Nurses' contacts with potentially infectious persons probably place them at higher risk than the general population for infectious diseases. During an influenza pandemic, illness among nurses might result in staff shortage. We aimed to show the value of individual data from the healthcare sector for mathematical modeling of infectious disease transmission. Using a paper diary approach, we compa...

The use of social and contact networks to answer basic and applied questions about infectious disease transmission in wildlife and livestock is receiving increased attention. Through social network analysis, we understand that wild animal and livestock populations, including farmed fish and poultry, often have a heterogeneous contact structure owing to social structure or trade networks. Networ...

Transmission of infectious agents from livestock reservoirs has been hypothesized to cause respiratory disease outbreaks in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), and land management policies intended to limit this transmission have proven controversial. This cross-sectional study compares the infectious agents present in multiple populations of bighorn sheep near to and distant from their interface ...

Understanding the transmission dynamics of infectious disease is important for both biological research and public health applications. It has been widely demonstrated that statistical modeling provides a firm basis for inferring relevant epidemiological quantities from incidence and molecular data. However, the complexity of transmission dynamic models causes two challenges: Firstly, computati...

scale transmission loss facility for flat lightweight panels. Abstract: The design, construction and qualification of a small-scale sound transmission loss (STL) facility are described. STL measurements were made using the sound intensity technique based on ASTM E 2249-02 [1]. The volume of the irregular-shaped reverberant source chamber was 15 m 3 , and the volume of the regular-shaped anechoi...

background: clinical education with patient-focused learning is very important in medical education. therefore, it is very essential to select an appropriate education method. the current study was conducted to analyze the impact of simultaneous presentation of medical stager and inter in seminars provided with a pre-organizer strategy and from the students' perspective (2012-2013).  metho...

BACKGROUND The capacity to conduct zoonotic pathogen surveillance in wildlife is critical for the recognition and identification of emerging health threats. The PREDICT project, a component of United States Agency for International Development's Emerging Pandemic Threats program, has introduced capacity building efforts to increase zoonotic pathogen surveillance in wildlife in global 'hot spot'...

The intensification of human activities within the habitats of wild animals is increasing the risk of interspecies disease transmission. This risk is particularly important for great apes, given their close phylogenetic relationship with humans. Areas of high human density or intense research and ecotourism activities expose apes to a high risk of disease spillover from humans. Is this risk low...

In this paper, we have presented the concept of cable less transmission i.e. power without the usage of any kind of the electrical conductor or wires. We present an idea discussed here, how energy can be transmitted as microwaves, so as to reduce the transmission and allocation losses, known as Microwave Power transmission (MPT). We have also cited several aspects relating to history of wireles...

Introduction Financial transmission rights are essential ingredients of efficient markets in wholesale electricity systems operating under the principles of open access and non‐discrimination. A central feature is the revenue adequacy of financial transmission rights to provide full funding and the associated transmission hedges that link transactions between different locations. As summarized ...