1. Introduction
Being based on current economic, ecological and social problems and facts, sustainability implies a continual dynamic evolution that is motivated by human hopes about potential future prospects. The fuzzy set notion, which Lotfi A. Zadeh first proposed in 1965 [
1], has numerous applications in science and technology. Fuzzy mathematical models are created in this research employing fuzzy set theory to evaluate sustainable development regarding the socio-scientific environment. Fuzzy set theory connects human expectations for development as stated in language concepts to numerical facts reflected in measurements of sustainability indicators, despite the fact that decision-making regarding sustainable development is subjective.
An intuitionistic fuzzy set is applied in order to introduce a new extension to the multi-criteria decision-making model for sustainable supplier selection based on sustainable supply chain management practices in Reference [
2], taking into account the idea that choosing a suitable supplier is the key element of contemporary businesses from a sustainability perspective. One of the generalized forms of orthopairs uses intuitionistic fuzzy sets. The study presented in Reference [
3] focuses on introducing and analyzing several basic aspects of a generalized frame for orthopair fuzzy sets called “
-Fuzzy sets”. Supply chain sustainability is considered in the fuzzy context for the steel industry in Reference [
4], and a model for sustainable energy usage in the textile sector based on intuitionistic fuzzy sets is introduced in Reference [
5]. The study proposed in Reference [
6] using nonlinear integrated fuzzy modeling can help in predicting how comfortable an office building will be and how that will affect people’s health for optimized sustainability. The healthcare system is of the utmost importance, and optimization models have been investigated using generalizations of the fuzzy set concept in recent studies, for example, by proposing an updated multi-criteria integrated decision-making approach involving interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets in Reference [
7] or a flexible optimization model based on bipolar interval-valued neutrosophic sets in Reference [
8].
The use of the notion of a fuzzy set in studies has led to the development of extensions for many fields of mathematics. In the review papers [
9,
10], different applications of this notion in mathematical domains are presented. In geometric function theory, the introduction of the concept of fuzzy subordination used the notion of a fuzzy set in 2011 [
11], and the theory of fuzzy differential subordination has been in development since 2012 [
12] when Miller and Mocanu’s classical theory of differential subordination [
13] started to be adapted by involving fuzzy theory aspects. In 2017, the dual notion was introduced, namely fuzzy differential superordination [
14]. Since then, numerous researchers have studied different properties of differential operators involving fuzzy differential subordinations and superordinations, such as the Wanas operator [
15,
16], generalized Noor-Sălăgean operator [
17], Sălăgean and Ruscheweyh operators [
18] or a linear operator [
19]. Univalence criteria were also derived using fuzzy differential subordination theory [
20].
There is no indication up to this point as to how the concepts can be further used in real life or in other branches of research. For now, this is simply a new line of research which is developing nicely as part of geometric function theory. The connection between fuzzy sets theory and the branch of complex analysis that studies analytic functions in view of their geometric properties is also shown in Reference [
20]. The confluent hypergeometric function’s fractional integral is studied using classical theories of differential subordination and superordination in Reference [
21] and the fuzzy corresponding theories in References [
22,
23]. In a recent paper [
24], an operator is introduced and studied involving the fuzzy differential subordination theory [
25] and is used for obtaining results involving the classical theory of differential subordination. This shows that both approaches produce interesting results and that investigations from the fuzzy point of view do not exclude the nice outcome obtained when classical theories of differential subordination and superordination are implemented on the same topics. Many papers have been published regarding the study of analytic functions via fuzzy concepts at this moment, and in them all the aspects of the classical notions of geometric function theory are given this new fuzzy perspective. For instance, meromorphic functions are investigated in the fuzzy context in Reference [
26], and strong Janowski functions are approached using fuzzy differential subordinations in Reference [
27]. Fuzzy 
-convex functions are considered for study in Reference [
28] and are associated with quantum calculus aspects in Reference [
29] and with Hadamard product in Reference [
30]. 
q-analogue operators, which have been thoroughly investigated using classical methods concerning analytic functions, are now also considered in the fuzzy context, as can be seen in References [
31,
32,
33]. Spiral-like functions are considered in terms of the fuzzy differential subordination theory in Reference [
34].
In this article, we derive certain fuzzy differential subordinations and fuzzy differential superordinations for an operator defined as a Hadamard product between the Ruscheweyh derivative and the generalized Sălăgean operator introduced in Reference [
35].
In order to obtain the results of the article, we used the notions and results exposed below:
 contains all the holomorphic functions in 
, the unit disc, and we studied the geometric properties of the functions from its subclasses.
      
