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Urban Ecological Restoration: Setting Priorities for Restoring Native Vegetation in Lava Field Remnants in Mexico City

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021
As cities overgrow, the need for ecological restoration is becoming increasingly urgent, especially in densely populated areas. Urban ecological restoration represents the best approach to undertake damages to restore native ecosystem remnants fulfilling
Manuel Bonilla-Rodríguez, Denise Arroyo-Lambaer, Alicia Castillo, Luis Zambrano, Zenón Cano-Santana   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Multiple Stakeholder Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Diabetic Macular Edema Management: The MULTIDEX‑EMD Study [PDF]

, 2020
Background The clinical and economic management of retinal diseases has become more complex following the introduction of new intravitreal treatments. Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) offers the potential to overcome the challenges associated with ...
Casado, Miguel Ángel, Cervera, Enrique, de Andrés‑Nogales, Fernando, García Layana, Alfredo, Ignacio García, Emilio Francisco, Llorente, Iñaki, Martínez Olmos, José, Martínez Sesmero, José Manuel, Martínez, Mercedes, Mur, Carlos, Ortiz, Pere, Peralta, Gemma, Poveda, José Luis, Rodríguez Maqueda, Mariano, Ruiz Moreno, José María, Trillo, José Luis, Udaondo, Patricia, Zarranz Ventura, Javier, Zulueta, Jacinto, Álvarez, Eloísa   +19 more
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Land suitability analysis for emerging fruit crops in central Portugal using GIS [PDF]

, 2019
Fruit production is an important component of agricultural production in Portugal, and it has a positive impact on the economy, especially in rural areas. In recent years, there has been increased investment in so-called ‘emerging crops’.
Ferreira, Dora, Quinta-Nova, L.C.
core   +2 more sources

Multicriteria decision analysis in oncology

Health Expectations, 2014
AbstractBackgroundThere has been a growing interest in the development and application of alternative decision‐making frameworks within health care, including multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA). Even though the literature includes several reviews on MCDA methods, applications of MCDA in oncology are lacking.AimThe aim of this paper is to discuss a ...
Georges, Adunlin, Vakaramoko, Diaby, Alberto J, Montero, Hong, Xiao   +3 more
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Mapping the likelihood of foot-and-mouth disease introduction along the border between Brazil and Paraguay [PDF]

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2016
: The objective of this work was to apply fuzzy majority multicriteria group decision-making to determine risk areas for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) introduction along the border between Brazil and Paraguay.
Thaís Basso Amaral, Valery Gond, Annelise Tran   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategies for multiobjective genetic algorithm development: Application to optimal batch plant design in process systems engineering [PDF]

, 2008
This work deals with multiobjective optimization problems using Genetic Algorithms (GA). A MultiObjective GA (MOGA) is proposed to solve multiobjective problems combining both continuous and discrete variables.
Azzaro-Pantel, Catherine, Dietz, Adrian, Domenech, Serge, Pibouleau, Luc   +3 more
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Analysis of the suitability for ecotourism in Beira Baixa region using a spatial decision support system based on a geographical information system

Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Ecotourism can contribute to the conservation of environmental values, as well as to the development of positive synergies between agents in the tourism sector, tourists and the local population. The growing interest in tourism offers with low environmental impact, which support the local economy, translates into a competitive advantage for ...
Luís Quinta‐Nova, Dora Ferreira
wiley   +1 more source

Governance of responsible research and innovation: A social welfare, psychologically grounded multicriteria decision analysis approach

Heliyon
Our article deals with the governance of responsible research and innovation (RRI) and aims to set out a first psychologically grounded decision-theoretic method for the governance of RRI.
Harold Paredes-Frigolett, Andreas Pyka, Alexandre Bevilacqua Leoneti, Pablo Nachar-Calderón   +3 more
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Development of a Preliminary-Risk-Based Flood Management Approach to Address the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Risk under the Kaldor–Hicks Compensation Principle

Applied Sciences, 2020
All over the world, probability-based flood protection designs are the ones most commonly used. Different return-period design floods are standard criteria for designing structural measures.
Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman Tariq, Rashid Farooq, Nick van de Giesen   +2 more
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Comprehensive Assessment of Slovakian Hospitals Using Financial and Non-Financial Criteria in the COVID-19 Context

Economies
Comparing hospitals using multicriteria methods facilitates a thorough assessment of performance across multiple dimensions, supports informed decision-making, promotes accountability, and drives continuous improvement in healthcare delivery.
Sylvia Jenčová, Petra Vašaničová, Marta Miškufová   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source