[Babase] Darting Database Design Questions

Susan Alberts alberts at duke.edu
Thu Jan 14 14:49:26 EST 2010


On Jan 14, 2010, at 1:04 PM, Lacey Maryott Roerish wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>     Karl is currently working on developing the Darting database  
> structure.  He and I have come up with just a couple of questions we  
> need input on.
>
> 1. Do we want to be able to connect individual measurements with the  
> observer who took them? ie: if JKW measured ulna, do we want to be  
> able to connect those three measures to him.  This would mean that  
> if we discovered measuring errors down the road, these mass- 
> corrections would be easier.

yes where the observer info is available
>
> 2. Lymph node comments have been inconsistent and Karl and I were  
> discussing a way of coding them.  It has been pretty easy for me to  
> 'standardize' them on this end, but do we want to discuss having a  
> more standard coding for these in the field?  Normal, mild,  
> moderate, or severe inflammation, something like that? Or a number  
> system?

don't understand the question because not sure why your  
standardization won't work - or will it?
>
> 3.  Do we want to integrate the mouth photos we are taking into the  
> database? Karl said it is possible. It would require some poking,  
> but it kind of seems like if we are developing this database now,  
> this might be the best time to figure out how to integrate and be  
> able to query those photos as well.

yes

thanks
s

>
> I think that's all for now!
>
> Cheers
> Lacey
>
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