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Register For Online Event Here (opens in new link) A journey through healthcare and the opportunities for OR in the sector Abstract Garry's presentation Focuses on the application of OR in healthcare, showcasing how OR methods can address challenges and create opportunities in this sector. In this talk, Garry emphasizes the journey of innovation and...
Register For The Online Event Here (opens in new link) Abstract Point-of-sale anthropomorphism—attributing human characteristics to nonhuman entities—has been shown to improve perception of food that deviates in shape or form from consumer expectations (“imperfect food”). In this study, we explore whether depicting imperfect produce with happy or sad emotional expressions is more effective in...
Register For The Online Event Here (opens in new link) Abstract The increasing contribution of transportation to global carbon emissions requires thinking beyond the traditional travel demand management measures to ensure transport sustainability. The effectiveness of “soft” psychological interventions, commonly known as NUDGE mechanisms, in different fields make them a potentially effective measure. However, implementing...
REGISTER FOR THE ONLINE EVENT HERE (opens in a new link) Abstract Information about risky or uncertain situations typically comes in two forms. In some cases, we have access to complete descriptive summaries of risky outcomes and their associated probabilities (e.g., a physician may rely on published literature and success likelihoods to recommend a risky course of treatment)....
OIN THE SEMINAR HERE: https://universityofleeds.zoom.us/j/85043881136?pwd=uatRcXGmhg4votx42TKdh3gZLch8Rp.1 Decision.help: a new tool for Decision Making Richard Hodgett1, Stephen Shillitoe1, David Palma1 1 Centre for Decision Research, Leeds University Business School Abstract Decision.Help is an advanced online decision support system currently being developed at Leeds. It offers an intuitive and user-friendly implementation of SURE, a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis method...
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Abstract Cognitive reflection is documented to buffer against many judgment biases, with important real-world consequences for decision making. People high in cognitive reflection are documented to make better decisions in financial and health domains and to perform better in forecasting tournaments. The current research asks whether one can be too high in cognitive reflection. In...
REGISTER FOR ONLINE EVENT HERE Abstract Fraud (or scams) is the most common crime, representing almost half of all reported crimes. The financial cost to individuals and organisations is estimated to be a staggering $5 trillion per year (roughly 4 times the 2024 UK budget), as well as having a devasting emotional and psychological impact...
REGISTER FOR ONLINE EVENT HERE Abstract Common wisdom suggests that a lack of confidence is a barrier to successful performance in many area of life, such as success in business, success in college, etc. Thus, a great deal of attention – both in academic literatures and in the common press – is spent on finding...
REGISTER FOR ONLINE EVENT HERE Abstract Public risk perceptions regarding climate and weather are shaped by the immediacy and visual impact of weather phenomena and climate-related disasters, alongside evolving scientific understanding and projections of future climatic trends and their potential impacts on the environment and human society. This talk presents a multilevel analysis of public...