Development of dynamic database structures using OWL ontologies

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.

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Main Author: Stiehl, Kurt R
Other Authors: C. Forbes Dewey.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40489
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spelling mit-1721.1/404892022-01-13T07:54:36Z Development of dynamic database structures using OWL ontologies Stiehl, Kurt R C. Forbes Dewey. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 22-23). Standard query language database systems cannot provide the level of flexibility and functionality needed to store all of the data that a modem biologist requires. OWL ontologies provide much more information about how fields relate to each other including adding annotations with each field, but do not allow for the storage of mass amounts of data. By integrating OWL ontologies with modem database systems, scientists will be able to build ontology-based databases that combine the ease of development of ontologies with the power of the modem database. In addition, other scientists can now search ontology-based databases and know that even though the databases are different, the types of data are the same because they are based on a consistent ontology. The use of ontologies in building modem databases will create a new environment where users can customize databases to account for new methods in biology, while at the same time maintaining the ability for others to effectively search the modified databases. by Kurt R. Stiehl. S.B. 2008-02-27T22:31:07Z 2008-02-27T22:31:07Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40489 191803930 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 23 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Development of dynamic database structures using OWL ontologies
title Development of dynamic database structures using OWL ontologies
title_full Development of dynamic database structures using OWL ontologies
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title_short Development of dynamic database structures using OWL ontologies
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