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Wong, Sandra Sze Man. "Decision making and abortion methods." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2006. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/423/.

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Introduction: This thesis investigates abortion service providers' adequacy to facilitate women's choices to have either a medical or surgical abortion. Both the medical and surgical methods of abortion are effective procedures to terminate unwanted pregnancies in early gestation. Provided there is no medical contraindication, women can make the choice about which method of abortion to have. The role of health professionals is to provide complete and accurate information that encourages women to make informed choices between treatment options. This thesis describes three studies which a) asses
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Заговора, Ольга Володимирівна, Ольга Владимировна Заговора, and Olha Volodymyrivna Zahovora. "Decision making methods in project management." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2013. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/33556.

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The aim of the article is to demonstrate the importance of the production efficiency increase, and as a result, improvement of product quality. Such efficiency will be provided by implementation of project management methodology. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/33556
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Gladka, O. M. "Methods of decision-making in projects." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2016. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/47014.

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The course "Methods of decision-making in projects " reveals the essence of project management through the mechanism of making design decisions. To make design decisions using different approaches: expert techniques Multicriteria methods, methods of group decision-making design decisions under uncertainty, decision making under the project risk.
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Fitzpatrick, Charles Neil Ayvaz Ümit. "Training methods and tactical decision-making simulations." Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2007. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/07Sep%5FFitzpatrick.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Modeling Virtual Environments and Simulation (MOVES))--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2007.<br>Thesis Advisor(s): Sadagic, Amela ; Ciavarelli, Anthony. "September 2007." Description based on title screen as viewed on October 22, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-172). Also available in print.
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Hoffman, Matthew William. "Decision making with inference and learning methods." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44083.

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In this work we consider probabilistic approaches to sequential decision making. The ultimate goal is to provide methods by which decision making problems can be attacked by approaches and algorithms originally built for probabilistic inference. This allows us to directly apply a wide variety of popular, practical algorithms to these tasks. In Chapter 1 we provide an overview of the general problem of sequential decision making and a broad description of various solution methods. Much of the remaining work of this thesis then proceeds by relying upon probabilistic reinterpretations of the deci
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Ayvaz, Ümit, and C. Neil III Fitzpatrick. "Training methods and tactical decision-making simulations." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/3348.

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Introducing simulation training to ground officers for the first time, within an existing proven curriculum, presents a number of challenges and questions. The proper amount of simulation time to evaluate and train skill sets and how to introduce simulation into an existing curriculum are mostly unknown. We have completed two studies at the Naval PostGraduate School (NPS). The first study examined the length of time and the most appropriate method for introducing simulation training to a user. The second study compared the use of the Close Combat Marines (CCM) Tactical Decision-Making Sim
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Mota, Pedro Jorge Gomes. "Comparative analysis of multicriteria decision making methods." Master's thesis, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11263.

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Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores<br>The main objective of this dissertation is to perform a Comparative Analysis of different Multicriteria Decision Making Methods applied to real-world problems, in order to produce relevant information to enable the incorporation of those methods on computational platforms. The current document presents a simple case study concerning a decision support application targeted for a real problem regarding retrofitting alternatives of a building with energy efficiency impact. The application process was sta
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Smith, Stephanie Marie. "Understanding decision making with process-tracing methods." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1562877539274665.

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Moulton, Bruce David Computer Science &amp Engineering Faculty of Engineering UNSW. "Methods for training people's decision-making judgment: a review." Awarded By:University of New South Wales. Computer Science & Engineering, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/41431.

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The subject of enquiry is the variation seen in the results of a specific set of studies about methods for training people’s judgment. This review attempts to synthesise the studies’ findings, and tests hypotheses about the causes of the variation. Research questions ask if variation is attributable to differences in participant characteristics, different aspects of judgment having been targeted, different tasks having been performed or different training strategies having been used. Relevant literature was reviewed, and studies that reported a method for training an aspect of judgment were se
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Poojari, C. A. "Stochastic programming : models, solution methods and applications." Thesis, Brunel University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.247549.

