COUPLING FUZZY MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING AND CLUSTERING ALGORITHM FOR MSW LANDFILL SITE SELECTION (CASE STUDY: LANZHOU, CHINA)

Coupling Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making and Clustering Algorithm for MSW Landfill Site Selection (Case Study: Lanzhou, China)

The siting of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfills is a complex decision process.Existing siting methods utilize expert scores to determine criteria weights, however, they ignore the uncertainty of data and criterion weights and the efficacy of results.In this study, a coupled fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) approach was employed to si

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Confounding factors in diagnosing brain death: a case report

Abstract Background Brain death is strictly defined medically and legally.This diagnosis depends on three cardinal neurological features: coma, absent brainstem reflexes, and apnea.The diagnosis can only be made, however, in the absence of intoxication, hypothermia, or certain medical illnesses.Case presentation A patient with severe hypoxic-ischem

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