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Bayesian inverse ensemble forecasting for COVID‐19

Canadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract Variations in strains of COVID‐19 have a significant impact on the rate of surges and on the accuracy of forecasts of the epidemic dynamics. The primary goal for this article is to quantify the effects of varying strains of COVID‐19 on ensemble forecasts of individual “surges.” By modelling the disease dynamics with an SIR model, we solve the ...
Kimberly Kroetch, Don Estep
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Prediction and surveillance of influenza epidemics

, 2011
The 2009 (H1N1) influenza pandemic highlighted the need for forecasting models to assist policy and planning for effective health system responses to epidemics.
Lind, James F, Crilly, Julia L, Ryan, Louise M, Sparks, Ross S, Boyle, Justin R, Keijzers, Gerben B   +5 more
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Exploring Healthcare Continuity in Pediatric‐Onset Multiple Sclerosis in the United States

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Little is known about shifting from pediatric to adult‐focused multiple sclerosis (MS) care. This study aims to explore transition of care and follow‐up in the US pediatric‐onset MS (POMS) population. Methods Surveys were distributed to 10 sites in the US Network of Pediatric MS Centers (US NPMSC) about transition‐of‐care practices ...
Aaron W. Abrams, Michael Waltz, Jonathan Race, T. Charles Casper, Claudia Gambrah‐Lyles, Kimberly O'Neill, Akash Virupakshaiah, Kristen S. Fisher, Melissa A. Wright, Kelsey E. Poisson, Eva‐Chava M. Bernfeld, Gregory Aaen, Leslie A. Benson, Tanuja Chitnis, Carla Francisco, Grace Y. Gombolay, Mark P. Gorman, Jennifer S. Graves, Lauren Krupp, Timothy E. Lotze, Soe Mar, Jayne Ness, Mary Rensel, Moses Rodriguez, Teri Schreiner, Nikita Shukla, Jan‐Mendelt Tillema, Bianca Weinstock‐Guttman, Yolanda Wheeler, Emmanuelle Waubant, John Rose, US Network of Pediatric MS Centers   +31 more
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A White Paper on Advancing Long‐Acting Therapeutics for Maternal and Pediatric Health by Bridging Gaps in Clinical Research, Access and Regulation

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
As use cases for long‐acting therapeutics expand across clinical indications, there is a critical need to ensure the inclusion of women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, infants and children—populations with a historical gap in the availability of interventions already approved for use in adults.
Moherndran Archary, Robert Bies, Osei Boateng, Rachel Daley, Pierre Gashema, Mili Karina, Emily Njuguna, Sharon Nachman, Nathaniel Nkrumah, Carolyne Odula, Andrew Owen, Ethel D. Weld, Prajith Venkatasubramanian, Adeniyi Olagunju, on behalf of the Community of Practice for Long‐acting Therapeutics for Maternal and Paediatric Health, Rana Abutaima, Dorothy Akongo, Abdulnaser Alsharaa, Moherndran Archary, Shakir Atoyebi, Benoit Bestgen, Robert Bies, Osei Boateng, Andrew Butler, Edmund Capparelli, Rachel Daley, Layla Davies, Joelle Dountio, Henry Enzama, Pierre Gashema, Katila George, Dan Hawcutt, Rene Holm, Patrick Gad Iradukunda, Elodie Jambert, Mili Karina, Linda Lewis, Grace Miheso, Sebastien Morin, Andrew Morrison, Sharon Nachman, Shadia Nakalema, Emily Njunga, Nathaniel Nkrumah, Carolyne Odula‐Obonyo, Brenda Okware, Adeniyi Olagunju, Andrew Owen, Martina Penazzato, Natella Rakhmanina, Mphako Brighton Ratlabyana, Rachel Scott, Kimberly Struble, Andre‐Marie Tchouatieu, Catherine Unsworth, Prajith Venkatasubramanian, Catriona Waitt, Ethel Weld, Janine Winterbottom, Leena Zino   +59 more
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HIV-1 subtypes and the HIV epidemics in four cities in sub-Saharan Africa.

, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To describe the distribution of HIV-1 subtypes in two cities with high HIV prevalence (Kisumu, Kenya and Ndola, Zambia) and two with relatively low prevalence (Cotonou, Benin and Yaoundé, Cameroon), and to examine whether the differences in ...
van der Groen, G, Hayes, R. J., Buvé, A, Musonda, R, Zekeng, L, Zekeng, L., Weiss, H. A., Janssens, W, Anagonou, S., Heyndrickx, L, Morison, L., Laga, M., Weiss, HA, Anagonou, S, Kahindo, M., Buvé, A., Musonda, R., Study Group on Heterogeneity of HIV Epidemics in African Cities, van der Groen, G., Kahindo, M, Janssens, W., Morison, L, Laga, M, Hayes, RJ, Heyndrickx, L.   +24 more
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Family's socioeconomic and demographic factors on elements of children's dental and oral health: A scoping review

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Family plays a significant role in children's dental and oral health (DOH) elements, such as children's DOH knowledge and practice, the development of children's dental fear and anxiety (DFA), children's dental visits, and children's DOH status.
Wisnu Fadila, Mugia B. Rahardja, Puguh Prasetyoputra, Anne A. Suwargiani, Yanu E. Prasetyo, Eriska Riyanti   +5 more
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Containment and mitigation of epidemics in multiscale networks

, 2012
Conferència de la Sr. Michele Tizzoni del Computational Epidemiology Lab de l' Institute for Scientific Interchange de Turin, dins el marc del Workshop EPINET 2012: Epidemics on Networks: Current Trends and Challenges, organitzat pel grup EDMA ...
Tizzoni, Michele
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From Corporate Social Responsibility to Organizational Resilience: The Role of Sustainability Control Systems and Governance Heterogeneity

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has increasingly been recognized as a strategic lever for enhancing organizational resilience. Although CSR literature is abundant, prior research has not fully explained how distinct CSR types, such as altruistic, promotional, and value‐creating, influence organizational resilience through sustainability ...
Badar Latif, Said Elbanna, Abdul Hanan, Taewoo Roh   +3 more
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A theory of dynamics and inequalities under epidemics [PDF]

We develop a tractable general theory for the study of the economic and demographic impact of epidemics. In particular, we analytically characterise the short and medium term consequences of epidemics for population size, age pyramid, economic ...
Raouf Boucekkine, Jean-Pierre Laffargue
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Vector control in a malaria epidemic occurring within a complex emergency situation in Burundi: a case study.

, 2007
BACKGROUND: African highlands often suffer of devastating malaria epidemics, sometimes in conjunction with complex emergencies, making their control even more difficult. In 2000, Burundian highlands experienced a large malaria outbreak at a time of civil
Baza, D., Reid, T., Van Herp, M, Baza Dismas, Maes, P., D'Alessandro Umberto, Baza, D, Baza, Dismas, Van Bortel Wim, d' Alessandro, Umberto, Maes Peter, Protopopoff, Natacha, Reid, Tony, Van Bortel, W., Maes, Peter, D'Alessandro, U., Reid Tony, Coosemans Marc, Protopopoff, N., Van Herp, Michel, Coosemans, Marc, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Van Herp, M., Coosemans, M, Maes, P, Coosemans, M., Van Bortel, W, D'Alessandro, U, Van Bortel, Wim, Protopopoff Natacha, Reid, T, Van Herp Michel, Protopopoff, N   +32 more
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