Data Analysis and Outbreak Detection

Author(s):  
Hsinchun Chen ◽  
Daniel Zeng ◽  
Ping Yan
2018 ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Menikha Maulida ◽  
Suprio Heryanto ◽  
Trisno Agung Wibowo

EWARS was developed to conduct surveillance in outbreak detection and response. EWARS officers in Wonogiri District collected data but do not process it. Data must be processed to become information in decision making. This study aimed to evaluate the system of data processing and analysis system in EWARS  as information for decision making.The design study used is descriptive. Subjects in this study were 25 of 34 Public Health Center (PHC) EWARS surveillance officers and 1 district surveillance manager. Evaluation conducted at PHC in December 2017-January 2018. Sample size of PHC surveillance officers was calculated using Slovin formula. Primary data were obtained by interview using structured questionnaire and observation. Secondary data were obtained from EWARS data. Data analysis was done descriptively.There were 3 of 25 PHC officers who have done data analysis but not yet appropriate. 1 of them do manual analysis on notebooks, 2 others do the analysis made by others. 25 EWARS surveillance officers have never received any data analysis training. EWARS system cannot detect outbreak. EWARS data has never been used to program design. Dissemination of EWARS data has never been done. EWARS surveillance data cannot be used as information for decision-making at the PHC level because officers have not done the processing and data analysis, and dissemination has never been done. Data analysis training should be conducted and dissemination of data on a regular basic with bulletins or monthly meetings.


Author(s):  
P. Ingram

It is well established that unique physiological information can be obtained by rapidly freezing cells in various functional states and analyzing the cell element content and distribution by electron probe x-ray microanalysis. (The other techniques of microanalysis that are amenable to imaging, such as electron energy loss spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectroscopy, particle induced x-ray emission etc., are not addressed in this tutorial.) However, the usual processes of data acquisition are labor intensive and lengthy, requiring that x-ray counts be collected from individually selected regions of each cell in question and that data analysis be performed subsequent to data collection. A judicious combination of quantitative elemental maps and static raster probes adds not only an additional overall perception of what is occurring during a particular biological manipulation or event, but substantially increases data productivity. Recent advances in microcomputer instrumentation and software have made readily feasible the acquisition and processing of digital quantitative x-ray maps of one to several cells.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 290-303
Author(s):  
P. Charlie Buckley ◽  
Kimberly A. Murza ◽  
Tami Cassel

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of special education practitioners (i.e., speech-language pathologists, special educators, para-educators, and other related service providers) on their role as communication partners after participation in the Social Communication and Engagement Triad (Buckley et al., 2015 ) yearlong professional learning program. Method A qualitative approach using interviews and purposeful sampling was used. A total of 22 participants who completed participation in either Year 1 or Year 2 of the program were interviewed. Participants were speech-language pathologists, special educators, para-educators, and other related service providers. Using a grounded theory approach (Glaser & Strauss, 1967 ) to data analysis, open, axial, and selective coding procedures were followed. Results Three themes emerged from the data analysis and included engagement as the goal, role as a communication partner, and importance of collaboration. Conclusions Findings supported the notion that educators see the value of an integrative approach to service delivery, supporting students' social communication and engagement across the school day but also recognizing the challenges they face in making this a reality.


1989 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth M. Dalton ◽  
Jan L. Bedrosian

The communicative performance of 4 preoperational-level adolescents, using limited speech, gestures, and communication board techniques, was examined in a two-part investigation. In Part 1, each subject participated in an academic interaction with a teacher in a therapy room. Data were transcribed and coded for communication mode, function, and role. Two subjects were found to predominantly use the speech mode, while the remaining 2 predominantly used board and one other mode. The majority of productions consisted of responses to requests, and the initiator role was infrequently occupied. These findings were similar to those reported in previous investigations conducted in classroom settings. In Part 2, another examination of the communicative performance of these subjects was conducted in spontaneous interactions involving speaking and nonspeaking peers in a therapy room. Using the same data analysis procedures, gesture and speech modes predominated for 3 of the subjects in the nonspeaking peer interactions. The remaining subject exhibited minimal interaction. No consistent pattern of mode usage was exhibited across the speaking peer interactions. In the nonspeaking peer interactions, requests predominated. In contrast, a variety of communication functions was exhibited in the speaking peer interactions. Both the initiator and the maintainer roles were occupied in the majority of interactions. Pertinent variables and clinical implications are discussed.


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