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New Vision on Invasive Alien Plant Management System

open access: yesEnvironmental 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Needs and challenges for assessing the environmental impacts of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The potential environmental impact of nanomaterials is a critical concern and the ability to assess these potential impacts is top priority for the progress of sustainable nanotechnology.
Bilal, Muhammad   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Stakeholder driven development of a multi-criteria decision analysis tool for purchasing off-patent pharmaceuticals in Kuwait

open access: yesJournal 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

GISimos MCDA land suitability model for ecotourism development

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 2021
Ecotourism development planning is a multi-criteria process that generally requires spatial analysis. GISimos MCDA model developed by this study, was presented for the first time and applied to the Kalecik sub-province of Ankara, Turkey to determine the ...
Fatma Aşılıoğlu
doaj   +1 more source

A decision support tool for supporting individuals living with long-term conditions make informed choices: LTC-Choices tool for continuous healthcare [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
An increasing number of individuals are now living with some form of chronic, long-term condition (LTC). The holistic perspective of LTCs makes it important to acknowledge that priorities and decisions are in fluctuation over the course of an individual ...
Burstein, Frada, Cowie, Julie
core   +2 more sources

Rapid, highly specific and sensitive detection of human adenovirus using multiple cross displacement amplification coupled with CRISPR-Cas12a-based detection

open access: yesTalanta Open
Human adenoviruses (HAdV), particularly serotypes 3 and 7, are significant pathogens that cause respiratory tract infection. Here, we developed a novel HAdV diagnostic assay, termed HAdV-MCDA-CRISPR, by combining multiple cross displacement amplification
Linglong Wan   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

An integrated MCDA software application for forest planning : a case study in southwestern Sweden [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Forest planning in Sweden today translates not only into planning of timber production, but also for the provision of other functions and services.
Eriksson, Ljusk Ola   +3 more
core  

Multi-criteria decision analysis to assess the environmental and economic performance of using recycled gypsum cement and recycled aggregate to produce concrete: the case of Catalonia (Spain) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The production of virgin raw materials used in construction and the generation of construction and demolition waste (CDW) are key environmental issues in the construction industry.
Calderón Valdiviezo, Lucrecia Janneth   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

More Than 10 Years on: Does a State‐of‐the‐Art Review and Synthesis Offer New Frameworks to Guide Future Design for Remanufacturing Research?

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is strong evidence that design for remanufacturing (DfRem) can reduce initial‐design carbon emissions by up to 30%, and that product design can critically affect remanufacturing feasibility, yet academic adoption of DfRem remains limited.
Okechukwu Okorie   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case studies for implementing MCDA for tender and purchasing decisions in hospitals in Indonesia and Thailand

open access: yesJournal 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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