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Cook, Edward. "Group Decision-Making." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5928.

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The present work explores improvements in group decision-making. It begins with a practical example using state-of-the-art techniques for a complex, high-risk decision. We show how these techniques can reveal a better alternative. Although we created an improved decision process, decision-makers were apt to protect their own organizations instead of the project. This tendency was reduced over the course of the decision-making process but inspired the first conceptual component of this work. The first concept describes the “Cost of Conflict” that can arise in a group decision, using game th
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Allen, Trevor. "Methods of coaching to improve decision making in rugby." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/328.

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Eusuff, Muzaffar M. "Water resources decision making using meta-heuristic optimization methods." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2004. http://etd.library.arizona.edu/etd/GetFileServlet?file=file:///data1/pdf/etd/azu_e9791_2004_051_sip1_w.pdf&type=application/pdf.

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Siddique, Muhammad. "Fuzzy decision making using max-min and MMR methods." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-3042.

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Fuzzy logic is based on the theory of fuzzy sets, where an object’s membership of a set is gradual rather than just member or not a member. Fuzzy logic uses the whole interval of real numbers between zero (False) and one (True) to develop a logic as a basis for rules of inference. Particularly the fuzzified version of the modus ponens rule of inference enables computers to make decisions using fuzzy reasoning rather than exact. We study decision making problem under uncertainty. we analyze Max-Min method and Minimization of regret method originally developed by Savage and further developed by
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Okstad, Eivind H. "Decision Framework for Well Delivery Processes - Application of Analytical Methods to Decision Making." Doctoral thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-1497.

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<p>A major portion of unproduced oil and gas resources are located in deep-water areas, often at sea level depths between 1500 and 3000 metres. Development of these fields with conventional technology necessitates increasing costs mainly due to the higher rig- and equipment specification needed. Conventional technology normally implies using a 21" marine riser and a 18 3/4" blowout preventer (BOP) that require heavy rig systems for handling and storage. Larger and more costly rigs in combination with longer time spent on the drilling and completion operations are the main contributions to the
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Golubeva, Olga. "Foreign Investment Decision-Making in Transition Economies." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, 2001. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-24749.

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The purpose of this project is to describe and explain the foreign investment decision process in the uncertain and turbulent environment of transition economy. By getting an in-depth understanding of how decision-making works in the environment of transition economy, the study intends to contribute to the development of business administration theory in the area of foreign investment decision-making, particularly its application in the turbulent and uncertain world. Theoretical ‘blocks’, elaborated on the basis of literature study, include the following concepts: the framework of transition e
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Dunn, Sandra I. "Interprofessional Shared Decision Making in NICU: A Mixed Methods Study." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/19903.

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Background: The process of shared decision making (SDM), a key component of interprofessional (IP) practice, provides an opportunity for the separate and shared knowledge and skills of care providers to synergistically influence the client / patient care provided. The aim of this study was to understand how different professional groups perceive IPSDM, their role as effective participants in the process and how they ensure their voices are heard. Methods: A sequential explanatory mixed methods design was used consisting of a realist review of the literature about IPSDM in intensive care, a su
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Oscarson, Nils. "Health economic evaluation methods for decision-making in preventive dentistry." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Public Health and Clinical Medicine, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-687.

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McAndrew, Claire-Louise. "Cross-fertilising methods in naturalistic decision-making and managerial cognition." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2008. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/984/.

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The aim of this thesis is to examine the potential for methodological exchange between the fields of naturalistic decision-making (NDM) and managerial cognition. The research outlined makes a contribution towards methodological choice and research design within these fields. It also contributes by highlighting the theoretical value of applying a naturalistic mode of enquiry to the study of investment professionals. This research is situated in response to a number of calls for inter-disciplinary conversation in the study of cognition (Hodgkinson and Healey, 2008; Hodgkinson and Thomas, 1997; L
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Marto, Marco Henrique Vieira. "Innovating forest ecosystems with advanced multi-criteria decision-making methods." Doctoral thesis, ISA, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/21204.