      and
      
      where 
 and 
.
We denote .
Definition 1  ([
11]). 
A fuzzy collection of a set  is a family  indexed by subsets of , where for each ,  is a function  such that . Each  is called a fuzzy set of , and A is called the support of  Definition 2  ([
11]). 
Fix a fuzzy collection  of .  is a function fuzzy subordinate to  denoted , where , when:- (1) 
 for  a fixed point, we have 
- (2) 
 for any , .
 Definition 3  ([
12], Definition 2.2). 
Let  and the function h, univalent in U such that . When the analytic function p in U, having the property  verifies for any  the fuzzy differential subordinationthen the fuzzy differential subordination has p as fuzzy solution. A fuzzy dominant of the fuzzy solutions of the fuzzy differential subordination represents q, a univalent function with the property , for all p verifying (1) and for any . The fuzzy best dominant represents a fuzzy dominant  with the property , for all fuzzy dominants q of (1) and any . Definition 4  ([
14]). 
Let  and the function h analytic in U. When the univalent functions p and  verifies for any  the fuzzy differential superordinationthen the fuzzy differential superordination has p as a fuzzy solution. A fuzzy subordinant of the fuzzy differential superordination represents q, an analytic function with the propertyfor all p verifying (2) and for any . The fuzzy best subordinant represents a univalent fuzzy subordinant  such that  for all fuzzy subordinants q of (2) and any . Definition 5  ([
12]). 
Q contains all injective and analytic functions f on , with the property  for  and . We used the lemmas presented below to obtain our fuzzy inequalities:
Lemma 1  ([
36]). 
Set for any for g a convex function in U,  and n a positive integer. Denote for any If p verifies for any  the fuzzy differential subordinationand it is holomorphic in U, then yields the sharp fuzzy differential subordination Lemma 2  ([
36]). 
Consider  such that  and h is a convex function with the property . If  verifies for any  the fuzzy differential subordinationthen the fuzzy differential subordinationsis satisfied by the function Lemma 3  ([
13], Corollary 2.6g.2, p. 66). 
Consider  such that  and h a convex function with the property . If  and  verifies for any  the fuzzy differential superordinationand it is univalent in U, then the fuzzy differential superordinationis satisfied for any  by the convex function  which is the fuzzy best subordinant. Lemma 4  ([
13], Corollary 2.6g.2, p. 66). 
Set for any  the functionfor g a convex function in U,  such that . When  and  verifies for any  the fuzzy differential superordinationand it is univalent in U, then the fuzzy differential superordinationis satisfies for any  by the function  which is the fuzzy best subordinant. We remind the definition of the Hadamard (convolution) product of the Ruscheweyh derivative and the generalized Sălăgean differential operator:
Definition 6  ([
35]). 
Consider  and . The operator  is defined for each nonnegative integer n and for any  as the Hadamard product between the Ruscheweyh derivative  and the generalized Sălăgean operator : Remark 1.  For  the operator has the following form
, for .
 The generalized Sălăgean differential operator introduced by Al Oboudi [
37] 
 is defined by the following relations:
      for 
, 
, 
 and 
. For 
, the operator has the following form 
, for any 
.
The Ruscheweyh derivative [
38] 
 is defined by the following relations:
      for 
 and 
.
For , the operator has the following form , for any .
Using the operator 
 resulting from the convolution product of the generalized Sălăgean differential operator and the Ruscheweyh derivative given in Definition 6, a new subclass of normalized analytic functions in the open unit disc 
U is introduced in Definition 7 of 
Section 2. Fuzzy subordination results are investigated in the theorems of 
Section 2 using the convexity property and involving the operator 
 and functions from the newly introduced class. Moreover, examples are provided to show how the findings might be applied. In 
Section 3, fuzzy differential superordinations regarding the operator 
 are considered for which the best subordinants are also found. The results’ relevance is also illustrated with examples.
  2. Fuzzy Differential Subordination
Using the operator  from Definition 6, we introduce the class  and we establish fuzzy differential subordinations for the functions belonging to this class.
Definition 7.  The class  contains all the functions  which verify for any  the inequalitywhere  and .  Theorem 1.  Consider g a convex function in U and  and define the function , . If  and , for any  thenimpliesfor any  and this result is sharp.  Proof.  The function 
, with 
m a positive real number, satisfies the relation 
 and differentiating it with respect to 
z, we get
        
