The Weibull distribution is regarded as among the finest in the family of failure distributions.One of the most commonly used parameters of the Weibull distribution(WD)is the ordinary least squares(OLS)technique,which...The Weibull distribution is regarded as among the finest in the family of failure distributions.One of the most commonly used parameters of the Weibull distribution(WD)is the ordinary least squares(OLS)technique,which is useful in reliability and lifetime modeling.In this study,we propose an approach based on the ordinary least squares and the multilayer perceptron(MLP)neural network called the OLSMLP that is based on the resilience of the OLS method.The MLP solves the problem of heteroscedasticity that distorts the estimation of the parameters of the WD due to the presence of outliers,and eases the difficulty of determining weights in case of the weighted least square(WLS).Another method is proposed by incorporating a weight into the general entropy(GE)loss function to estimate the parameters of the WD to obtain a modified loss function(WGE).Furthermore,a Monte Carlo simulation is performed to examine the performance of the proposed OLSMLP method in comparison with approximate Bayesian estimation(BLWGE)by using a weighted GE loss function.The results of the simulation showed that the two proposed methods produced good estimates even for small sample sizes.In addition,the techniques proposed here are typically the preferred options when estimating parameters compared with other available methods,in terms of the mean squared error and requirements related to time.展开更多
随着分布式电源(distributed generation,DG)的容量变化,微电网原有的供电结构发生改变,使得潮流大小、方向和功率结构发生变化,对快速检测和定位微电网中的短路故障区域提出了挑战。在MATLAB/Simulink中搭建低压交流微电网模型;通过高...随着分布式电源(distributed generation,DG)的容量变化,微电网原有的供电结构发生改变,使得潮流大小、方向和功率结构发生变化,对快速检测和定位微电网中的短路故障区域提出了挑战。在MATLAB/Simulink中搭建低压交流微电网模型;通过高尺度小波能量谱算法对微电网与大电网公共连接点(point of common coupling,PCC)处检测到的电流进行分解,提取适应不同容量情况的短路故障特征值,实现了不同容量下微电网短路故障的早期检测;利用小波能量谱特征结合基于正交最小二乘法(orthogonal least square,OLS)的径向基函数(radial basis function,RBF)神经网络算法提出一种适用于不同容量微电网的短路故障区域定位方法,并进行仿真验证;在此基础上设计并网模式微电网短路故障保护硬件系统,并进行实验验证。结果表明,所设计的保护系统能够快速、准确地同时实现并网模式下交流微电网短路故障的早期检测与区域定位。展开更多
The importance of valuing environmental resources,especially in ecotourism sites,has become increasingly important over the last two decades.Ecotourism is now considered as an important source of livelihood of local s...The importance of valuing environmental resources,especially in ecotourism sites,has become increasingly important over the last two decades.Ecotourism is now considered as an important source of livelihood of local stakeholders in backward regions.Therefore,the preservation of ecotourism sites through community participation seems very important to maintain continued flow of tourists.This study aimed at recognizing the importance of community participation for the preservation of ecotourism sites.For this,this study executed a survey based on non-probability sampling in two ecotourism sites(Garpanchkot and Baranti)covering 100 respondents in Purulia District,West Bengal of India.The central issue of this study was to assess the tendency of community participation for the conservation of ecotourism sites and find the optimum condition for offering participatory labour time.This study showed that the participation of young people is high,and the majority of respondents are aware of the importance in protecting ecotourism sites.Because respondents were too poor to offer money,the contingent valuation method(CVM)was used to elicit their willingness to pay(WTP)participatory labour time for the conservation of ecotourism sites.Respondents’age,income,education level,caste,and their perceived environmental quality had significant relationship with their WTP participatory labour time by applying the ordinary least square(OLS)model.It was found that the mean WTP participatory labour time of each respondent in a month is approximately 3.64 h.The significance of this study is that community participation can improve the sense of belonging,trust,and credibility of ecotourism sites,making them more appreciative of the value and protection of these sites.展开更多
