Progress Report—First Floor West

Health Progress in the West Indies

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Recent progress in West Nile virus diagnosis and vaccination

West Nile virus (WNV) is a positive-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Flaviviridae family, a large family with 3 main genera (flavivirus, hepacivirus and pestivirus). Among these viruses, there are several globally relevant human pathogens including the mosquito-borne dengue virus (DENV), yellow fever virus (YFV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and West Nile virus (WNV), as well as tick-bo...

Counting the poor versus monitoring the floor: Understanding alternative perceptions of progress against poverty

One hears very different views within the development community on the question as to whether the world’s poorest are participating in the benefits of economic growth.1 One view is reflected in John F Kennedy’s famous aphorisms that ‘a rising tide lifts all boats,’ or claims that ‘growth is good for the poor’ (Dollar and Kraay 2002) and that the poor are ‘breaking through from the bottom’ (Rade...

Floor Maps

Floor Maps

Basic Information [1] Facilities [2] Help With [3] PDF format maps of the library interior, including the locations of service desks, computers, study areas, group study rooms, restrooms, and collections.