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What does the screen saver look like when OpenPandemics – COVID-19 is running?
Here is a video of the OpenPandemics – COVID-19 screen saver:
What does the screen saver look like when Smash Childhood Cancer is running?
Here is a video of the Smash Childhood Cancer screen saver:
What does the screen saver look like when FightAIDS@Home - Phase 2 is running?
Here is a video of the FightAIDS@Home - Phase 2 project graphics:
What does the screen saver look like when Help Stop TB is running?
Here is a video of the Help Stop TB screensaver:
What does the progress bar in the screen saver represent?
The progress bar, towards the bottom of the screen saver, represents approximately how much of the current research task your device has processed. When it reaches 100%, the computation is complete and the results will then be sent back to World Community Grid, where they will be packaged and delivered to the OpenPandemics researchers.
What does the progress bar in the screen saver represent?
The progress bar, towards the bottom of the screen saver, represents approximately how much of the current task your device has processed. When it reaches 100%, the computation is complete and the results will then be sent back to World Community Grid, where they will be packaged and delivered to the Help Stop TB researchers.
What does the progress bar in the screen saver represent?
The progress bar towards the bottom of the screen saver represents approximately how much of the current task your device has processed. When it reaches 100%, the computation is complete and the results will then be sent back to World Community Grid, where they will be packaged and delivered to the FightAIDS@Home researchers.
What does the progress bar in the screen saver represent?
The progress bar, towards the bottom of the screen saver, represents approximately how much of the current task your device has processed. When it reaches 100%, the computation is complete and the results will then be sent back to World Community Grid, where they will be packaged and delivered to the Smash Childhood Cancer researchers.
Does the GPU application include a graphic screen saver showing what is running?
No, the GPU application does not include a screen saver. If you have selected to run work units on your GPU, which is the primary display card, we recommend that you select the least intensive screen saver available, such as the "blank" screen saver option.
Why does the Linux version not have a traditional screensaver?
Linux does not have a traditional screen saver for the BOINC client. However, if a member would like to see what their computer is working on they may go to the Advanced view of the agent and click on a task that is running. On the left they will see a "show graphics" button that will allow them to view a graphic for that specific task .
Why does the screen saver only show a black or blank screen?
This is a known issue with later versions of BOINC. It is caused when you set your screen saver to require a password upon activation. Please upgrade to the latest World Community Grid BOINC agent available here as it will display an alternate screen saver that will show you the agent is working.
What does the screen saver show?
The right portion of the screen saver shows both the target and candidate compound molecules, depicted as a collection of small spheres that represent the atoms of each molecule. These are the specific molecules that your device is currently working on.
What does the screen saver show?
The right portion of the screen saver shows both the cell wall molecules and surrounding molecules, depicted as a collection of small spheres that represent the atoms of each molecule. These are the specific molecules that your device is currently working on.
What does the screen saver show?
The right portion of the screen saver shows both the target protein and drug candidate molecules, depicted as a collection of small spheres that represent the atoms of each molecule. These are the specific molecules that your device is currently working on.
What does the screen saver show?
The right portion of the screen saver shows both the target protein and drug candidate molecule being evaluated, depicted as a collection of small spheres that represent the atoms of each molecule. These are the specific molecules that your device is currently working on.
What does The University of Nottingham logo in the screen saver represent?
The University of Nottingham, in the United Kingdom, was rated No. 8 for research power in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework and is the home of the research team behind the Help Stop TB project.
What does the Scripps Research Institute logo in the screen saver represent?
The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, is the largest private biomedical research institute in the US and the home of the research team behind the FightAIDS@Home Project.
What does the double cross logo in the screen saver represent?
This the logo for the Saga Medical Center Koseikan, in Saga, Japan. The medical center was established 182 years ago, and is the oldest hospital in Japan. The logo was created to commemorate an International Red Cross activity that took place at the hospital 140 years ago.
What does the screensaver for the Mapping Cancer Markers project look like?
