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Showing 1 to 20 of 140 for “"flu"”.
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One Flu East, One Flu West, One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest: A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Pandemic Influenza Paradoxes in Epidemiology
… in Vietnam and the US revealed three pandemic influenza paradoxes: The paradox of attribution which asserts that pandemic influenza comes exclusively from Asia even though historical evidence points to the contrary; the paradox of prevention which encourages industrial methods (i.e., factory …
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My4Sight: A Human Computation Platform for Improving Flu Predictions
… models for infectious diseases, such as Influenza and Ebola. In this thesis, we present the design and implementation of My4Sight, a human computation system developed to harness human insights and intelligence to improve forecasting models. This web-accessible system simplifies the …
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Modeling and Predicting Incidence: Critical Systems Failures and Flu Infection Cases
… data, can we predict the impact of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI), including the percentage of outpatient doctors visits, the season duration, and peak? These two questions are related to modeling and predicting the incidence of different types of contagions. In the case of CI, the …
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Understanding social amplification of risk : possible impact of an avian flu pandemic
… shocks. Hence, the real potential of an avian flu pandemic has many corporations developing business continuity plans for the disruptions that a pandemic may cause. For the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry, the major concerns of a pandemic include high employee absentee rates, lack of …
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Method Verification of Cepheid Xpert Xpress Flu Assay by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
<p>Method Verification of Cepheid Xpert Xpress Flu Assay by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) was performed in accordance with California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) laboratory protocol and Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Evaluation Protocol, EP15-A2. Method verification plan …
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Zeolites Structure, Influenza Evolution and Vaccine Effectiveness, with Prediction of Emerging Flu Strain Clusters
… second part concerns about the evolution of Influenza viruses and discusses a way to prediction vaccine effectiveness. Influenza A is a serious disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality, and vaccines against the seasonal influenza disease are of variable effectiveness. In chapter …
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Modeling social connectivity and the spread of the 1918-1919 flu through Inupiat and Yup'ik communities of western Alaska
… disease among human populations is heavily influenced by social relationships and interactions between humans. This project examines the role of social connectivity and residence patterns in determining differential rates of mortality among the Inupiat of the Seward Peninsula and Yup'ik of the …
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Agent-based modeling of seasonal population movement and the spread of the 1918-1919 flu: the effect on a small community
… of virgin soil epidemics like the 1918-1919 flu. By using this bottom-up simulation approach, a landscape can be created and populated with a heterogeneous group of agents who move and interact in ways that more closely resemble human behavior than is usually seen in modeling techniques. This …
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"Send only your serious cases" : delivering flu to Toronto: an anthropological analysis of the 1918-19 influenza epidemic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
This project looks at the 1918-19 pandemic influenza experience in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Based on historical records (most notably death registries and archival material) this work strives to understand the social, biological, and environmental conditions that facilitated the spread of this …
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Žiniasklaidos darbuotojų požiūris į vakcinaciją /
… journalists intention to vaccinate against flu, using the variables of Theory of Planned Behaviour and Health Belief model. 3. To describe information about vaccination provided by mass media. Methods. Anonymous electronical survey was conducted, 102 journalists participated in the study. …
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THE CHARACTERIZATION AND REGULATION OF BENZODIAZEPINE BINDING SITES IN THE MAMMALIAN RETINA, CEREBRAL CORTEX AND KIDNEY
The binding of [³H]flunitrazepam (FLU) to membranes prepared from mammalian brain, retina and kidney was investigated by means of conventional filtration assay techniques. In the mouse brain a study of the ontogeny of [³H]FLU binding was conducted. Specific [³H]FLU binding was present early in …
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Role of Endogenous Dopamine in Regulation of Anterior Pituitary Hormone Secretion During Early Postpartum and Various Stages of the Estrous Cycle in Holstein Cows
… dopamine, utilizing a dopamine antagonist (fluphenazine; FLU), in modulation of gonadotropin, growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) secretion during the early postpartum period and various stages of the estrous cycle was investigated in Holstein cows. Experiment 1 was conducted in …
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Familias Latinas Unidas: Intervention to Increase Hispanic Enrollment in Higher Education
<p>Familias Latinas Unidas (FLU) is a 12-week psychotherapy program designed for Hispanic high school students and their parents. It especially targets students between the ages of 15 and 18 who would be the first in their family to attend college. FLU addresses cultural stressors that are known to …
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Delineating the Upc2A Regulon in Candida glabrata
… limited the utility of the triazole antifungal, fluconazole, in the treatment of invasive fungal infection. The transcription factor Upc2 regulates the expression of sterol biosynthesis genes in yeast. Disrupting UPC2A in C. glabrata greatly increases its susceptibility to fluconazole (FLU) in …
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A Multi-Level Examination of Influenza Vaccination Disparities from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
… Natives, and Latino populations received an influenza vaccination compared to whites at a micro and macro level from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Previous research on racial and ethnic health disparities, attitudinal difference, and other demographic characteristics are …
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Online social network sensors for influenza outbreaks
… social network Twitter where users complain of influenza-like symptoms, and clinical data on actual influenza rates. In addition, previous research has shown that more popular individuals in a real-life social network are infected with influenza earlier than average individuals. We collect all …
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You give me fever : practical protection for metropolitan neuroses
The emergence of Swine Flu in the past six months has once again heightened the world's fears of a coming flu pandemic. Although H1N1 is only slightly more pathogenic than the common seasonal flu, which kills approximately 30,000 Americans each year, its rapid transmission around the globe is …
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Risk Perceptions, Past Vaccination, and Vaccine Acceptance for Seasonal and Outbreak (2009 H1N1) Influenzas Among a University Sample
… life and well-being. The 2009 outbreak H1N1/A influenza virus also was expected to disproportionately affect healthy, young persons under the age of 25 years. However, acceptance and uptake of preventive health behaviors among this cohort is poorly understood, thus precluding a comprehensive …
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Using a Three-Dimensional Model to Understand Age Differences in the Framing Effect
… for lung cancer and a vaccination for a flu virus. Results revealed that, overall, the framing effect was present in the lung cancer scenario, but not the flu scenario. Instruction condition and age did not affect susceptibility to the framing effect; however, a frame by condition was …
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