scholarly journals A New Design Concept of an Ecological Corridor for Frogs to Improve Ecological Conservation

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11175
Author(s):  
Tsai-Fu Chuang ◽  
Yuan-Hsiou Chang
Keyword(s):  
Natural Enemies ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Keystone Species ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Grey System Theory ◽  
Design Concept ◽  
Grey System ◽  
Ecological Corridors ◽  
Ecological Corridor

Ecological corridors are an essential element in conserving the biodiversity and proper functioning of ecosystems. Without their connectivity, a very large number of species would not have access to all of the habitats needed for their life cycles. Although the concept of an ecological corridor has been discussed for many years, few studies on ecological corridors for frogs have been conducted. Frogs are often considered to be a keystone species. They are a good indicator of habitat health, and they are often the first to be harmed by pollution or ecosystem deterioration. However, there have been reports of frogs crossing ecological corridors and being attacked or consumed by natural enemies. It is vital to create ecological corridors for frogs that allow them to migrate quickly and safely. The purpose of this study was to propose a new ecological corridor design concept for frogs to address the limitations mentioned above. In this paper, grey system theory was employed to offer the necessary information for the frog ladder’s design. In addition, the frog’s high jump capacity and its defense mechanisms against natural enemies were used to determine the rest space and shelter.

THE CONCEPT OF AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS IN INDUSTRY 4.0

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
György Kovács ◽  
Rabab Benotsmane ◽  
László Dudás
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Intelligent Machines ◽  
Digital Network

Recent tendencies – such as the life-cycles of products are shorter while consumers require more complex and more unique final products – poses many challenges to the production. The industrial sector is going through a paradigm shift. The traditional centrally controlled production processes will be replaced by decentralized control, which is built on the self-regulating ability of intelligent machines, products and workpieces that communicate with each other continuously. This new paradigm known as Industry 4.0. This conception is the introduction of digital network-linked intelligent systems, in which machines and products will communicate to one another in order to establish smart factories in which self-regulating production will be established. In this article, at first the essence, main goals and basic elements of Industry 4.0 conception is described. After it the autonomous systems are introduced which are based on multi agent systems. These systems include the collaborating robots via artificial intelligence which is an essential element of Industry 4.0.

Prediction of Technical Reserves Based on Grey Model — GM(1,1): Evidence from Non-life Egyptian Insurance Market

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 852-860
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Elsayed ◽  
◽  
Amr Soliman ◽  
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Grey System Theory ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Grey Model ◽  
Loss Ratio ◽  
Grey System ◽  
Mathematical Technique ◽  
Supervisory Authority ◽  
Error Ratio ◽  
Using Data

Grey system theory is a mathematical technique used to predict data with known and unknown characteristics. The aim of our research is to forecast the future amount of technical reserves (outstanding claims reserve, loss ratio fluctuations reserve and unearned premiums reserve) up to 2029/2030. This study applies the Grey Model GM(1,1) using data obtained from the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) over the period from 2005/2006 to 2015/2016 for non-life Egyptian insurance market. We found that the predicted amounts of outstanding claims reserve and loss ratio fluctuations reserve are highly significant than the unearned premiums reserve according to the value of Posterior Error Ratio (PER).

scholarly journals A New Grey Approach for Using SWARA and PIPRECIA Methods in a Group Decision-Making Environment

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 1554
Author(s):  
Dragiša Stanujkić ◽  
Darjan Karabašević ◽  
Gabrijela Popović ◽  
Predrag S. Stanimirović ◽  
Muzafer Saračević ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Grey System Theory ◽  
Multiple Criteria ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Grey System ◽  
Criteria Weights

The environment in which the decision-making process takes place is often characterized by uncertainty and vagueness and, because of that, sometimes it is very hard to express the criteria weights with crisp numbers. Therefore, the application of the Grey System Theory, i.e., grey numbers, in this case, is very convenient when it comes to determination of the criteria weights with partially known information. Besides, the criteria weights have a significant role in the multiple criteria decision-making process. Many ordinary multiple criteria decision-making methods are adapted for using grey numbers, and this is the case in this article as well. A new grey extension of the certain multiple criteria decision-making methods for the determination of the criteria weights is proposed. Therefore, the article aims to propose a new extension of the Step-wise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) and PIvot Pairwise Relative Criteria Importance Assessment (PIPRECIA) methods adapted for group decision-making. In the proposed approach, attitudes of decision-makers are transformed into grey group attitudes, which allows taking advantage of the benefit that grey numbers provide over crisp numbers. The main advantage of the proposed approach in relation to the use of crisp numbers is the ability to conduct different analyses, i.e., considering different scenarios, such as pessimistic, optimistic, and so on. By varying the value of the whitening coefficient, different weights of the criteria can be obtained, and it should be emphasized that this approach gives the same weights as in the case of crisp numbers when the whitening coefficient has a value of 0.5. In addition, in this approach, the grey number was formed based on the median value of collected responses because it better maintains the deviation from the normal distribution of the collected responses. The application of the proposed approach was considered through two numerical illustrations, based on which appropriate conclusions were drawn.

