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Class: Thing

The most basic, identifiable item. In addition to the slots that are common between a Thing and an AttributeSpecification (see ThingMixin), two additional slots are provided. The pid slot takes the required identifier for a Thing. The relation slot allows for the inline specification of other Thing instances. Such a relation is unqualified (and symmetric), and should be further characterized via a Statement (see characterized_by). From a schema perspective, the relation slots allows for building self-contained, structured documents (e.g., a JSON object) with arbitrarily complex information on a Thing.

URI: dlthings:Thing

classDiagram class Thing click Thing href "../Thing/" ThingMixin <|-- Thing click ThingMixin href "../ThingMixin/" Thing <|-- XYZAccolade click XYZAccolade href "../XYZAccolade/" Thing <|-- XYZActivity click XYZActivity href "../XYZActivity/" Thing <|-- XYZCompetition click XYZCompetition href "../XYZCompetition/" Thing <|-- XYZAgentRole click XYZAgentRole href "../XYZAgentRole/" Thing <|-- XYZBibliographicType click XYZBibliographicType href "../XYZBibliographicType/" Thing <|-- XYZCompetitionType click XYZCompetitionType href "../XYZCompetitionType/" Thing <|-- XYZConcept click XYZConcept href "../XYZConcept/" Thing <|-- XYZDataType click XYZDataType href "../XYZDataType/" Thing <|-- XYZInstrumentType click XYZInstrumentType href "../XYZInstrumentType/" Thing <|-- XYZObjective click XYZObjective href "../XYZObjective/" Thing <|-- XYZPublicationVenue click XYZPublicationVenue href "../XYZPublicationVenue/" Thing <|-- XYZQuality click XYZQuality href "../XYZQuality/" Thing <|-- XYZSubjectType click XYZSubjectType href "../XYZSubjectType/" Thing <|-- XYZTopic click XYZTopic href "../XYZTopic/" Thing <|-- Dataset click Dataset href "../Dataset/" Thing <|-- Distribution click Distribution href "../Distribution/" Thing <|-- Publication click Publication href "../Publication/" Thing <|-- Convention click Convention href "../Convention/" Thing <|-- Document click Document href "../Document/" Thing <|-- Grant click Grant href "../Grant/" Thing <|-- Instrument click Instrument href "../Instrument/" Thing <|-- Property click Property href "../Property/" Thing <|-- ValueSpecification click ValueSpecification href "../ValueSpecification/" Thing <|-- AnnotationTag click AnnotationTag href "../AnnotationTag/" Thing <|-- Organization click Organization href "../Organization/" Thing <|-- Person click Person href "../Person/" Thing <|-- Project click Project href "../Project/" Thing <|-- Study click Study href "../Study/" Thing <|-- Subject click Subject href "../Subject/" Thing <|-- Rule click Rule href "../Rule/" Thing : about Thing --> "*" Thing : about click Thing href "../Thing/" Thing : annotations Thing --> "*" Annotation : annotations click Annotation href "../Annotation/" Thing : attributes Thing --> "*" AttributeSpecification : attributes click AttributeSpecification href "../AttributeSpecification/" Thing : broad_mappings Thing : characterized_by Thing --> "*" Statement : characterized_by click Statement href "../Statement/" Thing : close_mappings Thing : description Thing : display_label Thing : display_note Thing : editorial_notes Thing : exact_mappings Thing : identifiers Thing --> "*" Identifier : identifiers click Identifier href "../Identifier/" Thing : kind Thing --> "0..1" Thing : kind click Thing href "../Thing/" Thing : narrow_mappings Thing : pid Thing : related_mappings Thing : relations Thing --> "*" Thing : relations click Thing href "../Thing/" Thing : schema_type

