{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,14]],"date-time":"2026-02-14T02:32:19Z","timestamp":1771036339627,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":60,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"8","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,17]],"date-time":"2021-04-17T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1618617600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,17]],"date-time":"2021-04-17T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1618617600000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Int. J. Mach. Learn. & Cyber."],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,8]]},"DOI":"10.1007\/s13042-021-01320-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,17]],"date-time":"2021-04-17T09:02:58Z","timestamp":1618650178000},"page":"2407-2429","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Covering-based variable precision L-fuzzy rough sets based on residuated lattices and corresponding applications"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Haibo","family":"Jiang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2510-9515","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jianming","family":"Zhan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Degang","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"1320_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"228","DOI":"10.1016\/0377-2217(86)90044-5","volume":"24","author":"JP Brans","year":"1986","unstructured":"Brans JP, Vincke P, Mareschal B (1986) How to select and how to rank projects: the PROMETHEE method. Eur J Oper Res 24:228\u2013238","journal-title":"Eur J Oper Res"},{"key":"1320_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/S0165-0114(97)00377-1","volume":"114","author":"CT Chen","year":"2000","unstructured":"Chen CT (2000) Extensions of the TOPSIS for group decision-making under fuzzy environment. Fuzzy Sets Syst 114:1\u20139","journal-title":"Fuzzy Sets Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3500","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ins.2007.02.041","volume":"177","author":"DG Chen","year":"2007","unstructured":"Chen DG, Wang CZ, Hu QH (2007) A new approach to attribute reduction of consistent and inconsistent covering decision systems with covering rough sets. Inform Sci 177:3500\u20133518","journal-title":"Inform Sci"},{"key":"1320_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"106299","DOI":"10.1016\/j.asoc.2020.106299","volume":"92","author":"JH Dai","year":"2020","unstructured":"Dai JH, Chen JL (2020) Feature selection via normative fuzzy information weight with application into tumor classification. Appl Soft Comput 92:106299","journal-title":"Appl Soft Comput"},{"key":"1320_CR5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"116","DOI":"10.1016\/j.knosys.2016.04.002","volume":"102","author":"JH Dai","year":"2016","unstructured":"Dai JH, Han H, Hu Q, Liu M (2016) Discrete particle swarm optimization approach for cost sensitive attribute reduction. Knowl.-Based. Syst. 102:116\u2013126","journal-title":"Knowl.-Based. Syst."},{"issue":"4","key":"1320_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2174","DOI":"10.1109\/TFUZZ.2017.2768044","volume":"26","author":"JH Dai","year":"2018","unstructured":"Dai JH, Hu H, Wu WZ, Qian YH, Huang DB (2018) Maximal discernibility pairs based approach to attribute reduction in fuzzy rough sets. IEEE Trans Fuzzy Syst 26(4):2174\u20132187","journal-title":"IEEE Trans Fuzzy Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fss.2017.06.010","volume":"336","author":"L Deer","year":"2018","unstructured":"Deer L, Cornelis C (2018) A comprehensive study of fuzzy covering-based rough set models: Definitions, properties and interrelationships. Fuzzy Sets Syst 336:1\u201326","journal-title":"Fuzzy Sets Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"17","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fss.2016.04.003","volume":"312","author":"L Deer","year":"2017","unstructured":"Deer L, Cornelis C, Godo L (2017) Fuzzy neighborhood operators based on fuzzy covering. Fuzzy Sets Syst 312:17\u201335","journal-title":"Fuzzy Sets Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2308","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ins.2006.11.013","volume":"177","author":"TQ Deng","year":"2007","unstructured":"Deng TQ, Chen YM, Xu WL, Dai QH (2007) A novel approach to fuzzy rough sets based on a fuzzy covering. Inform. Sci. 177:2308\u20132326","journal-title":"Inform. Sci."