How exactly does this project use computing power to look for potential COVID-19 treatments?
The Forli Lab is using a process known as molecular docking, which is the study of how two or more molecules fit together, such as a protein in a human cell or in a virus, and a chemical compound. In OpenPandemics - COVID-19, the researchers are leveraging this technique at scale, thanks to World Community Grid's massive computational power, by virtually screening millions of chemical compounds to see which might be capable of binding to proteins of the SARS-Cov2, as well as other coronaviruses proteins. This helps them identify which compounds could be effective against the virus and therefore may be able to contrast the COVID-19 progression. Promising compounds will then proceed through the drug discovery process, which includes laboratory testing and chemical optimizations.
The researchers plan to screen compounds from various sources including existing commercially available and clinically tested compounds, focused libraries generated in silico, as well as in-house libraries of compounds that are available at Scripps Research.
Will the software run faster if I do not run the screen saver?
Yes. The screen savers divert your computer resources to motion and graphic processing. This is not just for the World Community Grid's screen savers, but for most screen savers.
What are the goals of OpenPandemics - COVID-19?
The primary goal of the project is to search for potential treatments for COVID-19, so studying proteins from SARS-CoV2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is the highest priority.
Additionally, the project's scientists want to fight not only the current emergency, but also prepare for the ones that will likely follow. Future pandemics could stem from a progressive accumulation of mutations, which can eventually lead to a new virus variant. This is what happened when the virus SARS-CoV1 mutated to become SARS-CoV2. So the research team is including proteins from the SARS-CoV1 and other viruses to be studied as part of OpenPandemics - COVID-19, which will help them assess how difficult would it be to find or design molecules capable of overcoming the inevitable mutations.
The secondary goal is to create a fast-response, open source toolkit that will help all scientists quickly search for treatments for future pandemics.
In keeping with World Community Grid's open data policy, all data, tools, and processes that are developed through OpenPandemics will be made freely available to the scientific community.
What do the small spheres in the screen saver represent?
The small spheres represent the atoms in both the target molecule and candidate molecule currently being processed by your device.
What do the small spheres in the screen saver represent?
The small spheres represent the atoms in both the cell wall molecules and surrounding molecules currently being processed by your device.
What do the small spheres in the screen saver represent?
The small spheres represent the atoms in both the target protein molecule and candidate molecule currently being processed by your device.
I need to completely stop the agent for a while. How do I do it?
If you need to stop your agent for a little while, use the snooze icon (moon shape) on the agent. You can change the default on the preferences page (check icon). If you are running a memory intensive application for a longer period of time and notice slight delays, you might want to set the agent to run only as a screen saver. Go to the preferences window (the one with the check icon) and select "Run only as Screen Saver" and then click on "Apply". This will make the agent only run when your pc is in screen saver mode. Finally, you can completely stop the agent by first minimizing its window, right clicking on its icon in the tray at the lower right, and selecting "Exit". This causes the agent to stop until the next reboot. You can also restart it at any time using the Start menu.
How do I shut down or change my screen saver?
Click on [Start] [Settings] [Control Panel], and then double click on "Display." Click on [Screen Saver]. Use the drop down menu to either change the screen saver or shut it off by selecting "None."
Can you explain the screen savers?
You may find an explanation of the various project screen savers under the specific research project name found in the “Overview” section of our Help facility
Why does the software sometimes display with a piece of the screen missing?
The software requires an 800x600 screen to display properly. If the software's window is opened when the screen is resized (for instance if you begin playing a game that resizes the screen), windows may not properly "re-paint" the windows when the screen is re-sized back to its original setting. To fix this, minimize the software's window by clicking on the downward pointing triangle. Right click on the software's icon in the system tray (the section of the Start bar where the time is displayed) and choose exit. Open the software by clicking on [Start] [Programs] [World Community Grid] [World Community Grid Software].
What do proteins look like?
