On Single Valued Neutrosophic Regularity Spaces

This article aims to present new terms of single-valued neutrosophic notions in theˇSostak sense,known as singlevalued neutrosophic regularity spaces.Concepts such as r-single-valued neutrosophic semi￡-open,r-single-valued neutrosophic pre-￡-open,r-single valued neutrosophic regular-￡-open and r-single valued neutrosophicα￡-open are defined and their properties are studied as well as the relationship between them.Moreover,we introduce the concept of r-single valued neutrosophicθ￡-cluster point and r-single-valued neutrosophicγ￡-cluster point,r-θ￡-closed,andθ￡-closure operators and study some of their properties.Also,we present and investigate the notions of r-single-valued neutrosophicθ￡-connectedness and r-single valued neutrosophicδ￡-connectedness and investigate relationship with single-valued neutrosophic almost￡-regular.We compare all these forms of connectedness and investigate their properties in single-valued neutrosophic semiregular and single-valued neutrosophic almost regular in neutrosophic ideal topological spaces inˇSostak sense.The usefulness of these concepts are incorporated to multiple attribute groups of comparison within the connectedness and separateness ofθ￡andδ￡.

New Concepts on Quadripartitioned Bipolar Single Valued Neutrosophic Graph

The partition of indeterminacy function of the neutrosophic set into the contradiction part and the ignorance part represent the quadripartitioned single valued neutrosophic set.In this work,the new concept of quadripartitioned bipolar single valued neutrosophic graph is established,and the operations on it are studied.The Cartesian product,cross product,lexicographic product,strong product and composition of quadripartitioned bipolar single valued neutrosophic graph are investigated.The proposed concepts are illustrated with examples.

Some Generalized Single Valued Neutrosophic Linguistic Operators and Their Application to Multiple Attribute Group Decision Making

This paper proposes a group decision making method based on entropy of neutrosophic linguistic sets and generalized single valued neutrosophic linguistic operators. This method is applied to solve the multiple attribute group decision making problems under single valued neutrosophic liguistic environment, in which the attribute weights are completely unknown. First, the attribute weights are obtained by using the entropy of neutrosophic linguistic sets. Then three generalized single valued neutrosophic linguistic operators are introduced, including the generalized single valued neutrosophic linguistic weighted averaging(GSVNLWA) operator, the generalized single valued neutrosophic linguistic ordered weighted averaging(GSVNLOWA) operator and the generalized single valued neutrosophic linguistic hybrid averaging(GSVNLHA) operator, and the GSVNLWA and GSVNLHA operators are used to aggregate information. Furthermore, similarity measure based on single valued neutrosophic linguistic numbers is defined and used to sort the alternatives and obtain the best alternative. Finally,an illustrative example is given to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the developed method.

Property(ω_1) and Single Valued Extension Property

In this note we study the property（ω1）,a variant of Weyl＇s theorem by means of the single valued extension property,and establish for a bounded linear operator defined on a Banach space the necessary and sufficient condition for which property（ω1） holds.As a consequence of the main result,the stability of property（ω1） is discussed.

Target reliability index for serviceability limit state of single piles

The objective is to develop an approach for the determination of the target reliability index for serviceability limit state(SLS) of single piles. This contributes to conducting the SLS reliability-based design(RBD) of piles. Based on a two-parameter,hyperbolic curve-fitting equation describing the load-settlement relation of piles, the SLS model factor is defined. Then, taking into account the uncertainties of load-settlement model, load and bearing capacity of piles, the formula for computing the SLS reliability index(βsls) is obtained using the mean value first order second moment(MVFOSM) method. Meanwhile, the limit state function for conducting the SLS reliability analysis by the Monte Carlo simulation(MCS) method is established. These two methods are finally applied to determine the SLS target reliability index. Herein, the limiting tolerable settlement(slt) is treated as a random variable. For illustration, four load test databases from South Africa are compiled again to conduct reliability analysis and present the recommended target reliability indices. The results indicate that the MVFOSM method overestimates βsls compared to that computed by the MCS method. Besides, both factor of safety(FS) and slt are key factors influencing βsls, so the combination of FS and βsls is welcome to be used for the SLS reliability analysis of piles when slt is determined. For smaller slt, pile types and soils conditions have significant influence on the SLS target reliability indices; for larger slt, slt is the major factor having influence on the SLS target reliability indices. This proves that slt is the most key parameter for the determination of the SLS target reliability index.

