Due to the limited knowledge, experience and ability of a single expert, an increasing
number of practical multi-criteria sorting (MCS) problems require the participation of multiple …

In multicriteria group decision-making (MCGDM) problems, there exist the situations that
alternatives need to be assigned to several predefined ordered categories rather than be …

Probabilistic linguistic term set (PLTS) conveys the preference for a linguistic term by
assigning a probability distribution, which can more correctly and flexibly reflect the decision …

Multi-criteria social network group decision making (SNGDM) that allows decision makers
(DMs) to interact with each other has attracted increasing attention in the field of decision …

Accidents associated with the use of construction equipment are among the leading causes
of fatal injuries in the construction industry. In particular, angle grinders are associated with a …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, some smart technology applications were more effective
than had been expected, whereas some others did not achieve satisfactory performance …

In group decision making (GDM), there may exist some problems that need to assign
alternatives to some predefined ordered categories, which are called ordinal classification …

In the realm of addressing consensus challenges within group decision-making (GDM) that
encompass individual preferences, this article presents an innovative approach. This article …

Hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets (HFLTSs) and hesitant fuzzy linguistic preference relations
(HFLPRs) are widely used where decision makers are permitted to provide qualitative …

Abstract In Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), resource depletion attacks that focusses on
the compromization of routing protocol layer is identified to facilitate a major influence over …