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FLAT study schema

FLAT stands for Flexbile Low-complexity Annotation Technique. The FLAT-study schema contains classes to describe scientific studies.

More information may be available on the schema's about page.

The schema definition is available as

URI: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/flat-study

Name: flat-study-schema

Schema Diagram

erDiagram Dimension { string name string display_label string display_note stringList editorial_note uriorcurie pid uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } Factor { string name string display_label string display_note stringList editorial_note uriorcurie pid uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } Study { string name string display_label string display_note stringList editorial_note uriorcurie pid uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } Subject { string name string display_label string display_note stringList editorial_note uriorcurie pid uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } ThingMixin { uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } ValueSpecificationMixin { uriorcurie range string value } AttributeSpecification { uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type uriorcurie range string value } Property { uriorcurie pid uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } Statement { } Thing { uriorcurie pid uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } ValueSpecification { uriorcurie range string value uriorcurie pid uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } Annotation { string annotation_value } Identifier { uriorcurie creator string notation NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } IssuedIdentifier { string schema_agency uriorcurie creator string notation NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } ComputedIdentifier { uriorcurie creator string notation NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } Checksum { uriorcurie creator HexBinary notation NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } DOI { string schema_agency uriorcurie creator string notation NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } FlatThing { string display_label string display_note stringList editorial_note uriorcurie pid uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } Dimension ||--|o Dimension : "part_of" Dimension ||--}o Identifier : "identifiers" Dimension ||--}o Thing : "relations" Dimension ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" Dimension ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" Dimension ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" Factor ||--|o Factor : "part_of" Factor ||--}o Identifier : "identifiers" Factor ||--}o Thing : "relations" Factor ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" Factor ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" Factor ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" Study ||--}o Dimension : "dimensions" Study ||--}o Factor : "factors" Study ||--}o Thing : "instruments" Study ||--|o Study : "part_of" Study ||--}o Identifier : "identifiers" Study ||--}o Thing : "relations" Study ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" Study ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" Study ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" Subject ||--|o Subject : "derived_from" Subject ||--|o Thing : "is_a" Subject ||--|o Study : "study" Subject ||--}o Identifier : "identifiers" Subject ||--}o Thing : "relations" Subject ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" Subject ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" Subject ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" ThingMixin ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" ThingMixin ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" ThingMixin ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" AttributeSpecification ||--|| Property : "predicate" AttributeSpecification ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" AttributeSpecification ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" AttributeSpecification ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" Property ||--}o Thing : "relations" Property ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" Property ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" Property ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" Statement ||--|| Thing : "object" Statement ||--|| Property : "predicate" Thing ||--}o Thing : "relations" Thing ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" Thing ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" Thing ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" ValueSpecification ||--}o Thing : "relations" ValueSpecification ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" ValueSpecification ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" ValueSpecification ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" Annotation ||--|o Thing : "annotation_tag" FlatThing ||--}o Identifier : "identifiers" FlatThing ||--}o Thing : "relations" FlatThing ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" FlatThing ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" FlatThing ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by"
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Classes

Class Description
Annotation A tag/value pair with the semantics of OWL Annotation
AttributeSpecification An attribute is conceptually a thing, but it requires no dedicated identifier...
Identifier An identifier is a label that uniquely identifies an item in a particular con...
        ComputedIdentifier An identifier that has been derived from information on the identified entity
                Checksum A Checksum is a value that allows to check the integrity of the contents of a...
        IssuedIdentifier An identifier that was issued by a particular agent with a notation that has ...
                DOI Digital Object Identifier (DOI; ISO 26324), an identifier system governed by ...
Statement An RDF statement that links a predicate (a Property) with an object (a ...
Thing The most basic, identifiable item
        FlatThing Thing variant that provides a basis for the annotation and curation of more...
                Dimension A dependent or outcome variable
                Factor A tag associated with a categorical, independent variable in a study design
                Study A planned process that consists of parts: planning, study design execution, d...
                Subject A subject is an entity being investigated in a study
        Property An RDF property, a Thing used to define a predicate, for example in a `St...
        ValueSpecification A Thing that is a value of some kind
ThingMixin Mix-in with the common interface of Thing and AttributeSpecification
ValueSpecificationMixin Mix-in for a (structured) value specification

Slots

Slot Description
about A relation of an information artifact to the subject, such as a URL identifyi...
annotation_tag A tag identifying an annotation
annotation_value The actual annotation
annotations A record of properties of the metadata record on a subject, a collection of t...
attributes Declares a relation that associates a Thing (or another attribute) with an ...
broad_mappings A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have broad...
characterized_by Qualifies relationships between a subject Thing and an object Thing with ...
close_mappings A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have close...
conforms_to An established standard to which the subject conforms
creator An agent responsible for making an entity
derived_from A entity from which the subject was created through some kind of process
description A free-text account of the subject
dimensions Associated outcome variables
display_label Label that can be shown when the metadata record is displayed as an item
display_note Note that can be shown when the record is displayed as an item
editorial_note A comment about a metadata record either providing additional information for...
exact_mappings A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have ident...
factors Factors that influence the subject matter
generated_by Identification of the process that led to the production of the subject entit...
identifiers An unambiguous reference to the subject within a given context
instruments Instruments employed in a study activity
is_a The nature of the subject
keywords One or more keywords or tags describing the subject
mappings A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have compa...
name Name of the subject
narrow_mappings A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have narro...
notation String of characters such as "T58:5" or "30:4833" used to uniquely identify a...
object Reference to a Thing within a Statement
part_of The entity that the subject is a part of
pid Persistent and globally unique identifier of a Thing
predicate Reference to a Property within a Statement
range Declares that the value of a Thing or AttributeSpecification are instance...
related_mappings A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have relat...
relations Declares an unqualified relation of the subject Thing to another Thing
same_as Declares that the subject and an object are equal
schema_agency Name of the agency that issued an identifier
schema_type State that the subject is an instance of a particular schema class
short_name A shortened name for the subject
study The study in which the subject took place or existed
title A summarily description of the subject
value Value of a thing

Enumerations

Enumeration Description

Types

Type Description
Boolean A binary (true or false) value
Curie a compact URI
Date a date (year, month and day) in an idealized calendar
DateOrDatetime Either a date or a datetime
Datetime The combination of a date and time
Decimal A real number with arbitrary precision that conforms to the xsd:decimal speci...
Double A real number that conforms to the xsd:double specification
EmailAddress RFC 5322 compliant email address
Float A real number that conforms to the xsd:float specification
HexBinary hex-encoded binary data
Integer An integer
Jsonpath A string encoding a JSON Path
Jsonpointer A string encoding a JSON Pointer
Ncname Prefix part of CURIE
Nodeidentifier A URI, CURIE or BNODE that represents a node in a model
NodeUriOrCurie A type referencing an graph node
NonNegativeInteger An integer
Objectidentifier A URI or CURIE that represents an object in the model
Sparqlpath A string encoding a SPARQL Property Path
String A character string
Time A time object represents a (local) time of day, independent of any particular...
Uri a complete URI
Uriorcurie a URI or a CURIE

Subsets

Subset Description