Cross-border Recognition of Electronic Certificates: Results of the IDABC Bridge/Gateway Certification Authority Pilot Project

Effectiveness of Joint 3+1 Malaria Strategy Along China-Myanmar Cross Border Areas

10.21203/rs.3.rs-121025/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Zu-rui Lin ◽

Shi-gang Li ◽

Xiao-dong Sun ◽

Xiang-rui Guo ◽

Zhi Zheng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Plasmodium Vivax ◽

Prevalence Rate ◽

Indoor Residual Spraying ◽

Parasite Prevalence ◽

Pilot Project ◽

P Value ◽

Buffer Area ◽

Cross Border ◽

Border Malaria ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Background: Cross-border malaria in Laiza City of Myanmar seriously affected Yingjiang County of China and compromised the national malaria elimination goal. A pilot project on 3+1 strategy of joint cross-border malaria prevention and control was carried out in building border malaria buffer area in the both sides since 2017; Here, 3 was the three preventive lines in Yingjiang County to strengthen targeted measures of elimination malaria in China and +1 was a defined border area in Laiza City to adopt the integrated measures of malaria control in Myanmar.Methods: A retrospective analysis from 2015 to 2019 was conducted that included case detection, parasite prevalence and vector surveillance. Descriptive statistics was used and the incidence or rates were compared. The annual parasite incidence in +1 area of Myanmar, the annual importation rate in Yingjiang County of China and the density of An.Minimus were statistically significant indictors to assess the effect of the joint interventions.Results: In +1 area of Myanmar from 2015 to 2019, the average of annual parasite incidence was (59.11±40.73) / 1000 and plasmodium vivax accounted for 96.27 % of total confirmed cases. After the pilot project, the annual parasite incidence, microscopic parasite prevalence rate and density of An. Minimus reduced by 89%,100% and 93.93% respectively, but the submicroscopic parasite prevalence rate was no significant difference between the two surveys (p =0.084). In Yingjiang County of China, neither indigenous nor introduced case was reported and 100% cases were imported from Myanmar since 2017. The average of annual importation rate from 2015 to 2019 was (0.47±0.15)/1000. After the pilot project, it reduced by 53% of whole county, 67% of the first preventive line, 52% of the second preventive line and 36% of the third preventive line respectively. The density of An. Minimus in the first preventive line reduced by 94.51% and did not have significant difference between that of+1 area of Myanmar (Z value=-1.18，p value=0.24). Conclusion: The pilot project on 3+1 strategy has made remarkable effectiveness and a buffer area of border malaria was successfully established between Laiza City of Myanmar and Yingjiang County of China. The combined use and expanded coverage of indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) was more effective than only use of LLINs in reducing the transmission of plasmodium vivax caused by An. Minimus. It is necessary to adopt submicroscopic infection interventions to eliminate potential sources of infection in Laiza City of Myanmar.

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“Better than having no evaluation done”: Conducting Remote Asylum Evaluations for Clients in a Migrant Encampment in Mexico: A Pilot Project

10.21203/rs.3.rs-279489/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ranit Mishori ◽

Kathryn Hampton ◽

Hajar Habbach ◽

Elsa Raker ◽

Anjali Niyogi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Asylum Seekers ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Immigration Detention ◽

Cross Border ◽

Post Evaluation ◽

Rapport Building ◽

Hard To Reach Populations ◽

Evaluation Survey ◽

Better Than

Abstract Background: Asylum evaluations are highly specialized medico-legal encounters which collect physical or mental health evidence, or both, and used in immigration proceedings. Although the field of asylum medicine is growing, access to these evaluations is still inadequate, particularly for asylum seekers in immigration detention or other forms of custody, such as under the Migrant Protection Protocols or “Remain in Mexico” policy. Given advances in telemedicine in recent years and growing evidence of similar outcomes with in-person treatment, it seems prudent to examine whether remote modalities may also be effective for conducting mental health asylum evaluations in hard-to-reach populations. Methods: We analyzed the comments of 12 clinicians who conducted a total of 25 cross-border remote mental health evaluations and completed a post-evaluation survey regarding their impressions and experiences. Results: Clinicians encountered a number of challenges including technical difficulties and a decreased ability to establish rapport. Nearly uniformly, however, clinicians noted that despite difficulties, they were able achieve the goals of the evaluation, including rapport building and diagnosis. Conclusion: remote evaluations appear to be non-inferior to in-person encounters and may be useful in expanding legal options for hard-to-reach asylum seekers.

