Decisionmaking

Author and YearFactors StudiedGeographical LocationClimate-Smart Agricultural Practice CategoryDe Master, 2012 Collective decisions and participatory approach, information sources, legal framework, financial support and degree of…

Sustainability, Vol. 16, Pages 2830: Spatial Dynamics and Social Order in Traditional Towns of Saudi Arabia’s Nadji Region: The Role of Neighborhood Clustering in Urban Morphology and Decision-Making Processes Sustainability…

Based on the findings from the reviewed articles and information regarding how MOO and MCDM methods can be integrated with uncertainty considerations, a decision tree was developed (Figure 2). This decision tree is intended to support…

Sustainability, Vol. 16, Pages 2633: Simulation-Based Learning and Argumentation to Promote Informed Design Decision-Making Processes within a First-Year Engineering Technology Course Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su16072633 Authors:…

Paro, Bhutan, 15 March – The Department of Local Governance and Disaster Risk Management (DLGDM) of the Ministry of Home Affairs stress-tested Bhutan's critical infrastructure during a 2-day workshop on 14 and 15 March 2024, which is…

1. IntroductionEutrophication is a phenomenon in which, under the influence of human activities, a large amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and other nutrients required by living organisms enters slow-flowing water bodies such as lakes,…

1. IntroductionWater resources are one of the essential conditions for achieving sustainable development in a region. However, with accelerated industrialization and increasing urbanization, the quality of water environments is being…

1. IntroductionThe ability to address sustainability challenges and disruptive innovations to sustainability problems is significantly influenced by the innovation, sustainability vision, and commitment of the owner-manager.Considering…

2.1. Machine LearningMachine-learning methods are used to make predictions by learning pedestrian behavior patterns from large amounts of data. Common machine-learning methods include decision trees, random forests, support vector…

At the final plenary meeting of the Dubai climate conference, COP28 president Dr Sultan Al Jaber declared that the package of key decisions taken in Dubai would be known as the “UAE consensus”.  This threw a…

This scoping review identified 18 qualitative studies from 14 countries and included 1543 adolescents and young women participants. The findings were clustered into three domains: personal, interpersonal, and social circumstances. These…

5.2.1. Praises and AdvantagesWhen allowed to give their spontaneous impressions from using the Tool, all interviewees expressed enthusiasm, but for various reasons. One reason was the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in a…

1. IntroductionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the degree of psychological distress has been reported to have reached historically high levels in the US and elsewhere although the extent to which the pandemic is the cause of the current…

IoT, Vol. 4, Pages 202-220: An IoT- and Cloud-Based E-Waste Management System for Resource Reclamation with a Data-Driven Decision-Making Process IoT doi: 10.3390/iot4030011 Authors: Mithila Farjana Abu Bakar Fahad Syed Eftasum…

1. IntroductionIntense competition at the global level requires companies to prepare and deliver their products faster. Effective logistics services not only reduce the costs of trade between countries but also increase the security and…

1. IntroductionWhile rice is a crucial component of Nigerians’ diet, countries like India, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Thailand are the leading rice producers and exporters . Rice is the third most produced crop worldwide and is citizens’…

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1. IntroductionThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) known as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, Hubei province, China in December 2019 . The latest reports from WHO have shown 767,750,853…

Download PDF Bradley F. Podliska is an Assistant Professor of Military and Security Studies at the Air Command and Staff College. Major Jacob Ivie, USAF, is…

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is working to develop and field artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) systems for mission areas and support functions, including human resource management (HRM). Recent developments have…

Coercive treatment and autonomy in psychiatry.(Sjöstrand and Helgesson, 2008) SwedenDiscusses the rationale behind coercive treatment, exploring the meaning and realm of autonomous choice.Discussion paperInvoluntary treatment is not…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain University of Twente has investigated the decision-making processes of victims forced to pay ransom…

The Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Air Mobility Force is busy, and it looks set to get busier still. News reports of RAF combat aircraft being scrambled to safeguard UK airspace against attempted Russian incursions or to conduct…

1. IntroductionDecarbonization is a route to sustainable development that has been adopted by 196 countries to achieve stability from global warming. The intention is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the implementation of…

