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Alharasees O, Kale U, Rohacs J, Rohacs D, Eva ME, Boros A. Green building energy: Patents analysis and analytical hierarchy process evaluation. Heliyon 2024; 10:e29442. [PMID: 38660241 PMCID: PMC11040038 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2024] [Revised: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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In the dynamic sphere of building energy systems, this study explores advancements in energy integration, storage technologies, management practices, and occupant behavior, assessing sustainable energy practices, including emerging technologies like fuel cells and energy storage systems. It underscores the significance of efficient energy management, considering both renewable and conventional energy mechanisms. The study comprises four key strata: (i) a thorough literature review of recent energy trends, (ii) a comparative study of global energy patents using the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) database, (iii) a comprehensive analysis of building-energy patents, and (iv) expert-guided Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) evaluation. These realms encompass five primary sources: (i) energy-efficient building design, (ii) intelligent building automation, (iii) optimizing energy systems integration, (iv) energy storage, and (v) energy management and optimization. Findings reveal energy storage's dominance, with water energy storage and emerging hydrogen technology leading the trajectory. Global energy patent scrutiny underscores China, the United States, and Japan as influential players in optimizing energy markets. The research shapes energy futures, identifies gaps, and drives sustainable energy practices within the built environment, serving as a compass for policymakers and researchers.
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- Omar Alharasees
- Department of Aeronautics and Naval Architecture, Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Aeronautics and Naval Architecture, Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- Centre for Circular Economy Analysis and Knowledge, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
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- Department of Aeronautics and Naval Architecture, Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- Centre for Circular Economy Analysis and Knowledge, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
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- Department of Aeronautics and Naval Architecture, Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- Centre for Circular Economy Analysis and Knowledge, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
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- Centre for Circular Economy Analysis and Knowledge, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
- Institute of Sports Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, 4032, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Centre for Circular Economy Analysis and Knowledge, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
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Aksoy O, Demir S, Ersoz ND, Gokkaya MD. Assessment of an effective quantitative model with multi-criteria decision-making method for sustainable campus. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:13230-13245. [PMID: 38243028 PMCID: PMC10881700 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32040-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Sustainability is a current topic in public open green spaces such as university campuses. In order to ensure the sustainability of the campus areas, it is necessary to determine the criteria for the sustainable campus landscape. Bursa Uludağ University Gorukle Campus in Bursa was chosen as the study area in this research. The aim of the study is to identify suitable sustainable campus criteria with a focus on landscape and to prioritize appropriate sustainable campus strategies determined according to these criteria. In this context, first, field studies and literature research were carried out. Second, sustainable campus criteria were classified as criteria and section. The section was then divided into credit. All these credits were ranked according to their priorities. Analytic hierarchy process, one of the multi-criteria decision-making methods, was used while ranking. According to the result of the criteria, planting landscape components were determined to be more important than structural landscape components. Among the section, the transport category was found as the highest priority criterion. The use of vegetable wastes as compost was also determined as the most important criterion among all credits. The method and findings of this research may set an example for determining priorities of the sustainable campus criteria in Turkey and developing countries with a participatory management approach.
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- Onur Aksoy
- Landscape Architecture Department, Forest Faculty, Bursa Technical University, Bursa, Turkey.
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- Landscape Architecture Department, Forest Faculty, Bursa Technical University, Bursa, Turkey
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- Landscape Architecture Department, Forest Faculty, Bursa Technical University, Bursa, Turkey
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- Landscape Architecture Department, Forest Faculty, Bursa Technical University, Bursa, Turkey
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Wu HX, Guo JY, Yan LF, Wang XT, Zhang JL. [Hierarchical fuzzy comprehensive evaluation of prevention and control level of occupational hazards in coal mines]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2024; 42:62-66. [PMID: 38311954 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20220915-00457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Objective: To establish an evaluation model for occupational hazard prevention and control levels in coal mines, to explore the combination of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation, to evaluate the overall situation of occupational hazard prevention and control in coal mines. Methods: In November 2021, Collect information of occupational hazards and their prevention and control status in 30 coal mines. AHP model was first constructed for the elements of occupational hazard prevention and control in coal mines. Then, the AHP and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method was applied to comprehensively evaluate and grade the occupational hazard prevention and control in coal mines, using the principles of maximum membership and weighted average. Results: The hierarchical fuzzy comprehensive evaluation results for typical coal mine were basically consistent with its occupational hazard prevention and control situation. The dust prevention and control situation was good, the noise prevention and control situation is average, the occupational health monitoring situation was good, the occupational health management situation was average, and the overall level of occupational hazard prevention and control was good. Conclusion: The hierarchical fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model for occupational hazard prevention and control levels, combined with the principles of maximum membership and weighted average, can objectively evaluate and reflect the overall situation of occupational hazard prevention and control in coal mines.
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- H X Wu
- Shendong Coal Group Co., Ltd, China Energy Investment Corporation, Ordos 017209, China National Center for Occupational Safety and Health, National Health Commission, Beijing 102308, China
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- National Center for Occupational Safety and Health, National Health Commission, Beijing 102308, China Key Laboratory for Engineering Control of Dust Hazard, National Health Commission, Beijing 102308, China
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- Shendong Coal Group Co., Ltd, China Energy Investment Corporation, Ordos 017209, China
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- National Center for Occupational Safety and Health, National Health Commission, Beijing 102308, China Key Laboratory for Engineering Control of Dust Hazard, National Health Commission, Beijing 102308, China
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- Shendong Coal Group Co., Ltd, China Energy Investment Corporation, Ordos 017209, China
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Yılmaz E, Bilgilioğlu SS. QGIS-based weighted linear combination plugin for landfill site selection: a case study in Tokat Province, Turkey. Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:1290. [PMID: 37821723 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11929-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Proper disposal of solid waste is crucial for the protection of natural resources and human health. However, increasing population and changes in consumption habits have led to a global increase in solid waste production. Therefore, a site selection process for solid waste management that takes into account environmental, economic, and social factors is needed. The number of open-source GIS (geographic information system) software programs used in site selection analysis is increasing day by day. QGIS software is an open-source GIS software developed by free software developers, with its popularity increasing with each new version and allowing for the development of plugins with the Python programming language. The shareability of plugins developed with QGIS software brings together open-source GIS users around the world for common goals. In this study, a plugin called "LANDFILL SITE SELECTION (LFSS)" was developed in the QGIS software environment for solid waste landfill site selection and a suitability map was created for solid waste landfill site selection in Tokat, Turkey, using this plugin. For this purpose, 14 evaluation criteria and 8 exclusion criteria were selected, the importance levels of criteria and sub-criteria were determined using the AHP method, and a solid waste landfill site selection suitability map was created using the developed plugin.
