Therapeutic Decision Making in Hepatocellular Carcinoma According to Age and Child–Pugh Class: A Nationwide Cohort Analysis in South Korea by Sunmin Park, Chai Hong Rim, Young Kul Jung, Won Sup Yoon

“…Age and liver function have a significant impact on the therapeutic decision-making of HCC patients in Korea. In unfavorable conditions, surgical resection was less favored in patients with single tumors, and no treatment was preferred in patients with PVT.…”
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Multiple-Attribute Decision-Making Method Based on Normalized Geometric Aggregation Operators of Single-Valued Neutrosophic Hesitant Fuzzy Information by Li Wang, Yan-Ling Bao

“…Additionally, a decision-making method is developed for resolving multiattribute decision-making problems based on the proposed operators. …”
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Empowerment resources, decision-making and gender attitudes: which matter most to livestock keepers in the mixed and livestock-based systems in Ethiopia? by Wole Kinati, Derek Baker, Elizabeth C. Temple, Dina Najjar, Annet Abenakyo Mulema

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Designing an Intuitionistic Fuzzy Network Data Envelopment Analysis Model for Efficiency Evaluation of Decision-Making Units with Two-Stage Structures by Nafiseh Javaherian, Ali Hamzehee, Hossein Sayyadi Tooranloo

“…Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a powerful tool for evaluating the efficiency of decision-making units for ranking and comparison purposes and to differentiate efficient and inefficient units. …”
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Decision-Making of a Dual-Channel Closed-Loop Supply Chain in the Context Government Policy: A Dynamic Game Theory by Xuemei Zhang, Qianwen Li, Guohu Qi

“…To analyze the effect of government reward-penalty policies (RPPs) on the decisions of a dual-channel closed-loop supply chain (CLSC), this paper endogenizes government decision variables to maximize social welfare and builds four decision-making models (without RPP, with carbon emission RPP, with recycling amount RPP, and with double RPP) by using a Stackelberg dynamic game between the government and supply chain members. …”
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Analysis of Ballistic Capability in Making Bulletproof Multilayers Using Woven Ramie Fiber, Hardfacing Metal with Epoxy Matrix for Bulletproof Vests by Rizal Wahyu Permana, Syamsul Hadi, Bima Cahya Maula Dana

“…An innovation was carried out by making bulletproof material using cheaper multilayer methods involving metal from hardfacing welding as a hard layer and ramie fiber as a soft layer with an epoxy matrix. …”
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Making the most of existing research: an evidence gap map of the effects of food systems interventions in low-income and middle-income countries by Birte Snilstveit, Ingunn Gilje Storhaug, Charlotte Lane, Nick Moore, Mark Engelbert, Thalia Morrow Sparling, Amber Franich, Heike Rolker

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A Large-Scale Group Decision-Making Consensus Model considering the Experts’ Adjustment Willingness Based on the Interactive Weights’ Determination by Shizhen Bai, Hao He, Dan Luo, Mengke Ge, Ruobing Yang, Xinrui Bi

“…This study proposes a large-scale group decision-making (LSGDM) consensus model considering the experts’ adjustment willingness based on the interactive weights’ determination, which can be applied to an LSGDM problem through a case of earthquake shelters. …”
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Making »Un Tribunal para la Constitución«: A Documentary on the Creation and First Years of the Spanish Constitutional Court (1980–1986) by Miguel Beltrán, Daniel Sarmiento

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Multilayer entropy-weighted TOPSIS method and its decision-making in ecological operation during the subsidence period of the Three Gorges Reservoir by Ai Xueshan, Yu Yangxin, Liang Zhiming, Shi Xuanyu, Cao Rui, Zhang Xiaoke

“…The research results of this paper can provide a reference for decision-making on the ecological management of the spawning period of the " Four Major Chinese Carps" in the Three Gorges Reservoir of the Yangtze River.…”
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Classification system for Ai-enabled consumer-grade wearable technologies aiming to automatize decision-making about individualization of exercise procedures by Peter Düking, Sam Robertson, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Hans-Christer Holmberg, Klaus-Hendrik Wolf, Billy Sperlich

