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Showing 1 to 20 of 102 for “"surveillance data"”.
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Modelling Hepatitis C virus infection and treatment impact through serological surveillance data
… these are challenging to obtain using routine surveillance data. This thesis develops and applies statistical methods to estimate incidence, reinfection, and treatment uptake among PWID in the UK, using two key public health surveillance systems: the Unlinked Anonymous Monitoring (UAM) Survey …
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The body count : using routine mortality surveillance data to drive violence prevention
… sentinel system pilot, as a multicity all-injury surveillance system, and finally its institutionalisation as a provincial injury mortality surveillance system in the Western Cape. In so doing, it demonstrates that the data arising from medico-legal post-mortem investigations described in this …
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Evaluation of Scan Methods Used in the Monitoring of Public Health Surveillance Data
… of other diseases, the research in public health surveillance and disease monitoring has grown tremendously. There is an abundance of data available in all sorts of forms. Hospitals, federal and local governments, and industries are all collecting data and developing new methods to be used in the …
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A comprehensive standards-based framework for enabling semantic interoperability of disease surveillance data for Namibia through adopting health standards
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree PhD in Information Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2020.
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BULLYING AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE YOUTH: SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS OF 2011-2019 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEILLANCE DATA
… Using pooled 2011-2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System data, this study assessed the association between bullying (traditional and electronic) and cigarette smoking, alcohol, marijuana, and heavy substances use among AIAN adolescents (N=855). Descriptive statistics were calculated …
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Evaluation of injury surveillance data collected during major multisport games: Informing a standardized prospective injury surveillance system for the Canada Games
… includes two projects focused on the injury surveillance system used by the Canada Games (CG). The first, examined the interrater reliability of coding of injury information collected using the injury surveillance system employed at the CG. The injury report form data from the 2017 and 2019 …
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Finite element model updating of concrete arch dams affected by alkali-silica reaction using ambient vibration monitoring and dam surveillance data
… To ensure dam safety, a well-structured dam surveillance program that includes ambient vibration monitoring is essential as it enables an in-depth understanding of the behaviour of a dam in operation. Additionally, structural behaviour analysis through numerical models such as finite element …
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Estimating HIV incidence from multiple sources of data
… Virus (HIV) using routinely collected surveillance data. The robust estimation of HIV incidence and prevalence is crucial to correctly evaluate the effectiveness of targeted public health interventions and to accurately predict the HIV- related burden imposed on healthcare services. …
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The Epidemiology and Control of Human Influenza in Vietnam
… year time-series of influenza-like-illness (ILI) surveillance data, and assessed the relationship of this time-series with climate variables and with sentinel influenza virus surveillance data. I also conducted a study of influenza A/H1N1 transmission within households. ILI notifications in Viet …
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Modeling and Predicting Incidence: Critical Systems Failures and Flu Infection Cases
… over time to the whole system? Given digital surveillance 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 …
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Exploring the Efficacy of a Lumbo-Pelvic-Hip Injury Reduction Strategy in Professional Rugby Union
… design. Methods: In season 1 baseline injury surveillance data was collected to establish the extent of the LPH injury problem. In season 2 and 3, a preseason screening battery of hip and groin strength measures were administered pre and post the completion of a Yo-Yo IR1 test. Based on the …
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Modelling longitudinal data on respiratory infections to inform health policy
… while accounting for the challenges posed by surveillance data. The observational nature of the available information, affected by confounding, makes causal statements difficult. Improvements to routinely employed methodologies are proposed, employing phenomenological models to estimate a …
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Statistical Modelling of Mosquito Abundance and West Nile Virus Risk with Weather Conditions
… analyzed the frequency distribution of mosquito surveillance data and built the statistical forecasting models to predict the West Nile virus risk. In the first part, using mosquito data from the surveillance program in Peel Region, Ontario, we studied the distribution properties of Culex …
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Adjusting retrospective noise exposure assessment for use of hearing protection devices
… Compensation Board (WorkSafe BC) audiometric surveillance data to (i) re-assess the noise exposure in a cohort of lumber mill workers in British Columbia using data on the use of HPD and the determinants of their use available through WorkSafe BC, and (ii) test the validity of the new exposure …
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MATHEMATICAL MODELLING FOR REAL-TIME AND PROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
… a way to combine mechanistic knowledge with surveillance data and to evaluate alternative intervention strategies. Building on this perspective, this thesis develops and applies mathematical modelling frameworks for the real-time and prospective assessment of infectious diseases, with a focus …
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Predicting the Spread and Management of the Cassava Brown Streak Disease Epidemic
… on: mechanisms and rates of pathogen dispersal, surveillance, disease impact and management efficacy to inform the structure of the CBSD model. Prior to model development, it was necessary to aggregate all available data on the historic spread of the epidemic. Minimal surveillance data were …
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Charakterisierung der Tuberkulosesituation in der Russischen Föderation : Analyse der epidemiologischen Lage und der Probleme in der Tuberkulosekontrolle auf föderaler Ebene und in der Autonomen Republik Tuva
… research and by analysis of tuberculosis surveillance data from the Russian Federation as well as from one high burden region, the Autonomous Republic of Tuva. The thesis highlights the main reasons for the current tuberculosis problem and for difficulties to efficiently implement DOTS. …
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Predicting influenza hospitalizations
… forecasting methods that make efficient use of surveillance data. We developed a dynamic Bayesian estimator to predict weekly hospitalizations due to influenza related illnesses in the state of Texas. The prediction of peak hospitalizations using our model is accurate both in terms of number of …
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Going Viral: Internet and Social Media Based Surveillance Systems for Detecting Influenza Activity in Maryland
Influenza surveillance is essential for detecting and managing outbreaks. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) currently includes the number of emergency room and physician visits for influenza-like-illness (ILI) to track flu activity. Recently, internet and social media …
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