This article describes an application that illustrates the role of data mining technology in identifying hidden causal knoledge from health and medical data repositories. Across the health care and medical enterprises, a wide variety of data is being generated at a rapid rate. Current information technologies tends to focus on a more statical side of causal knowledge and do not address the dyna...

Membership queries extended with the meta query concept is proposed as a method to acquire complex classification rules. Furthermore , relevent concept classes, where a small number of queries is sufficient, are characterized. In this paper we advocate and present the benefits of the use of queries in order to learn a target concept efficiently. Thus providing the foundations for automating the...

The nascent data grid technology aims to make access to globally distributed structured and semi-structured databases possible. However, only integrated, transparent access to such data sources, abstracting not only from distribution and implementation details, but also from the diverse forms of heterogeneity, allows maximum leverage for the envisioned dynamic forms of inter-organisational coop...

the global health agenda has been dominating the current global health policy debate. furthermore, it has compelled countries to embrace strategies for tackling health inequalities in a wide range of public health areas. the article by robert and colleagues highlights that although globalization has increased opportunities to share and spread ideas, there is still great asymmetry of power accor...

The use of the Mokum system for correctly designing Information Systems (in the old days called Data Base Systems) and how these designs can automatically be translated into implementations, is one theme of this paper. Theoretical considerations will not be avoided. Similarities and differences with tools from the field of Model Driven Architecture, such as UML, will be demonstrated. How to dea...

The study area, located in the southern section of the Central Iranian volcano–sedimentary complex, contains a large number of mineral deposits and occurrences which is currently facing a shortage of resources. Therefore, the prospecting potential areas in the deeper and peripheral spaces has become a high priority in this region. Different direct and indirect methods try to predict promising a...