BACKGROUND There has been limited research on the information needs and preferences of the public concerning treatment for depression. Very little research is available comparing samples and opinions when recruitment for surveys is done over the Web as opposed to a personal invitation to complete a paper survey. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to (1) to explore information needs and preferences am...

In this paper we introduce a methodology for knowledge base creation based on the reconciliation of multiple expert opinions using a fuzzy measure for consensus evaluation determined based on soft competitive learning. Real-life application of our methodology to the establishment of the standard of care in glaucoma monitoring illustrates its practical power. Based on a comparative analysis of e...

We report the consensus of surgical opinions of an international faculty of expert metal-on-metal hip resurfacing surgeons, with a combined experience of over 18,000 cases, covering required experience, indications, surgical technique, rehabilitation and the management of problematic cases.

Motivations Important problem : databases, expert opinions pooling, preference agregations, etc. Why merging? exploit complementarities between the sources, get a global and coherent point of view, reduce imprecision, deals with redunduncies, etc.

In this demonstration, we show how Ranker’s algorithms use diverse sampling, measurement, and algorithmic techniques to crowdsource answers to subjective questions in a real-world online environment where user behavior is difficult to control. Ranker receives approximately 8 million visitors each month, as of September 2013, and collects over 1.5 million monthly user opinions. Tradeoffs between...

This current study aimed to reveal expert opinions on the development of informative text-writing skills through descriptive writing practices. The methodological design this is a case that one qualitative research types. In process data collection, 65 were sought, 55 whom Turkish Language teachers, 5 English 3 Literature and 2 Primary-School teachers. formation group, it was ensured participan...