},{"key":"1320_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"191","DOI":"10.1080\/03081079008935107","volume":"17","author":"D Dubois","year":"1990","unstructured":"Dubois D, Prade H (1990) Rough fuzzy sets and fuzzy rough sets. Int J Gen Syst 17:191\u2013209","journal-title":"Int J Gen Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"645","DOI":"10.1287\/mnsc.38.5.645","volume":"38","author":"JS Dyer","year":"1992","unstructured":"Dyer JS, Fishburn PC, Steuer RE, Wallenius J, Zionts S (1992) Multiple criteria decision making, multi-attribute utility theory: the next ten years. Manage Sci 38:645\u2013654","journal-title":"Manage Sci"},{"key":"1320_CR12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/b100605","volume-title":"Multiple criteria decision analysis: state of the art surveys","author":"J Figueira","year":"2005","unstructured":"Figueira J, Greco S, Ehrgott M (2005) Multiple criteria decision analysis: state of the art surveys. Springer, New York"},{"key":"1320_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"145","DOI":"10.1016\/0022-247X(67)90189-8","volume":"18","author":"JA Goguen","year":"1967","unstructured":"Goguen JA (1967) $$L$$-fuzzy sets. J Math Anal Appl 18:145\u2013174","journal-title":"J Math Anal Appl"},{"key":"1320_CR14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"606","DOI":"10.1016\/S0377-2217(99)00093-4","volume":"123","author":"M Goumas","year":"2000","unstructured":"Goumas M, Lygerou V (2000) An extension of the PROMETHEE method for decision making in fuzzy environment: ranking of alternative energy exploitation projects. Eur J Oper Res 123:606\u2013613","journal-title":"Eur J Oper Res"},{"key":"1320_CR15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"263","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ins.2014.02.019","volume":"277","author":"A Hadi-Vencheh","year":"2014","unstructured":"Hadi-Vencheh A, Mirjaberi M (2014) Fuzzy inferior ratio method for multiple attribute decision making problem. Inform. Sci. 277:263\u2013272","journal-title":"Inform. Sci."},{"key":"1320_CR16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"309","DOI":"10.1086\/257678","volume":"63","author":"JC Harsanyi","year":"1955","unstructured":"Harsanyi JC (1955) Cardinal welfare, individualistic ethics and interpersonal comparisons of utility. J Political Econ 63:309\u2013321","journal-title":"J Political Econ"},{"key":"1320_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"26","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fss.2011.01.016","volume":"183","author":"QH Hu","year":"2011","unstructured":"Hu QH, An S, Yu DR (2011) Robust fuzzy rough classifiers. Fuzzy Sets Syst 183:26\u201343","journal-title":"Fuzzy Sets Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-642-48318-9","volume-title":"Multiple attributes decision making methods and applications","author":"CL Hwang","year":"1981","unstructured":"Hwang CL, Yoon K (1981) Multiple attributes decision making methods and applications. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg"},{"key":"1320_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"469","DOI":"10.1016\/S0165-0114(03)00021-6","volume":"141","author":"R Jensen","year":"2004","unstructured":"Jensen R, Shen Q (2004) Fuzzy-rough attributes reduction with application to web categorization. Fuzzy Sets Syst 141:469\u2013485","journal-title":"Fuzzy Sets Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Jiang HB, Zhan JM, Chen DG (2020) PROMETHEE II method based on variable precision fuzzy rough sets with fuzzy neighborhoods. Artif Intell Rev. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10462-020-09878-7","DOI":"10.1007\/s10462-020-09878-7"},{"key":"1320_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2181","DOI":"10.1007\/s13042-020-01109-3","volume":"11","author":"HB Jiang","year":"2020","unstructured":"Jiang HB, Zhan JM, Sun BZ, Alcantud JCR (2020) An MADM approach to covering-based variable precision fuzzy rough sets: an application to medical diagnosis. Int J Mach Learn Cyb 11:2181\u20132207","journal-title":"Int J Mach Learn Cyb"},{"key":"1320_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"332","DOI":"10.1080\/03081079.2017.1308360","volume":"46","author":"LQ Li","year":"2017","unstructured":"Li LQ, Jin Q, Hu K, Zhao FF (2017) The axiomatic characterizations on $$L$$-fuzzy covering-based approximation operators. Int J Gen Syst 46:332\u2013353","journal-title":"Int J Gen Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"836","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijar.2008.01.006","volume":"48","author":"TJ Li","year":"2008","unstructured":"Li TJ, Leung Y, Zhang WX (2008) Generalized fuzzy rough approximation operators based on fuzzy coverings. Int J Approx Reason 48:836\u2013856","journal-title":"Int J Approx Reason"},{"key":"1320_CR24","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"242","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ins.2019.05.044","volume":"496","author":"DC Liang","year":"2019","unstructured":"Liang DC, Wang MW, Xu ZS (2019) Heterogeneous multi-attribute nonadditivity fusion for behavioral three-way decisions in interval type-2 fuzzy environment. Inform Sci 496:242\u2013263","journal-title":"Inform