Expert Systems In Developing Countries Practice And Promise

1. Introduction and Overview 2. Harnessing Shell-based Knowledge Engineering Environments: An Applications-based Perspective 3. Roles for Expert Systems in Agricultural Development 4. Expert Systems for Agrotechnology Transfer 5. AG ASSISTANT: A New Generation Tool for Developing Agricultural Advisory Systems 6. Knowledge Acquisition: A Case History of an Insect Control Expert System 7. Knowledge Engineering: Creating Expert Systems for Crop Production Management in Egypt 8. A Knowledge-based Expert System for Planning and Design of Agroforestry Systems 9. Expert Systems for Information Transfer About Soil and Crop Management in Developing Countries 10. DREAGIS: A Knowledge-based Agricultural Geographic Information System for the Dominican Republic 11. Diffusion of Computer Technology in Primary Health Care in the Third World 12. A Decision Support System for Village Health Workers in Developing Countries 13. Financing Scheme Portfolio for Health Services in Developing Countries: An Expert System Approach 14. Design of an Expert System for Water Pollution Determination/Prevention 15. Expert System as Metaphor: The AskARIES Knowledgebase 16. Future Promise in Light of Current Practice