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Multiobjective Optimisation for Others: How Anchoring Effects Change Based on Who Guides the Interaction

Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, Volume 33, Issue 2, August 2026.
ABSTRACT It is common in many real‐world scenarios for decisions to be made on behalf of others. However, Multicriteria Decision Aiding methods often implicitly assume that the person whose preferences operate the methods, known as the decision‐maker, is the source of those preferences.
Maura E. Halstead, Manuel López‐Ibáñez, George Farmer, Paul A. Warren   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Cost 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, Praveen Thokala, Sitaporn Youngkong, Kalipso Chalkidou   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process for road transportation services management based on remote sensing and GIS technology

Open Geosciences
The importance of site selection for road transportation management and emergency services has been underscored, particularly in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic in addition to road accident injuries, which emphasized the need for swift patient ...
Beshr Ashraf A. A., Israil Magdy, Ismail Azza S., Heneash Usama G.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A new Decision Support Tool for assessing cities sustainability levels: the IBTool software

Valori e Valutazioni
Digital Tools for urban sustainability and Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment Tools (NSATs), designed to certify and promote sustainable development initiatives at both neighbourhood and building scales, are gaining increasing relevance in ...
Giuliano Poli, Stefano Cuntò, Dario De Vita   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protein gradients on the nucleoid position the carbon-fixing organelles of cyanobacteria

eLife, 2018
Carboxysomes are protein-based bacterial organelles encapsulating key enzymes of the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle. Previous work has implicated a ParA-like protein (hereafter McdA) as important for spatially organizing carboxysomes along the longitudinal ...
Joshua S MacCready, Pusparanee Hakim, Eric J Young, Longhua Hu, Jian Liu, Katherine W Osteryoung, Anthony G Vecchiarelli, Daniel C Ducat   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability Trade-offs in Biochar Production

Environmental and Climate Technologies
Biochar production and application offer a promising strategy for carbon sequestration and soil improvement, yet the sustainability of different production technologies and feedstock remains underexplored. This study applied multi criteria analysis (MCDA)
Kostevica Valerija, Kubule Anna, Vamza Ilze, Irbe Toms, Rosa Marika, Blumberga Dagnija   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A novel approach for identification of environmentally and economically suitable locations for establishment of wastewater treatment plants

Water Science and Technology
Despite having several economic and environmental benefits of locating suitable sites for wastewater treatment plants, only a few studies have been reported in the literature.
Vivek Singh, Sukha Ranjan Samadder
doaj   +1 more source

Methodological approaches to the assessment of orphan medicinal products when making decisions about their inclusion in the program of medicinal maintenance: international experience and possible ways of its adaptation to the conditions of the health care system of the russian federation

Безопасность и риск фармакотерапии, 2018
The article presents a first attempt of implementation of the methodology multicriteriale analysis of decision making in the organization of the system of drug provision in the Russia.
N. G. Goloenko, R. I. Yagudina, V. G. Serpik, A. Yu. Kulikov   +3 more
doaj  

Integrating CVSS, national criticality levels, and MCDA for multi-factor cyber incident prioritization

Радіоелектронні і комп'ютерні системи
This integrated approach aims to prevent suboptimal prioritization, ensure effective resource allocation, and expedite the recovery of information systems.
Dmytro Uzlov, Sergiy Yakovlev, Olena Tolstoluzka, Oleksandr Kopytsia, Sergiy Burchenko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

ON THE APPLICATION OF THE CONVERSION METHOD FOR WEBSITE EVALUATION OF POLISH BANKS IN 2022

Humanities and Social Sciences
This article aims to examine the application of the new conversion method for evaluating electronic banking services. The conversion method consists of aggregating the average ratings of the respondents. Its intuitiveness results from the data collection
Marek ZBOROWSKI, Witold CHMIELARZ
doaj   +1 more source