In this paper, some properties of Novel Weighted Averages that are related to the concepts of possibility theory are examined. It is shown that Novel Weighted Averages have certain interpretations in terms of addition of interactive interval or fuzzy constraints. To do this, alternative forms of Novel Weighted Averages are provided. In particular, an alternative form of Novel Weighted Averages ...

This study examines the water productivity of irrigated wheat and maize yields in Karkheh River Basin (KRB) in the semi-arid region of Iran using a coupled modeling approach consisting of the hydrological model (SWAT) and the river basin water allocation model (MODSIM). Dynamic irrigation requirements instead of constant time series of demand were considered. As the cereal production of KRB pla...

In this paper we extend the classical Lyapunov synthesis method to the domain of computing with words. This new approach is used to design fuzzy controllers. Assuming minimal knowledge about the plant to be controlled, the proposed method enables us to systematically derive the fuzzy rules that constitute the rule base of the controller. We demonstrate the approach by designing Mamdani-type and...

Illness and treatment perceptions are vital for people self-managing co-morbid conditions with associated cardiovascular disease, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, perceptions of a co-morbid condition and the use of multiple medicines have yet to be researched. This study investigated the illness and treatment perceptions of people with co-morbid T2D. The Brief Illness Perception Question...

Although there is a growing applicant reactions literature, relatively little work has addressed the role of personality in applicant perceptions. Using a sample of actual law enforcement applicants (N5120), we studied the relationship between Big Five personality measured before a written test and applicants’ post-test fairness perceptions, perceptions of themselves, and perceptions of the hir...

Objective. This research explores the seldom-addressed question of whether teacherstudent racial congruence conditions the impact of teacher perceptions on performance. Methods. Multipopulation LISREL models (utilizing data from the NELS) compare the effect of white teachers’ perceptions on African-American standardized test performance to the corresponding effect among white students. Parallel...

We investigated associations between implicit and explicit self-perceptions of rejection with interpersonal functioning in close relationships. Adolescents (N=124) reported their explicit rejection self-perceptions on a questionnaire and completed the Implicit Association Test to assess their implicit rejection self-perceptions. After controlling for implicit self-perceptions, adolescents' expl...

OBJECTIVE Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have perceptions of their illness and its management that determine their coping behaviors (e.g., adherence, self-management) and, consequently, their outcomes. This article reviews the empirical literature on illness perceptions in patients with COPD to provide clinicians with information regarding the potential utility of incorpora...

One of the methodologies more used to accomplish prospective analysis is the scenario method. The first stage of this method is the so called structural analysis and aims to determine the most important variables of a system. Despite being widely used, structural analysis still presents some shortcomings, mainly due to the vagueness of the information used in this process. In this sense, the ap...

This paper presents the introductory concepts related to the modeling tool called object networks. Inspired by both (Fuzzy) Petri nets and object oriented technology, this modeling tool has been recently addressed as a formal framework for Computational Semiotics, and also as a meta-theoretical approach to the integration of different paradigms within Computing with Words and Computational Inte...