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Proper site selection of urban hospital using combined techniques of MCDM and Spatial analysis of GIS (Case study: region 7 in Tehran city)

open access: yesبیمارستان, 2013
Background: In Iran, the rapid growth of urbanization is in a way that it fits into the appropriate location for urban spaces are not switching. The main consequence of this is failure of service delivery and service system to citizens.
Seyed A Alavi   +4 more
doaj  

Performance Evaluation of Automated Flood Inundation Mapping Techniques Using Multi‐Temporal Sentinel‐1 SAR Data

open access: yesJournal of Flood Risk Management, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT In recent times, the development of algorithms to delineate water surface maps has significantly boosted flood monitoring and mitigation efforts by utilizing dual polarization, multi‐temporal Sentinel‐1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. The Sentinel‐1 mission, with its global land monitoring capability, has been widely employed for SAR ...
Gautam Dadhich   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flood Hazard Mapping in a Data‐Scarce Urban Watershed Using Analytical Hierarchy Process and Fuzzy Logic: A Case Study of Cuttack, India

open access: yesJournal of Flood Risk Management, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Floods are among the most frequent and damaging natural hazards in India, particularly affecting low‐lying urban areas in the eastern regions such as Cuttack, Odisha. This study aims to develop a flood hazard susceptibility map for the Cuttack district in Odisha, India, using a combined Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and fuzzy logic ...
Siprarani Pradhan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptive Hybrid Multi‐Objective Evolutionary Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Network Optimization: A Comprehensive Framework Integrating Opposition‐Based Learning and Levy Flight Strategies

open access: yesEngineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2026.
The configuration of WSN design parameters presents a formidable multi‐objective optimization challenge characterized by five competing objectives that exhibit complex interdependencies. Figure 1 illustrates a typical WSN deployment topology showing sensor nodes, cluster heads, coverage areas, and various network conditions including out‐of‐range ...
Sandeep Deshmukh   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiresponse Tribological Ranking Alternatives of Al–Cu Alloys via an Integrated Taguchi Experimental Design, AHP Weighting, and WASPAS Decision Framework

open access: yesEngineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2026.
To optimize aluminium–copper alloy compositions and tribological parameters for improved wear performance using an integrated hybrid MCDM approach. The Al–Cu alloy compositions were fabricated through die casting. Their tribological performance was evaluated and optimized using a hybrid Taguchi–AHP–WASPAS methodology under varying loads, sliding speeds,
S. P. Sundar Singh Sivam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES ON CONSTRUCTING A COMPOSITE INDICATOR TO MEASURE AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY [PDF]

open access: yes
The aim of this paper is to carry out a comparative analysis of alternative methods on constructing composite indicators to measure global sustainability of the agricultural sector.
Gomez-Limon, Jose Antonio, Riesgo, Laura
core   +1 more source

MCDM Farm System Analysis for Public Management of Irrigated Agriculture [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper we present a methodology within the multi-criteria paradigm to assist policy decision-making on water management for irrigation. In order to predict farmers' response to policy changes a separate multi-attribute utility function for each ...
Arriaza Balmon, Manuel   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Analysis of the Method for the Selection of Regions with Concentrated State Aid [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper deals with the analysis of a method used by the Czech Government and the Ministry for Regional Development to select regions with concentrated state aid.
Krejci, Igor, Voriskova, Andrea
core   +1 more source

An empirical survey: Can green marketing really entice customers to pay more? [PDF]

open access: yes
This research integrated the Social Cognition Theory and the Engel Kollat Blackwell customers’ purchasing model (EKB model) to synthetically discuss the three kinds of possible relations comprising “does negatively entice”, “does possibly entice” and ...
Ming-Yuan Hsieh
core  

Should you believe in the Shanghai ranking? [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper proposes a critical analysis of the "Academic Ranking of World Universities", published every year by the Institute of Higher Education of the Jiao Tong University in Shanghai and more commonly known as the Shanghai ranking.
Denis Bouyssou   +2 more
core  

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