Interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft set(IVPFSS)is a generalization of the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy soft set(IVIFSS)and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy set(IVPFS).The IVPFSS handled more uncertainty co...Interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft set(IVPFSS)is a generalization of the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy soft set(IVIFSS)and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy set(IVPFS).The IVPFSS handled more uncertainty comparative to IVIFSS;it is the most significant technique for explaining fuzzy information in the decision-making process.In this work,some novel operational laws for IVPFSS have been proposed.Based on presented operational laws,two innovative aggregation operators(AOs)have been developed such as interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft weighted average(IVPFSWA)and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft weighted geometric(IVPFSWG)operators with their fundamental properties.A multi-attribute group decision-making(MAGDM)approach has been established utilizing our developed operators.A numerical example has been presented to ensure the validity of the proposed MAGDM technique.Finally,comparative studies have been given between the proposed approach and some existing studies.The obtained results through comparative studies show that the proposed technique is more credible and reliable than existing approaches.展开更多
The rapid advancement of data in web-based communication has created one of the biggest issues concerning the security of data carried over the internet from unauthorized access.To improve data security,modern cryptos...The rapid advancement of data in web-based communication has created one of the biggest issues concerning the security of data carried over the internet from unauthorized access.To improve data security,modern cryptosystems use substitution-boxes.Nowadays,data privacy has become a key concern for consumers who transfer sensitive data from one place to another.To address these problems,many companies rely on cryptographic techniques to secure data from illegal activities and assaults.Among these cryptographic approaches,AES is a well-known algorithm that transforms plain text into cipher text by employing substitution box(S-box).The S-box disguises the relationship between cipher text and the key to guard against cipher attacks.The security of a cipher using an S-box depends on the cryptographic strength of the respective S-box.Therefore,various researchers have employed different techniques to construct high order non-linear S-box.This paper provides a novel approach for evolving S-boxes using coset graphs for the action of the alternating group A5 over the finite field and the symmetric group S256.The motivation for this work is to study the symmetric group and coset graphs.The authors have performed various analyses against conventional security criteria such as nonlinearity,differential uniformity,linear probability,the bit independence criterion,and the strict avalanche criterion to determine its high cryptographic strength.To evaluate its image application performance,the proposed S-box is also used to encrypt digital images.The performance and comparison analyses show that the suggested S-box can secure data against cyber-attacks.展开更多
Green supplier selection is an important debate in green supply chain management(GSCM),attracting global attention from scholars,especially companies and policymakers.Companies frequently search for new ideas and stra...Green supplier selection is an important debate in green supply chain management(GSCM),attracting global attention from scholars,especially companies and policymakers.Companies frequently search for new ideas and strategies to assist them in realizing sustainable development.Because of the speculative character of human opinions,supplier selection frequently includes unreliable data,and the interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft set(IVPFSS)provides an exceptional capacity to cope with excessive fuzziness,inconsistency,and inexactness through the decision-making procedure.The main goal of this study is to come up with new operational laws for interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft numbers(IVPFSNs)and create two interaction operators-the intervalvalued Pythagorean fuzzy soft interaction weighted average(IVPFSIWA)and the interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft interaction weighted geometric(IVPFSIWG)operators,and analyze their properties.These operators are highly advantageous in addressing uncertain problems by considering membership and non-membership values within intervals,providing a superior solution to other methods.Moreover,specialist judgments were calculated by the MCGDM technique,supporting the use of interaction AOs to regulate the interdependence and fundamental partiality of green supplier assessment aspects.Lastly,a statistical clarification of the planned method for green supplier selection is presented.展开更多
This research is devoted to diagnosing water-borne infectious diseases caused by floods employing a novel diagnosis approach,the Einstein hybrid structure of q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft set.This approach integrates pa...This research is devoted to diagnosing water-borne infectious diseases caused by floods employing a novel diagnosis approach,the Einstein hybrid structure of q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft set.This approach integrates parts of fuzzy logic and soft set theory to develop a robust alternative for disease detection in stressful situations,especially in areas affected by floods.Compared to the traditional intuitionistic fuzzy soft set and Pythagorean fuzzy soft set,the q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft set(q-ROFSS)adequately incorporates unclear and indeterminate facts.The major objective of this investigation is to formulate the q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft Einstein hybrid weighted average(q-ROFSEHWA)operator and its specific characteristics.Moreover,our stated operator is implementing intelligentmulti-criteria group decision-making(MCGDM)methodology.Floods are severe natural catastrophes that raise the risk of diseases and epidemics,particularly those caused by contaminants in the water,such as gastrointestinal diseases,respiratory infections,vector-borne diseases,skin infections,and water-borne parasites.The designed MCGDM strategy tackles the prevalence of certain conditions in flood-affected patients.A comparative investigation determined that the suggested method for detecting water-borne infectious disease due to floods is more effective and productive than conventional methods because of its logical structure.展开更多
