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Full-Text Articles in Computer Sciences
Method Of Characteristics For Solving The Problem Of Gas Outflow From An Elementary Sec-Tion Of A Gas Pipeline, Madaminjon K. Mahkamov, S.S. Akhmadjonov, I.K. Khujaev
Method Of Characteristics For Solving The Problem Of Gas Outflow From An Elementary Sec-Tion Of A Gas Pipeline, Madaminjon K. Mahkamov, S.S. Akhmadjonov, I.K. Khujaev
Scientific Bulletin. Physical and Mathematical Research
Numerous problems based on equations of hyperbolic type are solved by the method of characteristics when boundary conditions of the first, second and third kinds are set on the boundary. These include, in particular, the problems of pipeline transportation of various media. The quasi-one-dimensional equations of conservation of mass and momentum are linearized and separate equations are drawn up for a specific indicator (flow rate, gas pressure) of the process. This approach is associated with the tradition of forming boundary conditions and solving problems only with respect to a specific indicator, in particu-lar, with respect to pressure, velocity, and flow …
Electrophysical Properties Of Supercapacitor On The Basis Of New Gel Polymer Electrolyte, J.A. Shodmanov, Azamat Boymirzaev
Electrophysical Properties Of Supercapacitor On The Basis Of New Gel Polymer Electrolyte, J.A. Shodmanov, Azamat Boymirzaev
Scientific Bulletin. Physical and Mathematical Research
The results showed a slight increase in internal resistance under the influence of bending and confirmed that the equivalent circuit model of electrons did not change under bending conditions as indicated in graphically illustrated the results by cyclic voltamperometry (TsV) at a scanning speed of 10 mV / s under the above bending angles of the SK prepared on the basis of PG 10 GPE. From ex-periments we found that the shapes are almost rec-tangular, with no redox peaks observed. We can see that the area of the TsV curves changes slightly as the bending angle increases, but this does …
Influence Of A Strong Magnetic Field On Fermi Energy Oscillations In Two-Dimensional Semiconductor Materials, Gafur Gulyamov, Ulugbek Inayatillyevich Erkaboev, Rustam Gulomzhonovich Rakhimov, Nozimjon Sayidov Sayidov, Jasurbek Mirzaev
Influence Of A Strong Magnetic Field On Fermi Energy Oscillations In Two-Dimensional Semiconductor Materials, Gafur Gulyamov, Ulugbek Inayatillyevich Erkaboev, Rustam Gulomzhonovich Rakhimov, Nozimjon Sayidov Sayidov, Jasurbek Mirzaev
Scientific Bulletin. Physical and Mathematical Research
This article discusses the effect of a quantizing magnetic field and temperature on Fermi energy oscillations in nanoscale semiconductor materials. A generalized mathematical expression is obtained for calculating the dependence of the Fermi energy oscillations on the magnetic field, temperature, and thickness of the quantum well. It is shown that the Fermi energy in nanoscale semiconductor materials under a quantizing magnetic field is quantized. The proposed theory explains the experimental results in two-dimensional semiconductor structures with a parabolic dispersion law.
Determination Of The Specific Thermo Emf Of Granulated Silicon Doped With Alkaline Metals., B.M. Abdurakhmanov, Zarnigor Sohibova, M.M. Adilov
Determination Of The Specific Thermo Emf Of Granulated Silicon Doped With Alkaline Metals., B.M. Abdurakhmanov, Zarnigor Sohibova, M.M. Adilov
Scientific Bulletin. Physical and Mathematical Research
The value of the specific thermo EMF is one of the most important thermoelectric parameters of a material and in practice is estimat-ed mainly by two well-known methods - integral and differential. To measure the thermo EMF of granular silicon, we used a differential method. In this work, the thermoelectric properties of granular silicon containing alkali metal atoms have been studied, the presence of which, for example, in single-crystal structures makes it possible to improve the characteristics of a number of devices, and in polycrystalline ones, the effect of grain boundaries on the electrical properties, in particular, to reduce the …
The State Of Solar Energy In Uzbekistan In The Framework Of The Devel-Opment Of Renewable Energy Sources, E.Z. Imamov, Ramizulla Abdullaevich Muminov, Temur Asfandiyarovich Djalalov, I.Sh. Abdullaeva
The State Of Solar Energy In Uzbekistan In The Framework Of The Devel-Opment Of Renewable Energy Sources, E.Z. Imamov, Ramizulla Abdullaevich Muminov, Temur Asfandiyarovich Djalalov, I.Sh. Abdullaeva
Scientific Bulletin. Physical and Mathematical Research
The paper analyzes the possibilities of renewable energy sources to become the main sources of ener-gy that can in the future replace traditional technologies for the production of thermal and electrical energy based on the use of fossil fuels and nuclear energy.