        and applying the operator 
 yields for any 
Differentiating the relation (
5) with respect to 
z, we get for any 
Using the last relation, the fuzzy differential subordination (
4) will be
        
Denoting
        
        we find that 
Using the notation, the relation (
6) becomes for any 
 the fuzzy differential subordination
        
Applying Lemma 1, we get , for any , written in the following form , where the sharpness is given by the fact that g is the fuzzy best dominant. □
 Theorem 2.  Consider . For  given by Theorem 1, with  the following inclusion holdswhere   Proof.  Following the same ideas as the proof of Theorem 1 regarding the convex function 
h and taking into account the conditions from Theorem 2, we obtain 
 with the function 
p defined by (
7).
Applying Lemma 2, it yields  written in the following form  where 
The function 
g being convex and taking into account that 
 is symmetric with respect to the real axis, we establish
        
        and 
 □
 Theorem 3.  Consider g a convex function with the property  and the function , for any . If  verifies the fuzzy differential subordination, for any ,then it yields for any  the sharp subordination  Proof.  Denoting 
 we deduce for any 
 that 
. The fuzzy differential subordination
        
        with 
 can be written using the notation made above in the following form
        
        for 
.
Applying Lemma 1, we get
        
        written as
        
        for any 
The sharpness is given by the fact that g is the fuzzy best dominant. □
 Theorem 4.  Consider  and a function h convex with the property  When the fuzzy differential subordinationis satisfied for any , we get the fuzzy differential subordinationwhere the fuzzy best dominant is the convex function .  Proof.  Denote 
 and differentiating it with respect to 
z, we deduce for any 
 that
        
        and the fuzzy differential subordination (
11) becomes
        
Using Lemma 2, we obtain
        
        for any 
 written taking into account the notation made above
        
        for any 
, and
        
        is a convex function that satisfies the differential equation associated with the fuzzy differential subordination (
11),
        
        therefore it is the fuzzy best dominant. □
 Corollary 1.  Considering the function  is convex in U,  when  satisfies for any  the fuzzy differential subordinationthenwhere the function   is convex and it is the fuzzy best dominant.  Proof.  From Theorem 4 setting 
, the fuzzy differential subordination (
12) takes the following form
        
        for any 
, and applying Lemma 2, we deduce
        
        written as
        
        and
        
        is the fuzzy best dominant. □
 Example 1.  Let the function  is convex in U with  and , .
For  and , we obtain  and  and 
We deduce that 
Using Theorem 4 it yieldsimply  Theorem 5.  Set the function  for any  and a function g convex with the property . If  verifies for any  the fuzzy differential subordinationthen it yields for any  the sharp subordination  Proof.  Denote 
 and differentiating this relation, we get
        
        written as 
The fuzzy differential subordination (
13) takes the following form using the notation above
        
        for any 
 and by applying Lemma 1, we obtain
        
        written in the following form
        
        for any 
The sharpness is given by the fact that g is the fuzzy best dominant. □
 Theorem 6.  Set for any  and  the function , for function g is a convex with the property  If  and the fuzzy differential subordinationholds for any , then the sharp subordinationholds too, for   Proof.  Denoting 
 we have 
, and differentiating the relation we deduce
        
The fuzzy differential subordination from the hypothesis takes the following form
        
        for 
. By applying Lemma 1, it yields
        
        written as
        
        for any 
 and the subordination is sharp because the function 
g is the fuzzy best dominant. □
 Theorem 7.  Consider  and h is a convex function with the property  If the fuzzy differential subordination is verifies for any then the subordinationis verified for the fuzzy best dominant  a convex function.  Proof.  Denoting 
 and making a simple calculus regarding the operator 
 we deduce for any 
 that
        