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Doutoramento em Engenharia Florestal e dos Recursos Naturais - Instituto Superior de Agronomia. Universidade de Lisboa<br>This work focuses on innovating forest ecosystem management planning and on enhancing its contribution to the provision of ecosystem services. A web-based forest decision support system was developed to support public and private forest managers, involving operational research methods. First, all work related to database management and the integration of data was carried out. Databases were created with PostgreSQL, which on the one hand facilitated the development of m
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Roach, Thomas Peter. "Decision making methods for water resources management under deep uncertainty." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/25756.

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Substantial anthropogenic change of the Earth’s climate is modifying patterns of rainfall, river flow, glacial melt and groundwater recharge rates across the planet, undermining many of the stationarity assumptions upon which water resources infrastructure has been historically managed. This hydrological uncertainty is creating a potentially vast range of possible futures that could threaten the dependability of vital regional water supplies. This, combined with increased urbanisation and rapidly growing regional populations, is putting pressures on finite water resources. One of the greatest
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Burnett, Timika L. Ergun Mehmet. "A decision-making model utilizing information technology : combining the features of the Internet, Public participation and proven decision-making methods /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1999. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA376710.

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Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1999.<br>"December 1999". Thesis advisor(s): Gregory Hildebrandt, Matthew S. Feely. Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-89). Also available online.
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Burnett, Timika L., and Mehmet Ergun. "A decision-making model utilizing information technology : combining the features of the Internet, Public participation and proven decision-making methods." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/13417.

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This thesis research combines several proven methods by which public participation can be used more effectively in a government decision-making process. The research involved fulfills three primary purposes. First, the research provides a flexible user-friendly internet-based platform, whereby the knowledge level of a disparate group of stakeholders can be improved with respect to a complex technical subject. Second, the research demonstrates a method by which stakeholder consensus is derived. Third, the research exhibits a method by which public values are aggregated, whatever the level of co
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Sycara, Ekaterini P. "Resolving adversarial conflicts : an approach integrating case-based and analytical methods." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/32955.

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Ozer, Ibrahim. "Multi-criteria group decision making methods using AHP and integrated Web-based decision support systems." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27545.

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This thesis explores different group decision making methods using the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) applied to the multi-criteria decision making problem of selecting a preferred "site" and develops a support system for group decision making. The group members consider sites to have alternative and often conflicting uses. It is imperative for decision makers in the responsible group to have an appropriate combination of tools, computer software and decisions support systems in order to make the most preferred decisions as a group despite potential inherent conflict among members of th
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Cao, Patrick Pu 1963. "The effects of parallel versus sequential coordination methods on distributed group multiple critera decision-making outcomes : an empirical study with a web-based GDSS prototype." Monash University, School of Information Management and Systems, 2003. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8107.

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Villacampa, Osiris. "Feature Selection and Classification Methods for Decision Making: A Comparative Analysis." NSUWorks, 2015. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/63.

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The use of data mining methods in corporate decision making has been increasing in the past decades. Its popularity can be attributed to better utilizing data mining algorithms, increased performance in computers, and results which can be measured and applied for decision making. The effective use of data mining methods to analyze various types of data has shown great advantages in various application domains. While some data sets need little preparation to be mined, whereas others, in particular high-dimensional data sets, need to be preprocessed in order to be mined due to the complexity and
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Gollan, Srisuda Siera. "A Mixed Methods Examination of Pre-Hospital Trauma Triage Decision Making." Thesis, Augusta University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10634622.

