The healthcare industry collects huge amounts of data which, unfortunately, are not turned into useful information for effective decision making. Decision support systems (DSS) can now use advanced technologies such as On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) and data mining to deliver advanced capabilities. This paper presents a prototype clinical decision support system which combines the strengt...

Construction equipment management and performance data are valuable assets for large contractors that need such historical data for decision making about resource allocation and equipment replacement; however, with large amounts of accumulated data, traditional data analysis based on a transactional system becomes increasingly inefficient. This paper summarizes a web-enabled data warehouse we d...

vegetation cover over time and space is the result of interactions betweenvegetation cover and environmental factors. changes occurred in range covers are caused bymatrix dominance, one of the most important environmental factors. decision support system(dss) could be used for determining the rate and importance of each factor. actually, inmethods based on dss, relations between input and outpu...

This article demonstrates the feasibility of a new computer technology, decision support systems (DSSs), to assist counselors with their clients in choosing a college major:

Clinical decision-support systems (CDSSs) are computer programs that are designed to provide expert support for health professionals making clinical decisions. The goal of these systems is to help health professionals analyze patient data and make decisions regarding diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of health problems. This article discusses the characteristics of such systems, addresses th...

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