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ECONOMICALLY DETERMINED LIVESTOCK QUARANTINE ZONES [PDF]

This paper examines economic factors present when setting quarantine zones for contagious livestock diseases like foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). A conceptual model explores the trade-offs as zone size expands. One trade-off is between the cost of economic
Lee, John G., Paarlberg, Philip L., Seitzinger, Ann Hillberg   +2 more
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The Non‐Professional Virtues of the Hospice Volunteer

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Volunteers have long played a significant role in hospice care. Much of the care volunteers provide consists of weekly hour‐long in‐home visits. Home‐visiting hospice volunteers are not professionals, nor are they strangers or intimates. Hospice volunteers will not typically face moral dilemmas, nor be called upon to make dramatic decisions ...
Michael B. Gill
wiley   +1 more source

Foot and mouth disease biosecurity and risk mitigation in auction markets: a scoping review. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Hanthorn CJ, Sanderson MW.
europepmc   +1 more source

Flow Cytometric Profiling Reveals Platelet Dysfunction and Impaired Immune Communication in Acute and Chronic Cerebrovascular Disease

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
Platelets act as sensors linking inflammation and neurovascular health. Flow cytometry revealed reduced PAC‐1 in acute/subacute ICH but elevated in chronic disease, while P‐selectin remained suppressed. T lymphocyte–platelet aggregates declined across groups, indicating disrupted immune crosstalk, and these biomarkers reflect stage‐specific platelet ...
Chih‐Lung Shen, Li‐Yu Huang, Jhong‐Kuei Chen, Sheng‐Tzung Tsai, Yi‐feng Wu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interpretation of risk factors of foot and mouth disease in the East of Libya. [PDF]

Open Vet J
Zafir A, Abdullah A, Saad S, Hamad RMA, Bufarwa S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Foot-and-Mouth Disease control costs compared: An Irish case study. [PDF]

The primary objective of this paper is to evaluate alternative control strategies for a number of simulated outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in four agriculturally diverse Irish regions, examining for the first time, the potential role of ...
Dillon, Emma J., Matthews, Alan, Thorne, Fiona S.   +2 more
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Efficacy of Hand Gestures and the Hand as Foot Teaching Method Compared to Traditional Methods in Medical and Dental Education: A Scoping Review

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The “Hand‐as‐Foot” teaching method is an innovative, hands‐on approach that uses gesture‐based movements to represent anatomical structures and functions. It has been used successfully in medical education to help simplify and communicate complex ideas. However, its use in dental education remains relatively unexplored.
Shivangi Vats, Manuel S. Thomas, Vinod Jathanna   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering and conquering infirmity of visually impaired using AI‐technology equipped with object detection and real‐time voice feedback system in healthcare application

CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract The Internet of Things is emerging as a crucial technology in aiding humans and making their lives easier. Among the human population, a large percentage of people suffer from disabilities resulting in challenges in everyday life particularly people with visual disabilities.
Hania Tarik, Shahzad Hassan, Rizwan Ali Naqvi, Saddaf Rubab, Usman Tariq, Monia Hamdi, Hela Elmannai, Ye Jin Kim, Jae‐Hyuk Cha   +8 more
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Distinctive Immunological Signatures Define Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Persistence in Vaccinated Cattle. [PDF]

Transbound Emerg Dis
Zhang Z, Teng Z, Wang S, Mu S, Wei S, Dong H, Yin S, Zhang Y, Ding Y, Li Y, Sun S, Guo H.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Impact of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) on Hog, Pork, and Beef Prices: the Experience in Korea [PDF]

Korea experienced two outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), one in the year 2000 and one in 2002. After the first outbreak, prices for hogs, pork, and beef dropped 15-20% before the government began an intervention program.
Adam, Brian D., Lim, Sang Soo, Roh, Jae-Sun   +2 more
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