Inheritance

Slots

Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
pid 1
Uriorcurie
Persistent and globally unique identifier of a Thing direct
relations *
Thing
Declares an unqualified relation of the subject Thing to another Thing direct
about *
Thing
A relation of an information artifact to the subject, such as a URL identifyi... ThingMixin
annotations *
Annotation
A record of properties of the metadata record on a subject, a collection of t... ThingMixin
broad_mappings *
Uriorcurie
A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have broad... ThingMixin
close_mappings *
Uriorcurie
A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have close... ThingMixin
description 0..1
String
A free-text account of the subject ThingMixin
display_label 0..1
String
Label that can be shown when the metadata record is displayed as an item ThingMixin
display_note 0..1
String
Note that can be shown when the record is displayed as an item ThingMixin
editorial_notes *
String
A comment about a metadata record either providing additional information for... ThingMixin
exact_mappings *
Uriorcurie
A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have ident... ThingMixin
identifiers *
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the subject within a given context ThingMixin
kind 0..1
Thing
The nature of the subject ThingMixin
attributes *
AttributeSpecification
Declares a relation that associates a Thing (or another attribute) with an ... ThingMixin
characterized_by *
Statement
Qualifies relationships between a subject Thing and an object Thing with ... ThingMixin
narrow_mappings *
Uriorcurie
A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have narro... ThingMixin
related_mappings *
Uriorcurie
A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have relat... ThingMixin
schema_type 0..1
NodeUriOrCurie
State that the subject is an instance of a particular schema class ThingMixin

