TB Control Problems

TB Control in Prisons

According to WHO, in 2010, there were 8.8 million (range, 8.5-9.2 million) incident cases of TB and 1.1 million (range, 8.5-9.2 million) deaths from TB among HIV-negative cases and an additional 0.35 million (range, 0.32-0.39) deaths from HIV-associated TB (WHO 2011). An examination of the map of estimated incidence rates by country and the breakdown of national figures in social strata rapidly...

The international TB control targets.

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major causes of illness and death in many countries and a significant public health problem worldwide. Its importance as a barrier to socioeconomic development is recognized in the Millennium Development Goals, and combating TB is seen as an integral part of poverty reduction programmes. International targets for TB control set for 2005 enhanced global commitment...

Addressing Poverty in Tb Control Options for National Tb Control Programmes

Addressing Poverty in Tb Control Options for National Tb Control Programmes

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Solving optimal control problems by PSO-SVM

The optimal control of problem is about finding a control law for a given system such that a certain optimality criterion is achieved. Methods of solving the optimal control problems are divided into direct methods and mediated methods (through other equations). In this paper, the PSO- SVM indirect method is used to solve a class of optimal control problems. In this paper, we try to determine t...