The Asia Partnership on Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (APEIR) was initiated in 2006 to promote regional collaboration in avian influenza research. In 2009, the partnership expanded its scope to include all emerging infectious diseases. APEIR partners include public health and animal researchers, officials and practitioners from Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. ...

Responses to climate change have shifted significantly towards renewable energy, even while progress remains slower than predicted. Improving advances here requires joint efforts by private, public and social sector organizations. Yet, many of these collaborations fail or fall short their potential. This in-depth case study the electric vehicle infrastructure provider Better Place finds that cr...

BACKGROUND Integrated vector management strategies depend on local eco-bio-social conditions, community participation, political will and inter-sectorial partnership. Previously identified risk factors for persistent Triatoma dimidiata infestation include the presence of rodents and chickens, tiled roofs, dirt floors, partial wall plastering and dog density. METHODS A community-based interven...

Recommender systems have been successfully applied to alleviate the problem of information overload and assist users’ decision makings. Multi-stakeholder recommender produce item recommendations end user by considering perspective multiple stakeholders. Existing research on multi-stakeholder relies offline evaluations only, online studies are still under investigation. This paper made first att...

System stakeholders from multiple disciplines increasingly interact with computer models and simulations to make critical decisions. Advanced digital have transformed how engineers interact, analyze requirements, develop verify system elements, test them validate that they meet stakeholder needs. However, these are often developed by a specific discipline for its own purposes. Convincing other ...