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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Bioterrorism"”.
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An online system for bioterrorism surveillance
<p>Bioterrorism has become one of the greatest threats for nations. As bioterrorism threats are increasing these days, research in bioterrorism surveillance has been conducted to detect the threats at the earliest time. Following this research, some bioterrorism surveillance systems have been …
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Essential Evidence-Based Introductory Bioterrorism Content For Practicing Nurses
<p>Bioterrorism content is too often absent from nursing education post-licensure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bioterrorism is defined as “the deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs (agents) used to cause illness or death in people, animals, …
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Biological War Against Agriculture and the Threat of Agricultural Bioterrorism
The agricultural industry of the United States is a vital component of the economy, composing 13 percent of annual GDP and employing millions of Americans. Little attention has been given to the possibility of someone intentionally targeting agriculture with biological agents as a form of warfare. …
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The Influences Of System Affiliation, Size, And Location On Bioterrorism Preparedness Among Florida Hospitals
In the event of a bioterrorist attack, emergency departments are considered the first line of response for all acute levels of care. This study focused on hospital emergency departments in Florida and the activities, policies, and procedures involved in preparing for a bioterrorist attack. Hospital …
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Biological Weapons and Terrorism
… this paper is to determine if there is a growing bioterrorism threat. The thesis analyzes the lessons and implications taken from two state program case studies and four examples of terrorists desiring or achieving a biological weapons capability. The second part of the thesis aims to understand …
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Medical and public health considerations in U.S. national disaster planning--The \"All-Hazards\" approach
… such as hurricanes to man-made disasters such as bioterrorism. Over the past 10 years, our disaster preparedness and response have evolved, though many shortcomings are still evident. Public health and medical considerations pose a particularly complex challenge. This Capstone explores how we have …
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Plagues, paranoia, and Cold War blowback: The continuing national security risk of the Soviet-United States biological arms race
… reasons needed for a foreign relations focus on bioterrorism by non-state actors and the influence of the Soviet Union on the current crisis of the global eradication of biological weapons.
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Structure based design of a ricin antidote
… health concern due to its potential use as a bioterrorism agent. For this reason, extensive efforts have been underway to develop antidotes against this deadly poison. The catalytic A subunit of the heterodimeric toxin has been biochemically and structurally well characterized, and is an …
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Hot Culture, Cold Halls: Narrating History and Healing at Sites of Trauma
… violence in the 21<sup>st</sup> century (bioterrorism, nuclear war, government upheaval, and the like), and at a time when most of the world’s citizens are desensitized to extreme forms of violence, it is necessary for museum professionals to undertake the mission of bringing order out of …
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Critical Node Analysis for Water Distribution System Using Flow Distribution
… efforts have increased since the passing of “Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act” in 2002 to harden WDS. This study aimed to develop a method that locates critical nodes without hydraulic analysis of every failure scenario, applicable for any size WDS, incorporates critical …
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The Bioterrorist Threat to the United States and Israel
… longer can be considered merely a nuisance; the bioterrorism of tomorrow may rival the impact of an atomic bomb. This thesis analyzes that threat and examines options for dealing with it.
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Computational, statistical and graph-theoretical methods for disease mapping and cluster detection
… such as SARS and West Nile virus, the threat of bioterrorism, and stringent legislation protecting patient privacy. Within spatial epidemiology, one problem is to map the risk of disease across space (i.e., disease mapping), and another is to analyze the data for clustering. We propose a general …
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In Vivo Gene Expression Profiling of the Plague Bacillus, Yersinia Pestis
… pestis represent a significant fear as a tool of bioterrorism. Understanding the transcriptional program of this pathogen during pulmonary infection is valuable to better understand plague pathogenesis. Improved understanding of the mechanisms employed by Y. pestis to cause illness may lead to new …
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Biological Agent Sensing Integrated Circuit (BASIC): A New Complementary Metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) Magnetic Biosensor System
… testing the presence of potential pathogens and bioterrorism agents (zoonotic microorganisms) both in specimens and especially in the environment. The sensor uses an electromagnetic detection mechanism to measure changes in the number of microorganisms--tagged by iron nanoparticles--that are …
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Contagious Discourse: Germs, Mass Media, and the Shaping of Reality
… many Americans due to the most recent act of bioterrorism on American soil following the events of September 11th. This dissertation focuses on the American public's perception of infectious diseases, particularly as portrayed in the cultural science curriculum. I examine the cyclic nature of …
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Use of Cholera Toxin B as a Vaccine Adjuvant Activates Antigen Presenting Cells and Stimulates Production of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines
… that has been classified as a category “A” bioterrorism agent by the Centers For Disease Control. To date, there is no approved vaccine to provide protection against this pathogen. Previous <em>in vivo </em>studies with mice<em> </em>have shown that a mucosally targeted vaccine preparation …
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Raman spectroscopy for the microbiological characterization and identification of medically relevant bacteria
… than ever due to the increase of potential bioterrorism threats and the high mortality rate of bacterial infections worldwide. Raman spectroscopy has recently gained popularity as an attractive robust approach for the molecular characterization, rapid identification, and accurate …
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Arenavirus Attenuation Mechanisms
… zoonotic pathogens and the potential biowarfare/bioterrorism threat. For example, the Soviet Union produced mass quantities of arenaviruses as part of their offensive weapons program (Alibek and Handelman, 1999). Junín virus, the etiological agent of Argentine hemorrhagic fever (AHF), causes up …
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Interactions of Francisella Tularensis With Components of the Host Fibrinolytic System
… agent and its potential use in acts of bioterrorism, this bacterium is listed as a Category A select agent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Efforts to understand the pathogenic mechanisms of FT within the host environment are vital for the development of safe and …
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