BACKGROUND We sought to evaluate the concordance between self-assessed perceptions of fracture risk and actual risk calculated by World Health Organization's 10-year Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX). METHODS We collected demographic data, lifestyle information, osteoporosis knowledge, bone density test results, and treatment history from patients aged 50 to 75 years. Subjects rated their ...

3.1 LA POSIZIONE DELLA RICERCA SCIENTIFICA SUL RAPPORTO TRA PMI E ICT. ..................8 3.2 STATO DELL’ADOZIONE DELLE ICT NELLA PMI ITALIANA. ..........................................10 3.3 RAGIONI DELLA PMI ITALIANA PER LA L’ADOZIONE E LA NON-ADOZIONE DELLE ICT...16 3.3.1 Non adozione delle ICT: skill shortage .............................................................16 3.3.2 ICT e dist...

In this paper we discuss an extension of fuzzy numbers, called fuzzy numbers with indeterminateness, and show how they can be used to model decision process involving incomplete information. In particular, the paper focuses on the “Don’t Know” answer to questionnaires and develops an aggregation model that accounts for these type of answers. The main contribution lies in the formalization of th...

This paper shows how to carry out a quantitative risk assessment, describing how each step in the process is carried out. We use the grade management system at the University of Bergen as a case study, evaluating the risk of wrong grades ending up in the university grade database.

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