a r t i c l e i n f o In complex strategic decision-making situations the need for well-structured support arises. To evaluate decision alternatives, information about the situation and its development must be determined, managed and processed by the best available experts. For various types of information different reasoning principles have been developed: deterministic, probabilistic, fuzzy a...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to assess the potential impact of the implementation of multiple-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) on the Polish pricing and reimbursement (P&R) process with regard to orphan drugs. METHODS A four step approach was designed. Firstly, a systematic literature review was conducted to select the MCDA criteria. Secondly, a database of orphan drugs was est...

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) can assist local decision processes towards selecting renewable energy systems as it is able to manage qualitative data and offers opportunities to integrate knowledge from local stakeholders. However, little experience is available regarding practical applications of MCDA in real decision processes in communities on their path towards a renewable energy ...

The immunostaining techniques can be dated from 1940s. It uses the antibodies against the species. It is a general term of IHC (Immunohistochemistry) to stain the tissue sections. IHC has been explored to be a crucial tool for predictive marker testing to determine the positive and negative patients. The limitations of this technique are highly relied on the experience of hand making of the sli...

BACKGROUND The diffusion of health technologies from translational research to reimbursement depends on several factors included the results of health economic analysis. Recent research identified several flaws in health economic concepts. Additionally, the heterogeneous viewpoints of participating stakeholders are rarely systematically addressed in current decision-making. Multi-criteria Decis...

The choice of hydraulic turbine manufacturer and their performance assessment are becoming major challenges. Evaluating product criterion and selecting optimum manufacturer are complicated tasks due to the fact that various criteria or objectives must be considered in the decision making process having various importance. In this study, we proposed a hydro turbine manufacturer selection analysi...

This paper aims to select an algorithm for the Machine Learning (ML) classification task. For proposed analysis, Multi-criteria Decision Aid (MCDA) Méthode d’ELimination et de CHoix Includent les relations d’ORdre (MELCHIOR) method was applied. The experiment considered following criteria as relevant: Accuracy, sensitivity, and processing time of algorithms. data used refers intention buying on...

Designing preventive programs relevant to vector-borne diseases such as Lyme disease (LD) can be complex given the need to include multiple issues and perspectives into prioritizing public health actions. A multi-criteria decision aid (MCDA) model was previously used to rank interventions for LD prevention in Quebec, Canada, where the disease is emerging. The aim of the current study was to ada...