Deforestation Risk Zoning Using Analytical Hierarchy Process by Hiva Mahmoudi, Mahtab Pir Bavaghar, Parviz Fatehi

“…This study aimed to identify the most influential factors in deforestation using multi-criteria decision-making method in a part of northern Zagros forests in Iran with a total area of 9177 hectares. …”
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The Effect of Promotion, Ease of Transaction, and Trust on Purchase Decision of Shopee Pay Later Users by Veronica Agustin Nagayo

“… This research is done with the purpose of analyzing the effect of promotion, ease of transaction, and trust on purchase decision of Shopee Pay Later users as payment method. …”
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Quantifying Teaching Quality in University Chemistry Using Bipolar Neutrosophic Decision-Making Framework by Lina Sun, Feng Yi

“…Then, we introduce a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) that integrates a Minkowski-based TOPSIS method working on Bipolar NS. …”
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Optimisation of decision making for construction projects of assembly buildings based on improved PSO algorithm by Peng Wang

“…To enhance the decisionmaking process, this research utilizes particle swarm algorithms to optimize construction project decisions in assembled buildings. To tackle the issue of early convergence in particle swarm algorithms, three swarm enhanced particle swarm algorithms are proposed by merging the variational mechanism of the differential evolution algorithm and quantifying the decision making tasks for assembly building construction projects to be solved by the enhanced particle swarm algorithm. …”
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Acceptability and exploratory effects of an occupational therapy intervention to improve recovery and return to work of workers with mental health disorders in primary care: a mixe... by Justine Labourot, Justine Labourot, Quan Nha Hong, Quan Nha Hong, Catherine Briand, Catherine Briand, Cynthia Cameron, Marie-José Durand, Marie-José Durand, Nadia Giguère, Nadia Giguère, Élyse Marois, Matthew Menear, Matthew Menear, Marielle Trottier, Helen-Maria Vasiliadis, Helen-Maria Vasiliadis, Brigitte Vachon, Brigitte Vachon

“…The occupational therapy program will include three components: 1) consultation for prevention of sick leave and support for return-to-work decisions, 2) coordination of recovery and return-to-work services, and 3) provision of recovery and work rehabilitation services adapted to each patient’s needs. …”
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Decision Making of Curriculum Attainment Degree for Engineering Geology Based on Fuzzy Set Theory by Binbin Yang, Shuting Du, Xiaoming Zhao, Dongqi Tang, Changde Yang

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Mediation analysis of the perceived effects of mentoring and induction programs by beginning teachers on career decisions by Kaniuka, Theodore, Mills, Brad, Johnson, Ashley, Haire, Emily

“…This current study examined how important mentoring support is viewed by beginning teachers in influencing their decision to remain in education. Factor analysis was unitized to evaluate and validate using three constructs derived from the 2018 North Carolina Teachers Working Conditions Survey. …”

Model Predictive Control of Adaptive Irrigation Decisions Incorporating Rainfall Intensity and Soil Properties by Ao Liu, Dongbao Zhao, Yichang Wei

“…As soil infiltration capability decreases and rainfall intensity increases, the MERU gap between RISPMPC and the other three methods widens significantly, underscoring RISPMPC’s robustness in environments where rainwater utilization is challenging. …”
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Implicit versus explicit Bayesian priors for epistemic uncertainty estimation in clinical decision support. by Malte Blattmann, Adrian Lindenmeyer, Stefan Franke, Thomas Neumuth, Daniel Schneider

“…In this work, we compare three such methods on the task of predicting prostate cancer-specific mortality for treatment planning, using data from the PLCO cancer screening trial. …”
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Decision-Making Amid Economic Uncertainty: Exploring the Key Considerations of Commercial Property Investors by Albert Agbeko Ahiadu, Rotimi Boluwatife Abidoye, Tak Wing Yiu

“…Acknowledging that uncertainty further complicates investment decision-making, a mixed-methods research approach was adopted to examine the perspectives of 5 experts and 412 property investors. …”
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How animal ethics committees make decisions - a scoping review of empirical studies. by Aoife Milford, Eva De Clercq, Edwin Louis-Maerten, Lester D Geneviève, Bernice S Elger

