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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Non-Pharmaceutical"”.
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Modeling and responding to pandemic influenza : importance of population distributional attributes and non-pharmaceutical interventions
… to evaluate the implementation and timing of non-pharmaceutical intervention strategies such as travel restrictions, social distancing and improved hygiene. In addition, as we witnessed with the SARS outbreak in 2003, human behavior is likely to change during the course of a pandemic. We …
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Modeling reduction of pandemic influenza using pharmaceutical and non pharmaceutical interventions in a heterogeneous population
… more recent 2009-2010 H1N1 "Swine Flu" scare, pharmaceutical as well as non-pharmaceutical resources are limited in availability and effectiveness. In this thesis we apply OR methods to evaluate the effectiveness of such resources and the strategies for reducing the number of infections …
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An Investigation of Brain Games as a Potential Non-Pharmaceutical Alternative for the Treatment of ADHD
<p>This study sought to determine if the daily use of brain games such as Nintendo DS Brain Age could increase the engagement of students with ADHD. The findings bridge the gap between prior research on the frontal lobe’s connection to ADHD and the studies that have indicated brain games can …
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The implementation of non pharmaceutical interventions(NPIs) in smaller to large communities and its relation to RO and R(t) during HIN1 pandemic 2009
This thesis focuses on the use of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) during the time of the 2009 HINI pandemic and its possible relation to RO and R(t). RO is defined as the mean number of people that a newly infected person will subsequently infect in a completely susceptible population …
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A Study of Translation of Measure and Prevalence of Pre-operative Anxiety, and Patients’ Preference of Non-Pharmaceutical Pre-operative Anxiety Reduction Intervention in Nigeria
… surgical patients. It is also not known what non-pharmaceutical pre-operative anxiety reduction interventions are preferable in reducing their anxiety before they undergo elective surgery. Participants: Thirty adult patients scheduled to undergo elective surgery in a tertiary health facility …
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Arterine hipertenzija sergančiųjų pagrindinių rizikos veiksnių ir gydymo režimo laikymosi įvertinimas /
… To identify abidance of treatment regimen both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical in patients with arterial hypertension. 3. To learn about role of nurse in monitoring abidance of treatment regimen in patients with arterial hypertension. Study methods: Participants in this study were patients …
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Study of Behaviour Change and Impact on Infectious Disease Dynamics by Mathematical Models
… affect the final epidemic size. We found that non-pharmaceutical precautions adoption can reduce the final epidemic size. In the last project, we formulated a general framework with evolving precaution levels through some specific SIS type of disease models to the first concerned topic. These …
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Virtual reality as complementary treatment after spinal fusion
… emphasis was placed on implementing and using non-pharmaceutical interventions to assist in the management of postoperative pain. Purpose: The purpose of this project was to implement the use of virtual reality to supplement the current postoperative care protocol to minimize the length of …
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Counteracting Neuroinvasive RNA Viruses: Antiviral and Immune Modulation Strategies Against SARS-CoV-2 and VEEV
… due to the lack of established interventions. Non-pharmaceutical countermeasures played a critical role in decreasing viral spread among communities. In instances where social distancing practices were implemented (minimum 6 feet), people quarantine upon feeling ill or exposure to positive …
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Relationship between Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in the Elderly
Physical activity is considered an effective non-pharmaceutical preventive measure against cognitive impairment. This study was designed to investigate the correlation between physical activity and cognitive function. Subjects were recruited from the Suwon Project, a cohort comprising a nonrandom …
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Transient modulations of inhibitory control in children with ADHD: The effect of a single bout of physical activity
… aerobic exercise may serve as a transient non-pharmaceutical treatment option for children with ADHD to improve the cognitive health, academic performance, and overall effective functioning of this population.
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Optimizing COVID-19 control measures using multi-objective deep reinforcement learning
… of global research is the hunt for efficient non-pharmaceutical methods to stop the spread of diseases. Recent research has shown that reinforcement learning can be a helpful tool in the medical industry to ad- dress challenging and delicate issues. The goal of this study is to improve …
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Sex, drugs, and women's desire
… is the most common sexual dysfunction in women. Pharmaceuticals are being developed to treat it, most notably Flibanserin, owned by Sprout Pharmaceuticals. Sometimes inaccurately referred to as "female Viagra," Flibanserin actually treats an entirely different problem. Viagra allows men to get an …
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Machine learning for social event analysis : public perceptions during COVID-19 and collective violence in South Africa
… public perception and compliance with non-pharmaceutical interventions by the South African government during the pandemic in the first study. In the second longitudinal study, sentiment analysis provided an empirical evaluation of adjustment phases during the pandemic. The third study …
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Politics and pandemics: an investigation of the potential covariates in the relationship between conservative political ideology and reduced facemask wearing
… empirically shown as one of the most effective non-pharmaceutical interventions in preventing the spread of COVID-19. However, research shows that individuals identifying as politically conservative are less likely to comply with mask mandates and engage in less mask wearing. This study …
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Healthcare Systems : three studies of patient management and policy change
… paper studies patients with diabetes who are non-adherent to scheduled appointments with physicians in a specialized diabetes clinic setting in Boston. I developed and introduced new and interesting ''technology comfort" measures and a "Smartphone usage" scale, to evaluate if patients would be …
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Canine Electroencephalography Electrode Arrays
… with a known degree of error, paving the way for non-pharmaceutical interventions like epilepsy surgeries.
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A new way to do epidemic modeling
… travel restrictions, reopening and non-pharmaceutical interventions. These frameworks can be divided broadly into the following categories: (a) compartment models which are interpretable but cannot capture complex effects and (b) agent based models which can capture varying ranges of …
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Use of Nutrition and Precision Technology to Improve Health, Performance, and Alleviate Stress of Beef Cattle
… impact. There is a need to develop and apply non-pharmaceutical alternatives to improve health, feed efficiency and performance of beef cattle. We investigated four different targeted strategies to enhance performance of beef cattle: 1) The effect of an injectable multi-mineral complex …
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