Information System Module Research Articles

Decision making with support of artificial intelligence

  Development of software modules for decision support is currently a basic trend in the creation of enterprise Information Systems (IS). The IS is basically a support system of the enterprise Decision System, therefore we can regard it as a very important factor of the competition ability and enterprise prosperity. Conventional IS modules provide the enterprise managers a lot of useful information. Nevertheless, own decision process in view of difficulty, complexity or creation disability of decision process model is very often problematic. This contribution is oriented by its content to appropriate choice realization of modules for support decision processes by using of artificial intelligence methods.      

The Cardiology Audit and Registration Data Standards (CARDS), European data standards for clinical cardiology practice

Systematic registration of data from clinical practice is important for clinical care, local, national and international registries, and audit. Data to be collected for these different purposes should be harmonized. Therefore, during Ireland's Presidency of the European Union (EU) (January to June 2004), the Department of Health and Children worked with the European Society of Cardiology, the Irish Cardiac Society, and the European Commission to develop data standards for clinical cardiology. The Cardiology Audit and Registration Data Standards (CARDS) Project aimed to agree standards for three modules of cardiovascular health information systems: acute coronary syndromes (ACS), percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), and clinical electrophysiology (pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and ablation procedures). Data items from existing registries and surveys were reviewed to derive draft data standards (variables, coding, and definitions). Variables common to the three modules include demographics, risk factors, medication, and discharge and follow-up data. Modules about a procedure contain variables on the lesion, the device, and medication during the procedure. The ACS module includes presenting symptoms, reperfusion and acute treatments, and procedures in hospital and at follow-up. The data standards were discussed and adopted at a conference involving EU member states in Cork, Ireland, in May 2004. After a pilot study, the standards will be disseminated to stakeholders throughout Europe.

Towards an integrated framework for forest fire control

This paper presents the development of an integrated system for forest fire control. The system consists of a geographical information system (GIS) module, a mathematical programming (MP) module and a simulation module. The GIS is used to represent geographical information regarding the forest area and to transform the spatial characteristics in a format readable by the MP models. The MP module employs some basic demand covering models to deploy the available fire fighting resources in proper positions so that any forest fire is attacked within a specified time limit. Finally, the simulation module is used to experiment with alternative scenarios and to decide how the fire fighting services should be reallocated according to the development of a particular fire. An application of the method in the area of Parnitha, near Athens, is discussed.

Um modelo de decisão para priorização no planejamento de sistemas de informação

O artigo trata de um modelo de decisão para priorização de Sistemas de Informação (SI). Esta priorização faz parte de um processo mais amplo de planejamento de SI. Neste planejamento os fatores estratégicos da organização e os aspectos de criticidade de processos são associados aos agrupamentos de informação. A priorização dos módulos de SI considera os aspectos estratégicos e tático-operacionais dos processos utilizando uma função valor aditivo. Após uma apresentação da metodologia de planejamento de SI, segue-se uma descrição do modelo de decisão para priorização dos módulos de SI. Para finalizar, um estudo de caso ilustra numericamente a aplicação do procedimento.

Reply to "Comments on 'Theoretical and Experimental Profiles of Fiber Fineness and Maturity Using the Shirley Micromat and the Zellweger Uster Advanced Fiber Information System Module' "

Reply to "Comments on 'Theoretical and Experimental Profiles of Fiber Fineness and Maturity Using the Shirley Micromat and the Zellweger Uster Advanced Fiber Information System Module' "

Comments on "Theoretical and Experimental Profiles of Fiber Fineness and Maturity Using the Shirley Micromat and the Zellweger Uster Advanced Fiber Information System Module"

Comments on "Theoretical and Experimental Profiles of Fiber Fineness and Maturity Using the Shirley Micromat and the Zellweger Uster Advanced Fiber Information System Module"

Snowmelt modelling by combining air temperature and a distributed radiation index

High spatial variability in snowmelt phenomena was observed in the experimental watershed of the upper Cordevole (7 km 2), in the Dolomites. Snowmelt depends, at a point scale, on available energy, which in turn is heavily affected by slope, aspect and shading effects of the site. A distributed hourly model of snowmelt was set up as a geographical information system (GIS) module. The model accumulates snowfall for each raster element (20 m × 20 m) using a temperature threshold. It simulates snowmelt using air temperature and a radiation index consisting of daily average values of clear sky radiation that have cumulated at selected dates since 21 December. It should be underlined that the only relevant calibration parameter of the model is the combined snowmelt factor, which is unique for the whole basin. The clear sky radiation maps were computed for a selected period of the year, based on the watershed digital terrain model and the solar path sampled at very short intervals. When run for a season, the model produces snow water equivalent maps at given dates. The model was validated, with satisfactory results, by comparing these maps with 60 snow covered area surveys and related water equivalent measures collected in six snowmelt seasons from 1986 to 1991. The classical temperature index approach to snowmelt modelling does not allow the full variability over the basin to be taken into account. Besides, it seems important to point out that this fully distributed approach allows us to avoid the use of snow covered area (SCA) depletion curves, the definition of which still proves a troublesome task.

Three rapid and effective requirements definition modelling tools: evolving technology for manufacturing system investigations

Abstract Current structured analysis tools are plagued by such problems as long completion times, complex notation, high costs, and voluminous documentation. To overcome these difficulties, the authors propose three new tools for effective definition of integrated information systems for manufacturing systems: the triple diagonal, the user-concept diagram, and the concept map. The triple diagonal is used to identify and prioritize major information system modules required of the factory. The user-concept diagram plays a complementary, expansive role to the triple diagonal as it serves to model the details of the process Dow for major information system modules. The concept map is used in parallel with both of the above tools to help structure important entity/object classes making up ihc database. The tools were tested through a case study involving a startup information system design effort. This effort involved the verification of contractor software support of essential information flows within a large...

Computer-aided management of residents' on-call and vacation schedules.

The task of compiling residents’ schedules is time-consuming and is often complicated by unforeseen events and changes in personnel. Many academic radiology departments delegate this responsibility to the chief resident. This report describes two modules of a radiology information system that assist in managing residency schedules, particularly residents’ on-call and vacation schedules. The programs were written in the ANSI-standard MUMPS programming language and run on a PDP i 1/44 (Digital Equipment Corporation, Boston, MA) with the M/i 1 + operating system (lntersystems, Boston, MA). They operate as modules of the MARS radiology information system [1], which is available to all department personnel on approximately 100 terminals located at workstations in our clinical facility and department offices.

SUTTON LINK: Sutton Libraries' new approach to community information using online public access terminals

SUTTON LINK is an integral part of the community information service provided by public libraries in the London Borough of Sutton. It is a database of community, local and leisure information available on public access terminals in the libraries themselves, as well as in an ever‐increasing number of local advice agencies. This paper describes the evolution, design and features of the service, what it contains and facilities for searching the database, which is run using Geac's Community Information System Module.

The impact of an information system on a regional blood service

The impact of information systems on a specific environment, a regional blood service operating over a large geographic area, is reported here. Two related information systems have been designed and partially implemented to aid a regional blood service for a mixed urban and rural area of about two million people. The overall information system is discussed in the way it was designed and developed: by modules. The first subsystem provides inventory control, with modules for inventory tracking, short-term demand forecasting, and allocation. The other subsystem supports recruitment and blood collection, with modules for donor records, recruitment, and collections planning. We conclude with a discussion of the impact of the management information system modules on the blood service operations.