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A survey of Australian dairy farmers’ attitudes to their business, its challenges and transitioning to alternative enterprises
Published 2025-01-01“…Abstract Dairy farmers are grappling with serious business challenges, including rising operational costs, labour shortages, unstable milk prices, changing consumer preferences, long hours with minimal downtime and unstable weather patterns due to climate change impacts. …”
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An interpretative phenomenological study about maternal perceptions of cesarean birth.
Published 2025-01-01“…<h4>Discussion</h4>To offer empathetic, comprehensive, and patient-centered care, healthcare professionals should discuss delivery options with pregnant mothers and factor in maternal preferences and perceptions. This study underscores the importance of supportive dialogue and informed decision-making in maternity care, advocating for a more individualized approach to childbirth.…”
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Telefacturing Based Distributed Manufacturing Environment for Optimal Manufacturing Service by Enhancing the Interoperability in the Hubs
Published 2017-01-01“…This research presents a novel telefacturing based distributed manufacturing environment for recommending the manufacturing services based on the user preferences. The first step in this direction is to deploy the most advanced tools and techniques, that is, Ontology-based Protégé 5.0 software for transforming the huge stored knowledge/information into XML schema of Ontology Language (OWL) documents and Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling (IPPS) for multijobs in a collaborative manufacturing system. …”
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Improvising Personalized Travel Recommendation System with Recency Effects
Published 2021-09-01“…A travel recommendation system based on social media activity provides a customized place of interest to accommodate user-specific needs and preferences. In general, the user’s inclination towards travel destinations is subject to change over time. …”
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Novel Heronian mean based $ m $-polar fuzzy power geometric aggregation operators and their application to urban transportation management
Published 2024-12-01“…An $ m $-polar fuzzy ($ m $F) model offers a practical framework for decision-making by providing higher flexibility in handling uncertainties and preferences. The ability of $ m $F sets to tackle multiple reference points permits for a more nuanced analysis, leading to more accurate results in complex decision scenarios. …”
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Determine the psychosocial well-being of elderly residents living in old-age homes
Published 2024-12-01“…CONCLUSION: In conclusion, these findings emphasize the significance of seeing individual preferences in conniving interventions aimed at promoting psychosocial well-being in such settings. …”
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SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOPS VS. SUSTAINABILITY POLICY
Published 2024-12-01“…A CATI survey was conducted with a sample of N=103 PwDs who indicated a preference for their desired workplace and enterprise size. …”
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Evaluation of Virtual Commerce Applications for the Metaverse Using Spherical Linear Diophantine-Based Modeling Approach
Published 2024-01-01“…The rise of the metaverse has ignited a surge of interest among researchers and decision-makers, seeking to develop effective virtual commerce (v-commerce) applications that cater to business demands and customer preferences. v-commerce, an emerging concept, redefines the future of shopping experiences and customer-product interactions. …”
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Explain the development of social capital in urban water crisis management using factor analysis method (Case study: Karaj city)
Published 2023-12-01“…And finally 5 items eliminated to be effective ones to development of social capital in crisis management of urban water which are ( in order of preferences ) social trust, motivating policies, change in attitude atmosphere, infrastructures of interactions and values in the society, mutual reconciliation between people and government…”
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Early Warning and Management Method of Abnormal Performance of Tourist Scenic Spots Assisted by Image Recognition Technology
Published 2022-01-01“…This study uses the convolutional neural network (CNN) method to realize the image recognition technology of the characteristics of the scenic area’s flow of people and tourists’ preferences, and these characteristics will be displayed to the managers in the form of images. …”
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Public Policy Analysis : an integrated approach /
Published 2018Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Methodology of policy analysis -- The process of policy analysis -- Policy analysis in the policy-making process -- Methods of policy analysis -- Structuring policy problems -- Forecasting expected policy outcomes -- Prescribing preferred policies -- Monitoring observed policy outcomes -- Evaluating policy performance -- Methods of policy communication -- Developing policy arguments -- Communicating policy analysis -- Appendix 1: Policy issue papers -- Appendix 2: Executive summaries -- Appendix 3: Policy memoranda -- Appendix 4: Oral briefings -- Index.…”
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Generating User Privacy-Controllable Synthetic Data for Recommendation Systems
Published 2025-01-01“…Additionally, the model dynamically generates synthetic substitutes that align with user interests based on privacy preferences, prioritizing replacing low-interest items, thus achieving a good balance between privacy protection and data utility. …”
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Selecting Energy-Efficient LED Retrofits with Optimal Color Qualities for New and Refurbished Buildings
Published 2024-12-01“…This research proves that LED replacements with the best color preference properties (P1 class in the CPC classification of ANSI/IES TM30-20 method) correspond to the least energy-efficient light sources.…”
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From From ideology to inequality: Examining the socialist effect on South Africa's pandemic politics
Published 2023-07-01“…Since ideologies are largely closed systems of thought, they conceal socio-economic realities which can only be addressed when policy preferences are revisited and re-evaluated. …”
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Optimizing Biomedical Ontology Alignment through a Compact Multiobjective Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm Driven by Knee Solution
Published 2020-01-01“…Usually, a decision maker (DM) prefers only a single optimum solution in the Pareto front (PF), and the PF’s knee solution is logically the one if there are no user-specific or problem-specific preferences. …”
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Enhancing Qualitative Research: The Use of Design Probes and Cooking Sessions Deepens the Understanding of 9- to 11-Year-Old Children’s Food Perceptions
Published 2025-01-01“…A three-stage study was designed to holistically address children’s competences, communication preferences, and experiences. In the first stage, children received a design probe box with assignments to be performed individually at home, aiming at gathering data about their everyday life and experiences in a familiar, informal setting. …”
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The moderating role of reward on the impact of academic supervision and multitasking in enhancing teachers’s job satisfaction
Published 2025-01-01“… Introduction: Rewards can enhance job satisfaction among teachers by addressing their individual needs and preferences. Factors like degree levels, self-motivation, and support for students influence teachers' competency and job satisfaction. …”
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Malian field isolates provide insight into Plasmodium malariae intra-erythrocytic development and invasion.
Published 2025-01-01“…In this study, we embarked on an investigation of P. malariae, including exploring its clinical disease characteristics, molecular aspects of red blood cell (RBC) invasion, and host-cell preferences. We conducted our research using parasites collected from infected individuals in Mali. …”
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Revolutionizing Education with Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Challenges, and Implications for Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
Published 2025-01-01“…Real-time feedback and customized learning pathways, adapting to students' abilities and preferences, are among the capabilities AI brings to the educational landscape. …”
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