Public Attitudes Towards Free-Ranging Dogs (Canis familiaris) and Management Methods in Qazvin Province, Iran by Ehsan Moqanaki, Navid Gholikhani, Atie Taktehrani

“…We used an exploratory questionnaire with two open-ended questions focusing on (1) whether there is free-ranging dog-human conflict in each village, (2) risks associated with living with free-ranging dogs in rural areas, and (3) appropriate intervention methods. We analysed the resulting data using a qualitative social science approach and fitted a generalized linear mixed model to quantify village-level determinants of complaints. …”
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Participation their way: a mixed methods study on engaging Australian adolescents in non-communicable disease prevention by Stephanie R. Partridge, Mariam Mandoh, Allyson R. Todd, Sara Wardak, Dominik Mautner, Fulin Yan, Philayrath Phongsavan, Julie Redfern, Hoi Lun Cheng, Annabel Lee, Jie Fang, Marlee Bower, Amarina Donohoe-Bales, Seema Mihrshahi, Rebecca Raeside

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Methods of induction of labor in women with obesity: A secondary analysis of two multicenter randomized controlled trials by Dorothée M. R. Croll, Marieke D. T. De Vaan, Shinta L. Moes, Kitty W. M. Bloemenkamp, Mieke L. G. Ten Eikelder, Roel De Heus, Marta Jozwiak, Judith Kooiman, Ben Willem Mol, Corine J. M. Verhoeven, Marjon A. De Boer

“…In women with obesity, more often a switch to another method occurred in the Foley group, (20.1% vs 6.3% in misoprostol vs 1.1% in the PGE2 group; P < 0.001). …”
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Prognostics and Health Management System for Electric Vehicles with a Hierarchy Fusion Framework: Concepts, Architectures, and Methods by Cheng Wang, Tongtong Ji, Feng Mao, Zhenpo Wang, Zhiheng Li

“…In this paper, we first summarize the research progress and key methods of PHM. Then, we propose a three-level PHM system with a hierarchy fusion architecture for electric vehicles based on the structure, data source of them. …”
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Improving older people’s experiences and safety at transitions of care: the PACT mixed-methods study including RCT by Jenni Murray, Ruth Baxter, Jane O’Hara, Laura Sheard, Catherine Hewitt, Natasha Hardicre, Charles Vincent, Eirini Oikonomou, Gerry Richardson, Rosie Shannon, Kalpita Baird, Stephen Brealey, Robbie Foy, Laura Mandefield, Sarah Hampton, Ed Breckin, Lubena Mirza, Alfredo Palacios, Sally Moore, Jayne Marran, Jacqui Elliot, Jane Schofield, Alison Cracknell, Beth Woods, Sarah Cockayne, Thomas Mills, Yvonne Birks, Olivia Joseph, Rebecca Lawton

“…An overall score from 0 to 3 was calculated, with three representing high fidelity. …”
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Electronic Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Primary Health Care: Mixed Methods Systematic Review by Maxime Sasseville, Wilfried Supper, Jean-Baptiste Gartner, Géraldine Layani, Samira Amil, Peter Sheffield, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Catherine Hudon, Sylvie Lambert, Eugène Attisso, Steven Ouellet, Mylaine Breton, Marie-Eve Poitras, Pierre-Henri Roux-Lévy, James Plaisimond, Frédéric Bergeron, Rachelle Ashcroft, Sabrina T. Wong, Antoine Groulx, Jean-Sébastien Paquette, Natasha D'Anjou, Sylviane Langlois, Annie LeBlanc

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EMOTIONS AND REASONING IN MORAL DECISION MAKING by V. V. Nadurak

“…Purpose of the research is the study of relationship between emotional and rational factors in moral decisions making. Methodology. The work is primarily based on the analysis and synthesis of the main empirical studies of the problem, each of which uses the methods of those sciences in which they were conducted (neurosciences). …”
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Methods and measures to evaluate the impact of participatory model building on public policymakers: a scoping review protocol by Brent A Langellier, Ivana Stankov, Jonathan Purtle, Rosie Mae Henson, Irene Headen

