The acute respiratory distress syndrome patients largely need a mechanical ventilator intervention. There are procedures that have been developed to guide the physicians during the ventilation of the patient. Berlin definition of the acute respiratory distress syndrome has been developed with ventilator adjustment settings/procedures. The procedures may however be a challenge for some physicians to remember during the intense ventilator intervention. Physicians are found to make human errors that may lead to the death of the patient. This, therefore, calls for the need of a logic system that will reason for the physician, that is, guide the physician. A fuzzy logic system was used to build the fuzzy set rules based on the Berlin definition. The MATLAB Simulink was used to simulate the system. The results show that the fuzzy-based ARDS Berlin definition can guide the physician on the adjustments to be made during the ventilation.

Jimmy Nabende Wanzala

Michael Robson Atim

Johnes Obungoloch

Design and Simulation of a Physician-Based Fuzzy System for Ventilator Adjustments in ARDS Patients to Ensure Lung Protection

In this article, a general linear equations system with Z-number’s data is introduced. Since the nature of Z-numbers has two parameters, namely, reliability and fuzziness, it is difficult to find the exact solution to these systems. Therefore, a numerical procedure for calculating the solution is designed. The proposed method is illustrated with some applied examples. Determining the value of the market balance is one of the examined examples.

Zeinab Motamedi Pour

Tofigh Allahviranloo

Mozhdeh Afshar Kermani

Saeid Abbasbandy

Solving a System of Linear Equations Based on Z-Numbers to Determinate the Market Balance Value

In the fuzzy theory of sets and groups, the use of α-levels is a standard to translate problems from the fuzzy to the crisp framework. Using strong α-levels, it is possible to establish a one to one correspondence which makes possible doubly, a gradual and a functorial treatment of the fuzzy theory. The main result of this paper is to identify the class of fuzzy sets, respectively, fuzzy groups, with subcategories of the functorial categories Set (0, 1], resp., Gr (0, 1]. In this line, the algebraic potential of this theory will be reached, in forthcoming papers.

Josefa M. García

Pascual Jara

Gradual Sets: An Approach to Fuzzy Sets

In this paper, several results and theorems about the high-order strongly generalized Hukuhara differentiability of function defined via the fuzzy Riemann improper integral (in the sense of Wu) have been established. Then, some properties dealing with the partial derivatives of fuzzy Laplace transform for a fuzzy function of two real variables have been proved. Afterwards, an algorithm of fuzzy Laplace transform for solving second-order fuzzy partial differential equations has been proposed. Finally, two numerical examples, including the heat equation under fuzzy initial conditions, have been studied to justify the efficiency of the algorithm.

Elhassan Eljaoui

Said Melliani

A Study of Some Properties of Fuzzy Laplace Transform with Their Applications in Solving the Second-Order Fuzzy Linear Partial Differential Equations

Interval Type-2 Fuzzy VIseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (IT2FVIKOR) technique is one of the techniques of Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Making (IT2FMCDM), which was developed to solve problems involving conflicting and multiple objectives. Most of the IT2FVIKOR methods are created from linguistic variables based on Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Set (IT2FS) and its generalization, such as Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Numbers (IT2FNs). Recent literature suggests that equitable linguistic scales can offer a better alternative, particularly when IT2FSs have some limitations in handling uncertainty and imbalance. This paper proposes the extended IT2FVIKOR with an equitable linguistic scale and Z-Numbers, where its linguistic scale introduces an equitable balance of positive and negative scales added to the restriction and reliability approach. Different from the typical IT2FVIKOR, which directly utilizes IT2FNs with a positive membership, the proposed method introduces positive and negative membership where each side considers a restriction and reliability approach. Besides, this paper also offers objective weights using fuzzy entropy-based IT2FS to calculate the weights of the extended IT2FVIKOR. The obtained solutions would help decision makers (DMs) identify the best solution to enhance water security projects in terms of finding the best strategies for water supply security in Malaysia.

Wan Nur Amira Wan Azman

Nurnadiah Zamri

Siti Sabariah Abas

Azimah Ismail

Zamali Tarmudi

Syibrah Naim

Lazim Abdullah

An Extended Interval Type-2 Fuzzy VIKOR Technique with Equitable Linguistic Scales and Z-Numbers for Solving Water Security Problems in Malaysia

Establishing the indoor and outdoor humidity values in a greenhouse allows us to describe the crop yield during its entire developmental cycle. This study seeks to develop a predictive model of indoor relative humidity values in a greenhouse with high accuracy and interpretability through the use of optimized fuzzy inference systems, in order to offer greenhouse users a clear and simple description of their behaviour. The three-phase methodology applied made use of descriptive statistics techniques, correlation analysis, and prototyping paradigm for the iterative and incremental development of the predictive model, validated through error measurement. The research resulted in six models which define the behaviour of humidity as a result of temperature, CO2, and soil moisture, with percentages of effectiveness above 90%. The implementation of a Mamdani-type fuzzy inference system, optimized by a hybrid method combining genetic and interior point algorithms, allowed to predict the relative humidity in greenhouses with high interpretability and precision, with an effectiveness percentage of 90.97% and MSE (mean square error) of 8.2e − 3.

Sebastian-Camilo Vanegas-Ayala

Julio Barón-Velandia

Daniel-David Leal-Lara

Predictive Model of Humidity in Greenhouses through Fuzzy Inference Systems Applying Optimization Methods

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Advances in Fuzzy Systems provides an international forum for original research articles in the theory and applications of fuzzy subsets and systems.

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