scholarly journals Methods for Assessing Human–Machine Performance under Fuzzy Conditions

Mathematics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Voskoglou
Keyword(s):  
Mean Value ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Present Review ◽  
Case Based Reasoning ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Machine Performance ◽  
Fuzzy Environment ◽  
Building Assessment

The assessment of a system’s performance is a very important task, enabling its designer/user to correct its weaknesses and make it more effective. Frequently, in practice, a system’s assessment is performed under fuzzy conditions, e.g., using qualitative instead of numerical grades, incomplete information about its function, etc. The present review summarizes the author’s research on building assessment models for use in a fuzzy environment. Those models include the measurement of a fuzzy system’s uncertainty, the application of the center of gravity defuzzification technique, the use of triangular fuzzy or grey numbers as assessment tools, and the application of the fuzzy relation equations. Examples are provided of assessing human (students and athletes) and machine (case-based reasoning systems in computers) capacities, illustrating our results. The outcomes of those examples are compared to the outcomes of the traditional methods of calculating the mean value of scores assigned to the system’s components (system’s mean performance) and of the grade point average index (quality performance) and useful conclusions are obtained concerning their advantages and disadvantages. The present review forms a new basis for further research on systems’ assessment in a fuzzy environment.

scholarly journals Fuzzy Logic Models for Evaluating Student Understanding of Polar Coordinates

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
Michael Gr. Voskoglou
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Polar Coordinates ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Traditional Assessment ◽  
Classroom Experiment

In the paper at hands two assessment methods based on principles of Fuzzy Logic are applied for evaluating the student understanding of polar coordinates on the plane. The first of them utilizes triangular fuzzy numbers as assessment tools and focuses on student mean performance, while the second one adapts properly the Centre of Gravity defuzzification technique to measure the student quality performance. The connections and differences of these methods with the traditional assessment methods of calculating the mean values of the student scores and the Grade Point Average index respectively are also discussed and a classroom experiment performed in an earlier work is reused to illustrate the applicability of the above methods for the purposes of the present work.

scholarly journals A REVIEW OF MALAYSIAN SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ASSESSMENT TOOLS: THE SOCIAL DIMENSION

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (26) ◽  
pp. 105-110
Author(s):  
Razlin Mansor ◽  
Sheau-Ting Low
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
The Social ◽  
Building Assessment ◽  
Development Goals

Building assessment tools have been introduced for nearly two decades to specifically recognize buildings performance towards sustainable development goals. However, the requirements to achieve sustainability in buildings are mainly focused on the environmental and economic aspects, while the significance of social aspects has been scarcely emphasized in many building assessments tools. This paper presents a review of social aspects in the sustainable building assessment tools adopted in Malaysia. In total, four building assessment tools are selected and discussed with the aim to identify to what extent the building assessment tools cover the social dimension. The results of the content analysis indicate that the assessment tools have included partial criteria of social aspects but the scope could further expand to preserve the key features of the social aspects including quality of life, human health, and environmental satisfaction. The findings provide a valuable overview of the building assessment tools and address gaps in existing building assessment tools from a social aspect perspective.

scholarly journals The Method for Product Design Selection with Incomplete Linguistic Weight Information Based on Quality Function Deployment in a Fuzzy Environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Li
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Quality Function ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Fuzzy Environment ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Design Selection ◽  
The Given ◽  
The Relationship

The selection of a design for the given product is a critical problem in product design development. Focuses of the designers and customers on the design are not identical. In order to bridge the gap and provide a more relaxing way to select the design, a new method based on quality function deployment (QFD) is proposed. In such a method, customers are required to give their linguistic preferences on the design with respect to the customer requirements (CRs). In the rating of the weight of CRs, they are allowed to provide incomplete linguistic weight information and the objective optimization model is proposed to derive the exact linguistic weight information. Designers are required to rate the correlation between design requirements (DRs) and the relationship between the CRs and DRs to construct the house of quality. Opinions given by the customers are translated into the opinions with respect to the DRs based on the QFD. Afterwards, the priorities of the designs and design requirements are determined. The assessment results not only show the contribution of each design requirement to the customer satisfaction but also show the advantages and disadvantages of each design from the designers’ perspective clearly and directly. An example is provided to validate the applicability of the proposed method.

Web Map Servers Data Formats

2010 ◽  
pp. 82-88
Author(s):  
Yurai Núñez-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Personal Computer ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
Present Review ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Google Maps ◽  
Web Browser ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Web Map ◽  
Data Formats ◽  
Open Geospatial Consortium

Web map services, such as Google Maps and MapQuest, are among the most popular sites on the Internet. One can easily access these services through a Web browser on a personal computer or mobile device. The high accessibility and efficiency offered by these sites is possible, in part, by the use of standard image formats. The present review is a description of the most common image formats available from web map servers nowadays, as well as other formats with great possibilities for the future. We describe raster and vector formats and highlight advantages and disadvantages in each case. We also refer to protocols and image formats supported by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards.

