Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Dejian Yu, Anran Fang, Zeshui Xu
Summary: This study utilizes topic models to extract ten crucial scientific topics from a large dataset of fuzzy research articles and thoroughly discusses their characteristics and trends over time at both journal and country/region levels. The findings provide valuable insights into the distribution and future development of fuzzy research topics.
INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Alba Estrada, Raimundo Real
Summary: Entropy plays a crucial role in the geographical distribution of species, where fuzzy entropy and logistic regression models can help reduce uncertainty and complexity, leading to increased model efficiency.
Article
Environmental Sciences
A. Shaheen, J. Iqbal, B. Aslam, T. Najam, S. S. Ahmad Shah, N. Ahmad, F. Rehman, O. Riaz, M. Shahzad
Summary: Groundwater vulnerability assessment is crucial for analyzing water quality potential in populated and industrial areas with plain topography. This research used fuzzy logic and Bayesian interpolation to evaluate contamination susceptibility and spatial modeling in Sheikhupura district, Pakistan. Modifications were made to the DRASTIC model and HVF model, considering heavy metal pollution rates and vulnerability factors. The results showed efficient modeling of vulnerability areas, with moderate vulnerability being dominant in the study area but high-risk areas were found near effluent-irrigated and agricultural sites, implying a risk of chemical and pesticide seepage into groundwater.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Nicolas Glison, David Romero, Virginia Rosso, Jose Carlos Guerrero, Pablo Rafael Speranza
Summary: The sexual species of the Dilatata complex have closely related phylogenetic relationships but show allopatric distributions, except for P. urvillei. These species exhibit microhabitat similarities and differences in germination traits. By combining species distribution models (SDMs) and seed germination assays, it was found that germination divergences may explain their biogeographic pattern. The broader niche of P. urvillei and its correlation with precipitation regimes suggest a generalist status, while the specialist species with narrower germination niches exhibit allopatric distributions, possibly due to divergences in seed dormancy.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Daniel Zeltner, Benedikt Schmid, Gabor Csiszar, Orsolya Csiszar
Summary: The research explores a new approach to address the interpretability issue of deep neural networks by combining soft continuous logic and multi-criteria decision-making tools to improve transparency by reducing the black-box nature of neural models. Experimental results demonstrate that Squashing functions perform well in neural networks, similar to conventional activation functions, and achieve high performance in solving simple classification tasks.
KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Essam Shehab, Arshyn Meiirbekov, Akniyet Amantayeva, Aidar Suleimen, Serik Tokbolat, Shoaib Sarfraz, Md Hazrat Ali
Summary: This research paper presents the development of a fuzzy logic-based system to perform cost estimation of recycling processes of CFRP. The system considers factors such as characteristics of waste materials, diversity of recycling methods, and cost drivers, and it includes an interactive user-friendly interface. The system is capable of evaluating the cost structure of CFRP recycling techniques and providing heuristic rules for selecting cost-effective recycling methods.
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Aditya Khamparia, Rajat Jain, Poonam Rani, Deepak Gupta, Ashish Khanna, Oscar Castill
Summary: The study aims to design a system for diagnosing COVID-19 using ANFIS, and comparative analysis reveals that ANFIS model outperforms fuzzy systems in accuracy.
APPLIED AND COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Regis Pierrard, Jean-Philippe Poli, Celine Hudelot
Summary: This article proposes an approach for explainable classification and annotation of images in high-stake applications, based on a transparent model and interpretable fuzzy relations. By setting expert knowledge in advance and extracting relevant relations using a fuzzy frequent itemset mining algorithm, rules for classification and constraints for annotation are successfully built. Experimental results demonstrate the approach's ability to successfully perform the target task and generate consistent and convincing explanations.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
S. Mohammad Tahamipour-Z, Mohammad-R. Akbarzadeh-T, Fahimeh Baghbani
Summary: In this paper, a hybrid framework of interval type-2 fuzzy systems and generalized fuzzy hyperbolic models (GFHMs) is proposed for modeling and controlling nonlinear systems. Experimental results demonstrate the advantages of this approach in handling uncertainty, simplifying computational structure, and improving tracking performance.