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Introducing Country-wide Benchmarking to The Water Supply Sector in Slovenia Linked with Cross-Border Comparisons with Austria and Bavaria

Water Practice & Technology ◽

10.2166/wpt.2010.014 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Heimo Theuretzbacher-Fritz ◽

Jörg Schielein ◽

Harald Kiesl ◽

Roman Neunteufel ◽

Jörg Kölbl

Keyword(s):

Water Supply ◽

Water Framework Directive ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Eu Water Framework Directive ◽

High Quality ◽

National Project ◽

Cross Border ◽

Funded Project ◽

Water Supply Services ◽

The Eu

Within the frame of EU funded project on the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive, a pilot project of corporate benchmarking of water supply services was carried out in Slovenia. Eight utilities participated and were able to deliver data quickly, entirely and of high quality. The PI results also compared cross-border with utilities of Austria and Bavaria gave first hints on the state of the Slovene utilities. Hence, benchmarking can be implemented in the Slovene water supply sector but still needs efforts for a national project organisation.

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Effectiveness of Joint 3+1 Malaria Strategy Along China-Myanmar Cross Border Areas

10.21203/rs.3.rs-132294/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Zu-rui Lin ◽

Shi-gang Li ◽

Xiao-dong Sun ◽

Xiang-rui Guo ◽

Zhi Zheng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Plasmodium Vivax ◽

Prevalence Rate ◽

Indoor Residual Spraying ◽

Parasite Prevalence ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Vector Surveillance ◽

Buffer Area ◽

Cross Border ◽

Border Malaria ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Background: Cross-border malaria in Laiza City of Myanmar seriously compromised the achieving goal of malaria elimination in Yingjiang County of China. A pilot project on 3+1 strategy of joint cross-border malaria prevention and control was carried out in building border malaria buffer area in the both sides since 2017; Here, 3 was the three preventive lines in Yingjiang County to strengthen targeted measures of elimination malaria in China and +1 was a defined border area in Laiza City to adopt the integrated measures of malaria control in Myanmar. Methods: A retrospective analysis from 2015 to 2019 was conducted and the descriptive statistics was used to analyze and compare the data of malaria case detection, parasite prevalence and vector surveillance. Results: In +1 area of Myanmar from 2015 to 2019, the average of annual parasite incidence was (59.11±40.73) / 1000 and plasmodium vivax accounted for 96.27 % of total confirmed cases. After the pilot project, the annual parasite incidence, microscopic parasite prevalence rate and density of An. Minimus reduced by 89%,100% and 93.93% respectively, but the submicroscopic parasite prevalence rate was no significant difference between the two surveys (p =0.084). In Yingjiang County of China, neither indigenous nor introduced case was reported and 100% cases were imported from Myanmar since 2017. The average of annual importation rate from 2015 to 2019 was (0.47±0.15)/1000. After the pilot project, it reduced by 53% of whole county, 67% of the first preventive line, 52% of the second preventive line and 36% of the third preventive line respectively. Conclusion: The pilot project on 3+1 strategy has made remarkable effectiveness and a buffer area of border malaria was successfully established between Laiza City of Myanmar and Yingjiang County of China. The combined use and expanded coverage of indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) was more effective than only use of LLINs in reducing the transmission of plasmodium vivax caused by An. Minimus. It is necessary to adopt submicroscopic infection interventions to eliminate potential sources of infection in Laiza City of Myanmar.