Proteins are too small to be seen by common visible light microscopy. It is possible to see larger proteins and protein arrays using transmission electron microscopy or atomic force microscopy. The protein structures that you usually "see" are depictions based upon high resolution structures as determined by X-Ray crystallography or Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).
Right now, this project is looking for potential treatments for COVID-19. Will there be future phases of the project?
There's a good possibility that OpenPandemics may have additional phases. From what scientists have learned from past outbreaks, they expect pandemics caused by newly emerging pathogens to become more and more common. That's why the project is being designed to be rapidly deployed to fight future diseases–ideally before they reach a critical stage.
In order to help address future pandemics, researchers need access to swift and effective tools which can be deployed very early, as soon as a threatening disease is identified. Using the knowledge and data from looking for potential COVID-19 treatments, the researchers plan to create a software infrastructure to streamline the computational research process of finding potential treatments for other diseases. And, in keeping with World Community Grid's open data policy, they'll make their findings and these tools freely available to the scientific community.
What's the benefit of running OpenPandemics - COVID-19 work units for GPU?
AutoDock-GPU (AD-GPU) could increase the project's chances of finding a molecule with anti-viral properties even further.
Compared to AutoDock 4 (the current CPU version of the software that is used for OpenPandemics - COVID-19), AD-GPU is much faster, which should provide a nice boost to the already amazing rate of docked results.
Furthermore, AD-GPU has an improved search algorithm that exhibits a greater probability of finding strong interactions between the molecules and viral proteins, and is well suited to dock larger or more complex molecules. This means that scientists can use AD-GPU to not only screen more molecules, but also to enable the search of more complex molecules.
Can work on related diseases help fight Zika?
Closely related viruses may give clues that could help researchers fight Zika. This is one of the reasons why OpenZika includes “template” crystal structures of targets from related viruses in our virtual screening experiments against the Zika models. However, although Zika may look like dengue, subtle changes on the virus surface and in the viral enzymes could impact how antivirals or even vaccines may work. The mechanism for these viruses getting into cells and their effects can vary dramatically. The top computational results from OpenZika will thus be tested in “wet lab” experiments with the actual Zika virus, to verify which compounds can help fight Zika.
How can I change the screensaver resource limits on my computer?
You will need to modify your Device Profile on the website. On your Settings page, select Device Manager, and then Device Profiles. Under Profile Name, select which Profile you would like to change (Default, School, Home, etc.). Then select the Custom Profile radio button. Under Advanced Options, scroll down to the Graphics section. The defaults are set to 7 frames per second and 5% cpu usage. If you would like the screensavers to refresh quicker, change the frames per second to 30. If the screensavers are taking up too much CPU power, decrease the percentage from 5% down to 2% to keep the screen saver usage to a minimum. Click Save at the bottom of the page to save your changes. The next time your computer communicates with our website, the preferences will be updated.
Why is TB still a major global health problem?
One factor in the increase of TB infection is related to an increase in HIV infection. People with HIV/AIDS have a weakened immune system and are therefore more susceptible to TB. Once healthy people come into contact with the TB bacteria, the bacteria can usually be fought off effectively by their immune system without developing TB. However, a person with HIV is about 30 times more likely to develop TB disease, due to their weakened immune system. It is more difficult to detect and treat TB in an HIV-infected individual, and therefore those co-infected with TB and HIV often remain reservoirs of TB for extended times, with the potential of infecting more people.
Another factor in the increased TB infection is the TB bacteria becoming increasingly resistant to TB drugs. As drug resistance has increased, it has become more difficult to treat TB successfully, requiring much longer treatment times with combinations of drugs. Often, patients fail to continue treatments to the full term which can take up to two years. When treatment stops part-way, the bacteria evolve resistance to the drugs because it lets the bacteria that survived the initial portion of treatment live and infect others. This also results in people carrying TB for a longer time, potentially infecting more people with drug resistant strains of TB that are more difficult to treat. The World Health Organization recently ranked tuberculosis as nearly tied with HIV as the deadliest infectious disease in the world, mostly due to TB building its resistance to drugs.