Methods for mapping the impact of social sciences and humanities—A literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Budtz Pedersen ◽  
Jonas Følsgaard Grønvad ◽  
Rolf Hvidtfeldt
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Methodological Pluralism ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This article explores the current literature on ‘research impact’ in the social sciences and humanities (SSH). By providing a comprehensive review of available literature, drawing on national and international experiences, we take a systematic look at the impact agenda within SSH. The primary objective of this article is to examine key methodological components used to assess research impact comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. The study finds that research impact is a highly complex and contested concept in the SSH literature. Drawing on the strong methodological pluralism emerging in the literature, we conclude that there is considerable room for researchers, universities, and funding agencies to establish impact assessment tools directed towards specific missions while avoiding catch-all indicators and universal metrics.

On the Assessment Tools of Green Building Materials

2012 ◽  
Vol 193-194 ◽  
pp. 341-344
Author(s):  
Xin Ming Yan ◽  
Da Lu Tan ◽  
Hong Jia
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Resource And Environment

The impact of the construction industry on the consumption of natural resource and environment cannot be ignored. There is no doubt that green building will be a trend in the international construction industry. It is crucial to choose the appropriate green building materials, because it acts as key factor to the development of green building. With the brief introduction of two mainstream assessment tools of green building materials in the world and two main evaluation tools that are used in China as well as their advantages and disadvantages, this article is expected to serve as the reference for development of green building materials and the assessment tools in China.

scholarly journals Fascia Wrapping Technique: A Modified Method for the Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Ho Han ◽  
Hae Won Kang ◽  
Jun Yong Lee ◽  
Sung-No Jung
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Cubital Tunnel ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Modified Method ◽  
Anterior Transposition ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Wrapping Technique

Variations of the anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve for cubital tunnel syndrome include subcutaneous, submuscular, intramuscular, and subfascial methods. We introduce a modification of subfascial transposition, which is designed to facilitate nerve gliding by wrapping the nerve with fascia. Twenty patients with wrapping surgery following the diagnosis of cubital tunnel syndrome were reviewed retrospectively. Preoperative electrodiagnostic studies were performed in all patients and all of them were rechecked postoperatively. The preoperative mean value of motor conduction velocity (MCV) was37.1±6.7 m/s within the elbow segment and this result showed a decrease compared to the result of MCV with53.9±6.9 m/s in the below the elbow-wrist segment with statistical significance (P<0.05). Postoperative mean values of MCV were improved in all of 20 patients to47.6±5.5 m/s (P<0.05). 19 patients of 20 (95%) reported good or excellent clinical outcomes according to a modified Bishop scoring system. The surgical treatment methods for cubital tunnel syndrome have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the preferred method differs depending on the surgeon. The wrapping method of anterior transposition is a newly designed alternative method modified from subfascial transposition. This method could be an alternative option to treat cubital tunnel syndrome.

scholarly journals Gıda Mühendisliğinde Elektronik Dil Uygulamaları

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1463-1471
Author(s):  
Zeliha Kaya ◽  
İlkay Koca
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Analysis ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Electronic Tongue ◽  
Basic Structure ◽  
Taste Perception ◽  
Present Review ◽  
Liquid Form ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Complex Liquid

The electronic tongue is defined as the device, consisting of a series of sensors, used to characterize the taste of complex liquid or converted into liquid form samples. This device can be used in many fields of application; in medicine, chemistry, environment, and food industry. In the food industry. usually, the electronic tongue is used to control the freshness, the maturity, and the non-deterioration of fruits, vegetables, meats, beverages, and dairy products. Commonly, trained panelists participate in taste and sensory analysis. However, the electronic tongue is preferred due to the encountered disadvantages, where the taste perception is subjective and moreover, varies from an individual to another. In the present review, the basic structure of electronic tongues with different systems, working principles, food application areas, advantages, and disadvantages are discussed.

scholarly journals Comparing Teaching Methods of Mathematics at University Level

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Voskoglou
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Social Constructivism ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Mathematical Discourse ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education ◽  
Classroom Experiment ◽  
University Level

According to the views of social constructivism, learning takes place when individuals engage socially to talk about and act on shared problems or interests. In recent years, this approach has been very popular for the teaching and learning of mathematics in primary and secondary education. On the contrary, in tertiary education, it seems that most teachers still prefer the traditional way of delivering explicit mathematics instruction, sometimes combined with challenging questions and mathematical discourse with the students to promote conceptual understanding and critical analysis of the mathematical context. The paper at hand presents a classroom experiment comparing those two teaching methods at university level. The outcomes of the experiment were assessed and compared with the help of the Grade Point Average index to evaluate the student quality performance and by using grey numbers to evaluate their mean performance. Further empirical research is needed to obtain definitive results on the effectiveness of those two methods for teaching mathematics at university level.

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