This textbook introduces the principles, methodologies, and tools of knowledge engineering, a key discipline within artificial intelligence. It discusses knowledge representation, inference mechanisms, expert system shells, and domain knowledge acquisition. The authors emphasize engineering applications, including structural analysis, design optimization, and real-time decision-making systems.…
Collection of papers from the 1st Nestlé Clinical & Performance Nutrition Workshop (Lausanne, Oct 1997) presenting the MNA instrument, validation studies, applications (clinical, preoperative, cancer, Alzheimer’s), interventions and cost-of-care analyses. Appendix includes the full MNA form. Useful to clinicians, dietitians and geriatric researchers.