In this paper, we investigate the multiple attribute decisionmaking (MADM) problems with 2-tuple intuitionistic fuzzylinguistic information. Then, we utilize arithmetic and geometricoperations to develop some 2-tuple intuitionistic fuzzy linguisticaggregation operators. The prominent characteristic of theseproposed operators are studied. Then, we have utilized theseoperators to develop some app...

To learn more about how older people make decisions about long-term care (LTC), in-depth interviews were conducted with 63 elderly individuals and 56 of their relatives to obtain information on the decisionmaking process. This qualitative research showed that LTC decisionmaking does not always follow typical consumer decisionmaking models, in which a consumer seeks a product or service, selects...

Reactive nitrogen loss from agricultural fertilizer use remains a crucial environmental problem in the United States, contributing to ecosystem degradation and global climate change. This intractable problem requires a coupled human and natural systems approach that combines biophysical, sociological, and economic knowledge into an integrative analysis. Much is known about the biogeochemistry o...

This volume examines issues related to decisionmaking in criminal justice. We began with the idea of producing a volume that would examine “changes in decisionmaking and discretion in the criminal justice system.” However, we quickly recognized that such a focus suggests a far too narrow, traditional view of decisionmaking, in which criminal justice officials make choices about processing indiv...

This paper reports on an ongoing research project, consisting of formalizing rules of order for group decision making, and implementing them as a procedural component of automated mediation systems for group decision making. The component should ultimately assist a human mediator in maintaining order at electronic meetings, and in giving advice to the participants on their options, rights and o...

In March 1998 the Office of Bioethics Education and Research at Dalhousie University hosted a multidisciplinary workshop, “Assent and Dissent in Research Involving Children.” The overall objectives for the meeting were: first, to promote and protect the health and well-being of children by ensuring that potentially beneficial biomedical and health research involving children was not inappropria...