A fuzzy framework to evaluate service quality in the healthcare industry: An empirical case of public hospital service evaluation in Sicily

A novel fuzzy evaluation framework is applied in this study to evaluate service quality in the public healthcare sector. In particular, the proposed framework is based on the ServQual disconfirmation paradigm and incorporates the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method to elicit reliable estimations of service quality expectations. Moreover, degrees of uncertainty, subjectivity and vagueness on the part of stakeholders are addressed via linguistic evaluation scales parameterized by triangular fuzzy numbers. With reference to nine relevant public hospitals in the Sicilian Region (Italy), a detailed case study evaluating four core service criteria and 15 fundamental service items is conducted so as to discern dissatisfying aspects regarding the public healthcare service in the Region. Dissatisfaction reasons with the provided service are identified in the analysis as well, further demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

基于FRS与GA-ELM的煤与瓦斯突出预测研究

针对煤与瓦斯突出发生内在机理复杂性、致突因素与突出事件之间模糊性导致预测精度不高这一问题,提出将模糊粗糙集理论（FRS）结合改进的极端学习机（ELM）进行煤与瓦斯突出预测。通过FRS信息约简理论降低致突因素原始数据属性维度,提取出致突辅助因素,与主要因素共同作为ELM网络神经元输入,利用遗传算法（GA）对极端学习机网络输入权值、隐含层阈值进行优化,建立GA-ELM预测模型,模型输出为煤与瓦斯突出强度预测结果。经过模型训练和试验验证,该模型泛化能力强、预测精度高、收敛速度明显加快。     

On type-reduction of type-2 fuzzy sets: A review

As an undetachable module of type-2 (T2) fuzzy computations and reasoning, type-reduction methods play an important role in various fuzzy disciplines including fuzzy logic systems and fuzzy clustering. Importance of type-reduction techniques lies in the fact that they are the main tools for collecting the entire inherent vagueness of the data. Therefore, type-reduction methods form the output of type-2 fuzzy sets (T2 FSs) as the representative of the entire uncertainty in a given space. Hence, their accuracy, precision, and performance speed is of much interest. This paper, presents a comprehensive review on various type-reduction and defuzzification strategies for general and interval type-2 fuzzy sets and systems. It is tried to analyze the existing approaches from different point of views accompanied by extensive comparisons on different features of type-reduction methods to facilitate further research studies by the fuzzy community.     

Proposal of a statistical test rule induction method by use of the decision table

Rough sets theory is widely used as a method for estimating and/or inducing the knowledge structure of if-then rules from various decision tables. This paper presents the results of a retest of rough set rule induction ability by the use of simulation data sets. The conventional method has two main problems: firstly the diversification of the estimated rules, and secondly the strong dependence of the estimated rules on the data set sampling from the population. We here propose a new rule induction method based on the view that the rules existing in their population cause partiality of the distribution of the decision attribute values. This partiality can be utilized to detect the rules by use of a statistical test. The proposed new method is applied to the simulation data sets. The results show the method is valid and has clear advantages, as it overcomes the above problems inherent in the conventional method.     

基于多色图理论的协同设计多级版本管理模型

针对产品协同设计过程中版本管理模型的问题进行研究.通过对现有的版本管理模型优缺点进行分析,在多色集合理论和多色图理论研究的基础上,结合产品协同设计版本具有多版本、动态性和关联性的特点,提出了基于多色图理论的协同设计多级版本管理模型,并给出其形式化描述与定义,给出了一个实例,利用该模型实现版本的回溯算法,证明了模型的有效性.     

新的信息熵属性约简

在粗糙集不确定性度量公式中,模糊熵和模糊度是重要的度量方式。根据粗糙集不确定性度量中模糊熵和新的模糊度公式,提出了在决策信息系统中修正条件信息熵和相对模糊熵的概念,并分别用两种方式证明了熵在属性约简过程中的单调性。然后利用向前添加属性算法进行属性约简,约简结果在RIDAS(roughset based intelligent data analysis system)平台上进行识别率测试,通过实验对比分析了两种新的信息熵与条件信息熵的约简结果,为基于信息熵的属性约简提供了参考。     

粗糙集在基于神经网络的入侵检测系统的探讨

随着计算机网络的发展,传统的计算机安全理论己不能适应网络环境的发展变化。传统的入侵检测系统在有效性、适应性和可扩展性方面存在一定的不足。因此,神经网络、遗传算法、粗糙集等理论被不断引入到入侵检测领域,来提高入侵检测的性能。本文主要是在对提高入侵检测能力的有效手段方面作了一些探讨。     

基于特征集中度和差别对象对集的特征选择方法

本文首先简单分析了几种经典的特征选择方法,总结了它们的不足,然后提出了特征集中度的概念, 紧接着把差别对象对集引入粗糙集并提出了一个基于差别对象对集的属性约简算法,最后把该属性约简算法同特征 集中度结合起来,提出了一个综合性特征选择方法．该综合性方法首先利用特征集中度进行特征初选以过滤掉一些 词条来降低特征空间的稀疏性,然后再使用所提属性约简算法消除冗余,从而获得较具代表性的特征子集．实验结 果表明该综合性方法效果良好．     

构件化软件系统安全性分析技术研究

复杂系统的软件安全性分析中存在众多的含糊表述和不确定性问题,主观评价和模糊集理论即为处理此类问题的有效方法。首先对复杂软件涉及到的安全性要素进行模糊数学化表述,按照构件化的思想,对单个构件/模块的安全度进行分析,进而利用Dempster-Shafer证据理论对整个软件系统进行安全度综合,实现对软件系统的安全性分析和评估,最终按照DO-178B标准给出软件的安全等级,并通过实例加以说明。