Sci"},{"key":"1320_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"282","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ins.2018.01.015","volume":"435","author":"DC Liang","year":"2018","unstructured":"Liang DC, Xu ZS, Liu D, Wu Y (2018) Method for three-way decisions using ideal TOPSIS solutions at Pythagorean fuzzy information. Inform Sci 435:282\u2013295","journal-title":"Inform Sci"},{"key":"1320_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1703","DOI":"10.3233\/IFS-141137","volume":"27","author":"HC Liao","year":"2014","unstructured":"Liao HC, Xu ZS (2014) Multi-criteria decision making with intuitionistic fuzzy PROMETHEE. J Intell Fuzzy Syst 27:1703\u20131717","journal-title":"J Intell Fuzzy Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fss.2015.05.002","volume":"294","author":"LW Ma","year":"2016","unstructured":"Ma LW (2016) Two fuzzy covering rough set models and their generalizations over fuzzy lattices. Fuzzy Sets Syst 294:1\u201317","journal-title":"Fuzzy Sets Syst"},{"issue":"2015","key":"1320_CR28","first-page":"4126","volume":"42","author":"A Mardani","year":"1994","unstructured":"Mardani A, Jusoh A, Zavadskas EK, Fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making techniques and applications-Two decades review from, (1994) to 2014. Expert Syst Appl 42(2015):4126\u20134148","journal-title":"Expert Syst Appl"},{"key":"1320_CR29","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"77","DOI":"10.1016\/j.inffus.2018.05.001","volume":"46","author":"FY Meng","year":"2019","unstructured":"Meng FY, Tang J, Fujita H (2019) Linguistic intuitionistic fuzzy preference relations and their application to multi-criteria decision making. Inform. Fusion 46:77\u201390","journal-title":"Inform. Fusion"},{"key":"1320_CR30","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2085","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ins.2010.01.028","volume":"180","author":"JM Merigo","year":"2010","unstructured":"Merigo JM, Gil-Lafuente AM (2010) New decision-making techniques and their application in the selection of financial products. Inform Sci 180:2085\u20132094","journal-title":"Inform Sci"},{"key":"1320_CR31","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"445","DOI":"10.1016\/S0377-2217(03)00020-1","volume":"156","author":"S Opricovic","year":"2004","unstructured":"Opricovic S, Tzeng GH (2004) Compromise solution by MCDM methods: a comparative analysis of VIKOR and TOPSIS. Eur J Oper Res 156:445\u2013455","journal-title":"Eur J Oper Res"},{"key":"1320_CR32","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fss.2013.05.008","volume":"240","author":"E Palmeira","year":"2014","unstructured":"Palmeira E, Bedregal B, Mesiar R, Fernandez J (2014) A New Way to Extend t-norms, t-conorms and Negations. Fuzzy Sets Syst 240:1\u201321","journal-title":"Fuzzy Sets Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR33","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"89","DOI":"10.1016\/j.eswa.2017.08.042","volume":"91","author":"D Pamu\u010dar","year":"2018","unstructured":"Pamu\u010dar D, Petrovi\u0107 I, \u0106irovi\u0107 G (2018) Modification of the Best-Worst and MABAC methods: a novel approach based on interval-valued fuzzy-rough numbers. Expert Syst Appl 91:89\u2013106","journal-title":"Expert Syst Appl"},{"key":"1320_CR34","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"341","DOI":"10.1007\/BF01001956","volume":"11","author":"Z Pawlak","year":"1982","unstructured":"Pawlak Z (1982) Rough sets. Int J Comput Inform Sci 11:341\u2013356","journal-title":"Int J Comput Inform Sci"},{"key":"1320_CR35","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"148","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fss.2016.12.002","volume":"336","author":"JS Qiao","year":"2018","unstructured":"Qiao JS, Hu BQ (2018) Granular variable precision $$L$$-fuzzy rough sets based on residuated lattices. Fuzzy Sets Syst 336:148\u2013166","journal-title":"Fuzzy Sets Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR36","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"A.M. Radzikowska, E.E. Kerre, Fuzzy rough sets based on residuated lattices, in: Transactions on Rough Sets II, in: Lect. Notes Comput. Sci., vol 3155, Springer-Verlag, 2004, pp. 278-296","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-540-27778-1_14"},{"key":"1320_CR37","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"249","DOI":"10.1016\/j.inffus.2018.12.010","volume":"49","author":"FD Ramalho","year":"2019","unstructured":"Ramalho FD, Ekel PY, Pedrycz W, J\u00fanior JGP, Soares GL (2019) Multicriteria decision making under conditions of uncertainty in application to multiobjective allocation of resources. Inform Fusion 49:249\u2013261","journal-title":"Inform Fusion"},{"key":"1320_CR38","first-page":"57","volume":"8","author":"B Roy","year":"1968","unstructured":"Roy