Usages

used by used in type used
XYZAccolade alternate_of range Thing
XYZAccolade specialization_of range Thing
XYZAccolade relations range Thing
XYZAccolade about range Thing
XYZAccolade kind range Thing
XYZActivity part_of domain Thing
XYZActivity relations range Thing
XYZActivity about range Thing
XYZActivity kind range Thing
XYZCompetition relations range Thing
XYZDataItem alternate_of range Thing
XYZDataItem specialization_of range Thing
XYZDataItem part_of domain Thing
XYZDataItem relations range Thing
XYZDataItem about range Thing
XYZDataset alternate_of range Thing
XYZDataset specialization_of range Thing
XYZDataset part_of domain Thing
XYZDataset relations range Thing
XYZDataset about range Thing
XYZDataset kind range Thing
XYZFile alternate_of range Thing
XYZFile specialization_of range Thing
XYZFile format range Thing
XYZFile parts domain Thing
XYZFile part_of domain Thing
XYZFile distribution_of range Thing
XYZFile relations range Thing
XYZFile about range Thing
XYZDocument distributions domain Thing
XYZDocument alternate_of range Thing
XYZDocument specialization_of range Thing
XYZDocument part_of domain Thing
XYZDocument relations range Thing
XYZDocument about range Thing
XYZGrant alternate_of range Thing
XYZGrant specialization_of range Thing
XYZGrant part_of domain Thing
XYZGrant relations range Thing
XYZGrant about range Thing
XYZGrant kind range Thing
XYZInstrument part_of domain Thing
XYZInstrument alternate_of range Thing
XYZInstrument specialization_of range Thing
XYZInstrument relations range Thing
XYZInstrument about range Thing
XYZOrganization at_location range Thing
XYZOrganization part_of domain Thing
XYZOrganization relations range Thing
XYZOrganization about range Thing
XYZOrganization kind range Thing
XYZPerson depiction range Thing
XYZPerson relations range Thing
XYZPerson about range Thing
XYZPerson kind range Thing
XYZProject part_of domain Thing
XYZProject relations range Thing
XYZProject about range Thing
XYZProject kind range Thing
XYZPublication alternate_of range Thing
XYZPublication specialization_of range Thing
XYZPublication relations range Thing
XYZStudy alternate_of range Thing
XYZStudy specialization_of range Thing
XYZStudy part_of domain Thing
XYZStudy relations range Thing
XYZStudy about range Thing
XYZSubject alternate_of range Thing
XYZSubject specialization_of range Thing
XYZSubject relations range Thing
XYZSubject about range Thing
XYZAgentRole relations range Thing
XYZAgentRole about range Thing
XYZAgentRole kind range Thing
XYZBibliographicType relations range Thing
XYZBibliographicType about range Thing
XYZBibliographicType kind range Thing
XYZCompetitionType relations range Thing
XYZCompetitionType about range Thing
XYZCompetitionType kind range Thing
XYZConcept relations range Thing
XYZConcept about range Thing
XYZConcept kind range Thing
XYZDataType relations range Thing
XYZDataType about range Thing
XYZDataType kind range Thing
XYZInstrumentType relations range Thing
XYZInstrumentType about range Thing
XYZInstrumentType kind range Thing
XYZObjective part_of domain Thing
XYZObjective relations range Thing
XYZObjective about range Thing
XYZObjective kind range Thing
XYZPublicationVenue relations range Thing
XYZPublicationVenue about range Thing
XYZQuality relations range Thing
XYZQuality about range Thing
XYZQuality kind range Thing
XYZSubjectType relations range Thing
XYZSubjectType about range Thing
XYZSubjectType kind range Thing
XYZTopic part_of domain Thing
XYZTopic relations range Thing
XYZTopic about range Thing
XYZTopic kind range Thing
ORCID creator range Thing
XYZAgentInfluence object range Thing
XYZAgentInfluence about range Thing
XYZAgentInfluence kind range Thing
XYZCommunication entity range Thing
XYZCommunication object range Thing
XYZCommunication roles range Thing
XYZCommunication about range Thing
XYZCommunication kind range Thing
XYZInfluence object range Thing
XYZInfluence roles range Thing
XYZInfluence about range Thing
XYZInfluence kind range Thing
XYZObjectiveInfluence roles range Thing
XYZObjectiveInfluence about range Thing
XYZObjectiveInfluence kind range Thing
DataItem part_of domain Thing
DataItem relations range Thing
DataItem about range Thing
DataItem kind range Thing
Dataset part_of domain Thing
Dataset relations range Thing
Dataset about range Thing
Dataset kind range Thing
