China’s Perceptions of Russia during the Ukraine Conflict by Srikanth Kondapalli

“…The article employs an inductive approach, analyzing China's predicaments at four levels: perceptions within the decision-making bodies of the Communist Party, the foreign ministry, think-tanks, and the media community. …”
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Spillover of uncertainties of parallel markets on types of profit management with VAR-MGARCH approach by Adel Gardoon, Nader Khedri, Ali Mahmoodi, Mehdi Basert

“…Purpose: Financial statements are the main decision-making bases of capital market actors, which are affected by internal and external factors. …”
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Application of information technologies for automation management of environmental activity by V. A. Rybak, A. D. Grib, Sh. Ahmad

“…The ultimate goal of this tool is to support decision making when choosing a project that is more environmentally friendly. …”
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Earthquake Disaster Rescue Model Based on Complex Adaptive System Theory by Fujiang Chen, Jingang Liu, Junying Chen

“…The earthquake disaster rescue model based on the complex adaptive system theory proposed in this paper provides an effective theoretical basis and method system for postdisaster emergency rescue decision making and enhances and improves the emergency response ability to deal with large-scale geological disaster events.…”
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Predictive Role of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Adnexal Torsion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Shokoufeh Khanzadeh, Hossein Tahernia, Jairo Hernandez, Camila Sarcone, Brandon Lucke-Wold, Amirhosseinn Salimi, Fatemeh Tabatabaei

“…The goal of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to consolidate the available data on the role of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in predicting adnexal torsion (AT), to help guide clinical decision-making and outcomes. Methods. We used Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus to conduct a systematic search for relevant publications published before June 26, 2022. …”
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Comparison of sustainable life cycle assessment on building construction methods: IBS versus conventional by Nik Mazlan Nik Muhammad Akif, Ismail Sushilawati, Saryanto Hendi, Wan Nasaruddin Wan Anwar Faiz, Tukiat Ikhwan Shah Tisadi

“…It is also hoped that the awareness of the sustainability characteristics of IBS construction can change the perception of the construction implementers by starting to think about long-term implications such as GWP when in the phase of decision-making in a construction project development.…”
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Are Women More Risk Averse? A Sequel by Christos I. Giannikos, Efstathia D. Korkou

“…The paper concludes by informing policymakers and financial educators so as to further tailor their strategies for promoting gender equality in financial decision-making.…”
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Psycholinguistic analysis of persuasive effectiveness in court speeches: theoretical foundations and linguistic aspects by O. P. Lyaska, V. S. Kshevetskyi

“…Particular attention is paid to the role of language in shaping legal consciousness and decision-making in court. This study fills a gap in knowledge about how language strategies contribute to effective persuasion and how their study can improve legal practice and the quality of trials. …”
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Using Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS in Site Selection of Wind Power Plants in Turkey by Babak Daneshvar Rouyendegh, Abdullah Yildizbasi, Ümmühan Z. B. Arikan

“…Since the Multicriterion Decision Making (MCDM) methods are often used in problem of location selection from past to present, TOPSIS method combined with intuitionistic fuzzy set (IFS) has been used to achieve this goal. …”
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‘Hard’ and ‘soft’ approaches in active transport promotion: analysis and mapping of government policies by Nicholas J. R. Hunter, Benjamin Cramer, Erica Randle, Katherine A. Hunter

“…Our findings suggest that governments in Victoria take a multifaceted approach to active transport promotion, comprising policies that achieve one of the three functions: (i) modifying the built environment (‘hard measures’; 45.1% of policies analysed); (ii) changing social attitudes, motivations and capabilities (‘soft measures’; 27.8%); and (iii) planning and decision-making within government to support active transport promotion (‘governance measures’; 24.6%). …”
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An interpretable and stacking ensemble model for predicting heat and mass transfer of desiccant wheel by Mengyang Li, Liu Chen

“…In addition, the contribution of each input feature and the decision-making process of the model are analyzed using the Shapley additive explanations. …”
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Signaling, Constraining and Coercing in US sanctions policy towards Russia in the context of the Ukraine crisis by O. I. Rebro

