OBJECTIVES Limited information is available on physician-related factors influencing therapeutic inertia (TI) in multiple sclerosis (MS). Our aim was to evaluate whether physicians' risk preferences are associated with TI in MS care, by applying concepts from behavioral economics. DESIGN In this cross-sectional study, participants answered questions regarding the management of 20 MS case scen...

In natural language generation (NLG) it can be desirable to preserve some ambiguities rather than try to eliminate them. The question is, which ones are so liable to misinterpretation that they should be removed, and which can be allowed to remain. Our approach to the problem is to notify the user of an NLG system of ambiguities that might be present in generated text, and to advise him/her as ...

Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach that provides learners with opportunities to identify solutions to ill-structured, real-world problems. Previous research provides evidence to support claims about the positive effects of PBL on cognitive skill development and knowledge retention. This study contributes to existing literature by exploring the influence of PBL on affectiv...

We examined the association between regular teachers' distress tolerance (tolerance of frustration, ambiguity and discomfort) their willingness to include children with special educational needs (SENs) in classes, as well mediating function teacher job satisfaction. sampled 502 teachers Anambra State, Nigeria. Our findings revealed that while frustration had significant positive effects on sati...

Information ambiguity and conflict are prevalent in insurance decision because experts may not agree on the probability of the risk. This research investigates insurance decision under either ambiguous and consensual or ambiguous and conflicting information about the probability of the risk. Seventy-eight professional insurers completed a questionnaire that contained two scenario: ”Pollution” a...