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<p> The objective of pre-hospital trauma care is ensuring that the most severely injured persons are transported to the facility best suited to meet their complex needs (Fitzharris, Stevenson, Middleton, &amp; Sinclair, 2011; Hoff, Tinkoff, Lucke, &amp; Lehr, 1992; Leach et al., 2008; Sasser et al., 2012). To support pre-hospital decision making regarding trauma triage destination determinations, the <i>Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients</i> decision scheme (FTDS) was developed as an algorithmic decision tool (Sasser et al., 2012).</p><p> The purpose of this study was to examine
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Simanavičienė, Rūta. "The sensitivity analysis of the quantitative multiple attribute decision making methods." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2012. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2012~D_20120227_123130-48460.

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The problems, associated with sensitivity of quantitative multiattribute decision-making methods to the initial data and the reliability of the decision obtained by using these methods, are considered in the presented dissertaition. The methods discussed are applied to solving decision-making problems, consisting in the selection of one alternative out of the available several options, when a decision-making person seeks to achieve a number of aims, rather than a single aim, and the alternatives are evaluated based on a set of attribute, which may be conflicting. The research object is sensiti
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Amini, Mohammadhossein. "A study of multiple attributes decision making methods facing uncertain attributes." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/20542.

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Master of Science<br>Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering<br>Shing I. Chang<br>Many decision-making methods have been developed to help decision makers (DMs) make efficient decisions. One decision making method involves selecting the best choice among alternatives based on a set of criteria. Multiple Attribute Decision-Making (MADM) methods allow opportunities to determine the optimal alternative based on multiple attributes. This research aims to overcome two concerns in current MADM methods: uncertainty of attributes and sensitivity of ranking results. Based on avail
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Chen, Zihao. "Forecasting realized covariance matrices: New methods to improve financial decision making." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/235363/1/10393480%2BZihao%2BChen%2BThesis%281%29.pdf.

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This thesis consists of three studies that centre around forecasting realised volatility based on high-frequency financial data. Accurate volatility forecasts are used extensively in many financial applications. The methods used here draw on econometric models and machine learning techniques. The empirical studies are based on fifty stocks and two stock indices. The thesis has established new perspectives on forecasting the realised volatility asset returns to improve financial decision-making.
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Mansell, Ingrid Jane. "The role of analytics in management decision making within an organisation in the Western Cape, South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2472.

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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016.<br>This mixed methods study examined specific influences on low usage of analytics among level 4 managers in a selected public sector organisation, based on SAP Business Intelligence (SAP BI) log on statistics collected between July 2012 and June 2016. Analytics provides an organisation the ability to enable its management team to make decisions based on facts, rather than assumption. The aim of this interpretivist research, grounded in a subjectivist epistemological position, was to gain an in-depth under
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Thompson, Stephanie C. "Rational design theory: a decision-based foundation for studying design methods." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39490.

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While design theories provide a foundation for representing and reasoning about design methods, existing design theories do not explicitly include uncertainty considerations or recognize tradeoffs between the design artifact and the design process. These limitations prevent the existing theories from adequately describing and explaining observed or proposed design methods. In this thesis, Rational Design Theory is introduced as a normative theoretical framework for evaluating prescriptive design methods. This new theory is based on a two-level perspective of design decisions in which the inte
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Simpson, Edwin Daniel. "Combined decision making with multiple agents." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:f5c9770b-a1c9-4872-b0dc-1bfa28c11a7f.

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In a wide range of applications, decisions must be made by combining information from multiple agents with varying levels of trust and expertise. For example, citizen science involves large numbers of human volunteers with differing skills, while disaster management requires aggregating information from multiple people and devices to make timely decisions. This thesis introduces efficient and scalable Bayesian inference for decision combination, allowing us to fuse the responses of multiple agents in large, real-world problems and account for the agents’ unreliability in a principled manner. A
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Harrison, Michael J. "The enhancement of intra-operative diagnostics and decision-making using computational methods." Thesis, University of Auckland, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/74.

