In this study, we propose a three-stage weighted sum method for identifying the group ranks of alternatives. In the first stage, a rank matrix, similar to the cross-efficiency matrix, is obtained by computing the individual rank position of each alternative based on importance weights. In the second stage, a secondary goal is defined to limit the vector of weights since the vector of weights ob...

in this paper, a numerical method for nding minimal solution of a mn fullyfuzzy linear system of the form ax = b based on pseudo inverse calculation,is given when the central matrix of coecients is row full rank or column fullrank, and where a~ is a non-negative fuzzy mn matrix, the unknown vectorx is a vector consisting of n non-negative fuzzy numbers and the constant b isa vector consisti...

In contrast to the classical discrete choice experiment, the respondent in a rank-order discrete choice experiment, is asked to rank a number of alternatives instead of the preferred one. In this paper, we study the information matrix of a rank order nested multinomial logit model (RO.NMNL) and introduce local D-optimality criterion, then we obtain Locally D-optimal design for RO.NMNL models in...

the presence of noise in geophysical measurements has undesirable effects on the seismic data. one of the important problems in seismic data processing is attenuation of the noise to the desired form and keeping the original signal. contamination of seismic data with noise prevents obtaining a proper image of geological structures and seismic data interpretation. in some of the receivers the no...

Standard face recognition algorithms that use standard feature extraction techniques always suffer from image performance degradation. Recently, singular value decomposition and low-rank matrix are applied in many applications,including pattern recognition and feature extraction. The main objective of this research is to design an efficient face recognition approach by combining many tech...

a celebrated result of i. schur asserts that the derived subgroup of a group is finite provided the group modulo its center is finite, a result that has been the source of many investigations within the theory of groups. in this paper we exhibit a similar result to schur's theorem for vector spaces, acted upon by certain groups. the proof of this analogous result depends on the characteristic o...