Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
S. Listl, R. Baltussen, A. Carrasco-Labra, F. C. Carrer, J. N. Lavis
Summary: Despite the need for improvement in oral health systems, progress in oral health system transformation has been slow. However, there is an opportunity for the oral health community to learn from previous successes and failures in evidence-informed health policy making.
JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kathelijne Bouw, Carina J. J. Wiekens, Casper Tigchelaar, Andre Faaij
Summary: Participatory energy planning at the local level can increase citizen engagement, establish legitimacy and trust, and promote successful implementation of renewable energies. This research contributes to the current literature by providing concrete examples and verified approaches to clarify the guiding principles of participatory energy planning and address the opportunities and challenges involved. The paper presents a process design that includes multiple tools for collecting social input, such as surveys, questionnaires, and workshops, to facilitate participatory technology choices. The design is applied and tested in a case study of a Dutch neighborhood, and the lessons learned serve as a basis for further research.
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
Patricia Rich
Summary: The article examines the knowledge-first epistemology and its norm of action, as well as its relationship with standard decision theory. The author argues that the tension between decision theory and the knowledge norm of action is illusory, and suggests actively selecting decision-theoretical tools that can best capture knowledge-based decisions in specific situations.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Ru Wang, Anand Balu Nellippallil, Guoxin Wang, Yan Yan, Janet K. Allen, Farrokh Mistree
Summary: Process knowledge is crucial for the digitalization and intelligentization of the manufacturing industry. The management of complexity and uncertainty in model-based engineered systems is critical to achieving rational, comprehensive, and robust decisions. The proposed decision-centric design process representation scheme aims to support the management of complexity and uncertainty in decision-making processes.
ADVANCED ENGINEERING INFORMATICS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Manish Aggarwal
Summary: New entropy functions based on an agent's perceived uncertainty are formulated in this paper, highlighting the role of the decision-maker's attitude. The study introduces new attitude-based variants of probabilistic entropies and extends existing fuzzy entropies to consider the agent's specific attitude. The proposed entropy functions are shown to have wide applicability in multi criteria decision making.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Y. Yau, T. Hinault, M. Taylor, P. Cisek, L. K. Fellows, A. Dagher
Summary: Research combining a face-morphing decision-making task with EEG found that the centroparietal positivity signal reflected the decision variable, and further study showed that this signal throughout the decision process best reflected the product of sensory evidence and an evidence-independent urgency signal. The study also revealed that urgency varied across subjects, suggesting it may represent an individual trait.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biology
Valeria Aguillon-Rodriguez, Dora Angelaki, Hannah Bayer, Niccolo Bonacchi, Matteo Carandini, Fanny Cazettes, Gaelle Chapuis, Anne K. Churchland, Yang Dan, Eric Dewitt, Mayo Faulkner, Hamish Forrest, Laura Haetzel, Michael Hausser, Sonja B. Hofer, Fei Hu, Anup Khanal, Christopher Krasniak, Ines Laranjeira, Zachary F. Mainen, Guido Meijer, Nathaniel J. Miska, Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel, Masayoshi Murakami, Jean-Paul Noel, Alejandro Pan-Vazquez, Cyrille Rossant, Joshua Sanders, Karolina Socha, Rebecca Terry, Anne E. Urai, Hernando Vergara, Miles Wells, Christian J. Wilson, Ilana B. Witten, Lauren E. Wool, Anthony M. Zador
Summary: Research on measuring mouse behavior has yielded reproducible results across multiple laboratories, showing that once training is complete, there are no significant differences in behavior across labs. Additionally, mice in different labs adopted similar strategies for decision-making.
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Manish Aggarwal
Summary: This study analyzes uncertainty in real-world decision making and introduces a new entropy function specifically designed for human decision-making. The proposed function takes into account an agent's sensitivity to uncertainty and can handle both subjective and probabilistic uncertainties, with practical applications in portfolio diversification highlighted in a real case study.
ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Rui Hugman, John Doherty
Summary: The primary tasks of decision-support modelling are to quantify and reduce uncertainties in model predictions. This requires assimilating information from site measurements and expert knowledge. The design process involves a compromise between model complexity and parameter assignment.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Lorenzo Ferrucci, Aldo Genovesio, Encarni Marcos
Summary: Decisions are the result of a deliberative process that assesses the suitability of each potential option. Two influential views on perceptual decision making include the standard proposal of sequentially accumulating sensory evidence in favor of each option and an alternative proposal of low-pass filtering and weighting sensory evidence by an urgency signal. Experimental data suggests that a model with a low-pass filter and an urgency signal better describes decisions than a model that accumulates sensory evidence, even when sensory evidence sequentially disappears. This study supports the idea that, under certain situations with dynamic sensory information, decisions may be better explained by an urgency-gating mechanism than by an accumulation one.
PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Business
Alberto F. De Toni, Elena Pessot
Summary: Understanding and properly facing the increasing complexity of projects is crucial for success in project-based organisations. This paper provides insights into the interplay between project complexity and organisational learning, highlighting the need for different organisational learning processes based on the dimensions of complexity identified in literature. The study conducted in a leading shipbuilding company reveals the importance of specific behaviors and approaches for organizational learning in addressing complexity issues within projects.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Business
Kailash Awati, Natalia Nikolova
Summary: This paper highlights the complementary nature of rational decision making and sensemaking techniques in management decision making. It proposes a conceptual model and describes a practical pedagogy to integrate these two approaches in management curricula.
MANAGEMENT DECISION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hallie Eakin, Jagadish Parajuli, Yamini Yogya, Bertha Hernandez, Marisa Manheim
Summary: Adaptation decisions in urban flooding involve political, justice, and equity issues, which may be overlooked due to technical orientation. Identifying entry points and collaborating with stakeholders are essential to making political dimensions and issues of justice visible in decision-processes.
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Nathan J. Evans
Summary: Evidence accumulation models are widely used to explain the decision-making process, but recent studies have raised questions about the mapping between the latent parameters of these models and the theoretical constructs they represent. Findings show that emphasizing urgent responding can impact decision threshold, drift rate, and non-decision time, with implications for differentiating between competing psychological theories.
Article
Environmental Studies
Benedict McAteer, Wesley Flannery, Brendan Murtagh
Summary: Community science projects aim to satisfy volunteers' motivations and desired outcomes, but failing to link motivations and outcomes can lead to unfulfilling participation. Categorizing volunteers into types can better reflect their motivations and desires, and projects should broaden their evaluative scope to include a wider range of volunteer motivational pathways.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Corinna Grea Krause, Sigrid Beer-Borst, Kathrin Sommerhalder, Stefanie Hayoz, Thomas Abel
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Thomas Abel, Katherine L. Frohlich
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2012)
Article
Environmental Sciences
John Frank, Thomas Abel, Stefano Campostrini, Sarah Cook, Vivian K. Lin, David McQueen
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Rene Ruegg, Thomas Abel
Summary: Previous studies have shown significant correlations between health literacy and health outcomes, but the influence of social and personal factors on these associations has been underexplored. This study used a moderation approach to examine how these factors could act as conversion factors in the relationships between health literacy and health outcomes. The findings indicate that individuals with beneficial social or personal factors have stronger associations between health literacy and health outcomes.
HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Susanne Ferschl, Peter Gelius, Karim Abu-Omar, Maike Till, Richard Benkert, Thomas Abel
Summary: This study follows Sen's capability approach to assess young people's well-being in terms of capabilities and functionings. Results show that young men with lower capital equipment rated their capabilities and functionings lower than others, with differences observed in health, happiness, and intellectual stimulation. The study confirms the effects of social, economic, and cultural capital on overall capabilities and functionings. Future studies should analyze issues of choice and adaptation to restricted living conditions to better understand the mechanisms underlying the transformation of capabilities into functionings.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Carina Nigg, Richard Benkert, Lidya Tadesse, Thomas Abel
Summary: This study developed pandemic-specific items to assess complexity awareness among university students and found that 49.6% demonstrated limited awareness while 50.4% demonstrated high awareness. Female gender, highly educated parents, and attending a practically oriented university were associated with high awareness. The results suggest the need to support students in understanding the complexity of the Covid-19 pandemic.
HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Thomas Abel, Richard Benkert
Summary: This article discusses the definition and theoretical foundation of critical health literacy (CHL), proposes a new definition of CHL with reflection and action as its two constituent components, and discusses the implications for future research.
HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Katherine L. Frohlich, Thomas Abel
SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS
(2014)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
C Bisegger, B Cloetta, U von Rueden, T Abel, U Ravens-Sieberer
SOZIAL-UND PRAVENTIVMEDIZIN
(2005)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
L Rajmil, M Herdman, MJF De Sanmamed, S Detmar, J Bruil, U Ravens-Sieberer, M Bullinger, MC Simeoni, P Auquier
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2004)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
A Rutten, G Luschen, T von Lengerke, T Abel, L Kannas, JAR Diaz, J Vinck, J van der Zee
SOZIAL-UND PRAVENTIVMEDIZIN
(2003)
Article
Pediatrics
M Herdman, L Rajmil, U Ravens-Sieberer, M Bullinger, M Power, J Alonso
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
A Rutten, T Abel, L Kannas, T von Lengerke, G Luschen, JAR Diaz, T Stahl, J Vinck, J van der Zee, PZ Bernasconi
SOZIAL-UND PRAVENTIVMEDIZIN
(2001)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
U Ravens-Sieberer, A Gosch, T Abel, P Auquier, BM Bellach, J Bruil, WG Dur, M Power, L Rajmil
SOZIAL-UND PRAVENTIVMEDIZIN
(2001)
