We present an entirely new approach for the representation of intensifying and weakening linguistic hedges in fuzzy set theory, which is primarily based on a crisp ordering relation associated with the term that is modified, as well as on a fuzzy quantifier. With this technique we can generate membership functions for both atomic and modified linguistic terms. We prove that our model respects s...

New demands brought by the continuing growth of the Internet will be met in part by more effective use of caching in the Web and other services. We have developed CRISP, a distributed Internet object cache targeted to the needs of the organizations that aggregate the end users of Internet services, particularly the commercial Internet Service Providers (ISPs) where much of the new growth occurs...

Electronic profiling of publicly available expressed sequence tag databases identified a gene, cysteine-rich secretoryprotein-3 (CRISP-3), that is up-regulated in prostate cancer, and of which the expression is relatively prostate-specific. The objective of this study was to examine the potential of CRISP-3 as a biomarker for prostate cancer. In transient transfection studies, CRISP-3 was found...

In this paper, we propose a fuzzy case-based reasoning system, using a case-based reasoning (CBR) system that learns from experience to solve problems. Different from a traditional case-based reasoning system that uses crisp cases, our system works with fuzzy ones. Specifically, we change a crisp case into a fuzzy one by fuzzifying each crisp case element (feature), according to the maximum deg...

Strict lower sections, strict upper sections and open order intervals (strict order intervals) are classical 9 notions associated to crisp orderings (crisp total preorders). In this paper, we extend these notions to fuzzy orderings. We determine all the fuzzy orderings (they contain all the crisp orderings) which make it possible 11 to compare two fuzzy strict lower sections and two fuzzy stric...

We propose an indirect approach for assessing criteria importance weights from overall outranking statements that a decision-maker may acknowledge in a Multiple Criteria Decision Aid process. Our approach takes advantage of the bipolar characteristic valuation of the overall outranking and the stability of its associated median-cut, crisp outranking relation. Numerical criteria importance weigh...

This paper discusses fuzzification of crisp domains into fuzzy classes providing fuzzy domains. Relationship between two fuzzy domains, Xi and Xj , is represented by a matrix, wij . If Xi and Xj have n and m elements of fuzzy data, respectively, then wij is n × m matrix. The primary goal of the paper is to generate and provide some formulas for predicting interval probability in the relation to...

Abstract. Theoretical concepts of graphs are highly utilized by computer scientists. Especially in research areas of computer science such as data mining, image segmentation, clustering image capturing and networking. The interval-valued fuzzy graphs are more flexible and compatible than fuzzy graphs due to the fact that they allowed the degree of membership of a vertex to an edge to be represe...

Echocardiography is a widely used imaging technique to examine various cardiac functions, especially to detect the left ventricular wall motion abnormality. Unfortunately the quality of echocardiograph images and complexities of underlying motion captured, makes it difficult for an inexperienced physicians/ radiologist to describe the motion abnormalities in a crisp way, leading to possible err...

This paper discusses fuzzification of crisp domains into fuzzy classes providing fuzzy domains. Relationship between two fuzzy domains, Xi and Xj , is represented by a matrix, wij . If Xi and Xj have n and m elements of fuzzy data, respectively, then wij is n × m matrix. Our primary goal in this paper is to generate and provide some formulas for predicting interval probability in the relation t...