Technological approaches are considered that make it possible to significantly increase the efficiency of solar energy, and it is also shown that such a possibility can be realized by using weakly crystalline and cheap modifications of silicon, which have previously passed the corresponding nanotechnological effect.
Properties And Applications Of Metal-Oxide Thin Films In Converters Of En-Ergy (Review), Shakhriyor Kh. Yulchiev, Akramjon Boboev, Xushruybek Mahmudov
Properties And Applications Of Metal-Oxide Thin Films In Converters Of En-Ergy (Review), Shakhriyor Kh. Yulchiev, Akramjon Boboev, Xushruybek Mahmudov
Scientific Bulletin. Physical and Mathematical Research
Metal-oxide semiconductors (SnO2, ZnO, TiO2, etc.) have a wide band gap (~3 eV) and are trans-parent in the visible range of the optical spectrum. Therefore, transparent semiconductor devices (diodes, transistors, integrated circuits, etc.) can be made based on them. There are two peaks in the emission spectrum of the LED. One of the peaks (3.3 eV), apparently, is as-sociated with exciton recombination, and the other peak is associated with recombination through a deep impuri-ty level. The emission spectrum of the LED was ob-served at a direct current of 40 mA. The electrolumines-cence spectrum obtained on the heterostructure at room temperature …
Development And Implementation Of A Photovoltaic Power Plant With A Capacity Of 3-6 Kw With “Smart Greed” Elements In The Conditions Of The Fergana Valley, Райимжон Алиев, Жамшидбек Каххоров, Авазбек Мирзаалимов, Наврузбек Мирзаалимов, Бобур Рашидов
Development And Implementation Of A Photovoltaic Power Plant With A Capacity Of 3-6 Kw With “Smart Greed” Elements In The Conditions Of The Fergana Valley, Райимжон Алиев, Жамшидбек Каххоров, Авазбек Мирзаалимов, Наврузбек Мирзаалимов, Бобур Рашидов
Scientific Bulletin. Physical and Mathematical Research
Today, solar cells are manufactured at the industrial level mainly from polycrystalline and monocrystalline silicon. Solar elements made of silicon make up more than 90% of the solar elements that are produced worldwide. Depending on the seasons of the year in the Ferghana Valley, the movement of the Sun, geographical location, air humidity, temperature changes, the intensity of light falling on the surface of solar panels and other parameters, the characteristic (I-V) of solar panels was studied. The installation of solar panels installed at Andijan State University consists of the installation, commissioning and analysis of the results obtained on sunny, …
A Cauchy-Goursat Problem For A Second Kind Degenerated Equation Of Hyperbolic Type, Doniyor Usmonov
A Cauchy-Goursat Problem For A Second Kind Degenerated Equation Of Hyperbolic Type, Doniyor Usmonov
Scientific Bulletin. Physical and Mathematical Research
In the work a Cauchy-Goursta problem has been formulated and investigated for a second kind degenerated equation of hyperbolic type. During the investigation, it was used properties of Gauss’s hyper geometric function and symbol of Pochhammer, the considered problem equivalently reduced to an integral equation with respect to trace of unknown function. Properties of Riemann-Liuvill integral-differential and generalized integral-differential operators have found solution of the taken integral equation. To find solution of the problem it was used general solution of the equation. A class of generalized solutions was introduced for the correctness of the problem. It was found necessary conditions …
Evolution Of Quantum Systems Consisting Of Mul-Tiple Various Particles Interacting With General-Ized Yukasha Potential, N.N. Bogolyubov, Rasulova Mukhayo, U.O. Avazov
Evolution Of Quantum Systems Consisting Of Mul-Tiple Various Particles Interacting With General-Ized Yukasha Potential, N.N. Bogolyubov, Rasulova Mukhayo, U.O. Avazov
Scientific Bulletin. Physical and Mathematical Research