“…This article seeks to study the creation of the regime and explain the logic of decision-making process regarding this issue. Utilizing the approach of Francesco Giumelli, who developed a system of factors to explain the logic of a sanctions policy, the author shows that the US sanction policy towards Russia was framed by the desire to demonstrate the ability to mobilize international community and reaffirm its commitments to the security of the Eastern Europe. …”
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Improving Industrial Quality Control: A Transfer Learning Approach to Surface Defect Detection by Ângela Semitela, Miguel Pereira, António Completo, Nuno Lau, José P. Santos

“…To automate the quality control of painted surfaces of heating devices, an automatic defect detection and classification system was developed by combining deflectometry and bright light-based illumination on the image acquisition, deep learning models for the classification of non-defective (OK) and defective (NOK) surfaces that fused dual-modal information at the decision level, and an online network for information dispatching and visualization. Three decision-making algorithms were tested for implementation: a new model built and trained from scratch and transfer learning of pre-trained networks (ResNet-50 and Inception V3). …”
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A co-design matrix-based approach to evaluate the climate risks for airports: A case study of Bologna airport by Carmela De Vivo, Marta Ellena, Giuliana Barbato, Alessandro Pugliese, Francesca Marinucci, Tomaso Barilli, Paola Mercogliano

“…The Bologna Airport case study highlights the approach’s practical application, demonstrating its effectiveness in risk assessment and its potential to guide decision-making for more resilient airport management. …”
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Consumer perceptions of antimicrobial use in animal husbandry: A scoping review. by Jaime R Barrett, Gabriel K Innes, Kelly A Johnson, Guillaume Lhermie, Renata Ivanek, Amelia Greiner Safi, David Lansing

“…We recommend consideration of qualitative research into consumer views on this topic, which may provide new perspectives that explain consumer decision-making and mentality that are lacking in the literature. …”
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Spatial Analysis Quality of Life in Urban Areas Using Geographic Information System (GIS) (Case Study: District 2 of Mashhad) by ahmad asadi, Ebrahim akbari

“…Subsequently, using spatial analysis and multi-criteria decision making model (ANP), the final quality of life index was derived from the integration of indicators. …”
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Hydrogeology of the lower sector of Basento and Cavone river basins (southern Italy) by Silvio Coda, Pasquale Allocca, Domenico Calcaterra, Nicola Castello, Delia Cusano, Pantaleone De Vita, Daniele Lepore, Paola Petrone, Giacomo Prosser, Vincenzo Allocca

“…These are valuable tools for knowledge and may be used as a reference for future hydrogeological studies, as well as planning and decision-making in groundwater management.…”
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The Time Machine: Future Scenario Generation Through Generative AI Tools by Jan Ferrer i Picó, Michelle Catta-Preta, Alex Trejo Omeñaca, Marc Vidal, Josep Maria Monguet i Fierro

“…Contemporary society faces unprecedented challenges—from rapid technological evolution to climate change and demographic tensions—compelling organisations to anticipate the future for informed decision-making. This case study aimed to design a digital system for end-users called the Time Machine, which enables a generative artificial intelligence (GAI) system to produce prospective future scenarios based on the input information automatically, proposing hypotheses and prioritising trends to streamline and make the formulation of future scenarios more accessible. …”
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A Social Force-Based Model for Pedestrian Evacuation with Static Guidance in Emergency Situations by Ping Zhang, Wenjun Liu, Lizhong Yang, Jinzhong Wu, Kaixuan Wang, Yujie Cui

“…In this study, an evacuation model with static guidance considering the leader’s influence and the pedestrians’ decision-making behavior is proposed. The model is validated using experimental data, including evacuation behavior, evacuation time, and the percentage of the cumulative number of evacuees over time, and the simulation results match the experimental results well. …”
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Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) Make the School Principal Redundant? A Preliminary Discussion and Future Prospects by Turgut Karakose

“…We argue that, in school management, the integration of AI can facilitate the efficiency of administrative roles such as keeping/analyzing student records, decision-making, planning, budgeting, and communicating with staff or parents while at the same time improving the learning environment. …”
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