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- Emre Yılmaz
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geomatics Engineering, Aksaray University, 68100, Aksaray, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geomatics Engineering, Aksaray University, 68100, Aksaray, Turkey
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Devaki H, Shanmugapriya S. Site suitability analysis for locating construction and demolition waste transfer station: an Indian case study. Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:1084. [PMID: 37615771 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11723-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Construction and Demolition Waste Management (CDWM) includes collecting, transporting, processing, and disposing construction and demolition (C&D) waste, where collection and transportation of bulky and voluminous C&D waste contribute significantly to economic and environmental impacts. Transfer station (TS) being a link between various waste management (WM) facilities plays a significant role in collection and transportation of waste. Thus, locating TS at suitable site can help in reducing the overall impacts. Employment of Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis tools in CDWM is a powerful strategy for site suitability study. A case study in Coimbatore, India, is presented in this study using GIS-based multi-criteria analysis for locating C&D waste TS. The criteria for site suitability analysis are chosen based on literature review, regulations, and experts' opinions. Weights of the chosen criteria are estimated using analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and the final suitability map is created by weighted overlay analysis (WOA) in GIS environment. Results provide first-hand information for local decision makers to locate C&D waste transfer station in the chosen study region and report that 12% of the entire area is "highly suitable" for transfer station location.
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- H Devaki
- Department of Civil Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641014, India.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641014, India
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Berg WA, Bandos AI, Sava MG. Analytic Hierarchy Process Analysis of Patient Preferences for Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Versus MRI as Supplemental Screening Options for Breast Cancer. J Am Coll Radiol 2023; 20:758-768. [PMID: 37394083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To guide implementation of supplemental breast screening by assessing patient preferences for contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) versus MRI using analytic hierarchy process (AHP) methodology. METHODS In an institutional review board-approved, HIPAA-compliant protocol, from March 23 to June 3, 2022, we contacted 579 women who had both CEM screening and MRI. Women were e-mailed an invitation to complete an online survey developed using an AHP-based model to elicit preferences for CEM or MRI. Methods for categorical data analysis were used to evaluate factors affecting preferences, under the Bonferroni correction for multiplicity. RESULTS Complete responses were received from 222 (38.3%) women; the 189 women with a personal history of breast cancer had a mean age 61.8 years, and the 34 women without a personal history of breast cancer had a mean age of 53.6 years. Of 222 respondents, 157 (70.7%, confidence interval [CI]: 64.7-76.7) were determined to prefer CEM to MRI. Breast positioning was the most important criterion for 74 of 222 (33.3%) respondents, with claustrophobia, intravenous line placement, and overall stress most important for 38, 37, and 39 women (17.1%, 16.7%, and 17.6%), respectively, and noise level, contrast injection, and indifference being emphasized least frequently (by 10 [4.5%], 11 [5.0%], and 13 [5.9%] women, respectively). CEM preference was most prevalent (MRI least prevalent) for respondents emphasizing claustrophobia (37 of 38 [97%], CI: 86.2-99.9); CEM preference was least prevalent (MRI most prevalent) for respondents emphasizing breast positioning (40 of 74 [54%], CI: 42.1-65.7). CONCLUSIONS AHP-based modeling reveals strong patient preferences for CEM over MRI, with claustrophobia favoring preference for CEM and breast positioning relatively favoring preference for MRI. Our results should help guide implementation of screening CEM and MRI.
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- Wendie A Berg
- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; ACR and the Society of Breast Imaging, Honorary Fellow of the Austrian Roentgen Society, and voluntary Chief Scientific Advisor to DenseBreast-info website.
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina; current affiliation: Department of Applied Statistics and Operations Research, Allen W. and Carol M. Schmidhorst College of Business, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
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Perçin S. Identifying barriers to big data analytics adoption in circular agri-food supply chains: a case study in Turkey. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:52304-52320. [PMID: 36829092 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26091-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Big data analytics (BDA), along with the resource efficiency and sustainability perspectives of a circular economy, supports the transition to circular agri-food supply chains (AFSCs), contributing to a country's achievement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. However, there is still limited research demonstrating the importance and awareness of BDA implementation in circular AFSCs in developing countries. As a result of the barriers to BDA adoption in these regions, circular AFSCs in developing countries are still in their infancies. This study sought to identify the barriers to BDA adoption in circular AFSCs in Turkey using a Delphi-based Pythagorean fuzzy analytic hierarchy process. The proposed method removes the potential for bias and produces consensus among managers of companies in various AFSCs in Turkey. The findings of this study show that the most impactful barriers to BDA are technical, economic and social, followed by environmental and organisational. The most crucial sub-barriers to BDA adoption are "lack of trust, privacy and security", "lack of financial resources" and "lack of skilled human resources". This research can guide industry managers and policymakers in the development of strategies for overcoming barriers to BDA adoption in circular AFSCs in developing nations.
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- Selçuk Perçin
- Department of Business Administration, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey.
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Chen H, Zhang Y, Wang L. A study on the quality evaluation index system of smart home care for older adults in the community --based on Delphi and AHP. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:411. [PMID: 36859259 PMCID: PMC9975439 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15262-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In the context of the "silver wave" and "technology wave", smart home care for older adults in the community provide new ways for China and other countries to support ageing in place. Yet, only very few studies have focused on developing a quality index system of smart care. This study attempted to draw on the SERVQUAL model to establish a quality evaluation index system for smart senior care for older adults in the community. METHODS On the basis of the service quality model, this paper has integrated qualitative and quantitative analyses using the Delphi and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) methods to construct the index system of smart home care in the community and obtain the weights. These were based on literature research and field interviews in Guangzhou and Shenzhen pilot districts. RESULTS A quality evaluation indexes system of smart home care for older adults in the community was developed, with 5 primary indices and 33 secondary indices. The weights of the 5 stair indices from high to low were smart emergency assistance 0.332, smart meal assistance 0.272, smart medical assistance 0.229, smart cleaning assistance 0.110 and smart amusement assistance 0.057. CONCLUSION The results from the weight allocation revealed smart emergency assistance, smart meal assistance, and smart medical care assistance were the most important and crucial aspects of community-based smart home care. The study also suggested that "timeliness", "reliability", and "ease of use" should be given more attention. It is recommended to use this index system as a regulatory benchmark to guide the government bodies, senior care enterprises and communities to take measures to enhance the quality.