APPLIED SOFT COMPUTING
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rodrigo Salvador, Murillo V. Barros, Fausto Freire, Anthony Halog, Cassiano M. Piekarski, Antonio C. De Francisco
Summary: This article aims to identify the most influential circular economy strategies for managing each business model building block, as well as the building blocks most affected by these strategies. The research found that developing strategic partnerships, engaging stakeholders along the value chain, and using digital technologies are the most influential strategies for business modelling in the context of circular economy.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Richa Sharma, Vasudha Vashisht, Umang Singh
Summary: Energy conservation is crucial in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), and clustering mechanism can efficiently tackle this issue. This paper proposes an evolutionary approach based clustering protocol, which improves the network lifespan and energy utilization efficiency.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY-COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Mohammed A. H. Ali, Saad Mekhilef, Nukman Yusoff, Bushroa Abd Razak
Summary: This paper presents a new approach to handle the fuzzification and defuzzification processes of linguistic variables with a high degree of overlapping. It introduces proportional and relative-dynamic-scale membership functions and proposes a novel algorithm called laser simulator logic. The results demonstrate that the laser simulator outperforms traditional type-1 and type-2 fuzzy logic when dealing with highly overlapped linguistic variables.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY-COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Economics
Gizem Temelcan, Hale Gonce Kocken, Inci Albayrak
Summary: Traffic congestion is an unavoidable issue in transportation networks, leading to negative impacts on traffic safety, time wastage, traffic delays, and costs. Traffic assignment plays a crucial role in improving traffic management, safety, time efficiency, and cost effectiveness. The System Optimum Traffic Assignment Problem (SOTAP) aims to minimize total system travel time and adhere to flow conservation constraints, with the possibility of using fuzzy parameters for a more realistic model.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Emma Schiavon, Andrea Taramelli, Antonella Tornato
Summary: Green Infrastructures can restore and maintain key ecosystem services, mitigate disaster risk, and contribute to climate change adaptation. However, their use in agriculture is still behind and socio-economic dynamics play a role in their uptake.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Siti Nadhirah Zainurin, Wan Zakiah Wan Ismail, Siti Nurul Iman Mahamud, Irneza Ismail, Juliza Jamaludin, Nor Azlina Ab Aziz
Summary: This research aims to develop a water quality monitoring system for agriculture purposes by integrating a sensing framework with a smart decision support method. The system consists of three stages: developing the sensing framework, developing a hardware platform, and developing a soft computing framework. The system can display different water quality ranges based on the tested water quality parameters.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Jose-Maria Garcia-Carrasco, Antonio-Roman Munoz, Jesus Olivero, Marina Segura, Raimundo Real
Summary: West Nile virus is a widely spread mosquito-borne virus that affects humans and birds. Human cases have been increasing in Europe since the first large-scale epidemic in 1996, with the highest number of cases occurring in 2018. Risk models based on environmental and human-related variables were developed to predict the occurrence, intensity, and geographical distribution of outbreaks in 2018.
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
(2021)
Review
Fisheries
Jose C. Baez, Luis Gimeno, Raimundo Real
Summary: The North Atlantic Oscillation is the most important large-scale climatic oscillation affecting the North Atlantic region, influencing meteorological parameters and the marine ecosystem. Its variability affects fisheries resources and yields, and can be further impacted by climate change altering the NAO pattern.
REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Dario Chamorro, Fernando Martinez-Freiria, Raimundo Real, Antonio-Roman Munoz
Summary: This study found that the maintenance of parapatric distribution of the three viper species in the Iberian Peninsula is mainly driven by competitive exclusion, mediated by gradual changes in environmental conditions. Each species is better adapted to specific conditions, but the existence of ecotones forces them to occur sympatrically and compete for resources.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Antonio Pulido-Pastor, Ana Luz Marquez, Jose Carlos Guerrero, Enrique Garcia-Barros, Raimundo Real
Summary: The study tested the use of fuzzy set theory to reveal the complex geographic distribution of butterfly species, identifying favorable patches and connectivity between different populations. This information is relevant for territory management and biodiversity conservation.
Article
Ecology
Neftali Sillero, Salvador Arenas-Castro, Urtzi Enriquez-Urzelai, Candida Gomes Vale, Diana Sousa-Guedes, Fernando Martinez-Freiria, Raimundo Real, A. Marcia Barbosa
Summary: The paper introduces a step-by-step guideline for calculating correlative ecological niche models, covering data collection, model calculation, evaluation, and application. This guideline aims to help users achieve better results when using correlative ecological niche models.
ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
(2021)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Alba Estrada, Raimundo Real
Summary: Entropy plays a crucial role in the geographical distribution of species, where fuzzy entropy and logistic regression models can help reduce uncertainty and complexity, leading to increased model efficiency.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jose-Maria Garcia-Carrasco, Antonio-Roman Munoz, Raimundo Real
Summary: Human infections of West Nile virus are on the rise, with a considerable spread in Europe over the past decade. High incidence of the disease was seen between 2018 and 2020. A model predicts outbreak-prone areas for the virus in 2021, including new favorable areas in Central Europe.
ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Alisa Aliaga-Samanez, Marina Cobos-Mayo, Raimundo Real, Marina Segura, David Romero, Julia E. Fa, Jesus Olivero
Summary: This study reveals the potential global spread of dengue to areas like China, Papua New Guinea, and the USA, as well as regions with few or no reported cases. Biogeography and sylvatic vectors may play significant roles in increasing disease transmission risk, requiring specific management strategies for different regions of the world.
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Biology
Alisa Aliaga-Samanez, Raimundo Real, Marina Segura, Carlos Marfil-Daza, Jesus Olivero
Summary: Yellow fever is a disease transmitted by mosquitoes, and in recent years, infections have occurred in areas where it was previously absent, possibly due to the rapid spread of mosquito vectors and the evolutionary dynamics of the virus in non-human primates. The study identifies the Amazon basin and southern Brazil in South America, as well as the western region of Africa, as areas with significant yellow fever transmission. It highlights the importance of monitoring yellow fever infections in primates in these regions.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
R. Arroyo-Morales, R. Reques, R. Real, D. Romero
Summary: An extreme weather event has disrupted the reproduction of a western spadefoot toad population at its southern range limit in Spain. This species, Pelobates cultripes, is highly impacted by climate change, and the predicted shorter breeding pond hydroperiods may reduce population recruitment. Surveys conducted during the breeding season of 2021-2022 in coastal Malaga province showed a decrease in rainfall and an increase in temperature, leading to no post-metamorphic juveniles being observed. This interruption in reproduction calls for improved monitoring of isolated amphibian populations as an early warning sign of global changes in the Mediterranean region.
ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Jose C. Baez, Juan A. Caminas, Raquel Aguilera, Jairo Castro-Gutierrez, Raimundo Real
Summary: In the Northern Alboran Sea, artisanal small-scale fisheries using trammel nets are facing economic losses and threats to their way of life due to interactions with alien species and dolphins. The invasion of alien seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae and the predation of dolphins have caused damage to fishing nets, resulting in a significant loss of catchability. Close monitoring of fishermen revealed that approximately 30% of trammel sets experienced damage from unwanted interactions with seaweed and dolphins. To solve the economic issues of this activity, a large-scale management of exotic algae, involving local fishermen, is necessary.
REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jose-Maria Garcia-Carrasco, Antonio-Roman Munoz, Jesus Olivero, Marina Segura, Raimundo Real
Summary: International travellers are at risk of contracting West Nile virus (WNV) and there is a lack of knowledge about its distribution in Africa. A high-resolution risk map for WNV infections in humans in Africa has been created using biogeographical modelling. The risk of WNV infection is not evenly distributed, with popular tourist destinations like Morocco, Tunisia, and South Africa being high-risk areas.
TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Beatriz Arroyo, Alba Estrada, Fabian Casas, Laura Cardador, Miquel De Caceres, Gerard Bota, David Giralt, Lluis Brotons, Francois Mougeot
Summary: This study investigates the influence of functional habitat suitability and urban encroachment on the abundance of Little Bustard. The results show that both factors significantly affect the spatial and temporal variations in Little Bustard abundance, with the significance varying with spatial scale. The research highlights the importance of resource-based models in understanding the relationship between animal abundance and habitat suitability, while considering the impact of urban areas.
AVIAN CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Jose-Maria Garcia-Carrasco, Antonio-Roman Munoz, Jesus Olivero, Marina Segura, Raimundo Real
Summary: This study created a database of WNV presence in Africa and used biogeographic models to determine the drivers of its distribution. Wetlands and human-related factors were found to play important roles in the spread of WNV. Understanding high-risk areas can help manage the disease and comprehend its transmission through avian migration routes outside Africa.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)