Exploring the End-of-Life Experiences of Advanced Cancer Patients from India by Maria Wajid, Eslavath Rajkumar, J Romate

“…A comprehensive study of this population in the Indian context is helpful to devise individualized end-of-life care that aligns with their preferences and focuses on their comfort. # Method The dataset comprised information-rich cases of 10 advanced cancer patients from Bangalore, India, selected using the purposive sampling method. …”
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PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC SERVICE OF RUSSIAN OFFICIALS by V. I. Sharin

“…The analysis of motivational preferences has showed that the motivation of public service is not perceived by the majority of civil servants as the leading motivation of service. …”
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Social and Cultural Influences on Management for Carbon Sequestration on US Family Forestlands: A Literature Synthesis by A. Paige Fischer, Susan Charnley

“…We review the published literature to examine how family forest owners' values, ecological knowledge, risk perceptions, and forest management and policy preferences may affect their interest in managing for carbon sequestration. …”
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Personalized Travel Route Recommendation Model of Intelligent Service Robot Using Deep Learning in Big Data Environment by Xiang Huang

“…Then, a neural network model based on the self-attention mechanism is proposed, in which the data features are obtained by the Gaussian kernel function and node2vec model, and the self-attention mechanism is used to capture the long-term and short-term preferences of users. Finally, the processed data is input into the trained recommendation model to generate a personalized tourism route recommendation scheme. …”
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Technology adoption by women-owned businesses in Canada by Huju Liu, Hassan Faryaar

“…Previous research suggests that women-owned businesses may be less likely to adopt technologies because they are usually smaller, face more financial constraints, are less likely to access technology knowledge or training, and have different risk-taking preferences. This paper linked two cycles (2017 and 2019) of the Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy with the Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database to study the use of advanced and emerging technologies by women- and men-owned businesses in Canada. …”
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Overview of oral soft tissue esthetic assessment methods based on smile esthetics by XU Yangeng, ZHANG Yanling, HU Wenjie, WANG Cui, WEI Ning

“…This paper aims to propose key soft tissue variables in smile esthetics, summarize the facial soft tissue features and esthetic preferences of Chinese people, sort out clinical evaluation methods, and provide a reference for the oral clinical esthetic diagnosis and treatment.…”
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An Intelligent Framework for Analyzing the Feasible Modes of Transportation in Metropolitan Cities: A Hybrid Multicriteria Approach by Praveen Ranjan Srivastava, Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang, Prajwal Eachempati, Hongbo Lyu

“…The paper aims to build a hybrid personalized multicriteria model in the Indian transportation industry to identify the most feasible transport mode suitable for commuters’ customized preferences. A hybrid multicriterion model, i.e., Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), was used to compute the criteria weights, which were subsequently analyzed by three approaches, namely, Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), Fuzzy TOPSIS, Evaluation Based on Distance from Average Solution (EDA), and Interpretive Ranking Process (IRP). …”
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Ecological niche and phenotypic differences among two alpine Rhododendron species and their natural hybrids in a common landscape by Yanghui Zhao, Ying Zhang, Liang Xu, Yadan Yan, Chuncheng Wang, Yafeng Wen, Donglin Zhang

“…These distinct ecological preferences may represent specific ecological adaptations that facilitate their coexistence in sympatry. …”
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STUDY ON THE CONSUMER PROFILE OF AGED BEEF IN CLUJ COUNTY by Adriana - Paula DAVID, Andra Ianchis-Pop, Valentina Sonca, Maria Cristina Colciar, Susana Hurducaș, Giorgiana Cătunescu, Cristina Colciar, Lorena Raducanu

“…The purpose of the study was to identify the consumer profly and preferred characteristics of aged beef in order to assess the marketing mix of new aged beef products. …”
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Strategy, investment, behaviour and results by Richard Pettinger

“…A body of learning and understanding is required to be brought to the fore, so that those who arrive in top senior and critical positions can undertake some specialist development in this critical area before taking key decisions based on their own preferences and personality and position.…”
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Evolution of stakeholder behavior strategies under cap-and-trade of the benchmark method by Dazhi Linghu, Jin Cui, Haicang Yan, Xinli Wu

“…An increase in the degree of consumer preference can effectively incentivize heterogeneous enterprises to reduce emissions.…”
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Homeless Aging Veterans in Transition: A Life-Span Perspective by Carla J. Thompson, Nancy L. Bridier

“…Study participants completed a quantitative survey reflecting their preferences and needs with a subset of the sample (N=12) also participating in individual qualitative interview sessions. …”
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American social media users have ideological differences of opinion about the War in Ukraine by William G. Nomikos, Dahjin Kim, Gechun Lin

“…While existing research has documented how political preferences manifest online, relatively few studies have considered whether ideological divisions extend to discussions of foreign policy. …”
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A Novel Scheduling Algorithm Based on Game Theory and Multicriteria Decision Making in LTE Network by Mohammad Nour Hindia, Ahmed Wasif Reza, Kamarul Ariffin Noordin

“…On the second level, TOPSIS algorithm allocates the resources among application's users based on their criteria and the application's preferences. Moreover, the system's performance has been evaluated in terms of throughput, delay, and fairness index. …”
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Optimization of ready-to-drink Chrysanthemum flower tea formulation based on bioactive compounds and sensory properties by Julianti Elisa, Masniary Lubis Linda, Gunawan Michael

“…This study aims to optimize the formulation of ready-to-drink Chrysanthemum flower tea using Response Surface Methodology-Box Behnken Design (RSM-BBD) to meet modern consumer preferences for health-oriented and convenient beverages. …”
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Dealing with Demand in Electric Grids with an Adaptive Consumption Management Platform by Diego M. Jiménez-Bravo, Juan F. De Paz, Gabriel Villarrubia, Javier Bajo

“…The accuracy of the system makes it possible to act according to the device preferences established in the system. This allows for adjusting the consumption to the current demand situation, without the risk of important home appliances being switched off.…”
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Tour Route Multiobjective Optimization Design Based on the Tourist Satisfaction by Yan Han, Hongzhi Guan, Jiaying Duan

“…The influence factors of the tour route choices of tourists were analyzed and tourists’ behavior characteristics and psychological preferences were regarded as the important influence factors based on the tourist behavioral theories. …”
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Impact of Ethical Marketing Practices and Health Consciousness on Cosmetics Consumer Attitude and Purchase Intention: Evidence from Vietnam by Phuong Mai Nguyen, Huong-Linh Le, Nguyen-Nhu-Y Ho, Rez Alexis Dela Cruz, Luu Ly Tran, Vu Phuong Anh Do

“…Our findings implied that cosmetic companies should tailor ethical marketing strategies to meet the preferences of Vietnamese consumers and boost their purchase intention. …”
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After visibility: Data as a factor of production in Douyin e-commerce by Shuaishuai Wang

“…The article argues that Douyin e-commerce cannot be fully explained by the current visibility research paradigm centered on metrics such as likes, shares, and comments, which are considered indications of interests and preferences. It is suggested that Douyin uses historical data to invoke momentary interests and produce desired user actions for conversion. …”
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Key criteria for choosing restaurants and food delivery scenarios in Moscow by D. A. Khokhlov, A. S. Brazhnikova

“…The study not only expands the current understanding of consumer preferences and behavioural scenarios in the context of food delivery but also provides practical recommendations to optimise existing delivery services and to develop the new ones.…”
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