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ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF WELL-BEING OF THE OLD GENERATION IN TOMSK REGION (ON THE MATERIALS OF THE RUSSIAN ELDERLY WELL-BEING INDEX)

Векторы благополучия: экономика и социум, 2021
Relevance. Global demographic aging has actualized the need to find effective solutions to a wide range of problems related to the well-being of older citizens: from financial and economic to emotional and psychological.
Irina A. Pavlova, Olga P. Nedospasova, Ilya V. Gumennikov   +2 more
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Dealing With Heterogeneous Information in Multi-Criteria Group Decision-Making Problems: A Comprehensive Design Framework

IEEE Access
This study provides a comprehensive review of the literature on group decision-making with heterogeneous information, aiming to identify the main characteristics in this field, highlight gaps, and suggest new promising approaches and methods to overcome ...
Matheus Pereira Liborio, Petr Ekel, Marcos Flavio Silveira Vasconcelos D'Angelo, Luis Martinez, Witold Pedrycz   +4 more
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Moving Beyond Indices: A Systematic Approach Integrating Food System Performance and Characteristics for Comprehensive Food Security Assessment

Foods
Food security indices are widely used to support decision making and provide a structured assessment of countries’ capacities to withstand global environmental and economic crises.
Muna A. Al-Ansari, Hamad Nabeel, Galal M. Abdella, Tarek El Mekkawy   +3 more
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New Evaluation of Small Farms: Implication for an Analysis of Food Security

Agriculture, 2020
Farm structure is a multi-dimensional concept that can be measured through different criteria. Meanwhile, farm structure has been identified to discern small farms or well-endowed farms from the other farms.
Zahra Ardakani, Fabio Bartolini, Gianluca Brunori   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A criterion for modelling the ‘live-and-work’ city index using sustainable development indicators

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 2019
Measuring and comparing sustainable development levels of cities are essential procedures in creating and maintaining sustainable urban futures. This paper introduces a new urban sustainability assessment model: The Live-and-Work (LaW) City Index.
Yasser ElSayed Fouda, Deena Mohamed Elkhazendar   +1 more
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Uremic Toxins From 1991 to 2024

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Uremic toxins are a growing area of research in nephrology, with significant implications in the progression and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the management of end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD). This bibliometric analysis aims to evaluate the global research trends, key contributors, and the impact of publications in ...
Yuh‐Shan Ho, Karim M. Soliman, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Wannasit Wathanavasin, Ahmed Daoud, Ahmed I. Kamal, Balázs Szamosfalvi, Tibor Fülöp   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitative Storytelling in the Making of a Composite Indicator [PDF]

Social Indicators Research, 2020
AbstractThe reasons for and against composite indicators are briefly reviewed, as well as the available theories for their construction. After noting the strong normative dimension of these measures—which ultimately aim to ‘tell a story’, e.g. to promote the social discovery of a particular phenomenon, we inquire whether a less partisan use of a ...
Marta Kuc-Czarnecka, Samuele Lo Piano, Andrea Saltelli   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing Composite Indicators Through Extreme Values Reductions-Ordered Weighted Averaging: Human Development Index

IEEE Access
The Human Development Index is a complex social phenomenon composed of multiple criteria. While many studies are concerned with dealing with outliers in the representation of this composite indicator, the problem of extreme values is overlooked.
Matheus Pereira Liborio, Petr Ekel, Marcos Flavio Silveira Vasconcelos D'Angelo, Luis Martinez, Hamid Rabiei   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source