Venture Investment Incentive Mechanisms and Simulation with Venture Entrepreneurs Having Multistage Efforts Based on Fairness Preference Theory by Kaihong Wang, Chuan Ding, Jiacheng Chen, Aimin Li

“…Both theoretical derivation and simulation have demonstrated that, under the condition of information asymmetry, if the fairness preference of venture entrepreneurs holds, then (1) venture capitalists provide venture entrepreneurs with level higher than that without fairness preference, (2) in every single stage venture entrepreneurs make efforts higher than those without fairness preference, and (3) in two periods both venture investors and venture entrepreneurs gain total real gains higher than those in two periods without fair preference.…”
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Making space for patients’ preferences in precision medicine: a qualitative study exploring perspectives of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Bente Appel Esbensen, Karin Schölin Bywall, Jennifer Viberg Johansson, Inger Erlandsson, Marie Heidenvall, Marta Lason

“…Interviews were conducted digitally (October 2020–February 2021) via Zoom or telephone, depending on each participant’s preferences.Participants Patients with RA (N=12) were purposively recruited. …”
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Japanese Patients’ and Physicians’ Preferences for Anticoagulant Use in Atrial Fibrillation: Results from a Discrete-choice Experiment by Ken Okumura, Hiroshi Inoue, Masahiro Yasaka, Juan Marcos Gonzalez, A. Brett Hauber, Bennett Levitan, Zhong Yuan, Jean Baptiste Briere

“…**Results:** Japanese patients (N=152) and physicians (N=164) showed different preferences. In particular, among non-fatal outcomes, patients considered disabling stroke to be 16 times more important than non-major clinically relevant bleeding and 2.6 times more important than extra-cranial major bleeding. …”
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Patient Preferences for Nonvitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Stroke Prevention: A Multicountry Discrete Choice Experiment by Thomas Wilke, Anna-Katharina Meinecke, Bernhard Schaefer, Sandra Buchwald, Daniel Eriksson, Sabrina Müller

“…This study examined atrial fibrillation (AF) patient preferences for different characteristics of nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs). …”
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Prediction of outpatient rehabilitation patient preferences and optimization of graded diagnosis and treatment based on XGBoost machine learning algorithm by Xuehui Fan, Ruixue Ye, Yan Gao, Kaiwen Xue, Zeyu Zhang, Jing Xu, Jingpu Zhao, Jun Feng, Yulong Wang

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Does gambling preference level affect occupational fraud behavior?—Evidence from a survey study in China by Shihua Huang, Yizao Chen, Baitong Li

Subjects: “…gambling preference…”
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Enhanced Light Scattering by Preferred Orientation Control of Ga Doped ZnO Films Prepared through MOCVD by Long Giang Bach, Nam Giang Nguyen, Van Thi Thanh Ho

“…The GZO thin films exhibit the typical preferred growth orientations along the (002) crystallographic direction at deposition temperature of 400°C and SEM showed that column-like granule structure with planar surface was formed. …”
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Rolling Bearing Fault Diagnosis Based on Domain Adaptation and Preferred Feature Selection under Variable Working Conditions by Xiao Yu, Wei Chen, Chuanlong Wu, Enjie Ding, Yuanyuan Tian, Haiwei Zuo, Fei Dong

“…To address this problem, a novel bearing fault diagnosis framework based on domain adaptation and preferred feature selection is proposed, in that the model trained by the labeled data collected from a working condition can be applied to diagnose a new but similar target data collected from other working conditions. …”
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Shared decision-making in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of patients’ preferences and healthcare providers’ perspectives by Maryam Peimani, Anita L. Stewart, Gholamreza Garmaroudi, Ensieh Nasli-Esfahani

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Visualising urbanisation and semi-urbanisation of rural migrants in China: a perspective from migration network and destination preference by Chenglong Wang, Jianfa Shen, Hengyu Gu, Dehao Shi

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Companionship during Childbirth: Pregnant Women’s Perception, Acceptability, and Preferences in a Tertiary Health Center in Northwestern Nigeria by Jamila Abubakar Garba, Zainab Kontagora Abdullahi, Saratu Bello, Abubakar Abubakar Panti, Amina Gambo Umar, Karima Abubakar Tunau

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A Preferable Approach for the Quality Control of Xiaoer Chiqiao Qingre Granules Based on the Combination of Chromatographic Fingerprints and Chemometrics by Tong Xu, Xiaoqi Li, Mengmeng Huang, Qi Wang, Chao Li, Gang Tian, Yan Chen

“…A preferable approach of a combination of a multiwavelength fusion HPLC fingerprint and chemometrics for the quality control of Xiaoer Chiqiao Qingre granules (XCQG) was established in this study. …”
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool to detect Arctic grayling and their habitat preferences in the Northwest Territories, Canada by Heather D. Veilleux, Melissa D. Misutka, Morag D. McPherson, Peter A. Cott, Greg G. Goss, Mark Poesch, Chris N. Glover

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Amphipod size variation and substrate color preferences in coastal habitats: An experimental study in Ujung Genteng, West Java by Krisanti Majariana, Mashar Ali, Puspa Ayu Inna, Farajallah Achmad, Ananingtyas, Aprilia Mita, Zainal Arifin Jauhar, Zulmi Reza, Eko Susilo Vendi, Aulia Putri Tazkiah, Iskandar Irwan, Musti’atin, Wardiatno Yusli

“…This study aims to investigate the substrate colour preferences and size variation in Traskorchestia georgiana, an amphipod species inhabiting sandy beaches. …”
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Caregivers' Preferences of COVID-19 Vaccination for Children: A Cross-sectional Study From Rural South India by U.C SAMUDYATHA, Bhavyashree BALAJI, Meghna SINGH, Megha GOWDA

“…Objective: This study aimed to document caregivers' perceptions and preferences regarding coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) vaccination among children. …”
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Exploring patient preferences for intraocular lenses selection in age-related cataract: a discrete choice experiment study by Qiaolin Zhu, Qiaolin Zhu, Qiaolin Zhu, Qianqian Sun, Qianqian Sun, Qianqian Sun, Yujia Huo, Yujia Huo, Yujia Huo, Xiaoling Yang, Xiaoling Yang, Xiaoling Yang, Hehe Huang, Hehe Huang, Hehe Huang, Shanshan Qian, Shanshan Qian, Shanshan Qian, Wenjing Lin, Wentao Yan, Wentao Yan, Wentao Yan

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Influence of Visual Quality and Cultural Background on Consumer Apple Preferences: An Eye-Tracking Study with Chinese and Hungarian Consumers by Xu Cao, Zsuzsanna Horváth-Mezőfi, Zoltán Sasvár, Gergő Szabó, Attila Gere, Géza Hitka, Dalma Radványi

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Farmers’ preferences toward organic certification scheme: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Northern Vietnam by Kene Boun My, Huy Nguyen-Quang, Phu Nguyen-Van, Thi Kim Cuong Pham, Anne Stenger, Tuyen Tiet, Nguyen To-The

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Preferences among Pregnant Women in Choosing a Private Midwife Practice as Service Provider for Antenatal Care (ANC) by Rully Fatriani, Risneni Risneni

“…This study aims to describe the preference of pregnant women in choosing private midwife practice as a service provider for ANC. …”
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Foraging Behavior of the Blue Morpho and Other Tropical Butterflies: The Chemical and Electrophysiological Basis of Olfactory Preferences and the Role of Color by Alexandra Sourakov, Adrian Duehl, Andrei Sourakov

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