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The data presented and views expressed in this document are the result of multiple published and unpublished studies over the last 25 years. My over-arching goal in this research was to use modern computing power to create functionally useful diagnoses, in real time, from the monitoring systems used during routine anaesthesia and to present these diagnoses in an ergonomic manner. In addition it was intended to incorporate into the anaesthetic monitor, expert systems that help with the management of uncommon situations. The Australian and New Zealand College guidelines on monitoring during anae
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Ray, Jessica. "Training for Decision Making in Complex Environments: Instructional Methods and Individual Differences." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5690.

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Increased technology reliance along with today's global fast paced society has produced increasingly complex, dynamic operating environments in disciplines as diverse as the military, healthcare, and transportation. These complex human machine systems often place additional cognitive and metacognitive demands on the operator. Thus, there is a crucial need to develop training tools for all levels of operators in these dynamic systems. The current study was designed to empirically test the effects of four training methods on performance and mental model accuracy in a microworld simulation game.
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Bredell, Marius. "A comparative study of multiple criteria decision making methods for contractor selection." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53232.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the most difficult and more important decisions taken by a client is the selection of the most appropriate contractor. It requires the assessment of various factors, often conflicting, in order to determine the most appropriate contractor and are therefore classified as a problem that can be resolved by using multiple criteria decision making methods. The act of decision making is never an easy one and requires a sound understanding of the requirement, the alternatives and the model used to assess the alternatives in term
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Dosne, Anne-Gaëlle. "Improved Methods for Pharmacometric Model-Based Decision-Making in Clinical Drug Development." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-305697.

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Pharmacometric model-based analysis using nonlinear mixed-effects models (NLMEM) has to date mainly been applied to learning activities in drug development. However, such analyses can also serve as the primary analysis in confirmatory studies, which is expected to bring higher power than traditional analysis methods, among other advantages. Because of the high expertise in designing and interpreting confirmatory studies with other types of analyses and because of a number of unresolved uncertainties regarding the magnitude of potential gains and risks, pharmacometric analyses are traditionally
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Ryu, Young Sam. "Development of Usability Questionnaires for Electronic Mobile Products and Decision Making Methods." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28746.

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As the growth of rapid prototyping techniques shortens the development life cycle of software and electronic products, usability inquiry methods can play a more significant role during the development life cycle, diagnosing usability problems and providing metrics for making comparative decisions. A need has been realized for questionnaires tailored to the evaluation of electronic mobile products, wherein usability is dependent on both hardware and software as well as the emotional appeal and aesthetic integrity of the design. This research followed a systematic approach to develop a new ques
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Shan, Yixing. "Decision making study : methods and applications of evidential reasoning and judgment analysis." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2015. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/17330.

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Decision making study has been the multi-disciplinary research involving operations researchers, management scientists, statisticians, mathematical psychologists and economists as well as others. This study aims to investigate the theory and methodology of decision making research and apply them to different contexts in real cases. The study has reviewed the literature of Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), Evidential Reasoning (ER) approach, Naturalistic Decision Making (NDM) movement, Social Judgment Theory (SJT), and Adaptive Toolbox (AT) program. On the basis of these literatures, tw
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Burton, Rita Maria. "Decision-making in older women with breast cancer : a mixed methods study." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2017. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/18143/.

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Background and aims: In the United Kingdom one third of all breast cancers are diagnosed in women aged 70 or over. Older women with breast cancer are less likely to be offered or receive standard treatment. Aim: The overarching aim of this study was to establish the information needs and decision-making preferences of older women diagnosed with primary, operable, oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer and faced with a choice of surgery or primary endocrine therapy (PET). Research design and methods: This exploratory, sequential mixed methods study comprised a critical review of the literatu
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Zhou, Sida. "The Development and Evaluation of Aggregation Methods for Group Pairwise Comparison Judgments." PDXScholar, 1996. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1222.

