A seasonally blended and regionally integrated drought index using Bayesian network theory

Calibration and validation of a regionally and seasonally stratified macroinvertebrate index for West Virginia wadeable streams.

Multimetric indices (MMIs) are routinely used by federal, state, and tribal entities to assess the quality of aquatic resources. Because of their diversity, abundance, ubiquity, and sensitivity to environmental stress, benthic macroinvertebrates are well suited for MMIs. West Virginia has used a statewide family-level stream condition index (WVSCI) since 2002. We describe the development, valid...

Drought monitoring using deciles index standardized precipitation index and effective Drought index in tehran province iran

A new method for evaluation and comprehensive drought Monitoring in the Urmia Lake Basin using a Synthesized Drought Index (SDI)

Drought is a complex phenomenon caused by the breaking of water balance and it has always an impact on agricultural, ecological and socio-economic spheres. Although the drought indices deriving from remote sensing data have been used to monitor meteorological or agricultural drought, there are no indices that can suitably reflect the comprehensive information of drought from meteorological to a...

Predicting tourism loyalty using an integrated Bayesian network mechanism

For effective Bayesian networks (BN) prediction with prior knowledge, this study proposes an integrated BN mechanism that adopts linear structural relation model (LISREL) to examine the belief or causal relationships which are subsequently used as the BN network structure for predicting tourism loyalty. Four hundred and fifty-two valid samples were collected from tourists with the tour experien...

Bayesian network integrated testing strategy and beyond.

In a recent series of papers written by Jaworska with different coauthors, compelling reasons for adopting a probabilistic approach to Integrated Testing Strategies were detailed. In a case study on skin sensitization, a Bayesian Network proved to be effective in adapting testing strategies to the available evidence. There is no doubt that probabilistic Integrated Testing Strategies are one way...