The primary goal of the study presented in this paper is to develop a novel and comprehensive approach to decision making using fuzzy discrete event systems (FDES) and to apply such an approach to real-world problems. At the theoretical front, we develop a new control architecture of FDES as a way of decision making, which includes a FDES decision model, a fuzzy objective generator for generati...

The recent editorial by Yates and Ibrahim1 was a mature and balanced account of an increasingly important medical and social issue: what is the role of physicians vis a vis driving and dementia? In contradiction to Oliver's juxtaposed entreaty to avoid the internet,2 Ibrahim's impressive online educational video3 addresses the sensitive topic of driving cessation with aplomb. Similarly thoughtf...

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Recent research suggests that incubation is superior to metacognition in tasks involving many decision alternatives (Dijksterhuis et al., 2006). One explanation for these findings is the limited information processing capacity of working memory. The current study further investigates this topic by using more complex tasks as many errors in Dynamic Decision-Making (DDM) are thought to be related...

1567-4223/$ see front matter 2011 Elsevier B.V. A doi:10.1016/j.elerap.2011.12.001 ⇑ Corresponding author. Tel.: +972 3 5026628; fax: E-mail addresses: [email protected] (E. Rubin), bmant When people shop for airline tickets, the effort-demanding cognitive process of assessing alternative travel dates may have significant effects on consumer decisions. With the advent of the Internet, consumers a...

With the current overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer resulting from routine screening in Korea, it is necessary to educate the public that not all cancers are malignant. The exposure to patient decision aids (PtDAs) compared to usual care reduced the number of people choosing to undergo prostate-specific antigen screening. This article introduces the definition, usefulness, and developmental proces...

We consider the use of cognitive models as both models of human cognitive function and human-compatible decision aids. The domain of application is prediction based on partial information in the context of emergency events where the availability and timeliness of information is limited. The cognitive model is based on the memory retrieval processes of the ACT-R cognitive architecture, most spec...

BACKGROUND Effective use of a patient decision aid (PtDA) can be affected by the user's health literacy and the PtDA's characteristics. Systematic reviews of the relevant literature can guide PtDA developers to attend to the health literacy needs of patients. The reviews reported here aimed to assess: METHODS We reviewed literature for evidence relevant to these two aims. When high-quality sy...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine the feasibility and acceptability of using a decision aid with an interactive decision-making process in patients with solid tumors and their caregivers during cancer-related treatment. RESEARCH APPROACH A phenomenologic approach was used to analyze qualitative data, with a focus on the meaning of participants' lived experiences. Interviews were conducted by tele...

PL has been developing shipboard tactical decision aids since 1986 to address the needs of the Aegis warfighter. These efforts have applied a legacy of anti-air warfare experience since the 1970s through radar simulation, propagation analysis, environmental assessment, field testing, and U.S. Navy exercise support. The Laboratory has delivered several capabilities to the operational Navy. Centr...