Critical airports of the world air sector network based on the centrality and entropy theory

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150081
Author(s):  
Yun Wang ◽  
Kou Meng ◽  
Huidong Wu ◽  
Jun Hu ◽  
Peng Wu
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Location Information ◽  
Entropy Theory ◽  
Entropy Weight ◽  
Network Nodes ◽  
The World ◽  
Evaluation Matrix ◽  
Better Than

In this paper, an air sector network (ASN) is built based on the obtained data describing the airspace of world. In the constructed network, nodes and edges represents the airports and airlines respectively. Based on the complex network and the entropy, we find that the airport rank obtained through the centrality and entropy theory is better than that derived through the traditional means. The improved entropy weight algorithm is used to reflect the location information of the nodes in the network, synthesize the centrality of the previous complex network, construct the importance evaluation matrix and finally calculate the ranking results of the importance of the nodes. Finally, through calculation, we found that the ranking result after comprehensive consideration is better than that being determined only through centrality, which illustrates the effectiveness of the method.

scholarly journals MODELING THE CO-OCCURRENCE PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSONANT INVENTORIES: A COMPLEX NETWORK APPROACH

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
pp. 281-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANIMESH MUKHERJEE ◽  
MONOJIT CHOUDHURY ◽  
ANUPAM BASU ◽  
NILOY GANGULY
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Community Formation ◽  
Speech Sounds ◽  
Strong Correlations ◽  
Network Approach ◽  
Weighted Network ◽  
The World ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Better Than

Speech sounds of the languages all over the world show remarkable patterns of co-occurrence. In this work, we attempt to automatically capture the patterns of co-occurrence of the consonants across languages and at the same time figure out the nature of the force leading to the emergence of such patterns. For this purpose we define a weighted network where the consonants are the nodes and an edge between two nodes (read consonants) signify their co-occurrence likelihood over the consonant inventories. Through this network we identify communities of consonants that essentially reflect their patterns of co-occurrence across languages. We test the goodness of the communities and observe that the constituent consonants frequently occur in such groups in real languages also. Interestingly, the consonants forming these communities reflect strong correlations in terms of their features, which indicate that the principle of feature economy acts as a driving force towards community formation. In order to measure the strength of this force we propose a theoretical information definition of feature economy and show that indeed the feature economy exhibited by the consonant communities are substantially better than that of those where the consonant inventories had evolved just by chance.

Distance Distribution between Complex Network Nodes in Hyperbolic Space

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregorio Alanis-Lobato ◽  
Miguel A. Andrade-Navarro ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Hyperbolic Space ◽  
Distance Distribution ◽  
Network Nodes

Are atheist worlds really the best?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
KIRK LOUGHEED
Keyword(s):  
The World ◽  
Better Than

Abstract Anti-theism is the view that God's existence would (or does) detract from the value of the world. A distinctive argument for anti-theism says that the very best atheist worlds are better than the best theist worlds. The reason for this is that it's possible to gain most or all of the benefits associated with theism in Godless worlds. For instance, worlds with a lesser god or several lesser gods can provide many of the benefits of theism without the associated disadvantages. While some work has been done to show that the advantages of theism can be had in atheist worlds, very little has been said regarding whether the disadvantages can simultaneously be avoided in such worlds. I aim to show that it is difficult to describe a possible atheist world where the benefits of theism obtain but the harms do not. I thus problematize this particular argument for anti-theism.

scholarly journals Fuzzy Covering-Based Three-Way Clustering

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Dandan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Boundary Region ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Semantic Interpretation ◽  
Entropy Theory ◽  
Fuzzy Similarity ◽  
Fuzzy Similarity Relation ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Better Than

