Application of Fuzzy Matter Element Analysis to the Evaluation of Circulation Efficiency of Agricultural Products

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1097-1106
Author(s):  
Zhixing Hu
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Location ◽  
Vertical Direction ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Agricultural Product ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Indicator ◽  
Matter Element Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Indicator System

This article builds an evaluation indicator system based on the process of agricultural circulation and the balance of many-sided benefits. A new classification of indicator types was made from the perspective of benefit balance, and gross profit margin and inventory-sales ratio were classified as interval indicators, which enriched the indicator types. The matter-element analysis method is used to measure the circulation efficiency of agricultural product wholesale markets. The study found that in terms of geographical location, in the vertical direction of Aihui-Tengchong Line, the closer to the southeast, the higher the circulation efficiency; Since 2016, the overall circulation efficiency has almost stagnated, mainly because the wholesale industry has strengthened its ability to control upstream and downstream relationships, and the entry barriers of agricultural products have been continuously increased.

scholarly journals Evaluation of China’s Circular Agriculture Performance and Analysis of the Driving Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1643
Author(s):  
Biao Li ◽  
Yunting Feng ◽  
Xiqiang Xia ◽  
Mengjie Feng
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Entropy Method ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Evaluation Indicator ◽  
Evaluation Indicator System ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Government

Along with industry upgrading and urbanization, the agricultural industry in China has been experiencing a stage of rapid development, on the bright side. On the other side, ecological environment deterioration and resource scarcity have become prevalent. Called by the current situation, circular agriculture arises as a direction for the industry to achieve sustainable development. This study develops an evaluation indicator system for circular agriculture using an entropy method, and evaluates factors that could drive the Chinese agricultural industry to achieve better performance. We employ the method using provincial data collected from the province of Henan, in which around 10% of the total grain in China is produced. It was found that agricultural technology and water resources per capita are positively related to circular performance in agriculture. In contrast, urbanization and arable land per capita are negatively related to circular performance. This article provides support to the government in policy-making related to the improvement of circular agricultural performance.

scholarly journals Grading Evaluation of the Structural Connectivity of River System Networks Based on Ecological Functions, and a Case Study of the Baiyangdian Wetland, China

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 1775
Author(s):  
Kai Tian ◽  
Xin-an Yin ◽  
Jie Bai ◽  
Wei Yang ◽  
Yan-wei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Structural Connectivity ◽  
River System ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Ecological Functions ◽  
Wetland Ecosystems ◽  
Evaluation Indicator ◽  
Wetland Connectivity ◽  
Evaluation Indicator System ◽  
Baiyangdian Wetland

River system network (RSN) connectivity is important to maintain the environmental and ecological functions of wetlands. Quantitative evaluation of connectivity can provide crucial support for efforts to improve wetland connectivity and to restore and protect wetland ecosystems. Most existing evaluation methods uniformly generalise RSN to form an undifferentiated RSN of edges and nodes that is taken as a whole to evaluate the connectivity. However, actual RSNs comprise rivers, canals, ditches, lakes, and ponds, which differ substantially in their structures, morphologies, and attributes. The mix of RSN elements therefore defines grades that give RSNs distinctive characteristics. Moreover, RSNs with different grades perform different ranges of environmental and ecological functions. The existing evaluation methods, which have some limitations, do not account for these characteristics. To account for these differences, we examined the grade characteristics and their impact on environmental and ecological functions. We established a grading system of RSN elements and a grading method of RSN, and constructed the structural connectivity evaluation indicator system for RSNs at different grades. On this basis, we propose a method for grading evaluation of RSN connectivity. We used China’s Baiyangdian Wetland to demonstrate the use of the system and validate the results. The proposed method provided an objective and accurate evaluation of RSN connectivity and clarified the differences in connectivity among RSNs with different grades, thereby providing improved guidance for the development and maintenance of the environmental and ecological functions of RSNs.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Online Teaching Quality: An Extended Linguistic MAGDM Framework Based on Risk Preferences and Unknown Weight Information

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Hui Lin ◽  
Jianxin You ◽  
Tao Xu
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Risk Preferences ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Partial Ranking ◽  
Evaluation Indicator ◽  
Linguistic Term ◽  
Evaluation Indicator System ◽  
Two Stages

Evaluation of online teaching quality has become an important issue because many universities are turning to online classes due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In this paper, online teaching quality evaluation is considered as a linguistic multi-attribute group decision-making (MAGDM) problem. Generally, the evaluation sematic information can be symmetrically or asymmetrically distributed in linguistic term sets. Thus, an extended linguistic MAGDM framework is proposed for evaluating online teaching quality. As the main contribution, the proposed method takes into account the risk preferences of assessment experts (AEs) and unknown weight information of attributes and sub-attributes. To be specific, the Delphi method is employed to establish a multi-level evaluation indicator system (EIS) of online teaching quality. Then, by introducing the group generalized linguistic term set (GLTS) with two risk preference parameters, a two-stage optimization model is developed to calculate the weights of attributes and sub-attributes objectively. Subsequently, the linguistic MAGDM framework was divided into two stages. The first stage maximizes the group comprehensive rating values of teachers on different attributes to obtain partial ranking results for teachers on each attribute. The latter stage maximizes the group comprehensive rating values of teachers to evaluate the overall quality. Finally, a case study is provided to illustrate how to apply the framework to evaluate online teaching quality.

scholarly journals Accessibility Evaluation Indicator System based on Potential-type Accessibility Index

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 675-686
Author(s):  
Noriyasu KACHI ◽  
Takashi MINE ◽  
Hirokazu KATO ◽  
Shigeru OSHIMA ◽  
Yoshitsugu HAYASHI
Keyword(s):  
Indicator System ◽  
Evaluation Indicator ◽  
Potential Type ◽  
Accessibility Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Indicator System

scholarly journals Research on InlandPort Facilities Adaptability Evaluation Indicator System

