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A Perspective On Multiple Waves Of Influenza Pandemics, Anna Mummert, Howard Weiss, Li-Pong Long, Jose´ M. Amigo´, Xiu-Feng Wan

Mathematics Faculty Research

Background: A striking characteristic of the past four influenza pandemic outbreaks in the United States has been the multiple waves of infections. However, the mechanisms responsible for the multiple waves of influenza or other acute infectious diseases are uncertain. Understanding these mechanisms could provide knowledge for health authorities to develop and implement prevention and control strategies. Materials and Methods: We exhibit five distinct mechanisms, each of which can generate two waves of infections for an acute infectious disease. The first two mechanisms capture changes in virus transmissibility and behavioral changes. The third mechanism involves population heterogeneity (e.g., demography, geography), where …

Engage To Inspire, Anupam Agarwal Md

Browse All News

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A Perspective On Multiple Waves Of Influenza Pandemics, Anna Mummert, Howard Weiss, Li-Ping Long, José M. Amigó, Xiu-Feng Wan

CVM Publications

BACKGROUND: A striking characteristic of the past four influenza pandemic outbreaks in the United States has been the multiple waves of infections. However, the mechanisms responsible for the multiple waves of influenza or other acute infectious diseases are uncertain. Understanding these mechanisms could provide knowledge for health authorities to develop and implement prevention and control strategies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We exhibit five distinct mechanisms, each of which can generate two waves of infections for an acute infectious disease. The first two mechanisms capture changes in virus transmissibility and behavioral changes. The third mechanism involves population heterogeneity (e.g., demography, geography), where …

Malnutrition And Diseases Affecting The Children Of Uganda, Crystal Brooke Baldwin

Senior Honors Theses

Every day there are children in underdeveloped countries, such as Uganda, who are struggling to survive on minimal food, money, and other resources. These children do not have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of a normal childhood because their main focus is on survival. Many of these children will die because of preventable disease and starvation that have resulted from the endless cycle of poverty and lack of education. Those who are lucky enough to survive must fight a daily battle to find the nutrients they need and to combat the diseases they may acquire. It is heartbreaking to …

17th Annual Petersheim Academic Exposition Abstracts, Seton Hall University

Petersheim Academic Exposition

No abstract provided.

The Problem, One Solution, And The Future : An Investigation Of Current And Future Insect Pest Management, Tanjim Hossain

USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)

No abstract provided.

Analysis And Optimization Of Patient Bed Assignments Within A Hospital Unit While Considering Isolation Requirements, Christina Cignarale

Theses

Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) are infections acquired by patients admitted in healthcare facilities. These infections can be contagious or even worse, fatal, which has prompted the medical community to put guidelines in place to isolate patients who may pose a risk of spreading or be susceptible to an infection(s). These isolation practices also have the unwanted consequence of constraining the options for inpatient bed assignments since infected patients cannot be assigned to a room where uninfected patients reside. Historically, hospitals in the United States have been built with single and double bedrooms to provide inpatient care. As long as demand …

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - April 21, 2013, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the April 21, 2013 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler

Content Includes

• May 2nd DSS to Feature Dr. David Walker
• COM Class of 2013 to Host Skit Night

• Biotech Company Affiliated with USA College of Medicine Advances in Alabama Launchpad Competition

• USA Autism Interest Group to Host Autism Grand Rounds

• Dr. Marc E. Mitchell to Present Frazer/Leigh Memorial Lecture

An Examination Of School Principals', Teachers', And Other Support Staff's Perception Of Stress In The School Setting, Shunji Quenae Brown-Woods

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Job stress in school staff is a concern for school systems and has an impact on many organizational factors within the school setting. The extent to which school personnel are aware of their stress, coping mechanisms and coping strategies is the focus of this study. The literature review highlights various aspects of stress including the physiology of stress, economic implications, specific job stressors in the field of education, burnout indicators for teachers, principal's awareness of stress, and coping strategies available and reportedly used by school staff.Three job type groups participated in the study: principals, teachers, and support staff. The study …

The Bison, April 19, 2013

The Bison Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Interdisciplinary Health Fair And The Tendencies Of Young Adults To Receive Follow-Up Health Care, Kaelyn Monroe

Honors Theses

The following proposal outlines the planning, implementation, and follow-up regarding an organized health fair that aims to promote healthy lifestyle in a minority population. The health fair will be conducted on October 9' 2012 at Climax Scott's Alternative High School. The populations addressed through this project include: 60 students ranging from 16-19 years of age, 30 individuals 19 years or older and 10 teachers. The health fair will be organized by three senior-level Bronson School of Nursing students: Alexandra Scheidt, Abby Smith, and Kaelyn Momoe. The thesis project committee consists of: Dr. Sally Vliem, Professor Wendy Kershner, and Professor Alice …

