Traditional Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods have now become outdated; therefore, most researchers are focusing on more robust hybrid MCDM models that combine two or techniques to address decision-making problems. The authors attempted create novel systems in this paper by integrating Additive Ratio ASsessment (ARAS) with Technique for Order of Preference Similarity Ideal Solution ...

Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is an advanced field of Operation Research; recently MCDM methods are efficient and common tools for performance evaluation in many areas such as finance and economy. The aim of this study is to show one of applications of mathematics in real word. This study with considering value based measures and accounting based measures simultaneously, provided a hybr...

        Freshwater crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) is an important economic fisheries resource of Aras reservoir, Iran. The infection of freshwater crayfish by gram negative and gram positive bacteria are common in natural and cultural environments. These bacteria are considered as secondary disease agents or opportunities. This study was conducted to investigate infes...

Renal artery stenosis is a common cause of secondary hypertension with a rising incidence due to systemic atherosclerosis in an aging population. Patients with renovascular disease complicated by refractory hypertension, acute pulmonary edema, or progressive renal dysfunction benefit from aggressive medical therapy and may be considered for renal revascularization. Atherosclerotic renal artery ...

At the time when employees nowdays represent an important resource in achieving business success, there is an increasing focus on the process of recruitment and selection of personnel, because every company seeks to fill a vacant position with the best candidates, ie. those who best meet the requirements of the job. Therefore, this paper will propose an MCDM approach to the recruitment and sele...

In 1997, 248 urban university students in central Massachusetts rated responsibility for addiction using the Attributions of Responsibility for Addiction Scale (ARAS), developed for this study with university-based financial support. The vignette-based factorial design varied sex of drug user and type of addictive substance. Factor analysis yielded two subscales: internal and external responsib...

Patients 611 patients between 30 and 70 years of age who had type 2 diabetes; hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure > 135 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure > 85 mg, or both; persistent microalbuminuria defined as an albumin excretion rate of 20 to 200 ìg/minute; and a serum creatinine concentration < 133 ìmol/l for men or < 97 ìmol/l for women. Exclusion criteria were non-diabetic kid...