A Mental Value Perspective in Risk Decision Theory by Alexandru Trifu, Roxana Davidescu

“…But value is defined in terms of gains and losses and this, according with an irrational human tendency to be less willing to gamble with profits than with losses. …”
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Are We Done with Preference Rankings? If We Are, Then What? by Hannu Nurmi

“…Intransitive, incomplete and discontinuous preferences are not always irrational but may be based on quite reasonable considerations. …”
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Orthogonality Properties of the Pseudo-Chebyshev Functions (Variations on a Chebyshev’s Theme) by Clemente Cesarano, Paolo Emilio Ricci

“…The third and fourth pseudo-Chebyshev irrational functions of half-integer degree are defined. …”
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Mercy by Tasioulas, J

“…Three main objections to mercy, or its exercise by organs of the state - that it is irrational, unjust and procedurally unfair - are addressed in the course of defending mercy as a value that has a place in deliberation about criminal punishment. …”

THE USE OF RATIONAL EIGENVECTOR APPROXIMATIONS IN COMMUTATIVE CONTROLLERS by Basilio, J, Kouvaritakis, B

“…Commutative controllers provide a convenient means for the systematic adjustment of the gain/phase characteristic of generalized Nyquist diagrams. Due to the irrational nature of the eigenvectors of transfer function matrices, practical commutative controllers are based on eigenvector approximations. …”

Sasaki-Einstein Metrics on S-2 x S-3 by Gauntlett, J, Martelli, D, Sparks, J, Waldram, D

“…These give rise to new solutions of type IIB super-gravity which are expected to be dual to N = 1 superconformal field theories in four dimensions with compact or non-compact R-symmetry and rational or irrational central charges, respectively. © 2004 International Press.…”

Evaluation Of Antimicrobial Agents Prescribed By Universiti Sains Malaysia Panel Of Doctors: A Pharmacoepidemiology Approach by Ali Sawesi, Suhila

“…Drug utilization study is important in establishing the status of drug use in a particular country, irrational prescribing is a global phenomenon.…”
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Pharmacoepidemiological Analysis of Antibacterial Agents Used in a Provisional Hospital in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, in the Context of COVID-19: A Comparison with the Pre-Pandemic Period by Aigerim A. Balapasheva, Gaziza A. Smagulova, Aigul Z. Mussina, Liliya E. Ziganshina, Zhansulu Zh. Nurgaliyeva

“…The pharmacoepidemiological study using the international ATC/DDD methodology revealed a concerning pattern of irrational consumption of antibacterial drugs, including cephalosporins, azalides, second-generation fluoroquinolones, and systemic aminoglycosides in Aktobe. …”
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Rational antimicrobial chemotherapy: assessment of the level of basic knowledge of general practitioners. Final results of the KANT project by Roman A. Bontsevich, Anna V. Adonina, Anna A. Gavrilova, Yana R. Vovk, Maxim L. Maximov, Vera A. Nevzorova, Irina M. Martynenko, Galina G. Prozorova, Elena N. Bochanova, Olga G. Kompaniets, Valeriya O. Barysheva, Galina G. Ketova, Oksana V. Tsygankova

“…Introduction: The irrational use of medicines leads to a decrease in the quality of care, an increase in treatment costs and side effects. …”
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Birds of a Feather Flock Together: Disadvantageous Decision Making in Augmented Restless Legs Syndrome Patients with and without Impulse Control Disorders by Beatrice Heim, Philipp Ellmerer, Ambra Stefani, Anna Heidbreder, Elisabeth Brandauer, Birgit Högl, Klaus Seppi, Atbin Djamshidian

“…Both patient groups drew less beads and made more irrational decisions than HC (all <i>p</i>-values < 0.03, respectively). …”
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BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS IN MODERN RESEARCH OF REGIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT: THEORETICAL ASPECTS by H. Voznyak, Kh. Patytska, Т. Kloba