Interdisciplinary Health Fair And The Tendencies Of Young Adults To Receive Follow-Up Health Care, Alexandra Scheidt

Honors Theses

The following proposal outlines the planning, implementation, and follow-up regarding an organized health fair that aims to promote healthy lifestyle in a minority population. The health fair will be conducted on October 9' 2012 at Climax Scott's Alternative High School. The populations addressed through this project include: 60 students ranging from 16-19 years of age, 30 individuals 19 years or older and 10 teachers. The health fair will be organized by three senior-level Bronson School of Nursing students: Alexandra Scheidt, Abby Smith, and Kaelyn Momoe. The thesis project committee consists of: Dr. Sally Vliem, Professor Wendy Kershner, and Professor Alice …

Paternalistic Discrimination: The Chevron Deference Misplaced In Chevron U.S.A., Inc. V. Echazabal, Tricia M. Patterson

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.

Institutional Crisis Readiness As Perceived By Small College And University Senior Student Affairs Officers At Naspa Member Institutions, Philip D. Covington

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this study was to examine current readiness plans of small colleges and universities through the eyes of Senior Student Affairs Officers and develop recommendations for institutional use. Plans were examined across both institutional size and type to gauge institutional readiness, and commonalities were sought in the areas of plan development and maintenance. This explanatory mixed-methods study utilized survey research methodology and phone interviews. Following the initial survey administration, five respondents participated in phone interviews focused on the development and maintenance of institutional crisis management systems. Unexpected delays in the research necessitated a second administration of the survey …

The Forgotten Pandemic: A Short History Of The 1918-1919 Influenza Outbreak & The Effect On Kalamazoo And Western State Normal School, Katie Jones

Honors Theses

The influenza outbreak of 1918-1919 began its widespread destruction in September of 1918. Before the outbreak was over, more than twenty-five percent of the United States population became ill. However, the United States was not alone in this silent war. The influenza outbreak (named the “Spanish Flu” or “La Grippe” at this time) killed approximately fifty million people worldwide and is still considered to be the “world’s worst pandemic” since the onset of written history. The state of Michigan, including Kalamazoo and the campus of Western State Normal School were not immune to this highly contagious virus. From October 1918 …

Uncomfortable Convenience: The Future Of The Dollar In The International Monetary System, Clinton Thompson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This research paper focuses on the future of the United States dollar as the world’s main reserve currency. Since the end of World War II, the international monetary system has undoubtedly been a dollar-based system, this despite the closing of the gold window in 1971 and rising U.S. debt since then. This paper aims to answer the questions of how reserve currency status gives a state power, why the dollar has remained the anchor of the world’s monetary system, the threat to the dollar’s status posed by rising U.S. debt, and possible alternatives to the dollar. A case study of …

Volume 50, Number 35: April 17, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

2013 Undergraduate Research Competition Program, Coastal Carolina University

Undergraduate Research Symposium Programs

5th Annual Undergraduate Research Competition, April 17-18, 2013. Document includes schedule and abstracts.

Characterization Of The Innate Immune Response In Sea Lamprey And Its Suppression In Ictalurid Catfish, Wendy Michelle Rose

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) belongs to the most primitive class of fish and has only innate immunity. Mannose-binding C-type lectin (MBL) was initially isolated by mannan-agarose affinity chromatography from sea lamprey plasma. The affinity-purified and 2-ME reduced lamprey MBL showed two bands of 35 kDa and 65 kDa by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting using guinea pig anti-MBL IgG as the primary antibody. N-terminal amino acid sequencing by Edman degradation for the first 10 residues gave XXXTKGCPDA. Lamprey plasma contained 261 µg of MBL/mL of plasma. Plasma protein concentration was 40.1 mg/mL. Lamprey plasma was present them in plasma at …

The Influence Of Diet On The Mammalian Gut Microbiome, Brian David Muegge

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

The mammalian gut is residence to a large microbial community whose collective set of millions of genes: microbiome) encodes a vast array of functions, including many that process dietary components. Few tools are available to change the microbiome's properties to promote host health because the factors governing community assembly and operation are poorly understood. My thesis focused on the impact of one factor, host diet.

I used a variety of experimental and computational methods to perform a comparative metagenomic study of the fecal communities of 39 diverse mammals to assess microbiome variation. These animals included herbivores, omnivores and carnivores representing …

Hiv Reporting In California: By Name Or By Number?, Nicole Kamm

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.

