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Clean birth kits to improve birth practices: development and testing of a country level decision support tool [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Clean birth practices can prevent sepsis, one of the leading causes of both maternal and newborn mortality. Evidence suggests that clean birth kits (CBKs), as part of package that includes education, are associated with a reduction in newborn
A Ayaz, A Cameron, A Nyamtema, AC Seale, Bilal I Avan, ER van Teijlingen, ER van Teijlingen, H Blencowe, H Hassan, Harding A (Chair) Partnerships with the Private Sector in Health, Haris Ahmed, I Holloway, I Jehan, J Bryce, J Raven, K Forrest Keenan, KS Khan, National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) [Pakistan], and Macro International Inc, S Soofi, UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities, USAID, V Hundley, V Hundley, V Hundley, Vanora A Hundley, W Graham, Wendy J Graham, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank, World Health Organization, World Health Organization and Global Health Workforce Alliance, World Health Organization, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Division of Reproductive Health (Technical Support)   +31 more
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Minimal Circuit Model of Reward Prediction Error Computations and Effects of Nicotinic Modulations

Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2019
Dopamine (DA) neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) are thought to encode reward prediction errors (RPE) by comparing actual and expected rewards.
Nicolas Deperrois, Victoria Moiseeva, Boris Gutkin, Boris Gutkin   +3 more
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The Impact of Simulation Sequencing on Perceived Clinical Decision Making [PDF]

, 2017
An emerging nursing education trend is to utilize simulated learning experiences as a means to optimize competency and decision making skills. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in students\u27 perception of clinical decision making and
Hansen, Jamie, Paquette, Mary, Topp, Robert V., Woda, Aimee A.   +3 more
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Ethical decision-making, passivity and pharmacy [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Increasing interest in empirical ethics has enhanced understanding of healthcare professionals' ethical problems and attendant decision-making.
Bissell, P., Cooper, R.J., Wingfield, J.
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A causal role for right temporo-parietal junction in signaling moral conflict

eLife, 2018
The right temporo-parietal junction (rTPJ) has been proposed to play a key role in guiding human altruistic behavior, but its precise functional contribution to altruism remains unclear.
Ignacio Obeso, Marius Moisa, Christian C Ruff, Jean-Claude Dreher   +3 more
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On Nash Equilibria in a Finite Game for Fuzzy Sets of Strategies

Mathematics, 2023
The present paper investigates a finite game with fuzzy sets of player strategies. It is proven that Nash equilibria constitute a type-2 fuzzy set defined on the universal set of strategy profiles.
Svajone Bekesiene, Serhii Mashchenko
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Final Report of the CGIAR Working Group on Deliberation and Decision-Making Processes [PDF]

, 1993
Report of a working group established at the mid term meeting of the CGIAR in May 1992 by the Chairman of the Group to examine deliberation, decision making, oversight, and information sharing processes in the CGIAR, and to suggest possible changes to ...
CGIAR Working Group on Deliberation and Decision Making Processes
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
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Least to Most Range (LMR): A Novel Consistent Weighting Multicriteria Method Applied to Green Supplier Selection

IEEE Access
Decision-making is a complex task for people, professionally or personally, since the decision has several positive and negative consequences and cannot always be undone.
Vinicius Moretti, Everton L. Melo, Joao Carlos Colmenero   +2 more
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Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus, Floortje Strobbe, Annemarie A. Verrijn Stuart, Hanneke M. van Santen, Gerlof D. Valk, Sasja A. Schepers, Rachel S. van Leeuwaarde   +6 more
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