“…<h4>Results</h4>Twelve papers were included in the final results, four of which were quantitative, five qualitative, and three were mixed methods. Qualitative content analysis revealed deficits in the assessment of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction or Refinement) or the weighing of harms and benefits. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of different tuberculosis diagnostic approaches in Nigeria based on decision analytical modelling by Muktar H Aliyu, Hafsat U Ibrahim, Rayyan M Garba, Jameel I Ahmad, Kabiru Abdulsalam, Yasir N Jibril, Faisal S Dankishiya, Abdullahi Ibrahim, Ibrahim U Garzali, Aisha A Galadanci, Abdullahi K Suleiman, Abdulgafar L Olawumi, Umar F Abdullahi, Fatima M Mahmud, Amina A Umar, Olive Asafu- Adjaye, Lukman F Owolabi, Baba M Musa

“…Recent diagnostic innovations, including the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, TB lipoarabinomannan (TB-LAM) and TB loop-mediated isothermal amplification (TB-LAMP) tests, offer improved sensitivity and specificity, but their cost-effectiveness in resource-limited settings remains unclear.Methods In this economic evaluation, we combined a decision tree with cost-effectiveness analysis to compare three TB diagnostic algorithms tailored for PLWH in Nigeria: (1) Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra following chest radiography (chest X-ray; CXR), (2) TB-LAM following CXR and (3) TB-LAMP following CXR. …”
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Investigating the impact of user perception and gamification elements on repurchase decisions in game live broadcasting by Guihua Zhang, Guihua Zhang, Junwei Cao, Mengli Huang, Shang Meng

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Operational Decision Model for Demand Response Considering Carbon Reduction Value of Adjustable Loads by Xiaoxuan ZHANG, Song XUE, Ye XU, Yi XU, Zeyu DING, Qingkai SUN

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Achieving Business Excellence by Optimizing Corporate Forensic Readiness by Gojko Grubor, Ivan Barać, Nataša Simeunović, Nenad Ristić

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A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Framework for Blockchain Technology Adoption in Smart Healthcare by Deepika Gaur, Shivani Bali, Angappa Gunasekaran, Nitish Joshi, Kuldeep Chaudhary, Vikram Bali

“…This study presents a software engineering-driven decision-support framework to evaluate blockchain platforms for healthcare applications, using the Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS (IFS-TOPSIS) method. …”
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Confidence Levels Bipolar Complex Fuzzy Aggregation Operators and Their Application in Decision Making Problem by Muhammad Qiyas, Muhammad Naeem, Neelam Khan, Salman Khan, Faisal Khan

“…Confidence levels bipolar complex fuzzy set (CLBCFS)is used as a method for resolving perplexing and suspect circumstances that occur in daily life. …”
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Is human-like decision making explainable? Towards an explainable artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles by Jiming Xie, Yan Zhang, Yaqin Qin, Bijun Wang, Shuai Dong, Ke Li, Yulan Xia

“…Based on the parallelism in the complex neural network of human brain, we construct a Width Human-like neural network (WNN) model for personalized cognitive and human-like driving intention decision making. In the second stage, we draw inspiration from the field of brain-like trusted AI to construct a robust, in-depth, and unbiased evaluation and interpretability framework involving three dimensions: Permutation Importance (PI) analysis, Partial Dependence Plot (PDP) analysis, and model complexity analysis. …”
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Understanding international travelers’ health risk perceptions, preferences, and decisions: a segmentation analysis by Elizabeth Pellecer Rivera, Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Laura N. Rickard, Anup K C, Julio Rodríguez Stimson, Andrea Caprara, Lorena N. Estrada

“…Abstract Background This study assesses international travelers’ risk perceptions and travel decisions related to three recent emerging diseases. …”
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Safety Decision-Making for Autonomous Vehicles Integrating Passenger Physiological States by fNIRS by Xiaofei Zhang, Haoyi Zheng, Jun Li, Zongsheng Xie, Huamu Sun, Hong Wang

“…In recent years, several serious traffic accidents have exposed the severity of safety issues in autonomous driving technology. Traditional decision-making methods are unable to address potential risky behaviors caused by the functional insufficiencies or machine performance limitations, and human intervention is still needed. …”
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