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From life cycle talking to taking action [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Introduction - The biannual Life Cycle Management conference series aims to create a platform for users and developers of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and related tools to share their experiences. A key concern of the LCM community has been to move beyond
Blottnitz, H., von   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Viability of Successful Vaginal Delivery in Triplet Pregnancies: A Retrospective Cohort Study Over 20 Years

open access: yesBirth, EarlyView.
*Adjusted for gestational age at delivery. aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CD, cesarean delivery; IRDS, infant respiratory distress syndrome; IVH, interventricular hemorrhage; OR, odds ratio; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity; VD, vaginal delivery. ABSTRACT Background Triplet pregnancies are increasingly leaning toward planned cesarean deliveries (CD), yet ...
Petra M. van Baar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An ecostylistic investigation of the online communicative practices within grassroots environmental activism in India

open access: yesDive-In
A corpus of nineteen posts collected from the social media platform X was analysed using an integrated theoretical and methodological approach. By combining ecostylistics with ecolinguistics, multimodal critical discourse analysis and multimodal studies,
Elisabetta Zurru
doaj   +1 more source

A genetic algorithm simheuristic for solving the stochastic project portfolio selection problem with portfolio reliability constraints

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In response to the increasing complexity of modern products, dynamic markets, and intensified competition, project‐based organizations are actively seeking methodologies to efficiently manage their expanding project portfolios. This paper analyzes the project portfolio selection problem in uncertain environments. Despite recent advances in the
Miguel Saiz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validating a Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) framework for health care decision making (abstract) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
OBJECTIVES: When evaluating healthcare interventions, decision-makers are increasingly asked to consider multiple criteria to support their decision. The MCDA-based EVIDEM framework was developed to support this process.
Dolan, J.G.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Cultivating Nurse Leaders: Integrating Policy Analysis Projects in Doctor of Nursing Practice Programmes

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To present the process of establishing a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) policy analysis project option at one nursing school, offering examples of diverse student and graduate analyses to guide other institutions. Background Nurses are skilled patient advocates, and their advocacy forms a crucial foundation for influencing health policy.
Elizabeth K. Kuzma   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lean Thinking: Theory, Application and Dissemination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This book was written and compiled by the University of Huddersfield to share the learnings and experiences of seven years of Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded projects with the National Health ...
Bamford, David   +4 more
core  

Integrating multiple criteria decision analysis in participatory forest planning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Forest planning in a participatory context often involves multiple stakeholders with conflicting interests. A promising approach for handling these complex situations is to integrate participatory planning and multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA ...
Ananda   +53 more
core   +1 more source

Incorporating MCDA into HTA: challenges and potential solutions, with a focus on lower income settings

open access: yesCost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2018
Background Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) has the potential to bring more structure and transparency to health technology assessment (HTA). The objective of this paper is to highlight key methodological and practical challenges facing the use of ...
Kevin Marsh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using multiple criteria decision analysis to aid the selection of enterprise resource planning software : a case study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
BHC Ltd is a family owned SME which specialises in steel fabrication for the construction industry. Due to rapid growth over the past decade the company’s current business software has evolved from a collection of semi-integrated individual packages and ...
Belton, Valerie   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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