New technologies that affect public safety are going to be met by a thicket of regulations—it's inevitable. When the first automobiles began rolling onto public roads in the early 1900s, Connecticut introduced the first statewide…

4.1. Experimental SetupWe conducted 500 simulation runs for each scenario and the experimental results for efficient crowd management strategies in an airport terminal are ranked according to their average performance metrics, i.e.,…

Valencia Lambert, SM ’24, brings a passion for community partnerships to her work addressing women’s reproductive health and infectious-disease outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa. February 1, 2024 — Growing up in Tanzania, Valencia…

1. IntroductionAs living standards have increased over time, an increasing number of consumers have realized that conventional agricultural products are detrimental to their health. As a result, they have started to seek out green…

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #biotech--Clinical Trial Intelligence company Lokavant introduces a new clinical trial data hub to centralize data and help predict clinical trial outcomes

The authors of this report provide an overview of California's rulemaking process for executive branch agencies and the state's guidelines for conducting standardized regulatory impact assessments (SRIAs) for major regulations. They…

Research Brief The U.S. Space Force (USSF) faces adversaries who have demonstrated increasingly sophisticated capabilities to deny or degrade U.S. operations in and through the space domain. Assuring mission success in a future…

This report summarizes results from a fiscal year 2020 project examining the applicability of artificial intelligence and machine learning as an enabler of decision support in defensive counterspace missions. This work includes a…

1. IntroductionConcussions are a relatively common, but complex injury that occur at a high rate . These injuries are due to trauma to the head and/or body and result in various neurological deficits, including cognitive, balance, and…

Sustainability, Vol. 16, Pages 615: EcoPrintAnalyzer: Assessing Sustainability in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing for Informed Decision-Making Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su16020615 Authors: Beatrice Aruanno…

Sixteen responses were analysed. Eight participants were professional carers, and eight were family carers. For family carers, four were male, and four were female, with ages ranging from 48 to 70 years. Two were employed full-time in…

This section presents the results of the analyses. This includes the LCA, the weight of the criteria, the MCDM, and the mid-point characterization. The MCDM approach’s criteria selection was an in-depth process aimed at capturing the…

1. IntroductionTraditional supply chain management (SCM) primarily focuses on the efficiency and flexibility of a supply chain in the process of transforming raw materials and production procedures into products for delivery to…

The Delphi method is an iterative, anonymous, structured, group-based communication process and elicitation technique designed to help policymakers make decisions under conditions of uncertainty and incomplete information. It is based…

1. Introduction The relationship between decision-making algorithms and game theory is characterized by their shared focus on the process of selecting optimal decisions within contextual parameters. Decision-making algorithms, which are…

Background Women's diet quality influences their nutrition and health, as well as that of their offspring. In many parts of Africa and Asia, women experience sub-optimal micronutrient intake and chronic energy deficiency because their…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain We are told that artificial intelligence and the automated decisions it enables will offer us improved…

1. Introduction 1.1. Research MotivationThe ever-growing reliance on interconnected technologies in modern power systems has led to the emergence of smart grids, promising enhanced efficiency and sustainability to combat the impacts of…

In the face of escalating climate risks that affect companies and communities worldwide, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) recognizes the pressing need to foster innovative thinking and long-term strategic…

What is Delphi? How has the Delphi method stood up over time? How can the best of Delphi be adapted to new circumstances and problems? The Delphi method is a group-based process for eliciting and aggregating…

Research Questions How do public perceptions of algorithmic decisionmaking in such domains as employment and unemployment compare with perceptions of traditional human decisionmaking?What kinds of judgments about the…

Research Questions What are corporate cryptocurrencies?What makes corporate crypto disruptive?What could a desirable future with widespread corporate crypto look like?If corporate crypto went mainstream, what might the global…

In this report, authors outline a framework and methods created for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct colocation analyses using an analytical, repeatable model and set of frameworks. The method for colocation…

The 2022 National Defense Strategy calls for “integrated deterrence” in how the United States postures its cyberspace forces to address the strategic challenges posed by revisionist powers—in this case China. An integrated deterrence…