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In this paper, we propose a domain-specific query language called NeuroQL for the neuroscience domain. NeuroQL is designed primarily for neuroinformatics database users and aims to enable users to directly interact with neuroscience databases in their professional concepts and terms with the help of a conceptual data model. NeuroQL is DBMS independent and can be translated into traditional query language such as SQL, OQL and XQuery. It integrates some object-oriented features, and supports neuron domain-specific data types and query operators, which can dynamically evolve when the underlying database schema evolves.
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Tian, H., Sunderraman, R., Calin-Jageman, R., Yang, H., Zhu, Y., Katz, P.S. (2006). NeuroQL: A Domain-Specific Query Language for Neuroscience Data. In: Grust, T., et al. Current Trends in Database Technology – EDBT 2006. EDBT 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4254. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11896548_46
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