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- Huaxiao Chen
- Institute of Health Management, Southern Medical University, No.1023-1063 Shatai Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
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- Institute of Health Management, Southern Medical University, No.1023-1063 Shatai Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
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- Institute of Health Management, Southern Medical University, No.1023-1063 Shatai Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
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Li L, Liang T, Qiu S, Zhang Y, Qu J, Liu T, Ma F. A rapid and simplified method for evaluating the performance of fungi-algae pellets: A hierarchical analysis model. Sci Total Environ 2023; 860:160442. [PMID: 36435261 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Microbial pellets technology has undergone extensive research recently and has increasingly matured, showing significant promise. However, the performance of microbial pellets cannot be predicted quickly by the current evaluating methods because they are complicated to operate, take a long time, and pose a risk to the environment. In this study, a representative microbial pellet, fungi-algae pellet, was selected as the research object. Eight evaluation parameters and four evaluation indices were chosen to construct the performance evaluation system of the fungal-algal pellets using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and weighting method. Combining the correlation analysis and expert opinion, we found that among the eight parameters selected, the adsorption saturation rate of mycelial pellets on algae had the most significant influence weight on the performance of fungi-algae pellet, followed by algal culture time and fungal incubation time. This research proposes and validates the Performance Evaluation Value (PEV) of fungi-algae pellet and its calculation method. We also discuss the effectiveness of this new evaluation system in saving time, cost, and emission reductions. The results of this paper enable the rapid evaluation of fungi-algae pellets and promote the better development of fungi-algae pellets technology and even other multi-microbial symbiotic pellet technologies.
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- Lixin Li
- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150022, China.
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150022, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University Binhai College, Tianjin 300270, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150022, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150022, China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Omeka ME, Igwe O, Onwuka OS, Nwodo OM, Ugar SI, Undiandeye PA, Anyanwu IE. Efficacy of GIS-based AHP and data-driven intelligent machine learning algorithms for irrigation water quality prediction in an agricultural-mine district within the Lower Benue Trough, Nigeria. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-25291-3. [PMID: 36723836 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25291-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Agricultural productivity can be impaired by poor irrigation water quality. Therefore, adequate vulnerability assessment and identification of the most influential water quality parameters for accurate prediction becomes crucial for enhanced water resource management and sustainability. In this study, the geographical information system (GIS), analytical hierarchy process (AHP) technique, and machine learning models were integrated to assess and predict the irrigation water quality (IWQ) suitability of the Okurumutet-Iyamitet agricultural-mine district. To achieve this, six water quality criteria were reclassified into four major hazard groups (permeability and infiltration hazard, salinity hazard, specific ion toxicity, and mixed effects) based on their sensitivity on crop yield. The normalized weights of the criteria were computed using the AHP pairwise comparison matrix. Eight thematic maps based on IWQ parameters (electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, sodium adsorption ratio, permeability index, soluble sodium percentage, magnesium hazard, hardness, and pH) were generated and rasterized in the ArcGIS environment to generate an irrigation suitability map of the area using the weighted sum technique. The derived IWQ map showed that the water in 28.2% of the area is suitable for irrigation, 43.7% is moderately suitable, and 28.1% is unsuitable, with the irrigation water quality deteriorating in the central-southeastern direction. Two machine learning models-multilayer perceptron neural networks (MLP-NNs) and multilinear regression (MLR)-were integrated and validated to predict the IWQ parameters. The coefficient of determination (R2) for MLR and MLP-NN ranged from 0.513 to 0.858 and 0.526 to 0.861 respectively. Based on the results of all the metrics, the MLP-NN showed higher performance accuracy than the MLR. From the results of MLP-NN sensitivity analysis, HCO3, Cl, Mg, and SO4 were identified to have the highest influence on the irrigation water quality of the area. This study showed that the integration of GIS-AHP and machine learning can serve as efficient and rapid decision-making tools in irrigation water quality monitoring and prediction.
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- Michael E Omeka
- Department of Geology, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
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- Department of Geology, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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- Department of Geology, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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- Centre for Atmospheric Research, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria
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- Department of Geology, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
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- Department of Geology, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
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- Department of Geology, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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Rout NK, Ahirwal MK, Atulkar M. Content-Based Medical Image Retrieval System for Skin Melanoma Diagnosis Based on Optimized Pair-Wise Comparison Approach. J Digit Imaging 2023; 36:45-58. [PMID: 36253580 PMCID: PMC9984623 DOI: 10.1007/s10278-022-00710-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Medical image analysis for perfect diagnosis of disease has become a very challenging task. Due to improper diagnosis, required medical treatment may be skipped. Proper diagnosis is needed as suspected lesions could be missed by the physician's eye. Hence, this problem can be settled up by better means with the investigation of similar case studies present in the healthcare database. In this context, this paper substantiates an assistive system that would help dermatologists for accurate identification of 23 different kinds of melanoma. For this, 2300 dermoscopic images were used to train the skin-melanoma similar image search system. The proposed system uses feature extraction by assigning dynamic weights to the low-level features based on the individual characteristics of the searched images. Optimal weights are obtained by the newly proposed optimized pair-wise comparison (OPWC) approach. The uniqueness of the proposed approach is that it provides the dynamic weights to the features of the searched image instead of applying static weights. The proposed approach is supported by analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and meta-heuristic optimization algorithms such as particle swarm optimization (PSO), JAYA, genetic algorithm (GA), and gray wolf optimization (GWO). The proposed approach has been tested with images of 23 classes of melanoma and achieved significant precision and recall. Thus, this approach of skin melanoma image search can be used as an expert assistive system to help dermatologists/physicians for accurate identification of different types of melanomas.
