A hybrid VIKOR model for kidney stone drug prioritization using triangular bipolar neutrosophic Dombi-based aggregation in multi-criteria uncertainty
*J. SenbagamalarCorresponding authorsenbagamalar2005@yahoo.comDepartment of MathematicsAvadiVel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai, Tamil Nadu, 600062, IndiaView full profile → , P. Devikapdevikagopiraj@gmail.comDepartment of MathematicsAvadiVel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai, Tamil Nadu, 600062, IndiaView full profile →
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- Received:
- 01 Nov 2025
- Published Online:
- 04 Apr 2026
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-2172
- Pages:
- 1415–1424
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