Combining an open source Geographical Information System like GRASS-GIS, Mapserver, and the computer languages Perl and PHP it was developed a flexible Decision Support System (DSS) based on fuzzy logic. The DSS researched use data gathered from a current research and demonstration project, concerning the distribution of the Olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) according to several environmental ...

Due to digitalization software systems in general and simulations, in particular, are becoming more and more complicated. This results in increased development cost and development time of simulations. Different approaches have demonstrated that to handle complexity, modularization of monolithic simulations enables the reuse of already developed modules and reduces the overall complexity. The H...

Initial dissertation research in the area of real-time system identification of ship hydrodynamic coefficients is presented. In accordance with the naval initiative of Seabasing requiring automation of small vessels, a real-time coefficient system identification method is being researched. Ship coefficient system identification has been relatively neglected with efforts limited only to Kalman f...

We carried out a quantitative assessment of the consumption of herbaceous plants by Opatrumsabulosum (Linnaeus, 1761) - a highly significant agricultural pest species. We researched the feeding preferences of this pest species with respect to 33 uncultivated and 22 cultivated plant species. This species of darkling beetle feeds on many uncultivated plant species, including those with hairy leav...

Although the measurement of offline and online marketing is extensively researched, the literature on online performance measurement still has a number of limitations such as slow theory advancement and predominance of technologyand practitioner-driven measurement approaches. By focusing on the widely employed but under-researched affiliate marketing channel, this study addresses these limitati...

In this paper, based on possibilistic reliability theory, the hybrid variables structural reliability model, which includes fuzzy variables and interval variables, is researched. The hybrid variables structural reliability model is established based on possibilistic reliability theory. The analytical algorithms of minimum fuzzy reliability index and maximum failure possibility degree in hybrid ...

Colour in spaces plays an important role on inhabitants’ mood. In interior design colour has been used to decorate spaces in order to lift and change mood in people. It has been already proved that certain colours relax people while other colours have an opposite effect. However, not all the colours have been researched, and especially their effects on teenagers’ moods have not been researched....

News has traditionally been well researched, with studies ranging from sentiment analysis to event detection and topic tracking. We extend the focus to two surprisingly under-researched aspects of news: framing and predictive utility. We demonstrate that framing influences public opinion and behavior, and present a simple entropic algorithm to characterize and detect framing changes. We introdu...

An environmental monitoring system based on ZigBee wireless sensor network technology was researched in detail in this paper. Firstly, the technology working principle of ZigBee and its characteristics were introduced, and the characteristics of wireless sensor network and its application advantages were analyzed in comparison with the traditional network. Secondly, the overall scheme of the en...