This paper investigates the three-way clustering involving fuzzy covering, thresholds acquisition, and boundary region processing. First of all, a valid fuzzy covering of the universe is constructed on the basis of an appropriate fuzzy similarity relation, which helps capture the structural information and the internal connections of the dataset from the global perspective. Due to the advantages of valid fuzzy covering, we explore the valid fuzzy covering instead of the raw dataset for RFCM algorithm-based three-way clustering. Subsequently, from the perspective of semantic interpretation of balancing the uncertainty changes in fuzzy sets, a method of partition thresholds acquisition combining linear and nonlinear fuzzy entropy theory is proposed. Furthermore, boundary regions in three-way clustering correspond to the abstaining decisions and generate uncertain rules. In order to improve the classification accuracy, the k-nearest neighbor (kNN) algorithm is utilized to reduce the objects in the boundary regions. The experimental results show that the performance of the proposed three-way clustering based on fuzzy covering and kNN-FRFCM algorithm is better than the compared algorithms in most cases.

Sinai and Exodus: Two Grounds for Hope in the Jewish Tradition

1978 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-387
Author(s):  
David Hartman
Keyword(s):  
Jewish Tradition ◽  
Look Ahead ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Sole Criterion ◽  
The Given ◽  
Better Than

Hope is a category of transcedence, by means of which a man does not permit what he senses and experiences to be the sole criterion of what is possible. It is the belief or the conviction that present reality (what I see) does not exhaust the potentialities of the given data. Hope opens the present to the future; it enables a man to look ahead, to break the fixity of what he observes, and to perceive the world as open-textured. The categories of possibility and of transcendence interweave a closely stitched fabric - hope says that tomorrow can be better than today.

scholarly journals The aerodynamic puzzle of nasalized fricatives: Aerodynamic and perceptual evidence from Scottish Gaelic

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha Warner ◽  
Daniel Brenner ◽  
Jessamyn Schertz ◽  
Andrew Carnie ◽  
Muriel Fisher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scottish Gaelic ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Instrumental Data ◽  
The World ◽  
Perceptual Evidence ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Do So

AbstractScottish Gaelic is sometimes described as having nasalized fricatives (/ṽ/ distinctively, and [f̃, x̃, h̃], etc. through assimilation). However, there are claims that it is not aerodynamically possible to open the velum for nasalization while maintaining frication noise. We present aerodynamic data from 14 native Scottish Gaelic speakers to determine how the posited nasalized fricatives in this language are realized. Most tokens demonstrate loss of nasalization, but nasalization does occur in some contexts without aerodynamic conflict, e.g., nasalization with the consonant realized as an approximant, nasalization of [h̃], nasalization on the preceding vowel, or sequential frication and nasalization. Furthermore, a very few tokens do contain simultaneous nasalization and frication with a trade-off in airflow. We also present perceptual evidence showing that Gaelic listeners can hear this distinction slightly better than chance. Thus, instrumental data from one of the few languages in the world described as having nasalized fricatives confirms that the claimed sounds are not made by producing strong nasalization concurrently with clear frication noise. Furthermore, although speakers most often neutralize the nasalization, when they maintain it, they do so through a variety of phonetic mechanisms, even within a single language.

Attribute Recognition Model Based on Entropy Weight and Its Application to Evaluation of Groundwater Quality

2010 ◽  
Vol 29-32 ◽  
pp. 2698-2702
Author(s):  
Xian Qi Zhang ◽  
Wen Hong Feng ◽  
Nan Nan Li
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Information Entropy ◽  
Simple Calculation ◽  
Weight Coefficient ◽  
Entropy Theory ◽  
Entropy Weight ◽  
Recognition Model ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Attribute Recognition

It is necessary to take into account synthetically attribute of every index because of independence and incompatibility resulted from single index evaluating outcomes. Through the information entropy theory and attribute recognition model being combined together, attribute recognition model based on entropy weight is constructed and applied to evaluating groundwater quality by a new method, weight coefficient by the law of entropy value is exercised so that it is more objective. The outcome from concrete application indicates that it is suitable to evaluate water quality with reasonable conclusion and simple calculation.

