Matching Into Integrated Plastic Surgery: The Impact of USMLE Step 1 Transition to Pass/Fail: Did the 2019 Predictions Come True in 2024? by Lyndsay R. Boyd, MD, Lawrence O. Lin, MD, Jeffrey E. Janis, MD, FACS

“…This study analyzes the results of a 2024 postmatch survey to program directors (PDs) regarding the impact of the conversion to P/F step 1 scoring and compares the results to the 2019 survey that attempted to predict how this conversion would influence decision-making when it was initially announced. Methods:. …”
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Responsiveness of services rendered at primary healthcare facilities of Bharatpur, Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Anup Adhikari, Damaru Prasad Paneru, Amshu Pokhrel

“…To further enhance the level of responsiveness, strengthening the referral networks, empowering patients in decision-making and prioritising patient satisfaction and quality of services can help.…”
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Evaluating access to psychosocial services for the medicaid-insured children in Georgia by Yujia Xie, Pravara Harati, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Nicoleta Serban

“…Abstract Background Evaluating access to psychosocial services can inform policy decision-making on ways to address shortages in the availability of mental health (MH)-specialized providers. …”
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An Integrated Consensus Improving Strategy Based on PL-Wasserstein Distance and Its Application in the Evaluation of Network Public Opinion Emergencies by Shitao Zhang, Zhenzhen Ma, Xiaodi Liu, Zhiying Wang, Lihui Jiang

“…To address such problems, this paper presents a novel adaptive consensus reaching model for multiattribute group decision making (MAGDM) with probabilistic linguistic decision matrices (PLDMs). …”
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A Seed-Expanding Method Based on TOPSIS for Community Detection in Complex Networks by Jianjun Cheng, Wenbo Zhang, Haijuan Yang, Xing Su, Tao Ma, Xiaoyun Chen

“…In this paper, we propose a framework which integrates advantages of various centrality measures to identify the seed vertices from the network based on the TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) multiattribute decision-making technology. We take each of the centrality measures involved as an attribute, rank vertices according to the scores which are calculated for them using TOPSIS, and then take vertices with top ranks as the seeds. …”
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THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON COLPOSCOPY IMAGES AND SEGMENTAL VOLUMES, CONSTRUCTED FROM MRI AND CT IMAGES, IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING OF PRECANCERS, CERVICAL CANCERS AND... by Hlescu Cristian Stefan, Tudor Florin Ursuleanu, Roxana Grigorovici, Andreea Roxana Luca, Ramona Elena Teiu, Maria Paula Comanescu, Alina Ionela Calin, Alexandru Grigorovici

“…Conclusions By implementing this AI-optimized diagnostic method, we seek to raise the quality standard in diagnosing and staging precancers and cancers, ultimately enhancing therapeutic decision-making and patient outcomes.…”
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The Total Defense Concept as the Embodiment of Sweden’s Strategic Culture by N. E. Belukhin, V. V. Vorotnikov, S. Y. Dianina

“…The total defense itself also reveals tensions between the demands for consolidation and centralized decision-making and the liberal, open nature of the Swedish society and national economy, as well as the principles of responsibility, subsidiarity and similarity that underline the present Swedish emergency response system. …”
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Decomposition and comparative analysis of urban-rural disparity in attitude towards advance care planning among Chinese adults: A nationwide study by Xue Wang, Yibo Wu, Lina Ge, Meizhen Zhao, Yi Ma, Shuang Zang

“…Abstract Background Examining urban-rural disparity in Chinese adults’ advance care planning (ACP) attitudes is crucial for healthcare decision-making. A comprehensive understanding of contributing factors, especially through decomposition and comparative analysis, remains limited. …”
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Envisioning the Potential of 6G Use Cases—A Dual Perspective of Innovation and Business by Muhua Wei, Jun Wu, Huili Liu, Lin Lin, Zheng Zhang, Mayuan Sun

“…The findings of this research aim to offer fresh perspectives for the systematic planning of 6G applications development pathways and to support decision-making on aligning technology research directions with network requirements definitions.…”
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Identification of an Inflammatory Response-Related Gene Signature to Predict Survival and Immune Status in Glioma Patients by Zhaoyue Yan, Yushuai Gao, Jinliang Yu, Zhiyuan Shen, Xingyao Bu

