BACKGROUND The apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon 4 allele is a marker of adverse outcome following head injury and intracerebral hemorrhage. Transgenic animal data in a focal cerebral ischemia model suggest that the epsilon 4 allele increases infarct size and functional impairment. OBJECTIVE To determine if APOE genotype is associated with functional recovery from ischemic stroke. DESIGN Pros...

Investment managers are multi-objective decision-makers (DMs) who make portfolio decisions by maximizing profits and minimizing risks over a multi-period planning horizon. Portfolio decisions are complex multi-objective problems which include both tangible and intangible factors. We propose an integrated multi-objective framework for project portfolio selection with respect to both the profits ...

in this paper we define ( , ) k  q -fuzzy h -sub hemirings, ( , ) k  q -fuzzy h -ideals, ( , ) k  q - fuzzy     h -bi-ideals and ( , ) k  q -fuzzy h -quasi-ideals. we characterize h -hemiregular and h -intrahemiregular hemirings by the properties of their     ( , ) k  q -fuzzy h -ideals, ( , ) k  q -fuzzy h -bi-ideals and     ( , ) k  q -fuzzy h -quasi-...

In Gerla [2000] a fuzzy logic in narrow sense is proposed as a theoretical framework for triangular norm based fuzzy control. In this note we show that the resulting theory is also able to express the implicationbased fuzzy control. Introduction The aim of control theory is to define a function f : X → Y whose intended meaning is that f(x) is the correct answer given the input x. Fuzzy approach...

A generalization of an (∈, ∈ ∨ q)-fuzzy bi-filter (resp. (∈, ∈ ∨ q)fuzzy bi-filter) of an ordered semigroup is discussed. Characterizations of an (∈, ∈ ∨ qk)-fuzzy bi-filter and an (∈, ∈ ∨ qk)-fuzzy bi-filter are provided. Relations between fuzzy bi-filters and (∈, ∈ ∨ qk)-fuzzy bifilters (resp. (∈, ∈ ∨ qk)-fuzzy bi-filters) are described. Conditions for an (∈, ∈∨ qk)-fuzzy bi-filter (resp. (∈,...

fuzzy bi-ideals play an important role in the study of ordered semigroupstructures. the purpose of this paper is to initiate and study theintiuitionistic fuzzy bi-ideals in ordered semigroups and investigate thebasic theorem of intuitionistic fuzzy bi-ideals. to provide thecharacterizations of regular ordered semigroups in terms of intuitionisticfuzzy bi-ideals and to discuss the relationships ...

In this paper, bi-matrix games are investigated based on L-R fuzzy variables. Also, based on the fuzzy max order several models in non-symmetrical L-R fuzzy environment is constructed and the existence condition of Nash equilibrium strategies of the fuzzy bi-matrix games is proposed. At last, based on the Nash equilibrium of crisp parametric bi-matrix games, we obtain the Pareto and weak Pareto...

this paper consider the   general  forms of $(alpha,beta)$-fuzzyleft ideals (right ideals, bi-ideals, interior ideals) of an orderedsemigroup, where$alpha,betain{in_{gamma},q_{delta},in_{gamma}wedgeq_{delta}, in_{gamma}vee q_{delta}}$ and $alphaneqin_{gamma}wedge q_{delta}$. special attention is paid to$(in_{gamma},ivq)$-left ideals (right ideals, bi-ideals, interiorideals) and some related  pr...

Abstract In this paper, we have introduced anti fuzzy quasi-ideals, anti fuzzy bi-(generalized bi-) ideals and anti fuzzy left (right, two-sided) ideals in LA-semigroup. Further we have characterized an intra-regular LA-semigroup by the properties of their anti fuzzy left (right, two-sided) ideals, anti fuzzy bi(generalized bi-)ideals, anti fuzzy interior ideals and anti fuzzy quasi-ideals. Fur...