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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Applying Data Envelopment Analysis Principle in Ordinal Multi Criteria Decision Analysis

Foundations of Computing and Decision Sciences, 2021
We consider a multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) problem where importance of criteria, and evaluations of alternatives with respect to the criteria, are expressed on a qualitative ordinal scale.
Kress Moshe
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Progressive methods in multiple criteria decision analysis [PDF]

4OR, 2008
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS [PDF]

Statyba, 2001
Summary There are many definitions of facilities management. Wes McGregor and Danny Shiem-Shim Then describe facilities management (FM) as „the infrastructure that supports the people in the organization in their endeavours to achieve business goals”. In other words, facilities are the tools which people in the business have at their disposal to carry ...
E. K. Zavadskas, A. Kaklauskas, N. Lepkova, J. Zalatorius   +3 more
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Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
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A novel hybrid SWARA and VIKOR methodology for supplier selection in an agile environment

Technological and Economic Development of Economy, 2013
The concept of the agile supply chain has been taken into account as means of achieving a high competitive edge in rapidly changing business environments.
Maryam Alimardani, Sarfaraz Hashemkhani Zolfani, Mohammad Hasan Aghdaie, Jolanta Tamošaitienė   +3 more
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Methodology of Indicative Analysis to Determine the Municipal Units for Implementation of the Energy-Saving Strategy

Environmental and Climate Technologies, 2020
This paper proposes a two-stage approach to choose the priority municipal units for implementing required energy efficiency measures in a district heating system. On the first stage the existing state of district heating system of Irkutsk region (Eastern
Stennikov Valery, Postnikov Ivan, Edeleva Olga   +2 more
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MULTIPLE-CRITERIA ANALYSIS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MOTORWAYS

Technological and Economic Development of Economy, 2005
Several construction variants are discussed for the extension of the motorway network in Thuringia (Germany). The best variant is determined according to several criteria: construction period, costs, durability, environmental protection and economic viability. After the characterisation of the considered construction solutions a numerical comparison is
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