The Application of AHP Approach for Evaluating Location Selection Elements for Retail Store: A Case of Clothing Store

Theaims of the study at using AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) are two-fold.First, the study aims to determine the relative importance or weight ofmultiple criteria and its attributes in the decision problem of locationselection. The second aim of the study is to identify a location with thehighest potential among alternatives for retailers by using a series ofcriteria and attributes determined. By the means of the AHP method, decisionmakers put weighted values to the evaluation criteria with respect to therelated goal and the attributes with respect to the corresponding criteria. Inaddition, the priority weight for every location alternative on each criterionand attribute is estimated. The AHP process involves hierarchically structuringdecision problem, setting priority weights, establishing a judgment matrix and weight vector, and then ranking theorder of location alternatives. To substantiate the feasibility of thisstandard approach, a case study is conducted with location selection for a clothingstore in this study

The Application of AHP Approach for Evaluating Location Selection Elements for Retail Store: A Case of Clothing Store

he aims of the study at using AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) are two-fold. First, the study aims to determine the relative importance or weight of multiple criteria and its attributes in the decision problem of location selection. The second aim of the study is to identify a location with the highest potential among alternatives for retailers by using a series of criteria and attributes determined. By the means of the AHP method, decision makers put weighted values to the evaluation criteria with respect to the related goal and the attributes with respect to the corresponding criteria. In addition, the priority weight for every location alternative on each criterion and attribute is estimated. The AHP process involves hierarchically structuring decision problem, setting priority weights, establishing a judgment matrix and weight vector, and then ranking the order of location alternatives. To substantiate the feasibility of this standard approach, a case study is conducted with location selection for a clothing store in this study

Recurrence of Granulosa Tumor of The Ovary in a Bartholin Gland

Objective: Granulosa type of sex-cord stromal tumor of the ovary is rare. They tend to recur late mostly in the pelvis, but intraabdominal and hepatic metastases are also seen. We would like to present a case, operated for granulosa tumor 10 years ago, who had a recurrence in bartholin gland along with intraabdominal metastases. As far as we know, this is the first case in literature of a granulosa tumor recurring in a bartholin gland. Results: Having optimally operated for a stage I granulosa tumor (macrofollicular and diffuse types - grade 2 differentiation) 10 years ago, the 54 year-old-patient with complaints of abdominal distention and presence of a palpable mass in vulva was diagnosed to have widespread relapse. She had mild complaints for almost a year but she did not seek medical advice. The main necrotic mass was around 25 cm and she had two other omental metastasis of around 7 cm, all optimally removed by surgery. The other mass of 5x2.5 cm located in the bartholin gland was also excised. All lesions were reported to be recurrence of the granulosa cell tumor. The patient had adjuvant chemotherapy and was well at her 6th month of postoperative follow-up. Conclusions: Although mostly recurring in pelvis and abdomen, we document a case of recurrent granulosa cell tumor of the ovary in vulvar bartholin gland. Since granulosa tumor recurrences are thought to arise from occult disease, it may be speculated that this recurrence was spread from the intra-abdominal metastasis hematogenously

Can Inflammatory Indices be Used to Predict Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection?

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the utility of inflammatory indices in predicting adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with recurrent urinary tract infections. Material and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on pregnant women treated for symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) between 2017 and 2021. Pregnant women with two or more episodes of symptomatic UTI were included in the study group. Pregnant women with one UTI were included in the control group. The study group consisted of 91 (46.9%) patients and the control group consisted of 103 (53.1%) patients. The groups were compared in terms of clinical characteristics, adverse outcomes, and inflammatory indices. Results: It was found that more adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes occurred in the study group compared to the control group (p=0.021, and p<0.001, respectively). The cut-off values for platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) to predict adverse maternal outcomes were found 185.00 (p=0.015, area under the curve (AUC)=0.604, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.558-0.782,), 4.34 (p=0.051, AUC=0.584, 95% CI=0.514-0.746), and 1210.48 (p=0.008, AUC=0.614, 95% CI=0.547-0.771), respectively. The cut-off values for PLR, NLR, and SII for predicting negative neonatal outcomes were found 192.98 (p=0.001, AUC=0.692, 95% CI=0.572-0.812), 4.67 (p=0.166, AUC=0.583, 95% CI=0.475-0.740), and 1339.47 (p=0.006, AUC=0.666, 95% CI=0.526-0.777), respectively. Conclusion: Although the success of discrimination is weak, PLR and SII may be useful to predict adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with recurrent UTI