Iran is one of the flood-prone areas in world with inappropriate climatic patterns. In this study, flood risk maps three scenarios by combining Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Analytical Network (ANP) and Fuzzy (FAHP) models Ordered Weighted Average (OWA), Linear Combination (WLC) models., Local (LWLC) two new models, Multi-Criteria Analysis (WMCA) Geo Technique for Order Preference Similarit...

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the potential efficacy and acceptability of accupuncture for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). People diagnosed with PTSD were randomized to either an empirically developed accupuncture treatment (ACU), a group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), or a wait-list control (WLC). The primary outcome measure was self-reported PTSD symptoms at baseline, en...

Three-dimensional (3D) organ-mimicking phantoms provide realistic imaging environments for testing various aspects of optical systems, including for evaluating new probe designs, characterizing the diagnostic potential of new technologies, and assessing novel image processing algorithms prior to validation in real tissue. We introduce and characterize the use of a new material, Dragon Skin (Smo...

Higher-order cognitive training has shown to enhance performance in older adults, but the neural mechanisms underlying performance enhancement have yet to be fully disambiguated. This randomized trial examined changes in processing speed and processing speed-related neural activity in older participants (57-71 years of age) who underwent cognitive training (CT, N = 12) compared with wait-listed...

This study further evaluates the efficacy of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP). A diagnostically heterogeneous clinical sample of 37 patients with a principal anxiety disorder diagnosis was enrolled in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving up to 18 sessions of treatment and a 6-month follow-up period. Patients were randomly assigned to receiv...

Abstract Meeting customer time requirements poses a major challenge in the context of high‐variety make‐to‐order companies. Companies need to reduce lead and process urgent jobs time, while realising high delivery reliability. The key decision stages within Workload Control (WLC) are order release shop floor dispatching. To best our knowledge, recent research has mainly focused on stage inadver...

Purpose China's controversial one-child policy has been blamed for creating an ageing population, a generation of employees without siblings and 4-2-1 family structure that places eldercare responsibility, primarily on women. Current understanding how this affects contemporary employees' work–life interface is lacking. This study examined the moderating roles gender in relationships between con...