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Class Topological_change

Abstract Class Extends 

        Action_unit

 

Direct Instances:

None

 

Direct Subclasses:

1. Close
2. Engulf
3. Expel
4. Open

 

Class Documentation:

A change in the topological connectedness of the organism. Note: Although animals with complete guts are topologically donut-like (or worse), behaviorally, they are better modeled as being hollow most of the time and occasionally changing their connectedness at one end or the other. This simplification seems to generalize well. PEM

Template Slots
Slot name	Documentation	Type	Allowed Values/Classes	Cardinality	Default
start time	The first time when an event is happening (holds). This might be an integer or a class.	Any	Temporal_measure	0:1
follows	When one interval starts after another ends.	Instance	Process	0:*
precedes	When a temporal interval ends before another starts.	Instance	Process	0:1
function_of	Connects an action to its explantion in terms of a function.	Instance	Functional_explanation	0:1
instrument	Will usually be a body part, but could be a tool.	Instance	Physical_object	0:*
synchronous	The idea is two complex or cyclic complex events that maintain phase as they proceed.	Instance	Process	0:*
end time	Like start_time, but the other end of the interval. Likewise start_time, not ready to commit to integer vs. class for the value here.	Any	Temporal_measure	0:1
parts	The inverse of part_of. This should be a list of all of the things that claim to be part_of this object.	Instance	Process	0:*
contained_in	This slot should definitely behave differently for different classes - for example physical objects and information.	Instance	Process	0:1
simultaneous	Two intervals that share start and end points (?). This should be a symmetric relation.	Instance	Process	0:*
contains	Events contained within, but not essential to, a larger event.	Instance	Process	0:*
part_of	This "part_of" relation usually implies temporal inclusion.	Instance	Process	0:1
object	The "direct" object slot for an action. If a turtle uses a flipper to move stand, the flipper is the instrument, which moves the object - sand. Note: cases of moving a body part may be best treated by assigning the part moved to the object slot, with something more proximal serving as the instrument - move_head ought to be modelled as object:head; instrument:neck.	Instance	Tangible	0:*
actor	An agent, generally living, causally related to the event. The causal relationship specifies the event as an action.	Instance	Organism	0:*

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