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Impact of Spinal Canal Anatomy on Pain Outcomes in Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy for Chronic Pain Open

Guy S Dunetz, Ely Feffer Barak, Luís G. Vargas, Jacob Don, Jonathan Riley , et al. · 2025

Preoperative thoracic spinal anatomy, as measured on supine MRI, was not predictive of SCS therapy success. While smaller canal dimensions may increase lead migration risk, they do not appear to affect long-term pain outcomes. These findin…

Comparison of the Predictive Capacity of Oxygenation Parameters, Oxygenation Indices, and CURB‐65 to Mortality, Mechanical Ventilation, and Vasopressor Support in Community‐Acquired Pneumonia at Different Altitudes Open

Eduardo Tuta-Quintero, Alirio Bastidas, Angélica Mora, Luis Felipe Reyes, Laura E Bello , et al. · 2025

Background: Populations residing at high altitudes display distinct physiological adaptations that are essential for understanding respiratory diseases. However, there is limited research on how these adaptations affect the assessment and …

Soluciones Innovadoras del proyecto de aula hacia el mundo Open

Sandra Castaño Mora, E. Orozco, Cristina Gutiérrez, Sandra Guerrero, Keren Padilla Ladeuth , et al. · 2025

Impact of informal spousal caregiver dyads on recovery after urogynecologic surgery in older adults Open

Lei-Min Yu, Luís G. Vargas, A J Pollard, Song Zuo, Steven R. Orris , et al. · 2024

Leveraging phenotyping to inform development of process-based plant models Open

Sajad Jamshidi, Sam Schafer, T. C. Ting, Luís G. Vargas, Diane Wang · 2023

Phenotyping plays a crucial role in parameterizing, calibrating, and evaluating process-based plant models, which can be used to understand and predict crop behavior under various conditions. This, in turn, allows for more informed decisio…

A jurisdictional risk assessment for the whole community: A new, systematic approach to participatory decision‐making in public health emergency preparedness using the analytic hierarchy process Open

Madhury Ray, Alana R. Tornello, Françoise Pickart, Mitch Stripling, Mustafa Ali , et al. · 2023

In 2018, the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene piloted a novel jurisdictional risk assessment (JRA) for public health disasters using the analytic hierarchy process (2018 JRA‐AHP). This new approach offers a repli…

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Luís G. Vargas, Juergen Branke, Luis Martı́nez, Margaret M. Wiecek, Luís C. Dias , et al. · 2023

The forward–backward envelope for sampling with the overdamped Langevin algorithm Open

Armin Eftekhari, Luís G. Vargas, Konstantinos C. Zygalakis · 2023

In this paper, we analyse a proximal method based on the idea of forward–backward splitting for sampling from distributions with densities that are not necessarily smooth. In particular, we study the non-asymptotic properties of the Euler–…

ENHANCING POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS VIA A CONFLICT RESOLUTION APPROACH Open

Amos N. Guiora, Marcel C. Minutolo, Luís G. Vargas, Margaret Vargas, H. J. Zoffer · 2023

Despite calls for community-oriented policing and the recognition that it results in improved relationships between the police and community as well as improved public security outcomes, police-community relations are arguably at an all-ti…

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Luís G. Vargas, Juergen Branke, Luis Martı́nez, Margaret M. Wiecek, Luís C. Dias , et al. · 2023

Applying the AHP to Conflict Resolution: A Russia—NATO Case Study Open

Marcel C. Minutolo, Luís G. Vargas, Amos N. Guiora, Madhury Ray · 2022

Adiciones a la flora arbórea de Ayacucho: La Mar, Distrito Oronccoy, San Martin de Chupón - Belén Chapí (VRAEM) Open

Efraín Suclli, Luís G. Vargas, Richar Ventura, Jhoel Huaranccay · 2022

Se da a conocer 30 nuevas adiciones de plantas vasculares de porte arbóreo a la Flora de Ayacucho, emplazados en el bosque montano oriental y el límite superior del bosque tropical estacional seco del río Apurímac, comprendido entre las lo…

The Forward-Backward Envelope for Sampling with the Overdamped Langevin Algorithm Open

Armin Eftekhari, Luís G. Vargas, Konstantinos C. Zygalakis · 2022

In this paper, we analyse a proximal method based on the idea of forward-backward splitting for sampling from distributions with densities that are not necessarily smooth. In particular, we study the non-asymptotic properties of the Euler-…

Report on an Analytic Network Process (ANP) Model to Estimate the Benefits, Opportunities, Costs, and Risks (BOCR) that Gun Policies and Violence Prevention Interventions have on Legal Users of Firearms Open

Luís G. Vargas, Amos N. Guiora, Marcel C. Minutolo · 2021

Balancing public good with individual rights is a difficult task; gun policies attempt to do just this. To ensure public safety, local, state, and federal agencies piece together policies that each entity believes will meet the needs of pu…

International Center for Conflict Resolution (IC4CR) Wins Award from the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research Open

Luís G. Vargas · 2021

The International Center for Conflict Resolution (IC4CR) won a $30,000 grant award, given by the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research (NCGVR), to develop a method to estimate the harms and benefits that gun policy and violence p…

