Submissions tagged with Basic Formal Ontology
(4 documents)
LBFO: toward an artificial language for ontology development
The syntax of LBFO represents the initial step toward the creation of a rigorously characterized, recursively defined, artificial language for the sole purpose of ontology development. The underlyi…
Received 23 November 2009 13:55 UTC; Posted 23 November 2009
Posted to: Bioinformatics
Malaria Diagnosis and the Plasmodium Life Cycle: the BFO Perspective
Definitive diagnosis of malaria requires the demonstration through laboratory tests of the presence within the patient of malaria parasites or their components. Since malaria parasites can be prese…
Received 07 November 2009 15:11 UTC; Posted 09 November 2009
Posted to: Bioinformatics
Aligning the top-level of SNOMED-CT with Basic Formal Ontology
Effective translational research requires automated analysis of large datasets collected by multiple researchers working at multiple locations. Reliable, machine interpretation of-—and reasoning w…
Received 07 October 2008 16:25 UTC; Posted 08 October 2008
Posted to: Bioinformatics
Function, Role, and Disposition in Basic Formal Ontology
Numerous research groups are now utilizing Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) as an upper-level framework to assist in the organization and integration of biomedical information. This paper provides eluci…
Received 02 June 2008 15:27 UTC; Posted 03 June 2008
Posted to: Bioinformatics
