- From: Kei Cheung <kei.cheung@yale.edu>
- Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:43:43 -0400
- To: Michel_Dumontier <Michel_Dumontier@carleton.ca>
- Cc: Matthias Samwald <samwald@gmx.at>, public-semweb-lifesci <public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org>
Michel_Dumontier wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: public-semweb-lifesci-request@w3.org [mailto:public-semweb- >> lifesci-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Kei Cheung >> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:52 PM >> To: Matthias Samwald >> Cc: public-semweb-lifesci >> Subject: Re: DBpedia to OBO mapping: did someone already work on it? >> >> Matthias, >> >> In DBPedia, the following pages describe 2 brain regions >> > (Telencephalon > >> and Cerebrum): >> >> http://dbpedia.org/resource/Telencephalon >> http://dbpedia.org/page/Cerebrum >> >> NIFSTD is listed as one of the neuroscience ontologies through >> BioPortal, its description of cerebrum is available at: >> >> http://bioportal.bioontology.org/visualize/39595/p15:birnlex_1042 >> >> If you read the editorial note (written by Bill Bug), it says: >> >> "It isn't clear all would agree Cerebrum and Telencephalon are >> equivalent." >> >> Should we use "sameAs" or something else? >> > > If the two are not equivalent, then you need something else. See if any > of the SKOS: predicates fit: > > http://www.w3.org/TR/skos-reference/ > > > -=Michel=- > > Thanks for the pointer, Michel. I will go through SKOS to see if there is anything that is appropriate for describing the relationship between Telecephalon and Cerebrum probably in consultation with neuroscientists. -Kei
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