Non-ideal models have gained considerable attention in the design stage for evaluating product functionality and performance considering realistic conditions of surface. The evaluation generally involves deriving statistical distributions certain key characteristics, such as gaps distances, based on numerous assembly process simulations, thus necessitating a large number samples non-ideal surfa...

• Ensembles of models are used for other disciplines but not ecosystem services. How best to combine service into an ensemble is unknown. We test ten contrasting approaches. had up 27% higher accuracy than a randomly selected individual model. Weighted ensembles provided better predictions. Over the last decade many (ES) have been developed inform sustainable land and water use planning. Howeve...

Integrated water resources management is exposed to the effects of several risks (climatic, socio-economic, and political). Currently, climate change represents one greatest for many countries around world agricultural sector in particular. In literature, sufficiently researched but there are scarce studies that deal with theme risk particular under change. paper, we first define out characteri...

The Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) architecture is a practical approach for modelling large-scale intelligent systems. In the BDI setting, a complex system is represented as a network of interacting agents – or components – each one modelled based on its beliefs, desires and intentions. However, current BDI implementations are not well-suited for modelling more realistic intelligent systems whic...

The case is presented for increasing attention to the evaluation of uncertainty in water quality modelling practice, and for this evaluation to be extended to risk management applications. A framework for risk-based modelling of water quality is outlined and presented as a potentially valuable component of a broader risk assessment methodology. Technical considerations for the successful implem...