Hypersoft set theory is a most advanced form of soft set theory and an innovative mathematical tool for dealing with unclear complications.Pythagorean fuzzy hypersoft set(PFHSS)is the most influential and capable leew...Hypersoft set theory is a most advanced form of soft set theory and an innovative mathematical tool for dealing with unclear complications.Pythagorean fuzzy hypersoft set(PFHSS)is the most influential and capable leeway of the hypersoft set(HSS)and Pythagorean fuzzy soft set(PFSS).It is also a general form of the intuitionistic fuzzy hypersoft set(IFHSS),which provides a better and more perfect assessment of the decision-making(DM)process.The fundamental objective of this work is to enrich the precision of decision-making.A novel mixed aggregation operator called Pythagorean fuzzy hypersoft Einstein weighted geometric(PFHSEWG)based on Einstein’s operational laws has been developed.Some necessary properties,such as idempotency,boundedness,and homogeneity,have been presented for the anticipated PFHSEWG operator.Multi-criteria decision-making(MCDM)plays an active role in dealing with the complications of manufacturing design for material selection.However,conventional methods of MCDM usually produce inconsistent results.Based on the proposed PFHSEWG operator,a robust MCDM procedure for material selection in manufacturing design is planned to address these inconveniences.The expected MCDM method for material selection(MS)of cryogenic storing vessels has been established in the real world.Significantly,the planned model for handling inaccurate data based on PFHSS is more operative and consistent.展开更多
Experts use Pythagorean fuzzy hypersoft sets(PFHSS)in their investigations to resolve the indeterminate and imprecise information in the decision-making process.Aggregation operators(AOs)perform a leading role in perc...Experts use Pythagorean fuzzy hypersoft sets(PFHSS)in their investigations to resolve the indeterminate and imprecise information in the decision-making process.Aggregation operators(AOs)perform a leading role in perceptivity among two circulations of prospect and pull out concerns from that perception.In this paper,we extend the concept of PFHSS to interval-valued PFHSS(IVPFHSS),which is the generalized form of intervalvalued intuitionistic fuzzy soft set.The IVPFHSS competently deals with uncertain and ambagious information compared to the existing interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft set.It is the most potent method for amplifying fuzzy data in the decision-making(DM)practice.Some operational laws for IVPFHSS have been proposed.Based on offered operational laws,two inventive AOs have been established:interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy hypersoft weighted average(IVPFHSWA)and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy hypersoft weighted geometric(IVPFHSWG)operators with their essential properties.Multi-criteria group decision-making(MCGDM)shows an active part in contracts with the difficulties in industrial enterprise for material selection.But,the prevalent MCGDM approaches consistently carry irreconcilable consequences.Based on the anticipated AOs,a robust MCGDMtechnique is deliberate formaterial selection in industrial enterprises to accommodate this shortcoming.A real-world application of the projectedMCGDMmethod for material selection(MS)of cryogenic storing vessels is presented.The impacts show that the intended model is more effective and reliable in handling imprecise data based on IVPFHSS.展开更多
Nowadays,one of the most important difficulties is the protection and privacy of confidential data.To address these problems,numerous organizations rely on the use of cryptographic techniques to secure data from illeg...Nowadays,one of the most important difficulties is the protection and privacy of confidential data.To address these problems,numerous organizations rely on the use of cryptographic techniques to secure data from illegal activities and assaults.Modern cryptographic ciphers use the non-linear component of block cipher to ensure the robust encryption process and lawful decoding of plain data during the decryption phase.For the designing of a secure substitution box(S-box),non-linearity(NL)which is an algebraic property of the S-box has great importance.Consequently,the main focus of cryptographers is to achieve the S-box with a high value of non-linearity.In this suggested study,an algebraic approach for the construction of 16×16 S-boxes is provided which is based on the fractional transformation Q(z)=1/α(z)^(m)+β(mod257)and finite field.This technique is only applicable for the even number exponent in the range(2-254)that are not multiples of 4.Firstly,we choose a quadratic fractional transformation,swap each missing element with repeating elements,and acquire the initial S-box.In the second stage,a special permutation of the symmetric group S256 is utilized to construct the final S-box,which has a higher NL score of 112.75 than the Advanced Encryption Standard(AES)S-box and a lower linear probability score of 0.1328.In addition,a tabular and graphical comparison of various algebraic features of the created S-box with many other S-boxes from the literature is provided which verifies that the created S-box has the ability and is good enough to withstand linear and differential attacks.From different analyses,it is ensured that the proposed S-boxes are better than as compared to the existing S-boxes.Further these S-boxes can be utilized in the security of the image data and the text data.展开更多
文摘Interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft set(IVPFSS)is a generalization of the interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy soft set(IVIFSS)and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy set(IVPFS).The IVPFSS handled more uncertainty comparative to IVIFSS;it is the most significant technique for explaining fuzzy information in the decision-making process.In this work,some novel operational laws for IVPFSS have been proposed.Based on presented operational laws,two innovative aggregation operators(AOs)have been developed such as interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft weighted average(IVPFSWA)and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft weighted geometric(IVPFSWG)operators with their fundamental properties.A multi-attribute group decision-making(MAGDM)approach has been established utilizing our developed operators.A numerical example has been presented to ensure the validity of the proposed MAGDM technique.Finally,comparative studies have been given between the proposed approach and some existing studies.The obtained results through comparative studies show that the proposed technique is more credible and reliable than existing approaches.
