Incident databases provide an excellent opportunity to study the repeated situations of incidents in the process industry. The databases give an insight into the situation which led to an incident, and if studied properly can help monitor the process, equipment and chemical involved more closely, and reduce the number of incidents in the future. This study examined a subset of incidents from National Response Center’s Incident database, focusing mainly on fixed facility incidents in Harris County, Texas from 1990 to 2002. Data mining has been used in the financial and marketing arena for many decades to analyze and find patterns in large amounts of data. Realizing the limited capabilities of traditional methods of statistics, more robust techniques of data mining were applied to the subset of data and interesting patterns of chemical involved, equipment failed, component involved, etc. were found. Further, patterns obtained by data mining on the subset of data were used in modifying probabilities of failure of equipment and developing a decision support system.

Thesis(Ph.D.)--Case Western Reserve University, 2010 / Title from PDF (viewed on 2009-12-30) Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Includes abstract Includes bibliographical references and appendices Available online via the OhioLINK ETD Center

Thesis (M.S.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): Dale M. Courtney, Glenn R. Cook. Includes bibliographical references (p. 103). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Florida, 2002. / Title from title page of source document. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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M. Tech. Policing / This study was undertaken due to indications that the comprehensive, integrated and scientifically accountable data were largely lacking that were needed to counter road traffic crashes in South Africa. The aim of the study was to explore whether there was a need for developing a model that would provide pointers for establishing and maintaining a scientifically accountable National Road Traffic Safety Databank. In short, the specific objectives were: To assess the characteristics of data and data-gathering systems on road traffic crashes in South Africa, needs in this respect, and the contribution the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research could make towards the establishment and maintenance of such a National Road Traffic Safety Databank.

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Artificial Intelligence Lab, Department of MIS, University of Arizona / Information and knowledge management in a knowledge-intensive and time-critical environment presents a challenge to information technology professionals. In law enforcement, multiple data sources are used, each having different user interfaces. COPLINK Connect addresses these problems by providing one easy-to-use interface that integrates different data sources such as incident records, mug shots and gang information, and allows diverse police departments to share data easily. User evaluations of the application allowed us to study the impact of COPLINK on law-enforcement personnel as well as to identify requirements for improving the system. COPLINK Connect is currently being deployed at Tucson Police Department (TPD).

ICT for Library and Information Professionals: A Training Package for Developing Countries (ICTLIP) edited by Andrew Large, McGill University, and published by the Information and Informatics Unit, UNESCO Bangkok, Thailand, consists of 6 modules, namely, Module 1: Introduction to information and communication technologies; Module 2: Introduction to integrated library systems; Module 3: Information seeking in an electronic environment; Module 4: Database design, and information storage and retrieval; Module 5: The Internet as an information resource; and Module 6: Web page concept and design: getting a web site up and running. This is Module 4 Database design, and information storage and retrieval (Teacher's Guide) by Deepali Talagala. Module 4 concerns the concepts of database designing using WinISIS, and the storage and retrieval of information. By the end of the Module, students should: * Be able to use the basic features of WinISIS *Be able to identify the principles of database designing *Be able to design and use a sample database *Understand the technological features *Know how to use

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