为解决传统遥感干旱指数侧重于对单一响应因子的监测,缺乏对干旱综合评估的问题,本文结合气象观测资料和多源遥感数据,择优选择TVDI、RVI、PDI和GVMI日产品数据作为自变量,与卫星过境相邻时刻气象观测资料计算的MCI指数为因变量,采用随...为解决传统遥感干旱指数侧重于对单一响应因子的监测,缺乏对干旱综合评估的问题,本文结合气象观测资料和多源遥感数据,择优选择TVDI、RVI、PDI和GVMI日产品数据作为自变量,与卫星过境相邻时刻气象观测资料计算的MCI指数为因变量,采用随机森林回归算法(Random Forest Regression,RFR)构建综合遥感干旱监测模型。结果表明:与传统最小二乘法模型(Ordinary Least Squares,OLS)相比,RFR模型训练集和测试集精度均优于OLS模型。RFR训练集R值为0.97,RMSE为0.33,测试集R值为0.90,RMSE为0.53;OLS模型训练集R值为0.78,RMSE值为0.73,测试R值为0.76,RMSE值为0.79,表明RFR模型在表征区域旱情时比OLS模型更加优秀。在2022年西南地区旱情监测评估中,RFR遥感干旱监测结果与MCI指数时空分布较为一致,能较好地表征区域旱情的时空动态变化特征,体现了RFR模型在实际干旱监测过程中的实用性。但RFR干旱监测精度与区域站点个数和站点空间分布有关,在站点个数较多,站点分布均匀的区域,RFR干旱监测模型精度较高。展开更多
Municipal solid waste generation is strongly linked to rising human population and expanding urban areas, with significant implications on urban metabolism as well as space and place values redefinition. Effective man...Municipal solid waste generation is strongly linked to rising human population and expanding urban areas, with significant implications on urban metabolism as well as space and place values redefinition. Effective management performance of municipal solid waste management underscores the interdisciplinarity strategies. Such knowledge and skills are paramount to uncover the sources of waste generation as well as means of waste storage, collection, recycling, transportation, handling/treatment, disposal, and monitoring. This study was conducted in Dar es Salaam city. Driven by the curiosity model of the solid waste minimization performance at source, study data was collected using focus group discussion techniques to ward-level local government officers, which was triangulated with literature and documentary review. The main themes of the FGD were situational factors (SFA) and local government by-laws (LGBY). In the FGD session, sub-themes of SFA tricked to understand how MSW minimization is related to the presence and effect of services such as land use planning, availability of landfills, solid waste transfer stations, material recovery facilities, incinerators, solid waste collection bins, solid waste trucks, solid waste management budget and solid waste collection agents. Similarly, FGD on LGBY was extended by sub-themes such as contents of the by-law, community awareness of the by-law, and by-law enforcement mechanisms. While data preparation applied an analytical hierarchy process, data analysis applied an ordinary least square (OLS) regression model for sub-criteria that explain SFA and LGBY;and OLS standard residues as variables into geographically weighted regression with a resolution of 241 × 241 meter in ArcMap v10.5. Results showed that situational factors and local government by-laws have a strong relationship with the rate of minimizing solid waste dumping in water bodies (local R square = 0.94).展开更多
基金The authors are grateful to the Deanship of Scientific Research at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University Supporting Project Number(2020/01/16725),Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University,Saudi Arabia.
文摘The Weibull distribution is regarded as among the finest in the family of failure distributions.One of the most commonly used parameters of the Weibull distribution(WD)is the ordinary least squares(OLS)technique,which is useful in reliability and lifetime modeling.In this study,we propose an approach based on the ordinary least squares and the multilayer perceptron(MLP)neural network called the OLSMLP that is based on the resilience of the OLS method.The MLP solves the problem of heteroscedasticity that distorts the estimation of the parameters of the WD due to the presence of outliers,and eases the difficulty of determining weights in case of the weighted least square(WLS).Another method is proposed by incorporating a weight into the general entropy(GE)loss function to estimate the parameters of the WD to obtain a modified loss function(WGE).Furthermore,a Monte Carlo simulation is performed to examine the performance of the proposed OLSMLP method in comparison with approximate Bayesian estimation(BLWGE)by using a weighted GE loss function.The results of the simulation showed that the two proposed methods produced good estimates even for small sample sizes.In addition,the techniques proposed here are typically the preferred options when estimating parameters compared with other available methods,in terms of the mean squared error and requirements related to time.