In this paper, multi-variety densely packed par-ticle dynamic systems with the ability to interact with the shielded Yukawa potential were studied. Also, in order to study more widely the dynamics of systems containing particles interacting via shielded potential, the theoretical foundations of the dynam-ics of systems consisting of an arbitrary number of bounded - sorted multi-particles are analyzed. The dynamics of an arbitrary number of interacting par-ticle systems on a screening potential was studied using the Bogolyubov-Born-Green-Kirkwood-Yvon (BBGKY) chain of quantum kinetic equations. The BBGKY chain of quantum kinetic equations has solutions for the case that characterizes the evo-lution of …
Functional Role Of The N-Terminal Domain In Connexin 46/50 By In Silico Mutagenesis And Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Umair Khan
University Honors Theses
Connexins form intercellular channels known as gap junctions that facilitate diverse physiological roles, from long-range electrical and chemical coupling to nutrient exchange. Recent structural studies on Cx46 and Cx50 have defined a novel and stable open state and implicated the amino-terminal (NT) domain as a major contributor to functional differences between connexin isoforms. This thesis presents two studies which use molecular dynamics simulations with these new structures to provide mechanistic insight into the function and behavior of the NTH in Cx46 and Cx50. In the first, residues in the NTH that differ between Cx46 and Cx50 are swapped between the …
Algebraic Graph-Assisted Bidirectional Transformers For Molecular Property Prediction, Dong Chen, Kaifu Gao, Duc Duy Nguyen, Xin Chen, Yi Jiang, Guo-Wei Wei, Feng Pan
Algebraic Graph-Assisted Bidirectional Transformers For Molecular Property Prediction, Dong Chen, Kaifu Gao, Duc Duy Nguyen, Xin Chen, Yi Jiang, Guo-Wei Wei, Feng Pan
Mathematics Faculty Publications
The ability of molecular property prediction is of great significance to drug discovery, human health, and environmental protection. Despite considerable efforts, quantitative prediction of various molecular properties remains a challenge. Although some machine learning models, such as bidirectional encoder from transformer, can incorporate massive unlabeled molecular data into molecular representations via a self-supervised learning strategy, it neglects three-dimensional (3D) stereochemical information. Algebraic graph, specifically, element-specific multiscale weighted colored algebraic graph, embeds complementary 3D molecular information into graph invariants. We propose an algebraic graph-assisted bidirectional transformer (AGBT) framework by fusing representations generated by algebraic graph and bidirectional transformer, as well as …
Why Cauchy Membership Functions: Efficiency, Javier Viana, Stephan Ralescu, Kelly Cohen, Anca Ralescu, Vladik Kreinovich
Why Cauchy Membership Functions: Efficiency, Javier Viana, Stephan Ralescu, Kelly Cohen, Anca Ralescu, Vladik Kreinovich
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
Fuzzy techniques depend heavily on eliciting meaningful membership functions for the fuzzy sets used. Often such functions are obtained from data. Just as often they are obtained from experts knowledgable of the domain and the problem being addressed. However, there are cases when neither is possible, for example because of insufficient data, or unavailable experts. What functions should one choose and what should guide such choice? This paper argues in favor of using Cauchy membership functions, thus named because their expression is similar to that of the Cauchy distributions. The paper provides a theoretical explanation for this choice.
Many Known Quantum Algorithms Are Optimal: Symmetry-Based Proofs, Vladik Kreinovich, Oscar Galindo, Olga Kosheleva
Many Known Quantum Algorithms Are Optimal: Symmetry-Based Proofs, Vladik Kreinovich, Oscar Galindo, Olga Kosheleva
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
Many quantum algorithms have been proposed which are drastically more efficient that the best of the non-quantum algorithms for solving the same problems. A natural question is: are these quantum algorithms already optimal -- in some reasonable sense -- or they can be further improved? In this paper, we review recent results showing that many known quantum algorithms are actually optimal. Several of these results are based on appropriate invariances (symmetries).