文摘The rapid advancement of data in web-based communication has created one of the biggest issues concerning the security of data carried over the internet from unauthorized access.To improve data security,modern cryptosystems use substitution-boxes.Nowadays,data privacy has become a key concern for consumers who transfer sensitive data from one place to another.To address these problems,many companies rely on cryptographic techniques to secure data from illegal activities and assaults.Among these cryptographic approaches,AES is a well-known algorithm that transforms plain text into cipher text by employing substitution box(S-box).The S-box disguises the relationship between cipher text and the key to guard against cipher attacks.The security of a cipher using an S-box depends on the cryptographic strength of the respective S-box.Therefore,various researchers have employed different techniques to construct high order non-linear S-box.This paper provides a novel approach for evolving S-boxes using coset graphs for the action of the alternating group A5 over the finite field and the symmetric group S256.The motivation for this work is to study the symmetric group and coset graphs.The authors have performed various analyses against conventional security criteria such as nonlinearity,differential uniformity,linear probability,the bit independence criterion,and the strict avalanche criterion to determine its high cryptographic strength.To evaluate its image application performance,the proposed S-box is also used to encrypt digital images.The performance and comparison analyses show that the suggested S-box can secure data against cyber-attacks.
基金funded by King Saud University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.
文摘Green supplier selection is an important debate in green supply chain management(GSCM),attracting global attention from scholars,especially companies and policymakers.Companies frequently search for new ideas and strategies to assist them in realizing sustainable development.Because of the speculative character of human opinions,supplier selection frequently includes unreliable data,and the interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft set(IVPFSS)provides an exceptional capacity to cope with excessive fuzziness,inconsistency,and inexactness through the decision-making procedure.The main goal of this study is to come up with new operational laws for interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft numbers(IVPFSNs)and create two interaction operators-the intervalvalued Pythagorean fuzzy soft interaction weighted average(IVPFSIWA)and the interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft interaction weighted geometric(IVPFSIWG)operators,and analyze their properties.These operators are highly advantageous in addressing uncertain problems by considering membership and non-membership values within intervals,providing a superior solution to other methods.Moreover,specialist judgments were calculated by the MCGDM technique,supporting the use of interaction AOs to regulate the interdependence and fundamental partiality of green supplier assessment aspects.Lastly,a statistical clarification of the planned method for green supplier selection is presented.
基金funded by King Saud University,Research Supporting Project Number(RSP2024R167),Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.
文摘This research is devoted to diagnosing water-borne infectious diseases caused by floods employing a novel diagnosis approach,the Einstein hybrid structure of q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft set.This approach integrates parts of fuzzy logic and soft set theory to develop a robust alternative for disease detection in stressful situations,especially in areas affected by floods.Compared to the traditional intuitionistic fuzzy soft set and Pythagorean fuzzy soft set,the q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft set(q-ROFSS)adequately incorporates unclear and indeterminate facts.The major objective of this investigation is to formulate the q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft Einstein hybrid weighted average(q-ROFSEHWA)operator and its specific characteristics.Moreover,our stated operator is implementing intelligentmulti-criteria group decision-making(MCGDM)methodology.Floods are severe natural catastrophes that raise the risk of diseases and epidemics,particularly those caused by contaminants in the water,such as gastrointestinal diseases,respiratory infections,vector-borne diseases,skin infections,and water-borne parasites.The designed MCGDM strategy tackles the prevalence of certain conditions in flood-affected patients.A comparative investigation determined that the suggested method for detecting water-borne infectious disease due to floods is more effective and productive than conventional methods because of its logical structure.