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, MANIT, Bhopal, M.P. 462003 India
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Farhat B, Souissi D, Mahfoudhi R, Chrigui R, Sebei A, Ben Mammou A. GIS-based multi-criteria decision-making techniques and analytical hierarchical process for delineation of groundwater potential. Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:285. [PMID: 36625986 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10845-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The profound knowledge and management of groundwater resources is a prerequisite in order to ensure the sustainability of these resources. In this research, multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) and analytical hierarchical process (AHP) method based on GIS were used to determine the groundwater potential recharge model of the Mornag plain (coastal area in North Tunisia). Influential eight factors were used in the groundwater recharge modeling: lithology, land use/land cover, hydrogeomorphology, elevation, rainfall, drainage density, lineament density, and soil. The influence of each factor was examined by the weighted linear combination method. The results reveal a very high to high groundwater recharge potential in the order of 20% of the total area. The validation of results by the histogram method showed that 41% of the total area corresponds to the moderate to very high recharge potential classes. The groundwater recharge potential model (GIS-MCDM-AHP) is useful in better management and planning of groundwater resources and implementation of wells and hydraulic structures in arid and semi-arid areas.
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- Boutheina Farhat
- Laboratory of Mineral Resources and Environment, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 El Manar II, Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory of Mineral Resources and Environment, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 El Manar II, Tunis, Tunisia
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- National Centre for Agricultural Studies. Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Maritime Fisheries, 30 Alain Savary Street, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Mineral Resources and Environment, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 El Manar II, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Mineral Resources and Environment, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 El Manar II, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Mineral Resources and Environment, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 El Manar II, Tunis, Tunisia
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Wei J, Fang X, Qiao J, Liu H, Cui H, Wei Y, Ji X, Xu B, Han Q, Jing X. Construction on teaching quality evaluation indicator system of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) clinical nursing practice in China: A Delphi study. Nurse Educ Pract 2022; 64:103452. [PMID: 36152471 DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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AIM To construct an evaluation indicator system for nursing multi-disciplinary team (MDT) clinical practice in China and to provide quantifiable indicators for MDT clinical teaching courses. METHODS Based on relevant literature retrieval and analysis, a evaluation indicator system of nursing MDT clinical teaching quality was preliminarily constructed using the Donabedian. Structure-Process-Outcome model as theoretical guidance. Then, a final indicators content was formed after two rounds of expert consultation and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to determine the weight of indicators at all levels. RESULTS The effective response rate of the questionnaires in two rounds were 95.23% (20/21) and 100% (20/20) respectively, the expert authority coefficient (Cr) were 0.838 and 0.853 respectively and the Kendall's coefficient of concordance (Kendall's W) of indicators at all levels were 0.137-0.612 (P < 0.05). The final evaluation index system consisted of three one-class indicators, 8 s-class indicators and 28 third-class indicators. CONCLUSION The study constructed a comprehensive set of evaluation indicator system of nursing MDT clinical practice, which was scientific and reliable and provides reference for the clinical teaching quality evaluation of MDT nursing.
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Tripathi AK, Agrawal S, Gupta RD. Comparison of GIS-based AHP and fuzzy AHP methods for hospital site selection: a case study for Prayagraj City, India. GeoJournal 2022; 87:3507-3528. [PMID: 34075269 PMCID: PMC8159725 DOI: 10.1007/s10708-021-10445-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Identification of hospital sites and their ranking is important for the planning and development of any country's health infrastructure. The site selection problem is a typical multi-criteria decision making problem involving multiple stakeholders and their interests. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) is a promising approach to solve a location-based problem due to the constitution of various criteria involved in decision making. In this research, eleven criterion are chosen which are classified under three main criteria; socio-economic, geographical and environmental. This research aims to identify the appropriate MCDA method for the selection of a new hospital sites. Here, two MCDA methods named Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Fuzzy AHP (FAHP) are used. Further, Geographical Information System (GIS) based MCDA methodology is proposed in this paper. The results obtained with both AHP and FAHP methods are compared. This comparison is based on criterion rankings, proposed hospital locations and sensitivity analysis. The main difference in results is shown in the result of sensitivity analysis in which constant variation in site ranking is obtained when weight change analysis is performed using AHP. The FAHP result shows only one variation in site ranking after a change in weight from +10 to +20%. The result suggests that FAHP may be a better approach to the hospital site selection problem.
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- Ashutosh Kumar Tripathi
- GIS Cell, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211004 India
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- GIS Cell, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211004 India
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- Civil Engineering Department, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211004 India
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Lee SW, Xue K. An integrated importance-performance analysis and modified analytic hierarchy process approach to sustainable city assessment. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:63346-63358. [PMID: 34224094 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15235-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Sustainable urban development has been a popular subject in urban studies and related disciplines. Owing to the challenges faced by cities worldwide to accommodate the growing urban populations, it is becoming ever more important for innovative research on sustainable urban development to be performed to help cities achieve sustainability. This study develops and tests an integrated approach to sustainable city assessment, which is a combination of importance-performance analysis (IPA) and modified analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Questionnaires designed following the IPA concept were distributed to residents of three cities. The importance scores from the collected data were factorized and the factors' relative scores were then calculated using a formula developed in this study to represent pairwise comparisons. The derived criteria weights were applied to the performance scores to evaluate the cities' relative overall sustainability performance. This approach replaces the AHP's 1-9 scale with the IPA's importance rating scale, which is a Likert scale, in the questionnaire. Based on the findings, implications and future research suggestions were provided.
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- Say Wah Lee
- School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Yu Z, Gan H, Xiao M, Huang B, Zhu DZ, Zhang Z, Wang H, Lin Y, Hou Y, Peng S, Zhang W. Performance of permeable pavement systems on stormwater permeability and pollutant removal. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:28571-28584. [PMID: 33544344 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12525-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Permeable pavement is an effective means for stormwater runoff control and pollutant removal. However, relatively few studies have examined the characteristics of permeable brick and corresponding permeable pavement system (PPS). In this work, the permeable pavement systems consisted of surface permeable brick layer (concrete or ceramic) with structural layer (including a cement mortar layer, a permeable concrete layer, and a gravel layers) were selected as typical cases to assess their permeability and runoff pollutant removal performance by laboratory experiments. The results indicated that PPS had obvious outflow hysteresis effect. The PPS with ceramic brick layer reached the saturation flow rate earlier and showed larger outflow rate than that with concrete brick layer. Both types of PPSs had a relatively high efficiency (83.8-95.2%) in removing suspended solids (SS) in stormwater runoff mainly due to the interception and filtration of the surface brick layer, whereas the structural layer of the PPS played a vital role in the removal of total phosphorus (TP). The percentage of total nitrogen (TN) removal efficiency via ceramic brick layer accounted for via corresponding PPS was obviously larger than that of concrete brick layer. The PPS also displayed a certain chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal ability: around 14.0-27.0% for concrete type and 20.9-28.9% for ceramic type. Subsequently, a multi-objective evaluation model was implemented based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method to identify the optimal scheme in relation to four indices: permeability, environmental benefit, compressive strength, and comprehensive economic cost. The results showed, insofar, the ceramic PPS is preferred with a better economic performance. Our study attempts to select optimal designs of PPS and provides insight into the permeable capacity and the efficiency of pollutant removal in PPS.
