Translation and decision making

Decision Making And Decision Support In Translation

One reason why computer-based support systems have so far contributed little to translation practice beyond ordinary text processing and database handling tools is that few computational linguists are aware of the linguistic issues which underlie the most cumbersome components in translation. A translator is frequently faced with genuine decision making; the frequency depends on the text type a...

Smog, Cognition and Real-World Decision-Making

Cognitive functioning is critical as in our daily life a host of real-world complex decisions in high-stakes markets have to be made. The decision-making process can be vulnerable to environmental stressors. Summarizing the growing economic and epidemiologic evidence linking air pollution, cognition performance and real-world decision-making, we first illustrate key physiological and psychologi...

Assessment of Prospective Memory, Risky Decision-Making, Collaborative Decision-Making among Individuals with Morning and Evening Circadian Typology

Introduction: Biological aspects of personality have an influence on people psychological dimensions. The present study was aimed to compare prospective memory, risky decision-making, collaborative decision-making between individuals with morning and evening circadian typology. Methods: For this purpose, a study with quantitative methodology approach and a descriptive design was conceived. T...

Decision Making and Decision Support

Assessing Practitioners’ and Patients’ Needs Regarding Shared Decision-Making and Decision Aids

       Background: As part of the process of developing a decision aid for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) according to the Ottawa Decision Support Framework, we were interested in the level of ‘decisional conflict’ of hand surgeons and patients with CTS. This study addresses the null hypothesis that there is no difference between surgeon and patient decisional conflict with respect to test and tr...