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Showing 1 to 20 of 112 for “"decision support tools"”.
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Railroad decision support tools for track maintenance
… time, and in the right location. Application of decision support tools that use objective analysis methods can result in more efficient and effective maintenance plans. This requires quantifying both direct costs associated with the performance of maintenance and the indirect costs of train …
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Decision support tools for urban air quality management
This thesis developed and applied tools to bridge the gap between available data and action for urban air quality management, focusing on strategies to reduce particle concentrations. One of the principal thesis contributions is a Bayesian method to exploit the asymmetry between the rich aerosol …
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Robust decision-support tools for airport surface traffic
… demand are one of the driving inputs to tactical decision-support tools (DSTs) for airport surface traffic. While there are well-known results on average- or worst-case forecast uncertainty, it is the forecast errors which occur under best-case minimum-uncertainty conditions which constrain robust …
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Decision support tools for environmentally conscious chemical process design
… bounds to be established on the confidence of decisions made on the basis of uncertain indicators. The examples provided show that large uncertainties in indicators used to assess environmental performance do not necessarily imply uncertainty in decision-making. A series of computer-aided …
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An evaluation methodology to ensure the success of decision support tools
… by the need for an evaluation technique to help decision makers ensure the success of their computer-based decision support tools, this research explores the evaluation of decision aids from a broad organizational and managerial perspective. A review of current research identifies the need for …
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Natural Language Control for for Visually Interactive Decision Support Tools in Supply Chain Management
Supply chains are complex networks where changing one variable can have unforeseen effects on the entire chain. Interactive supply chain visualizations are useful for understanding these effects, and can lead to decreased cost. However, these interactive visualizations can require technical and …
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A Systematic Evaluation of Climate Services and Decision Support Tools for Climate Change Adaptation
Climate services, often refers as decision support tools, are developed to provide information with a view to aid in decision making and policy planning for adaptation due to climate variability and change. This study investigated different publicly available climate services and decision support …
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Restoring forest landscapes for nature conservation and human well-being: Advanced spatial decision support tools
… perspective, this calls for proper methods and tools that help identifying where to act and what to do. The present research aimed to contribute to this problem by developing and testing spatial decision tools to support the design of landscape mosaics. More specifically, the study had three …
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A Framework for Digital Twins as Decision-Support Tools in South African Toll Road Operations
… the potential for Digital Twins (DTs) to enhance decision-making for road infrastructure asset management, with a particular focus on South African toll roads. Despite growing global interest in DTs, their practical implementation in road infrastructure remains fragmented, hindered by inconsistent …
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Achieving universal liaisons and healthcare contact center centralization through the use of decision support tools
… to handle patient inquiries incorrectly. Active decision support tools enable a CSL to follow an updated workflow without needing to navigate through complex guidelines and emails. This research shows that contact center centralization through the use of decision support tools can reduce Average …
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Evaluation of Biases That Challenge the Implementation and Use of Machine Learning Clinical Decision Support Tools
Clinical machine learning (ML) tools hold promise to improve patient care, though their effective implementation requires that several barriers be overcome. This thesis includes three projects designed to further understand these barriers and explore potential solutions. The first study …
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Proactive Decision Support Tools for National Park and Non-Traditional Agencies in Solving Traffic-Related Problems
… learning classification methodology known as "decision tree." In this study, probabilities of stopping at attractions are predicted based on GPS tracking data that include entrance location, time of day and stopping at attractions. Chapter 5 considers many of the previous findings, discusses …
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Electronic Strategies for Tailored Exercise to Prevent Falls (eSTEPS): A Case Study in Implementing Clinical Decision Support Tools to Improve Older Adult Health
… of electronic-health record clinical decision support tools. The parent site, Massachusetts General Brigham, is conducting a randomized controlled trial to investigate if adults aged 65+ at high falls risk benefit from computerized alerts and evidence-based, exerciseoriented order sets …
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A bi-level system dynamics modeling framework to evaluate costs and benefits of implementing Controller Pilot Data Link Communications and Decision Support Tools in a non-integrated and integrated scenario
… (CPDLC), and Air Traffic Management (ATM) decision support tools is proposed in this paper. The benefit/cost evaluation is carried out for four key alternatives namely alternative A: Do nothing scenario (only voice channel), alternative B: Voice channel supplemented with CPDLC, alternative …
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The Role of Feedforward-Enabled Predictive Analytics in Changing Mental Models
… facilitator of that will be the development of decision support tools that support change of those mental models. In response to this need there has been a tremendous growth in business analytic decision support tools, estimated to reach almost $200 billion in sales by 2019. The premise of this …
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Probabilistic Programming for Postoperative Bleeding
… thesis investigates a novel approach to clinical decision support design: empowering clinicians to participate in creating their own decision support tools, rather than being recipients of pre-built systems. While existing research has focused on making medical AI systems interpretable to …
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Improving healthcare supply chains and decision making in the management of pharmaceuticals
… of healthcare pharmacy systems and in offering decision support tools to managers struggling to make the best use of organizational resources. The purpose of this study is to address the objectives of a local hospital that exhibits typical problems in pharmacy supply chain management. We analyze …
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Factors which affect the application and implementation of a spinal motion restriction protocol by prehospital providers in low resource settings: a scoping review
… clearance or spinal motion restriction (SMR) decision support tools within poorly resourced settings are unclear. We conducted a scoping review on clinical spinal clearance and selective SMR decision support tools which aimed at identifying possible barriers to their implementation, safety, …
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Designing a graphical decision support tool to improve system acquisition decisions
System acquisition decision makers are frequently charged with choosing a single system from a set of feasible possibilities that could best fulfill the needs of their organizations. While numerous rules and regulations are already in place for both commercial and government acquisitions to ensure …
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