on Purdue's infrastructure. Purdue delivered presentations on security updates, a demo on the BOLO system, updates on herbicide related pest codes along with an overall status update on the assignment of pest codes. A demo of each LIMS system took place on the first day over lunch followed by breakout sessions on the second day. The meeting was then wrapped by brining all of the LIMS systems back together to identify opportunities for improvement. NPDN National Meeting Purdue played a major role in the 2019 National Meeting and coordinated the hosting responsibilities with the Purdue Conferences department. Purdue had representation on both the posters/exhibits committee along with the local arrangements committee. In addition, Purdue provided multiple updates to the NPDN portal (https://www.npdn.org) and is still maintaining the 2019 National Meeting page for archive/reference purposes. NPDN Exercises Purdue continued to support and operate the NPDN Exercises website and conducted two Old World Bollworm Exercises for Alabama and Georgia in June 2018. NPDN First Detector The first detector site has now been in production at Purdue for over a year and has generated the following results: Approximately 350 new accounts have been created since April 2018. Approximately 4,000 accounts were transferred from the old site to the new site. On the new site, hosted by Purdue, 582 quizzes have been taken.

      Publications


        Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/18

        Outputs
        Target Audience:The primary target audience consists of the diagnosticians associated with the Land Grant Universities and some state departments of agriculture, state plant regulatory officials, the NPDN Executive Directors and the USDA/NIFA program leader and associate members of APHIS. In addition, the first detectors, extension staff and other associates of plant diagnostic labs are targeted through the newsletters and regional websites of the NPDN portals, which also provide general information about the NPDN network and its programs to the public. Researchers and Extension staff, with an interest in specific pests and/or pathogens, provide a formal request to the Executive Directors and when approved are sent what information is available in the NPDN Repository. The citing of the NPDN Repository has been noted in journal publications. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Presentations have been a means to communicate and interact with users about the NDPN National Repository and the portals, but also were an excellent professional development opportunity. The Director attended the NCPDN regional meeting in April 2018 presenting a summary of IT accomplishments, and the Director and NPDN Programmer/Analyst made a similar presentation via a webinar to the NEPDN in May 2018. Attendance at the NCPDN regional meeting at the USDA/ARS facility through the scienific presentations and interactions, gave better understanding and insight of plant pathology content that the NPDN IT network supports. Leadership roles in committees have continued to provide professional development opportunities. The NPDN Associate Analyst now serves as the chair of the NPDN Database Committee after serving as the secretary for over three years. Both the NPDN Director and Associate Director have leadership positions on the IT Strategic Planning Working Group and the NPDN Director shares a leadership postion on the IT Communications Strategic Planning Working Group with another member of the Executive team. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Users continued to have a wide array of reports and map capabilities available when accessing the system. The NPDN First Submission by State Report, a pro-active means of communication which emails the first time a pest or pathogen is reported in a state to the appropriate audience, has continued to operate. For those new to the network, an individualized webinar is available and all users have access to customer support via phone calls and email for assistance in both data entry and access of reports. Extension and research associates can request information on specific pathogens/pests by sending an email to npdn@ceris.purdue.edu. The request is then reviewed by the NPDN Directors and if the information is deemed to not be of a sensitive or confidential nature, a spreadsheet is sent, along with guidance on citing the National Repository and scope of sharing in the research, publication, presentation, etc. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The goal of IT in the NPDN network is to provide with the highest level of customer support the most reliable, secure, and efficient information services to the diagnosticians and the NPDN network. The main efforts in our plan include - Host the IT/Diagnostics meeting in September 2018. The anticipated focus of the meeting will be to continue to align our goals, objectives and priorities with the NPDN strategic planning process and to work collectively as a group to ensure that current operations enhance and support the overall strategic plan as assembled by the working groups. Work with the NPDN Database Committee in the standardization of the Pest and Host dictionaries and review and assist the diagnostic labs in failed upload records. This supports Purdue's prioritized activities in quality of data and in the information flow to the NPDN National Repository and availability of the information via web interface, reports, and maps in a secure manner to appropriate parties. Collaborate with the Executive and Associate Directors, as well as the strategic planning committees, on measuring impact by improving reports, assessing data, and creating new metrics.

