As an extension of probability theory, evidence theory is able to better handle unknown and
imprecise information. Owing to its advantages, evidence theory has more flexibility and …

The location and persistence of surface water (inland and coastal) is both affected by climate
and human activity 1 and affects climate 2, 3, biological diversity 4 and human wellbeing 5 …

Accurate characterization of tropical moist forest changes is needed to support conservation
policies and to quantify their contribution to global carbon fluxes more effectively. We …

When expressing preferences in qualitative setting, several possible linguistic terms with
different weights (represented by probabilities) may be considered at the same time. The …

Abstract Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) are attracting increasing attention in
the maritime industry. Despite the expected benefits in reducing human error and …

In maritime transport, evacuation, escape and rescue play a crucial role in protecting
people's lives when a passenger ship is involved in a serious accident. The study aims to …

Given a probability distribution, its corresponding information volume is Shannon entropy.
However, how to determine the information volume of a given mass function is still an open …

This paper aims to establish a unique Evidential Reasoning (ER) rule to combine multiple
pieces of independent evidence conjunctively with weights and reliabilities. The novel …

This paper provides a literature review in clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) with a
focus on the way knowledge bases are constructed, and how inference mechanisms and …

Social responsibility investment (SRI) has attracted worldwide attention for its potential in
promoting investment sustainability and stability. We developed a three-step framework by …