Re: more on xnotes

Bruce D'Arcus writes:
 > On Dec 7, 2003, at 4:03 PM, Markus Hoenicka wrote:
 > 
 > > What you propose is essentially a hierarchical system like MeSH in
 > > Pubmed. However, the subject child elements allowed by MODS are
 > > utterly inadequate for e.g. the life sciences. We need a more flexible
 > > system than MODS allows currently if we adopt such a system at all. I
 > > reckon this requires some more thinking.
 > 
 > What do one of these MeSH-coded files look like?  Do they conform 
 > more-or-less to the structure of MARC/MODS subject headings, but just 
 > have different descriptors?
 > 

I've pasted some examples below. Find more by running queries in:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

<MeshHeadingList>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Adult</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Gastrointestinal Hormones</DescriptorName>
<QualifierName MajorTopicYN="Y">blood</QualifierName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Human</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Hypogravity</DescriptorName>
<QualifierName MajorTopicYN="Y">adverse effects</QualifierName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Male</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Neuropeptides</DescriptorName>
<QualifierName MajorTopicYN="Y">blood</QualifierName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Radioimmunoassay</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="Y">Space Flight</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Support, Non-U.S. Gov't</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
</MeshHeadingList>


<MeshHeadingList>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Adult</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Aerobiosis</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Aldosterone</DescriptorName>
<QualifierName MajorTopicYN="Y">pharmacology</QualifierName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Anaerobiosis</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Anoxia</DescriptorName>
<QualifierName MajorTopicYN="Y">physiopathology</QualifierName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Cross-Over Studies</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Female</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Hemodynamic Processes</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Hormones</DescriptorName>
<QualifierName MajorTopicYN="N">blood</QualifierName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Human</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Isometric Contraction</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Leg</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Male</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Muscle, Skeletal</DescriptorName>
<QualifierName MajorTopicYN="Y">metabolism</QualifierName>
<QualifierName MajorTopicYN="N">physiology</QualifierName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Oxidation-Reduction</DescriptorName>
<QualifierName MajorTopicYN="N">drug effects</QualifierName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Support, Non-U.S. Gov't</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
<MeshHeading>
<DescriptorName MajorTopicYN="N">Time Factors</DescriptorName>
</MeshHeading>
</MeshHeadingList>

regards
Markus

-- 
Markus Hoenicka
[email protected]
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http://www.mhoenicka.de




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