Emergy Evaluation of a Production and Utilization Process of Irrigation Water in China by Dan Chen, Zhao-Hui Luo, Jing Chen, Jun Kong, Dong-Li She

“…Sustainability evaluation of the process of water abstraction, distribution, and use for irrigation can contribute to the policy of decision making in irrigation development. Emergy theory and method are used to evaluate a pumping irrigation district in China. …”
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Relationship of positive valence WOM and customer loyalty in social media: trust, value co-creation, and brand image as mediators by Rhian Indradewa, Aris Riyanto

“…If educational institution customers can actively participate in decision-making, then positive valence WOM can be leveraged to impact management within educational institutions.…”
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SIRENA, une plateforme participative au service de la gouvernance du delta transfrontalier du fleuve Sénégal by Marie-Christine Cormier-Salem, Labaly Toure, Mathilde Fabre, Yasmin Bouaita, Boubacar Ba Mamadou El Abass, Élisabeth Habert

“…More specifically SIRENA endeavors to be a tool for dialogue and a support for decision-making requiring a participatory approach by, in particular, involving the stakeholders who are already producing and using spatialized data. …”
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Methodological proposal with an interdisciplinary approach for teaching learning content theory of the pharmacological receptor in the medical career by Yeny Dueñas Pérez, Ana María Ramos Cedeño, Belkis Barrios Romero, Alicia del Rosario Ramírez Pérez, Yacelis Dahilet Cisneros Nápoles, Mirtha Amarilis Hernández López

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> in therapeutic decision-making, the importance of knowledge of the drug receptor theory content is recognized; however, there is a lack of proposals from interdisciplinarity, which is useful as reference for teachers to improve the teaching of this process.…”
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Legal Aspects of the Social Regulator of Contractual Relations in Labor Law of Ukraine by T. P. Golopуch, I. M. Golopуch

“…Based on international experience it has been proved that problems of economic and public life are addressed optimally, if the orientation is implemented not towards the confrontation, but towards the achievement of social compliance, adjustment of social partnership on the principles of cooperation between employers and employees, which are realized in forms of negotiations, the conclusion of collective agreements and collective arrangements, coordination of draft regulatory and legislative acts and consultation in decision-making by social partners at all levels. It has been defined that social partnership is implemented by means of social dialogue, as a set of coordination procedures of interests of association of employees, employers and the state. …”
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International educational migration as a “soft power resource” in the globalization era by V. A. Suvorova, I. A. Bronnikov

“…Based on the study two groups of factors have been highlighted: external and internal (motivational) factors, influencing decision-making in choosing the country of study.Based on the data of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the advantages of education in Russia have been analyzed. …”
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Pollinator species richness and abundance across diverse habitat-types on Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal) by Mário Boieiro, Raúl Oliveira, Ricardo Costa, Paulo Borges

“…The use of a combination of standardised sampling techniques allowed us to collect information on diverse pollinator groups, but, most importantly, the data collected will contribute to assess the impacts of human activities on pollinator abundance and richness and support decision-making on habitat management for pollinators in the Azores.…”
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Beyond the dichotomy: understanding the overlap between atopic dermatitis and psoriasis by Mengmeng Li, Jiangyi Wang, Qingfeng Liu, Youqing Liu, Wenyao Mi, Wei Li, Wei Li, Jingyi Li

“…By synthesizing current evidence and identifying knowledge gaps, this review provides insights into the complex interplay between psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, aiming to guide clinical decision-making and future research directions in this evolving field.…”
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Socio-sexual norms and young people's sexual health in urban Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan: A qualitative scoping review. by Prima Alam, Leesa Lin, Nandan Thakkar, Abhi Thaker, Cicely Marston

“…Recurring findings included: parental and societal expectations around premarital 'sexual purity' through abstinence; limited communication around sexuality between young people and parents/adults; gender norms limiting young women's sexual and reproductive decision making; and an absence of research on experiences of sexual and gender minorities. …”
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Diagnosis of Protected Agriculture in Imbabura—Ecuador, Period 2016–2023 by Luis Marcelo Albuja-Illescas, Andrés Manolo Carrión-Burgos, Rafael Jiménez-Lao, María Teresa Lao

“…However, there are no statistics on this sector, which limits decision-making. The aim of this research was to provide a baseline of greenhouse agriculture in Imbabura. …”
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A protocol to assess the Knee cartilage thickness in healthy older adults and analyze its correlation with patient-reported outcomes by Dias Tina Thomas, Charu Eapen, Atmananda S. Hegde, Prajwal Prabhudev Mane, Ajit R. Mahale

