Soft computing in measurement and information acquisition

The series "Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing" contains publications on various areas within the so-called soft computing which include fuzzy sets rough sets neural networks evolutionary computations probabilistic and evidential reasoning multi-valued logic and related fields. The publications within "Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing" afe primarily monographs and edited volumes. They cover significant recent developments in the field both of a foundational and applicable character. An important feature of the series is its short publication time and world-wide distribution. This permits a rapid and broad dissemination of research results.

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Uncertainty in Measurement: Some Thoughts about its Expressing and Processing L. Mari L. Reznik	1
Why Two Sigma? A Theoretical Justification for an Empirical Measurement Practice H.T. Nguyen V. Kreinovich G.N. Solopchenko C.W. Tao	10
Fuzzy Linguistic Scales: Definition Properties and Application A. Ryjov	23
A Fuzzy Shape Specification System to Support Design for Aesthetics B. Pham J. Zhang	39
Generating Membership Functions for a Noise Annoyance Model from Experimental Data A. Verkeyn M. De Cock D. Botteldooren E.E. Kerre	51
An Exegesis of Data Fusion D.A. Lambert	68
Possibilistic Logic: A Theoretical Framework for Multiple Source Information Fusion S. Kaci S. Benferhat D. Dubois H. Prade	76
Automated Adaptive Situation Assessment M. Rutten D.A. Lambert	90
Soft Computing Real-time Measurement and Information Processing in a Modem Brewery D. Campbell M. Lees	105
The Aggregation of Industrial Performance Information by the Choquet Fuzzy Integral L. Berrah G. Mauris L. Foulloy	121

Computing Image with an Analog Circuit Inspired by the Outer Retinal Network S. Kameda T. Yagi	136
Extending the Decision Accuracy of a Bioinformatics System A. Chong T.D. Gedeon K.W. Wong	151
On Fuzzy Controllers Having Radial Basis Transfer Functions D. Tikk L.T. Koczy TD. Gedeon	164
Evolutionary Scene Recognition and Simultaneous Position/Orientation Detection M. Minami J. Agbanhan T. Asakura	178
Evolutionary Dynamics Identification of Multi-Link Manipulators Using Runge - Kutta - Gill RBF Networks T. Nanayakkara K. Watanabe K. Kiguchi K. Izumi	208
Towards Reliable Sub-Division of Geological Areas: Interval Approach D.D. Coblentz V. Kreinovich B.S. Penn S.A. Starks	223
A Fuzzy Classifier with Pyramidal Membership Functions S. Abe	234
A Comparison of Soft Computing and Traditional Approaches for Risk Classification and Claim Cost Prediction in the Automobile Insurance Industry A.C. Yeo K.A. Smith RJ. Willis M. Brooks	249
Evolutionary Rule Generation and its Application to Credit Scoring S.E. Bedingfield K.A. Smith	262
Social Fuzziology in Action: Acquisition and Making Sense of Social Information V. Dimitrov B. Stewart	277