Search Results - "Kofinas, P."

Fuzzy Q-Learning for multi-agent decentralized energy management in microgrids by Kofinas, P., Dounis, A.I., Vouros, G.A.

“…[Display omitted] •Power balancing with a fully decentralized framework.•MAS with modified Independent Learners approach for energy management of…”
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A reinforcement learning approach for MPPT control method of photovoltaic sources by Kofinas, P., Doltsinis, S., Dounis, A.I., Vouros, G.A.

“…Photovoltaic arrays are the means to convert solar power into electricity, and a significant way to generate renewable and clean energy. To be efficient, a…”
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Cross-scale risk perception: differences between tribal leaders and resource managers in Arctic Alaska by Blair, Berill, Kofinas, Gary P.

“…Communities of Alaska's North Slope are affected by concurrent, rapid changes due to climate change and industrial activities. Because these impacts are…”
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Cumulative geoecological effects of 62 years of infrastructure and climate change in ice‐rich permafrost landscapes, Prudhoe Bay Oilfield, Alaska by Raynolds, Martha K, Walker, Donald A, Ambrosius, Kenneth J, Brown, Jerry, Everett, Kaye R, Kanevskiy, Mikhail, Kofinas, Gary P, Romanovsky, Vladimir E, Shur, Yuri, Webber, Patrick J

“…Many areas of the Arctic are simultaneously affected by rapid climate change and rapid industrial development. These areas are likely to increase in number and…”
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Climate change, moose, and subsistence harvest: social-ecological assessment of Nuiqsut, Alaska by Zhou, Jiake, Kofinas, Gary P., Kielland, Knut, Boone, Randall B., Prugh, Laura, Tape, Ken D.

“…Assessing the impact of a rapidly warming climate on subsistence-based livelihoods in the Arctic is critical for building resilience for rural communities. We…”
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An integrated conceptual framework for long-term social-–ecological research by Collins, Scott L, Carpenter, Stephen R, Swinton, Scott M, Orenstein, Daniel E, Childers, Daniel L, Gragson, Ted L, Grimm, Nancy B, Grove, J Morgan, Harlan, Sharon L, Kaye, Jason P, Knapp, Alan K, Kofinas, Gary P, Magnuson, John J, McDowell, William H, Melack, John M, Ogden, Laura A, Robertson, G Philip, Smith, Melinda D, Whitmer, Ali C

“…The global reach of human activities affects all natural ecosystems, so that the environment is best viewed as a social-–ecological system. Consequently, a…”
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A direct adaptive neural control for maximum power point tracking of photovoltaic system by Dounis, Anastasios I., Kofinas, P., Papadakis, G., Alafodimos, C.

“…[Display omitted] •The proposed DANC improves the performance of solar energy conversion efficiency.•Online simple and fast learning algorithm is utilized.•The…”
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Comparing adaptive capacity of Arctic communities responding to environmental change by Berman, Matthew D., Schmidt, Jennifer I., Kofinas, Gary P.

“…Adaptive capacity (AC) is a widely used concept denoting assets or resources that people or a system can draw upon to cope with environmental change. When…”
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Voices of the Caribou People: a participatory videography method to document and share local knowledge from the North American human-Rangifer systems by Bali, Archana, Kofinas, Gary P

“…"Voices of the Caribou People" is a participatory videography project for documenting and sharing the local knowledge of caribou-user communities about…”
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Parks, people, and change: the importance of multistakeholder engagement in adaptation planning for conserved areas by Knapp, Corrine N., Chapin, F. Stuart, Kofinas, Gary P., Fresco, Nancy, Carothers, Courtney, Craver, Amy

“…Climate change challenges the traditional goals and conservation strategies of protected areas, necessitating adaptation to changing conditions. Denali…”
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Letting the leaders pass: barriers to using traditional ecological knowledge in comanagement as the basis of formal hunting regulations by Padilla, Elisabeth, Kofinas, Gary P.

“…We studied a case of failure in applying traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in comanagement as the basis for formal hunting regulations. We based the study…”
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Policy strategies to address sustainability of Alaskan boreal forests in response to a directionally changing climate by Chapin, F.S. III, Lovecraft, A.L, Zavaleta, E.S, Nelson, J, Robards, M.D, Kofinas, G.P, Trainor, S.F, Peterson, G.D, Huntington, H.P, Naylor, R.L

“…Human activities are altering many factors that determine the fundamental properties of ecological and social systems. Is sustainability a realistic goal in a…”
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Seasonal Climate Variation and Caribou Availability: Modeling Sequential Movement Using Satellite-Relocation Data by Nicolson, Craig, Berman, Matthew, West, Colin Thor, Kofinas, Gary P., Griffith, Brad, Russell, Don, Dugan, Darcy

“…Livelihood systems that depend on mobile resources must constantly adapt to change. For people living in permanent settlements, environmental changes that…”
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Multiplex social ecological network analysis reveals how social changes affect community robustness more than resource depletion by Baggio, Jacopo A., BurnSilver, Shauna B., Arenas, Alex, Magdanz, James S., Kofinas, Gary P., De Domenico, Manlio

“…Network analysis provides a powerful tool to analyze complex influences of social and ecological structures on community and household dynamics. Most network…”
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Meeting institutional criteria for social resilience: a nested risk system model by Blair, Berill, Lovecraft, Amy L., Kofinas, Gary P.

“…Communities of Alaska’s North Slope face increased stresses from cumulative effects of industrial development, resource use, and changing cryospheric and…”
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Ecosystem stewardship: sustainability strategies for a rapidly changing planet by Chapin, F. Stuart, Carpenter, Stephen R., Kofinas, Gary P., Folke, Carl, Abel, Nick, Clark, William C., Olsson, Per, Smith, D. Mark Stafford, Walker, Brian, Young, Oran R., Berkes, Fikret, Biggs, Reinette, Grove, J. Morgan, Naylor, Rosamond L., Pinkerton, Evelyn, Steffen, Will, Swanson, Frederick J.

“…Ecosystem stewardship is an action-oriented framework intended to foster the social–ecological sustainability of a rapidly changing planet. Recent developments…”
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Directional Changes in Ecological Communities and Social‐Ecological Systems: A Framework for Prediction Based on Alaskan Examples by Chapin III, F. Stuart, Robards, Martin D., Huntington, Henry P., Johnstone, Jill F., Trainor, Sarah F., Kofinas, Gary P., Ruess, Roger W., Fresco, Nancy, Natcher, David C., Naylor, Rosamond L.

“…In this article we extend the theory of community prediction by presenting seven hypotheses for predicting community structure in a directionally changing…”
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Ten Heuristics for Interdisciplinary Modeling Projects by Nicolson, Craig R., Starfield, Anthony M., Kofinas, Gary P., Kruse, John A.

“…Complex environmental and ecological problems require collaborative, interdisciplinary efforts. A common approach to integrating disciplinary perspectives on…”
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Building resilience through interlocal relations: Case studies of polar bear and walrus management in the Bering Strait by Meek, Chanda L., Lovecraft, Amy Lauren, Robards, Martin D., Kofinas, Gary P.

“…Arctic coastal communities in the Bering Strait region of Alaska (USA) and Chukotka (Russia) share a close relationship with their natural environments that…”
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Path dependent microstructure orientation during strain compression of semicrystalline block copolymers by Drzal, P.L., Barnes, J.D., Kofinas, P.

“…The shear-induced morphologies produced by channel die processing of a semicrystalline ethylene/ethylene–propylene/ethylene (E/EP/E) block copolymer were…”
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