scholarly journals Optimal Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Philippines

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Alvin H. Buhat ◽  
Destiny SM. Lutero ◽  
Yancee H. Olave ◽  
Kemuel M. Quindala ◽  
Mary Grace P. Recreo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Vaccine Coverage ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Target Range ◽  
Equitable Allocation ◽  
The One ◽  
Vaccine Distribution ◽  
Initial Coverage ◽  
Prioritization Framework

AbstractVaccine allocation is a national concern especially for countries such as the Philippines that have limited resources in acquiring COVID-19 vaccines. As such, certain groups are suggested to be prioritized for vaccination to protect the most vulnerable before vaccinating others. Our model suggests an allocation of vaccines such that COVID-19 deaths are minimized while the prioritization framework is satisfied. Results of the model show that a vaccine coverage of at least 50 to 70% of the population can be enough for a community with limited supplies, and an increase in vaccine supply is beneficial if initial coverage is less than the specified target range. Also, among the vaccines considered in the study, the one with 89.9% effectiveness and has a 183 Philippine peso (Php) price per dose projected the least number of deaths. Compared to other model variations and common allocation approaches, the model has achieved both an optimal and equitable allocation. This will be helpful for policymakers in determining a vaccine distribution for a resource-constrained community.

Algorithm for optimal allocation of limited resources based on the game iteration method

2019 ◽  
pp. 89-99
Author(s):  
V. Ya. Vilisov
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Linear Programming ◽  
Embedded Systems ◽  
Iterative Method ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Software Implementation ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Matrix Game ◽  
Acceptable Accuracy

The article proposes an algorithm for solving a linear programming problem (LPP) based on the use of its representation in the form of an antagonistic matrix game and the subsequent solution of the game by an iterative method. The algorithm is implemented as a computer program. The rate of convergence of the estimates of the solution to the actual value with the required accuracy has been studied. The software implementation shows a high speed of obtaining the LPP solution with acceptable accuracy in fractions or units of seconds. This allows the use algorithm in embedded systems for optimal control.

W. Cameron Forbes in the Philippines: A Study in Proconsular Power

1966 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Spector
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Ralph Waldo Emerson ◽  
Family Firm ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Family ◽  
The One

On his mother's side, W. Cameron Forbes was the grandson of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and on his father's, the grandson of John Murray Forbes, who made his fortune in the China clipper trade. He carried in his heredity the shrewd business ability of the one and the liberalism of the other. In Hofstadter's turn of phrase, he was the patrician as liberal. His wealth, his education — the best available (Milton Academy, Hopkinson School, Harvard) — would have entitled him to admittance to the innermost recesses of post-Civil War Republicanism. Yet he remained at best only affiliated with that party, and at heart an outspoken Independent. In 1892, on graduation from Harvard, he joined Stone and Webster, later gained experience in business as officer and director of several Boston banks, and then, just before the turn of the century, joined the family firm of J. M. Forbes and Co., Merchants.

scholarly journals From Colonialism to Neoliberalism: Critical Reflections on Philippine Mining in the "Long Twentieth Century"

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvin Camba
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Capital Expenditure ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Other ◽  
Archival Data ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Copper Nickel ◽  
Operational Costs ◽  
Iron Copper ◽  
The One

Through an analysis of archival data and findings from interviews with industry leaders, I explore the genesis, rise, and fall of the various Philippine mineral regimes of the twentieth century. Specifically, I examine the background of successive and overlapping colonial and neocolonial powers in three eras: late colonial (1901-1941), national developmental (1945-1964), and state authoritarianism (1965-1985). I also briefly examine the current neoliberal mineral regime (1986-present). I argue that, to date, capitalist enterprises and neocolonial powers have pursued two contradictory paths to extract precious (gold and silver) and base (chromite, iron, copper, nickel, magnesium, and ore) metals in the Philippines. On the one hand, mining companies appropriated expansive land, underpriced labor and inexpensive food to subsidize capital expenditure and mineral operations. The appropriation of basic inputs - or what is referred to as "cheap natures" - allowed these companies to reduce their sunken investments and operational costs. But on the other hand, as the sector developed more, it became increasingly difficult to appropriate such "cheap natures." While initially profitable because of successful appropriation of "cheap natures," companies eventually experienced decreasing returns because of the problems this caused.

