the development of multiple criteria decision making techniques is to provide the possibility of using multiple criteria in decision making problems. multi-criteria decision making problems primarily relate to choosing the best option among several available options and according to some indicators. one of the major issues in this regard is to determine the importance weights of decision criter...

This paper presents a user-centric and application-specific QoS assessment methodology for cellular communication networks. Specifically, it uses the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to evaluate QoS as a multi-criteria decision problem that represents how well cellular networks’ data services are perceived given particular sets of application classes and relative to other networks servicing in ...

Background. Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) is the first neurologic episode of multiple sclerosis (MS). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical features are used to predict risk of conversion to MS. Objectives. The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate predictors of conversion of CIS to McDonald MS. Method. 97 patients with CIS have been followed for 2 years. Age of onset, gende...

The planning of publicly funded research and development programs can benefit from participatory foresight processes where research issues are evaluated with regard to multiple criteria. However, few approaches have been developed for the shaping of collaborative research networks through which the resulting priorities are implemented. We therefore develop a methodology for the joint shaping of...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) in children and adolescents is increasingly recognized worldwide. Demyelinating disorders of the central nervous system may overlap considerably in their clinical presentation and radiological appearance. Therefore an exact categorization might be challenging and might not be readily attainable. Rigorous radiological and laboratory investigations and longitudinal follow ...

Despite the wealth of epidemiological data deriving from the systematic studies of multiple sclerosis (MS) that have been carried out for over 70 years, any attempt at redefining the pattern of MS geQgraphic distribution is still a difficult task. In fact, comparing prevalence studies of different areas and at different times implies a number of problems: (a) the variability of the surveyed pop...