Why Rectified Linear Neurons: Two Convexity-Related Explanations, Jonatan Contreras, Martine Ceberio, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich, Nguyen Hoang Phuong
Why Rectified Linear Neurons: Two Convexity-Related Explanations, Jonatan Contreras, Martine Ceberio, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich, Nguyen Hoang Phuong
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
At present, the most efficient machine learning technique is deep learning, in which non-linearity is attained by using rectified linear functions s(x)=max(0,x). Empirically, these functions work better than any other nonlinear functions that have been tried. In this paper, we provide a possible theoretical explanation for this empirical fact. This explanation is based on the fact that one of the main applications of neural networks is decision making, when we want to find an optimal solution. We show that the need to adequately deal with situations when the corresponding optimization problem is feasible -- i.e., for which the objective function …
Why Dilated Convolutional Neural Networks: A Proof Of Their Optimality, Jonatan Contreras, Martine Ceberio, Vladik Kreinovich
Why Dilated Convolutional Neural Networks: A Proof Of Their Optimality, Jonatan Contreras, Martine Ceberio, Vladik Kreinovich
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
One of the most effective image processing techniques is the use of convolutional neural networks that use convolutional layers. In each such layer, the value of the output at each point is a combination of input data corresponding to several neighboring points. To improve the accuracy, researchers have developed a version of this technique, in which only data from some of the neighboring points is processed. It turns out that the most efficient case -- called dilated convolution -- is when we select the neighboring points whose differences in both coordinates are divisible by some constant l. In this paper, …
How General Is Fuzzy Decision Making?, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich
How General Is Fuzzy Decision Making?, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
In many practical situations, users describe their preferences in imprecise (fuzzy) terms. In such situations, fuzzy techniques are a natural way to describe these preferences in precise terms.
Of course, this description is only an approximation to the ideal decision making that a person would perform if we took time to elicit his/her exact preferences. How accurate is this approximation? When can fuzzy decision making -- potentially -- describe the exact decision making, and when there is a limit to the accuracy of fuzzy approximations?
In this paper, we show that decision making can be precisely described in fuzzy terms …
Green Computing: Three Examples Of How Non-Trivial Mathematical Analysis Can Help, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich
Green Computing: Three Examples Of How Non-Trivial Mathematical Analysis Can Help, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
Environment-related problems are extremely important for mankind, the fate of humanity itself depends on our ability to solve these problems. These problems are complex, we cannot solve them without using powerful computers. Thus, in the environmental research, environment-related computing is one of the main computing-related research directions. Another direction is related to the fact that computing itself can be (and currently is) harmful for the environment. How to make computing more environment-friendly, how to move towards green computing -- this is the second important direction. A third direction is motivated by the very complexity of environmental systems: it is difficult …
Is It Fair That Advanced Workers Get Paid Disproportionally More: Economic Analysis, Olga Kosheleva, Sean R. Aguilar
Is It Fair That Advanced Workers Get Paid Disproportionally More: Economic Analysis, Olga Kosheleva, Sean R. Aguilar
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
On the one hand, everyone agrees that economics should be fair, that workers should get equal pay for equal work. Any instance of unfairness causes a strong disagreement. On the other hand, in many companies, advanced workers -- who produce more than others -- get paid dispropotionally more for their work, and this does not seem to cause any negative feelings. In this paper, we analyze this situation from the economic viewpoint. We show that from this viewpoint, additional payments for advanced workers indeed make economic sense, benefit everyone, and thus -- in contrast to the naive literal interpretation of …