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- Zhiji Yu
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Sponge Urban Rainwater Harvesting Technology Co., Ltd., Ningbo, 315100, China
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- Ningbo Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Ningbo, 315000, China
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- Ningbo Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Ningbo, 315000, China
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- China Municipal Engineering North China Design Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100081, China
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Zhu L, Zhao Z, Wang Y, Huang Q, Sun Y, Bi D. Weighting of toilet assessment scheme in China implementing analytic hierarchy process. J Environ Manage 2021; 283:111992. [PMID: 33486197 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.111992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Advancing toilet technologies to address public health and sanitation issues are a concern of governments and organizations. This article mainly studies the assessment methods for the public toilets and some rural toilets considering from design to demolition to assist for the innovation of toilet technologies. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods were adopted to identify the assessment indicators and rank the weight. The outcome of Toilet Assessment Scheme (TAS), which includes a set of weightings and a classification system for the selected assessment indicators and sub-indicators. The weight calculation result showed that water resources, ecology, and indoor environmental quality are relatively high, which indicates that saving water, protecting the environment and optimizing the toilet environment should be given priority at the current stage. The individual questionnaire experts from the perspective of gender, profession, and generation, have different emphases on the evaluation scheme. This study can improve the comprehensiveness of toilet evaluation under the distinct background conditions, and will play a relevant role in the promotion of new toilet technology. The TAS can accelerate the toilet revolution in areas where toilets are scarce, and thus will improve the sanitary and health conditions of these populations.
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- Li Zhu
- School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; APEC Sustainable Energy Center, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; Renai College of Tianjin University, Tianjin, 301636, China.
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- School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
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- School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; APEC Sustainable Energy Center, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; Renai College of Tianjin University, Tianjin, 301636, China
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Joshi P, Leitão JP, Maurer M, Bach PM. Not all SuDS are created equal: Impact of different approaches on combined sewer overflows. Water Res 2021; 191:116780. [PMID: 33422977 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) help in stormwater management by reducing runoff volume, increasing runoff concentration time and thereby improving the drainage system capacity. This study investigated the potential and cost-effectiveness of SuDS in reducing combined sewer overflows (CSOs). We simulated the performance of four SuDS techniques (bioretention cell, permeable pavement, rain barrel and green roof) at incremental levels of spatial coverage for a small urban catchment with a combined sewer system. We also used an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) considering end-point CSO, land use, imperviousness, slope and elevation criteria to identify priority areas for SuDS deployment. Results showed that CSO volume attenuation ranged a maximum of 50-99% for the catchment, depending on the deployment strategy and underlying mechanisms of each technology. We also found that deployment of SuDS in AHP-selected sub-catchments improved CSO reduction only for rain barrels and green roofs, but not for bioretention cells and permeable pavements. SuDS were also a cost-effective retrofit option: for a 40% volume reduction, the SuDS cost, at most, 25% of the equivalent cost required for a large CSO tank. Outcomes of this study demonstrate the efficacy of SuDS in controlling CSOs, adding yet another tangible benefit to their increasingly recognised multi-functionality.
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- Prabhat Joshi
- Institute of Environmental Engineering (IfU), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Urban Water Management, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering (IfU), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Urban Water Management, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering (IfU), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Urban Water Management, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Sahin F, Kara MK, Koc A, Sahin G. Multi-criteria decision-making using GIS-AHP for air pollution problem in Igdir Province/Turkey. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:36215-36230. [PMID: 32556979 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09710-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Today, environmental problems are increasing and threatening nature and human health. Air pollution is at the top of this threat. Air, the main source of life, is indispensable for humans and living things. Therefore, air pollution causes mass results. Many air pollution studies and many solution techniques have been proposed in the literature to deal with the air pollution problem. In this study, it is called analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and geographic information systems (GIS), which is one of the multi-criteria decision making methods used in the investigation of air pollution in Iğdır city center and its four districts: Tuzluca, Iğdır Central, Karakoyunlu, and Aralik. In this study, spatial analysis of the pollutant parameters using the GIS-AHP technique was performed with the help of the data obtained from Iğdır Weather Monitoring Stations. By determining the pollutant parameters, pollution distribution maps were created, and station-based statistics were evaluated with dynamic mapping. For the first time, 15 parameters of weather and topographic features were used. Based on this result, it is obvious that Iğdır center is the worst place in the air pollution problem for GIS-AHP method. It varies for 15 parameters using GIS-AHP, compared with the review of locations on a daily basis. The aim of this study is primarily to investigate possible places of air pollution. Also, by comparing the results of two methods, GIS and AHP, more accurate results are given.
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- Fatma Sahin
- Biometry Genetics Unit, Department of Animal Science, Agricultural Faculty, Iğdır University, Iğdır, Turkey
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- Biometry Genetics Unit, Department of Animal Science, Agricultural Faculty, Iğdır University, Iğdır, Turkey
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- Diyarbakir Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Depertment of Park and Gardens Plants, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Electric Electronic Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Igdir University, 76000, Igdir, Turkey.