Do I need to use the World Community Grid screen saver in order to contribute to World Community Grid?
No. You may utilize any screen saver of your choice and still be able to contribute to World Community Grid. World Community Grid runs at the lowest priority and will yield to any other application but will utilize any unused computer cycles available. (Note: World Community Grid screen savers are designed to work with the science applications at lowest priority with resource limitations. This minimizes the impact on your computer's resources. Other screen savers may not be designed to run at lowest priority with resource limitation.)
I entered in my proxy information but I still cannot get work. How do I get it to work?
If after you enter your proxy information and you still see messages such as those displayed in the FAQ "How do I determine why I cannot connect to the World Community Grid servers?" above and you have checked and made sure that you are on the latest version of the World Community Grid software, then you will need to take the following additional steps:
You need to determine what type of proxy authentication you are using. To determine your proxy authentication please refer to this FAQ.
Once you have determined your proxy authentication, open windows explorer and go to C:\Program Files\BOINC. In this directory you will see a file called cc_config.xml. Assuming you are using windows, right mouse click on the this file and select 'Open With' and select 'Notepad'.
This will open a new window that will be populated with the contents of your cc_config.xml file. It will look something like the following:
<cc_config>
<log_flags>
<file_xfer_debug>1</file_xfer_debug>
<http_debug>1</http_debug>
<http_xfer_debug>1</http_xfer_debug>
<proxy_debug>1</proxy_debug>
</log_flags>
</cc_config>
You want to replace this with additional settings for your 'ntlm' or 'basic' proxy.
<cc_config>
<log_flags>
<file_xfer_debug>1</file_xfer_debug>
<http_debug>1</http_debug>
<http_xfer_debug>1</http_xfer_debug>
<proxy_debug>1</proxy_debug>
</log_flags>
<options>
<force_auth>xxxxx</force_auth>
</options>
</cc_config>
Replace the above 'xxxxx' with either ntlm, basic or gss-negotiate based on what type of authentication you are using and save the file.
In order to make the software re-read the file do the following:
Double click on the World Community Grid icon in the system tray
When it opens, if you see some text that says 'Advanced View', then click on it
From the options on the top of the screen select 'Advanced' -> 'Read config files'
Finally, in order to check that you are able to download work, please do the following:
Select the 'projects' tab
Select World Community Grid from the list
Click on the 'Update' button.
Go to the messages tab
If all is working correctly, then you will see that you are downloading work and you will start processing it. If this has not helped you, then you can seek further help in the forums or by contacting us through the contact us feature on our website.
What is the difference between the Vina and AutoDock software packages used in the FightAIDS@Home project?
AutoDock and Vina are automated docking software tools. They are designed to predict how a small molecule, such as a substrate or drug candidate, binds to a receptor molecule of known 3D structure. In the context of this project, these docking tools are being used to find potential drug compounds which may inhibit the HIV-1 protease (a protein which encourages and controls the progression of the virus).
The two software programs use different algorithms, each of which may provide better results depending on the types of molecules being docked. The FightAIDS@Home project uses both software tools in its calculations: the Scripps researchers determine ahead of time which software package is more suited to the particular task at hand, and the selected software for those work units then runs on World Community Grid. The project may therefore switch back and forth between the two software packages depending on its needs. As a contributor to the FightAIDS@Home project, you may notice either of those software packages being run for this project, each of which has a unique screen saver (see below for details on both screen savers).
My computer seems to be running slow since I installed the World Community Grid agent?
If your computer seems to run slower when running the agent, then you may have relatively little memory in your system. Using 100% CPU alone will not slow things down because the agent runs at lowest priority so that it yields to any other work. Otherwise, it consumes the unused CPU which makes the total go to 100%. However, if your system has relatively little real memory (usually about 512 meg or less) and you are running other memory hungry applications, then there might be disk paging delays. To solve the problem, you could set your agent to run in screen saver mode only. Then, while you are actively using the machine, the agent will stay out of the way.
