Description logics (DLs) have a long tradition in computer science and knowledge
representation, being designed so that domain knowledge can be described and so that …

Single-cell gene expression analyses of mammalian tissues have uncovered profound
stage-specific molecular regulatory phenomena that have changed the understanding of …

Abstract Background The Cell Ontology (CL) is an OBO Foundry candidate ontology
covering the domain of canonical, natural biological cell types. Since its inception in 2005 …

Abstract ℰ ℒ EL is a simple tractable Description Logic that features conjunctions and
existential restrictions. Due to its favorable computational properties and relevance to …

Background Ontologies are fundamental components of informatics infrastructure in
domains such as biomedical, environmental, and food sciences, representing consensus …

As a model organism, Drosophila is uniquely placed to contribute to our understanding of
how brains control complex behavior. Not only does it have complex adaptive behaviors, but …

Motivation: Sources of neuroscience data in Drosophila are diverse and disparate making
integrated search and retrieval difficult. A major obstacle to this is the lack of a …

Recent advances in neuro-technologies have revolutionized knowledge of brain structure
and functions. Governments and private organizations worldwide have initiated several …

As molecular biology has increasingly become a data-intensive discipline, ontologies have
emerged as an essential computational tool to assist in the organisation, description and …

Background Anatomy ontologies are query-able classifications of anatomical structures.
They provide a widely-used means for standardising the annotation of phenotypes and …