{"id":3468,"date":"2024-11-07T06:17:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T06:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/?p=3468"},"modified":"2026-08-19T06:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T06:18:34","slug":"an-integrated-fuzzy-multi-criteria-decision-making-model-for-determining-the-interdependencies-among-the-african-swine-fever-spread-factors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/2024\/11\/07\/an-integrated-fuzzy-multi-criteria-decision-making-model-for-determining-the-interdependencies-among-the-african-swine-fever-spread-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"An integrated fuzzy multi-criteria decision- making model for determining the interdependencies among the African swine fever spread factors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Decision-Analytics-Journal-Abellana.gif&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Decision Analytics Journal-Abellana&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lead Researcher(s): <\/strong>Hannah Jesse Lauron &amp; Dharyll Prince M. Abellana<\/p>\n<p><strong>Status:<\/strong> Published<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #0c71c3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/agricultural-and-biological-sciences\/african-swine-fever\" class=\"topic-link\" style=\"color: #0c71c3;\">African swine fever<\/a><\/span><span>\u00a0(ASF) is a disease outbreak that has substantially impacted\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0c71c3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/agricultural-and-biological-sciences\/agricultural-science\" class=\"topic-link\" style=\"color: #0c71c3;\">agriculture<\/a><\/span>, public health, and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0c71c3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/food-science\/food-security\" class=\"topic-link\" style=\"color: #0c71c3;\">food security<\/a><\/span>. This study tackles the lack of knowledge regarding the interactions between multiple factors causing the spread of ASF. We also present a potential for cross-fertilization between applying soft computing to nonmeasurable factors of different natures through investigating the relationships and significance of ASF spread factors in the Philippine setting using Multi-criteria\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0c71c3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/agricultural-and-biological-sciences\/decision-making\" class=\"topic-link\" style=\"color: #0c71c3;\">Decision Making<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(MCDM) methodologies and fuzzy logic. We develop a list of ASF spread factors through a literature review. Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)-VIseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) is used for the dimensionality reduction of factors. These elements are then classified as either net causes or net effects using the Fuzzy\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0c71c3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/immunology-and-microbiology\/decision-making\" class=\"topic-link\" style=\"color: #0c71c3;\">Decision Making<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL), which also shows their interdependencies. The results show how socioeconomic characteristics, particularly those connected to\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0c71c3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/agricultural-and-biological-sciences\/biosecurity\" class=\"topic-link\" style=\"color: #0c71c3;\">biosecurity<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>lapses, significantly influence other parameters through a causal graph. This knowledge can be used to develop effective ASF preventive and management methods as it provides a systematic and unbiased decision-making framework for policymakers, breeders, and manufacturers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Keywords:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-article-subject-list\">\n<li class=\"c-article-subject-list__subject\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Multi-criteria decision making<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c-article-subject-list__subject\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Soft computing<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c-article-subject-list__subject\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Analytic hierarchy process<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c-article-subject-list__subject\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">VIKOR<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c-article-subject-list__subject\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">DEMATEL<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c-article-subject-list__subject\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Fuzzy Logic<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=&#8221;Downloadable PDF&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dajour.2024.100454&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#8A1538&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_text=&#8221;Downloadable PDF&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dajour.2024.100454&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lead Researcher(s): Hannah Jesse Lauron &amp; Dharyll Prince M. 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