Ontology
Our ontology is essentially a library of resources chosen on the basis of their ability to help us design models of the human biosystem. Unlike a database, however, this ontology groups the resources into nine collections suited to our purposes.
- systems science
- mathematics
- computer science
- information science
- natural sciences
- engineering
- biosystems
- human biosystem
- social sciences
The natural sciences are further divided into three subcollections.
- physics
- chemistry
- biology
Each collection lists a number of related resources. Some of these resources are quite basic in nature and others require an understanding of the more basic ones before they can be fully understood and used effectively.
The ontology is human readable and is made to appear by clicking on the term Ontology found in the sidebar of Site Map page. Before trying that, however, note that all active links in the sidebar become underlined on a mouse rollover. Clicking on a link will either take you to another page in this website, or reveal the contents of a pdf file containing the information of interest.
Note: Once you click on a link to a pdf file, a page of that document will cover the page you have been reading. It is usually advisable to pull the pdf document into its own window, so that you can continue reading the original page . If not familiar with this operation, simply hold click on the tab that identifies the pdf document (displayed at the top of the current page), and while holding the mouse button down, drag the tab out of the current window. Release your hold on the mouse button, and the original page contents will reappear.
There are two types of resources: principal and supporting. Principal resources appear in the first column following the path description. Supporting resources appear in the next column. If there are more than one supporting resources, they are stacked in the same column below the first supporting resource. Resources may appear in more than one collection. and indeed may appear several times in the same collection as either principal or supporting resources.↓
Studies: Level 1
For the purpose of development we have designated certain resources in the ontology as belonging to one of two categories: Level 1 or Level 2.
Level 1 resources are generally considered to be prerequisites for those belonging to Level 2. This does not necessarily mean that Level 1 resources are more difficult to understand than those of Level 2. In fact, the same resource may belong to both levels. What we are recommending is the order in which these resources should be studied and learned.
We place great emphasis on mathematics and computer science in Level 1 because all our modeling depends on expert knowledge of these subjects. Without expertise in these areas we simply will not be able to build the exacting models needed to replicate the functions of the human biosystem.
We also emphasize the study of the human biosystem itself including anatomy and physiology. In addition we focus on the cell as the central figure in all of our modeling efforts. We will look at the cell at both the micro and molecular levels in order to understand its behavior.
Finally we place a lot of emphasis on studying existing techniques for building models of biosystems and the human biosystem. In the process we will develop our own methodology known as Multiple Perspective Modeling (MPM) to solve the many deficiencies of current modeling techniques.
After understanding the topics discussed at Level 1 we will be able to write our own code from scratch to model much of the functionality of the human biosystem. And we will have developed our own Application Programming Interface (API) to assist us in this process.↓
Programs: password
A perk. Clicking on the "password" link will generate a page of characters drawn from the Unicode Basic Latin Set. All of these characters are available on an English language keyboard. Refreshing the page will generate a completely different random set. You can use these characters to fulfill any password requirement you meet on the internet. Avoid cherry picking only those you deem easy to find or type on your keyboard.