Considerations for building knowledge-based expert systems in highway maintenance planning

Abstract:Expert systems in medicine are frequently restricted to assisting the physician to derive a patient-specific diagnosis and therapy proposal. In many cases, however, there is a clinical need to use these patient data for other purposes as well. The intention of this paper is to show how and to what extent patient data in expert systems can additionally be used to create clinical registries and for statistical data analysis. At first, the pitfalls of goal-oriented mechanisms for the multiple usability of data are shown by means of an example. Then a data acquisition and inference mechanism is proposed, which includes a procedure for controlling selection bias, the so-called knowledge-based attribute selection. The functional view and the architectural view of expert systems suitable for the multiple usability of patient data is outlined in general and then by means of an application example. Finally, the ideas presented are discussed and compared with related approaches.

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Application of Expert Systems Technology in Water Quality Modeling

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1989.0306 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 21 (8-9) ◽

pp. 1045-1056 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Thomas O. Barnwell ◽

Linfield C. Brown ◽

Wiktor Marek

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Expert Systems ◽

Knowledge Engineering ◽

Stream Water ◽

Environmental Modeling ◽

Water Quality Modeling ◽

Stream Water Quality ◽

Quality Model ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Available Technology

Computerized modeling is becoming an integral part of decision making in water pollution control. Expert systems is an innovative methodology that can assist in building, using, and interpreting the output of these models. This paper reviews the use and evaluates the potential of expert systems technology in environmental modeling and describes elements of an expert advisor for the stream water quality model QUAL2E. Some general conclusions are presented about the tools available to develop this system, the level of available technology in knowledge-based engineering, and the value of approaching problems from a knowledge engineering perspective.

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Investigation and Impact of Knowledge-Based Information on Programming Languages Based on Probabilistic Models

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.39.436 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 39 ◽

pp. 436-440

Author(s):

Zhi Ming Qu

Keyword(s):

Expert Systems ◽

Programming Languages ◽

Probabilistic Models ◽

Role Playing ◽

Position Paper ◽

The Other ◽

Erasure Coding ◽

Role Playing Games ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Other Hand

In recent years, much research has been devoted to the refinement of IPv6; on the other hand, few have investigated the confusing unification of interrupts and Internet QoS. In this position paper, it demonstrates the emulation of interrupts. In order to overcome this quagmire, a novel system is presented for the intuitive unification of expert systems and massive multiplayer online role-playing games. It is concluded that erasure coding can be verified to make heterogeneous, interposable, and event-driven, which is proved to be applicable.

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