文摘随着分布式电源(distributed generation,DG)的容量变化,微电网原有的供电结构发生改变,使得潮流大小、方向和功率结构发生变化,对快速检测和定位微电网中的短路故障区域提出了挑战。在MATLAB/Simulink中搭建低压交流微电网模型;通过高尺度小波能量谱算法对微电网与大电网公共连接点(point of common coupling,PCC)处检测到的电流进行分解,提取适应不同容量情况的短路故障特征值,实现了不同容量下微电网短路故障的早期检测;利用小波能量谱特征结合基于正交最小二乘法(orthogonal least square,OLS)的径向基函数(radial basis function,RBF)神经网络算法提出一种适用于不同容量微电网的短路故障区域定位方法,并进行仿真验证;在此基础上设计并网模式微电网短路故障保护硬件系统,并进行实验验证。结果表明,所设计的保护系统能够快速、准确地同时实现并网模式下交流微电网短路故障的早期检测与区域定位。
文摘The importance of valuing environmental resources,especially in ecotourism sites,has become increasingly important over the last two decades.Ecotourism is now considered as an important source of livelihood of local stakeholders in backward regions.Therefore,the preservation of ecotourism sites through community participation seems very important to maintain continued flow of tourists.This study aimed at recognizing the importance of community participation for the preservation of ecotourism sites.For this,this study executed a survey based on non-probability sampling in two ecotourism sites(Garpanchkot and Baranti)covering 100 respondents in Purulia District,West Bengal of India.The central issue of this study was to assess the tendency of community participation for the conservation of ecotourism sites and find the optimum condition for offering participatory labour time.This study showed that the participation of young people is high,and the majority of respondents are aware of the importance in protecting ecotourism sites.Because respondents were too poor to offer money,the contingent valuation method(CVM)was used to elicit their willingness to pay(WTP)participatory labour time for the conservation of ecotourism sites.Respondents’age,income,education level,caste,and their perceived environmental quality had significant relationship with their WTP participatory labour time by applying the ordinary least square(OLS)model.It was found that the mean WTP participatory labour time of each respondent in a month is approximately 3.64 h.The significance of this study is that community participation can improve the sense of belonging,trust,and credibility of ecotourism sites,making them more appreciative of the value and protection of these sites.
文摘为解决传统遥感干旱指数侧重于对单一响应因子的监测,缺乏对干旱综合评估的问题,本文结合气象观测资料和多源遥感数据,择优选择TVDI、RVI、PDI和GVMI日产品数据作为自变量,与卫星过境相邻时刻气象观测资料计算的MCI指数为因变量,采用随机森林回归算法(Random Forest Regression,RFR)构建综合遥感干旱监测模型。结果表明:与传统最小二乘法模型(Ordinary Least Squares,OLS)相比,RFR模型训练集和测试集精度均优于OLS模型。RFR训练集R值为0.97,RMSE为0.33,测试集R值为0.90,RMSE为0.53;OLS模型训练集R值为0.78,RMSE值为0.73,测试R值为0.76,RMSE值为0.79,表明RFR模型在表征区域旱情时比OLS模型更加优秀。在2022年西南地区旱情监测评估中,RFR遥感干旱监测结果与MCI指数时空分布较为一致,能较好地表征区域旱情的时空动态变化特征,体现了RFR模型在实际干旱监测过程中的实用性。但RFR干旱监测精度与区域站点个数和站点空间分布有关,在站点个数较多,站点分布均匀的区域,RFR干旱监测模型精度较高。
文摘Municipal solid waste generation is strongly linked to rising human population and expanding urban areas, with significant implications on urban metabolism as well as space and place values redefinition. Effective management performance of municipal solid waste management underscores the interdisciplinarity strategies. Such knowledge and skills are paramount to uncover the sources of waste generation as well as means of waste storage, collection, recycling, transportation, handling/treatment, disposal, and monitoring. This study was conducted in Dar es Salaam city. Driven by the curiosity model of the solid waste minimization performance at source, study data was collected using focus group discussion techniques to ward-level local government officers, which was triangulated with literature and documentary review. The main themes of the FGD were situational factors (SFA) and local government by-laws (LGBY). In the FGD session, sub-themes of SFA tricked to understand how MSW minimization is related to the presence and effect of services such as land use planning, availability of landfills, solid waste transfer stations, material recovery facilities, incinerators, solid waste collection bins, solid waste trucks, solid waste management budget and solid waste collection agents. Similarly, FGD on LGBY was extended by sub-themes such as contents of the by-law, community awareness of the by-law, and by-law enforcement mechanisms. While data preparation applied an analytical hierarchy process, data analysis applied an ordinary least square (OLS) regression model for sub-criteria that explain SFA and LGBY;and OLS standard residues as variables into geographically weighted regression with a resolution of 241 × 241 meter in ArcMap v10.5. Results showed that situational factors and local government by-laws have a strong relationship with the rate of minimizing solid waste dumping in water bodies (local R square = 0.94).
