We thank Dr Poullis for his comments [1] on our article [2] and recommendation of his Excel datasheet to record continuous data for variables such as blood pressure, temperature, glucose, lactate and haematocrit. The point that Dr Poullis raises is highly pertinent to surgical studies and databases—howmuch data do we need to record? Continuous data recording during surgery is an admirable goal,...

The fuzzy logic is effectively connected in different applications in all fields of engineering and science including buyer gadgets, control systems, signal and image processing etc.The different fuzzy processing systems have been utilized by distinctive specialists for advancement of different applications. The focal point of fuzzy systems is to approximate system behavior where numerical rela...

A major issue in Lagrangian relaxation for integer programming problems is to maximize the dual function which is piece-wise linear, and consists of many facets. Available methods include the subgradient method, the bundle method, and the recently developed surrogate subgradient method. Each of the above methods, however, has its own limitations. Based on the insights obtained from these method...

In this paper, a novel fuzzy rule transfer mechanism for self-constructing neural fuzzy inference networks is being proposed. The features of the proposed method, termed data-driven neural fuzzy system with collaborative fuzzy clustering mechanism (DDNFS-CFCM) are; (1) Fuzzy rules are generated facilely by fuzzy c-means (FCM) and then adapted by the preprocessed collaborative fuzzy clustering (...

BACKGROUND Liver ultrasound images are so common and are applied so often to diagnose diffuse liver diseases like fatty liver. However, the low quality of such images makes it difficult to analyze them and diagnose diseases. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to improve the contrast and quality of liver ultrasound images. METHODS In this study, a number of image contrast enhancement alg...

In this article, we continue the development of the theory of fuzzy sets [23], started with [14] with the future aim to provide the formalization of fuzzy numbers [8] in terms reflecting the current state of the Mizar Mathematical Library. Note that in order to have more usable approach in [14], we revised that article as well; some of the ideas were described in [12]. As we can actually unders...

  The importance of reliable supply is increasing with supply chain network extension and just-in-time (JIT) production. Just in time implications motivate manufacturers towards single sourcing, which often involves problems with unreliable suppliers. If a single and reliable vendor is not available, manufacturer can split the order among the vendors in order to simultaneously decrease the supp...

Usability and usefulness have made the spreadsheet one of the most successful computing applications of all times: millions rely on it every day for anything from typing grocery lists to developing multimillion dollar budgets. One thing spreadsheets are not very good at is manipulating symbolic data and helping users make decisions based on them. By tapping into recent research in Logic Program...