Measuring U.S. Foreign Policy Effectiveness Open

Amos N. Guiora, Marcel C. Minutolo, Luís G. Vargas · 2020

This manuscript presents a methodology whereby policymakers can assess the United States’ influence in the world. This submission differs from most scholarship on the topic in that it develops a return on effort score which takes into cons…

On the Detection of Disinformation Campaign Activity with Network\n Analysis Open

Luís G. Vargas, Patrick Emami, Patrick Traynor · 2020

Online manipulation of information has become more prevalent in recent years\nas state-sponsored disinformation campaigns seek to influence and polarize\npolitical topics through massive coordinated efforts. In the process, these\nefforts …

QUALITY CREDIT EVALUATION IN THE INTERNET COMPANY: A SYSTEM BASED ON THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS Open

Yang Jing, Luís G. Vargas, Xiang Jin, Lijun Zhou · 2020

Quality credit has attracted considerable interest in both academia and business world in recent years in China. This study aims to discuss the development of quality credit evaluation system, and then based on an Analytic Hierarchy Proces…

Cognitive Multiple Criteria Decision Making and the Legacy of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Open

José María Moreno‐Jiménez, Luís G. Vargas · 2019

This paper examines the concept, historical evolution and the different schools of thought regarding an aspect of one of the most productive and widely disseminated Operations Research disciplines of our time: Multiple Criteria Decision Ma…

Applying AHP in Conflict Resolution Open

Luís G. Vargas, H. J. Zoffer · 2019

The current failure to resolve conflicts worldwide highlights the need for a different approach to conflict resolution. A new International Center for Conflict Resolution (IC4CR), to be housed in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Busin…

Experiencia quirúrgica de 10 años de cáncer gástrico en un hospital de tercer nivel, 2007-2016 Open

Sandra Milena Rojas, Rafael Hernando Pino, Luís G. Vargas · 2019

"Objetivo. Caracterización de los pacientes con cáncer gástrico, evaluación del resultado quirúrgico y supervivencia.Materiales y métodos. Se trata de un estudio descriptivo, de tipo serie de casos, cuyos datos fueron recolectados y analiz…

COGNITIVE AHP-MULTIACTOR DECISION MAKING Open

Luís G. Vargas, José María Moreno‐Jiménez · 2018

This paper presents a methodology, based on the cognitive orientation proposed by the authors in the framework of multiple criteria decision making (Moreno-Jiménez & Vargas, 2018), but specialized to one of the strong dimensions of the Ana…

ESTIMATING THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSUMER PURCHASING CRITERIA IN DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS Open

José Ignacio Peláez, Francisco E. Cabrera, Luís G. Vargas · 2018

The purchasing process is not an isolated or unique fact, but a process that contains distinct phases.One of these phases is the evaluation of alternatives, in which the consumer compares the benefits that will be obtained from each brand,…

A Personalized Approach of Patient–Health Care Provider Communication Regarding Colorectal Cancer Screening Options Open

M. Gabriela Sava, James G. Dolan, Jerrold H. May, Luís G. Vargas · 2018

Background. Current colorectal cancer screening guidelines by the US Preventive Services Task Force endorse multiple options for average-risk patients and recommend that screening choices should be guided by individual patient preferences.…

Consistency in Positive Reciprocal Matrices: An Improvement in Measurement Methods Open

José Ignacio Peláez, Eustaquio Alcides Martinez, Luís G. Vargas · 2018

Consistency estimation of decision-makers' judgments in decision-making processes is fundamental to generating agreements and making decisions. Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is a widely used method to solve this type of problem, enablin…

Applications of low enthalpy geothermal energy: The case of the faculty of physical and mathematical sciences at the University of Chile Open

Claudia Mac-lean, Reynaldo Cabezas, Mauricio Muñoz, Luís G. Vargas · 2018

In recent decades, the industry has observed a significant shift towards the use of renewable energy, such as solar, wind and geothermal.The Chilean scenario has not been an exception, and much progress has been made in sustainable energy …

THE LEGACY OF THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY/NETWORK PROCESS Open

Luís G. Vargas · 2017

There is no doubt that the Analytic Hierarchy Process is in itself a remarkable contribution to the field of decision making. In this paper, I have tried to point out what I consider to be Tom Saaty’s three most important contributions wit…

HOW TO WRITE A CONTRACT WITH THE AHP Open

Luís G. Vargas · 2017

In this paper, we show how the Analytic Hierarchy Process could be used to develop a legal contract in the process of a negotiation. We illustrate the process with a well-known case used routinely in negotiation courses to illustrate that …

Origin of Neural Firing and Synthesis in Making Comparisons Open

Thomas L. Saaty, Luís G. Vargas · 2017

The nervous system uses its own kind of mathematical function patterns for both external and internal realities. The conscious part of the nervous system is there to respond to what happens outside by regulating externally received informa…

HOW TO WRITE A CONTRACT WITH THE AHP Open

Luís G. Vargas, Ami Arbel · 2016

In this paper we show how the Analytic Hierarchy Process could be used to develop a legal contract in the process of a negotiation.We illustrate the process with a wellknown case used routinely in negotiation courses.We show that the AHP i…

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