Today, expert systems are widely applied in medicine for prognosis, diagnosis, checkup, and treatment of various kinds of diseases. A comprehensive system for the checkup and treatment of different types of diabetes is still lacking. This paper reports development of such a system, its validation, and its utility in facilitating medical decision-making and supporting self-care.

A computer system which a i d s computer e n g i n eers i n f a u l t d i a g n o s i s i s d e s c r i b e d . The sys tem, c a l l e d CRIB (Computer R e t r i e v a l I nc idence Bank) i s shown t o f i t i n t o the c l a s s o f p a t t e r n d i r e c t e d i n f e r e n c e sys tems. Emphasis is p laced on the " b e f o r e " and " a f t e r " phases o f system g e n e r a t i o n and i ...

This paper aims at designing a diagnosis tool to support experts for detecting and localizing faults in a network of rain gauges. This problem is presented in the context of human–machine cooperation. In this problem, it is impossible to model completely the whole expert knowledge about misbehavior. Diagnostic becomes a process where only a part of the expert knowledge is formalized, the remain...

A majority of efforts in terms of technology commercialization have failed; however, the issue of commercialization and its high importance are agreed upon by policymakers, entrepreneurs, and researchers. This shows the high complexity of the commercialization process. One of the main solutions to overcome the commercialization problems is to predict the success of technology commercialization ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine and compare diagnostic success and its relationship with the diagnostic reasoning process between novices and experts in psychiatry. METHODS Nine volunteers, comprising five expert psychiatrists and four clinical clerks, completed a think-aloud protocol while attempting to make a DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,...