Commutative basic algebras and coupled near semirings

The relationship between MV-algebras and semirings was described by A. Di Nola and B. Gerla ([7]). Since commutative basic algebras are similar to MV-algebras up to associativity of the binary operation we try to get a similar relationship between commutative basic algebras and so-called near semirings and we show that this is possible. This means that associativity does not play an important role in establishing a connection between an algebra of many-valued logic and a structure similar to a semiring. AMS Subject Classification: 03G25, 06D35, 16Y30, 16Y60