Optimization of chemical and enzymatic deinking of photocopier waste paper

BioResources ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 447-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Puneet Pathak ◽  
Nishi K. Bhardwaj ◽  
Ajay K. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Waste Paper ◽  
Cellulase Enzyme ◽  
Tensile Index ◽  
Drainage Time ◽  
Tear Index ◽  
The World ◽  
Better Than

The utilization of post-consumer papers in the production of new paper products is increasing all over the world in recent years. Recycling of photocopier paper is a major problem due to difficulty in removal of non-impact ink. Enzymes offer potential advantages in ecofriendly deinking of recovered paper. In this study the deinking of photocopier paper was examined using chemicals and a commercial cellulase enzyme. Parameters of deinking experiments were optimized for hydrapulping. The ink was removed by flotation and washing processes. Then these parameters were compared in terms of ink removal ability of the process, as well as optical and strength properties of the deinked paper. The application of enzymatic deinking improved ink removal efficiency by 24.6% and freeness by 21.6% with a reduction in drainage time of 11.5% in comparison to those obtained with chemical deinking. The physical properties, namely burst index and tensile index, were observed to improve by 15.3% and 2.7%, respectively and brightness and tear index decreased by 2.1% and 21.9%, respectively. Results of deinking efficiency of photocopier paper showed that the enzyme used in the present work performed better than the conventional chemicals used for deinking.

Evaluation of emergency management capability of urban community based on entropy weight and multi-layer fuzzy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Wang Yuansheng ◽  
Zhang Ying ◽  
Guo Xinyao
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Index System ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Entropy Weight ◽  
Management Capability ◽  
The World ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation Model

At present, various public emergencies occur frequently around the world, and the world has entered the stage of a “high-risk society”. Urban community as the carrier of all kinds of public emergencies, its role has become increasingly prominent and become the focus of the current research, but in the urban community emergency management capacity evaluation system, the related studies are still less. To more effectively identify the key internal and external factors that affect the emergency management ability of the urban community, and evaluate scientifically and effectively, on the basis of the existing studies, the evaluation index system of community emergency management capability was established according to the emergency management cycle theory. In view of the complexity and fuzziness of the emergency management capability of the urban community, a multi-layer fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model based on entropy weight was established, and the emergency management capability evaluation of community was carried out under the background of the public emergency event of COVID-19 epidemic. The results show that the evaluation results and improvement suggestions of the multi-layer fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model based on entropy weight are consistent with the actual situation, indicating that the index system and the selected method are reasonable and effective. This study provides a new decision-making idea and method for the evaluation of urban community emergency management capability, and has high application value.

Carnival Poetics of B. Vasilyev’s Story «Tomorrow Was the War»

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-45
Author(s):  
Valentina Kovaleva ◽  
Oleg Pokhalenkov
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
World Order ◽  
State Machine ◽  
Hierarchical System ◽  
New World Order ◽  
The World ◽  
Inside Out ◽  
Usual Order ◽  
Better Than ◽  
The Revolution

The article deals with such categories of carnivalization as a free familiar contact, eccentricity, profanation, carnival ambivalence, crowning, and debunking the carnival king. Taking these categories to the analysis of B. Vasilyev’s story «Tomorrow Was the War» into consideration allows not only to reveal the features of the carnival poetics of the work, but also to understand more deeply the atmos-phere of total Stalinist terror reigned in the country on the eve of the war. Turning to the theory of carnivalization helps to draw a conclusion about how heavy was the atmosphere of suspicion, informers, and unjustified repression created by the NKVD with the support ofthe state machine. B. Vasi-lyev makes the reader wonder whether the new world order that is being estab-lished can be considered better than the old one that has been swept away by the revolution. Thus, the main goal of the carnival is realized in the story–to turn inside out the usual ideas about the world as a reasonable hierarchical system, to turn the usual order of things upside down, to ridicule everything familiar and frozen, so that through denial, ridicule (symbolic death) to promote the re-vival and renewal of the world.

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