What does the Progress Bar at the top represent?
This graphically shows the approximate percentage of how far along your device is in calculating the current task. When it reaches 100%, the computation is completed and the results will then be uploaded to the servers at World Community Grid before being packaged and sent back to the research team.
What about other mobile platforms?
At this time, World Community Grid can only support Android mobile devices, but we are investigating options to expand to other platforms in the future. Apple's App Store Review Guidelines does not currently allow apps that download code in any form, apps that install or launch other executable code, or multitasking apps. This is likely to prevent World Community Grid from being accepted as an iOS app.
What are the system requirements for devices to participate in OpenPandemics – COVID-19?
Any laptop or desktop can be used. OpenPandemics – COVID-19 runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Learn more about the system requirements at https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/help/viewTopic.do?shortName=minimumreq
Why do I receive tasks / work units for research projects other than the projects I have selected on "My Projects" page?
On the server, there is a daemon called the 'feeder' which loads tasks into a shared memory segment every second. The shared memory segment can store up to 1000 tasks. When the scheduler receives a request from a client to fetch new tasks to work on, the scheduler only looks at this shared memory segment for tasks that it considers for sending. This is done because at any given time there are up to 1 million tasks available to send for a project. If the scheduler hit the database directly to search for tasks to send on each request, then the load on the database would be overwhelming.
The shared memory is divided into 'slots' that are allocated to the different projects that we have active. Only a task for that project can be assigned to a specific slot.
There are certain times each day when the slots for a given project in the shared memory segment become "full" of tasks that are designated for a particular platform (Linux or Windows). These usually only last a few minutes or seconds, but can sometimes last up to 30 minutes.
If for example, you are running Linux and the slots assigned to your selected research projects are full of tasks that are already assigned to Windows, then the server will treat it as no work is available for your selected research projects for you. (This is what triggers the 'tasks are assigned to another platform' message). If you have the 'send other' work preference checked on your preference settings, it will then look for other projects to send you tasks.
At this time, the best option for you is to uncheck the 'send other' preference if you do not want to receive work from other projects when the events described above occur.
How do I figure out what type of proxy authentication I am using?
- Double click on the World Community Grid icon in the system tray
- When it opens, if you see some text that says 'Advanced View', then click on it
- Select 'Options' → 'Event Log Options'
- In the window that opens, make sure that the following are checked (don't change any of the others):
- file_xfer_debug
- http_debug
- http_xfer_debug
- proxy_debug
- Click 'Apply'
- Click 'Save'
- 03/25/2008 12:24:54||[http_debug] [ID#0] Received header from server: Proxy-Authenticate: NTLM
- 03/25/2008 12.24.54||[http_debug] [ID#0] Received header from server: Proxy-Authenticate: Basic realm="realmname"
Use these messagess to determine the type of proxy that you are using:
- If the first line contains "Negotiate" then you are using gss-negotiate authentication
- If the first line contains "NTLM" then you are using ntlm authentication
- If the first line contains "Basic" then you are using basic authentication
Why are gene comparisons important?
Because of recent advances in DNA sequencing technology, there is now a huge amount of gene information available for a wide variety of organisms, with more being decoded every day. Many of these organisms, particularly microorganisms, have never been studied in detail before. We therefore know little about what they can do, and how they interact with their environment. However, it is likely that many genes from unknown organisms will be similar to genes from organisms that we know more about. When similarities are found, researchers get a head start in understanding previously unknown organisms.
What is a World Community Grid team?
Once you register with World Community Grid, you have the option to join an existing team, or create a new team. (Please note: to create a new team you are required to have a username.)
When you are on a team, you may compete with other teams for total run time, points, and results returned. Joining a team does not affect your individual member statistics.
What is molecular docking and virtual screening?