Distribution distribution_of range Thing
Distribution relations range Thing
Distribution about range Thing
Distribution kind range Thing
Checksum creator range Thing
File format range Thing
File parts domain Thing
File part_of domain Thing
File distribution_of range Thing
File relations range Thing
File about range Thing
File kind range Thing
NamedFilePart roles range Thing
DOI creator range Thing
ISSN creator range Thing
Publication published_at range Thing
Publication relations range Thing
Publication about range Thing
Publication kind range Thing
Convention relations range Thing
Convention about range Thing
Convention kind range Thing
Document part_of domain Thing
Document relations range Thing
Document about range Thing
Document kind range Thing
Grant part_of domain Thing
Grant relations range Thing
Grant about range Thing
Grant kind range Thing
Instrument relations range Thing
Instrument about range Thing
Instrument kind range Thing
EntityMixin alternate_of range Thing
EntityMixin specialization_of range Thing
InstantaneousEventMixin at_location range Thing
Influence object range Thing
Influence roles range Thing
Influence about range Thing
Influence kind range Thing
EntityInfluence object range Thing
EntityInfluence roles range Thing
EntityInfluence about range Thing
EntityInfluence kind range Thing
Usage at_location range Thing
Usage object range Thing
Usage roles range Thing
Usage about range Thing
Usage kind range Thing
Start at_location range Thing
Start object range Thing
Start roles range Thing
Start about range Thing
Start kind range Thing
End at_location range Thing
End object range Thing
End roles range Thing
End about range Thing
End kind range Thing
Derivation object range Thing
Derivation roles range Thing
Derivation about range Thing
Derivation kind range Thing
Quotation object range Thing
Quotation roles range Thing
Quotation about range Thing
Quotation kind range Thing
Revision object range Thing
Revision roles range Thing
Revision about range Thing
Revision kind range Thing
ActivityInfluence object range Thing
ActivityInfluence roles range Thing
ActivityInfluence about range Thing
ActivityInfluence kind range Thing
Generation at_location range Thing
Generation object range Thing
Generation roles range Thing
Generation about range Thing
Generation kind range Thing
Communication object range Thing
Communication roles range Thing
Communication about range Thing
Communication kind range Thing
Invalidation at_location range Thing
Invalidation object range Thing
Invalidation roles range Thing
Invalidation about range Thing
Invalidation kind range Thing
AgentInfluence object range Thing
AgentInfluence roles range Thing
AgentInfluence about range Thing
AgentInfluence kind range Thing
Attribution object range Thing
Attribution roles range Thing
Attribution about range Thing
Attribution kind range Thing
Association object range Thing
Association roles range Thing
Association about range Thing
Association kind range Thing
Delegation object range Thing
Delegation roles range Thing
Delegation about range Thing
Delegation kind range Thing
ThingMixin about range Thing
ThingMixin kind range Thing
AttributeSpecification about range Thing
AttributeSpecification kind range Thing
Identifier creator range Thing
Property relations range Thing
Property about range Thing
Property kind range Thing
Statement object range Thing
Thing relations range Thing
Thing about range Thing
Thing kind range Thing
ValueSpecification relations range Thing
ValueSpecification about range Thing
ValueSpecification kind range Thing
AnnotationTag relations range Thing
AnnotationTag about range Thing
AnnotationTag kind range Thing
Organization at_location range Thing
Organization part_of domain Thing
Organization relations range Thing
Organization about range Thing
Organization kind range Thing
Person relations range Thing
Person about range Thing
Person kind range Thing
Project part_of domain Thing
Project part_of range Thing
Project relations range Thing
Project about range Thing
Project kind range Thing
Study dimensions range Thing
Study factors range Thing
Study part_of domain Thing
Study relations range Thing
Study about range Thing
Study kind range Thing
Subject relations range Thing
Subject about range Thing
Subject kind range Thing
Rule relations range Thing
Rule about range Thing
Rule kind range Thing