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The basic problem of decision making is to choose the best alternative from a set of competing alternatives that are evaluated under conflicting criteria. In general, the process is to evaluate decision elements by quantifying the subjective judgments. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) provides us with a comprehensive framework for solving such problems. As pointed out by Saaty, AHP "enables us to cope with the intuitive, the rational, and the irrational, all at the same time, when we make multicriteria and multiactor decisions". Furthermore, in most organizations decisions are made collect
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Chinyamakobvu, Mutsa Carole. "Eliciting and combining expert opinion : an overview and comparison of methods." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017827.

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Decision makers have long relied on experts to inform their decision making. Expert judgment analysis is a way to elicit and combine the opinions of a group of experts to facilitate decision making. The use of expert judgment is most appropriate when there is a lack of data for obtaining reasonable statistical results. The experts are asked for advice by one or more decision makers who face a specific real decision problem. The decision makers are outside the group of experts and are jointly responsible and accountable for the decision and committed to finding solutions that everyone can live
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Wallenius, Hannele. "Implementing interactive multiple criteria decision methods in public policy /." Jyväskylä : University of Jyväskylä, 1991. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=005963002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Andersen, Frans, and David Fagersand. "Forecasting commodities : - A study of methods, interests and preception." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-230411.

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This study aims to investigate reasons for variation in accuracy between different forecast methods by studying the choice of methods, learning processes, biases and opinions within the firms using them; enabling us to provide recommendations of how to improve accuracy within each forecast method. Eleven Swedish and international companies that are regularly forecasting commodity price-levels have been interviewed. Since there is a cultural aspect to the development of forecast methods; the authors have chosen to conduct a qualitative study, using a semi-structured interview technique that ena
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Vavrek, R. "Use of selected methods multi-criteria decision." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2014. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/34561.

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The purpose of multi-criteria decision models is to help decision maker to evaluate each alternative and to rank them in descending order of performance. This study analyses the base of concept of Multiple Attribute Decision Making for using in different areas. The aim of this paper is to describe the concept of multiple attribute decision making. Achieving this purpose, TOPSIS technique is used as decision making tools. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/34561
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ATHEY, SUSAN. "A MENTOR SYSTEM INCORPORATING EXPERTISE TO GUIDE AND TEACH STATISTICAL DECISION-MAKING." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184011.

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The statistical mentor system incorporates a knowledge base into an educational tool for novices in statistical decision making to use in choosing a statistical technique. The novices are students in a business school curriculum who are expected to learn the basic statistical processes in business applications. The purpose of the system is to stimulate learning of the data analysis process on the part of the novice, usually a difficult task. The system acts as a consultant to the novice and approaches the task using a top-down problem solving strategy rather than the traditional bottom-up stra
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Johnson, Nicolas R. "Building Energy Model Calibration for Retrofit Decision Making." PDXScholar, 2017. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3507.

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Accommodating the continued increase in energy demand in the face of global climate change has been a worldwide concern. With buildings in the US consuming nearly 40% of national energy, a concerted effort must be given to reduce building energy consumption. As new buildings continue to improve their efficiency through more restrictive energy codes, the other 76.9 billion square feet of current building stock falls further behind. The rate at which current buildings are being retrofit is not enough and better tools are needed to access the benefits of retrofits and the uncertainties associated
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Payan, Alexia Paule Marie-Renee. "Enabling methods for the design and optimization of detection architectures." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47688.

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The surveillance of geographic borders and critical infrastructures using limited sensor capability has always been a challenging task in many homeland security applications. While geographic borders may be very long and may go through isolated areas, critical assets may be large and numerous and may be located in highly populated areas. As a result, it is virtually impossible to secure each and every mile of border around the country, and each and every critical infrastructure inside the country. Most often, a compromise must be made between the percentage of border or critical asset covered
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Riabacke, Ari. "Development of Elicitation Methods for Managerial Decision Support." Doctoral thesis, Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-40.

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