In these conditions, the fuzzy differential subordination (
15) becomes
        
Applying Lemma 2, we obtain
        
        for 
 where
        
        equivalent with
        
The function 
g is a convex and satisfies the differential equation
        
        for the fuzzy differential subordination (
15), so it is the fuzzy best dominant. □
 Corollary 2.  Considering  convex in U,  and  which verifies for any  the fuzzy differential subordinationthen the fuzzy subordinationis satisfied for the fuzzy best dominant  with  which is a convex function.  Proof.  Denoting 
 and taking into account the Theorem 7, the fuzzy differential subordination (
16) is written in the following form
        
Applying Lemma 2, we get
        
        written as
        
        and
        
        is the fuzzy best dominant. □
 Example 2.  Let  and , , as in the Example 1.
For , , we obtain  Then 
We obtain also , where 
We have 
Using Theorem 7, we deducegenerates    3. Fuzzy Differential Superordination
In this section, using the fuzzy differential superordinations, we deduce interesting properties of the studied differential operator .
Theorem 8.  Considering h is a convex function in U with the property , for  suppose that  is univalent in U,  and the fuzzy superordinationholds for any  then the fuzzy superordinationis verified for any  by the fuzzy best subordinant  which is convex.  Proof.  The function 
 satisfies the relation 
 and differentiating it, we get
        
        and applying the operator 
 we get
        
Differentiating relation (
18) we obtain
        
Using the last relation, the fuzzy differential superordination (
17) becomes
        
Denoting
        
        the fuzzy differential superordination (
19) takes the following form
        
Applying Lemma 3 we deduce
        
        written as
        
        and the fuzzy best subordinant is the convex function 
 □
 Corollary 3.  Considering  with , for  assume that  is univalent in U,  andthenwith the fuzzy best subordinant is the convex function    Proof.  From Theorem 8, taking 
, the fuzzy differential superordination (
21) becomes
        
Applying Lemma 3, we get 
, written as
        
        and
        
        is convex and it is the fuzzy best subordinant. □
 Example 3.  Let  and , , as in Example 1. For ,  we have  and  univalent in 
For  we get  and , , so  and 
We deduce 
Applying Theorem 8, we getinduces  Theorem 9.  Set for any  and m a complex number with , the function  for a function g convex in  For  consider that  is univalent in U,  and it is verified for any  the fuzzy superordinationthen the fuzzy superordinationis verified by the fuzzy best subordinant  for .  Proof.  Denoting 
 with 
 and following the ideas as in the proof of Theorem 8, the fuzzy differential superordination (
22) will be written as
        
Applying Lemma 4, we deduce
        
        written as
        
        and the function 
 is the fuzzy best subordinant. □
 Theorem 10.  Consider a function h convex such that ,  and assume that  is univalent and . If the fuzzy superordinationholds for any , then the fuzzy superordinationis satisfied by the fuzzy best subordinant  which is a convex function, for any .  Proof.  Denote  and differentiating it, we have , for any .
Then the fuzzy differential superordination (
23) becomes
        
Applying Lemma 3, we get
        
        written as
        
        and the fuzzy best subordinant is the convex function 
 □
 Corollary 4.  Considering  a convex function in U, with  for  assume that  is univalent and . If the fuzzy superordinationis satisfies for any , then the following fuzzy superordinationis satisfied by the fuzzy best subordinant , convex function for   Proof.  From Theorem 10 for 
, the fuzzy differential superordination (
24) takes the following form
        
Applying Lemma 3, we have 
, written as
        
        and
        
The function 
g is convex and it is the fuzzy best subordinant. □
 Example 4.  Let  and , , as in Example 1. For ,  we obtain  and  univalent in 
We get 
Using Theorem 10, we deduceimply  Theorem 11.  Consider g a convex function in U and set the function . If , , the function  is univalent and the fuzzy differential superordinationis verified for any  then the fuzzy superordinationholds and the fuzzy best subordinant is the function   Proof.  Denoting 
, differentiating it, we get for 
 that 
 and the fuzzy differential superordination (
25) becomes
        