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dlthings:Thing
native xyzri:Thing
exact schema:Thing

LinkML Source

Direct

name: Thing
description: The most basic, identifiable item. In addition to the slots that are
  common between a `Thing` and an `AttributeSpecification` (see `ThingMixin`), two
  additional slots are provided. The `pid` slot takes the required identifier for
  a `Thing`. The `relation` slot allows for the inline specification of other `Thing`
  instances. Such a relation is unqualified (and symmetric), and should be further
  characterized via a `Statement` (see `characterized_by`). From a schema perspective,
  the `relation` slots allows for building self-contained, structured documents (e.g.,
  a JSON object) with arbitrarily complex information on a `Thing`.
from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
exact_mappings:
- schema:Thing
mixins:
- ThingMixin
slots:
- pid
- relations
slot_usage:
  about:
    name: about
    multivalued: true
  relations:
    name: relations
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: false
class_uri: dlthings:Thing

Induced

name: Thing
description: The most basic, identifiable item. In addition to the slots that are
  common between a `Thing` and an `AttributeSpecification` (see `ThingMixin`), two
  additional slots are provided. The `pid` slot takes the required identifier for
  a `Thing`. The `relation` slot allows for the inline specification of other `Thing`
  instances. Such a relation is unqualified (and symmetric), and should be further
  characterized via a `Statement` (see `characterized_by`). From a schema perspective,
  the `relation` slots allows for building self-contained, structured documents (e.g.,
  a JSON object) with arbitrarily complex information on a `Thing`.
from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
exact_mappings:
- schema:Thing
mixins:
- ThingMixin
slot_usage:
  about:
    name: about
    multivalued: true
  relations:
    name: relations
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: false
attributes:
  pid:
    name: pid
    description: Persistent and globally unique identifier of a `Thing`.
    title: Persistent identifier
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcterms:identifier
    - schema:identifier
    rank: 1000
    identifier: true
    alias: pid
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - Thing
    range: uriorcurie
    required: true
  relations:
    name: relations
    description: Declares an unqualified relation of the subject `Thing` to another
      `Thing`. This schema slot is used to define related things inline. If such a
      definition is not needed. A qualified relationship can be declared directly
      using the `characterized_by` slot.
    title: Relations
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcat:relation
    - dcterms:relation
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:relation
    alias: relations
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - Thing
    symmetric: true
    relational_role: OBJECT
    range: Thing
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: false
  about:
    name: about
    description: A relation of an information artifact to the subject, such as a URL
      identifying the topic of a document.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - schema:about
    - obo:IAO_0000136
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:subject
    alias: about
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: Thing
    multivalued: true
  annotations:
    name: annotations
    description: A record of properties of the metadata record on a subject, a collection
      of tag/text tuples with the semantics of OWL Annotation.
    title: Annotations
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - obo:NCIT_C44272
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:annotations
    alias: annotations
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: Annotation
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
  broad_mappings:
    name: broad_mappings
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have broader meaning.
    title: Broad mappings
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:broadMatch
    alias: broad_mappings
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  close_mappings:
    name: close_mappings
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have close meaning.
    title: Close mappings
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:closeMatch
    alias: close_mappings
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  description:
    name: description
    annotations:
      dash:singleLine:
        tag: dash:singleLine
        value: false
    description: A free-text account of the subject.
    title: Description
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    close_mappings:
    - rdfs:comment
    broad_mappings:
    - obo:IAO_0000300
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:description
    alias: description
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: string
  display_label:
    name: display_label
    description: Label that can be shown when the metadata record is displayed as
      an item.
    title: Record display label
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:prefLabel
    alias: display_label
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: string
  display_note:
    name: display_note
    annotations:
      dash:singleLine:
        tag: dash:singleLine
        value: false
    description: Note that can be shown when the record is displayed as an item. This
      is typically longer than a label.
    title: Record display note
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:note
    alias: display_note
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: string
  editorial_notes:
    name: editorial_notes
    annotations:
      dash:singleLine:
        tag: dash:singleLine
        value: false
    description: A comment about a metadata record either providing additional information
      for a record curation, or leaving a comment after curation occurred. This can
      be used to include information that is deemed relevant, but could not be expressed
      in the provided fields.
    title: Editorial note
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:editorialNote
    alias: editorial_notes
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: string
    multivalued: true
  exact_mappings:
    name: exact_mappings
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have identical meaning.
    title: Exact mappings
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:exactMatch
    alias: exact_mappings
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  identifiers:
    name: identifiers
    description: An unambiguous reference to the subject within a given context.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - schema:identifier
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:identifier
    alias: identifiers
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: Identifier
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  kind:
    name: kind
    description: The nature of the subject.
    comments:
    - This is conceptually the same as an instance-level `broad_mappings`. It can
      make sense to use this slot (in addition) in order to enable straightforward
      type declarations for instances from a controlled, application specific vocabulary,
      while also keeping the ability to use `broad_mappings` for alignment with external
      vocabularies and applications.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcterms:type
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:type
    alias: kind
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - XYZPublicationVenue
    - ThingMixin
    range: Thing
  attributes:
    name: attributes
    description: Declares a relation that associates a `Thing` (or another attribute)
      with an attribute, where an attribute is an intrinsic characteristic, such as
      a quality, capability, disposition, function, or is an externally derived attribute
      determined from some descriptor (e.g. a quantity, position, label/identifier).
      Technically, this declaration is done via an `AttributeSpecification` that combines
      a `predicate` with a value declaration and the attribute-related slots of a
      `Thing`. Importantly, such attributes are declared inline, because they do not
      have a unique identifier. If an identifier is available, a `Thing` declaration
      (see `relation`), and a qualification of that relationship via a `Statement`
      (see `characterized_by`) should be preferred.
    title: Attributes
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - sio:SIO_000008
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:attributes
    alias: attributes
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: AttributeSpecification
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  characterized_by:
    name: characterized_by
    description: Qualifies relationships between a subject `Thing` and an object `Thing`
      with a `Statement` declaring a `predicate` on the nature of the relationship.
    title: Is characterized by
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - obo:RO_0000053
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:characterized_by
    alias: characterized_by
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: Statement
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  narrow_mappings:
    name: narrow_mappings
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have narrower meaning.
    title: Narrow mappings
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:narrowMatch
    alias: narrow_mappings
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  related_mappings:
    name: related_mappings
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have related meaning.
    title: Related mappings
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:relatedMatch
    alias: related_mappings
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  schema_type:
    name: schema_type
    description: State that the subject is an instance of a particular schema class.
      Typically, no explicit value needs to be assigned to this slot, because it matches
      the class type of a particular record. However, this slots can be used as a
      type designator of a schema element for validation and schema structure handling
      purposes. This is used to indicate specialized schema classes for properties
      that accept a hierarchy of classes as their range.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcterms:type
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: rdf:type
    designates_type: true
    alias: schema_type
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    - Identifier
    range: NodeUriOrCurie
class_uri: dlthings:Thing