1 The stated choice (SC) experiment is generally regarded as an effective way to obtain data for 2 discrete choice analysis. The SC experimental design method, which determines the rule to allocate 3 different levels for each attribute in choice situations, will have a great impact on parameter 4 estimation. The optimal orthogonal choice (OOC) design is one of the most efficient SC designs, by ...

selecting an effective project plan is a significant area in the project management. the present paper introduces a technique to identify the project plan efficient frontier for assessing the alternative project plans and selecting the best plan. the efficient frontier includes two criteria: the project cost and the project time. besides, the paper presents a scheme to incorporate directed acyc...

It is easy within the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) literature to identify academic excellence, poor science and extreme bias. It is important to consider NHS service provision and the evidence separately. We would all agree that visiting the dentist is an excellent remedy for toothache despite the fact that there are no randomised clinical trials involving dental placebo procedu...

conclusions this study revealed the noticeable popularity of cam in patients suffering from chronic rheumatologic diseases, mostly due to their dissatisfaction with conventional treatments. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 100 randomly selected patients, with different diseases, were questioned about demographic data, disease duration, the type of cam used, reasons, visit int...

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown dramatically in recent years, as has research into the safety and efficacy of CAM treatments. Minimal attention, however, has been given to the ethical issues relating to research on CAM. The needs of public health and safety demand rigorous research evaluating CAM therapies, adhering to the same ethical requirements applied to a...

With the increased acceptance of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) within society, new research reflects deeper folk health histories beyond formal medical spaces. The contested relationships between formal and informal medicine have deep provenance and as scientific medicine began to professionalise in the 19th century, lay health knowledges were simultaneously absorbed and disempow...

For cake cutting, cuts are parallel to an axis or segment and yield rectangular pieces. As such, cutting a cake is viewed as dividing a line segment. For pie cutting, cuts are radial from the center of a disc to the circumference and yield sectors or wedge-shaped pieces. As such, cutting a pie is viewed as dividing a circle. This difference in topology is apparent in the minimal number of cuts ...