Decision support systems (DSS) are usually based on computerised models of biophysical and economic systems. Despite early expectations that such models would inform and improve management, adoption rates have been low, and implementation of DSS is now ?critical? The reasons for this are unclear...

Computer-based models and Decision Support Systems have become standard tools for water quality management, and many are used by policy planners. Most models are developed in a research environment, have stringent input data requirements, and are becoming increasingly complex. In the early...

The research into agent-based intelligent decision support systems is important to the medical industry because these systems can be used to improve the quality of healthcare in many ways. The areas these systems can be used in are diverse from the storage of medical records to the examination...