“…We constructed a signature composed of eight IRRGs for gliomas, which could effectively predict survival and guide decision-making for treatment.…”
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Genetic Algorithm Integrated Fuzzy AHP-VIKOR Approach for the Investigation of W-Cut Insert Heat Exchanger for Cooling of Dielectric Fluid Used in Ultra-High Voltage Transformer by N. Vasantha Gowri, J. Samson Isaac, T. Muralikrishna, G. Suresh Babu, Melvin Victor Depoures, S. Sekar, P. Sasirekha, M. Ramesh, S. Prabhakar

“…Further, the hybrid multi-criteria decision-making model, FAHP-VIKOR, is applied to select the perfect model from the set of non-dominated solution. …”
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An explainable deep learning model for diabetic foot ulcer classification using swin transformer and efficient multi-scale attention-driven network by R. Karthik, Armaano Ajay, Anshika Jhalani, Kruthik Ballari, Suganthi K

“…The proposed work also incorporates Grad-CAM-based Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) to visualize and interpret the decision making of the network. The proposed model demonstrated better performance on the DFUC-2021 dataset, surpassing existing works and pre-trained CNN architectures with an accuracy of 78.79% and a macro F1-score of 80%.…”
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Microsimulation models on child and adolescent health: a scoping review protocol by Filipa Sampaio, Claire de Oliveira

“…As a result, these models can be useful tools to help guide decision-making. A comprehensive review of the literature on child and adolescent microsimulation models has yet to be undertaken. …”
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Principles of organization and structure of the management system of a holding type company by A. Borovikov, O. Smolyakov

“…Attention has been drawn to the fact, that the choice of a variant of the structure of a group of companies should be the result of the agreements, reached between the decision-making center, investors and the top management of the management company.The basic functions of the basic elements of the structural bush of a group of companies have been formulated. …”
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The impact of nutritional status on centenarians’ physical, mental, and functional health by Ivan David Lozada-Martinez, Laura Vindas-Meza, Sandra Castelblanco-Toro, Juan Carlos Salazar-Uribe, Juan-Manuel Anaya

“…These findings are relevant for decision-making in general and specialized healthcare and for public health policymakers to build evidence-based strategies to promote healthy aging.…”
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Empirical Verification of the Existence and Functioning of Internal Controls in the Preparation of a Consolidated Property Balance Sheet for the State and Municipalities in Sloveni... by Jasna Ida Zafred

“…The question of the component of information and communication was answered by accountants who wish they had more education, and the superiors who could use the information from financial statements better for their decision-making. Their software is still not safe enough, as in some cases the database of financial data is accessed. …”
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CYCLICAL DYNAMICS OF THE «EXTERNAL» AND «INTERNAL» ENVIRONMENTS OF BUSINESS-ORGANIZATIONS IN GR-MANAGEMENT by A. A. Degtyarev, М. D. Bondarev, A. S. Teteryuk

“…To ensure growing and systemic influence on the processes of government decision making, corporations promote economic interests by creating systems of controlled communications and relations with state bodies (SB). …”
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Government Reward-Penalty Mechanism in Closed-Loop Supply Chain Based on Dynamics Game Theory by Xiaoqing Zhang, Yingsheng Su, Xigang Yuan

“…According to the dynamics game theory and principal-agent theory, three decision-making models are built: (1) decentralized dynamics game model without RPM, (2) decentralized dynamics game model with carbon emission RPM, and (3) decentralized dynamics game model with carbon emission RPM and recovery ratio RPM. …”
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LEASING AS FORM OF STATE-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP by E. B. Zavyalova, I. V. Linev

“…Leasing application as the PPP forms, not only the professional experience, effective management, flexibility and efficiency in decision-making will provide, ability to innovation, but also will provide serious investment activity. …”
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A Brief Web-Based Person-Centered Care Group Training Program for the Management of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial in Spain by Vanesa Ramos-García, Amado Rivero-Santana, Wenceslao Peñate-Castro, Yolanda Álvarez-Pérez, Andrea Duarte-Díaz, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, María del Mar Trujillo-Martín, Ana Isabel González-González, Pedro Serrano-Aguilar, Lilisbeth Perestelo-Pérez

“… Abstract BackgroundShared decision-making (SDM) is a crucial aspect of patient-centered care. …”
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