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Controlling Re-emerging and Newly Emerging Diseases

2009
As earlier chapters in this book have shown, cyclically re-emerging old plagues and newly emerging scourges are, because of their multifactorial ecology, likely to be the enduring experience of the human race. And so, in this concluding chapter, we look at some of the broad ideas which lie behind disease control and which might be used to mitigate the ...
A. D. Cliff, M.R. Smallman-Raynor, P. Haggett, D.F. Stroup, S.B. Thacker   +4 more
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Fertility control by emergency contraception

Advances in Contraception, 1996
La methode contraceptive d'urgence est definie comme reposant sur un medicament ou un dispositif a utiliser eventuellement apres des rapports sexuels pour eviter une grossesse. On a suggere que des millions de grossesses non desirees pourraient etre evitees si les contraceptifs d'urgence etaient plus largement accessibles.
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Emerging Freeway Traffic Control Strategies

2018
Classical freeway traffic control approaches can be conveniently revisited in the light of the new technologies which have revolutionised data collection, data processing, communications and computing. In this chapter, the emerging freeway traffic control paradigms are illustrated, without claiming to be exhaustive, as the emerging control concepts are
Ferrara A., Sacone S., Siri S.
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Emerging FACTS Controllers

2010
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction The STATCOM The SSSC The UPFC Comparative Evaluation of Different FACTS Controllers Future Direction of FACTS Technology Summary This chapter contains sections titled: References ]]>
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AIDS, Emergency Operations, and Infection Control

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1996
AbstractAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may turn out to be the largest lethal epidemic of infection ever. The estimated global number of HIV-infected adults in 1993 was 13 million, with projections of up to 40 million by the year 2000.
M M, Wittmann, A, Wittmann, D H, Wittmann   +2 more
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Reflexive control in emergency medicine

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Emergency physicians (EPs) navigate high-pressure environments, making rapid decisions amidst ambiguity. Their choices are informed by a complex interplay of experience, information, and external forces. While cognitive shortcuts (heuristics) expedite assessments, there are multiple ways they can be subtly manipulated, potentially leading to reflexive ...
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Modelling Emergence and Control

2017
In this chapter, we will consider some of the dynamical aspects of hierarchical systems as obtained from simulations of the related models. Although the emergence of hierarchy and the optimal ways of controlling the processes in a hierarchical structure represent two of the most relevant aspects of the subject of hierarchy, the related results are far ...
Anna Zafeiris, Tamás Vicsek
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Closed-Loop Emergency Control

2000
The previous chapters have addressed preventive TSA&C issues and developed appropriate techniques. In particular, Chapters 4 and 5 focused on preventive control aiming to design pre-contingency remedial actions able to stabilize harmful contingencies, should they occur. The actions concerned generation shifting.
Mania Pavella, Damien Ernst, Daniel Ruiz-Vega   +2 more
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Emergent Narrativ Control

For access --> eMail to ferdinand.schessl@web.de -Work in progress, preliminary version -  This study examines how long-form human–LLM interactions can develop emergent narrative dynamics through strategic language steering, role shifts, and meta-communicative loops.
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Emerging Infectious Control Technologies

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), particularly those involving multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), remain a global healthcare challenge, threatening patient safety and straining healthcare systems. This chapter explores emerging infection control technologies—including antimicrobial coatings, UV-C disinfection, and nanomaterials—designed to ...
Awais Farid, Zahra Fatima, Zeeshan Fareed, Zernain Athar, Aisha Manzoor, Muhammad Farhan Hassan Sheharyar   +5 more
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