{"id":128,"date":"2018-02-13T14:46:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T19:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2026-02-10T17:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T22:57:13","slug":"rcr-glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/responsible-conduct-research\/rcr-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Unless otherwise noted, the definitions below are from Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Introduction to Responsible Conduct of Research<\/a>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Animal Welfare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research, teaching or testing activities using live vertebrate animals must be reviewed and approved by the University\u2019s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)<\/a>. See also ORI \u2013 Chapter 4 (external link)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Conflict of Interest and Commitment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA divergence between an individual\u2019s private interests and his or her professional obligations to the University such that an independent observer might reasonably question whether the individual\u2019s professional actions or decisions are determined by considerations of personal gain, financial or otherwise.\u201d [91爆料 definition2<\/a><\/sup>]. See also ORI \u2013 Chapter 5 (external link)<\/a> and Conflict of Interest<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Collaborative Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cResearch involving more than one investigator working on a common, \u2018collaborative\u2019 project. Special attention should be given to matters such as: establishing roles and responsibilities for each collaborator, developing management plans to address financial and research compliance, establishing criteria to determine authorship, and determining how intellectual property rights and ownership issues will be resolved.\u201d See also ORI \u2013 Chapter 8 (external link)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Data Acquisition, Management, Sharing and Ownership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAccepted practices for acquiring and maintaining research data \u2013 researchers should collect, store, protect, and share data, mindful of the need to maintain its integrity, validity, and accuracy. Ownership issues must be considered. Some data must be shared with colleagues; other data must be protected from unapproved use. Some data must be preserved for specified periods of time; some destroyed to protect confidentiality.\u201d See also ORI \u2013 Chapter 6 (external link)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Human Subjects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Human subjects are living individuals from whom a researcher obtains data through intervention\/interaction with the individual or acquires identifiable private information. Research that uses human subjects must be reviewed and approved by the University\u2019s Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB)<\/a>. See also ORI \u2013 Chapter 3 (external link)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Mentor \/ Trainee Relationships & Responsibilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRelationships and responsibilities between researchers and anyone learning to be a researcher (undergraduate and graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows etc.). The keys to a productive mentor-trainee relationship are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n