“…It is established that people have such behavioral features as presumed irrationality; limited cognitive skills, emotions, morals, and social norms; limited selfishness; inconsistency (variability) of preferences. …”
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Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns and Appropriateness for Children in Primary Healthcare Settings in Beijing City, China, 2017–2019 by Haishaerjiang Wushouer, Kexin Du, Shicai Chen, Yue Zhou, Bo Zheng, Xiaodong Guan, Luwen Shi

“…Appropriateness was reviewed by experts using three subtypes of irrational prescriptions (irregular, inappropriate, and abnormal). (3) Results: 20,618 prescriptions were collected in total. …”
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The Dynamics of Digits: Calculating Pi with Galperin’s Billiards by Xabier M. Aretxabaleta, Marina Gonchenko, Nathan L. Harshman, Steven Glenn Jackson, Maxim Olshanii, Grigory E. Astrakharchik

“…This base can be any integer, but it can also be an irrational number, or even the base can be <inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <mi>π</mi> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula> itself. …”
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A novel tree structure-based multi-prototype clustering algorithm by Tao Li, Bing-yang Li, Xian-wei Xin, Yuan-yuan Ma, Qiang Yang

“…However, the density-peak clustering algorithm still suffers from poor clustering results due to irrational choices of cluster centers and misallocating samples. …”
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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH RATIONALITY OF ANTIMALARIA PRESCRIPTION IN PAPUA PROVINCE by Irene Sondang Lingga, Sarhana Sarhana Rassya Aulyah Said, Dina Ayomi, Rusnaeni Rusnaeni, Elsye Gunawan, Nur Fadilah Bakri, Elfride Irawati Sianturi

“…Participants who had P. falciparum increased the likelihood of irrational of prescriptions (OR= 1.641; 95% CI =1.144-2.355). …”
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Mythology of Parkinson’s disease: from levodopa phobia to dopamine agonist phobia by O. S. Levin, A. Sh. Chimagomedova, O. V. Yakovleva

“…This phenomenon, based on the irrational beliefs of not only doctors, but also patients in the toxicity of levodopa, is commonly referred to as levodopa phobia. …”
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Unleashing the Potentials of Quantum Probability Theory for Customer Experience Analytics by Havana Rika, Itzhak Aviv, Roye Weitzfeld

“…However, the cognitive attitudes of customers are characterized by uncertainty and entanglement, resulting in irrational decision-making bias. What is captured by traditional CPT-based data science in the context of cognition aspects of CX analytics is only a small portion of what should be captured. …”
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The Accuracy of Computational Results from Wolfram Mathematica in the Context of Summation in Trigonometry by David Nocar, George Grossman, Jiří Vaško, Tomáš Zdráhal

“…Can we rely on the calculated result from Wolfram, especially if almost all the addends are irrational, or must the students eventually prove it mathematically? …”
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Microbial Resistance Movements: An Overview of Global Public Health Threats Posed by Antimicrobial Resistance, and How Best to Counter by Sameer Dhingra, Nor Azlina A. Rahman, Ed Peile, Motiur Rahman, Motiur Rahman, Massimo Sartelli, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Tariqul Islam, Salequl Islam, Mainul Haque

“…Among the factors discussed is the low level of development of new antimicrobials and the irrational prescribing of antibiotics in developed and developing countries. …”
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AUDIT PERESEPAN ANTIBIOTIK DI BANGSAL RAWAT INAP PENYAKIT DALAM RSUP DR. SARDJITO YOGYAKARTA PERIODE DESEMBER 2011 - FEBRUARI 2012 by , Endang Sulistiyowati Ningsih, , Prof. Dr. Lukman Hakim, M.Sc., Apt.

“…Audit qualitatively by three reviewer agreement 30 cases rational and 27 cases irrational in empirical therapy. Otherwise 46 cases rational and 19 cases irrational in definitive therapy. …”