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The Prioritization of Kermanshah Tourism Poles Based on the Potential of Tourism Sample Regions Using TOPSIS Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Techniques by Gholamreza Noori, Samad Fotohi, Zahra Taghizadeh

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Virtual reality and speech analysis for the assessment of impulsivity and decision-making: protocol for a comparison with neuropsychological tasks and self-administered questionnaires by Marta Ruiz, Maria Luisa Barrigon, Antonio Artes, Philippe Courtet, Enrique Baca-Garcia, Jorge Lopez-Castroman, Santiago de Leon-Martinez, Elena Parra-Vargas, Irene Chicchi-Giglioli, Alejandro Albán Porras-Segovia

“…We hypothesise that these innovative tools will be reliable and acceptable by patients, potentially improving the simultaneous assessment of impulsivity and decision-making.Methods and analysis This study will be carried out at the University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz (Madrid, Spain). …”
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Multi-level encoding of reward, effort, and choice across the frontal cortex and basal ganglia during cost-benefit decision-making by Oliver Härmson, Isaac Grennan, Brook Perry, Robert Toth, Colin G. McNamara, Timothy Denison, Hayriye Cagnan, Sanjay G. Manohar, Mark E. Walton, Andrew Sharott

“…Summary: Adaptive value-guided decision-making requires weighing up the costs and benefits of pursuing an available opportunity. …”
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TOPSIS Method Based on the Correlation Coefficient of Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Soft Sets and Aggregation Operators with Their Application in Decision-Making by Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain, Xiao Long Xin, Muhammad Saqlain, Waseem Asghar Khan

“…By using the developed techniques, a method for solving decision-making problems is proposed. To ensure the applicability of the proposed methods, an illustrative example is given. …”
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Impact of Online Interactive Decision Tools on Women’s Decision-Making Regarding Breast Cancer Screening: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Patricia Villain, Laura Downham, Alice Le Bonniec, Charlotte Bauquier, Olena Mandrik, Tom Nadarzynski, Lorie Donelle, Raúl Murillo, Eleni L Tolma, Sonali Johnson, Patricia Soler-Michel, Robert Smith

“… BackgroundThe online nature of decision aids (DAs) and related e-tools supporting women’s decision-making regarding breast cancer screening (BCS) through mammography may facilitate broader access, making them a valuable addition to BCS programs. …”
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A Novel Approach on the Intuitionistic Fuzzy Rough Frank Aggregation Operator-Based EDAS Method for Multicriteria Group Decision-Making by Muhammad Yahya, Muhammad Naeem, Saleem Abdullah, Muhammad Qiyas, Muhammad Aamir

“…The EDAS (evaluation based on distance from average solution) approach plays an important role in decision-making issues, particularly when multicriteria group decision-making (MCGDM) issues have more competing criteria. …”
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Making connections for children and teachers: using classroom-based implementation supports for teaching Pyramid Model practices in Head Start programs by Rebecca J. Bulotsky-Shearer, Jill Ehrenreich-May, Chelsea T. Morris, Casey Mullins, Bella S. Lerner, Elizabeth Howe, Jhonelle Bailey, Rinatte L. Gruen, Angelica C. Gonzalez

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Knowledge and Informed Decision-Making about Population-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Participation in Groups with Low and Adequate Health Literacy by M. L. Essink-Bot, E. Dekker, D. R. M. Timmermans, E. Uiters, M. P. Fransen

“…To analyze and compare decision-relevant knowledge, decisional conflict, and informed decision-making about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening participation between potential screening participants with low and adequate health literacy (HL), defined as the skills to access, understand, and apply information to make informed decisions about health. …”
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Effectiveness of Education based on meta cognitive-cognitive-behavioral model and proficiency of making an app to problem-solving style in dropout students by Fatemeh Ahmadi, Saeed Moosavipour

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