“…A data extraction tool will collect information across three domains: study characteristics, methods and measures, and findings. …”
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Exploring data quality and use of the routine health information system in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study by Joanna Schellenberg, Della Berhanu, Lars Åke Persson, Misrak Getnet, Joanna Busza, Tsion Tsegaye, Kalkidan Mekete, Magdelawit Mengesha, Abyot Adane, Tewabe M Adege, Mesoud M Ahmed, Habtamu A Anteneh, Emiamrew S Ayalew, Netsanet Berhanu, Tesfahun Bishaw, Eshetu Cherinet, Mamo Dereje, Tsega H Desta, Abera Dibabe, Heven S Firew, Freweini Gebrehiwot, Etenesh Gebreyohannes, Zenebech Gella, Addis Girma, Zuriash Halefom, Sorsa F Jama, Annika Janson, Binyam Kemal, Abiy Kiflom, Yidnekachew D Mazengiya, Meresha W Nega, Israel A Otoro, Tefera Taddele, Gulilat Tefera, Admasu Teketel, Miraf Tesfaye, Kidist Woldesenbet, Yakob Wondarad, Zemzem M Yusuf, Kidist Zealiyas, Mebratom H Zeweli, Seblewengel Lemma

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Mixed-methods analysis of select issues reported in the 2016 World Health Organization verbal autopsy questionnaire. by Erin Nichols, Kristen Pettrone, Brent Vickers, Hermon Gebrehiwet, Clarissa Surek-Clark, Jordana Leitao, Agbessi Amouzou, Dianna M Blau, Debbie Bradshaw, El Marnissi Abdelilah, Pamela Groenewald, Brian Munkombwe, Chomba Mwango, F Sam Notzon, Steve Biko Odhiambo, Paul Scanlon

“…The results from this mixed methods analysis are discussed across common themes that may have contributed to the underperformance of questions and have been compiled to inform decisions around the revision of the current VA instrument.…”
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Double reputation and multi-angle weight-based cooperative spectrum sensing method against SSDF attacks by Zhiguo SUN, Zhao WANG, Zengmao CHEN, Rongchen SUN

“…In order to improve the ability of cooperative spectrum sensing to withstand spectrum sensing data falsification (SSDF) attacks, a double reputation and multi-angle weight-based cooperative spectrum sensing (DRMW-CSS) method was proposed.Firstly, a scoring reputation was obtained by multiple iterations of historical local decision results, and an accuracy reputation was calculated on this basis.Secondly, secondary users (SU) were screened by double reputation and multiple reputation thresholds.Then, the impact of SSDF attacks on the screening method was judged and divided into three situations.Finally, the final global decision was made using the corresponding multi-angle weight data fusion decision method according to different situations.Simulation results show that the proposed method has good sensing accuracy when facing SSDF attacks with different attack strategies and probabilities, and has better anti-attack capability compared to traditional methods.…”
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A Post-evaluation Index System of Active Distribution Network Project and Its Comprehensive Evaluation Method by Rangda DUAN

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Healthcare trajectories of aging individuals during their last year of life: application of process mining methods to administrative health databases by Delphine Bosson-Rieutort, Alexandra Langford-Avelar, Juliette Duc, Benjamin Dalmas

“…Process mining, a family of process management and data science techniques used to derive insights from the data generated by a process, can be a solid candidate to provide a useful tool to support decision-making. Objective We aimed to (1) identify the healthcare baseline trajectories during the last year of life, (2) identify the differences in trajectories according to medical condition, and (3) identify adequate settings to provide a useful output. …”
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The Influence of Society Diversity on Decision Making by Agus Priyanto, Al Fauzi Rahmat, Sahrul Pora, Fadri Ari Sandi

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A Coordinated Allocation Method for Right-Turn Strategy at Signalized Intersections with Optimal Pedestrian and Vehicle Delays by Yu Bai, Wanyan Luo

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Decision modelling for the evaluation of diabetes outcomes by A. A. Mosikian, W. Zhao, T. L. Galankin, A. S. Kolbin

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MERGING CLASSIFIER DECISIONS FOR SPEAKER RECOGNITION by Y. N. Imamverdiyev, L. V. Sukhostat

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One Health Index Calculator for India Using Empirical Methods for Policy Stewardship: Development and Usability Study by Saveetha Meganathan, Arpit Katiyar, Esha Srivastava, Rakesh Kumar Mishra

“…MethodsWe proposed a OHI calculator to measure the OHI from an Indian context by adopting the Global One Health Index framework that comprises 3 categories: 13 key indicators, 57 indicators, and 216 subindicators. …”
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COVID-19 Pandemic Course 2020–2022: Description by Methods of Mathematical Statistics and Discrete Mathematical Analysis by Gvishiani Alexei, Odintsova Anastasiya, Rovenskaya Elena, Boyarshinov Grigory, Belov Ivan, Dobrovolsky Michael

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Remote Sensing Discrimination Algorithm for Transmission Line Forest Fire Based on Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Method by Bo TANG, Yaowei LI, Li YE, Li HUANG, Fating YUAN, Hao CHEN, Peng FENG

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