Sentence examples for effect on epidemic from inspiring English sources

Because this is substantively similar to having additional observed paths, concurrency in sparse networks has the same effect as adding relations and will have the greatest effect on epidemic potential in sparse networks.

The following will also outline data-mining opportunities of an often less-than-obvious nature that may have a significant effect on epidemic modeling.

Although the true screening sensitivity may not match our model settings i.e. 30%, we showed that screening sensitivity exerts only a secondary effect on epidemic delay.

Nevertheless, understanding their likely effect on epidemic detection should help define the usefulness of syndromic surveillance and identify approaches to increasing the likelihood that clinicians recognize and report an epidemic.

These results illustrate the impact of 'edge effects' on epidemic metapopulations in general and illustrate directions for the refinement of spatiotemporal epidemic models.

Mathematical models of population transmission were used to infer likely effects on epidemic dynamics [8] [14], using data from human and animal studies of experimental infection [15], [16] and efficacy trials conducted within the household unit [17], [18].

In previous work, we developed a simple, analytically tractable mathematical model to explore the likely relative effects on epidemic dynamics of treatment and targeted prophylaxis using a finite stockpile of such agents [1].

These locations were chosen to compare possible urban rural differences in live poultry exposure, as observed in an earlier study (1 ), and to assess the effect of epidemic proximity on the public's attitude and behavior.

The study further indicated that typhoon strength level and total amount of rainfall must be studied separately to determine their effects on epidemics of infectious diseases.

In the case of an activity peak at the beginning of the reference range provided by the model (early October for the United States and many European countries), the mass vaccination program starting on 15 October with 30% coverage would have almost no effect on the epidemic profile, as the effective immunization of incremental 1% of the population would start long after the epidemic has peaked.

Re "Schools Cut Down on Fat and Sweets in Menus" (news article, June 25): If the aim of the New York City Education Department is to have an effect on the epidemic of obesity among schoolchildren, it should focus on calories and activity levels, not fat.