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Effectiveness of joint 3 + 1 malaria strategy along China–Myanmar cross border areas

BMC Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1186/s12879-021-06920-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Zu-rui Lin ◽

Shi-gang Li ◽

Xiao-dong Sun ◽

Xiang-rui Guo ◽

Zhi Zheng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Malaria Elimination ◽

Prevalence Rate ◽

Parasite Prevalence ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Vector Surveillance ◽

Trap Night ◽

Cross Border ◽

Border Malaria ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Border Areas

Abstract Background Cross-border malaria in Laiza City of Myanmar seriously affected Yingjiang County of China and compromised reaching the goal of malaria elimination by 2020. Since 2017, a pilot project on 3 + 1 strategy of joint cross-border malaria prevention and control was carried out for building a malaria buffer in these border areas. Here, 3 were the three preventive lines in China where different focalized approaches of malaria elimination were applied and + 1 was a defined border area in Myanmar where the integrated measures of malaria control were adopted. Methods A 5-year retrospective analysis (2015 to 2019) was conducted that included case detection, parasite prevalence and vector surveillance. Descriptive statistics was used and the incidence or rates were compared. The annual parasite incidence and the parasite prevalence rate in + 1 area of Myanmar, the annual importation rate in Yingjiang County of China and the density of An. minimus were statistically significant indictors to assess the effectiveness of the 3 + 1 strategy. Results In + 1 area of Myanmar from 2015 to 2019, the averaged annual parasite incidence was (59.11 ± 40.73)/1000 and Plasmodium vivax accounted for 96.27% of the total confirmed cases. After the pilot project, the annual parasite incidence dropped 89% from 104.77/1000 in 2016 to 12.18/1000 in 2019, the microscopic parasite prevalence rate dropped 100% from 0.34% in 2017 to zero in 2019 and the averaged density of An. Minimus per trap-night dropped 93% from 1.92 in June to 0.13 in September. The submicroscopic parasite prevalence rate increased from 1.15% in 2017 to 1.66% in 2019 without significant difference between the two surveys (P = 0.084). In Yingjiang County of China, neither indigenous nor introduced case was reported and 100% cases were imported from Myanmar since 2017. The averaged annual importation rate from 2015 to 2019 was (0.47 ± 0.15)/1000. After the pilot project, the annual importation rate dropped from 0.59/1000 in 2016 to 0.28/1000 in 2019 with an overall reduction of 53% in the whole county. The reduction was 67% (57.63/1000 to 18.01/1000) in the first preventive line, 52% (0.20/1000 to 0.10/1000) in the second preventive line and 36% (0.32/1000 to 0.22/1000) in the third preventive line. The averaged density of An. Minimus per trap-night in the first preventive line dropped 94% from 2.55 in June to 0.14 in September, without significant difference from that of + 1 area of Myanmar (Z value = − 1.18, P value = 0.24). Conclusion The pilot project on 3 + 1 strategy has been significantly effective in the study areas and a buffer zone of border malaria was successfully established between Laiza City of Myanmar and Yingjiang County of China.

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Communication Aide: A Pilot Project

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/0161-1461.0303.32 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 32-35

Author(s):

Muriel Sue Braunstein

Keyword(s):

Pilot Project

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Supervision: Supervision and Clinical Practicum in Telepractice

Perspectives on Administration and Supervision ◽

10.1044/aas21.1.30 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 30-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sena Crutchley

Keyword(s):

North Carolina ◽

Pilot Project ◽

First Year ◽

University Of North Carolina ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

Support Personnel ◽

Clinical Practicum ◽

Training Support ◽

Language Pathology ◽

The University

This article describes how a telepractice pilot project was used as a vehicle to train first-year graduate clinicians in speech-language pathology. To date, six graduate clinicians have been trained in the delivery of telepractice at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Components of telepractice training are described and the benefits and limitations of telepractice as part of clinical practicum are discussed. In addition, aspects of training support personnel involved in telepractice are outlined.

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