J. Neil Otte

Results 22 issues of J. Neil Otte

The annotation 'definition source' (IAO_0000119) appears to be used sporadically in the file. It would be nice if there were some reference for every resource, even if it is often...

I believe 'occurs at' should read (additions in BF): "x occurs_at y iff x is an instance of Process and y is an instance of **_either_** Site **_or Spatial Region_**,...

for 2.1 release

The present definition holds: "A Process existing in or produced by nature; rather than by the intent of human beings." It is unclear how to interpret this class or its...

relevant-mid-level-ontology-std

I'm wondering where to place [Likert Scale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likert_scale) within CCO hierarchy. An example Likert scale might include the values: 'Strongly Agree, Agree, Neither Agree nor Disagree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree'. A study...

for 2.1 release

Is there a set of required annotations for named individuals, classes, ontologies, and relations for common core, against which the files are reviewed prior to release? For instance, I believe...

relevant-mid-level-ontology-std

cco:Road is presently defined: "A Transportation Infrastructure Artifact that is designed to enable Ground Vehicles to travel from one location to another." This definition seems too broad, as it seems...

relevant-mid-level-ontology-std

Request for First Name, Middle Name, Last Name for persons.

relevant-mid-level-ontology-std

Starting a thread here on scope. We can address scope by coming up with principles that say what is mid-level and what's not, but we can also address scope by...

relevant-mid-level-ontology-std

Please format all definitions (IAO_0000115) to capitalize the first word of every definition and to terminate with a period. Presently, this is inconsistent in the files.

enhancement

On a call with OBIB, Chris Stoeckert suggested that 'data item' was an inappropriate parent for both 'consent code' and 'informed consent identification code', and suggested using 'symbol' instead. This...