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Transforming Agricultural Water Management for Healthy People and Planet: Thinking Beyond Water

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper develops the concept of Thinking Beyond Water, a transdisciplinary paradigm that reframes agricultural water management (AWM) as a systems catalyst for planetary health, equity, justice and resilience. Moving beyond conventional irrigation‐centric models, we reimagine AWM through integrative frameworks such as the planetary ...
Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Cuthbert Taguta, Luxon Nhamo, Sylvester Mpandeli, Aidan Senzanje, Kaveh Madani, Tinashe Lindel Dirwai   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Threshold Selection for POT Framework in the Extreme Vehicle Loads Analysis Based on Multiple Criteria

Shock and Vibration, 2018
Extreme value of vehicle load plays an important role in bridge design and risk assessment. Peaks over threshold (POT) is a method commonly used in extreme load estimation.
Guangrun Wu, Wenliang Qiu
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RECAP Analysis: A Novel Analytical Tool for Strategic Diagnosis in Dynamic Environments

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Strategic diagnosis remains a persistent challenge for managers operating in dynamic environments. Existing frameworks—from SWOT to VRIO—have been criticized for being either analytically shallow or theoretically inaccessible as practical tools.
Fernando A. F. Ferreira, Marina Dabić, Andrea Caputo   +2 more
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Economic approaches to measuring labor exploitation in agriculture: A systematic literature review of indicators and methodologies

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Agriculture remains highly vulnerable to labor exploitation, affecting almost two million workers worldwide and drawing increasing attention, particularly within the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 8 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. However, the informal nature of exploitation and fragmented data complicate its analysis.
Claudio Mirabella, Emanuele Schimmenti, Antonino Galati, Valeria Borsellino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) for the selection of pharmacological treatments / Aplicação da análise de decisão baseada em múltiplos critérios para seleção de tratamentos farmacológicos

Brazilian Journal of Health Review, 2020
Introduction: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a tool that assists in the management of health systems, in which economic assessments are frequently applied. It is possible that the use of multicriteria analysis (MCDA) increases the quality of decisions.
de Castro, Juliana Pereira, Mosegui, Gabriela Bittencourt Gonzalez, da Costa, Talita Martins Alves   +2 more
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Neuroimaging Findings and Risk Factors for Brain Injury in Foetuses Treated for Anaemia

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Characterize neuroimaging findings in foetuses with anaemia and identify associated risk factors. Methods Retrospective cohort study of pregnancies with foetal anaemia (defined as haemoglobin > 2 standard deviations below the gestational age mean) confirmed by foetal blood sampling (FBS) and treated with intrauterine transfusion (IUT)
Laurence Sophie Carmant, Carlos Robles, Seungwoo Lee, Prakesh S. Shah, Greg Ryan, Elka Miller, Shiri Shinar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Groundwater Potential Zone mapping approach for semi-arid environments using GIS-based Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Multiple Influence Factors (MIF) and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) techniques in Buchakewadi Watershed, Maharashtra, India

, 2022
Abstract Groundwater is an essential factor in the aquifer recharging and management for the drinking, irrigation, and economy. Currently unpredictable rainfall due to climate change and pollution on the earth's surface, these problems directly affect the demand for groundwater in the more affected area of the globe.
S. P. Shinde, V. N. Barai, B. K. Gavit, S. A. Kadam, A. A. Atre, R. D. Bansod   +5 more
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Cardiovascular and Hemodynamic Adaptations in Selective Fetal Growth Restriction: A Cohort Study of Monochorionic Twins

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In monochorionic diamniotic twins with selective fetal growth restriction (sFGR), the Gratacós type is defined by one vessel in one fetus. We asked how much cerebral, venous and myocardial divergence between co‐twins it captures. Method Single‐center combined retrospective–prospective cohort; one diagnostic examination per pregnancy.
Tanchanok Auwattanamongkol, Nisarat Phithakwatchara, Katika Nawapun, Sommai Viboonchart, Suparat Jaingam, Kanokwaroon Watananirun, Sriwipa Kaewsrinual, Tuangsit Wataganara   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Criteria Decision Model based on AHP and Linguistic Information

Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 2014
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) is a usual activity among organisations and decisions related to people’s activities. Due to the complexity of considering multiple criteria, to select an alternative is a non-trivial task. From operative levels to
Marcelo J. Karanik, Sergio D. Gramajo, Leonardo S. Wanderer, Manuel Gimenez, Diana Carpintero   +4 more
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ELECTRE I Method Using Hesitant Linguistic Term Sets: An Application to Supplier Selection

International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, 2016
Decision making is a common process in human activities. Every person or organization needs to make decisions besides dealing with uncertainty and vagueness associated with human cognition.
Ali Fahmi, Cengiz Kahraman, Ümran Bilen
doaj   +1 more source