The “Knapsack Problem” Workbook: An Exploration Of Topics In Computer Science, Steven Cosares
The “Knapsack Problem” Workbook: An Exploration Of Topics In Computer Science, Steven Cosares
Open Educational Resources
This workbook provides discussions, programming assignments, projects, and class exercises revolving around the “Knapsack Problem” (KP), which is widely a recognized model that is taught within a typical Computer Science curriculum. Throughout these discussions, we use KP to introduce or review topics found in courses covering topics in Discrete Mathematics, Mathematical Programming, Data Structures, Algorithms, Computational Complexity, etc. Because of the broad range of subjects discussed, this workbook and the accompanying spreadsheet files might be used as part of some CS capstone experience. Otherwise, we recommend that individual sections be used, as needed, for exercises relevant to a course in …
Modeling The Spread Of Covid-19 Over Varied Contact Networks, Ryan L. Solorzano
Modeling The Spread Of Covid-19 Over Varied Contact Networks, Ryan L. Solorzano
Master's Theses
When attempting to mitigate the spread of an epidemic without the use of a vaccine, many measures may be made to dampen the spread of the disease such as physically distancing and wearing masks. The implementation of an effective test and quarantine strategy on a population has the potential to make a large impact on the spread of the disease as well. Testing and quarantining strategies become difficult when a portion of the population are asymptomatic spreaders of the disease. Additionally, a study has shown that randomly testing a portion of a population for asymptomatic individuals makes a small impact …
A Gate-Based Monte Carlo Simulation Of A Dual-Layer Pixelized Gadolinium Oxyorthosilicate (Gso) Detector Performance And Response For Micro Pet Scanner, Leonid L Nkuba, Innocent J Lugendo, Idrissa S Amour
A Gate-Based Monte Carlo Simulation Of A Dual-Layer Pixelized Gadolinium Oxyorthosilicate (Gso) Detector Performance And Response For Micro Pet Scanner, Leonid L Nkuba, Innocent J Lugendo, Idrissa S Amour
Tanzania Journal of Science
The purpose of this study was to simulate the GSO detector of a micro PET using GATE simulation platform. The performance and responses of the simulated GSO detector assembly were evaluated by comparing the simulated data to the experimental and XCOM data to validate the simulation platform and procedure. Based on NEMA NU-4 2008 protocols, the performance of GSO detector in terms of sensitivity was simulated and compared to the experimental data. Similarly, the GSO detector response to photons interaction was simulated and compared against the XCOM data for absorbed intensity ratio in the GSO detector and survived intensity ratio …
Knowing What We Know: Leveraging Community Knowledge Through Automated Text-Mining, Justin Gardner, Jonathan Tory Toole, Hemant Kalia, Garry Spink Jr., Gordon Broderick
Knowing What We Know: Leveraging Community Knowledge Through Automated Text-Mining, Justin Gardner, Jonathan Tory Toole, Hemant Kalia, Garry Spink Jr., Gordon Broderick
Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery
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Revolt Pimenov Taught Us How To Be Scientists, Vladik Kreinovich
Revolt Pimenov Taught Us How To Be Scientists, Vladik Kreinovich
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
In 2021, we are celebrating the 90th birthday of Revolt Pimenov, a specialist in space-time geometry. He was my teacher. In this article, I am trying to summarize what he taught to his students.
Why Kappa Regression?, Julio C. Urenda, Orsolya Csiszár, József Dombi, György Eigner, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich
Why Kappa Regression?, Julio C. Urenda, Orsolya Csiszár, József Dombi, György Eigner, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
A recent book provide examples that a new class of probability distributions and membership functions -- called kappa-regression distributions and membership functions -- leads to better data processing results than using previously known classes. In this paper, we provide a theoretical explanation for this empirical success -- namely, we show that these distributions are the only ones that satisfy reasonable invariance requirements.
