The ontology of physics for biology: semantic modeling of multiscale, multidomain physiological systems

This book introduces semantic representations of multiscale, multidomain physiological systems that link to qualitative reasoning and to quantitative analysis of biophysical processes in health and disease. Two major public health problems, diabetes and hypertension, serve as use-cases to illustrate...

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Main Authors: Cook, Daniel L. (Author), Gennari, John H. (Author), Neal, Maxwell Lewis (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton ; London ; New York CRC Press 2024
Edition:First edition
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Summary:This book introduces semantic representations of multiscale, multidomain physiological systems that link to qualitative reasoning and to quantitative analysis of biophysical processes in health and disease. Two major public health problems, diabetes and hypertension, serve as use-cases to illustrate the depth and rigor of such representations for logical inference and quantitative analysis. Central to this approach is the Ontology of Physics for Biology (OPB) that formally represents the foundations of classical physics and engineering system dynamics that are the basis for our understanding of biomedical entities, processes, and functional relationships.Furthermore, we introduce OPB-based software for annotating and abstracting available biosimulation models for reuse, recombination, and for archiving of physics-based biomedical knowledge. We have formalized and leveraged physics-based biological knowledge as a working view of physiology and biophysics from three distinct perspectives: (1) biologists and biomedical investigators, (2) biophysicists and bioengineers, and (3) biomedical ontologists and informaticists. We present a logical and intuitive semantics of classical physics as a tool for mediating and translating biophysical knowledge among biomedical domains.Daniel L. Cook, MD, PhDJohn H. Gennari, PhDMaxwell L. Neal, PhD
Item Description:1. Biomedical Challenges 2. Biomedical Information and Data Resources 3. Biomedical Ontologies 4. Biophysical Systems Analysis 5. System Dynamic Modeling 6. Ontology of Physics for Biology 7. OPB-based Semantic Modeling 8. OPB Review and Possibilities
Physical Description:xix, 220 Seiten Illustrationen 453 gr
ISBN:9781138598058
9781032533100

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