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The proposed method supports the determination of severity (S), occurrence (O), and detection (D) indices of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA). Previously evaluated and previously not studied risks are compared in pairwise comparison. The analysis of the resulted pairwise comparison matrix provides information about the consistency of the risk evaluations and allows the estimation of the indices of the previously not evaluated risks. The advantages of the method include:The pairwise comparison facilities the identification of risks that are otherwise difficult to evaluate The inconsistency of existing FMEA studies can be highlighted and systematically reduced The method can be generalized about a wide range of grading problems
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- Edina Kulcsár
- University of Pannonia, MTA-PE "Lendület" Complex Systems Monitoring Research Group, POB 158, 8200 Veszprém, Hungary
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- Óbuda University, Sándor Rejtő Faculty of Light Industry and Environmental Protection Engineering, Budapest, Doberdó street 6, 1034, Hungary
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- University of Pannonia, MTA-PE "Lendület" Complex Systems Monitoring Research Group, POB 158, 8200 Veszprém, Hungary
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He H, Tian C, Jin G, Han K. Evaluating the CO 2 geological storage suitability of coal-bearing sedimentary basins in China. Environ Monit Assess 2020; 192:462. [PMID: 32601812 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08424-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The geological storage of CO2 is potentially one of the most effective methods to reduce the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. Coalbeds are possibly suitable storage reservoirs, meaning that evaluating the suitability of individual coalbeds and associated engineering and construction is an important step in developing geological CO2 storage. This evaluation requires the development of a reasonable evaluation index system and associated weightings. This paper focuses on coal-bearing basins in China and outlines a technical process whereby the CO2 storage suitability of these basins can be comprehensively evaluated. This study uses an earth system science approach to determine the uncertainties involved in identifying ideal CO2 storage sites, develops an index that outlines the conditions related to the suitability of Chinese coal-bearing basins for geological CO2 storage, and incorporates this index into a hierarchical index system model for geological CO2 storage suitability that allows the comprehensive evaluation of coal-bearing basins and includes 5 aspects, 23 indexes, and 5 index levels. The weighting assigned to each evaluation index was determined using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and was subsequently incorporated into a fuzzy logic-based comprehensive evaluation approach. This approach was applied to assess the suitability of the Qinshui Basin for geological CO2 storage, revealing that this basin is indeed a suitable coalbed reservoir. The comprehensive geological CO2 storage evaluation model outlined here can also assess the CO2 storage suitability and capacity of other coal-bearing basins elsewhere in China and globally.
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- Hujun He
- School of Earth Science and Resources, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China.
- Key Laboratory of Western Mineral Resources and Geological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Xi'an, 710054, China.
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- School of Earth Science and Resources, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- School of Earth Science and Resources, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- School of Earth Science and Resources, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
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Zhang D, Yang S, Wang Z, Yang C, Chen Y. Assessment of ecological environment impact in highway construction activities with improved group AHP-FCE approach in China. Environ Monit Assess 2020; 192:451. [PMID: 32577837 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08400-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Highway construction is time consuming and complicated. Various environmental issues can be encountered during this process. Therefore, it is necessary to assess the impact of ecologic environment in highway construction. However, the traditional assessment approaches paid more attention to the environmental factors rather than the ecological problems, and the weights of evaluation indexes were assigned with relatively average values, which cannot comprehensively and accurately to assess the impact of ecological environment in highway construction. In order to solve these problems, this paper established a new model to combine improved group AHP and FCE. A total of six main factors and 22 sub-factors from three aspects of social, ecological, and natural environment were identified. The model and index system were applied to the ecological environment impact assessment of the highway from the city of Hanzhong to Lueyang County section in Shaanxi Province, and compared with traditional fuzzy AHP approach to verify the feasibility of this model. The results showed that only the ranking of social and ecological factor changed when comparing with the traditional approach. The weight of social factor determined by the improved approach was 0.2835, while that of the traditional approach was only 0.2365, and the weight difference was 0.047. This improved approach highlighted the importance of social factor and overcame the equal weight distribution of traditional approach, which made the overall weight ratio distribution more reasonable and objective. The comprehensive assessment result was 0.3482, which was in line with the "general impact" level. This was consistent with the actual situation of highway construction. The improved group AHP-FCE model could be used successfully for assessing the impact of the ecological environment in highway construction, and it had good applicability and popularization value in ecological environment assessment.
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- Dan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China.
- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China.
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- Gansu Water Resources and Hydroelectric Investigation and Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. , Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
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Molinos-Senante M, Muñoz S, Chamorro A. Assessing the quality of service for drinking water supplies in rural settings: A synthetic index approach. J Environ Manage 2019; 247:613-623. [PMID: 31276915 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.06.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In rural settings, the presence of water supply infrastructure does not guarantee that people will have access to dependable and high-quality drinking water. To evaluate deficiencies, an assessment of quality of service of rural drinking water supply systems (RDWSS) should be examined from a multi-criteria perspective, one that integrates economic, technical, administrative, and operational components of supplying water, which includes a variety of stakeholders to integrate their preferences in the development of a synthetic index. In this study, we followed a pioneering approach to evaluate the quality of service for RDWSS based on analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and Monte Carlo simulations. We empirically applied the approach to 40 RDWSS in Chile. The weights of a set of 14 performance indicators were allocated by representatives of the communities that manage the RDWSS and experts on technical and administrative issues revelling the different preferences of decision-makers. We found that there are significant differences in the quality of service provided by the RDWSS evaluated. The information provided by the synthetic indicator would be very helpful in supporting decision makers needing to prioritize investments among drinking water supplies in rural settings.
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- María Molinos-Senante
- Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna, 4860, Santiago, Chile; National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Management (CIGIDEN), CONICYT/FONDAP/15110017, Avda. Vicuña Mackenna, 4860, Santiago, Chile.
