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Personal Emergency Alert Device Containing Real-Time Location

International Journal of Computing Sciences Research, 2022
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to develop a Personal Emergency Alert Device Containing Real-time Location which can be used by anyone particularly women and children who need help especially in times of emergency.
Stephanie E. Liwanag, Ma. Andrea A. Alfaro, Wilfred I. Carlos, Jerald B. Cruz, Rea G. Guevarra, Eddiebal P. Layco, Louie Fe S. Villanueva   +6 more
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HESPER web - development and reliability evaluation of a web-based version of the humanitarian emergency settings perceived needs scale [PDF]

, 2020
Background: The Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale (HESPER) assesses a wide range of physical, psychological and social perceived needs across 26 questions, and can be used in humanitarian emergencies and disasters for needs assessment
Holmefur, M, Hugelius, K, Semrau, M
core   +1 more source

The unpredictably eruptive dynamics of spruce budworm populations in eastern Canada

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
We examine historical population data for spruce budworm from several locations through the period 1930–1997, and use density‐dependent recruitment curves to test whether the pattern of population growth over time is more consistent with Royama's (1984; Ecological Monographs 54:429–462) linear R(t) model of harmonic oscillation at Green River New ...
Barry J. Cooke, Jacques Régnière
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccination strategies for Ebola in the democratic republic of Congo: the who-Ebola modeling collaboration

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: Assess the effectiveness of ring vaccination in controlling an Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Methods: This analysis focuses on two areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Beni and Butembo/Katwa, which were ...
Marco Ajelli, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Alhassane Touré, Abdourahamane Diallo, Maria Litvinova, Stefano Merler, Sabué Mulangu, Aminata Bagayoko, Aissatou Bah, Ibrahima Bah, Aissatou Barry, Fatoumata Barry, Mohamed Chérif, Doussou Condé, Alpha A. Diallo, Fatoumata Diallo, Mory Diakité, Kassié Doré, Koundouno A. Mapan, Thérèse Koundouno, Patrice K. Onivogui, Fassou Lamah, Henry Maneno, Alphonse Nomou, Kourouma Sekouba, Ismaila Sani, Abdoulaye Soumah, Mamadou M. Sy, Pierre-Stéphane Gsell, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo, Ibrahima Socé Fall, Mike J. Ryan, Peter Salama, Alessandro Vespignani, Ira M. Longini, Jr.   +35 more
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The First Five Minutes: Enhancing Simulation Education for First-Year Pediatric Residents [PDF]

, 2017
We are looking at the feasibility of redesigning the existing simulation education for first-year residents within the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU’s pediatric residency program to increase learning opportunities and to enhance exposure to ...
Coe, Megan E.
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Infection Models for Pine Wilt Disease on the Basis of Vector Behaviors

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
Infection models for pine wilt disease without vector density were built to estimate the transmission coefficient of the pathogenic nematode. The models successfully simulated the annual change in the density of infected trees for four pine stands. ABSTRACT Pine wilt disease is caused by the pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Steiner et ...
Katsumi Togashi
wiley   +1 more source

Preparedness and attitudes towards medical emergencies in the dental office among Polish dentists.

International Dental Journal, 2019
BACKGROUND Medical emergencies in dental offices are considered a problem in most countries owing to dentists' concerns about emergency preparedness, practical skills, lifesaving equipment and staff availability.
J. Smereka, M. Aluchna, Alicja Aluchna, Ł. Szarpak   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Insights into PI3K/AKT signaling in B cell development and chronic lymphocytic leukemia

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This Review explores how the phosphoinositide 3‐kinase and protein kinase B pathway shapes B cell development and drives chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a common blood cancer. It examines how signaling levels affect disease progression, addresses treatment challenges, and introduces novel experimental strategies to improve therapies and patient outcomes.
Maike Buchner
wiley   +1 more source

Disseminating information on acute public health events globally: experiences from the WHO’s Disease Outbreak News

BMJ Global Health
WHO works, on a daily basis, with countries globally to detect, prepare for and respond to acute public health events. A vital component of a health response is the dissemination of accurate, reliable and authoritative information.
Ibrahima Socé Fall, Babatunde Olowokure, Oliver Morgan, Masaya Kato, Roberta Andraghetti, Maria Almiron, George Sie Williams, Aura Corpuz, Amarnath Babu, Tshewang Dorji, Tamano Matsui, Ka Yeung Cheng, Lauren E MacDonald, Harsh Lata, Alessandro Miglietta, Eri Togami, Neil Jan Saad Duque, Devin Perkins, Jukka Tapani Pukkila, Carmen Dolea, Abdirahman Mahamud, Adedoyin Awofisayo-Okuyelu, Esther Hamblion   +22 more
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Policy implementation challenges and the ritualization of public health emergency plans: An investigation of urban communities in Jiangsu Province, China

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has been a global public health emergency, and countries worldwide have responded to it through a vast array of pre-planned, adaptively devised and ad-hoc measures.
Rui Zhang, Chengli Wang, Changgui Li, Yachao Xiong   +3 more
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