Fuzzy Techniques, Laplace Indeterminacy Principle, And Maximum Entropy Approach Explain Lindy Effect And Help Avoid Meaningless Infinities In Physics, Julio C. Urenda, Sean R. Aguilar, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich
Fuzzy Techniques, Laplace Indeterminacy Principle, And Maximum Entropy Approach Explain Lindy Effect And Help Avoid Meaningless Infinities In Physics, Julio C. Urenda, Sean R. Aguilar, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
In many real-life situations, the only information that we have about some quantity S is a lower bound T ≤ S. In such a situation, what is a reasonable estimate for S? For example, we know that a company has survived for T years, and based on this information, we want to predict for how long it will continue surviving. At first glance, this is a type of a problem to which we can apply the usual fuzzy methodology -- but unfortunately, a straightforward use of this methodology leads to a counter-intuitive infinite estimate for S. There is an empirical …
What Is Wrong With Micromanagement: Economic View, Sean R. Aguilar, Olga Kosheleva
What Is Wrong With Micromanagement: Economic View, Sean R. Aguilar, Olga Kosheleva
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
Purpose: It is well known that micromanagement -- excessive control of employees -- is detrimental to the employees' morale and thus, decreases their productivity. But what if the managers keep people happy -- will there still be negative consequences of micromanagement? This is the problem analyzed in this paper.
Design/methodology/approach: To analyze our problem, we use general -- but simplified -- mathematical models of how productivity depends on the working rate.
Findings: We show that even in the absence of psychological discomfort, micromanagement is still detrimental to productivity. Interestingly, the negative effect of micromanagement increases as the population becomes more …
Is Our World Becoming Less Quantum?, Lidice Castro, Vladik Kreinovich
Is Our World Becoming Less Quantum?, Lidice Castro, Vladik Kreinovich
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
According to the general idea of quantization, all physical dependencies are only approximately deterministic, and all physical "constants" are actually varying. A natural conclusion -- that some physicists made -- is that Planck's constant (that determines the magnitude of quantum effects) can also vary. In this paper, we use another general physics idea -- the second law of thermodynamics -- to conclude that with time, this constant can only decrease. Thus, with time (we are talking cosmological scales, of course), our world is becoming less quantum.
Order Relations Are Ubiquitously Fundamental: Alexandrov(-Zeeman) Theorem Extended From Space-Time Physics To Logical Reasoning And Decision Making, Vladik Kreinovich, Olga Kosheleva, Laxman Bokati, Laura Berrout
Order Relations Are Ubiquitously Fundamental: Alexandrov(-Zeeman) Theorem Extended From Space-Time Physics To Logical Reasoning And Decision Making, Vladik Kreinovich, Olga Kosheleva, Laxman Bokati, Laura Berrout
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
In all areas of human activity, there are natural ordering relations: causality in space-time physics, preference in decision making, and logical inference in reasoning. In space-time physics, a 1950 theorem by A. D. Alexandrov proved that causality relation is fundamental: many other features, including numerical characteristics of time and space, can be reconstructed from this relation. In this paper, we provide simple proofs that, similarly, the corresponding ordering relations are fundamental in decision making and in logical reasoning.
Shall We Ignore All Intermediate Grades?, Christian Servin, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich
Shall We Ignore All Intermediate Grades?, Christian Servin, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
In most European universities, the overall student's grade for a course is determined exclusively by this student's performance on the final exam. All intermediate grades -- on homework, quizzes, and previous texts -- are, in effect, ignored. This arrangement helps gauge the student's performance by the knowledge that the student shows at the end of the course. The main drawback of this approach is that some students do not start studying until later, thinking that they can catch up and even get an excellent grade -- and this hurts their performance. To motivate students to study hard throughout the semester, …
Extension To Multidimensional Problems Of A Fuzzy-Based Explainable & Noise-Resilient Algorithm, Javier Viana, Stephan Ralescu, Kelly Cohen, Anca Ralescu, Vladik Kreinovich
Extension To Multidimensional Problems Of A Fuzzy-Based Explainable & Noise-Resilient Algorithm, Javier Viana, Stephan Ralescu, Kelly Cohen, Anca Ralescu, Vladik Kreinovich
Departmental Technical Reports (CS)
While Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have shown incredible performance in a variety of data, they are brittle and opaque: easily fooled by the presence of noise, and difficult to understand the underlying reasoning for their predictions or choices. This focus on accuracy at the expense of interpretability and robustness caused little concern since, until recently, DNNs were employed primarily for scientific and limited commercial work. An increasing, widespread use of artificial intelligence and growing emphasis on user data protections, however, motivates the need for robust solutions with explainable methods and results. In this work, we extend a novel fuzzy based …