Docking is the process of bringing together two objects. For example, a ship docks with a pier in a harbor. Molecular docking refers to a computer simulation in which two molecules are brought together. In our case, we dock a "small" molecule (i.e., a possible drug) to a target molecule (i.e., the viral NS3 protease). A docking program predicts the orientation or pose of the small molecule when bound to the target. This is accomplished by maximizing favorable interactions and minimizing unfavorable interactions between the two molecules. In addition, the program gives each pose a score based on these interactions and the conformation of the small molecule.
Virtual screening is the process of systematically screening a database of small molecules against a defined target molecule. The scores provided by the docking programs rank how well the small molecule docks to the target protein relative to other molecules in the database. Unfortunately, these rankings typically produce a large number of false positives. In this project, binding free energy calculations, combined with docking scores, will provide an accurate prediction of compounds that most strongly bind to the target protease.
What is molecular docking and virtual screening?
Docking is the process of bringing together two objects. For example, a ship docks with a pier in a harbor. Molecular docking refers to a computer simulation in which two molecules are brought together. In our case, we dock a "small" molecule (i.e., a possible drug) to a target molecule (i.e., the viral NS3 protease). A docking program predicts the orientation or pose of the small molecule when bound to the target. This is accomplished by maximizing favorable interactions and minimizing unfavorable interactions between the two molecules. In addition, the program gives each pose a score based on these interactions and the conformation of the small molecule.
Virtual screening is the process of systematically screening a database of small molecules against a defined target molecule. The scores provided by the docking programs rank how well the small molecule docks to the target protein relative to other molecules in the database. Unfortunately, these rankings typically produce a large number of false positives. In this project, binding free energy calculations, combined with docking scores, will provide an accurate prediction of compounds that most strongly bind to the target protease.
How is this project different from other Zika research efforts?
The OpenZika project is searching for potential antiviral drugs to combat the virus, whereas many other projects are looking for a vaccine or are studying the structure of the Zika virus itself. The exact, atomic scale structures of most of the proteins that play a key role in the Zika virus lifecycle have yet to be determined (by experiments called “X-ray crystallography”). Until then, scientists will use approximate structures derived from a process called “homology modeling.” This involves using the genetic information for the Zika proteins and looking for very similar target proteins from other organisms, such as the dengue virus, for which some of the protein structures are known at atomic detail. These known structures (called “templates”) are then used as the basis to develop models of the targets that likely resemble the Zika proteins. As scientists learn more about the structure of the Zika virus, we and they will be able to focus on the target proteins that are most crucial to finding antiviral drugs.
What is Ebola?
The Ebola virus, first identified in 1976 and named after the Ebola river near its outbreak, is a member of the filovirus family. The virus, which is shaped like a long, flexible filament, attaches to and drives itself into the cell. It then replicates efficiently, budding out numerous copies of itself from the cell. The virus attacks several types of cells, including important cells of the immune system that circulate and carry the virus throughout the body. The damage includes inappropriate clotting, leakage from blood vessels, inflammation, organ failure and shock. When a person is first infected, there is a two to 21 day incubation period before the infected person shows symptoms. Initial symptoms can closely resemble those caused by flu or common tropical diseases and progress to include high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration and more. Contact with an infected person's fluids or the body of a patient that died from disease can infect the next person.
What is a cancer marker and why is this a hard problem to solve?
Markers are specific genes (DNA segments), RNAs or proteins with differential activity. These molecules may be found in blood or tissue samples, and specific combination of these markers may be involved in a given cancer.
Even under healthy conditions, these genes, RNAs and proteins are activated and deactivated to perform specific functions. Cancer is caused by alterations to these activities. The Mapping Cancer Markers project focuses on discovering abnormal marker combinations, which may relate to cancer initiation and progression. It does so by comparing and analyzing data from many cancer patients and healthy control patients.
