New Approaches of Generalised Fuzzy Soft sets on fuzzy Codes and Its Properties on Decision-Makings [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Mihret Alamneh Taye, Jejaw Demamu Mebrat, Masresha Wassie Woldie

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Predictors of Decision to Pursue Sleep Surgery by Tiffany Husman, Amrita Bhat, Megan L. Durr, Jolie L. Chang

“…Patients who underwent DISE/surgery had a significantly higher Epworth sleepiness scale score (10.1 ± 4.9 vs 8.5 ± 5.1, P = .006) and insomnia severity index (15.6 ± 5.5 vs 14.3 ± 5.8, P = .037) as well as significantly lower decisional conflict scale (DCS) scores (27.9 ± 21.8 vs 38.2 ± 24.9, P < .001). …”
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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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Augmentation laryngoplasty: Results and decision plan by Laura Tissot, Christol Fabre, Marie‐Pierre Aboussouan, Paul F. Castellanos, Ihab Atallah

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A Survey on IoT Task Offloading Decisions in Multi-access Edge Computing: A Decision Content Perspective by Wang Dayong, Kamalrulnizam Bin Abu Bakar, Babangida Isyaku

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Towards Automated Quality Control in Industrial Systems: Developing Markov Decision Process Model for Optimized Decision-Making by Katerina Mitkovska-Trendova, Robert Minovski, Verica Bakeva, Simeon Trendov, Dimitar Bogatinov

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Research on a High-Efficiency Goat Individual Recognition Method Based on Machine Vision by Yi Xue, Weiwei Wang, Mei Fang, Zhiming Guo, Keke Ning, Kui Wang

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Antibiotic Prescribing Decisions for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Among Primary Healthcare Physicians in China: A Mixed-Methods Approach Based on the Theory of Planned Behavi... by Muhtar Kadirhaz, Yushan Zhang, Nan Zhao, Iltaf Hussain, Sen Xu, Miaomiao Xu, Chengzhou Tang, Wei Zhao, Yi Dong, Yu Fang, Jie Chang

“…<b>Methods:</b> A convergent mixed-methods study was conducted at 30 PHC facilities across Shaanxi Province, China. …”
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Decision-Making Process of Home and Social Care Professionals Using Telemonitoring of Activities of Daily Living for Risk Assessment: Embedded Mixed Methods Multiple-Case Study by Renée-Pier Filiou, Mélanie Couture, Maxime Lussier, Aline Aboujaoudé, Guy Paré, Sylvain Giroux, Hubert Kenfack Ngankam, Patricia Belchior, Carolina Bottari, Kevin Bouchard, Sébastien Gaboury, Charles Gouin-Vallerand, Faustin Armel Etindele Sosso, Nathalie Bier

“…ObjectiveThis paper aims to describe (1) how ADL telemonitoring data are used by clinicians to maintain care recipients with cognitive deficits at home and (2) the impact of ADL telemonitoring on home care service delivery. MethodsWe used an embedded mixed methods multiple-case study design to examine 3 health institutions located in the greater Montreal region in Quebec that offer public home care services. …”
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Designing and evaluating a patient decision aid for patients with locally advanced or locally recurrent rectal cancer: a national multicentre mixed methods study protocol by Martyn Evans, Hayley Anne Hutchings, Dean Anthony Harris, Deena Harji, Anwen Williams

“…The overall aim of this study is to produce a validated patient decision aid (PtDA) to assist patients considering radical pelvic exenteration for LARC and LRRC created in line with international minimum standards.Methods and analysis This study is a national, multicentre mixed methods project and has been designed in keeping with guidance from the International Patient Decision Aids Standard.This study is in four stages. …”
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Co-designing a dashboard of predictive analytics and decision support to drive care quality and client outcomes in aged care: a mixed-method study protocol by Andrew Georgiou, Julie Ratcliffe, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Kristiana Ludlow, Johanna Westbrook, Joyce Siette, Jacqueline Close, Stephen R Lord, Melissa T Baysari, Wu Yi Zheng, Richard O Day, Amy Nguyen, Mikaela Jorgensen, Melissa Miao, Magdalena Z Raban, Karla Seaman, Elizabeth Beattie, Deborah Debono, Leonard C Gray, Cynthia Stanton, Alex Thompson, Kimberly E Lind, David Roffe, Jo Root, Libby O’Toole, Marcela Carrasco, Javed Shaikh, Jeffrey Wong, Rebecca Haddock

“…The dashboard will comprise integrated data to provide an ‘at-a-glance’ overview of aged care clients, indicators to identify clients at risk of fall-related hospitalisations and poor quality of life, and evidence-based decision support to minimise these risks. Longer term plans for dashboard implementation and evaluation are also outlined.Methods This mixed-method study will involve (1) co-designing dashboard features with aged care staff, clients, informal caregivers and general practitioners (GPs), (2) integrating aged care data silos and developing risk models, and (3) testing dashboard prototypes with users. …”
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Financial Performance Analysis of the Sea and Coastal Freight Water Transport Sector Using the Entropy-Based COPRAS Method by İsmail Fatih Ceyhan, Ferhat Demirci

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Structured care after a DSD diagnosis in childhood: a mixed methods evaluation of the Empower-DSD program by Katja Wechsung, Louise Marshall, Martina Jürgensen, Sabine Wiegmann, Ute Kalender, Manuela Brösamle, Gloria Herrmann, Olaf Hiort, Gerda Janssen-Schmidchen, Annette Richter-Unruh, Martin Wabitsch, Charlotte Wunn, Thomas Keil, Thomas Keil, Thomas Keil, Uta Neumann, Barbara Stöckigt

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Identifying and ranking indicators affecting the environment with the aim of providing a guide on the establishment and operation of exhibition sites using BWM multi-criteria decis... by Davoud Adineh, Reza Amirnezhad, Keyvan Saeb, Aptin x Aptin Rahnavard, Farid Gholamreza Fahimi

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Determinating clusters with a higher proportion of long-term care discharges from hospitals: a nationwide Portuguese study using clustering and decision tree methods by Ana Carreira, Diogo Martinho, Vítor Crista, Júlio Souza, Filipa Santos Martins, Goreti Marreiros, Alberto Freitas, João Vasco Santos

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Generative Bayesian Computation for Maximum Expected Utility by Nick Polson, Fabrizio Ruggeri, Vadim Sokolov

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CRITIC-WASPAS method for multi-attribute group decision-making based on T-spherical fuzzy projection model and its application to foreign fiber content grade evaluation by Xinlong Li, Yuhong Du, Ziqi Rong, Weijia Ren

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A New Approach to the Criteria-Weighted Fuzzy Soft Max-Min Decision-Making Method and Its Application to a Performance-Based Value Assignment Problem by Samet Memiş, Serdar Enginoğlu

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Convergent parallel mixed-methods study to understand the impact of decision-making for congenital cardiac surgery patients at a tertiary paediatric hospital: a study protocol by Patricia Trbovich, Mark Fan, Azadeh Assadi, Osami Honjo, Sonia Pinkney, Leyi Yin, Yasmin Zahiri, Mjaye Mazwi

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