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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
doaj   +1 more source

GISimos MCDA land suitability model for ecotourism development

Journal 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

Flood disaster risk identification using integrated fuzzy MCDA and GIS in Song Hinh District, Phu Yen Province

Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management
This study presents an integrated approach for flood risk zonation using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), which combines spatial multi-criteria analysis (MCDA) with the Group Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (GFAHP) and fuzzy overlay techniques ...
Hanh T. Tong, Mai Phuong Pham, Nga T.T. Nguyen   +2 more
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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

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

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

, 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, Korosuo, Anu, Wikström, Peder, Öhman, Karin   +3 more
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An Indicator‐Based Decision Framework for Circular Bioeconomy Transition in the Steel Industry: Integrating Multiphase Learning and Cooperative Game Modelling

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite growing attention to the circular bioeconomy (CBE), the steel industry currently lacks a standardised, sectoral measurement framework to facilitate a low‐carbon transition. In this study, a decision‐support framework for evaluating CBE performance in the steel industry is proposed.
Ali Zamani Babgohari, Mohammadreza Sadeghi‐Moghadam, Hannan Amoozad Mahdiraji   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Talanta 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, Juan Zhou, Lei Yu, Xiaolan Huang, Jin Fu, Fei Xiao, Nan Jia, Yu Zhang, Min Chen, Xu Chen, Zhaomin Feng, Yi Wang, Lihui Meng   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Appraising Policies Through Social Multi‐Criteria Evaluation: Lessons From a Systematic Review of Applications

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to renewed interest in analytical tools that address complex policy problems and move beyond linear‐rational approaches in policy appraisal, Social Multi‐Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) integrates participatory approaches with multi‐criteria analysis (MCA), thereby incorporating specialised knowledge and diverse social values and ...
Egle Basyte Ferrari
wiley   +1 more source