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  xmlns:owl="http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#"
  xmlns:vs="http://www.w3.org/2003/06/sw-vocab-status/ns#"
  xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/"
  xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
  xmlns:mdex="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#"
>

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<owl:Ontology rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#">
	<owl:imports rdf:resource="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/index.rdf" />

	<dc:title>Minimal Description of an EXperiment (MDEX) vocabulary</dc:title>
	<dc:description>Minimal vocabulary for describing a scientific experiment. Compatible with Drupal 7 RDF import functions.</dc:description>
	<dc:creator>William A Kudrle</dc:creator>
	<dc:format>application/rdf+xml</dc:format>
	<dc:rights>Creative Commons Copyright</dc:rights>

	<foaf:maker>
		<foaf:Person>
			<foaf:name>William A Kudrle</foaf:name>
			<foaf:mbox rdf:resource="mailto:bkudrle@gmail.com" />
		</foaf:Person>
	</foaf:maker>

</owl:Ontology>

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<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#Objective">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">Objective</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">"The objective of the experiment</rdfs:comment>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#Background">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">Background</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">Background knowledge that is helpful for understanding an experiment</rdfs:comment>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#Materials">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">Materials</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">The class for all of the materials used in the experiment</rdfs:comment>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#Material">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">Material</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">One given material that used in the experiment
	</rdfs:comment>
	<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#Materials"/>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#Procedures">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">Procedures</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">The overall description of all of the steps in the experiment</rdfs:comment>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#ProcedureStep">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">ProcedureStep</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">One step in the experimental procedures for the experiment</rdfs:comment>
	<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#Procedures"/>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#Results">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">Results</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">A class for all of the results from the experiment</rdfs:comment>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#ExperimentalRun">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">ExperimentalRun</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">A unique number or text description of the experimental run</rdfs:comment>
	<rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#Results" />
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#ExperimentalValue">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">ExperimentalValue</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">One measured or computed value in the experiment</rdfs:comment>
	<rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#ExperimentalRun" />
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#ExperimentalValueUnits">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">ExperimentalValueUnits</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">The units of one measured or computed ExperimentalValue in the experiment (e.g., deg C, milligrams)</rdfs:comment>
	<rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#ExperimentalRun" />
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#ExperimentalValueName">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">ExperimentalValueName</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">The name or label of one measured or computed ExperimentalValue in the experiment (e.g. temperature, pH)</rdfs:comment>
	<rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#ExperimentalRun" />
</rdf:Property>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#Conclusion">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">Conclusion</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">The overall conclusion from the experiment</rdfs:comment>
	<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#ResearchMethod"/>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#Summary">
	<rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://mylabbook.org/mdex/0.1/mdex#" />
	<rdfs:label xml:lang="en">Summary</rdfs:label>
	<rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">
		A short summary of the conclusions of the experiment.</rdfs:comment>
</rdfs:Class>

</rdf:RDF>