The paper is devoted to a general aggregation operator acting on L-fuzzy real numbers. It is defined as a t-norm based extension of an ordinary aggregation operator. The aim of our research is to analyze properties of the general aggregation operator depending on properties of the ordinary aggregation operator and the t-norm. By using the general aggregation operator we consider the properties ...

We analyze the use of the ordered weighted averaging (OWA) operator in the selection of human resources in sport management. We use different business decision-making techniques for doing so. We consider the use of the Hamming distance, the adequacy coefficient and the index of maximum and minimum level. That is, we use the OWA distance (OWAD), the OWA adequacy coefficient (OWAAC) and the OWA i...

In reply to Péter Majlender, the connection between the (maximum spread) equidifferent OWA operator weights and the analytical method for the minimum variance OWA operator problem [R. Fullér, P. Majlender, On obtaining minimal variability OWA operator weights, Fuzzy Sets and Systems 136 (2003) 203–215] is pointed out and the differences between them are clarified. 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights ...

Abstract—In this note, we consider the issue of parameter sensitivity in models based on alternative discrete time operators (ADTOs). A generic first order ADTO is proposed which encompasses all the known first order ADTOs introduced so far in the literature. New bounds on the operator parameters are derived, and a new algorithm is given for optimally selecting the parameters to give minimum pa...

The ordered weighted average (OWA) is an aggregation operator that provides a parameterized family of operators between the minimum and the maximum. This paper presents the OWA weighted average distance operator. The main advantage of this new approach is that it unifies the weighted Hamming distance and the OWA distance in the same formulation and considering the degree of importance that each...

Parallel subtraction is an operation defined on pairs of positive operators. In terms of electrical networks, one may pose the following problem: Given an electrical network, represented by a specified positive operator, determine the set of positive operators which when connected in parallel with the specified operator yield another prescribed operator. The set of solutions of this electrical ...

In most rule-induction algorithms, the only operator used against nominal attributes is the equality operator =. In this paper, we first propose the use of the inequality operator, , in addition to the equality operator, to increase the expressiveness of induced rules. Then, we present a new method, Binary Coding, which can be used along with an arbitrary rule-induction algorithm to make use of...

In most rule-induction algorithms, the only operator used against nominal attributes is the equality operator =. In this paper, we first propose the use of the inequality operator, , in addition to the equality operator, to increase the expressiveness of induced rules. Then, we present a new method, Binary Coding, which can be used along with an arbitrary rule-induction algorithm to make use of...

We address the inverse source problem of finding the time-harmonic current distribution (source) with minimum L2 norm (minimum energy) that generates a prescribed electromagnetic field outside the source’s region of support. Using the well-known multipole expansion of the electromagnetic field we compute (via a linear operator formalism) the sought-after minimum L2 norm-current distribution con...