In this paper, the study of the evolution of approximation space theory and its applications is considered in the context of rough sets introduced by Zdzis law Pawlak and information granulation as well as computing with words formulated by Lotfi Zadeh. Central to this evolution is the rough-mereological approach to approximation of information granules. This approach is built on the inclusion ...

The multigranulation rough set (MGRS) is becoming a rising theory in rough set area, which offers a desirable theoretical method for problem solving under multigranulation environment. However, it is worth noticing that how to effectively extract decision rules in terms of multigranulation rough sets has not been more concerned. In order to address this issue, we firstly give a general ruleextr...

Micropowder (20-250 µm) made from ground dry waste sludge from a municipal sewage treatment plant was added in a sequencing batch reactor (R2), which was fed by synthetic wastewater with acetate as carbon source. Compared with the traditional SBR (R1), aerobic sludge granulation time was shortened 15 days in R2. Furthermore, filamentous bacteria in bulking sludge were controlled to accelerate a...

Purpose: To determine excipient and ibuprofen:excipient mixture sensitivity to reprocessing produced by either direct compression or wet granulation. Methods: The effect of excipient type, technology and reprocessing on flow, compressibility and compactibility was assessed using and 8x2x2 factorial design. Design Expert® v.8.01 software was employed for data analysis. Pure excipients were proce...

Ulcer healing process is an intricate and active process including reconstruction process of mucosa through formation of granulation tissue. Granulation tissue formation takes place by means of formation of ulcer base, formation of blood vessel (angiogenesis) and re-establishment of glandular architecture. The process of granulation tissue formation on the ulcer base takes place 48-72 hours aft...

This paper describes the association of two unusual side effects of treatment with isotretinoin for severe acne: paronychia and excess granulation tissue in the nails furrows. We report a case of male patient aged 19 years, who in the course of the 36th week of treatment with isotretinoin for acne grade III showed erythema, edema, excess granulation tissue and onychocryptosis in various nail be...

Granular Computing as a paradigm in Approximate Reasoning is concerned with granulation of available knowledge into granules that consists of entities similar with respect to a chosen measure in information content and with computing on such granules. Thus, operators acting on entities in a considered universe should factor through granular structures giving values similar to values of same ope...

Set-valued information systems are generalized models of single-valued information systems. In this paper, we propose two new relations for set-valued information systems. Based on these two relations, the concepts of knowledge information entropy, knowledge rough entropy, knowledge granulation and knowledge granularity measure are defined in set-valued information systems, and some properties ...

Concentrated colloidal suspensions display dramatic rises in viscosity, leading to jamming and granulation, with increasing shear rate. It has been proposed that these effects result from inter particle friction, as lubrication forces are overcome. This suggests the jamming of concentrated colloidal suspensions should exhibit some shared phenomenology with macroscopic granular systems where fri...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the value of neutrophil left shift parameters and neutrophil morphologic changes in diagnosing acute bacterial infections. MATERIALS AND METHODS Peripheral blood samples were obtained from 105 patients who had a positive culture for bacteria. Automated complete white blood cell count was performed as well as peripheral blood smear preparation. Absolute neutrophil count ...