B (1968) Classement et choix en pr\u00e9sence de ponts de vue multiples (la m\u00e9thode ELECTRE) Rev. Fr Inf Rech Op\u00e9r 8:57\u201375","journal-title":"Fr Inf Rech Op\u00e9r"},{"key":"1320_CR39","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"424","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijar.2017.11.015","volume":"93","author":"BZ Sun","year":"2018","unstructured":"Sun BZ, Ma WM, Li BJ, Li XN (2018) Three-way decisions approach to multiple attribute group decision making with linguistic information-based decision-theoretic rough fuzzy set. Int J Approx Reason 93:424\u2013442","journal-title":"Int J Approx Reason"},{"key":"1320_CR40","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"61","DOI":"10.1016\/j.knosys.2017.01.036","volume":"123","author":"BZ Sun","year":"2017","unstructured":"Sun BZ, Ma WM, Qian YH (2017) Multigranulation fuzzy rough set over two universes and its application to decision making. Knowl-Based Syst 123:61\u201374","journal-title":"Knowl-Based Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR41","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"91","DOI":"10.1016\/j.inffus.2019.07.013","volume":"55","author":"BZ Sun","year":"2020","unstructured":"Sun BZ, Zhou XM, Lin NN (2020) Diversified binary relation-based fuzzy multigranulation rough set over two universes and application to multiple attribute group decision making. Inform Fusion 55:91\u2013104","journal-title":"Inform Fusion"},{"key":"1320_CR42","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"39","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fss.2015.01.016","volume":"275","author":"CY Wang","year":"2015","unstructured":"Wang CY, Hu BQ (2015) Granular variable precision fuzzy rough sets with general fuzzy relations. Fuzzy Sets Syst 275:39\u201357","journal-title":"Fuzzy Sets Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR43","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"818","DOI":"10.1109\/TFUZZ.2019.2949765","volume":"28","author":"CZ Wang","year":"2020","unstructured":"Wang CZ, Wang Y, Shao MW, Qian YH, Chen DG (2020) Fuzzy rough attribute reduction for categorical data. IEEE Tran Fuzzy Syst 28:818\u2013830","journal-title":"IEEE Tran Fuzzy Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR44","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"4493","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ins.2007.04.010","volume":"177","author":"XZ Wang","year":"2007","unstructured":"Wang XZ, Tsang ECC, Zhao SY, Chen DG, Yeung DS (2007) Learning fuzzy rules from fuzzy samples based on rough set technique. Inform Sci 177:4493\u20134514","journal-title":"Inform Sci"},{"key":"1320_CR45","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"107","DOI":"10.1016\/j.inffus.2018.08.007","volume":"48","author":"W Wei","year":"2019","unstructured":"Wei W, Liang JY (2019) Information fusion in rough set theory: an overview. Inform Fusion 48:107\u2013118","journal-title":"Inform Fusion"},{"key":"1320_CR46","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"10","DOI":"10.1016\/j.inffus.2015.07.001","volume":"28","author":"ZS Xu","year":"2016","unstructured":"Xu ZS, Zhao N (2016) Information fusion for intuitionistic fuzzy decision making: An overview. Inform Fusion 28:10\u201323","journal-title":"Inform Fusion"},{"key":"1320_CR47","first-page":"183","volume":"18","author":"RR Yager","year":"1988","unstructured":"Yager RR (1988) On ordered weighted averaging aggregation operators in multicriteria decision making. IEEE Tran Fuzzy Syst 18:183\u2013190","journal-title":"IEEE Tran Fuzzy Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR48","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"125","DOI":"10.1016\/0165-0114(93)90194-M","volume":"59","author":"RR Yager","year":"1993","unstructured":"Yager RR (1993) Families of OWA operators. Fuzzy Sets Syst 59:125\u2013166","journal-title":"Fuzzy Sets Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR49","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"57","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijar.2018.03.004","volume":"96","author":"B Yang","year":"2018","unstructured":"Yang B, Hu BQ (2018) Matrix representations and interdependency on $$L$$-fuzzy covering-based approximation operators. Int J Approx Reason 96:57\u201377","journal-title":"Int J Approx Reason"},{"key":"1320_CR50","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"58","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fss.2013.06.012","volume":"236","author":"YQ Yao","year":"2014","unstructured":"Yao YQ, Mi JS, Li ZJ (2014) A novel variable precision ($$\\theta$$, $$\\sigma$$)-fuzzy rough set model based on fuzzy granules. Fuzzy Sets Syst 236:58\u201372","journal-title":"Fuzzy Sets Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR51","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"107","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijar.2018.09.005","volume":"103","author":"YY Yao","year":"2018","unstructured":"Yao YY (2018) Three-way decision and granular computing. Int J Approx Reason 103:107\u2013123","journal-title":"Int J Approx Reason"},{"key":"1320_CR52","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"91","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ins.2012.02.065","volume":"200","author":"YY Yao","year":"2012","unstructured":"Yao YY, Yao BX (2012) Covering based rough set approximations. Inform. Sci. 200:91\u2013107","journal-title":"Inform. Sci."