基金funding this work through General Research Project under Grant No.GRP/93/43.
文摘Hypersoft set theory is a most advanced form of soft set theory and an innovative mathematical tool for dealing with unclear complications.Pythagorean fuzzy hypersoft set(PFHSS)is the most influential and capable leeway of the hypersoft set(HSS)and Pythagorean fuzzy soft set(PFSS).It is also a general form of the intuitionistic fuzzy hypersoft set(IFHSS),which provides a better and more perfect assessment of the decision-making(DM)process.The fundamental objective of this work is to enrich the precision of decision-making.A novel mixed aggregation operator called Pythagorean fuzzy hypersoft Einstein weighted geometric(PFHSEWG)based on Einstein’s operational laws has been developed.Some necessary properties,such as idempotency,boundedness,and homogeneity,have been presented for the anticipated PFHSEWG operator.Multi-criteria decision-making(MCDM)plays an active role in dealing with the complications of manufacturing design for material selection.However,conventional methods of MCDM usually produce inconsistent results.Based on the proposed PFHSEWG operator,a robust MCDM procedure for material selection in manufacturing design is planned to address these inconveniences.The expected MCDM method for material selection(MS)of cryogenic storing vessels has been established in the real world.Significantly,the planned model for handling inaccurate data based on PFHSS is more operative and consistent.
基金funding this work through General Research Project under Grant No.R.G.P.327/43.
文摘Experts use Pythagorean fuzzy hypersoft sets(PFHSS)in their investigations to resolve the indeterminate and imprecise information in the decision-making process.Aggregation operators(AOs)perform a leading role in perceptivity among two circulations of prospect and pull out concerns from that perception.In this paper,we extend the concept of PFHSS to interval-valued PFHSS(IVPFHSS),which is the generalized form of intervalvalued intuitionistic fuzzy soft set.The IVPFHSS competently deals with uncertain and ambagious information compared to the existing interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy soft set.It is the most potent method for amplifying fuzzy data in the decision-making(DM)practice.Some operational laws for IVPFHSS have been proposed.Based on offered operational laws,two inventive AOs have been established:interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy hypersoft weighted average(IVPFHSWA)and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy hypersoft weighted geometric(IVPFHSWG)operators with their essential properties.Multi-criteria group decision-making(MCGDM)shows an active part in contracts with the difficulties in industrial enterprise for material selection.But,the prevalent MCGDM approaches consistently carry irreconcilable consequences.Based on the anticipated AOs,a robust MCGDMtechnique is deliberate formaterial selection in industrial enterprises to accommodate this shortcoming.A real-world application of the projectedMCGDMmethod for material selection(MS)of cryogenic storing vessels is presented.The impacts show that the intended model is more effective and reliable in handling imprecise data based on IVPFHSS.
基金The authors received the funding for this study from King Saud University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia under the research supporting project Number RSP 2023R167.Sameh Askar received this grant from King Saud University。
文摘Nowadays,one of the most important difficulties is the protection and privacy of confidential data.To address these problems,numerous organizations rely on the use of cryptographic techniques to secure data from illegal activities and assaults.Modern cryptographic ciphers use the non-linear component of block cipher to ensure the robust encryption process and lawful decoding of plain data during the decryption phase.For the designing of a secure substitution box(S-box),non-linearity(NL)which is an algebraic property of the S-box has great importance.Consequently,the main focus of cryptographers is to achieve the S-box with a high value of non-linearity.In this suggested study,an algebraic approach for the construction of 16×16 S-boxes is provided which is based on the fractional transformation Q(z)=1/α(z)^(m)+β(mod257)and finite field.This technique is only applicable for the even number exponent in the range(2-254)that are not multiples of 4.Firstly,we choose a quadratic fractional transformation,swap each missing element with repeating elements,and acquire the initial S-box.In the second stage,a special permutation of the symmetric group S256 is utilized to construct the final S-box,which has a higher NL score of 112.75 than the Advanced Encryption Standard(AES)S-box and a lower linear probability score of 0.1328.In addition,a tabular and graphical comparison of various algebraic features of the created S-box with many other S-boxes from the literature is provided which verifies that the created S-box has the ability and is good enough to withstand linear and differential attacks.From different analyses,it is ensured that the proposed S-boxes are better than as compared to the existing S-boxes.Further these S-boxes can be utilized in the security of the image data and the text data.
