HIV Vaccine Research: The Challenge and the Way Forward by Hai-Bo Wang, Qiu-Hua Mo, Ze Yang

“…Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a worldwide epidemic, with over 35 million people infected currently. …”
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Efficient low-delay routing algorithm for opportunistic networks based on cross-layer sensing of encountered nodes by Zhi REN, Jian-wei SUO, Hong CHEN, Zhong-hao XU, Qian-bin CHEN

“…An efficient low-delay routing algorithin,name epidemic routing based on cross-layer encountered-node sens-ing (ERCES)was proposed to address the issue that the epidemic-based routing algorithms have some extralatency in sensing encountered nodes and extra overhead in exchanging data packets.ERCES achieves to speed sensing encountered nodes through cross-layer design among the PHY,MAC,and network layers.Moreover,to reduce overhead and to de-crease data latency,it makes a node send novel data packet immediately after encountering other nodes,sends the packets close-by their destinations firstly after receiving summary vector(SV)packets,adaptively varies the period of HELLO packets and deletes the packets reaching their destinations from nodes' memory with the help of SVs.Theoretical anal-,ysis verifies the effectiveness of ERCES.And simulation results show that ERCES reduces by at least 11.3% the control overhead by at least 8.2%,2.1% memory overhead by more than 2.1%,and the average end-to-end delay by at least 11.3%.…”
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Comparison of Single-Stage and Staged Progression Models for HIV/AIDS Transmission by F. Baryarama, J. Y. T. Mugisha

“…Hence using the SS model underestimates HIV prevalence in the early stages of the epidemic but may overestimate prevalence in the declining HIV prevalence phase. …”
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A hybrid data assimilation method based on real-time Ensemble Kalman filtering and KNN for COVID-19 prediction by SongTao Zhang, LiHong Yang

“…Abstract This study introduces a hybrid data assimilation method that significantly improves the predictive accuracy of the time-dependent Susceptible-Exposed-Asymptomatic-Infected-Quarantined-Removed (SEAIQR) model for epidemic forecasting. The approach integrates real-time Ensemble Kalman Filtering (EnKF) with the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) algorithm, combining dynamic real-time adjustments with pattern recognition techniques tailored to the specific dynamics of epidemics. …”
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Viral Etiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations during the A/H1N1pdm09 Pandemic and Postpandemic Period by Ivan Sanz, Sonia Tamames, Silvia Rojo, Mar Justel, José Eugenio Lozano, Carlos Disdier, Tomás Vega, Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu

“…Furthermore, diagnosis requires increased attention to patient age and the characteristics of each influenza epidemic.…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Hemodialysis Patients Six Months after Infection Compared to Healthcare Workers by Henri Boulanger, Salima Ahriz Saksi, Jedjiga Achiche, Florence Batusanski, Nicolas Stawiarski, Ali Diddaoui, Luc Fromentin, Mokhtar Chawki

“…Of the 299 hemodialysis patients who recovered from the first wave of the epidemic 6 months before, 59 had a positive SARS-CoV-2 antibody whereas only 45 patients were diagnosed as infected during the first wave of the epidemic. …”
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Assessment of the impacts of public health and social measures on influenza activity during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2022 in Beijing, China: a modelling study by Jing Du, Lei Jia, Yanlin Gao, Jianting Su, Chao Wang, Xinghuo Pang, Gang Li

“…The simulation shows that strict PHSMs effectively suppressed the current flu epidemic effectively. When susceptible individuals drop to 50%, a relaxed strategy results in a smaller rebound in the next flu season, with epidemic sizes increasing to 1.18 (1.10, 1.30), 1.41 (1.20, 1.54), and 1.54 (1.35, 1.55) for relaxed, moderate, and strict measures, respectively. …”
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Spatial risk modelling of highly pathogenic avian influenza in France: Fattening duck farm activity matters. by Jean Artois, Timothée Vergne, Lisa Fourtune, Simon Dellicour, Axelle Scoizec, Sophie Le Bouquin, Jean-Luc Guérin, Mathilde C Paul, Claire Guinat

“…In this study, we present a comprehensive analysis of the key spatial risk factors and predictive risk maps for HPAI infection in France, with a focus on the 2016-17 and 2020-21 epidemic waves. Our findings indicate that the most explanatory spatial predictor variables were related to fattening duck movements prior to the epidemic, which should be considered as indicators of farm operational status, e.g., whether they are active or not. …”
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Balancing mitigation strategies for viral outbreaks by Hamed Karami, Pejman Sanaei, Alexandra Smirnova