Interdecadal variation of the wintertime precipitation in Southeast Asia and its possible causes

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-58
Author(s):  
Zizhen Dong ◽  
Lin Wang ◽  
Peiqiang Xu ◽  
Sittichai Pimonsree ◽  
Atsamon Limsakul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Ice ◽  
Coupled Model ◽  
Walker Circulation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Dominant Mode ◽  
Arctic Sea Ice ◽  
Maritime Continent ◽  
Asian Winter Monsoon ◽  
Arctic Sea ◽  
The One

AbstractBased on several observational and reanalysis datasets for the winters 1901-2017, this study investigates the interdecadal (ID) variation of the Southeast Asian rainfall (SEAR) and its potential drivers. The dominant mode of the wintertime SEAR on the ID timescale features enhanced precipitation over the eastern Maritime Continent and the Philippines and a slight decrease of precipitation over the western Maritime Continent, or the opposite sign. The ID SEAR variability peaks at the 8-16-year period and explains more than 20% of the total variance regardless of the datasets and period considered, highlighting the importance of the ID variability of the SEAR. The atmospheric circulation that facilitates abundant ID SEAR is characterized by enhanced lower-tropospheric wind convergence and cyclonic anomalies over the South China Sea and the Philippines. On the one hand, this wind convergence is attributed to the enhanced Walker circulation induced by the negative phase of the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO). On the other hand, it is attributed to the enhanced northerly anomalies along the coast of East Asia induced by strong East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) and reduced autumn Arctic sea ice in the Barents-Kara Sea. These mechanisms are further confirmed by model experiments from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5. The effects of the IPO, EAWM, and Arctic sea ice on the SEAR are mostly independent. They together explain approximately 70% of the SEAR variance on the ID timescale.

scholarly journals Bedside Surgical Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit during Covid-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 000348942094776
Author(s):  
Filippo Di Lella ◽  
Edoardo Picetti ◽  
Giovanni Ciavarro ◽  
Giovanni Pepe ◽  
Laura Malchiodi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Tertiary Referral ◽  
Surgical Tracheostomy ◽  
Percutaneous Procedures

Objectives: To describe Otolaryngologists’ perspective in managing COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring tracheostomy in the ICUs during the pandemic peak in a dramatic scenario with limited resources. Setting: Tertiary referral university hospital, regional hub in northern Italy during SARS CoV 2 pandemic peak (March 9th to April 10th, 2020). Methods: Technical description of open bedside tracheostomies performed in ICUs on COVID-19 patients during pandemic peak with particular focus on resource allocation and healthcare professionals coordination. A dedicated “airway team” was created in order to avoid transportation of critically ill patients and reduce facility contamination. Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic, bedside minimally invasive tracheostomy in the ICU was selected by the Authors over conventional surgical technique or percutaneous procedures for both technical and operational reasons. Otolaryngologists’ experience derived from direct involvement in 24 tracheostomies is reported. Conclusions: Tracheostomies on COVID-19 patients should be performed in a safe and standardized setting. The limited resources available in the pandemic peak required meticulous organization and optimal allocation of the resources to grant safety of both patients and healthcare workers.

The Philippines: Prospects for Democracy

Worldview ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-19
Author(s):  
Raul S. Manglapus
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Kidney Transplant ◽  
Fast Track ◽  
Vice President ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Constitutional Convention ◽  
Imminent Death ◽  
The One

The ill-again/well-again image of Ferdinand Marcos is attributed by doctors to a kidney ailment similar to the one that did not succeed in killing Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua. Still, Marcos has already had a “piggy-back” kidney transplant (the donor reportedly one of his children) and may be in much more, danger of dying from the ailment than Somoza ever was—a prospect that has prodded some of the opposition to produce a new “fast-track” scenario to take effect upon his demise.The heightened expectations of Marco's imminent death have reduced interest in an earlier scenario drawn up last April in Hong Kong by six opposition figures: former Senators Lorenzo Tanada, Jose Diokno, and Jovito Salonga, former President Diosdado Macapagal (represented by Abraham Sarmiento, Constitutional Convention vice-president in 1971), Agapito Aquino (brother of the martyred Senator Benigno Aquino), and this writer.

scholarly journals Optimal allocation of limited resources to biosecurity surveillance using a portfolio theory methodology

2019 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 153-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda Barnes ◽  
Fiona Giannini ◽  
Anthony Arthur ◽  
James Walker
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Portfolio Theory ◽  
Limited Resources

Research on the Feasibility of Water Diversion Project

2014 ◽  
Vol 580-583 ◽  
pp. 1874-1877
Author(s):  
Li Hua Zhang ◽  
Guang Hui Wang ◽  
Xiao Hui Hao
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
The Other ◽  
Water Diversion ◽  
Actual Condition ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Water Diversion Project ◽  
Engineering Measures ◽  
The One

The research on the feasibility of Feicheng Water Diversion from Dawen River Project is based on a thorough investigation in the actual condition of water resources in Feicheng city. It is found that on the one hand this city has been suffering from water shortage, while on the other hand it has allowed most of the water flowing away in vain from Dawen River, which runs through this area. To resolve this contradiction, this research demonstrates the feasibility of networking of Dawen River and Shangzhuanglu Reservoir through engineering measures to realize the optimal allocation of water resources

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