“…This research will address the gap in Indian-specific data, including early detection and management of KOA and improving clinical decision-making for better outcomes and quality of life. • Establish normative knee cartilage thickness in healthy Indian population using USG. • Helps identify KOA in early stages through USG-based cartilage thickness evaluation • Enables clinicians to target rehabilitation efforts effectively and potentially improve patients' outcomes and quality of life.…”
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Concept Map in Medical Education by Kainat Javed, Kinza Aslam, Imran Jawaad, Sadia Irshad Leghari, Qurat-Ain Leghari

“…Pakistani medical colleges have adopted these teaching reforms to enhance students' cognitive skills, encouraging them to apply knowledge to clinical scenarios for better decision-making. Method: The study was conducted among 21 resident doctors in a pediatric unit of a public hospital, spanning from January 1st to August 31st, 2022. …”
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Evaluating the role of critical success factors of Total quality management (TQM) implementation through SmartPLS in industrialized building projects (IBS) by Aawag Mohsen Alawag, Wesam Salah Alaloul, Hisham Mohamad, M.S. Liew, Mokhtar Awang, Abdullah O. Baarimah

“…The outcomes of this research have significant implications for the decision-making process in the construction field, particularly in the context of Malaysian Industrialized Building System (IBS) projects.…”
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A novel aggregated coefficient ranking based feature selection strategy for enhancing the diagnosis of breast cancer classification using machine learning by E. Sreehari, L. D. Dhinesh Babu

“…Various authors have developed strategies relying on single FS, but this approach may not yield excellent results and could lead to various consequences, including time and storage complexity issues, inaccurate results, poor decision-making, and difficult interpretation of models. …”
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Characterization and Modelling of Potential Seaborne Disasters, in the ANA Region by Ashraf Labib, Dylan Jones, Natalia Andreassen, Rune Elvegård, Mikel Dominguez Cainzos

“…We also provide root cause analysis techniques, tools for strategic decision-making, and means of mitigation. We demonstrate how such tools can be used by applying some of them to a selective case study and drawing lessons learned from the application of root cause analysis, which can help emergency response organisations with preparedness work and hence more efficient response. …”
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Community health worker and caregiver experiences and perceptions of a multimodal handheld pulse oximeter used in sick child consultations in rural Burundi: A qualitative evaluatio... by Sarah Bauler, Leocadie Nivyindika, Titus Kirwa, Vital Habonimana, Dionis Nizigiyimana, Miles A Kirby, Asrat Tolossa

“…Additional CHW capacity-building on interpreting parameters is needed when using oximeters during household iCCM consultations in Burundi, including an iCCM job aid (decision-making tree) with oxygen saturation and respiratory rate cut-offs for treatment and/or referral. …”
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Application of System Dynamics in Construction Engineering and Management: Content Analysis and Systematic Literature Review by Nebiyu Kedir, Nasir Siraj, Aminah Robinson Fayek

“…This study found that (1) the concept of SD was mostly used in the research areas of decision making and policy analysis, performance, and rework and change, (2) the areas of scheduling and health and safety have acquired more interest in SD relative to previous trends, and (3) researchers have the lowest interest in the research area of bidding and procurement.…”
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Patterns in the influence of funding and reimbursement on the development and implementation of healthcare innovation: A systematic review by Sanne Allers, Frank Eijkenaar, Erik M. van Raaij, Frederik T. Schut

“…From the review of 157 included articles, four key findings stand out: 1) shortcomings in national reimbursement systems result in local fragmentation in the implementation of innovations; 2) lack of evidence on costs and benefits in financial decision-making may harm the development and implementation of potentially value-enhancing innovations; 3) more disruptive innovations encounter larger financial barriers; and 4) non-financial factors, including innovator characteristics and institutional support, are essential in overcoming financial barriers. …”
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A Multiobjective Optimal Operation of a Stand-Alone Microgrid Using SAPSO Algorithm by Guoping Zhang, Weijun Wang, Jie Du, Hua Liu

“…Also, a grey target decision-making theory based on the entropy weight method is proposed to identify the best trade-off scheduling scheme among all the solutions, and the results are compared with those from two other commonly used subjective and objective methods. …”
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Two-stage rolling optimization operation strategy for microgrid considering BESU state by Gang Zhang, Yichen Li, Tuo Xie, Kaoshe Zhang

“…Finally, in order to solve the optimal compromise decision-making problem, a multi-dimensional evaluation system for the microgrid operation results was constructed, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used to weight the evaluation system, and simulation experiments were carried out using the actual parameters of the microgrid in a specific area. …”
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