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Two target genes based multiple cross displacement amplification combined with a lateral flow biosensor for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

BMC Microbiology, 2021
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Hence, the development of a novel, simple, rapid and sensitive method to detect MTBC is of great significance for the prevention and
Junfei Huang, Ziyu Xiao, Xinggui Yang, Xu Chen, Xiaojuan Wang, Yijiang Chen, Wenlin Zheng, Wei Chen, Huijuan Chen, Shijun Li   +9 more
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Case studies for implementing MCDA for tender and purchasing decisions in hospitals in Indonesia and Thailand

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2021
Background A multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) approach has been suggested for helping purchasers in low-and middle-income countries in an evidence-based assessment of multi-source pharmaceuticals to mitigate potential adverse consequences of price-
Anke-Peggy Holtorf, Erna Kristin, Anunchai Assamawakin, Nilawan Upakdee, Rina Indrianti, Napassorn Apinchonbancha   +5 more
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New Vision on Invasive Alien Plant Management System

Environmental and Climate Technologies, 2019
Since the creation of the European Union’s (EU) Biodiversity Strategy, increased attention has been drawn to the spread of invasive non-native species, their impact on biodiversity, and the economic losses caused.
Zihare Lauma, Muizniece Indra, Blumberga Dagnija   +2 more
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MITIGATING FLASH FLOODS WITH THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES: A ΜULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS TO MAP FLOOD SUSCEPTIBILITY FOR ZAKYNTHOS ISLAND, GREECE [PDF]

Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis, 2020
Floods can be extremely harmful for the welfare of societies regardless if they are natural or caused by humans. The Mediterranean region has experienced an increase in flash floods frequency and severity. The suddenness and episodic nature of these type
Stavros STAVROPOULOS, George N. ZAIMES, Evangelos FILIPPIDIS, Daniel C. DIACONU , Dimitrios EMMANOULOUDIS   +4 more
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MCDA handling uncertainties [PDF]

Radioprotection, 2020
Work package 6 (WP) of the European project CONFIDENCE focussed on decision support for stakeholders in nuclear emergencies especially considering uncertainties in such scenarios. A well-suited method for collaborative decision support is the Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA).
T. Müller, S. Bai, W. Raskob
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Fuzzy Measures and Integrals in MCDA [PDF]

, 2005
This chapter aims at a unified presentation of various methods of MCDA based onfuzzy measures (capacity) and fuzzy integrals, essentially the Choquet andSugeno integral. A first section sets the position of the problem ofmulticriteria decision making, and describes the various possible scales ofmeasurement (difference, ratio, and ordinal). Then a whole
Grabisch, Michel, Labreuche, Christophe
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Stakeholder driven development of a multi-criteria decision analysis tool for purchasing off-patent pharmaceuticals in Kuwait

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2019
Background In Kuwait, the government is planning to improve the specifications for purchase of medicine and to improve the tendering system intending to slow the growth of the expenditure for medicine and to improve the sustainability of the healthcare ...
Ali Hadi Abdullah, Anke-Peggy Holtorf, Maryam Al-Hussaini, Jacinthe Lemay, Maryam Alowayesh, Zoltán Kaló   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of the suitability for ecotourism in Beira Baixa region using a spatial decision support system based on a geographical information system

Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Ecotourism can contribute to the conservation of environmental values, as well as to the development of positive synergies between agents in the tourism sector, tourists and the local population. The growing interest in tourism offers with low environmental impact, which support the local economy, translates into a competitive advantage for ...
Luís Quinta‐Nova, Dora Ferreira
wiley   +1 more source

Dealing with Uncertainties in MCDA [PDF]

, 2016
This chapter presents various approaches to incorporating formalmodelling of risks and uncertainties into multi-criteria decision analysis,in a theoretically valid but also operationally meaningful manner. Weconsider both internal uncertainties (in the formulation and modellingof the decision problem), and external uncertainties arising fromexogenous ...
Stewart, Theodor, Durbach, Ian
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Sex-Discordant Monochorionic Dizygotic Twins After Double Blastocyst Transfer: Blood Chimerism Demonstrated by Multimodal Genetic Testing. [PDF]

J Obstet Gynaecol Res
ABSTRACT A 38‐year‐old woman conceived after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and frozen–thawed double blastocyst transfer. First‐trimester ultrasonography suggested monochorionic diamniotic twins, but discordant external genitalia were identified at 21 weeks of gestation.
Yuki K, Taura Y, Morishita H, Sugiura T, Kido S, Nakashima Y, Tocan V, Inoue Y, Kato K.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources