Cowpea cropping systems, traits preference and production constraints in the upper west region of Ghana: farmers' consultation and implications for breeding by Benjamin Karikari, Margaret Delle Maale, Ebenezer Anning, Daniel Brain Akakpo, Afishata Mohammed Abujaja, Isaac Kwahene Addai

“…As such farmers and consumers alike have certain preferences in terms of production and utilization. …”
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Preference for HIV testing among community residents in Yunnan Province, China: results from a discrete choice experiment by Jingwen Yang, Chenquan Qiu, Renhai Tang, Wenbin Dong, Enlong Yao, Huyunzhao Wang, Shuwen Lin, Minyang Xiao, Zuyang Zhang, Jin Niu, Liru Fu, Lijun Song, Xuehua Li, Yuhua Shi, Xiaowen Wang

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Research on group decision making in capital investment based on fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) by Kamala Aliyeva

“…This paper aims to suggest a technique known as the Fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (fuzzy TOPSIS) for group decision-making about investment in the respective vehicle. …”
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Alterations in the social-conditioned place preference and density of dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area in Clsnt2-KO mice by I. N. Rozhkova, S. V. Okotrub, E. Yu. Brusentsev, K. E. Uldanova, E. A. Chuyko, V. A. Naprimerov, T. V. Lipina, T. G. Amstislavskaya, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…Social-conditioned place preference test evaluates a reward-dependent component of social behavior. …”
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A Direct Approach Based on C2-IULOWA Operator for Group Decision Making with Uncertain Additive Linguistic Preference Relations by Ding-Hong Peng, Zhi-Fang Gao, Chang-Yuan Gao, Hua Wang

“…With respect to group decision making (GDM) problem with uncertain additive linguistic preference relations (UALPRs), we investigate the efficient aggregation of the uncertain additive linguistic preference information. …”
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Consensus based sustainable decision making using probability hesitant fuzzy preference relations with application on risk assessment in food industry by Nighat Rehman, Rukhshanda Anjum, Fikre Bogale Petros

“…Abstract This paper describes a consensus-based approach for dealing with multi-person decision-making problems which incorporate probability hesitant fuzzy preference relations. The procedure begins with establishing expected fuzzy preference relations based on the delivered hesitant fuzzy preference relations using a probabilistic aggregation approach, providing the platform for the framework to make decisions. …”
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Freshwater turtle (Reptilia: Testudines) assemblage from an urban protected Atlantic Forest remnant: population density, movement and habitat preference by Sabine B. Rocha, Carlos Rouco, Carlos Eduardo V. Grou, Vanda Lúcia Ferreira

“…All three species showed a preference for habitats influenced by human presence (walkways). …”
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Laying hens prefer softer over harder mineral-based pecking stones and peck them more at the end of the light period by Madeleine McAuley, Linda J. Caston, Tina M. Widowski

“…After a second 6-day washout period, all cages received both Hard and Soft simultaneously for a 14-day preference test (Phase 2). PS disappearance was quantified by weighing. …”
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THE PREFERENCE OF FOREIGN-BASED (MIGRANT) PLAYERS OVER HOME-BASED PLAYERS IN THE SUPER EAGLES OF NIGERIA: A COLORATION OF ‘COLONIAL MENTALITY’ by JOSEPH OKECHUKWU NWOKE

“…However,when it was time for the final list to be drawn there might not be any home-based players in the list or there might be an insignificant number that might end up not playing in such competition.There has been a lot of talk on the preference of foreign-based players over home-based players in the Super Eagles team.Hence, this study analyses the rate of selection in terms of percentage of home-based and foreign-based players in the Super Eagles team by some selected foreign and Nigerian coaches.The Hamitic hypothesis of Seligman is applied to show the nexus to the preference for foreign-based players.This study makes use of   primary and tertiary sources of data.Findings reveal that not only foreign coaches solely relied on foreign-based players, as some Nigerian coaches were equally masterminds of the unpatriotic act. …”
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The effect of financial literacy, financial self-efficacy, financial technology literacy, and risk perception on stock investment decisions: Millennials preferences by Cahyo Sunarko, Sutrisno Sutrisno