2017 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 05007
Author(s):  
Yaofeng Xie ◽  
Chenglin Liu ◽  
Suyang Gao ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Ning Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Indicator System ◽  
Evaluation Indicator ◽  
Evaluation Indicator System

scholarly journals Evaluation of Sustainability Information Disclosure Based on Entropy

Entropy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Li ◽  
Jialin Wang ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Yingcheng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Sets ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets ◽  
Evaluation Indicator ◽  
Object Weight ◽  
Evaluation Indicator System ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Evaluation Information

Disclosure of sustainability information is important for stockholders and governments. In order to evaluate the quality of sustainability information disclosure in heavily polluting industries, the quality of the disclosure is proposed to be evaluated from completeness, adequacy, relevance, reliability, normativeness and clarity aspects. The corresponding evaluation indicator system is constructed. Due to the ambiguity and complexity of the evaluation information, the intuitionistic fuzzy sets are applied to model the linguistic ratings. Entropy is used to derive the weight of experts, the object weight and the subject weight of the indicators. which are integrated when dealing with the evaluation information. The quality of sustainability information disclosure of seven representative companies in heavily polluting industries is evaluated. The importance of indicators and ranking of the companies are derived. Based on the evaluation results, the discussion and suggestions are also provided.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Effects for Electricity Retailers in China Based on Fuzzy Combination Weighting Method

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si Li ◽  
Dongxiao Niu ◽  
Luofei Wu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Technical Equipment ◽  
Evaluation Indicator ◽  
Evaluation Indicator System

China’s electricity market is in the environment for a round of new electric power reform, energy planning and transformation and the carbon market construction. The current market players are in urgent need of implementing their own energy saving and emission reduction actions. Relatively extensive and systematic researches on the assessment of the energy saving and emission reduction effects for the power plants, power grid companies, and technical equipment have been carried out at home and abroad. However, there are still vacancies in the researches on those for electricity retailers emerged on the sales side. Based on the carding and analysis of related policies and guidance, in this paper, relevant indicators are considered to build the evaluation indicator system of the energy saving and emission reduction effects for electricity retailers. The combination weights are gained by means of analytic hierarchy process and entropy weight method. Then, after the combined empowerment of indicators, the multi-level fuzzy comprehensive evaluation of energy saving and emission reduction effects for electricity retailers is conducted. Finally, choosing 10 electricity retailers (numbered from A to J) as evaluation objects, this model is used for obtaining the evaluation results and ranking of energy saving and emission reduction effects of electricity retailers, which provides reasonable ideas for the construction of evaluation indicator system and effective comprehensive evaluation methods of energy saving and emission reduction effects for market players in the electricity sales side. The results of example analysis show that, from a single dimension, the best electricity retailers in market transactions, technical means, integrated energy services, management system, and social responsibilities are followed by B, J, D, G, C, or I. However, from a global perspective, the sorted evaluation results are D, J, I, A, H, G, E, B, F, and C, which reflects the overall energy saving and emission reduction effects of electricity retailers through the two-level fuzzy comprehensive evaluation.

Research on the fuzzy evaluation of the livability of old urban communities using an analytic hierarchy process – a case study of Nanjing city in China

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxiao Wang ◽  
Ruiting Shi ◽  
Ting Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Evaluation Indicator ◽  
Evaluation Indicator System ◽  
Community Livability ◽  
The City

Purpose Due to the different actual construction conditions in different cities, the requirements for community livability may also differ due to different geographical locations and urban construction priorities. The research system in this paper can be applied to study similar old communities in old urban areas. The indicator system would need to be adjusted in different places, based on specific construction situations and higher planning requirements. This process would provide valuable insights for effective construction projects that support the livability of the old communities. Design/methodology/approach Based on sustainable and people-oriented development principles, this study considered the development of old urban communities during today’s rapid urban renewal and development. Using previous literature and related research experience, this study established an evaluation indicator system to assess the livability of old urban communities. Based on the local resident experience and satisfaction, the study investigated current weaknesses in the construction of livable old urban communities and developed corresponding recommendations for reform based on these. The goal was to provide guidance and recommendations for renewing old communities in during urban development and further promote the sustainable development of the city. Findings Based on the people-oriented principle and focusing on old urban communities as the research object, this study constructed an evaluation indicator system to evaluate the livability of urban old communities. The goal was to identify the weaknesses in the construction of old urban communities, with a focus on livability. Using the Bei’anmen community in Nanjing as a case study, the AHP method and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method were applied to evaluate the overall target level and specific indicators, with the goal of assessing the level of livability in the Bei’anmen community.[AQ2] The results show that the livability of the Bei’anmen community is “very poor,” with significant room for improvements in community livability. This study also proposed corresponding measures for improving problems related to livability in the old urban community. Establishing the indicator system may help evaluate the livability of similar old communities in Nanjing and the same types of old communities in other cities. Understanding the overall livability of communities under construction can help identify weaknesses in other own construction approaches and may inform appropriate steps to improve the sustainable construction of the community in the wave of continuous urban renewal. This may realize the further development of livability in the community. Originality/value The community is an integral part of the city and strengthening the community’s civilization can support a harmonious and stable social environment. In constructing livable communities, improving the community civilization can promote social progress and civilization, promote social harmony and support the harmonious and sustainable development of communities. To strengthen the construction of a livable community, it is important to apply a residential perspective and provide a good platform for managing community participation and interaction. This may include organizing community-level cultural activities and strengthening communication between residents to increase the residents’ affection for the community. This would enhance the residents’ sense of belonging, forming a harmonious and stable atmosphere of community life, mutual help and mutual tolerance.

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