Results 21 to 30 of about 207,200 (261)
Setting Environmental Policy When Experts Disagree [PDF]
Environmental and Resource Economics, 2014 How can a decision-maker assess the potential of environmental policies when a group of experts provides divergent estimates on their effectiveness? To address this question, we propose and analyze a variant of the well-studied \(\alpha \)-maxmin model in decision theory.
Athanassoglou, Stergios +1 more
openaire +4 more sources
Research on autonomous collision avoidance of merchant ship based on inverse reinforcement learning
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2020 To learn the optimal collision avoidance policy of merchant ships controlled by human experts, a finite-state Markov decision process model for ship collision avoidance is proposed based on the analysis of collision avoidance mechanism, and an inverse ...
Mao Zheng +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Afghanistan and its Relations with Pakistan
Policy Perspectives, 2022 Policy Perspectives interviewed four senior experts on Afghanistan to understand the current state of affairs regarding Afghanistan and Pakistan-Afghanistan relations in the broader perspective of history, ideology, and culture.
Syed Abrar Hussain +3 more
doaj +1 more source
The Crisis of Policy Advice in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Дискурс Пи, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has sharply increased the demand for policy advice carried out by professionals not directly involved in the structure of public administration.
Dyakova, E.G., Trakhtenberg, A.D.
doaj +1 more source
Building the bridge from Tobacco Tax Research to Effective Tax Policy
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019 Objective To present case studies of successful communication and collaboration of research and advocacy to impact tobacco tax policy. To build communication and support between economists who develop research-based evidence about the impact of tax ...
Estelle Dauchy
doaj +1 more source
Global Health Action, 2021 Background Gastrointestinal cancers in Iran are among the major non-communicable diseases with a considerable burden on the health system. Changes in lifestyles as well as environmental factors have resulted in the emergence of these cancers.
Ali Janati +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye +33 more
wiley +1 more source
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Pre‐analytical handling critically determines liquid biopsy performance. This study defines practical best‐practice conditions for cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) and extracellular vesicle–derived DNA (evDNA), showing how processing time, storage conditions, tube type, and plasma input volume affect DNA integrity and mutation detection.
Jonas Dohmen +11 more
wiley +1 more source
Provide a Model for Evaluating Public Policy with an Emphasis on Professional Ethics [PDF]
International Journal of Ethics and Society, 2021 Background: As societies have become more complicated to manage, it is already unavoidable for governments to evaluate public policies. Moreover, adherence to professional ethics is an important criterion in evaluations.
Nasrin Nejati +3 more
doaj