Ranking Sustainable Projects through an Innovative Hybrid DEMATEL-VIKOR Decision-Making Approach Using <i>Z</i>-Number

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class="align_center">(−2.939, −0.535, 2.096)</td><td class="align_center">−0.478</td><td class="align_center">Be-influence</td><td class="align_center">0.354</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Importance weight of sustainability dimensions in fuzzy condition.</div>

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