After this article was published, similarities were noted between this article and submissions by other research groups which call into question the validity and provenance of the reported results, and the adherence of this article to the PLOS Authorship policy. Further editorial assessment identified concerns regarding the integrity of the peer review process. In light of these issues, the PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1].
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Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2023) Retraction: Grey relational analysis method for typhoon vulnerability assessment of civil engineering structures based on the 2-tuple linguistic neutrosophic number. PLoS ONE 18(5): e0286615. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286615
Published: May 30, 2023
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