Discretionary lane change (DLC) is a basic but complex maneuver in driving, which aims at reaching faster speed or better driving conditions, e.g., further line of sight ride quality. Although modeling DLC decision-making has been studied for years, the impact human factors, crucial accurately modelling strategies, largely ignored existing literature. In this paper, we integrate factors that ar...

BACKGROUND To assess factors associated with the preferred role of the attending ophthalmologist in the decision-making processes before treating diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS Cross-sectional study of 810 adults attending secondary diabetes care centers (NCT02311504). Diabetes patients were classified using a validated questionnaire in an ophthalmologist-dominant decision-making (ODM), s...

BACKGROUND Although mobile technologies such as smartphone apps are promising means for motivating people to adopt a healthier lifestyle (mHealth apps), previous studies have shown low adoption and continued use rates. Developing the means to address this issue requires further understanding of mHealth app nonusers and adoption processes. This study utilized a stage model approach based on the ...

OBJECTIVE To determine patients' preferences for a shared or directed style of consultation in the decision making part of the general practice consultation. DESIGN Structured interview, with video vignettes of acted consultations. SETTING 5 practices in Lothian, Scotland. PARTICIPANTS 410 patients (adults and adults accompanying children) attending surgery appointments. MAIN OUTCOME ME...

You call a meeting to try to convince your boss that your company needs to make an important move. Your argument is impassioned, your logic unassailable, your data bulletproof. Two weeks later, though, you learn that your brilliant proposal has been tabled. What went wrong? It's likely the proposal wasn't appropriately geared toward your boss's decision-making style, say consultants Gary Willia...

The purpose of this paper is to understand online consumer behavior better by analyzing online consumers' decision-making styles. In this research, an online consumer style inventory, which is suitable for online businesses to measure online consumers' decision-making styles, has been developed in Macau. The current studies of online consumer behavior have not considered the weights of the vari...