Semantic ontology of knowledge on ethnic groups in Thailand

Chaikhambung, Juthatip; Tuamsuk, Kulthida

doi:10.1109/iccsnt.2016.8070282

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“…This research is the continuation of former work [22][23][24], which organized knowledge and constructed the channel for exchanging information on the ethnic groups in Thailand in the form of ontology taxonomy and linked open data. This research differs from the previous work as demonstrated in Table 4, especially in the scope of knowledge that has been expanded to cover the ethnic groups in the Mekong River Basin and the thesaurus construction with broad terms, narrow terms, related terms, and vocabulary relationships as well as cross references.…”

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“…Chaikhambung and Tuamsuk additionally conducted a study and categorized the ethnic groups in Thailand in order to build an ontology for semantic search purposes, which was based on knowledge organization. The ethnic groups in Thailand have been divided into 12 classes and 51 subclasses [22,23]. Later, Chansanam et al [24], extended the finding by arranging the Thai ethnic groups ontology in an accessible form using linked open data technology.…”

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A Digital Thesaurus of Ethnic Groups in the Mekong River Basin

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This research was aimed at constructing a thesaurus of the ethnic groups in the Mekong River Basin that is a compilation of controlled vocabularies of both Thai and English language, with a digital platform that enables semantic search and linked open data. The research method involved four steps: (1) organization of knowledge content; (2) construction of the thesaurus; (3) development of a digital thesaurus platform; and (4) evaluation. The concepts and theories used in the research comprised knowledge organization, thesaurus construction, digital platform development, and system evaluation. The tool for developing the digital thesaurus was the Tematres web application. The research results are: (1) there are 4273 principle words related to the ethnic groups that have been compiled and classified by the terms for each of the eight deep levels, 2596 were found to have hierarchical relationships, and 6858 had associative relationships; (2) the digital thesaurus platform was able to manage the controlled vocabularies related to the Mekong ethnic groups by storing both Thai and English vocabularies. When retrieved, the vocabulary, details of the broader term, narrow term, related term, cross reference, and scope note are displayed. Thus, semantic search is viable through applications, linked open data technology, and web services.

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“…They applied their model to Chilian ICHs and found better results than the traditional catalogue-based storage of information. Chaikhambung and Tuamsuk (2016) developed an ontology for the ethnic groups of Thailand. They used classification theory used in libraries for content analysis and then proceeded to knowledge organization in the ontology.…”

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Ontology for preserving the knowledge base of traditional dances (OTD)

Kalita

Deka

2020

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Purpose Systematic organization of domain knowledge has many advantages in archiving, sharing and retrieval of information. Ontologies provide a cushion for such practices in the semantic Web environment. This study aims to develop an ontology that can preserve the knowledge base of traditional dance practices. Design/methodology/approach It is hypothesized that an ontology-based approach for the chosen domain might boost collaborative research prospects in the domain. A systematic methodology was developed for modeling the ontology based on the analytico-synthetic rule of library classification. Protégé 5.2 was used as an editor for the ontology using the Web ontology language combined with description logic axioms. Ontology was later implemented in a local GraphDB repository to run queries over it. Findings The developed ontology on traditional dances (OTD) was tested using the dances of the Rabha tribes of North East India. Rabha tribes are from an indigenous mongoloid community and have a robust presence in Southeast Asian countries, such as Myanmar, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. The result from HermiT reasoner found the presence of no logical inconsistency in the ontology, while the OOPS! pitfall checker tool reported no major internal inconsistency. The induced knowledge base of traditional dances of the Rabha’s in the developed OTD was further validated based on some competency questions. Research limitations/implications In the growing trend of globalization, preservation of the cultural knowledge base of human societies is an important issue. Traditional dances reflect a strong base of the cultural heritage of human societies as they are closely related to the lifestyle, habitat, religious practices and festivals of a specific community. Originality/value The current study is exclusively designed, keeping in mind the variables of traditional dance domain based on a survey of the user- and domain-specific needs. The ontology finds probable uses in traditional knowledge information systems, lifestyle-based e-commerce sites and e-learning platforms.

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“…Applying ontology concept to ethnic groups, namely Ethnicity Ontology (EO), was developed as an extension of the Basic Formal Ontology two standard for general reference to ethnographic concepts. It combines semantic datasets from different knowledge sources to compile definitions for interpretation [13]. Gathering data and building relationships in a hierarchical form is often used in the fields of artificial intelligence, semantic web, software engineering, and biomedical informatics [14].…”

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The Development of an Ontology for Information Retrieval about Ethnic Groups in Chiang Mai Province

Julrode¹,

Supnithi²

2022

IJACSA

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This study aims to develop the semantic ontology of information knowledge about ethnic groups by analyzing information from the collection of documentary sources from libraries, research, and the museum for learning about people on the highlands located in Chiang Mai Province. The study is based on the classification theory of ethnic groups in Chiang Mai Province with the intention of establishing the relationship between knowledge structure regarding ethnic groups. The study procedures consist of three stages: 1)Establishing ontology requirements from online data to analyze the data of the keyword from the research database of Chiang Mai University Library's Online Information Resource Database (OPAC) and Ratchamangkhalaphisek National Library, Chiang Mai to group the words by studying information resources in Thai language, such as books, textbooks, research papers, theses, research articles, academic articles, and reference books related to ethnic groups. Stage 2) Designing classes, defining main classes, subclasses, hierarchies, and properties in order to establish the relationship of data in each class using the Protégé program. Stage 3) Ontology evaluation, which is divided into two parts: an expert's evaluation of the suitability of the ontology structure using the Inter-Class Relational Accuracy Assessment Scale and an examination of ethnic grouping data. The findings reveal that specifying, definition, scope, and objectives of development are appropriate (average score = 0.97) in three areas: grouping and ordering of classes within the ontology (score value = 0.98), defining affinity names and class properties (score value = 0.96), and suitable overall ontology content (score value = 0.97).

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Semantic ontology of knowledge on ethnic groups in Thailand

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A Digital Thesaurus of Ethnic Groups in the Mekong River Basin

A Digital Thesaurus of Ethnic Groups in the Mekong River Basin

Ontology for preserving the knowledge base of traditional dances (OTD)

The Development of an Ontology for Information Retrieval about Ethnic Groups in Chiang Mai Province

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