“…Five different scenarios of epidemic progression were considered: (ⅰ) the 'no control' scenario, reflecting the natural evolution of a disease without any safety measures in place, (ⅱ) the 'reconstructed' scenario, representing real-world data and interventions, (ⅲ) the 'social distancing control' scenario covering a broad set of behavioral changes, (ⅳ) the 'vaccine control' scenario demonstrating the impact of vaccination on epidemic spread, and (ⅴ) the 'both controls concurrently' scenario incorporating social distancing and vaccine controls simultaneously. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of New Product Diffusion considering Consumer Heterogeneity by Zhongjun Tang, Huike Zhu

“…Based on the dynamics of epidemic transmission theory and agent modeling technology, this study proposes a new coupling model through the combination of the improved SEIR epidemic model and the heterogeneous agent model. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Port Production and Operation Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of Shanghai Port in China by Zili Tai, Ji Guo, Yeli Guan, Qingquan Shi

“…It is found that the epidemic mainly has a greater impact on passenger transport, but less on cargo transport. …”
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Approach to endoscopic procedures during COVID-19 pandemic – not as expected by Tomasz Ratyński, Arkadiusz Bednarczuk, Grażyna Rydzewska

“…The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic and ensuing transformation of the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration in Warsaw into one of the largest specialist infection disease hospitals in Poland imposed a complete reorganisation of work, including in the endoscopy unit. …”
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Effective Utilization of Data for Predicting COVID-19 Dynamics: An Exploration through Machine Learning Models by Dmytro Chumachenko, Tetiana Dudkina, Sergiy Yakovlev, Tetyana Chumachenko

“…It emphasizes the importance of effectively utilizing epidemic simulation models for informed decision-making concerning epidemic control. …”
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Characteristics of humoral responses to the first coronavirus disease booster vaccine and breakthrough infection in central China: a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal cohort s... by Junhong Xu, Youhua Yuan, Guohua Chen, Bing Ma, Yin Long Zou, Baoya Wang, Wenjuan Yan, Qi Zhang, Qiong Ma, Xiaohuan Mao, Huiling Wang, Yi Li, Xiaohuan Zhang

“…Higher breakthrough rates were associated with longer post-booster durations and post-routine epidemic control measures implementation but not associated with levels of neutralising antibodies after booster vaccination from participants. …”
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Challenging “La Vie Bohème”: Community, Subculture, and Queer Temporality in Rent by Eleonora Sammartino

“…The focus of the film on a group of HIV-positive queer friends in New York in 1989-1990, affected by the loss of loved ones because of the AIDS epidemic and by the on-going gentrification of the Lower East Side, is key to the queering of classical chronotopes. …”
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Modeling the rapid spread of avian influenza (H5N1) in India by Arni S.R. Srinivasa Rao

“…We show that the farm and market birds constitute themajor proportion of total infected birds, followed by domestic birds and wildbirds in West Bengal, where a severe epidemic hit recently. Culling 600,000birds in ten days might have reduced the current epidemic before it spreadextensively. …”
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Is There a Difference in the Perception of City in Pre-Pandemic and Peri-Pandemic on Social Media? Case Study from Taiwan by Yulin Chen

“…The main graphic theme before the epidemic was to convey the charm of Taipei, compared to the graphic theme during the epidemic, which shifted to a nature-based image.…”
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The performance of primary health care in the management of the Covid-19 in Iran and the existing challenges and strategies on the way to confront the pandemics: A qualitative stud... by Elham Shami, Kamal Gholipour, Simin Khayatzadeh, Saber Azami-Aghdash

“…The main strategies were making preparations before the epidemic, reviewing at all levels of PHC, cooperation and coordination, and integrated information. …”
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A Silent Infection Pandemic of COVID-19: Epidemiological Investigation and Hypothetical Models by Jianping Geng, Jun Yu, Tao Lu, Yinhe Wang, Yang Cao

“…To explore the epidemic mode of COVID-19, we made an epidemiological investigation, set up hypothetical models, and compared them with hepatitis A virus (HAV) age-specific epidemic characteristic. …”
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Optimal control of chikungunya disease: Larvae reduction, treatment and prevention by Djamila Moulay, M. A. Aziz-Alaoui, Hee-Dae Kwon

“…Indeed, there is no vaccine nor specific treatment against chikungunya, that is why the main measures to limit the impact of such epidemic have to be considered. Therefore, we look at time dependent breeding sites destruction, prevention and treatment efforts, for which optimal control theory is applied. …”
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