},{"key":"1320_CR53","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"338","DOI":"10.1016\/S0019-9958(65)90241-X","volume":"8","author":"LA Zadeh","year":"1965","unstructured":"Zadeh LA (1965) Fuzzy sets, Inform. Control 8:338\u2013353","journal-title":"Control"},{"key":"1320_CR54","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"314","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ins.2020.06.006","volume":"538","author":"JM Zhan","year":"2020","unstructured":"Zhan JM, Jiang HB, Yao YY (2020) Covering-based variable precision fuzzy rough sets with PROMETHEE-EDAS methods. Inform Sci 538:314\u2013336","journal-title":"Inform Sci"},{"key":"1320_CR55","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"192","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ins.2019.09.037","volume":"511","author":"C Zhang","year":"2020","unstructured":"Zhang C, Li DY, Liang JY (2020) Interval-valued hesitant fuzzy multi-granularity three-way decisions in consensus processes with applications to multi-attribute group decision making. Inform Sci 511:192\u2013211","journal-title":"Inform Sci"},{"key":"1320_CR56","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"397","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ins.2020.06.009","volume":"539","author":"K Zhang","year":"2020","unstructured":"Zhang K, Zhan JM, Wang XZ (2020) TOPSIS-WAA method based on a covering-based fuzzy rough set: an application to rating problem. Inform Sci 539:397\u2013421","journal-title":"Inform Sci"},{"key":"1320_CR57","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Zhang K, Zhan JM, Wu WZ (2020) On multi-criteria decision-making method based on a fuzzy rough set model with fuzzy $$\\alpha$$-neighborhoods. IEEE Trans Fuzzy Syst. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/TFUZZ.2020.3001670","DOI":"10.1109\/TFUZZ.2020.3001670"},{"key":"1320_CR58","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"451","DOI":"10.1109\/TFUZZ.2009.2013204","volume":"17","author":"SY Zhao","year":"2009","unstructured":"Zhao SY, Tsang ECC, Chen DG (2009) The model of fuzzy variable percision rough sets. IEEE Trans Fuzzy Syst 17:451\u2013467","journal-title":"IEEE Trans Fuzzy Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR59","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"743","DOI":"10.1080\/03081079.2014.980612","volume":"44","author":"XR Zhao","year":"2015","unstructured":"Zhao XR, Hu BQ (2015) Fuzzy variable precision rough sets based on residuated lattices. Int J Gen Syst 44:743\u2013765","journal-title":"Int J Gen Syst"},{"key":"1320_CR60","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"39","DOI":"10.1016\/0022-0000(93)90048-2","volume":"46","author":"W Ziarko","year":"1993","unstructured":"Ziarko W (1993) Variable precision rough set model. J Comput Syst Sci 46:39\u201359","journal-title":"J Comput Syst Sci"}],"container-title":["International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s13042-021-01320-w.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s13042-021-01320-w\/fulltext.html","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s13042-021-01320-w.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,13]],"date-time":"2021-07-13T03:59:47Z","timestamp":1626148787000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1007\/s13042-021-01320-w"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,17]]},"references-count":60,"journal-issue":{"issue":"8","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,8]]}},"alternative-id":["1320"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13042-021-01320-w","relation":{},"ISSN":["1868-8071","1868-808X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1868-8071","type":"print"},{"value":"1868-808X","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,17]]},"assertion":[{"value":"15 December 2020","order":1,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"30 March 2021","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"17 April 2021","order":3,"name":"first_online","label":"First Online","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"order":1,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Declarations"}},{"value":"The authors declared that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Conflicts of interest"}}]}}