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Improving the Professional Level of Managers Through Individualized Recommendation to Enhance the Quality of Air Pollutant Management in China

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  • Xia Xiao

    (School of Information and Safety Engineering, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China
    Laboratory Management Center, Wuhan Qingchuan University, Wuhan 430204, China)

  • Hanwen Qin

    (School of Information and Safety Engineering, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China)

  • Huijuan Fu

    (School of Information and Safety Engineering, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China)

  • Chengde Zhang

    (School of Information and Safety Engineering, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China)

Abstract

With the rapid development of the economy, and fossil fuel consumption lacking systematic emission controls, China has experienced substantially elevated concentrations of air pollutants, which not only degrades regional air quality but also poses significant impacts on public health. However, faced with the demand for a large number of experts in air pollution protection, people with real expertise for air pollutant management are difficult to find. Therefore, individualized recommendation is an effective and sustainable method for enhancing the professional level of managers and is good for improving the quality of air pollutant management. Thus, this paper initially proposes a novel framework to recommend strengths in air pollutant management. This framework comprises four stages: data preprocessing is the first stage; then, after constructing ability classifications and ability assessment strategies, activity experiences are transformed into corresponding ability values; next, a multilayer perceptron deep neural network (MLP-DNN) is used to predict potential types according to their ability values; finally, a hybrid system is constructed to recommend suitable and sustainable potential managers for air pollutant management. The experiments indicate that the proposed method can assess the full picture of people’s strengths, which can recommend suggestions for building a scientific and rational specialties recommendation system for governments and schools. This method can have significant effects on pollutant emission reduction by enhancing the professional level of managers with regard to air pollutant management.

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  • Xia Xiao & Hanwen Qin & Huijuan Fu & Chengde Zhang, 2019. "Improving the Professional Level of Managers Through Individualized Recommendation to Enhance the Quality of Air Pollutant Management in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(21), pages 1-15, November.
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