Applying Lemma 4, it yields
        
        written as
        
        and 
 is the best subordinant. □
 Theorem 12.  Let a convex function h with the property  for  assume that  is univalent and . Ifthenand the convex function  is the fuzzy best subordinant.  Proof.  Denote 
 after differentiating it, we have 
 and 
 In these conditions, the fuzzy differential superordination (
26) takes the following form
        
        and applying Lemma 3, we get 
, 
, written as
        
        and the fuzzy best subordinant is the convex function 
 □
 Corollary 5.  Considering the convex function  in U, , for  assume that  is univalent and  Ifthenand the fuzzy best subordinant is the convex function    Proof.  From Theorem 12 for 
, the fuzzy differential superordination (
27) becomes
        
        and from Lemma 3, we have 
, i.e.,
        
        and
        
The function 
q is convex and becomes the fuzzy best subordinant. □
 Theorem 13.  Taking a function g convex in U, define  for any  For , assume that  is univalent,  and satisfies the fuzzy differential superordinationthenand the fuzzy best subordinant is the function   Proof.  Denote 
; differentiating this relation, we get 
  With this notation, the fuzzy differential superordination (
28) becomes
        
Using Lemma 4, it yields 
, 
 written as
        
        where 
 is the fuzzy best subordinant. □
 Theorem 14.  For a function h convex such that  and for , consider that  is univalent and . Ifthenand the fuzzy best subordinant represents the convex function   Proof.  Denoting , with , we obtain after differentiating this relation that  and 
With the notation above, the fuzzy differential superordination (
29) becomes
        
        and by using Lemma 3, we deduce 
  which implies
        
        and the fuzzy best subordinant becomes the convex function 
 □
 Corollary 6.  Considering the function  convex in U,  for  suppose that  is univalent and  Ifthenand the fuzzy best subordinant becomes the convex function   Proof.  From Theorem 14 for 
, the fuzzy differential superordination (
30) becomes
        
        and applying Lemma 3, we have 
  equivalent with
        
        and
        
The function 
q is convex and it is the fuzzy best subordinant. □
 Example 5.  Let  convex in U such that  and , . For ,  we get  and .
Assume that function  is univalent in U, where 
We obtain 
Using Theorem 14 we obtaininduce  Theorem 15.  Set the function  for a function g convex in . For  consider that  is univalent and  and verifies the fuzzy differential superordination thenwhere  is the fuzzy best subordinant.  Proof.  Denoting 
, differentiating it and making some calculus, we obtain 
 With this notation the fuzzy differential superordination (
31) takes the following form
        
Applying Lemma 4, we deduce 
 equivalent with
        
        and 
 is the fuzzy best subordinant. □
   4. Conclusions
The relationship between fuzzy sets theory and the geometric theory of analytic functions is undeniably solid and long-lasting, and it is clear that applying the ideas from the theories of differential subordination and superordination to fuzzy sets theory works and produces results that are intriguing for complex analysis researchers who want to extend their area of study. The primary goal of the study described in this paper is to present new results concerning fuzzy aspects introduced in the geometric theory of analytic functions in the hope that it will be useful in future research just as numerous other applications of the fuzzy set concept have prompted the creation of sustainability models in a variety of economic, environmental and social activities.
As future ideas for research on the operator 
 studied in this paper, the definition and investigation of additional classes of univalent functions using it could be accomplished. The operator 
 could be used for obtaining higher-order fuzzy differential subordinations since the classical theory of differential subordination already presents third-order differential subordination results as seen in Reference [
24], for example, but also in many other studies. Fourth order is also considered for classical differential subordination; hence, it is possible to extend the results obtained here in this direction, too. Furthermore, the operator 
 could be adapted to quantum calculus and obtain differential subordinations and superordinations for it involving 
q-fractional calculus, as seen in Reference [
39]. Conditions for univalence can be derived for the class introduced in Definition 7 as obtained in Reference [
23]. Coefficient studies could be conducted regarding the new class given in Definition 7, such as estimations for Hankel determinants of different orders, Toeplitz determinants or the Fekete–Szegő problem.
Hopefully, the new fuzzy results presented here will find applications in future studies concerning real life contexts.