scholarly journals Case Study: The Spring 2009 Swine Influenza Outbreak

2009 ◽  
pp. 341-364
Keyword(s):  
Swine Influenza ◽  
Influenza Outbreak

Bioboard

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (02) ◽  
pp. 3-15 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Swine Influenza Virus ◽  
Swine Influenza ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Stem Cell Therapies ◽  
Cell Therapies ◽  
Influenza Outbreak ◽  
New Findings

AUSTRALIA – New Leukemia Discovery. AUSTRALIA – Scientists Identify Proteins to Fight Malaria. AUSTRALIA – Organ Donation Rates up in NSW. AUSTRALIA – Chlamydia Rates have Hit an All-time High in Australia, with Reports of Infections Tripling Over the Past Decade. CHINA – Chinese Scientists Caught Faking Research Papers. CHINA – New Findings for Cancer Treatment. CHINA – A/H1N1 Flu to Keep Spreading in China. CHINA – Scientists Discover Avian Influenza Outbreak Closely Related to Bird Migration. CHINA – Vitamin C Boosts the Reprogramming of Adult Cells into Stem Cells. CHINA – Georgia State Partners with Institutions in China and Taiwan. CHINA – China a Rising Star in Regenerative Medicine Despite World Skepticism of Stem Cell Therapies. HONG KONG – Hong Kong Discovers Pigs with H1N1 Virus. HONG KONG – Two more Norwegian-like Mutations of Human Swine Influenza Virus Detected. INDIA – India, Sweden to Boost Bilateral Ties in Healthcare. INDIA – Agri-Biotech Focus at Bangalore India Bio. PHILIPPINES – Biologist Finds New Vaccine for Malaria in Philippines. SINGAPORE – EADS and A*STAR's ICES to Collaborate on Biofuels. SINGAPORE – Singapore, France Collaborate to Further Scientific R&D. SINGAPORE – Rare Neurological Complications of Cancer Successfully Treated by NCCS. SINGAPORE – NUS Scientists Isolate Gene that Makes Plants Flower Faster. SINGAPORE – A*STAR, EDB Partner with Stanford University to Nurture Next-generation Asian Leaders in Medical Device Innovation. TAIWAN – Local University Sets Up Asia's First Animal Cancer Center. TAIWAN – Green Tea Might Protect Against Lung Cancer. TAIWAN – Embryo Screening Breakthrough to Give Healthy Babies to Parents. NORTH AMERICA – Scientists Develop New Stroke Therapy.

scholarly journals Influenza assessment centres: a case study of pandemic preparedness to alleviate excess emergency department volume

CJEM ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (04) ◽  
pp. 198-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey G. Hall ◽  
Alexander G. Perry ◽  
Adam vanDijk ◽  
Kieran M. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Disease Outbreak ◽  
Pandemic Preparedness ◽  
Time Series Regression ◽  
Syndromic Surveillance System ◽  
Influenza Outbreak ◽  
Geographically Distributed ◽  
Department Volume

ABSTRACT Objectives: Influenza assessment centres (IACs) were deployed to reduce emergency department (ED) volumes during the pH1N1 influenza outbreak in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) public health region of Ontario, Canada, in the fall of 2009. We present a case study for the deployment of IACs to reduce ED visit volume during both periods of pandemic and seasonal communicable disease outbreak. Methods: An emergency department syndromic surveillance system was used to trigger the deployment of eight geographically distributed IACs and to time their staggered closure 3 weeks later. We compared actual and expected ED visit volumes in the KFL&A region to neighbouring regions where no IACs operated by time series regression analysis before, during, and after IAC operation. Results: The deployment of IACs was triggered with a rise in overall ED volume at the hospitals in the KFL&A region to a level 10% above the 6-month running average. The IACs assessed 2,284 patients during 3 weeks of operation. Thirtythree patients were admitted directly to the hospital from the IACs, bypassing the EDs. During the operation of the IACs, the hospitals in the KFL&A region experienced a modest decrease in daily visits when compared to the 3 previous weeks. Overall ED visit volume in the hospitals in the neighbouring regions increased 105% during the period of IAC operation. Conclusions: Operating stand-alone influenza IACs may reduce ED volumes during periods of increased demand, as observed during an anticipated pandemic situation.

The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

Culture and the plasticity of perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lifshitz ◽  
T. M. Luhrmann
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Sensory Experience ◽  
Cultural Learning ◽  
The World

Abstract Culture shapes our basic sensory experience of the world. This is particularly striking in the study of religion and psychosis, where we and others have shown that cultural context determines both the structure and content of hallucination-like events. The cultural shaping of hallucinations may provide a rich case-study for linking cultural learning with emerging prediction-based models of perception.

Dual systems for all: Higher-order, role-based relational reasoning as a uniquely derived feature of human cognition

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Povinelli ◽  
Gabrielle C. Glorioso ◽  
Shannon L. Kuznar ◽  
Mateja Pavlic
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Reasoning ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Important Case ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
Relational Reasoning ◽  
Dual Systems ◽  
First Order ◽  
Reasoning System ◽  
Role Based

Abstract Hoerl and McCormack demonstrate that although animals possess a sophisticated temporal updating system, there is no evidence that they also possess a temporal reasoning system. This important case study is directly related to the broader claim that although animals are manifestly capable of first-order (perceptually-based) relational reasoning, they lack the capacity for higher-order, role-based relational reasoning. We argue this distinction applies to all domains of cognition.

Sociocultural memory development research drives new directions in gadgetry science

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny Van Bergen ◽  
John Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Memory Development ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Cross Cultural Research

Abstract Sociocultural developmental psychology can drive new directions in gadgetry science. We use autobiographical memory, a compound capacity incorporating episodic memory, as a case study. Autobiographical memory emerges late in development, supported by interactions with parents. Intervention research highlights the causal influence of these interactions, whereas cross-cultural research demonstrates culturally determined diversity. Different patterns of inheritance are discussed.

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