Two hazard risk assessment matrices for the ranking of occupational health risks are described. The qualitative matrix uses qualitative measures of probability and consequence to determine risk assessment codes for hazard-disease combinations. A walk-through survey of an underground metalliferous mine and concentrator is used to demonstrate how the qualitative matrix can be applied to determine...

This paper explores the application of semi-qualitative probabilistic networks (SQPNs) that combine numeric and qualitative information to computer vision problems. Our version of SQPN allows qualitative influences and imprecise probability measures using intervals. We describe an Imprecise Dirichlet model for parameter learning and an iterative algorithm for evaluating posterior probabilities,...

Many extensions to existing qualitative simulation packages allow combined use of available numeric and qualitative information . Some provide numeric integration across two qualitative states but none of them highlights numerically or semi-quantitatively the qualitatively predicted time points . Moreover, high accuracy at time points is only achieved by a fine level of granularity across the e...

Fluorine 18 Sodium Fluoride ((18)F-NaF) (sodium fluoride) PET/CT is a highly sensitive but is a non-specific method for identifying bone metastases. Qualitative scan interpretation using low dose CT for lesion localization is often complicated by the presence of co-existing degenerative joint disease (DJD). A semi-quantitative analysis might help in accurately differentiating benign from metast...

In this paper we demonstrate how Morven, a computational framework which can perform qualitative, semi-quantitative, and quantitative simulation of dynamical systems using the same model formalism, is applied to study the osmotic stress response pathway in yeast. First the Morven framework itself is briefly introduced in terms of the model formalism employed and output format. We then built a q...