        Impacts
        What was accomplished under these goals? The main accomplishments under these goals from 9/1/17 - 6/30/18 were - The continued growth of diagnostic records. A total of 351,046 records comprising 55,782 confirmed records with 24,819 pathogens, 13,371 arthropods, 9,221 nematodes, 1,531 abiotics, 755 plants/weeds, and 6,085 other were reported from 80 labs. Industry reported 3,623 confirmed samples of which 1,873 were pathogens, 1,216 were arthropods, 143 were abiotics, 55 were nematodes, 21 were plants/weeds, and 315 were other. Improvements in Pest and Host Dictionaries - The NPDN pest and host dictionaries, a valuable resource to the NPDN and other systems such as the CAPS Information Services program, are easily accessible to the Lab Information Management Systems (LIMS), updated frequently for standardization, and reviewed by the NPDN Database Committee. From 9/1/17 - 6/30/18, there were 198 additions, 2 deletions, and 102 modifications to the NPDN Master Pest dictionary. During the same period there were 35 additions, 0 deletions, and 18 modifications to the NPDN Master Host dictionary. Enhancements - New features to the system included - Work on the upgrade of the mapping software to ArcGIS 10.2 was completed. This upgrade involved the move to the Purdue Library Mapping System providing better support because of dedicated staff who are very knowledgeable of the ESRI software and reduced maintenance support and costs due to utilizing and leveraging central resources. A diagnostic lab map feature was implemented with pop-up information indicating location, name, contact etc. for the lab. Based upon the recommendations of the diagnosticians for better clarification, the 'Inconclusive' diagnosis was replaced with 'Undetermined' with a backwards compatibility feature. The NPDN IT/Diagnostics Meeting was hosted at the Purdue Research Park just minutes away from the Indianapolis Airport to better accommodate travel schedules October 17-18, 2017. The objective of the meeting was to take time to talk and work through issues which are impacting operations. The highlights of the meeting included- Dr. Rubella Goswami, USDA/NIFA National Program Leader, spoke and stated that the mission has more influence than just diagnostic labs and that NPDN is a vital network with a lot of impact There is a critical need for real time access of dynamically created information. Discussion started off with the data sharing policy reviewing the roles and processes in place. Language was drafted for a standard template of acknowledging credit to the NPDN. Purdue presented IT accomplishments and PDIS had a working lunch meeting. After completion of the migration from Oracle to Microsoft SQL server there has been very positive feedback on the speed, performance, and reliability of the PDIS system. Special topics were presented by Martin Sickafoose, Vice President of Digital Strategy, Purdue Alumni Association on "Social Media and Communicating the value of NPDN" and Mike Hill on "Security Issues from a Client Perspective". NPDN Exercises are supported since the 'old' system was upgraded and one exercise was conducted on Old World Bollworm in Texas starting on 10/19/17 and ending on 11/17/17. First Detector Site - With support from the University of Florida, Purdue completed the conversion of the NPDN First Detector Education and Outreach site so that more innovative and modern technologies are utilized. The transfer of the domain name, firstdetector.org, to Purdue and operation of the site was completed in late March 2018 with benefits of easier creation of new content and reduced maintenance costs. Since April 1, 2018, there have been 78 new accounts created and 265 module quiz attempts with an average quiz score of 85%. (the minimum passing score is 70%) STAR-D - Purdue University has continued to provide a supportive role in STAR-D Accreditation by hosting as part of the NPDN National Portal a role based access Lab Accreditation section which uses the content management system. Purdue set up a public website of the NPDN STAR-D program with url http://star-d.npdn.org.

        Publications

        • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Laurel Wilt data 2002-2017 was sent to Dr. Robin Choudry for network analysis to identify modes of movement (abstract for ICPP).
        • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: A PowerPoint containing a few slides to describe the IT side of the NPDN network was created. This was used at the "Building Resilience Against Crop Disease - A Global Surveillance System" meeting in Italy as part of Dr. Kitty Cardwell's presentation.


        Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/17

        Outputs
        Target Audience:The primary target audience consists of the diagnosticians associated with the Land Grant Universities and then state departments of agriculture, state plant regulatory officials, the NPDN ExecutvieDirectors and the USDA/NIFA program leader and associate members of APHIS. In addition, the first detectors, extension staff and other associates of plant diagnostic labs are targeted through the newsletters and regional websites of the NPDN portals, which also provide general information about the NPDN network and its programs to the public. Researchers and Extension staff, with an interest in specific pestsand/or pathogens,provide a formal request to the ExecutiveDirectors and when approved are sent what information is available in the NPDN Repository. The citing of the NPDN Repository has been noted injournal publications. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Presentations have been a means to communicate and interact with users about the NPDN National Repository and the portals, but also were an excellent professional development opportunity. The Director and Associate Director of the National Repository along with the NPDN Associate Analyst attended the NCPDN regional meeting in April 2017 sharing in the presentation on the IT accomplishments from May, 2016 - April 2017. Leadership roles in committess have also provided an excellent professional development opportunity. Purdue officially has participation on the Training and Education, Associate Directors, Executive Directors, Exercise, NPDN Database, IT andOperations committees. The NPDN Associate Analyst served as the secreatry of the National Database Committee and will be stepping up this year as the chair and the Associate Director has been asked to served on a special committee to address data access for strategic planning. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Users have coninued to have a wide array of reports and map capabilities available when accessing the system. The NPDN First Submission by State Report, a pro-active means of communication which emails the first time a pest or pathogen is reported in a state to the appropriate audience, has continued to operate. For those new to the network, an individualized webinar is providedand all usershave access tocustomer support via phone calls and email for assistance in both data entry and access of reports. Extension and research associates can request information on specific pathogens/pests by sending an email to npdn@ceris.purdue.edu. The request is then reviewed by the NPDN Directors and if the information is deemed to not be sensitive or confidential, a spreadsheet is sent along with guidance on citing the National Repository and scope ofsharing in the research, publication, presentation, etc. As part of a larger group of lab networks, Purdue participated in a training session on using the ICLN portal to upload data in a .csv format. All of the data used in the training session was fake data based on test records. Purdue developed software to export a .csv file in MDE version 3.9 format that is required by ICLN. Testing was conducted in December 2016 and Purdue was able to successfully demonstrate the uploading of test data in MDE version 3.9 format to the ICLN portal. A specific interface was created for the NPDN National Repository. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

        Impacts
        What was accomplished under these goals? The main accomplishments under these goals from 9/1/16 - 4/30/17 were - The continued growth ofdiagnostic records. A total of212,737 records comprising 45,959 confirmed records with 18,831 pathogens, 12,192 arthropods, 8,151 nematodes, 1,084 abiotics, 628 plants/weeds and 5,073 other were reported from 79 labs. Industry reported 2,098 confirmed samples of which 1,088 were pathogens, 736 were arthropods, 41 were abiotics, 22 were nematodes, 15 were palnts/weeds and 196 were other. Improvements in Pest and Host Dictionareis - the NPDN pest and host dictionaries, a valuable resource used by other systems such as the CAPS Information Services proram, are easily accessible to LIMS systems, updated frequently for standardization and reviewed by the NPDN Database Committee. From 9/1/16 - 4/30/17, there were 576 additions, 5 deletions and 1,123 modifications to the NPDN Master Pest dictionary. During the same period, there were 40 additions, 0 deltetions and 16 modifications to the NPDN Master Host dictionary. NPDN Beltsville Data Report - This report is part of the National Repository which provides an easy accessible summary of the Beltsville training showing the training date, number of days, training type, city, state, participant's name, organization and region. Search criteria filters for training dates, training type, location, organization and region are available and summarized reports can be downloaded to an Excel file. Enhancements. New features to the system included - The NPDN Exercises phase 2 system was put in production with more current software technology and a simple, sustainable and manageable design. It contains all archived ifnormation fromn the PDIS version 1 Exerise Scenario system and is being used in the Old World Bollworm Farm Bill Project under the direction of Dr. Amanda Hodeges of the University of Florida. The Excel upload was made available allowing greater flexibility for additional or small labs to share their information. Lab Methodwas made to bea required field and was implemented in the current XML schema on January 30, 2017. A comprehensive operating system upgrade was completed in April 2017 for the Linux operating system Ubuntu 12.04 to 16.04. This upgraded the MySQL database, the Apache web server and PHP(the server side scripting language and general purpose programming language) resulting in all components being supported through April 2021. STAR-D Accreditation - STAR-D accreditation is important for the diagnostic labs as a quality management certification. Purdue's support in this area is the continued role based access Lab Accreditation section of the NPDN portal which contains a variety of information resources such as presentations, technical requirments, management requirements, example labooratory protocols, meeting and conference call minutes, activities, archived documents, etc. In addition, Purdue provides the technical support for the webinars. The NPDN IT/Diagnostics Meeting was held again at Purdue University September 20-22, 2016. The action items of the meeting included- Capture value of NPDN National reports need to flow back to diagnosticians Automate a form for requesting data for public sharing BOLO (Be on the Lookout) - Secure Communiation Area for the NPDN Diagnosticians - Created as part of the National Portal as a restricted page to communicate sensitive information to a key group of diagnosticians. Share recorded trainings Share lab protocols and standards

        Publications

        • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Potential global and regional geographic distribution of Phomopsis vaccinii on Vaccinium species projected by two species distribution models H.A. Narouei-Khadan - C.L. Harmon - P. Harmon - J. Olmstead - V.V. Zelenev - W. van der Werf - S. P. Worner - S.D. Senay - A.H.C. van Bruggen European Journal Plant Pathology