Reliability is the most important performance issue in the engineering design process but in the real world problems, there are limitations for using the conventional reliability. Fuzzy logic has proved to be effective in expressing uncertainties in different fields, including reliability engineering. In this paper, For both the series and parallel systems composed of three identical or differe...

This paper proposes a novel improvement of forecasting approach based on using time-invariant fuzzy time series. In contrast to traditional forecasting methods, fuzzy time series can be also applied to problems, in which historical data are linguistic values. It is shown that proposed time-invariant method improves the performance of forecasting process. Further, the effect of using different n...

With the advent of Big Data, nowadays in many applications databases containing large quantities of similar time series are available. Forecasting time series in these domains with traditional univariate forecasting procedures leaves great potentials for producing accurate forecasts untapped. Recurrent neural networks, and in particular Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) networks, have proven recent...

1. One of the most difficult problems in developing spatially explicit models of population dynamics is the validation and parameterization of the movement process. We show how movement models derived from capture-recapture analysis can be improved by incorporating them into a spatially explicit metapopulation model that is fitted to a time series of abundance data. 2. We applied multisite capt...

Let K be a polyhedron in R, given by a system of m linear inequalities, with rational number coefficients bounded over in absolute value by L. In this series of two papers, we propose an algorithm for computing an irredundant representation of the integer points of K, in terms of “simpler” polyhedra, each of them having at least one integer point. Using the terminology of W. Pugh: for any such ...

Let K be a polyhedron in R, given by a system of m linear inequalities, with rational number coefficients bounded over in absolute value by L. In this series of two papers, we propose an algorithm for computing an irredundant representation of the integer points of K, in terms of “simpler” polyhedra, each of them having at least one integer point. Using the terminology of W. Pugh: for any such ...

Diagnostic of H.pylori infection requires several methods, some of them are currently used in “Institut Pasteur “of Algeria. The aim of this study is to evaluate performances of two enzyme immunoassays used in detection of H.pylori using stool Ag before and after eradication, the first one “premier Platinium HpSA, Meridian Diagnostics” use a polyclonal Ac, the other one “IDEA HpStAR, Oxoid” use...

Proper models for prediction of time series data can be an advantage in making important decisions. In this study, we tried with the comparison between one of the most useful classic models of economic evaluation, auto-regressive integrated moving average model and one of the most useful artificial intelligence models, adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), investigate modeling procedur...

Nowadays, in order to reach minimum production cost in machining operations, various optimization methods have been proposed. Since turning operation has different parameters affecting the workpiece quality, it was selected as a complicated manufacturing method in this paper. To reach sufficient quality, all influencing parameters such as cutting speed, federate, depth of cut and tool rake angl...