Neutrosophic Assessment of Ventilatory Dynamics: A Model for Performance Optimization

Abstract

This study expands upon neutrosophics by establishing a novel neutrosophic model for the evaluation of ventilatory capabilities of Peruvian league 1 soccer professionals in response to an urgent need for such scientific studies to accommodate uncertainty associated with generally physiological measurements. The union of neutrosophic statistics principles with spirometric results and cardiopulmonary exercise testing produces a neuto model that effectively operates at 93.2% accuracy measured by 3 factors—(1) identification of asymptomatic ventilatory deficiencies, (2) assessment of respiratory compensatory thresholds reached during play, (3) participant identification for ranking by neutrosophic determination of results and application of aggregation operators. Application of this model with 23 participants from a Lima based club confirmed that compared to the existing model which only measures a degree of certainty associated with measurable variables to overlook value indeterminacy and contradiction—this new integrated value of certainty/indeterminacy/contradiction is crucial for a statistic used for technical determinations made in time sensitive environments; the study used clubs where immediate access was given yet the practicality and feasibility of applying neutrosophics to sports physiology hypostatics suggests generalizability and an extensive, reliable heuristic for clubs who cannot apply in person as guidance for future studies on ventilatory adjustments specific to South American populations. The only limitation to such future potentials suggests applying to persons of different positions (ie goalkeepers) and combing with wearable technology. Ultimately, this research contributes not only to the literature of sports science but also the application of neutrosophical decision making logic to the biomedical field.