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Showing 1 to 20 of 177 for “"Pandemics."”.
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The Demographic Links Between the 1890 and 1918 Influenza Pandemics in Ontario
Previous research has shown larger than expected numbers of deaths at the age of 28 during the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic in Canada. To analyze whether this was related to the Russian influenza pandemic that occurred 28 years previously in 1890, the Western, McMaster, Montreal Influenza …
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The Ethical Balance Between Individual and Population Health Interests To Effectively Manage Pandemics and Epidemics
… that hamper the effective management of pandemics and epidemics. The libertarian model focuses on advancing individual rights. The epidemiological model focuses upon population health. The social justice model focuses on a broader perspective than individual rights and population health …
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The challenges of communicating global pandemics as national security issue: A case study of COVID-19 in Namibia
… examined the challenges of communicating global pandemics as national security threat with specific reference to COVID-19 outbreak in Namibia. It was motivated by the articulation of the pandemic as a national security threat through the declaration of state of emergency by the Namibian …
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Climate Change and the Great Plague Pandemics of History: Causal Link between Global Climate Fluctuations and Yersinia Pestis Contagion?
… resulted in conditions ideal for the resulting pandemics.
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Politics and pandemics: an investigation of the potential covariates in the relationship between conservative political ideology and reduced facemask wearing
<p>Facemasks have been 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. …
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Can the right to health provide for normative guidance to combat global pandemics? Insights from the Covid-19 pandemic in Mauritius and South Africa.
… to health as a normative framework to combat pandemics. Secondly, the thesis assesses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on health determinants in Mauritius and South Africa. As a third objective, the thesis explores the existing legal and normative framework on the right to health in the two …
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PHARMACEUTICAL PATENTS AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES IN GLOBAL PANDEMICS. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE OR MUTUALLY REINFORCING? A POST COVID-19 INQUIRY INTO THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
La pandemia di COVID-19 ha colpito il mondo nel 2020, causando una crisi sanitaria ed economica senza precedenti. Le profonde disuguaglianze che hanno caratterizzato la distribuzione dei vaccini tra gli Stati hanno riacceso dibattiti mai sopiti sul ruolo e sugli effetti che la protezione …
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Looking to the past to travel in the future : post pandemic tourism
Considering the historical background of pandemics, global pandemics have played an enormous role in shaping the tourism landscape. This dissertation intends to improve understanding of the impact of pandemics on tourism by bringing together crisis responses from stakeholders in the 20th and 21st …
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Optimization of influenza antiviral response in Texas
Influenza pandemics pose a serious threat to the global population. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services in 2014, the Spanish flu of 1918 killed almost 100 million people worldwide and Simonsen, Spreeuwenberg, and Lustig in 2013 estimated that the Swine flu more …
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Climate Adaptation in Out-Of-Hospital Settings: Building Strategic Disaster Resilience in Ambulance Operations
… risks and overlapping disasters, such as pandemics. This study uses a pragmatic lens to highlight the implications for operational adjustments within the British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) and comparable organizations. This research focus is a single BCEHS case study on the …
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Effects of telecommuting on employee motivation and productivity during COVID-19 pandemic: A case of New Era Publication Corporation, Namibia
… telecommuting is the best mitigating approach to pandemics such as the Covid-19. The study also concluded that while telecommuting motivates employees and increases production, it only works best for a certain category of employees whose daily duties are computer technology based. The study …
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Simulating COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment Use in Acute Care Hospitals
… understand PPE demand during COVID-19-type pandemics so they can allocate resources appropriately. This thesis aims to answer two central questions: 1) How can planners forecast PPE use in acute care hospitals for future COVID-19- type pandemics? 2) How can the model used to develop these …
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Statistical methods for supporting urgent care delivery
… and moving averages to deal with unexpected flu pandemics. We also tried to understand the behaviour of GPs and develop a fair rating system, based on their speed. Finally, we introduced some novel dissemination techniques so that the procedures could be completed by non-experts through the …
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Avoiding Tough Policy Choices in an Influenza Pandemic: The Role of Kettl's Rocket Science Model in Public Health
… practitioners apply toward communicable disease pandemics to RSM concepts. Finally, drawing on the disease parameters of a worst-case scenario influenza pandemic, I demonstrate how the networked approach helps public health practitioners expand capacity such that tough choices are unnecessary.</p>
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The relationship between water scarcity awareness by transnational Nigerians and its effect on the willingness to contribute to water scarcity relief efforts in Nigeria
… has been argued to be one of the fastest growing pandemics of the world currently. The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine the relationship between the awareness of water scarcity in Transnational Nigerians and if it effects their willingness to contribute to water scarcity relief …
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Psychometric evaluation of the COVID stress scales in older adults and the impact of ageism and pain on COVID-related stress
… can exacerbate stress and pain severity during pandemics in which public health measures promote physical distancing or impose restrictions that reduce access to pain treatment. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, both ageism and pain have been identified as predictors of adverse health outcomes in …
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An analysis of factors influencing the financial performance of Namibian fuel stations in Helao-Nafidi town
… business performance while high fuel prices and pandemics reveal negative impacts on business performance for fuel stations at the Helao Nafidi town in the Ohangwena region. Moreover, the study followed up on these findings qualitatively to explore the role that the government can play to …
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High-throughput profiling of viral class I fusion proteins via mammalian antigen display
Viral infections, particularly epidemics and pandemics, pose a significant threat to global health, causing substantial morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic disruption. Moreover, viruses can cause chronic disease long after initial infection. While modern technologies enable early outbreak …
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