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Effects of Vector Density on Blood Parasite Spread and Health Consequences for Avian Hosts: An Experimental Epidemiology Blueprint

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In an experimental epidemiology setup, groups of pigeons were exposed to different numbers of infective malaria vectors. Vector number explained the speed of transmission, the final prevalence, and changes in host behavior. ABSTRACT Vector density plays a critical role in the transmission dynamics of vector‐borne diseases and thus in their health and ...
Nayden Chakarov, Tim Brandler, Kai Fischer, Carmen Schwietz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Limitations of using the Lorenz curve framework to understand the distribution of population viral load. [PDF]

AIDS, 2017
Tsai AC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Using Lorenz curves to represent firm heterogeneity in Cournot games [PDF]

We derive several comparative-static results for Cournot games when firms have nonconstant marginal-cost curves which shift exogenously. The results permit us to rank certain vectors of equilibrium marginal costs with the same component sum according to ...
Salant, Stephen W., Shaffer, Greg
core   +1 more source

Sanctions, National Security, and Free Speech

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A fundamental, but largely overlooked, aspect of the New Washington Consensus is the use of national security arguments to restrict speech and punish disfavored speakers. Although the United States has a longer history of using sanctions to restrict speech in the terrorism context, it has recently applied sanctions to restrict political speech,
Joshua Andresen
wiley   +1 more source

Estimation of the Gini coefficient for the lognormal distribution of income using the Lorenz curve. [PDF]

Springerplus, 2016
Darkwah KA, Nortey EN, Lotsi A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Thresholding species distribution models: Simple approaches for land‐use planning in multifunctional landscapes

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Species distribution models (SDMs) are often used to understand changes to species' distributions and their habitats under different land‐use scenarios, enabling decision makers to prioritize areas for management efforts and balance environmental conservation with socio‐economic demands on the landscape.
Hossam Eldien Abdel Moniem, Chris Mallon, Brandon Allen, Carter Littlefair, Lionel Leston, Ermias Azeria, Aaron Petty, Danielle Pendlebury   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Erratum to: Estimation of the Gini coefficient for the lognormal distribution of income using the Lorenz curve. [PDF]

Springerplus, 2016
Darkwah KA, Nortey EN, Lotsi A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Does the total consumption model apply to cannabis use?

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To test whether the total consumption model and its extension, the theory of collectivity, apply to adolescent cannabis use. We estimated: (1) whether the distribution of cannabis use frequency was stable over time; (2) whether changes in average cannabis use were mirrored across consumption quantiles; and (3) whether higher average use ...
Thor Norström, Håkan Leifman
wiley   +1 more source

Equality in Distribution of Human Resources: the Case of Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2013
Background: Background: Equity in access to and utilization of health services is a common goal of policy-makers in most countries. The fair allocation of human resources is one of the dimensions of equity, which was evaluated in this study.Methods: We ...
R Khalilnejad, T Kashkalani, A Hassani, H Mobarak, E Ehsani Chimeh   +4 more
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Limitations of using the Lorenz curve framework to understand the distribution of population viral load: authors' reply. [PDF]

AIDS, 2017
Christopoulos KA, Hartogensis W, Glidden DV, Pilcher CD, Gandhi M, Geng EH.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source