[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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> Lacey K. Maryott Roerish
> Alberts Lab
> Department of Biology
> Duke University
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