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Version [1.1]- [Handling decision-making in intuitionistic fuzzy environment: PyIFDM package]

SoftwareX
The paper introduces the update of the Python Intuitionistic Fuzzy Decision Making (PyIFDM) package, emphasizing its focus on Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) with uncertain data modeled as Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets (IFS).
Jakub Więckowski, Bartłomiej Kizielewicz, Witold Chmielarz, Wojciech Sałabun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An exploration of issues and limitations in current methods of TOPSIS and fuzzy TOPSIS [PDF]

, 2016
Decision making is an important process for organizations. Common practice involves evaluation of prioritized alternatives based on a given set of criteria.
Garibaldi, Jonathan M., Madi, Elissa, Wagner, Christian   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Regional Sustainability Assessment Under Risk and Uncertainty: A Water–Energy–Food Based Framework

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Regional sustainability assessment requires integrated structures that can examine the interactions between Water–Energy–Food (WEF) systems, socio‐economic risk conditions, and performance outcomes under uncertainty. This study proposes a multidimensional framework that combines a suitability index, composite sustainability indicators ...
Murat Oturakci
wiley   +1 more source

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]

, 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, Gassó Domingo, Santiago, Roca Ramon, Xavier, Suárez, Sindy   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Land Use and Economic Trade‐Offs of Large‐Scale Solar in Agricultural Regions: Marginal National Impacts, Significant Regional Variations

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Large‐scale solar generation is critical for energy transitions. In Australia, increased solar production to meet emission targets means its land footprint increasingly competes with agricultural land. Understanding the scale and location of agricultural land use change and potential profitability losses from large‐scale solar farms is ...
Raymundo Marcos‐Martinez, Stephen Snow, Tim Capon, Quoc Anh Nguyen, Andrea Walton, Stuart Whitten, Benjamin Smith   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

, 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., Goetghebeur, M.M., Groothuis-Oudshoorn, K., Lieferink, M.A., Til, J.A. van   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Is small beautiful? A multicriteria assessment of small-scale energy technology applications in local governments [PDF]

, 2007
In its 2003 White Paper the UK government set ambitious renewable energy targets. Local governments and households have an increasing role in the overall energy system as consumers, suppliers of smaller-scale applications and citizens discussing energy ...
Agnolucci, Arnstein, Backstrand, Bana e Costa, Bana e Costa, Brans, Cavallaro, Correlje, Del Rio, Diakoulaki, Fiorino, Funtowicz, Gamboa, Gross, Hain, Haung, Hobbs, Hunter, Jonathan Burton, Klaus Hubacek, Mirasgedis, Mitchell, Munda, Munksgaard, O’Connor, O’Neill, Reams, Roy, Saaty, Sims, Smith, Stagl, Warren, Wolsink, Wolsink, Wolsink, Wüstenhagen, Zahedi   +37 more
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Cultivating Nurse Leaders: Integrating Policy Analysis Projects in Doctor of Nursing Practice Programmes

Journal 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, Yasamin Kusunoki, Madison Auger, Audrey Brookins, Alexandrea Garbus, Claudia Gates, Laura Gultekin, LaShawnda McLean, Kathryn N. Nelson, Kameron Torchia, Elizabeth A. Duffy   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

MCDA4AI: A framework for managing n>2 criteria problems in decisions about artificial intelligence

Array
Human decisions about the design, deployment, and governance of AI systems are increasingly complex, involving multiple desiderata such as accuracy, fairness, transparency, cost, and environmental impact.
Olusola Olabanjo, Phillip Honenberger
doaj   +1 more source

An Overview of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and the Applications of AHP and TOPSIS Methods [PDF]

International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences
The integration of multiple technical, economic, environmental, and social criteria establishes Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) as a dependable decision-making tool in the context of interdisciplinary research.
Shshank Chaube, Sangeeta Pant, Anuj Kumar, Shaurya Uniyal , Manoj Kumar Singh , Ketan Kotecha, Akshay Kumar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source