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Winged horses, rascals and discourse referents

open access: yesTheoria, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper discusses some remarks Kaplan made in ‘Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice’ concerning empty names. I show how his objections to a particular view involving descriptions derived from Ramsification can be avoided by a nearby alternative framed in terms of discourse reference.
Andreas Stokke
wiley   +1 more source

An Approach to the Evaluation of the Quality of Accounting Information Based on Relative Entropy in Fuzzy Linguistic Environments

open access: yesEntropy, 2017
There is a risk when company stakeholders make decisions using accounting information with varied qualities in the same way. In order to evaluate the accounting information quality, this paper proposed an approach to the evaluation of the quality of ...
Ming Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improvement of Web-based service information systems using fuzzy linguistic techniques and Semantic Web technologies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The aim of this paper is to present a model of a web multi-agent system which combines the use of Semantic Web technologies together with the application of user profiles to provide an enhanced Web retrieval service.
Herrera-Viedma, Enrique   +3 more
core  

Proportional hesitant 2-tuple linguistic distance measurements and extended VIKOR method: Case study of evaluation and selection of green airport plans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.Building green airports can be regarded as among the most promising routes to sustainable development of ...
Xionga, Sheng-Hua   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Intellectual capital and organizational climate as predictors of scientific production in a Peruvian university: An analysis based on the Neutrosophic 2-Tuple Linguistic Model and PLS-SEM [PDF]

open access: yesNeutrosophic Sets and Systems
Scientific production is a key performance indicator in higher education, which has motivated the search for factors that may influence its development.
Vitelio Asencios Tarazona   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mutatis Mutandis: Revisiting the Comparator in Discrimination Testing

open access: yesComputational Intelligence, Volume 42, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Testing for individual discrimination involves deriving a profile, the comparator, similar to the one making the discrimination claim, the complainant, based on a protected attribute, such as race or gender, and comparing their decision outcomes. The complainant–comparator pair is central to discrimination testing.
José M. Álvarez, Salvatore Ruggieri
wiley   +1 more source

Materials Selection Using a 2-tuple Linguistic Multi-criteria Method [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The materials selection can affect the design component radically, with effect on the manufacturing systems efficiency, environmental impact issues, and customer satisfaction.
Dalmarino Setti (8340831)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Decision Support System Based on Complex Fractional Orthotriple Fuzzy 2-Tuple Linguistic Aggregation Operator [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
In this research, we provide tools to overcome the information loss limitation resulting from the requirement to estimate the results in the discrete initial expression domain.
Muhammad Qiyas   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Risk Identification and Analysis for PPP Projects of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Based on 2-Tuple and the DEMATEL Model

open access: yesWorld Electric Vehicle Journal, 2019
Risk management is critical to the success of electric vehicle charging infrastructure public–private partnership (EVCI-PPP) projects, as risks are present throughout the whole life cycle of projects. However, in EVCI-PPP projects, risk factors are
Lihui Zhang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Verbal Metadisputes

open access: yesPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research, Volume 113, Issue 1, Page 153-168, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Many philosophical disputes have become so intractable that philosophers question whether there is a fact of the matter as to which side is right or whether these disputes are entirely verbal. Yet these “metadisputes” have also become intractable. This raises the question: Could they, too, be verbal? What would that even mean? Using tools from
Alexander W. Kocurek
wiley   +1 more source

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