Toward A Unified And Reciprocal Disability System, Paul Armstrong

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.

Animal Health Matters, Russ Daly

Animal Health MATTERS Newsletter

[Page] 1- Dave Zeman Retires as Department Head and Director [Page] 2- Interim Director's Message: Transitions [Page] 3- Dr. Ying Fang Awarded Distinguished Researcher Award at SDSU [Page] 3- Ag Day at Washington Pavilion Specimen Receiving and Necropsy Sections [Page] 4- Serology Section at ADRDL [Page] 5- Effect of Safe-Guard Free-Choice Mineral Blocks on Tri-Chostrongyle Nematodes in Pastured Cattle from Eastern South Dakota [Page] 6- Travis Clement Recognized for Professional Staff Excellence [Page] 6- Lucinda Bloker Joins ADRDL Workforce [Page] 7- Bailey Herd Health Conference Covers Sheep and Goat Medicine [Page] 7- Continuing Education Events

April 15th 2013, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

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Enrollment In Yfv Vaccine Trial: An Evaluation Of Recruitment Outcomes Associated With A Randomized Controlled Double-Blind Trial Of A Live Attenuated Yellow Fever Vaccine, Paula M. Frew, Eve T. Shapiro, Lu Lu, Srilatha Edupuganti, Harry L. Keyserling, Mark J. Mulligan

Environmental & Global Health Faculty Research

This investigation evaluated several factors associated with diverse participant enrollment of a clinical trial assessing safety, immunogenicity, and comparative viremia associated with administration of 17-D live, attenuated yellow fever vaccine given alone or in combination with human immune globulin. We obtained baseline participant information (e.g., sociodemographic, medical) and followed recruitment outcomes from 2005 to 2007. Of 355 potential Yellow Fever vaccine study participants, 231 cases were analyzed. Strong interest in study participation was observed among racial and ethnically diverse persons with 36.34% eligible following initial study screening, resulting in 18.75% enrollment. The percentage of white participants increased from 63.66% (prescreened …

Fishlines, 2013, N/A N/A

Fishlines

No abstract provided.

Ms 015 Guide To Joseph Melnick, Phd Papers (1943-1989), Joseph Melnick (1914-2001)

Manuscript Finding Aids

Joseph Melnick, PhD papers contains correspondence and reprints that document the career of Dr. Melnick, who was a leading epidemiologist, best known for his research on polio. See more at MS 015.

Measurement Of Airline Passenger Satisfaction: A Comparison Of Methodology, Jason A. Mlady, John P. Young

Aviation Technology Graduate Student Publications

Many methods exist for attempting to quantify passenger satisfaction. Perceptions of satisfaction are typically considered qualitative in nature, which has led to the development of many different methods to represent most holistically the emotions in a quantitative manner. The objective of this analysis centers on attempting to reconcile the differences between the various passenger studies that have been conducted through a review of methodological approaches from such studies. There was a special focus placed upon the differences in results between the response-based Airline Passenger Survey and the Airline Quality Rating, which is compiled using data gathered from airline statistics. Finally, …

Large-Scale Structural Rearrangement Of A Serine Hydrolase From Francisella Tularensis Facilitates Catalysis, Ekaterina V. Filippova, Leigh A. Watson, Misty L. Kuhn, Brett Geissler, Daniel Becker

Chemistry: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Tularemia is a deadly, febrile disease caused by infection by the gram-negative bacterium, Francisella tularensis. Members of the ubiquitous serine hydrolase protein family are among current targets to treat diverse bacterial infections. Herein we present a structural and functional study of a novel bacterial carboxylesterase (FTT258) from F. tularensis, a homologue of human acyl protein thioesterase (hAPT1). The structure of FTT258 has been determined in multiple forms, and unexpectedly large conformational changes of a peripheral flexible loop occur in the presence of a mechanistic cyclobutanone ligand. The concomitant changes in this hydrophobic loop and the newly exposed hydrophobic substrate binding …

Rural School Employees' Awareness And Perceptions Of Adult Vaccinations: A District-Wide Study, Eli Gary Thornton

Theses and Dissertations

As key members of the school environment, it is important for school employees to be vaccinated. Employees are in direct contact with children in close quarters for long periods of time and such an environment can easily serve as an outbreak center for vaccine-preventable communicable diseases such as measles. Despite the fact that most school employees believe vaccines are safe and effective and many school employees report they are up-to-date with their vaccines, a closer examination reveals discrepancy between belief and behavior. As a vaccine advocate, the school nurse can be influential in providing adult vaccination education for school employees, …