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Exploring barriers and facilitators of vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC), awareness, and preferences among females in Western Saudi Arabia by Daniyah Aloufi, Omar Saggaf, Zainab Ali Alkhalifah, Hassan Alalawi, Nadia Alhazmi

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Preference for Efficiency or Confusion? A Note on a Boundedly Rational Equilibrium Approach to Individual Contributions in a Public Good Game by Luca Corazzini, Marcelo Tyszler

“…In this case, we find that the majority of the subjects make contributions that are compatible with the hypothesis of preference for (group) efficiency. A likelihood-ratio test confirms the superiority of the more general specification of the QRE model over alternative specifications.…”
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Est-il préférable d’apprendre les langues minoritaires à l’âge adulte ?L’exemple du breton by Grimault Gildas

“…Educational policy is one of the preferred tools for policies to revitalize minority languages. …”
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Optimal Decisions for Carbon Emission Reduction through Technological Innovation in a Hybrid-Channel Supply Chain with Consumers’ Channel Preferences by Chong Xin, Yunzhu Zhou, Xiaochen Zhu, Lin Li, Xin Chen

“…This paper integrates carbon emission reduction via technological innovation with consumer channel preferences in both single- and dual-channel supply chains selling low-carbon products. …”
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Encouraging Landscape Water-Conservation Behaviors #6: Information Seeking Preferences of Florida Residents Who Use Irrigation in the Home Landscape by Courtney Owens, Laura A. Warner, Joy Rumble, Alexa Lamm, Emmett Martin, Randall Cantrell

“…Provide them information they are interested in and deliver it through their preferred information channels. This 5-page fact sheet discusses the topics of interest to this audience and how they prefer to receive information about water-conservation practices related to their home landscaping, and makes recommendations for reaching this audience. …”
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What type of online sales promotion do airline users prefer? Analysis of the moderating role of users’ online experience level by Esmeralda Crespo-Almendros, Salvador Del Barrio-García, Juan Miguel Alcántara-Pilar

“…The findings indicate that in the case of acquiring an airline ticket online, monetary incentives are more appealing to novice Web users, while non-monetary incentives are preferred by expert users. The present study breaks new ground in that it examines, in the travel sector, the effectiveness of online sales promotions at prompting the individual to purchase online, in a comparative analysis based on online sales incentive type (monetary vs. non-monetary). …”
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Impact of Grass Endophyte on Leaf Spot in Perennial Ryegrass Caused by <i>Bipolaris sorokiniana</i> and Subsequent Aphids’ Feeding Preference by Ziyuan Ma, Jia He, Youlei Shen, Yingde Li, Ping Wang, Tingyu Duan

“…Aphid feeding choice showed that grass endophytes attracted more aphid feeding when co-infected with pathogens. This preference correlated positively with H₂O₂ and SA levels but negatively with NO and JA concentrations. …”
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Spatio-temporal diversity of dietary preferences and stress sensibilities of early and middle Miocene Rhinocerotidae from Eurasia: impact of climate changes by Hullot, Manon, Merceron, Gildas, Antoine, Pierre-Olivier

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Decision-making and role preferences for receiving individual pharmacogenomic research results among participants at a Ugandan HIV research institute by Sylvia Nabukenya, Catriona Waitt, Adelline Twimukye, Brian Mushabe, Barbara Castelnuovo, Stella Zawedde-Muyanja, Richard Muhindo, David Kyaddondo, Erisa S. Mwaka

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A Scoping Review of Preferences of Men Who Experienced Sexual Assault: Implications for Adaptation of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapies by Lydia Gamache, Laurence Dubé, Geneviève Belleville

“…The number of empirical studies on preferences regarding psychological services was limited as only five documented preferences, all related to the clinician’s characteristics (e.g., clinician’s gender) and the type of intervention (e.g., action-oriented). …”
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