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- Dirección de Obras Hidráulicas, Ministerio de Obras Públicas de Chile, Chile
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- National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Management (CIGIDEN), CONICYT/FONDAP/15110017, Avda. Vicuña Mackenna, 4860, Santiago, Chile; Department of Construction Engineering and Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna, 4860 Santiago, Chile
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Schaefer M, Thinh NX. Evaluation of Land Cover Change and Agricultural Protection Sites: A GIS and Remote Sensing Approach for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Heliyon 2019; 5:e01773. [PMID: 31193515 PMCID: PMC6535582 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), economic center and most populous city of Vietnam faces a strong structural change since its market liberalization in the late 1980s. Big challenges occur in the form of uncontrolled urban sprawl due to rapid population growth with encroachment of agricultural land, which leads to environmental and climatic issues like urban heat island effects, air pollution and flooding events. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide new computer-based technologies for urban planners which can greatly ease the monitoring of agricultural loss as well as improve decision making for future land management. In the first part of this study, land cover change dynamics are thoroughly assessed using moderate and high spatial resolution satellite imagery (Landsat and SPOT) over the period 2010–2017 in 22 districts of HCMC. In the second part, the land cover classification results of 2017 provide the initial map for a GIS-based Multi-Criteria-Decision-Analysis (MCDA) of potential agricultural protection sites. Therefore, criteria of climate adaptation and ecological service are established and embedded in the GIS-compatible Compromise Programming Model (CP). With the use of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) by Thomas L. Saaty and additional expert knowledge, appropriate weighting factors have been affiliated. The results show that agricultural land decreased by more than two thirds in the period considered. However, particularly the western rural districts Bình Chánh and Hóc Môn still offer a great amount of valuable agricultural land suitable for protection. The proposed method can serve as a scientific framework for planning departments of fast growing cities to zone agricultural land for protection on an early planning stage in order to ensure sustainable land use development in the future.
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Giner-Santonja G, Vázquez Calvo V, Rodríguez Lepe G. Application of AHP and corrective factors for the determination of best available techniques and emission limit values at installation level: A case study in four cement installations. Sci Total Environ 2019; 660:834-840. [PMID: 30743969 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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After the adoption of the Industrial Emissions Directive in the European Union, requirements regarding emission limit values were made legally binding, and the competent authorities shall ensure that they do not exceed the emission levels associated with the best available techniques. This paper describes a two-stage method for the determination of best available techniques (BAT) and emission limit values (ELV) at installation level, applicable to all industrial sectors covered by the IED and to all pollutants to air and to water. This new method may support competent authorities to implement BAT conclusions into the IED permits. The determination of BAT is based on the use of analytical hierarchy process, while the ELV is determined by using corrective factors based on consumption and emission indicators from the installation. The method is applied in a case study on four existing cement installations in the region of Andalucia (Spain).
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- International Research Center in Critical Raw Materials, University of Burgos, Plaza Misael Bañuelos, 09001 Burgos, Spain.
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Peng SH. Preparation of a flood-risk environmental index: case study of eight townships in Changhua County, Taiwan. Environ Monit Assess 2018; 190:174. [PMID: 29484509 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-6540-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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To evaluate flood-prone areas, correlation analysis of flooding factors for the quantitative evaluation of hazard degree was determined to assist in further disaster prevention management. This study used flood-prone areas in 35 villages over eight townships (Changhua, Huatan, Yuanlin, Xiushui, Puyan, Hemei, Dacun, and Erlin) in Changhua County as research samples. Linear combination was used to evaluate flood-prone environmental indices, and an expert questionnaire was designed by using the analytic hierarchy process and the Delphi method to determine the weights of factors. These factors were then used to calculate the eigenvector of a pairwise comparison matrix to obtain the weights for the risk assessment criteria. Through collection of disaster cases, with particular focus on specifically protected areas where flooding has occurred or is likely to occur, public adaptation and response capabilities were evaluated by using an interview questionnaire that contains the items of perceived disaster risk, resource acquisition capability, adaptation capability, and environment understanding and disaster prevention education. Overlays in a geographic information system were used to analyze the flood-risk degree in villages and to construct a distribution map that contains flood-prone environment indices. The results can assist local governments in understanding the risk degree of various administrative areas to aid them in developing effective mitigation plans.
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- Szu-Hsien Peng
- Department of Spatial Design, Chienkuo Technology University, Changhua City, 500, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Wang M, Sun Y, Sweetapple C. Optimization of storage tank locations in an urban stormwater drainage system using a two-stage approach. J Environ Manage 2017; 204:31-38. [PMID: 28846893 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Storage is important for flood mitigation and non-point source pollution control. However, to seek a cost-effective design scheme for storage tanks is very complex. This paper presents a two-stage optimization framework to find an optimal scheme for storage tanks using storm water management model (SWMM). The objectives are to minimize flooding, total suspended solids (TSS) load and storage cost. The framework includes two modules: (i) the analytical module, which evaluates and ranks the flooding nodes with the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) using two indicators (flood depth and flood duration), and then obtains the preliminary scheme by calculating two efficiency indicators (flood reduction efficiency and TSS reduction efficiency); (ii) the iteration module, which obtains an optimal scheme using a generalized pattern search (GPS) method based on the preliminary scheme generated by the analytical module. The proposed approach was applied to a catchment in CZ city, China, to test its capability in choosing design alternatives. Different rainfall scenarios are considered to test its robustness. The results demonstrate that the optimal framework is feasible, and the optimization is fast based on the preliminary scheme. The optimized scheme is better than the preliminary scheme for reducing runoff and pollutant loads under a given storage cost. The multi-objective optimization framework presented in this paper may be useful in finding the best scheme of storage tanks or low impact development (LID) controls.
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- Mingming Wang
- School of Architectural and Civil Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, China; Centre for Water Systems, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
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- School of Architectural and Civil Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, China
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- Centre for Water Systems, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Hu W, Liu G, Tu Y. Wastewater treatment evaluation for enterprises based on fuzzy-AHP comprehensive evaluation: a case study in industrial park in Taihu Basin, China. Springerplus 2017; 5:907. [PMID: 28443215 PMCID: PMC5402703 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-2523-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This paper applied the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation (FCE) technique
and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) procedure to evaluate the wastewater treatment
for enterprises. Based on the characteristics of wastewater treatment for
enterprises in Taihu basin, an evaluating index system was established for
enterprise and analysis hierarchy process method was applied to determine index
weight. Then the AHP and FCE methods were combined to validate the wastewater
treatment level of 3 representative enterprises. The results show that the
evaluation grade of enterprise 1, enterprise 2 and enterprise 3 was middle, good and excellent, respectively. Finally, the scores of 3 enterprises were
calculated according to the hundred-mark system, and enterprise 3 has the highest
wastewater treatment level, followed by enterprise 2 and enterprises 1. The
application of this work can make the evaluation results more scientific and
accurate. It is expected that this work may serve as an assistance tool for managers
of enterprise in improving the wastewater treatment level.
