General epidemics

The incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) in the US is rapidly increasing, driven largely by the epidemic of human papillomavirus (HPV)-mediated OPSCC. Although survival for patients with HPV mediated OPSCC (HPV+ OPSCC) is generally better than that of patients with non-virally mediated OPSCC, this effect is not uniform.

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Standard values for birth weight by gestational age are not available for sub-Saharan Africa, but are needed to evaluate incidence and risk factors for intrauterine growth retardation in settings where HIV, antiretrovirals, and other in utero exposures may impact birth outcomes.

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In this paper, the stochastic SIR epidemic model with Markov switching and general incidence rate is investigated. We classify the model by introducing a threshold value λ. To be more specific, we show that if λ < 0 then the disease-free is globally asymptotic stable i.e., the disease will eventually disappear while the epidemic is strongly stochastically permanent provided that λ > 0

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In the student market this will be read as ‘academic reputation plus employability’, a position with appeal today but even greater appeal in a post-2012 funding environment. It is also sustainable, as high institutional costs and high fees will not be possible without high quality; although investment in people, IT and (later) buildings will be needed to get us there.

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According to the 2009 Indonesia Country Report on the follow-up to the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, the HIV epidemic in Indonesia is among the fastest growing in Asia. HIV infection rates are the highest in Papua (2.4%), where it has spread to the general population. With large mining, migrant worker and fishing industries, Papua is a likely source for increased HIV transmission throughout the region.

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The proposed Camdev II I developments are in the Boa Plain which occupies 177 km2 in the Bamusso Sub-division of Ndian Division of South West Province. It is a flat crescent-shaped coastal plain north-west of Cameroon Mountain. To the west are mangrove swamps, to the east mainly the hills of the Mokoko River Forest Reserve. In the north the Meme River is the boundary and the crescent narrows to a point in the south near the village of Njangassa. There is a general downward slope of about 0.5% toward the mangrove swamps in the west. It is estimated that 90%...

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Biosecurity and quarantine are integral parts of any successful poultry production system. Biosecurity refers to those measures taken to prevent or control the introduction and spread of infectious agents to a flock. Such infectious agents, whether they cause clinical or subclinical disease, significantly reduce the productivity, profitability and long term financial viability of a poultry operation. Biosecurity is about managing risk to meet the objectives stated above.

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Transportation investment affects the economy through two fundamental mechanisms: (1) impacts of spending -- the act of investing money in public transportation facilities and operations supports jobs and income for that industry, as well as jobs and income in supplier industries and other affected elements of the economy; (2) costs and productivity impacts – the public transportation services that are enabled by that investment provide enhanced mobility, time and cost savings; leading to broader economic growth occurs as a result of changes in disposable household income, bu...

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Pressing demand. Past market-based systems never saw real field testing, and contention was often artifi- cially generated. Today, a deployed market system could have immediate usage and solve real resource conflicts. Real usage data will help researchers calibrate and eval- uate their market-based resource schedulers. Previous mechanism designs were not able to take advantage of user feedback to drive the mechanism design process. Improved operating system infrastructure.

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Nevertheless, one must acknowledge that Bonfand’s book takes risks, and can even be called a theoretical tour de force. By rejecting citation and confronting painting and cinema according to their ‘phenomenologicallity’, Bonfand truly ponders the relation between painting and cinema beyond the box, even though the correlation between the two may sometimes seem too loose in a couple of chapters. Additionally, the different essays remain too randomly juxtaposed, which deprives the book from having a solid structure and argument.

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The first part, the design of an ADAS system started with the investigation of user and stakeholder requirements. It was  found that drivers accept ADAS systems, as long as they keep a certain amount of control. To comply to these  requirements, the system uses so called system states. Every system state offers a certain amount of control, leaving the  choice with the driver.  To define which drive tasks were to be supported, a system analysis of current ADAS systems has been made.  Functions of these systems have been integrated into new multi­purpose functions and components.

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This report focuses on a set of tools to address youth exposure that has been largely ignored: State laws that restrict youth expo- sure to alcohol advertising in both measured and unmeasured media venues. States have systems already in place for administer- ing alcohol advertising regulations, usually (but not always) housed in an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) state agency. Alcohol producers, distributors, and retailers must obtain state licenses to do business in a state.

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Maharashtra have estimated adult HIV prevalence less than one per cent. While all high prevalence states had shown decline in prevalence between 2006 and 2009, rising trends are noted in some new states namely Orissa, Assam, Chandigarh, Kerala, Jharkhand and Meghalaya. It may be noted that though prevalence is declining, in terms of absolute numbers, it may not be so because of large population size. The epidemic in India is higher in urban areas than rural areas and greater among males than females.

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India is home to the largest number of children in the world, significantly larger than the number in China.1 The country has 20 per cent of the 0- 4 years’ child population of the world. The number of live births in the country is estimated to be 27 million,2 which again constitutes 20 per cent of the total number of live births in the world. Although the number of births is expected to gradually go down in the coming years, the relative load of India in the world in terms of child population is not going to lessen significantly for a long time to come.

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implement a comprehensive package of interventions to meet the needs of vulnerable populations. Each country should identify populations vulnerable to HIV or underserved by current HIV programmes in both generalized and concentrated epidemics. The needs of young people and women should explicitly be addressed in national HIV responses. Particular attention should be given to expanding comprehensive combination HIV prevention programmes in communities with generalized epidemics.

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Expand existing hiv prevention interventions. WHO will develop an evidence-based HIV prevention package for the health sector and support its implementation at the national level. The design of the prevention package will reflect the findings of a review of behavioural interventions and advice on how they can best be combined with other interventions in a range of health settings. WHO will provide guidance on delivering combined prevention activites in generalized epidemics, including optimal approaches for key populations, such as women, girls and young people.

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Challenges for the global response to hiv. This progress, however, is fragile and unevenly distributed. HIV incidence is increasing in some countries and regions, and too many new infections are still occurring: 2.6 million in 2009 alone, contributing to the current global prevalence of 33.3 million. 3 Although much reduced from their peak in 1999, new infections continue to outpace the number of people placed on treatment. Most people in need still do not have access to antiretroviral therapy, and demand is growing.

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For many marketers, mobile is the Holy Grail for Location Based Marketing. Location Based Marketing promises an unprecedented new way to connect with consumers and deliver highly relevant and targeted messages at a time and place when a consumer is most likely to act on them. The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has developed this whitepaper to educate the industry on Location Based Marketing, and to provide a general overview for mobile marketers seeking to understand the potential opportunities for Location Based Services1 (“LBS).

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What’s more, our programs are practical and relevant, so that you may see immediate results in yourself and your organization. Through faculty well versed in business issues as well as colleagues who share similar work experience, you will leave the program better prepared to anticipate and lead change at all levels. Also you will have the opportunity to build a lifelong network with the colleagues you meet in class. Pepperdine students come from a variety of professional, cultural, and educational backgrounds.

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The book is not intended as a handbook for the nursery; many such exist, and many of them are of great merit. Neither has it the worse than idle pretence of telling people how to treat their children's illnesses, without the help of a doctor. Its object is to give a description of the diseases of early life, such as may help a mother to understand something of their nature and symptoms, to save her from needless anxiety as to their issue, and to enable her wisely to second the doctor in his endeavours for their cure....

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