Rapid diagnostic method for transplutonium isotope production in high flux reactors

Transplutonium isotopes are scarce and need to be produced by irradiation in high flux reactors.However,their production is inefficient,and optimization studies are necessary.This study analyzes the physical nature of transplutonium isotope produc-tion using ^(252)Cf,^(244)Cm,^(242)Cm,and ^(238)Pu as examples.Traditional methods based on the Monte Carlo burnup calculation have the limitations of many calculations and cannot analyze the individual energy intervals in detail;thus,they cannot sup-port the refined evaluation,screening,and optimization of the irradiation schemes.After understanding the physical nature and simplifying the complexity of the production process,we propose a rapid diagnostic method for evaluating radiation schemes based on the concepts“single energy interval value(SEIV)”and“energy spectrum total value(ESTV)”.The rapid diagnostic method not only avoids tedious burnup calculations,but also provides a direction for optimization.The optimal irradiation schemes for producing ^(252)Cf,^(244)Cm,^(242)Cm,and ^(238)Pu are determined based on a rapid diagnostic method.Optimal irradiation schemes can significantly improve production efficiency.Compared with the initial scheme,the optimal scheme improved the production efficiency of ^(238)Pu by 7.41 times;^(242)Cm,11.98 times;^(244)Cm,65.20 times;and ^(252)Cf,15.08 times.Thus,a refined analysis of transplutonium isotope production is conducted and provides a theoretical basis for improving production efficiency.

The Properties of k-quasi-＊-A（n） Operator

An operator T is called k-quasi-*-A(n) operator, if T^(*k)|T^(1+n)|^(2/(1+n))T^k ≥T^(*k)|T~* |~2T^k , k ∈ Z, which is a generalization of quasi-*-A(n) operator. In this paper we prove some properties of k-quasi-*-A(n) operator, such as, if T is a k-quasi-*-A(n) operator and N(T )■N(T~* ), then its point spectrum and joint point spectrum are identical. Using these results, we also prove that if T is a k-quasi-*-A(n) operator and N(T )■N(T ), then the spectral mapping theorem holds for the Weyl spectrum and for the essential approximate point spectrum.

Entropy and Similarity Measure for T2SVNSs and Its Application

The objective of this paper is to present a new approach for solving the multicriteria group decision-making(MCGDM)problems in type-2 single valued neutrosophic set(T2SVNS)environment.Firstly,we give the concepts SVNS,T2SVNS and tangent similarity measure with T2SVN information.Secondly,we define a new entropy function for determining unknown attribute weights.In addition,a MCGDM method is developed based on entropy and tangent similarity measure of T2SVNSs.Finally,an illustrative example and comparative analysis are given to confirm the rationality and feasibility of the proposed method.

A SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION BASED TRUNCATION ALGORITHM IN SOLVING THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE EQUATIONS

The structural damage identification through modal data often leads to solving a set of linear equations. Special numerical treatment is sometimes required for an accurate and stable solution owing to the ill conditioning of the equations. Based on the singular value decomposition (SVD) of the coefficient matrix, an error based truncation algorithm is proposed in this paper. By rejection of selected small singular values, the influence of noise can be reduced. A simply-supported beam is used as a simulation example to compare the results to other methods. Illustrative numerical examples demonstrate the good efficiency and stability of the algorithm in the nondestructive identification of structural damage through modal data.

Diagnostic value of18F-FDG PET in the assessment of myocardial viability in coronary artery disease：A comparative study with99mTc SPECT and echocar-diography

ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography （18F-FDG PET） in the as-sessment of myocardial viability in patients with known coronary artery disease （CAD） when compared to99mTc single photon emission computed tomography （SPECT） and echocardiography, with invasive coronary angiography as the gold standard.MethodsThirty patients with diagnosed CAD met the selection criteria, with 10 of them （9 men, mean age 59.5 ± 10.5 years） undergoing all of these imaging proce-dures consisting of SPECT and PET, echocardiography and invasive angiography. Diagnostic sensitivity of these less invasive modalities for detection of myocardial viability was compared to invasive coronary angiography. Inter- and intra-observer agreement was assessed for di-agnostic performance of SPECT and PET.ResultsOf all patients with proven CAD, 50% had triple vessel disease. Diagnostic sensitivity of SPECT, PET and echocardiography was 90%, 100% and 80% at patient-based assessment, respectively. Excellent agreement was achieved between inter-observer and intra-observer agreement of the diagnostic value of SPECT and PET in myocardial viability （k= 0.9）. Conclusion18F-FDG PET has high diagnostic value in the assessment of myocardial viability in patients with known CAD when com-pared to SPECT and echocardiography. Further studies based on a large cohort with incorporation of18F-FDG PET into patient management are warranted.

An Identification Model of Health States of Machine Wear Based on Oil Analysis

This paper presents a modeling procedure for deriving a single value measurebased on a regression model, and a method for determining a statistical threshold value asidentification criterion of normal or abnormal states of machine wear. A real numerical example isexamined by the method and identification criterion presented. The results indicate that thejudgments by the presented methods are basically consistent with the real facts, and therefore themethod and identification criterion are valuable for judging the normal or abnormal state of machinewear based on oil analysis.