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- Wei Hu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Environmental Science, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210036 China.,Jiangsu Academy of Environmental Industry and Technology, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210036 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Environmental Science, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210036 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Environmental Science, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210036 China
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Zhou X, Lin F, Yang L, Nie J, Tan Q, Zeng W, Zhang N. Load balancing prediction method of cloud storage based on analytic hierarchy process and hybrid hierarchical genetic algorithm. Springerplus 2016; 5:1989. [PMID: 27917360 PMCID: PMC5114220 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3619-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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With the continuous expansion of the cloud computing platform scale and rapid growth of users and applications, how to efficiently use system resources to improve the overall performance of cloud computing has become a crucial issue. To address this issue, this paper proposes a method that uses an analytic hierarchy process group decision (AHPGD) to evaluate the load state of server nodes. Training was carried out by using a hybrid hierarchical genetic algorithm (HHGA) for optimizing a radial basis function neural network (RBFNN). The AHPGD makes the aggregative indicator of virtual machines in cloud, and become input parameters of predicted RBFNN. Also, this paper proposes a new dynamic load balancing scheduling algorithm combined with a weighted round-robin algorithm, which uses the predictive periodical load value of nodes based on AHPPGD and RBFNN optimized by HHGA, then calculates the corresponding weight values of nodes and makes constant updates. Meanwhile, it keeps the advantages and avoids the shortcomings of static weighted round-robin algorithm.
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- Xiuze Zhou
- Software School, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Software School, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Software School, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Xiamen Institute of Software Technology, Xiamen, China
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- Software School, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Software School, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Xiamen Institute of Software Technology, Xiamen, China
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Liao WH, Qiu WL. Applying analytic hierarchy process to assess healthcare-oriented cloud computing service systems. Springerplus 2016; 5:1030. [PMID: 27441149 PMCID: PMC4938816 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-2686-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Numerous differences exist between the healthcare industry and other industries. Difficulties in the business operation of the healthcare industry have continually increased because of the volatility and importance of health care, changes to and requirements of health insurance policies, and the statuses of healthcare providers, which are typically considered not-for-profit organizations. Moreover, because of the financial risks associated with constant changes in healthcare payment methods and constantly evolving information technology, healthcare organizations must continually adjust their business operation objectives; therefore, cloud computing presents both a challenge and an opportunity. As a response to aging populations and the prevalence of the Internet in fast-paced contemporary societies, cloud computing can be used to facilitate the task of balancing the quality and costs of health care. To evaluate cloud computing service systems for use in health care, providing decision makers with a comprehensive assessment method for prioritizing decision-making factors is highly beneficial. Hence, this study applied the analytic hierarchy process, compared items related to cloud computing and health care, executed a questionnaire survey, and then classified the critical factors influencing healthcare cloud computing service systems on the basis of statistical analyses of the questionnaire results. The results indicate that the primary factor affecting the design or implementation of optimal cloud computing healthcare service systems is cost effectiveness, with the secondary factors being practical considerations such as software design and system architecture.
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- Wen-Hwa Liao
- />Department of Information Management, Tatung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- />MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Saito EK, Shea S, Jones A, Ramos G, Pitesky M. A cooperative approach to animal disease response activities: Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and vvIBD in California poultry. Prev Vet Med 2015; 121:123-31. [PMID: 26113122 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDv) was first detected in the United States at the end of 2008. Since its detection, Federal and State animal health officials, the poultry industry and the research/academic community have led response activities through a collaborative effort. By June 2011, much still remained unknown regarding the basic epidemiology and ecology of vvIBD in California, although there were a number of potential activities to fill this information gap. Available resources limited the ability to pursue all the activities, and responsible parties and stakeholders recognized the need to prioritize the activities. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is a useful multi-criteria decision making methodology that incorporates qualitative information (in the form of judgments) with available quantitative information. This is especially useful when there is very limited quantitative information, such as in the situation with vvIBD in California. A commercial package that allows ready use of the AHP model was utilized for prioritizing activities, incorporating input from members from the three stakeholder groups: State and Federal animal health officials, poultry industry, and research/academia. Based on their inputs on 17 potential activities, the participants identified three priority activities; specifically determination of risk factors for re-emergence or re-introduction at affected premises, development of a laboratory diagnostic test to screen for segment B of the vvIBDV genome and surveillance of other potential reservoirs (mealworms, rodents, beetles). In order to evaluate the ability of the AHP to respond to differences, a sensitivity analysis was done in order to evaluate changes in prioritization of activities. Changes in prioritization were noted demonstrating the plasticity of the model under different conditions. However, a 50% increase or decrease in weighting was necessary to affect the order of the three highest scoring activities. The use of a tool such as the AHP enables the development of a transparent, repeatable and flexible decision process, which can be useful in certain animal health response situations including the re-emergence of a previously eliminated disease or the introduction of a foreign animal disease.
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- Emi K Saito
- National Surveillance Unit, Centers For Epidemiology And Animal Health, USDA APHIS Veterinary Services, 2150 Centre Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA
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- Decision Lens, 4075 Wilson Blvd, 9th Floor, Arlington, VA 22203, USA
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- California Department Of Food And Agriculture, 2800 Gateway Oaks, Sacramento, CA 95833, USA
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- USDA APHIS Veterinary Services, 10365 Old Placerville Road, Suite 210, Sacramento, CA 95827, USA
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- UC Davis School Of Veterinary Medicine, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Feng L, Zhu X, Sun X. Assessing coastal reclamation suitability based on a fuzzy-AHP comprehensive evaluation framework: A case study of Lianyungang, China. Mar Pollut Bull 2014; 89:102-111. [PMID: 25455377 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2014] [Revised: 10/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Coastal reclamation suitability evaluation (CRSE) is a difficult, complex and protracted process requiring the evaluation of many different criteria. In this paper, an integrated framework employing a fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was applied to the suitability evaluation for coastal reclamation for future sustainable development in the coastal area of Lianyungang, China. The evaluation results classified 6.63%, 22.99%, 31.59% and 38.79% of the coastline as suitable, weakly suitable, unsuitable and forbidden, respectively. The evaluation results were verified by the marine pollution data and highly consistent with the water quality status. The fuzzy-AHP comprehensive evaluation method (FACEM) was found to be suitable for the CRSE. This CRSE can also be applied to other coastal areas in China and thereby be used for the better management of coastal reclamation and coastline protection projects.
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- Lan Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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