Some substitute decision makers participated alone, and some participated with other persons, in which case the primary substitute decision maker completed the questionnaire.
The rehydration strategies were re-structured by decision makers participating in the project and the author of this paper.
Classical consensus models mainly focus on group decision-making problems where a small number of decision makers participate.
The question here is how the researchers behavior in the biggest medical university of the country towards collaboration is, i.e. how much do decision makers participate in different stages of research?
In addition to these focus groups structured interviews were conducted with the decision makers at participating ministries (Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Social Development, and Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs), UNRWA, and NGOs of the different partners to discuss the sustainability factors affecting the program.
We encourage action researchers to respectfully continue to educate their stakeholders about research methodologies at the same time as they communicate the context, the data, and the analytical processes and present the results in ways that allows decision makers to participate in the exploratory process within the context of relationships based on trust and shared vision.
Informed consent will be obtained from all eligible participants who express interest in participating, and if required, from substitute decision makers.
These criteria represent the operationalization of the objectives and sub-objectives of decision makers and stakeholders participating in the decision-making process.
On February 12 15 , 2001 more than 200 scientists, engineers, decision makers, and educators participated in a conference on the "Future Directions in Air Quality Research: Ecological, Atmospheric, Regulatory/Policy, and Educational Issues".