Extensive data mining and statistical analysis is needed to discover the subtle combinations of activity related to a cancer, and differentiate such signals from normal variation. This is done by systematically testing whether any of these combinations of markers are significantly correlated with the presence of the cancer.
Because there are thousands of possible markers, the number of their combinations becomes astronomical. Testing every combination would be impossible, even with all of the resources of World Community Grid. Various mathematical methods will therefore be used to zero in on the most likely combinations to be examined on World Community Grid.
What is the difference between influenza immunizations and antiviral drugs like Tamiflu and Relenza?
Influenza vaccine injections give your body immunity to the particular strains of influenza virus that the specific vaccine was manufactured to address. Once a person receives this vaccine, immunization for those strains typically lasts for many years. However, this immunization usually does not work for new strains. Because influenza mutates rapidly, new strains are formed all of the time. Influenza antiviral drugs are used to treat sever cases of the disease once a person has contracted an influenza strain for which he or she is not immune. Antiviral drugs such as oseltamivir (commercial name Tamiflu) and zanamivir (commercial name Relenza) help retard the spread of the virus in the body, once a patient has contracted influenza. However, these drugs are not effective against all types of influenza and in addition new drug-resistant strains are evolving. This is why this type of antiviral research is important. The antiviral drugs should only be used under the guidance of a doctor because other uses can encourage drug resistant strains of the virus to develop.
The software keeps writing "Deferring communication with project for W days, X hours, Y minutes, and Z seconds". What does this mean and how do I get it to connect now?
This message appears when the software has experienced a problem connecting to the server. This may be because of some problem on your local device or because World Community Grid's servers are temporarily unavailable due to maintenance or updates.
The software will delay the attempt to reconnect because during the time that the servers are unavailable, more and more volunteers' devices will try to connect to the servers. Once the servers became available the servers could become overwhelmed if all of the local devices attempted to contact them at once. This delay mechanism reduces the chances of the servers being overwhelmed.
What is the difference between Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together project?
The first phase performs a faster screening on a larger set of potential drug candidates and the second phase performs a more time consuming screening of the best candidates identified in the first phase. See the following FAQ for more information: "What will World Community Grid's calculations produce?".
What is a GPU and what does it stand for?
GPU is an abbreviation for graphics processing unit. Graphics processing unit is another name for the graphics card inside your computer.
My Internet Service Provider charges me based on the amount of bandwidth I use. How can I control how much bandwidth is used for World Community Grid?
The most recent version of the World Community Grid/BOINC Software allows you to control how much data is transferred between your computer and our servers. You can set this by doing the following:
You can use this to say that you only want World Community Grid to use at most 500MBytes of bandwidth every 7 days (which would then limit you to 2GBytes/month). Or you could put 1024MBytes every 31 days which would limit you to 1GB per month.
How do I uninstall the World Community Grid Software?
Right click on the World Community Grid icon in the lower right corner of your screen and select "Exit". This will stop the agent. Then use your Add/Remove programs feature to remove the World Community Grid software. If that does not work, use the task manager to stop the processes starting with WCGrid. Then you should be able to delete the C:\Program Files\WorldCommunityGrid directory and its contents. After that remove the corresponding start menu items.
Where may I download a picture of the OpenPandemics – COVID-19 graphic?
Click here to view and download an image of the OpenPandemics – COVID-19 screensaver.
What should I do if I receive a pop-up from an Anti-spy programs and/or pop-up blockers
There are normally no pop-ups to block. Any anti-spy program which acts like an outgoing firewall would have to be configured in a manner similar to the fiewall settings
How might the data generated by OpenPandemics - COVID-19 be valuable to scientists?
The data generated during the project could represent ideal starting points for the design of new classes of drugs to target COVID-19 and other coronaviruses. Additionally, OpenPandemics - COVID-19 could build a model for the fast deployment of computational resources to help identify potential treatments during fast-spreading pandemics.
And because all data, tools, and processes that are developed through OpenPandemics - COVID-19 will be shared freely, the project can benefit the scientific community at large.