scholarly journals Grey Relational Grade Based Quantitative Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Load Characteristics of A Power Grid

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 01012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Pan ◽  
Caijia Lei ◽  
Wei Jia ◽  
Hui Gao ◽  
Binghua Fang
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Power Grid ◽  
Grey System Theory ◽  
Grey System ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Grey Relational Grade ◽  
Load Characteristics ◽  
Grey Relational ◽  
Main Factor

Regarding analysis of load characteristics of a power grid, there are multiple factors that influence the variation of load characteristics. Among these factors, the influence of different ones on the change of load characteristic is somewhat different, thus the degree of influence of various factors needs to be quantified to distinguish the main and minor factors of load characteristics. Based on this, the grey relational analysis in the grey system theory is employed as the basis of mathematical model in this paper. Firstly, the main factors affecting the load characteristics of a power grid are analysed. Then, the principle of quantitative analysis of the influencing factors by using grey relational grade is introduced. Lastly, the load of Guangzhou power grid is selected as the research object, thereby the main factor of temperature affecting the load characteristics is quantitatively analysed, such that the correlation between temperature and load is established. In this paper, by investigating the influencing factors and the degree of influence of load characteristics, the law of load characteristics changes can be effectively revealed, which is of great significance for power system planning and dispatching operation.

scholarly journals Utilizing an Adaptive Grey Model for Short-Term Time Series Forecasting: A Case Study of Wafer-Level Packaging

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Che-Jung Chang ◽  
Der-Chiang Li ◽  
Wen-Li Dai ◽  
Chien-Chih Chen
Keyword(s):  
Semiconductor Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing System ◽  
Grey System Theory ◽  
Grey Model ◽  
Grey System ◽  
Wafer Level ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Packaging Process ◽  
Wafer Level Packaging

The wafer-level packaging process is an important technology used in semiconductor manufacturing, and how to effectively control this manufacturing system is thus an important issue for packaging firms. One way to aid in this process is to use a forecasting tool. However, the number of observations collected in the early stages of this process is usually too few to use with traditional forecasting techniques, and thus inaccurate results are obtained. One potential solution to this problem is the use of grey system theory, with its feature of small dataset modeling. This study thus uses the AGM(1,1) grey model to solve the problem of forecasting in the pilot run stage of the packaging process. The experimental results show that the grey approach is an appropriate and effective forecasting tool for use with small datasets and that it can be applied to improve the wafer-level packaging process.

scholarly journals Occurrence and Abundance of Dermacentor reticulatus in the Habitats of the Ecological Corridor of the Wieprz River, Eastern Poland

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Zając ◽  
Aleksandra Sędzikowska ◽  
Weronika Maślanko ◽  
Aneta Woźniak ◽  
Joanna Kulisz
Keyword(s):  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Tick Species ◽  
Dermacentor Reticulatus ◽  
Natural Vegetation ◽  
High Abundance ◽  
Migration Routes ◽  
Ecological Corridors ◽  
Tick Activity ◽  
Ecological Corridor

Ecological corridors are zones of natural vegetation, which connect with other vegetation strips to create migration routes for animals and plants. The aim of our study was to investigate the occurrence and relative abundance of Dermacentor reticulatus in various habitats of the ecological corridor of the Wieprz River in eastern Poland. Ticks were collected using the flagging method in seven sites within the ecological corridor of the Wieprz River, i.e., one of the longest uninterrupted vegetation strips in eastern Poland. The presence of D. reticulatus adults was confirmed in each of the examined sites. The autumn peak of tick activity dominated in most plots. During this period, on average up to 309.7 individuals were collected within 30-min. The results of our study show that, due to the high abundance of local D. reticulatus populations, the habitats located in the ecological corridor of the Wieprz River can be regarded as preferred habitats of this tick species.

Application of Grey System Theory to tree growth prediction

2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Jing ◽  
Hou Yuesong ◽  
Li Weilin ◽  
Cheng Wenhui
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Grey System Theory ◽  
Grey System ◽  
Growth Prediction

Based on the Grey Relation Analysis of Ecological Composite Wall Seismic Performance Research

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 1043-1047
Author(s):  
Yin Zhang ◽  
You Han ◽  
Shuai Liang
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Structure Design ◽  
Grey System Theory ◽  
Frame Structure ◽  
Wall Structure ◽  
Width Ratio ◽  
Grey System ◽  
Composite Wall

Ecological composite wall as ecological composite wall structure of the main stress components, the seismic performance is ecological composite wall structure seismic performance evaluation system of the main content. Based on the grey system theory, the grey correlation analysis to the key parameters (the mouth of the cave, frame structure, height to width ratio) change ecological composite wall test results are analyzed, the key parameters on the ecological composite wall the influence law of seismic performance, for choosing wall structure design method to provide basis.

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