In this paper, a new interval-valued fuzzy multi-criteria group decision-making model is proposed to evaluate each of the energy plans with sustainable development criteria for proper energy plan selection. The purpose of this study is divided into two parts: first, it is aimed at determining the weights of evaluation criteria for sustainable energy planning and second at rating sustainable ene...

Method: Cognitive functions were examined in 30 patients with bipolar disorder aged 18–68 who fulfilled DSMIV criteria for a depressive episode (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score ≥11) and 30 patients aged 23– 68 who fulfilled DSM-IV criteria for a manic or hypomanic episode (Young Mania Rating Scale ≥11). The comparison group consisted of 30 healthy individuals aged 23–71 with no history o...

We introduce a new method for modeling rating (utility) functions which employs techniques from fuzzy set theory. The main idea is to build a hierarchical model, called a fuzzy operator tree (FOT), by recursively decomposing a rating criterion into sub-criteria, and to combine the evaluations of these sub-criteria by means of suitable aggregation operators. Apart from the model conception itsel...

Based on historical user information, collaborative filters predict for a given user the classification of unknown items, typically using a single criterion. However, a crowd typically rates tourism resources using multi-criteria, i.e., each user provides multiple ratings per item. In order to apply standard collaborative filtering, it is necessary to have a unique classification per user and i...

Method: Normal sample data for the teacher and parent rating scales were collected at several elementary schools in Ankara through 2 different studies. The teacher rating scale sample consisted of 1539 pupils rated by their teachers, and the parent scale sample consisted of 954 pupils rated by their parents. The clinical sample consisted of 270 children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperact...

Have state-of-the-art clinical trials failed to deliver treatments for neurodegenerative diseases because of shortcomings in the rating scales used? This Review assesses two methodological limitations of rating scales that might help to answer this question. First, the numbers generated by most rating scales do not satisfy the criteria for rigorous measurements. Second, we do not really know wh...

We consider a decision-making problem to evaluate absolute ratings of alternatives from the results their pairwise comparisons according two criteria, subject constraints on ratings. formulate as bi-objective optimization constrained matrix approximation in Chebyshev sense logarithmic scale. The is approximate comparison matrices for each criterion simultaneously by common consistent unit rank,...