The approach of evaluating the fnal scores of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods according to the strength of association with real-life rankings is interesting for comparing MCDM methods. This approach has recently been applied mostly to fnancial data. In these studies, where it is...

The WTO, through its Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement as well as its Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement encourages member states to set up a framework of maintaining nutritional standards. It is pertinent to mention here that the since these agreements do not specifically...

"Water exploitation has increased notably in the world during the last 250 years since the onset of industrialisation. The relationships between economic processes and water use are complex and include many interwoven drivers such as: technological development, dietary choices and food...